Chax 3.0.2 - Changelog

What's new in Chax 3.0.2:

March 8th, 2010

· (Bug) Fixed a serious crash when that could occur if using groups.

What's new in Chax 3.0.1:

March 5th, 2010

· (Bug) Fixed cases where iChat would not reconnect properly when waking from sleep
· (Bug) Fixed the unified contact list sometimes appearing blank when reconnecting
· (Bug) Fixed iChat sometimes hanging when contact list auto-resizing is enabled
· (Bug) Fixed tooltips not appearing in the unified contact list
· (Bug) Improved renaming and deleting groups in the unified contact list
· (Bug) Corrupted logs handled better in the log viewer
· (Bug) The selected user is preserved when searching in the log viewer
· (Bug) Minor localization fixes

What's new in Chax 3.0:

February 8th, 2010

· Rewritten for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

What's new in Chax 3.0 Beta 2:

January 23rd, 2010

· (New) Added options to auto-hide the contact list and chat windows when inactive
· (New) Added a new Growl notification for status message changes
· (New) French localization (thanks to Yann Ricquebourg)
· (New) German localization (thanks to Christoph Schmitz)
· (New) Russian localization (thanks to Denis Avdeev)
· (Bug) Plain text ICQ now works properly on 32-bit machines
· (Bug) Fixed the add contact menu not always working in the unified contact list

What's new in Chax 3.0 Beta 1:

January 15th, 2010

· (New) Reimplemented sending plain text to ICQ accounts as an option in the preferences.
· (New) Option to add a confirmation sheet when closing active AV chats.
· (New) Rearranged the preferences window.
· (Bug) File transfer auto-accept works properly again.
· (Bug) Minor fixes to log viewer.

What's new in Chax 3.0 Alpha 7:

January 12th, 2010

· (Bug) Fixed contacts disappearing from the unified contact list shortly after launch
· (Bug) Improved the installation and upgrade process. Future updates using Sparkle should be applied more consistently.

What's new in Chax 3.0 Alpha 6:

January 6th, 2010

· (New) Redesigned log viewer with an updated interface and the ability to browse images and links.
· (New) Option to attempt to automatically reconnect when the connection is lost.
· (New) Added “Show in Log Viewer” to the contact list contextual menu.
· (Bug) Fixed reordering statuses in the Edit Status Menu sheet.
· (Bug) Fixed crash when receiving an invitation to a group chat.

What's new in Chax 3.0 Alpha 5:

December 26th, 2009

· New loading mechanism using Scripting Additions (Chax is now loaded automatically when iChat launches, rather than having to launch Chax as a separate application)
· Fixed the unified contact list not updating when removing contacts
· Fixed searching in the log viewer on 10.6.2

What's new in Chax 3.0 Alpha 4:

September 9th, 2009

· Readded show status changes in messages windows.
· Fixed auto-accept of file transfers.
· Fixed Growl status change alerts appearing sometimes when opening or closing a chat.
· Fixed Current iTunes Song status not working properly.
· Fixed the unified contact list not working properly after waking from sleep.
· Fixed potential crash when using auto-accept text invitations.

What's new in Chax 3.0 Alpha 3:

September 2nd, 2009

· iChatAgent will now launch Chax instead of iChat when receiving a message while iChat isn’t open.
· Chax can now be set as the default application to open saved iChat transcripts.
· Fixed reopening the unified contact list if it is minimized.
· Messages sent to ICQ users are now sent in plaintext.

What's new in Chax 3.0 Alpha 2:

August 30th, 2009

· Added auto-accept options.
· Added activity window.
· Added DisableFocusRing hidden default.
· Fixed the unified contact list not remembering its position across launches.
· Fixed contacts from appearing stacked up on each other in the contact lists.

