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Minerva 1.1.x Release Notes

Minerva 1.1.1

New output display which runs faster and is anti-aliased.
(Due to a problem with the new output engine, for now Minerva requires 10.2 or higher)
URLs are now highlighted as being clearly able to click on to open a new window
Fixed an out-of-memory exception error when joining channels in 1.1
Fixed a problem on some systems with userlist drawing errors
Toolbar new connection menu now properly updates after renaming/deleting a connection
Renaming a connection no longer creates duplicate entries
Toolbar buttons now properly handle dragging mouse away
Fixed a major problem with /names results being incorrect when the command handled more then one channel
/names will now display a correct output if no names are returned (ie, if channel is +p, or all users are +i)
/notice now properly displays the outgoing text
Fixed a crash when docking a channel window
Some other minor changes to appearances

Minerva 1.1

Completely redesigned the buddy list. Now is a floating window which displays nicks from all networks.
All new auto-complete system. Minerva no longer attempts to complete as you type, making for much faster and less annoying code. Type the first few characters of the nick, and then press tab. if only one nick matches, it completes to that nick, otherwise it displays a list of all matching nicknames. Press up and down to select in the list (or click), and press tab again to finish.
Added a New Connection Menu to the File menu to facilitate using Minerva without the toolbar.
Join Channel Menu item now has a submenu with the channel history
Added a new command, /getinfo <user>. Opens a floating window with information about the user. This is also available from the Buddy List contextual menu.
Autocomplete will no longer append : to the end of any word beginning with a command character (ie, /msg and !seen)
Timestamp now correctly displays noon as being pm
Fixed a small bug with specific mIRC colors, and Ircle colors A-K
Now properly handles multi-channel part commands (/part #channel,#channel,#channel)
Fixed a crash when opening the preferences window a second time
Fixed an issue with channel windows not properly remember userlist size
Optimized sound playback for user join/part, now only plays one sound for a large block of joins and parts. Netsplits / Netjoins are now much faster, and considerably less annoying
Window placements are now smarter, if a window accidently falls off a screen then it will reset within the screen bounds the next time Minerva runs.
Timestamp changes are now instant
Added an option in Auto-Complete preferences to include names on the Buddy List in the Auto-Complete menu. This defaults to on.
Removed RBScript support from Popups and Aliases due to complications and lack of interest
Fixed a problem where disconnecting or being disconnected from a server resulted in an empty server window.
Fixed a display glitch with buddy list related whois responses displaying "No Such Nick" errors
No longer plays the part sound for a channel when a user signs off if sign-off display is disabled
Added CTCP Flood protection, definable from the General Preferences.
Escape key now correctly resets text styling in the input field
Menus are now enabled/disabled properly
Added menu option Edit Buddy List on the connection menu, opens a sheet window attached to the connection window.
Added new panel in the Preferences window for Buddy List options. Moved Buddy Idle Time options to this panel from the General panel.
Closing a docked channel now selects another docked channel, rather then the console
Simultaneous mode changes now show as only one mode change, rather then one for each change.
Input line text styling now properly resets after pressing enter
Fixed a problem with the userlist not properly updating
Text insertion point now moves to the end of the input line when moving through the command history
Fixed an out of bounds crash occurring with WHOIS on Undernet
Fixed a glitch with Notify sounds always playing when someone signs off
Fixed a problem with toolbar buttons having the wrong graphic when Webdings font is missing
Connection status now resets when disconnected from server

Itemized Release Version History

1.1.1 Final

Fixed the crash when redocking a channel window

1.1.1 Beta 4

/notice now displays the outgoing text properly
URLs are now properly handled when wrapped in < >

1.1.1 Beta 3

Fixed a few bugs with the new output field... selecting and copying text works again
Fixed a bug with userlist being moved off the right of the channel window when opening new a new window on join
Fixed a bug with results from "/names" (no channel argument) being mishandled.

