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Changelog of KMess 1.4

Changes

This is the summary of changes between KMess 1.4 and 1.4pre1.

  • added translations for: German, Spanish, Swedish and Chinese Traditional.
  • added a file icon to the file transfer dialog.
  • added automatic downloading of updated contact pictures during chat sessions.
  • added autopackage binreloc support, images can be loaded whatever the --prefix was.
  • added 22x22 icons for KMess.
  • added initial support for MSN Games/Activities (only displays name in chat window so far).
  • added initial support for autopackage, it can still have problems because of C++ ABI changes.
  • added support for dpkg-buildpackage to build Debian/Ubuntu packages.
  • restored all languages, it appears fuzzy strings aren't displayed after all.
  • improved the rpmbuild spec file:
    • added a final status message with the produced package filename.
    • added verbose colorful output.
    • added more distro detections.
    • added automatic rpm->tgz, rpm->deb conversion.
    • added support for apg++, it will be used automatically used if it's installed.
  • improved console output messages for msnp2p errors.
  • optimized some network handling code.
  • optimized the loading and locating of images.
  • fixed compilation errors for KDE 3.1.
  • fixed compilation errors for a few distro's (added stdlib.h).
  • fixed the resuming of chat sessions, all pending messages are sent and re-connects are supported from both-sides.
  • fixed the hidden chat windows, they stayed active in the background.
  • fixed the closing of chat windows, closing a chat window really destroys it now.
  • fixed the erratic crashes when quitting KMess.
  • fixed the e-mail status bar display, it hides automatically again for non-hotmail accounts.
  • fixed the e-mail status bar link, clicking the e-mail link opens the e-mail client again.
  • fixed the e-mail client configuration, it's possible to include command arguments again.
  • fixed the sidebar picture for contact picture that can't be loaded.
  • fixed the URL for the MSN .Net server status.
  • fixed the open link for file transfers.
  • fixed the accept link, it can't be accepted twice now.
  • fixed the file transfer toolbar icon in the chat window.
  • fixed the layout issues of the file transfer dialog items.
  • fixed the unwanted resizing of file transfer dialog items when the transfer finished or failed.
  • fixed the rejection of unsupported invitation types (both mime and msnp2p).
  • fixed the KMess-to-KMess msnp2p transfers (e.g. picture transfers).
  • fixed the sending of files.
  • fixed the canceling of active file transfers.
  • fixed the canceling of invitations when the chat window closes.
  • fixed the error messages for canceled invitations (they are more accurate now).
  • fixed the msnp2p support (picture transfer, et. al) for chats with more then one contact.
  • fixed the configure check for the auto-away feature.
  • fixed the automatic saving of chat logs:
    • chat logs were saved in the parent folder.
    • chat logs were not saved when the contact left early.
    • chat logs are no longer saved if the message area is empty.
    • changed the chat log timestamp from closing date to starting date.
  • fixed the another lost chat messages problem when being idle behind a NAT router.
  • fixed the problems with KMess blocking KDE logout when the main window was still open.
  • fixed the saving of settings at KDE logout.
  • restored the shortcut key for the "New Line" button.
  • removed the IP dialog for sending files, it always uses the external IP address now.
  • removed the remote desktop invitation support, since it's not compatible with the official client.

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The current version of KMess is: 1.5.1
Latest development version: 2.0-alpha2
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