WeeChat - Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat
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ChangeLog - 2007-01-17
Version 0.2.4 (under dev!):
* fixed crash when closing a buffer opened on many windows
* fixed freeze with SSL server when disconnecting after connection loss
(bug #18735)
Version 0.2.3 (2007-01-10):
* fixed display bugs with nicklist at top/bottom when look_nicklist_separator
is OFF (bug #18737)
* fixed iconv problem, causing truncated words when using iso locale
* fixed topic scroll when topic has multi-bytes chars
* fixed compilation problem with iconv under FreeBSD
* fixed bugs with charset: now decodes/encodes nicks and channels in IRC
messages (bug #18716)
Version 0.2.2 (2007-01-06):
* fixed bug with status bar (missing refresh) when closing a buffer
* fixed bug with use of first buffer for a channel if not connected
to server (now allowed only for a server buffer)
* fixed refresh bug with private buffer title
* fixed bug with nick completion in command args (now uses option
look_nick_completion_ignore)
* fixed display bug with color for first line on screen (bug #17719)
* added anti-flood option (irc_anti_flood) (task #5442)
* fixed bug with "set_config" function in plugins API (bug #18448)
* plugins: "add_message_handler" now accepts "*" for all IRC messages
* added keys (F9/F10) to scroll topic (task #6030)
* added auto completion with channels and filenames (task #5423)
* fixed memleak in keyboard input
* fixed refresh bug when changing config options if window is splited
* added space between chat and nicklist when position is "right" (bug #17852)
* added option "look_nicklist_separator" (task #5437)
* fixed bug with DCC SEND when filename begins with '~'
* added "irc_send_unknown_commands" option to send unknown commands to
IRC server (OFF by default) (task #5947)
* /charset command and charset conversions now made by "charset" plugin
* fixed display bug in status bar, wrong length when using UTF-8
* fixed bug with ignore: now any IRC command is allowed
* fixed crash with Ctrl-T (transpose) and one char on line (bug #18153)
* added filename completion (task #5425)
* added "modifier" in plugins API
* improved /plugin command
* fixed bug on ignore with "mode" IRC command (bug #18058)
* fixed crash when loading ruby script if file does not exist, with
Ruby >= 1.9 only (bug #18064)
* added date in plugin function get_buffer_data()
* fixed some portability bugs (patch #5271)
* fixed iconv detection for BSD (patch #5456)
* fixed typo in configure.in (bash specific test) (patch #5450)
* mode changes with /op, /deop, /voice, /devoice, /halfop, /dehalfop are
now sent in one mode command to server (task #5968)
* added more values for config boolean values: y/true/t/1 and n/false/f/0
* fixed bug with /alias and arguments (like $1), now text after
argument(s) is used (bug #17944)
* fixed minor display bug with special chars on some arch like PPC
Version 0.2.1 (2006-10-01):
* fixed crash for DCC receiver when resuming a file (bug #17885)
* fixed DCC error for sender when receiver cancels DCC (bug #17838)
* fixed random crash with /upgrade command (error when loading buffers)
* fixed buffer search by server/channel: now if only channel is specified,
a channel of another server can be found
* fixed highlight for DCC, invite and notice: when a window is displaying
buffer, there's no highlight
* command "/away -all" now allowed when not connected to current server
* new signals handled: SIGTERM and SIGHUP (received when terminal is closed):
clean WeeChat quit (send quit to irc servers then quit WeeChat)
* added some new default key bindings for existing keys (for some OS)
* command /key now ok with one arg (key name): display key if found
* fixed bug with CTCP VERSION sent on channels (bug #17547)
* added current channel completion for /ctcp command
* fixed bugs in get_buffer_data() which breaks the retrieval of buffer
content (perl, lua)
* fixed nicklist display bug when top/bottom (not enough lines) (bug #17537)
* fixed bug with auto-rejoin of keyed chans (bug #17534)
* added default nick completion when line starts with '//' (bug #17535)
* values yes/no accepted (as on/off) for config boolean values (task #5454)
* added server default notify level (set by /buffer notify on server buffer)
(task #5634)
* fixed crashs with /buffer and /charset commands when not connected to any
server (bug #17525)
* added special vars $nick/$channel/$server for server_command, alias and
plugin command handlers
* added arguments $1,$2,..,$9 and $* for alias (task #5831)