What's new in Chax 2.2.2:

July 26th, 2009

· (Note) The preference for “Show Text Status” in the View menu has been reset for improved compatibility for future releases
· (New) Option to automatically clear successful file transfers
· (New) Can now remove individual items from the activity window with the delete key
· (New) Added a hidden preference to always send Growl notifications even when iChat is active (defaults write com.ksuther.chax AlwaysShowGrowlNotifications -bool YES)
· (Bug) Activity window dates now use the system-defined date and time formats
· (Bug) Fixed the unified contact list position not saving for some localizations
· (Bug) Reduced log viewer load time
· (Bug) Suppressed warnings related to Chax when launching garbage-collected applications

What's new in Chax 2.2.2 Beta 1:

June 28th, 2009

· (Note) The preference for “Show Text Status” in the View menu has been reset for improved compatability for future releases.
· (New) Option to automatically clear successful file transfers.
· (New) Can now remove individual items from the activity window with the delete key.
· (Bug) Activity window dates now use the system-defined date and time formats.
· (Bug) Fixed the unified contact list position not saving for some localizations.
· (Bug) Reduced log viewer load time.

What's new in Chax 2.2.1:

May 25th, 2009

· (New) Can now add and remove contacts from the unified contact list
· (New) Can now rearrange groups in the unified contact list
· (Bug) Fixed issues with the unified contact list updating when moving contacts from one group to another.
· (Bug) Dates in the activity log respect locale setting.
· Updated German localization.

What's new in Chax 2.2.1 Beta 1:

April 20th, 2009

· Added the ability to manage groups and contacts to the unified contact list.
· Added an option to flip images when taking a camera snapshot (Buddies -> Send Camera Snapshot…).

What's new in Chax 2.2:

February 5th, 2009

· (New) Message history shows messages from the previous conversation in new chat windows
· (New) Send Camera Snapshot in the Buddies menu allows you to instantly send a picture from your camera as an inline image
· (New) Added option to confirm before ending AV chats
· (New) Added multitouch swipe gesture to switch tabs in message window
· (New) Hidden default SaveWindowFrames saves per-contact window positions
· (New) Hidden default ShowSenderAccount shows the active account in each conversation
· (Bug) Fixed parsing logs with some languages
· (Bug) New chat windows no longer steal focus when using auto-accept
· (Bug) Fixed unlocalized UI elements appearing in some languages

What's new in Chax 2.2 Beta 1:

June 16th, 2008

· (New) Message history shows messages from the previous conversation in new chat windows
· (New) Added multitouch swipe gesture to switch tabs in message window
· (New) Hidden default SaveWindowFrames saves per-contact window positions
· (New) Hidden default ShowSenderAccount shows the active account in each conversation
· (Bug) Fixed parsing logs with some languages
· (Bug) New chat windows no longer steal focus when using auto-accept

What's new in Chax 2.1.2:

May 14th, 2008

· (New) Quick Look support for inline image transfers (available by right-clicking an image)
· (New) Contact lists can now be sorted by user handle (View menu -> Sort Buddies -> By Handle)
· (New) New default to strip background color of outgoing messages (StripOutgoingBackgroundColor)
· (New) Russian localization (thanks to Denis Avdeev)
· (New) Options to undim the screen when receiving a message or AV invitation
· (Change) The unified contact list can now be set as the primary contact list in the Chax preferences
· (Bug) Unified contact list should now stay in sync properly with all accounts
· (Bug) Auto-replies to ICQ users are now properly stripped
· (Bug) Name notifications in the Dock now truncate better
· (Bug) Selecting �All Contacts� from the Window menu now toggles unified contact list visibility
· (Bug) Can now make all accounts invisible at once with the unified contact list
· (Bug) Fixed crash that could occur on wake-from-sleep or when reconnecting
· (Bug) Improved German localization
· (Bug) Viewing logs on a specific person will now properly reload logs
· (Bug) Exporting logs as text will now save status changes
· (Bug) Exporting log as text now gives a default name
· (Bug) Stop screensaver on event options now properly stop the screensaver
· (Bug) Find now works properly in the log viewer

What's new in Chax 2.1.2 Beta 2:

April 14th, 2008

· (New) Options to undim the screen when receiving a message or AV invitation
· (Bug) Showing groups now restores properly for the unified contact list
· (Bug) Improved German localization
· (Bug) Viewing logs on a specific person will now properly reload logs
· (Bug) Exporting logs as text will now save status changes
· (Bug) Exporting log as text now gives a default name

What's new in Chax 2.1.2 Beta 1:

March 20th, 2008

· (New) Quick Look support for inline image transfers (available by right-clicking an image)
· (New) Contact lists can now be sorted by user handle (View menu -> Sort Buddies -> By Handle)
· (New) New default to strip background color of outgoing messages (StripOutgoingBackgroundColor)
· (New) Russian localization (thanks to Denis Avdeev)
· (Change) The unified contact list can now be set as the primary contact list in the Chax preferences
· (Bug) Unified contact list should now stay in sync properly with all accounts
· (Bug) Auto-replies to ICQ users are now properly stripped
· (Bug) Name notifications in the Dock now truncate better
· (Bug) Selecting �All Contacts� from the Window menu now toggles unified contact list visibility
· (Bug) Can now make all accounts invisible at once with the unified contact list

What's new in Chax 2.1.2:

January 18th, 2008

· (New) Options to disable the screen saver when receiving a new text message or AV chat
· (New) Options to auto-hide the contact list and message windows when iChat is inactive
· (New) Clicking a Growl status change notification now opens a new message window
· (New) Menu item to mute all iChat alert sounds in the Audio menu
· (New) Selecting �Buddy List�� from the iChat menu extra now shows the unified contact list
· (New) German localization (thanks to Basil Brunner)
· (New) Italian localization (thanks to Marco Cavazzuti)
· (Bug) New messages when auto-accept is enabled no longer immediately pop to the front
· (Bug) Unified contact list now saves window size properly when quitting iChat while offline
· (Bug) Improved search results when searching with the log viewer
· (Bug) Unified contact list now functions when waking from sleep
· (Bug) Fixed a crash that could occur when disabling an account
· (Bug) Moving a contact into a new group now properly updates the unified contact list
· (Bug) Installer will no longer crash when running on Mac OS X 10.4
· (Bug) Installer now warns if the installing user is part of the group wheel

What's new in Chax 2.1.2b2:

January 10th, 2008

· New) Menu item to mute all iChat alert sounds in the Audio menu
· (Bug) New messages no longer immediately pop to the front when auto-accept is enabled
· (Bug) Clicking Growl status changes now open an existing chat if available
· (Bug) Installer now warns if the installing user is part of the group wheel

What's new in Chax 2.1:

December 14th, 2007

· (Bug) Unified contact list now reopens when the iChat dock icon is clicked and no windows are open
· (Bug) Fixed error sending files with auto-accept enabled
· (Bug) Unified contact list will reopen as the default contact list if it was the last open list

What's new in Chax 2.1b1:

December 7th, 2007

· (New) Unified contact list displays all contacts from all connected accounts
· (New) Contact list pops to the front after a short delay when dragging a file onto a contact
· (New) Options to control auto-away and auto-away delay
· (New) Automatically go away when the screensaver activates
· (New) Auto-accept for file transfers, AV chats and screen sharing
· (New) Option to warn before quitting iChat when there are open message windows
· (New) Reimplemented hidden BlockAOLSystemMessage default
· (Bug) Fixed encoding problem with status changes in message windows
· (Bug) Export icon in the activity monitor now shows a text document

What's new in Chax 2.0b2:

November 15th, 2007

· (Bug) Fixed an issue where some incoming messages could not be accepted
· (Bug) Fixed missing strings in the Italian localization
· (Bug) Increased responsiveness of the log viewer
· (Bug) Log viewer now sorts logs by creation date
· (Bug) Fixed an issue where the Chax preferences could become hidden

What's new in Chax 2.0b1:

November 10th, 2007

· Growl notifications for incoming messages and status changes
· Activity log shows history of contact status changes
· Built-in log viewer displays past conversations sorted by person
· Customize contact list fonts
· Display status changes directly in message windows
· Automatically resize the contact list to fit visible contacts
· Display buddy icon of message senders in the dock
· Auto-accept text invitations

Fixes since alpha 3:
· Extra Growl notifications no longer appear
· Fixed possible visual bugs in the log viewer and contact list
· Now distributed as a package installer bundled with SIMBL
· Removed nonfunctional group font customization field
· Update checker is now functional
· Exporting logs from the log viewer works again
· Fixed AV chats not being received properly

What's new in Chax 2.0a1:

November 1st, 2007

· (Bug) Fixed an issue where some incoming messages could not be accepted
· (Bug) Fixed missing strings in the Italian localization
· (Bug) Increased responsiveness of the log viewer
· (Bug) Log viewer now sorts logs by creation date
· (Bug) Fixed an issue where the Chax preferences could become hidden