What's new in Chax 3.0.2
Mar 8, 2010
- (Bug) Fixed a serious crash when that could occur if using groups.
New in Chax 3.0.1 (Mar 5, 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
New in Chax 3.0 (Feb 8, 2010)
- Rewritten for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
New in Chax 3.0 Beta 2 (Jan 23, 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
New in Chax 3.0 Beta 1 (Jan 15, 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.
New in Chax 3.0 Alpha 7 (Jan 12, 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.
New in Chax 3.0 Alpha 6 (Jan 6, 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.
New in Chax 3.0 Alpha 5 (Dec 26, 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
New in Chax 3.0 Alpha 4 (Sep 9, 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.
New in Chax 3.0 Alpha 3 (Sep 2, 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.
New in Chax 3.0 Alpha 2 (Aug 30, 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.
New in Chax 2.2.2 (Jul 26, 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
New in Chax 2.2.2 Beta 1 (Jun 28, 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.
New in Chax 2.2.1 (May 25, 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.
New in Chax 2.2.1 Beta 1 (Apr 20, 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…).
New in Chax 2.2 (Feb 5, 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
New in Chax 2.2 Beta 1 (Jun 16, 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
New in Chax 2.1.2 (May 14, 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
New in Chax 2.1.2 Beta 2 (Apr 14, 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
New in Chax 2.1.2 Beta 1 (Mar 20, 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
New in Chax 2.1.2 (Jan 18, 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
New in Chax 2.1.2b2 (Jan 10, 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
New in Chax 2.1 (Dec 14, 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
New in Chax 2.1b1 (Dec 7, 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
New in Chax 2.0b2 (Nov 15, 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
New in Chax 2.0b1 (Nov 10, 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
New in Chax 2.0a1 (Nov 1, 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