* added hotlist in session file when using /upgrade command (task #5449)
* fixed nick refresh problem with unrealircd specific modes: chan owner (~)
and chan admin (&) (bug #17340)
Version 0.2.0 (2006-08-19):
* added 'C'lear option on IRC raw buffer
* IRC raw buffer now uses join/part prefix with color to display messages
* added send of "quit" message to server when using /disconnect
* fixed "wallops" command when received, now displayed by WeeChat (bug #17441)
* fixed /wallops command (now many words are correctly sent)
* fixed command 348 (channel exception list, received by /mode #chan e)
* added missing modes (channel & user), now all modes are allowed (bug #16606)
* added "%m" for completion with self nick (on current server)
* added missing IRC commands (310, 326, 329, 338)
* fixed DCC restore after /upgrade (order is now correctly saved)
* fixed away after server disconnection (now away is set again when
reconnecting) (bug #16359)
* fixed DCC file connection problem (connection from receiver to sender)
* improved DCC speed (up to x5 on LAN) by forking for DCC files and a
new option "dcc_fast_send" (does not wait for ACK) (task #5758)
* fixed crash when purging DCC with high number of DCC (> window size)
* fixed completion for command handlers (now empty completion_template
means nick completion, "-" string means no completion at all)
* fixed nick alignment problem when look_nickmode is off
* added generic function for incoming numeric IRC commands (bug #16611)
* fixed crash when doing "/part something" on a server buffer (bug #17201)
* charsets are now checked when set by /charset command
* added "look_save_on_exit" option (patch from Emanuele Giaquinta)
* fixed crash on DCC buffer under Darwin 8 (bug #17115)
* added configure option for doc XSL prefix (bug #16991)
* fixed bug with spaces in script names (bug #16957)
* fixed random crash when "MODE #chan -l" is received
* fixed bug in IRC parser (random crash with malformed IRC messages)
* fixed refresh bugs when terminal is resized: too many refreshs,
display bug with splited windows
* case ignored for channel names in charset options (bug #16858)
* fixed crash when setting look_one_server_buffer to ON (bug #16932)
* added new functions in plugin/script API: get window info,
get buffer info, get buffer content
* added polish, russian and czech quickstart guide
* fixed display bug with special char (bug #16732)
* added color encoding for some commands like /me
* added aspell plugin
* renamed plugins names (removed "lib" prefix in name)
* fixed crash when closing DCC/raw buffer if 2 are open (bug #16808)
* fixed crashes with DCC chat remove/purge on DCC view (bug #16775)
* fixed bug with connection to bnc (bug #16760)
* command /save now writes plugins options (~/.weechat/plugins.rc)
* fixed crash with "register" function in plugin scripts (bug #16701)
* fixed random crash at exit (/quit or /upgrade) with splited windows
Version 0.1.9 (2006-05-25):
* fixed /squery command (message sent to server, now ok with # args > 2)
* fixed /alias command (with an alias name, display content)
* improved lua plugin detection (bug #16574)
* added backtrace when WeeChat crashes, log file automatically renamed
* added lock for log file (~/.weechat/weechat.log), only one WeeChat
process can use this file (bug #16382)
* fixed crash with malformed UTF-8 strings
* fixed crash with ncurses color when too many colors defined in ncurses
(bug #16556)
* added new key to find previous completion (shift-tab by default)
* fixed bug with long outgoing IRC messages (> 512 bytes) (bug #16358)
* fixed Ruby crash when handler does not return OK or KO (bug #16552)
* fixed UTF-8 display bug with chars using more than one cell on screen
(bug #16356)
* fixed display bug with DCC file size when > 1 Gb
* fixed refresh bug (deadlock in curses) when terminal is resized
(bug #16542)
* fixed nicklist sort bug
* added russian translations (thanks to Pavel Shevchuk)
* added german doc (thanks to Frank Zacharias)
* added missing IRC commands (006, 007, 290, 292, 310, 379, 437, 974)
* fixed crash when multiple pv have same name: now it's forbidden
and pv buffer is not renamed (when a nick changes) if another
exists with same name (bug #16369)
* command /clear [-all] now clears hotlist
* fixed crash after /upgrade if a line in history is empty (bug #16379)
* fixed many crashes with DCC chat (bug #16416)
* added new option to customize input prompt
* added nick modes
* fixed commands 332, 333 (/topic now ok when channel is not opened)
* removed color encoding and charset conversion for commands (only
