source: skype/NEWS @ 7666c87

Last change on this file since 7666c87 was 7666c87, checked in by Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@…>, at 2010-04-14T00:16:04Z

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1VERSION         DESCRIPTION
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30.8.2         - building documentation is now optional
4              - new settings: test_join and show_moods
5              - '~' in skyped.conf is now expanded to the user's home directory
6              - groupchat channel names are now persistent (requires
7                BitlBee-1.2.6)
80.8.1         - support for BitlBee 1.2.5
9              - support for Skype 2.1.0.81 and Skype4Py 1.0.32.0
10              - the plugin part now supports FreeBSD
11              - fix for edited messages, the prefix can now be configured
120.8.0         - fix build on x86_64 (-fPIC usage)
13              - debug messages now have a timestamp
14              - more work on having the default config under ~/.skyped
15              - added a manual page for skyped
160.7.2         - add --log option to skyped to allow logging while it the
17                daemon is in the background.
18              - prefer config files from ~/.skyped over /etc/skyped
19              - handle the case when LANG and LC_ALL env vars are empty
200.7.1         - mostly internal changes, the monster read callback is
21                now replaced by tiny parser functions
220.7.0         - made 'make config' more portable
23              - add 'skypeconsole' buddy for debugging purposes
24              - support autojoin for bookmarked groupchats
25              - skyped: make hardwired '/dev/null' portable and fix
26                Python-2.6 warnings
270.6.3         - various osx-specific improvements (see the new screenshot!)
28              - added python-gnutls install instructions
29              - bitlbee.pc is now searched under
30                /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig by default to help LFS monkeys ;)
310.6.2         - bugfix: make install required the plugin even in case
32                its build was disabled
330.6.1         - added keepalive traffic to avoid disconnects in bitlbee
34                when there is no traffic for a long time
35              - now the plugin or skyped is automatically disabled if
36                the dependencies are not available; useful in case the
37                plugin is to be installed on a public server, or the
38                skyped is to be used with a public server only
390.6.0         - works with BitlBee 1.2.1
400.5.1         - configure now automatically detects the right prefix to
41                match witl BitlBee's one
42              - minor documentation improvements (public chats, bug
43                reporting address)
440.5.0         - skyped now uses gnutls if possible, which seem to be
45                more stable, compared to openssl.
46              - skyped now tries to handle all read/write errors from/to
47                clients, and always just warn about failures, never exit.
48              - installation for Debian users should be more simple
49              - improved documentation
50              - this .0 release should be quite stable, only about 100
51                lines of new code
520.4.2         - skyped should be now more responsive
53              - new skypeout_offline setting for hiding/showing SkypeOut
54                contacts
55              - support for SkypeOut calls
56              - support for querying the balance from Skype
57              - all setting should be documented now
580.4.1         - support for building the plugin on Mac OSX
59              - tested with BitlBee 1.2 and Skype 2.0.0.63
60              - avoid ${prefix} (by autoconf) in the config file as we
61                don't handle such a variable
62              - now you can call echo123 (patch by Riskó Gergely)
630.4.0         - support for starting, accepting and rejecting calls
64              - also updated documentation (the key is the account set
65                skype/call command)
66              - as usual with the .0 releases, be careful, ~200 lines of
67                new code
680.3.2         - support for Skype 2.0.0.43
69              - skyped now automatically starts/shuts down skype
70              - improved 'make prepare' to handle more automake versions
71              - documentation improvements
720.3.1         - beautify output when skyped is interrupted using ^C
73              - 'nick skype foo' now really sets display name, not the mood
74                text
75              - documentation fixups
76              - this version should be again as stable as 0.2.6 was
770.3.0         - authentication support in skyped via ssl
78              - ~200 lines of new code, so be careful :)
79              - upgraders: please read the documentation about how to set up
80                your config the ssl certificate, this was no necessary till now
810.2.6         - the server setting has a default value, 'localhost' so in most
82                cases you no longer have to set it explicitly
83              - support for receiving emoted messages, ie. when the user types
84                '/me foo'
85              - support for setting the display name (nick 0 "foo bar") - it
86                sets the mood text
870.2.5         - now bitlbee's info command is supported (it displays full name,
88                birthday, homepage, age, etc.)
890.2.4         - improve documentation based on feedback from people on #bitlbee
90              - fixed for Skype4Py >= 0.9.28.4
91              - tested with latest Skype beta, too (the one which supports
92                video)
930.2.3         - fixed that annoying "creating groupchat failed" warning
940.2.2         - don't change the topic if skype does not report a successful
95                topic change
96              - fixed for the recent bitlbee API changes
970.2.1         - topic support in group chats
98              - bugfixes for multiline messages
99              - this version should be again as stable as 0.1.4 was
1000.2.0         - group chat support
101              - ~300 lines of new code, so be careful :)
102              - the version number mentions that this is not a minor change
1030.1.4         - documentation: mention the version of all deps (requirements
104                section)
105              - fix sending / sending accents
106              - don't use internal functions of skype4py
107              - skyped no longer dies when skype is killed
1080.1.3         - support for edited messages
109              - ignore empty messages (skype does the same)
110              - support for multiline messages
111              - switch to the x11 api instead of dbus (it's much more stable)
1120.1.2         - notification when a new call arrives in
113              - more documentation (vnc)
114              - first release which works with unpatched bitlbee
1150.1.1         - skyped now runs as daemon in the background by default
116              - skyped now automatically reconnects on Skype restarts
1170.1.0         - initial release
118              - see README for major features
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