When explorer.exe crashes and restarts itself, XChat will now re-create its tray icon, previously it would disappear.
Launching two or more copies of XChat will no longer make the tray icon disappear in the new copies.
Connecting to SSL IRC servers no longer requires OpenSSL libraries. We now use Windows\' own TLS library (aka SChannel). This removes a dependancy on a 528 KB file, saving space and memory. I have tested approx 20 SSL servers and only 1 is failing, which I suspect is the server\'s own fault. Please report any failures or feedback on this, as the code is pretty new and complex!
The Tree-View can now be placed above the user list, as seen in this forum thread.
The user list can now be placed on the left side with /set gui_ulist_left 1, but requires a restart.
The entry box\'s right-click menu now adds the \"Windows IME\" input method. This is useful for inputing various non-English languages. There\'s a whole thread on this here. Setting the environment variable GTK_IM_MODULE to \"ime\" will make this stick.
Nick serv authentication is now sent without the \":\" when using the /NICKSERV or /NS method. More at sf.net.
Reverted an unintented charset change in 2.8.1a&b. When using \"IRC (Latin/Unicode Hybrid)\" mode, a è (c with caron) would be sent as plain \'c\' when it should have been sent as UTF-8 with the caron preserved.
Fixed a bug in the \"Copy Selected Link\" URL right-click menu on non-ASCII characters.
Perl: Fixed a timer bug that could cause a crash during /reloadall or /unloadall.
Fixed a crash bug in /MENU. Adding a radio or toggle item that deleted itself in its own select-command would crash.
Automated crash reporting to www.xchat.org (optional). If/When a crash occurs, you will be asked if you want to send information about the crash to our web site.
Fixed the \'Ctrl-V\' bug.
Upgraded this log to proper html ☺.
About:
X-Chat, commonly written XChat or xchat, is one of the most popular IRC clients for Unix-like systems. It is also available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X (via an offshoot of the project, called X-Chat Aqua, which keeps in sync with the main development branch and is much more popular than the official version maintained by the Fink project).
It has a choice of a tabbed or tree interface, support for multiple servers, and a high level of configurability. Both command line and graphical versions are available, although use of the graphical version far outweighs use of the command line version.