allowed in text sent to channel/private)
* added hostnames associeted to nicks (available for /ban completion)
* added "+p" mode for channels, fixed mode display in status bar
* added nick alignment options
* fixed /names command: now displays result when not on a channel
* fixed refresh bug (too many refresh) when terminal is resized
* fixed nicklist display bugs when on top or bottom of chat window
* added keyboard handler to plugin API
* improved script plugin loader
* added hostname/IP option for connection to server
* fixed --disable-plugins option in configure script
* added /setp command (set plugin options)
* fixed high CPU usage when running under a screen that has been killed
* aliases are executed before WeeChat/IRC commands, /builtin command added
* added /cycle command, /part command does close buffer any more (use
/buffer close (or alias /close) to part and close buffer
Version 0.1.8 (2006-03-18):
* improved Ruby plugin
* fixed /set command when internal server name contains one or many dots
* fixed get_info plugin API function when no server at all is opened
* fixed display bug when top of buffer is displayed and first line is
removed (according to "history_max_lines" setting)
* fixed /mode command output
* improved alias completion (now uses target command for completion)
* fixed completion problem in private with nicks
* added missing IRC command (487)
* added inactivity time, available for plugins via get_info("inactivity")
* keys alt-{home|end} to scroll top/bottom, alt-{f11-f12} to scroll
nicklist top/bottom
* added special names for plugin message handlers: weechat_pv,
weechat_highlight, weechat_ctcp, weechat_dcc
* script plugins now load scripts in WeeChat system share directory
* /msg command does not open any buffer any more
* fixed crash when using global history (when older entry is removed)
* added IRC raw data buffer (new key: alt-J + alt-R)
* fixed display bug with /kill command
* added new plugins functions: add_timer_handler, remove_timer_handler,
remove_infobar
* plugin messages handlers now called when message is ignored (by /ignore)
* new behaviour for messages ignored by a message handler: now WeeChat
executes standard handler, treating message as "ignored"
* many commands allowed for aliases
* many commands allowed when connecting to server
* added Lua script plugin
* added functions in plugins API: get_server_info, free_server_info,
get_channel_info, free_channel_info, get_nick_info, free_nick_info
* added option "look_nick_complete_first" (patch from Gwenn)
* added option "look_open_near_server" (patch from Gwenn)
* fixed bug with /upgrade and servers buffer
* fixed bug with "get_dcc_info" plugin interface function
* added new scroll keys for a few lines up/down (default: meta-pgup/pgdn)
(patch from Pistos)
* added new option "irc_away_check_max_nicks" to disable away check on
channels with high number of nicks (patch from Gwenn)
* added new command line argument for setting WeeChat homedir (-d or --dir)
(patch from Gwenn)
* fixed bug with charset in infobar highlights
* fixed bug with buffer detection in plugins/scripts commands
* fixed bug with /history command
* added option "irc_show_away_once", to show away message only once in pv
* added partial hungarian translation
Version 0.1.7 (2006-01-14):
* fixed msg command (now allowed in private buffer with "*" as target)
* removed "irc_default_msg_away" setting, for RFC 2812 conformity
(/away command wihtout argument only removes away status),
new values for "irc_display_away" (off, local, channel)
* fixed refresh bug with Solaris when term size is changed
* replaced Texinfo doc by XML Docbook
* added color for window separators (when splited)
* added completion system for plugins/scripts commands
* fixed plugins autoload
* added charset by server and channel, new command: /charset
* added Ruby script plugin
* added /upgrade command
* added ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) for DCC files
* /nick command is now allowed when not connected to server
* added server/channel arg to /buffer command for jumping to buffer
* fixed display bug in chat window when a message length equals to window
width
* added new keys for switching to other windows: alt-W followed by
alt-{arrow}
* added new keys for scrolling to previous/next highlight: alt-P / alt-N
* added "read marker": an indicator for first unread line in a
server or channel buffer (new key alt-U to scroll to marker)
* new window maganement: custom size for windows, auto resize when
terminal is resized