1.1.1 Beta 2

Fixed a problem on some systems with userlist drawing creating a "Not enough memory" error. This is unrelated to the Out-of-Memory exception.
Toolbar new connection menu now properly updates after renaming/deleting a connection
Renaming a connection no longer creates a duplicate preset
Toolbar buttons now properly handle dragging mouse away
Misc. changes to appearance
KNOWN ISSUE: 10.1 users are experiencing various problems including severe text issues.

1.1.1 Beta 1

I think I've managed to fix the out-of-memory errors people were getting with docked channels. If anyone still experiences this problem, please email support@chipersoft.com with what network and channels you are using. The network configuration file would be useful as well (located at Home/Library/Preferences/Minerva/Connections).
Output text is now anti-aliased.
URLs are now underlined and changed to blue to indicate they can be clicked on to open

1.1 Final

Timestamp now correctly displays noon as being pm
Fixed a small bug with specific mIRC colors, and Ircle colors A-K
Connection status now resets when disconnected from server

1.1 Alpha 4

Now properly handles multi-channel part commands (/part #channel,#channel,#channel)
Added a new userlist floating window. Eventually this may replace the old userlist, but it is not fully implemented, so for now it is disabled by default. To enable/disable it, type "/showuserlistwindow". It will display the next time a channel becomes active.
Fixed a crash when opening the preferences window a second time
Fixed a problem with the DCC Start button not drawing
Fixed a problem with the channel re-dock button not drawing
Fixed an issue with channel windows not properly remember userlist size

1.1 Alpha 3

Optimized sound playback for user join/part, now only plays one sound for a large block of joins and parts. Netsplits / Netjoins are now much faster, and considerably less annoying
Fixed a bug with join/part sound not playing at all (introduced in a2)
Added a new command, /getinfo <user>. Opens a floating window with information about the user
Added a contextual menu to the buddy list window
Window placements are now smarter, if a window accidently falls off a screen then it will reset within the screen bounds the next time Minerva runs.
Added a New Connection menu to the File menu to facilitate using Minerva without the toolbar.
Timestamp changes are now instant
All new auto-complete system. Minerva no longer attempts to complete as you type. Type the first few characters of the nick, and then press tab. if only one nick matches, it completes to that nick, otherwise it displays a list of all matching nicknames. Press up and down to select in the list (or click), and press tab again to finish.
Added an option in Auto-Complete preferences to include names on the Buddy List in the Auto-Complete menu. This defaults to on.
Removed RBScript support from Popups and Aliases due to complications and lack of interest

1.1 Alpha 2

Fixed a problem where disconnecting or being disconnected from a server resulted in an empty server window.
Fixed a display glitch with buddy list related whois responses displaying "No Such Nick" errors
No longer plays the part sound for a channel when a user signs off if sign-off display is disabled
Added CTCP Flood protection, definable from the General Preferences.
Escape key now correctly resets text styling in the input field
Connection window tabs now properly draw the highlighted color mask
Menus now enable properly

1.1 Alpha 1

Completely redesigned the buddy list. Now is a floating window which displays nicks from all networks.
Added menu option Edit Buddy List on the connection menu, opens a sheet window attached to the connection window.
Added new panel in the Preferences window for Buddy List options. Moved Buddy Idle Time options to this panel from the General panel.
Closing a docked channel now selects another docked channel, rather then the console
Simultaneous mode changes now show as only one mode change, rather then one for each change.
Input line text styling now properly resets after pressing enter
Autocomplete will no longer append : to the end of any word beginning with a command character (ie, /msg and !seen)
Fixed a problem with the userlist not properly updating
Text insertion point now moves to the end of the input line when moving through the command history
Join Channel menu item now has a submenu with the channel history
Fixed an out of bounds crash occurring with WHOIS on Undernet
Fixed a glitch with Notify sounds always playing when someone signs off
Fixed a problem with toolbar buttons having the wrong graphic when Webdings font is missing