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All,
We are rapidly approaching the next release of Fire. If there are any
outstanding problems that you think this release cannot be released
without, please let me know ASAP. Input from people running the most
recent CVS builds is especially welcome.
Here is the current README information for 0.30.a
Major Changes since 0.29.b
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- You will need to completely re-enter your account/service
information. We apologize but this is needed for future expandability
and ...
- Brand-new accounts controller
- Passwords are stored in the keychain
- Buddies are imported from the server for AIM, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo
(features vary - see full README for details)
- Completely new MSN library support. You will need to make sure your
account uses a FULL passport ID and all buddies accounts use full
passport IDs
- Built-in support for exchanging GPG keys
- Automatic update checks
- Localized in Spanish
- A huge number of minor bug fixes and feature additions
Application
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- Built-in support for exchanging GPG keys (cr)
- The buddy editor opens to the first tab again (cr)
- Services show account information instead of generic "AIM Service" (cr)
- Fire will verify your GPG pass phrase when you enter it and let you
know if
you need to enter it again
- Doesn't play the machine-gun sound when you go to sleep (cr)
- Ability to turn off the knock knock sound (cr)
- More information in the dock menu (cr)
- Import contacts from:
- Adium (cr)
- Gerry's ICQ (cr)
- ICQ cards (cr)
- ICQ search
- Icy Juice (cr)
- Proteus (cr)
- User-configurable profanity filter (off by default) (cr)
- Group chat windows use the window priority now (cr)
- Option to show service status in the dock
- User status (available/away/busy/invisible/idle) indicated as per
preference
- Brand-new services controller (Accounts Controller) (cr)
- Passwords are stored in the keychain (cr)
- Updated user interface for viewing stored IM sessions
- Search function built into the Stored IM Sessions viewer
- Updated controller for setting up your Away messages (cr)
- You can specify whether an away message is Away, Busy, Idle or
Available (cr)
- Smiley menu works in Text Only mode (and the overflow menu) (cr)
- Smileys replace the selection instead of being appended to the end of
the text (jt)
- Consolidated Add Buddy, Get Info, and Block Buddy toolbar item (cr)
- Buddy List status badges (cr)
- Muted windows don't speak (cr)
- Chat windows save position better, including divider location
- Profile preferences don't hang if you don't have gpg installed (cr)
- When disconnected by the server, Fire won't try to reconnect for 5
seconds.
This should help users who were getting blocked by AIM for trying to
log
on too fast under certain network conditions. (cr)
- The front chat window can (optionally) automatically mute itself. (cr)
- Added Paste as Rich Text command (command shift V). Paste command now
pastes as plain text (jt)
- Consolidated Connect and Disconnect commands in contextual and Dock
menus (jt)
- Blocked buddies no longer counted in the online buddy dock indicator
(jt - bug 522259)
- IM to Other and Create Group Chat windows update more accurately as
account status changes (jt)
- Extended window where online buddies don't play sounds after launch.
(cr)
- Automatic name completion. (Tab key) (cr)
- Fire Help now opens to the Fire Help, not the Help Center (cr)
- Windows respect the dock location better (jm/cr)
- Edgeable window preference changes affect open windows (jm/cr)
- Edgeable windows work on secondary displays (jm/cr)
- Improved edgeable window sliding (jm/cr)
- Fire will only speak the alias (or user id) in notifications, not
both. (swr/cr)
- Fire no longer barfs a million lines of CG errors when it receives
messages in a minimized window. (ESP)
- Automatic update checks. (cr)
- Moved "Get GPG Passphrase" to the application menu. (cr)
- Services menu is now the Accounts menu. (cr)
- Overhauled the online help. (cr)
Services
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AIM
- Buddies imported from the server keep their server groups (cr)
- Removed the ability to change the server and port (cr)
- Blocked buddies are now blocked on the server (they can't see when
you're online) (cr)
irc
- Nick changes only show up in rooms with that user (cr)
- The Change Nick sheet now starts with your current nick (cr)
- You can auto-login without a password (cr)
- Improved context menu selection (cr)
- Oppings and voicings show in the chat (cr)
- User-has-left notices now use "#room" instead of "room" (cr)
- Improved display of certain actions (cr)
- Kicking works again (cr)
Yahoo
- Buddies imported from the server keep their server groups (cr)
- Fixed a smiley mapping. (cr)
- I have upgraded to the latest yahoolib. IMEnvirnoments users messages
are now readable. (ESP)
- Removing of yahoo buddies fixed (ESP - from patch on sourceforge)
- No longer notifies when you log in to check your mail (jt/cr)
- Now pings Yahoo server periodically so that it doesn't disconnect
because of an idle timeout (jt)
- Properly notice unexpected disconnects (SIGPIPE) (jt)
ICQ
- Upgraded to latest icqlib200 version
- Buddies are imported from server
- Receives URL type messages
- Improved error notification
- TODO - Allow users to set their server and port number from the
config dialog
- TODO - Allow buddies imported from server to keep their group
- TODO - SMS sending
- TODO - Saving contacts to server
- Removed the ability to change the server and port (cr)
Jabber
- Now reconnects correctly after sleep. Doesn't crash on wake. Woo hoo.
MSN
- Receiving a message from non-hotmail.com buddies should no longer
crash. (cr)
- Moved typing alerts (cr)
- Removed the ability to change the server and port (cr)
- Full Passport ID is now required (hotmail users no longer omit
"@hotmail.com") (cr)
- Upgrade to latest MSN libraries. (ESP,cr)
- Imports buddies from the server (cr)
Eric
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