Hey everyone!
**Another Beta Version? **
Well, we like to iron out all the bugs before we release a final version, have fun with BETA 2 and let me know how it compares to BETA 1 or other Spark versions. Thanks!
Why is this 2.6.0 and not 2.5.9?
Well, Daniel and I agreed that with the new GUI change we should jump up a little and form a new series of 2.6.x (Thanks to Daniel for uploading this beta)
Changes Between 2.6.0 BETA 1 and 2.6.0 BETA 2
[SPARK-952] Links will not open from chat windows under Linux Daniel Henninger
[SPARK-963] Should be an option to switch to 24h time format in chat window
[SPARK-930] Offline contacts in broadcast window
[SPARK-413] improve display of buttons in “Browse Conference Rooms”
[SPARK-467] Persist search information when doing user searches on multiple search services.
[SPARK-960] Spark does not remember group state.
[SPARK-409] option to disable the password change fields
[SPARK-954] Need an option to disable showing previous conversation in chat window
[SPARK-1023] Add remove button to call history
[SPARK-431] add “Save / Apply” and a “Cancel” button to Preferences Dialog
[SPARK-975] Add an option to delete entries in Tasks permanently
[SPARK-671] hide “show chat history” button if chat history is disabled
[SPARK-1025] Make rename global and not limited to just the contact list
[SPARK-700] Add an option to turn off Spark’s update-checking feature
[SPARK-1027] Prevent duplicate conferences
[SPARK-943] Add an option to read and copy contact’s status message
[SPARK-980] Add an option to disable vcard popups
[SPARK-959] Broadcast dialog input field should do text wrapping
[SPARK-1018] Add options to expand and collapse all groups together
[SPARK-1028] Spark is still showing null avatars/display pictures
[SPARK-1029] Clicking the information button will send the chat text field
[SPARK-1032] Improve the downloading class
[SPARK-1024] Add finish translation
Changes Between 2.5.8 and 2.6.0 BETA 1
[SPARK-898] org/jivesoftware/spark/ui/RetryPanel.java uses non-standard Smack
[SPARK-909] Spark Crashes after ending a Muted Call
[SPARK-937] Wrong notification popup upon receiving a file
[SPARK-789] Some text not internationalized
[SPARK-921] Sometimes Spark can’t change to Available automatically
[SPARK-878] Linux idle plugin not properly handling coming back from idle
[SPARK-906] Spark’s build should unpack .pack’d files at build time, not at first startup
[SPARK-835] Update translations inside Spark
[SPARK-849] “[ ] Enable Emotions” should disable more
[SPARK-667] Spark should only transform first /me
[SPARK-799] Server is editable on failed login
[SPARK-886] Reconnection logic not working properly
[SPARK-913] Settings not always being saved after changes made
[SPARK-914] Spark does not handle messages with subjects very well
[SPARK-901] Fix JVM crash when using Jingle on the Mac OS X
[SPARK-912] Localization improvements w/ bonus other improvements
[SPARK-278] URL parser issues
[SPARK-947] Add QQ transport support?
[SPARK-969] When someone performs a file transfer or non-message related event, the last message before it is shown in growl notifications
[SPARK-1004] if a username is too long then it gets cut off
[SPARK-991] Group Chat Highlighting
[SPARK-1009] Make gateway icons more transparent to fit with new theme
[SPARK-1010] On toast popup from a MUC show the nickname of whoever said the comment
[SPARK-1012] Update Jingle implementation to latest in Smack
[SPARK-926] Custom status editing no longer working in trunk
[SPARK-24] Memory does not decrease after closing chat window.
[SPARK-1019] Spark IRC support passing wrong variable for nickname
[SPARK-700] Add an option to turn off Spark’s update-checking feature
[SPARK-848] Jabber:IQ:Time not showing up on request.
[SPARK-815] Local time is not completed in the Client Version
[SPARK-997] An error occurs when enetering no Gateway username
[SPARK-993] Improve the GUI
[SPARK-637] BUZZ highlight chat tab
[SPARK-1011] When someone says my name in an MUC, show a custom toast popup if enabled
[SPARK-950] Spark is not showing /" chars in chat window
[SPARK-286] unicode display bug / window title
[SPARK-944] After language change should be “Exit now?”, not “Restart now?”
This BETA doesn’t have a feature I want. What should i do?
There’s already a topic in the Spark community to request new features.
I’ve noticed something that hasen’t been reported, What should i do?
Feel free to post something here, i hope that we can resolve issues quickly. Please don’t post something that we know about or is in the Jira.
Where should i download this BETA?
Right here: http://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/beta.jsp
Thanks!