Release Notes for Licq 1.3.5

  • Save the "Send through server" option to disk.
  • Fixed bugs that caused Licq to leak memory.
  • Fixed a bug where Licq would crash on authorization requests from new users.
  • Added code (disabled by default) to help find locking issues that could cause Licq to hang and fixed the bugs that were discovered.
  • Made Licq buildable with GCC 4.3.
  • Updated autotools and friends.
  • Use gdb if it's installed to generate a better backtrace if Licq crashes.
  • Display a dialog informing the user how to report the bug in case Licq crashes.
  • ICQ: Fixed sending capabilities.
  • ICQ: Fixed setting security settings (Require authorization, Show web presence).
  • Qt/KDE: New emoticons theme FeltTip4.
  • Qt/KDE: New "Date format" option for customizing date and time in message and history windows.
  • Qt/KDE: The local time of contacts can be displayed in contact list and popup information.
  • Qt/KDE: Made the history layout configurable.
  • Qt/KDE: New option to use double return instead of Ctrl+Return for sending and in input dialogs.
  • Qt/KDE: Skins can now set a separate background color for group headings in the contact list (parameter colors.groupBack).
  • Qt/KDE: Tabs in chatdialog can be closed by middle clicking on them.
  • Qt/KDE: Removed all Qt2 support.
  • Qt/KDE: Open links in a new tab when using Opera.
  • Qt/KDE: Made the standard group names translatable.
  • Qt/KDE: Added %M modifier to print number of pending messages (if any).
  • Qt/KDE: Popup information shows if contact is not authorized yet.
  • Qt/KDE: Floaties are now saved properly for non-ICQ contacts.

Tickets fixed in 1.3.5

#1
Local time in contact list
#291
Does not remember window position
#694
Can not delete user from list
#788
styles like gaim/kopete
#815
qt-gui: Message splitting correction
#1351
licq 1.3.2 security options dialog hangup
#1389
new "Date Format" option
#1391
Remove unused pre Qt 3 code
#1397
automake warnings and errors
#1413
some changes on date-patch and translation in german
#1415
asprintf scope problem in licq_message.h
#1422
make tabs in optionsdialog and userinfodialog scrollable
#1429
wish: same style in history as in chat
#1440
'Invalid unknown event' when someone sends message in color
#1441
Option to not show contact picture as popup
#1442
Add option to hide "user has joined/left conversation" messages
#1443
Smiley *JOKINGLY* does not work
#1448
[patch] add 2 new whats-this to editgrp.cpp
#1450
Text invisible after "<" sign
#1453
localization issue (de)
#1454
MSN-Plugin: SSL-Connection failed
#1466
changing send to server status
#1468
Segmentation fault on startup
#1469
Segmentation fault on changeing status from "offline" to "online"
#1470
MSN crashes while invisible
#1473
Web presence update fails
#1482
url open in opera
#1486
middle-click -> close current tab
#1488
some new translations in german
#1492
Add possibility to send message on double-enter.
#1497
licq --version
#1500
Qt-gui crashes on startup if using floaties
#1502
Patch for memory leaks
#1509
Fails to compile with GCC 4.3
#1511
Segmentation Violation in licq-1.3.4-3.fc6
#1520
licq crash on delete of buggi users from the list
#1531
licq crashes wen asking for new messages
#1560
licq crashes upon changing auto-response
#1564
license issue with FeltTip3 emoticons

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Acknowledgements

The following people, in addition to everybody providing valuable feedback and bug reports, has contributed to this release. If we have forgotten someone, it was not intentionally.

In alphabetical order:

  • Fabian Off - Patch, German translation
  • Sebastian Renzi - Spanish translation
  • Anton Sidorov - Skinnable background of group headings, middle click to close tabs
  • Kirill Solomko - "Date format" option

Thank you all!