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Changelog of KMess 2.0.1

Changes

This is the summary of changes between KMess 2.0.1 and 2.0.

  • added a "Log in automatically" checkbox to the initial view (patch by Camille Begue).
  • added ability to open the chat history dialog when not connected
  • added Test Server support.
  • added shortcut checking of added/edited emoticons for invalid characters.
  • added usage of smooth pixmap scaling for display pictures in the contact list.
  • added caching of scaled display pictures when painting the contact list. Mitigates performance hit caused by using smooth pixmap scaling.
  • added full Handwriting support, thanks to the ISF-Qt external library.
  • added Roaming content support: display picture, friendly name and personal message are now synchronized with those used in Messenger.
  • added chat window buttons to quickly change message font and color.
  • added ability to drag-and-drop an image from KSnapshot (or any drag'n'drop-enabled image application) to a chat, to send it.
  • added preview of emoticons in emoticon settings page.
  • fixed improper scaling of the display picture in the chat window and contact list.
  • fixed maximum emoticon shortcut length.
  • fixed "close all tabs" dialog: Don't show it when the KDE session is closing.
  • fixed a crash in NetworkWindow when receiving P2P messages shorter than the usual.
  • fixed an overzealousness of the IRC-like commands parser.
  • fixed redrawing of emoticons in the contact list and friendly name label, when emoticon theme is changed.
  • fixed display picture cache clearing, when pictures is changed.
  • fixed minimum size of the message editor to one line of text.
  • fixed appearance of the transfers window: it now appears in the background instead of minimized.
  • fixed occasional crash when canceling a drag and drop operation on the chat window.
  • fixed contact notifications, which were not shown for contacts going online.
  • fixed contact notification spam on login.
  • fixed a crash when connecting with the fallback HTTP connection (used behind firewalls, proxies et cetera).
  • fixed KDE 4.3.2 bug causing a crash when closing account settings.
  • fixed losing the friendly name on login.
  • removed small delay when auto-connecting on startup.
  • removed in-place editing of emoticons, now it's only done by AddEmoticonDialog.
  • removed giflib dependency, as it is now required by ISF-Qt.
  • updated Brazilian Portuguese translation by Maurício Arozi Moraes.
  • updated Catalan translation by Adrià Arrufat.
  • updated Dutch translation by Sjors Gielen.
  • updated Estonian translation by Lauri Võsandi, Mihkel Tõnnov and Rivo Laks.
  • updated Finnish translation by Marko Mäkilä.
  • updated French translation by Émeric Dupont.
  • updated German translation by Panagiotis Papadopoulos.
  • updated Greek translation by George Kiagiadakis.
  • updated Hungarian translation by Pauli Henrik.
  • updated Japanese translation by Daniel E. Moctezuma.
  • updated Simplified Chinese translation by Cheng Yang.
  • updated Spanish translation by Guillermo Arana.
  • updated Turkish translation by Uğur Çetin.

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Latest development version: 2.1git
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