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On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 03:51 AM, John Keith wrote:
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> Hi all...
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> I just have a few problems with the current TOT of fire...
>
> In the preferences the profile pane still hangs if you use the third
> option where you can specify any name to show as you in the chat
> windows. If i use any of the first 2 options the Profile pane opens
> fine. I have tried turning off some other preferences to see if this
> makes any difference. I will look into this further and see if i can
> locate any other preference that is causing this issue.
>
Okay - that' plain weird. Never heard it reporter either.
> My second problem relates to the "reconnect after sleep" option in the
> preferences... I use a laptop with airport software installed. Fire
> is trying to reconnect my services before the laptop has finished
> opening a connection between it's self and the base station. As a
> result the reconnect feature is very much a hit and miss affair... some
> times it reconnects but most of the time it's just trying a bit to
> quickly before the network connection is established. Would it be
> possible, in this release or a future release, to get fire to wait till
> the airport connection is fully established, like the mail app. If not
> perhaps a simple user definable timer that would let me set how long i
> would like fire to wait before attempting to reconnect.
>
> My third and final issue is related to the new MSN features. When i
> set an away message with the type set to "Busy" when i use that away
> message it sets AIM to "away" then ICQ to "occupied" both of which i
> believe to be correct but it makes MSN go to "away" instead of "busy"
> like it use to. Any chance of getting it to do this again. On a
> similar issue... when a friend on MSN sets there status to things like
> "out to lunch" or "on the phone" all of which are preset status
> messages for MSN, they do not show up with the appropriate away or busy
> icon. Would this be possible?
>
Will look into it this morning.
Eric
>
> many thanx
>
> John
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>> All,
>>
>> We are rapidly approaching the next release of Fire. If there are any
>> outstanding problems that you think this release cannot be released
>> without, please let me know ASAP. Input from people running the most
>> recent CVS builds is especially welcome.
>>
>> Here is the current README information for 0.30.a
>>
>> Major Changes since 0.29.b
>> --------------------------
>> - You will need to completely re-enter your account/service
>> information. We apologize but this is needed for future expandability
>> and ...
>> - Brand-new accounts controller
>> - Passwords are stored in the keychain
>> - Buddies are imported from the server for AIM, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo
>> (features vary - see full README for details)
>> - Completely new MSN library support. You will need to make sure your
>> account uses a FULL passport ID and all buddies accounts use full
>> passport IDs
>> - Built-in support for exchanging GPG keys
>> - Automatic update checks
>> - Localized in Spanish
>> - A huge number of minor bug fixes and feature additions
>>
>> Application
>> -----------
>> - Built-in support for exchanging GPG keys (cr)
>> - The buddy editor opens to the first tab again (cr)
>> - Services show account information instead of generic "AIM Service"
>> (cr)
>> - Fire will verify your GPG pass phrase when you enter it and let you
>> know if
>> you need to enter it again
>> - Doesn't play the machine-gun sound when you go to sleep (cr)
>> - Ability to turn off the knock knock sound (cr)
>> - More information in the dock menu (cr)
>> - Import contacts from:
>> - Adium (cr)
>> - Gerry's ICQ (cr)
>> - ICQ cards (cr)
>> - ICQ search
>> - Icy Juice (cr)
>> - Proteus (cr)
>> - User-configurable profanity filter (off by default) (cr)
>> - Group chat windows use the window priority now (cr)
>> - Option to show service status in the dock
>> - User status (available/away/busy/invisible/idle) indicated as per
>> preference
>> - Brand-new services controller (Accounts Controller) (cr)
>> - Passwords are stored in the keychain (cr)
>> - Updated user interface for viewing stored IM sessions
>> - Search function built into the Stored IM Sessions viewer
>> - Updated controller for setting up your Away messages (cr)
>> - You can specify whether an away message is Away, Busy, Idle or
>> Available (cr)
>> - Smiley menu works in Text Only mode (and the overflow menu) (cr)
>> - Smileys replace the selection instead of being appended to the end
>> of the text (jt)
>> - Consolidated Add Buddy, Get Info, and Block Buddy toolbar item (cr)
>> - Buddy List status badges (cr)
>> - Muted windows don't speak (cr)
>> - Chat windows save position better, including divider location
>> - Profile preferences don't hang if you don't have gpg installed (cr)
>> - When disconnected by the server, Fire won't try to reconnect for 5
>> seconds.
