source: skype/NEWS @ 8b8d1bed

Last change on this file since 8b8d1bed was 35249d6, checked in by Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@…>, at 2010-12-08T03:22:05Z

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1VERSION         DESCRIPTION
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30.8.4         - now using python2.7 directly in case python would point to python3k
4              - merge patch to avoid a crash when failing to connect to skyped
5              - merge support for building the plugin on NetBSD
6              - merge Debian patches
70.8.3         - support for BitlBee 1.3dev
8              - fixed --debug switch (-d was fine)
9              - documentation fixes
100.8.2         - building documentation is now optional
11              - new settings: test_join and show_moods
12              - '~' in skyped.conf is now expanded to the user's home directory
13              - groupchat channel names are now persistent (requires
14                BitlBee-1.2.6)
150.8.1         - support for BitlBee 1.2.5
16              - support for Skype 2.1.0.81 and Skype4Py 1.0.32.0
17              - the plugin part now supports FreeBSD
18              - fix for edited messages, the prefix can now be configured
190.8.0         - fix build on x86_64 (-fPIC usage)
20              - debug messages now have a timestamp
21              - more work on having the default config under ~/.skyped
22              - added a manual page for skyped
230.7.2         - add --log option to skyped to allow logging while it the
24                daemon is in the background.
25              - prefer config files from ~/.skyped over /etc/skyped
26              - handle the case when LANG and LC_ALL env vars are empty
270.7.1         - mostly internal changes, the monster read callback is
28                now replaced by tiny parser functions
290.7.0         - made 'make config' more portable
30              - add 'skypeconsole' buddy for debugging purposes
31              - support autojoin for bookmarked groupchats
32              - skyped: make hardwired '/dev/null' portable and fix
33                Python-2.6 warnings
340.6.3         - various osx-specific improvements (see the new screenshot!)
35              - added python-gnutls install instructions
36              - bitlbee.pc is now searched under
37                /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig by default to help LFS monkeys ;)
380.6.2         - bugfix: make install required the plugin even in case
39                its build was disabled
400.6.1         - added keepalive traffic to avoid disconnects in bitlbee
41                when there is no traffic for a long time
42              - now the plugin or skyped is automatically disabled if
43                the dependencies are not available; useful in case the
44                plugin is to be installed on a public server, or the
45                skyped is to be used with a public server only
460.6.0         - works with BitlBee 1.2.1
470.5.1         - configure now automatically detects the right prefix to
48                match witl BitlBee's one
49              - minor documentation improvements (public chats, bug
50                reporting address)
510.5.0         - skyped now uses gnutls if possible, which seem to be
52                more stable, compared to openssl.
53              - skyped now tries to handle all read/write errors from/to
54                clients, and always just warn about failures, never exit.
55              - installation for Debian users should be more simple
56              - improved documentation
57              - this .0 release should be quite stable, only about 100
58                lines of new code
590.4.2         - skyped should be now more responsive
60              - new skypeout_offline setting for hiding/showing SkypeOut
61                contacts
62              - support for SkypeOut calls
63              - support for querying the balance from Skype
64              - all setting should be documented now
650.4.1         - support for building the plugin on Mac OSX
66              - tested with BitlBee 1.2 and Skype 2.0.0.63
67              - avoid ${prefix} (by autoconf) in the config file as we
68                don't handle such a variable
69              - now you can call echo123 (patch by Riskó Gergely)
700.4.0         - support for starting, accepting and rejecting calls
71              - also updated documentation (the key is the account set
72                skype/call command)
73              - as usual with the .0 releases, be careful, ~200 lines of
74                new code
750.3.2         - support for Skype 2.0.0.43
76              - skyped now automatically starts/shuts down skype
77              - improved 'make prepare' to handle more automake versions
78              - documentation improvements
790.3.1         - beautify output when skyped is interrupted using ^C
80              - 'nick skype foo' now really sets display name, not the mood
81                text
82              - documentation fixups
83              - this version should be again as stable as 0.2.6 was
840.3.0         - authentication support in skyped via ssl
85              - ~200 lines of new code, so be careful :)
86              - upgraders: please read the documentation about how to set up
87                your config the ssl certificate, this was no necessary till now
880.2.6         - the server setting has a default value, 'localhost' so in most
89                cases you no longer have to set it explicitly
90              - support for receiving emoted messages, ie. when the user types
91                '/me foo'
92              - support for setting the display name (nick 0 "foo bar") - it
93                sets the mood text
940.2.5         - now bitlbee's info command is supported (it displays full name,
95                birthday, homepage, age, etc.)
960.2.4         - improve documentation based on feedback from people on #bitlbee
97              - fixed for Skype4Py >= 0.9.28.4
98              - tested with latest Skype beta, too (the one which supports
99                video)
1000.2.3         - fixed that annoying "creating groupchat failed" warning
1010.2.2         - don't change the topic if skype does not report a successful
102                topic change
103              - fixed for the recent bitlbee API changes
1040.2.1         - topic support in group chats
105              - bugfixes for multiline messages
106              - this version should be again as stable as 0.1.4 was
1070.2.0         - group chat support
108              - ~300 lines of new code, so be careful :)
109              - the version number mentions that this is not a minor change
1100.1.4         - documentation: mention the version of all deps (requirements
111                section)
112              - fix sending / sending accents
113              - don't use internal functions of skype4py
114              - skyped no longer dies when skype is killed
1150.1.3         - support for edited messages
116              - ignore empty messages (skype does the same)
117              - support for multiline messages
118              - switch to the x11 api instead of dbus (it's much more stable)
1190.1.2         - notification when a new call arrives in
120              - more documentation (vnc)
121              - first release which works with unpatched bitlbee
1220.1.1         - skyped now runs as daemon in the background by default
123              - skyped now automatically reconnects on Skype restarts
1240.1.0         - initial release
125              - see README for major features
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