* fixed infinite loop when resizing term to small size
* added /history command
Version 0.1.6 (2005-11-11):
* new color management system, IRC colors are now correctly
displayed and can be removed by new options irc_colors_receive
and irc_colors_send
* fixed scroll problem when one line is bigger than screen size
* added setting for having one server buffer for all servers
(look_one_server_buffer)
* added setting for ignoring some chars when completing nicks
* fixed IRC message parser bug
* signal SIGPIPE is now ignored
* added partial match for highlights
* added dcc_own_ip and dcc_port_range settings
* full UTF-8 support, auto-detection of UTF-8 usage (locale)
* added "Day changed to [date]" message when day changes
* new plugin interface, rewritten from scratch: now loads dynamic C
library, and perl/python are script plugins
* log options (for server/channel/private) can now be set while
WeeChat is running
* added channel modes +e and +f
* added some missing IRC commands, fixed command 367
* added colors for input buffer and current channel of status bar
* added online help for config options (with /set full_option_name)
* enhanced "smart" hotlist, with names (new options:
look_hotlist_names_{count|level|length})
Version 0.1.5 (2005-09-24):
* added /ame command (send CTCP action to all channels of all
connected servers)
* added setting "irc_notice_as_pv" to see notices as pv
* added nicks colors in setup file
* fixed DCC bug: delete failed file only if really empty (on disk)
* fixed IRC message parser bug
* fixed scroll problem (screen moving when scrolling and new line
displayed)
* fixed infinite loop when scrolling back and displaying long lines
* fixed crash when closing a buffer used by more than one window
* added some missing IRC commands
* fixed DCC display bug (now decodes string according to charset)
* added /ignore and /unignore commands
* fixed bug with strings comparison (str[n]casecmp) and some locales
(like turkish), now using ASCII comparison (thanks to roktas)
* signal SIGQUIT is now ignored
* fixed refresh bug when one line is bigger than screen size
* fixed look_nicklist_min_size and look_nicklist_max_size options
* fixed refresh bug when changing channel modes
* jump to next server now saves current channel buffer for each server
* ctrl-up/ctrl-down keys added to call previous/next command in global
history (common to all buffers)
Version 0.1.4 (2005-07-30):
* join and part/quit prefixes (arrows) now displayed with different colors
* added "irc_highlight" setting, to get highlight with any word
* fixed auto-rejoin for channels with key
* fixed /ctcp command (now any command/data allowed)
* added /amsg command (send text to all channels of all connected servers)
* fixed SIGSEGV handler (now write a core file by aborting program)
* fixed statusbar & infobar background refresh problem with some systems
* added color for private in hotlist (different than color for highlight)
* added DCC resume and timeout
* added function for Perl/Python to get DCC list
* fixed FIFO pipe (command now authorized on a buffer not connected
to an IRC server)
* topic completion now decodes UTF-8 string
* fixed bug with IRC URL on command line (irc://)
* new keyboard management: keys are setup in config file, new command
/key was added and some new default keys were added, alt-K key is
used to grab key (useful for /key command)
* added seconds in infobar time (optional thanks to new setting)
* fixed some curses refreshs
* channels auto-prefixed by "#" (if no prefix found) for /join command
Version 0.1.3 (2005-07-02):
* proxy support (http, socks4, socks5) with authentification (http, socks5)
and ipv6 support (client to proxy)
* completion added for config option (with /set command)
* commands from users outside channel now authorized (if special user or
channel without "n" flag)
* added IPv6 support
* kill command now received and displayed
* added SSL support
* channel notify levels are saved in config file (new option
"server_notify_levels" for server sections)
* part message now accepts %v (replaced by WeeChat version), like quit message
* errors while loading perl scripts are now displayed in server buffer
(instead of current buffer)
* in python scripts, all messages written in stdin and stderr are redirected
in server buffer
* fix a filename error while loading a python script manually
* fixed plugins "print" and "prnt" functions: now ok for writing on server
buffers
* fixed color problem with new libcurses version
* fixed crash when using alt-S or alt-X on DCC buffer (alt-D)