>> This should help users who were getting blocked by AIM for trying to
>> log
>> on too fast under certain network conditions. (cr)
>> - The front chat window can (optionally) automatically mute itself.
>> (cr)
>> - Added Paste as Rich Text command (command shift V). Paste command
>> now pastes as plain text (jt)
>> - Consolidated Connect and Disconnect commands in contextual and Dock
>> menus (jt)
>> - Blocked buddies no longer counted in the online buddy dock indicator
>> (jt - bug 522259)
>> - IM to Other and Create Group Chat windows update more accurately as
>> account status changes (jt)
>> - Extended window where online buddies don't play sounds after
>> launch. (cr)
>> - Automatic name completion. (Tab key) (cr)
>> - Fire Help now opens to the Fire Help, not the Help Center (cr)
>> - Windows respect the dock location better (jm/cr)
>> - Edgeable window preference changes affect open windows (jm/cr)
>> - Edgeable windows work on secondary displays (jm/cr)
>> - Improved edgeable window sliding (jm/cr)
>> - Fire will only speak the alias (or user id) in notifications, not
>> both. (swr/cr)
>> - Fire no longer barfs a million lines of CG errors when it receives
>> messages in a minimized window. (ESP)
>> - Automatic update checks. (cr)
>> - Moved "Get GPG Passphrase" to the application menu. (cr)
>> - Services menu is now the Accounts menu. (cr)
>> - Overhauled the online help. (cr)
>>
>> Services
>> --------
>>
>> AIM
>> - Buddies imported from the server keep their server groups (cr)
>> - Removed the ability to change the server and port (cr)
>> - Blocked buddies are now blocked on the server (they can't see when
>> you're online) (cr)
>>
>> irc
>> - Nick changes only show up in rooms with that user (cr)
>> - The Change Nick sheet now starts with your current nick (cr)
>> - You can auto-login without a password (cr)
>> - Improved context menu selection (cr)
>> - Oppings and voicings show in the chat (cr)
>> - User-has-left notices now use "#room" instead of "room" (cr)
>> - Improved display of certain actions (cr)
>> - Kicking works again (cr)
>>
>> Yahoo
>> - Buddies imported from the server keep their server groups (cr)
>> - Fixed a smiley mapping. (cr)
>> - I have upgraded to the latest yahoolib. IMEnvirnoments users
>> messages are now readable. (ESP)
>> - Removing of yahoo buddies fixed (ESP - from patch on sourceforge)
>> - No longer notifies when you log in to check your mail (jt/cr)
>> - Now pings Yahoo server periodically so that it doesn't disconnect
>> because of an idle timeout (jt)
>> - Properly notice unexpected disconnects (SIGPIPE) (jt)
>>
>> ICQ
>> - Upgraded to latest icqlib200 version
>> - Buddies are imported from server
>> - Receives URL type messages
>> - Improved error notification
>> - TODO - Allow users to set their server and port number from the
>> config dialog
>> - TODO - Allow buddies imported from server to keep their group
>> - TODO - SMS sending
>> - TODO - Saving contacts to server
>> - Removed the ability to change the server and port (cr)
>>
>> Jabber
>> - Now reconnects correctly after sleep. Doesn't crash on wake. Woo
>> hoo.
>>
>> MSN
>> - Receiving a message from non-hotmail.com buddies should no longer
>> crash. (cr)
>> - Moved typing alerts (cr)
>> - Removed the ability to change the server and port (cr)
>> - Full Passport ID is now required (hotmail users no longer omit
>> "@hotmail.com") (cr)
>> - Upgrade to latest MSN libraries. (ESP,cr)
>> - Imports buddies from the server (cr)
>>
>> Eric
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