* fixed startup crash when config file (~/.weechat/weechat.rc) is not found
* improved Perl/Python libs detection for ./configure script
Version 0.1.2 (2005-05-21):
* added Python plugin support, improved Perl interface (and now Perl/Python
libraries are checked by configure script)
* added nicklist scroll keys (alt+{home/end/pgup/pgdn} or F11/F12)
* added transfer rate for DCC files
* added "-all" option for /nick command
* buffers timestamp can now be changed (new option in config file)
* WeeChat now ok under *BSD and Mac OS X
* fixed nicklist sort
* fixed crash when purging old DCC
* fixed crash with 64-bits arch (like AMD64) when converting UTF-8
* added missing IRC commands (307, 341, 485, 671)
Version 0.1.1 (2005-03-20):
* added nicks count for channel buffers
* added FIFO pipe for remote control
* added crash dump when WeeChat receives SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault)
* added new display engine: doesn't cut words at end of lines
* added DCC send and DCC chat
* added /halfop & /dehalfop commands, fixed halfop display bug in nicklist
* added /ban, /unban and /kickban commands
* added spanish translation
* added --irc-commands and --weechat-commands command line options
* connection to IRC server is now made by child process (non blocking)
* added support for UnrealIrcd ("~" for chan owner, "&" for chan admin)
* new key for window switch (now: F5/F6=switch buffer, F7/F8=switch window)
* on server buffer, only server messages are logged
* improved /help command output
* plugins messages are logged with new config option (log_plugin_msg)
* fixed /kick command
* fixed /invite command (and now invite requests are displayed)
* fixed /buffer close command (now ok when disconnected from server)
* fixed display bugs when many windows are opened
Version 0.1.0 (2005-02-12):
* improved /window command: now split and merge are ok
* away nicks are now displayed with another color (new option: "irc_away_check")
* added away indicator in status bar
* added lag indicator (and auto-disconnect after a delay if important lag)
* improved completion: now completes commands arguments (IRC and internal),
when only one completion matches, completion mechanism is stoped (to
complete command arg for example)
* improved /set command: empty strings are allowed, new colors, server
options can be changed while WeeChat is running
* added default away/part/quit messages in config file
* new [irc] section in config file, option "look_display_away" moved to
"irc_display_away"
* server messages & errors are all prefixed (by 3 chars, like '-@-')
* added new options for charset (UTF-8 support): look_charset_decode,
look_charset_encode and look_charset_internal
* fixed many memory leaks
* fixed colors bug: removed "gray" color (replaced by "default"), colors are
ok when terminal has white (or light) background
* fixed crash when resizing terminal to small size
* fixed crash when multiple servers and big messages received from server
* fixed crash when closing some private buffers
* fixed crash when unknown section with option(s) in config file
* fixed /op, /deop, /voice, /devoice (now ok with many nicks)
* fixed /me command (now ok without parameter)
* fixed /away command (now ok if not away)
* logs are now disabled by default (server/channel/private)
Version 0.0.9 (2005-01-01):
* auto-reconnection to server (new options: server_autoreconnect (on/off),
server_autoreconnect_delay (in seconds))
* major bug fixed when socket is closed by server (100% CPU usage fixed),
and disconnections are now ok (all channels are "closed", history is still
visible, and buffer will be used again if reconnection to server)
* option "look_remove_colors_from_msgs" is now working
* fixed display of nick mode changes
* new command "/buffer close" (close any server/channel/private buffer)
* /notice command fixed (and display when received from server)
* new keys: ctrl+A (=home), ctrl+E (=end), ctrl+W (= ctrl+Backspace),
alt-S (switch to server buffer), alt-X (switch to first channel of next
server)
* added new config option: "server_command_delay" (delay in seconds after
startup command for each server)
Version 0.0.8 (2004-10-30):
* /kick command fixed: now ok with many words as reason
* nickserv passwords hidden (new config option: log_hide_nickserv_pwd on/off)
* auto-rejoin channels when kicked (new config option: server_autorejoin on/off)
* added IRC::command function for Perl scripts
* fixed bug when adding alias with same name as other
* /buffer command developed (buffers list, move and notify)
* logging buffers to disk (server/channel/private according to user prefs)
* Away now announced in channels, and config option "look_display_away" added
to enable/disable this feature
* Fixed crash when resizing terminal to very small size
* "-MORE-" message is now erased when switching to another buffer
* DCC file receive ok (alt-D for DCC view)
* /query command now reopens private buffer if already opened
* added key for redrawing terminal (ctrl-L)
* added key for clearing hotlist (alt-R)
Version 0.0.7 (2004-08-08):
* new "col_status_delimiters" config option
* /buffer command added, buffers ordered by number, auto-jump to active
buffers (alt-A), jump to buffers by number (alt-number)
* /window command added, split terminal horizontally/vertically
* unique color for each nick (based on nickname)
* action messages are now considered as messages, not crappy joins/parts
* fixed display bug when nicklist is displayed at bottom of screen
* added history limit (text buffer & commands)
* replaced --enable-debug with --with-debug option for ./configure, which is
now integer: 1 = compiler debug flag, 2 = same 1 with verbose debug messages
in WeeChat (default: 0 = no debug)
Version 0.0.6 (2004-06-05):
* improved channel highlight (priority to message vs join/part)
* fixed bug when opened private win and remote user changes his nick
* /query command added (starts private conversation)
* IRC messages 476, 477 added
* /mode command is now ok and channel flags are displayed in status bar
* fixed display bug (text was blinking when scrolling)
* CTCP Version reply is now in english only and doesn't show host (security reason)
Version 0.0.5 (2004-02-07):
* /set command to modify config options when WeeChat is running
* fixed look_nicklist config option, now enables/disables nicklist
* secured code to prevent buffer overflows and memory leaks
* fixed QUIT IRC command: now sent to all connected servers (not only current)
* URL command line parameter to connect to server(s)
* new Perl script function to display message in info bar ("IRC::print_infobar")
* info bar highlight notifications
* info bar timestamp is added to config ("look_infobar_timestamp")
* added info bar (optional, "look_infobar" to enable it, "on" by default)
* fixed crash with /oper command
* for default config file, nick is now based on un*x username (thanks to Witukind)
* fixed crash when config file cannot be written
* -c (or --config) command line parameter added to see config file options
* highlight action messages
Version 0.0.4 (2004-01-01):
* Perl plugin, with auto-load
* when private window is created (another user is talking), WeeChat does not
switch to this window
* highlight when our nick is written in a channel/private window
* ctrl-C now intercepted (ignored)
* debug messages can be enabled via ./configure --enbale-debug option
Version 0.0.3 (2003-11-03):
* ./configure script to build WeeChat
* nicks are now correctly sorted (op, halfop, voice, other)
* fixed problem with '353' IRC message (nicklist)
* fixed problem when nick is truncated by server
* fixed crash when entering text without any server connection
* fixed crash when /set command is executed
* fixed display bug (text was blinking when scrolling)
* french translation
* new IRC command: /stats, /service, /squit, /motd, /lusers, /links, /time,
/trace, /admin, /info, /servlist, /squery, /who, /whowas, /die, /summon,
/users, /wallops, /userhost, /ison, /ctcp ping
* code cleanup
Version 0.0.2 (2003-10-05):
* added commands /rehash and /restart
* command & auto-join channels when connected to server
* new commands for alias: /alias, /unalias (new section in config file)
* config is now saved automatically when quitting WeeChat, /save command added
* new commands for servers: /server, /connect, /disconnect
* added autoconnect flag for each server in config file
* added "look_set_title" option in config file
* term window title is modified with WeeChat name and version
* fixed nicklist display bug
* fixed crash when sending command which can only be received
* CTCP version returns more info (about OS)
Version 0.0.1 (2003-09-27):
* ncurses GUI with color output
* multi-servers
* channel windows, with nicklist (position: top, bottom, left or right)
* private windows
* IRC commands: away, ctcp, deop, devoice, invite, join, kick, kill, list,
me, mode, msg, names, nick, notice, op, oper, part, ping, pong, quit,
quote, topic, version, voice, whois
* WeeChat commands: clear, help, set (partial)
* many config options
* log file (~/.weechat/weechat.log)
* nicklist can be moved on top, bottom, left or right of window