Digsby Beta (build 60)

Major Changes
* Add support for a change in the AIM/ICQ protocols that broke login
* Lowered Digsby's CPU usage by about 30% (tech jargon: switched from Python 2.5 to 2.6 and moved to the Intel compiler)
* Improved the reliability and speed of file transfers for both AIM and MSN protocols
* Added an option for new IM windows to start hidden and blink the tray icon instead of popping up a window
* Added support for setting status on your MySpace account
* Added new emoticon packs and changed the default emoticon pack
* The infobox now uses the same user interface control as the IM window. This will make it much faster and more versatile
* Added support for Google Talk shared-status so Gtalk accounts now support the “Invisible” status
* Add support for a change in the Facebook protocol that broke login
* Fixed the most common cause of crashes in the latest alpha release
* Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to crash on startup on older computers
* Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to leak RAM and go into a CPU spin
* Buddy List Search - just type a buddy's name and the status bar converts into a search box making it easy to find buddies or perform a web search
* Significantly optimized all buddy list sorting and drawing code, reducing Digsby's overall CPU usage by about 20% (or more for very long buddy lists)
* Significantly optimized IM window performance for much faster scrolling, especially with slow themes like GoneDark
* Fixed a bug that caused offline merged contacts to get stuck in their original group instead of moving to the “Offline” group
* Added new diagnostic info to help us hunt down memory leaks - if you see Digsby using a ton of RAM (ie: over 200MB) please submit a bug report
* Fixed a bug that caused saved status messages to be lost when switching between the alpha and public release
* Fixed a bug that caused AIM and ICQ accounts to disconnect regularly
* Fixed a few major memory leaks
* Added Retweet functionality to Twitter


Bug Fixes

* Fixed the most common cause of CPU spins
* Fixed Hotmail autologin which was broken by a protocol change
* Fixed a bug that prevented multiple simultaneous file transfers with MSN users
* Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to get stuck in “Connecting” if it got unrecognized data from the login load balancer
* Possibly fixed a bug with docking that caused the buddy list to not slide out
* Fixed a bug that caused MySpace status messages to not show a timestamp in the newsfeed
* Fixed a bug that caused the account list on the buddy list to shift after editing an account
* Fixed alert counts in LinkedIn - it now shows next to the Inbox link at the top
* Fixed a bug that caused popups to show for all your online buddies on log in as if they just signed in
* Fixed a bug that caused emails in POP/IMAP to not show previews if they had an invalid timestamp (ie: arrived in year 8)
* Fixed a bug that caused the wall link for Facebook buddies to not open their wall
* Jabber privacy preference for not hiding your OS works now
* Possibly fixed a bug that caused more than one tab to open for a single Yahoo buddy
* Fixed a bug that caused alignment issues in the infobox if you set your Facebook newsfeed to show only status updates
* Fixed a bug that caused messages to appear twice in the IM window when using the “start new conversations hidden” feature
* Fixed a bug that caused successful file transfers to report that they failed
* Fixed a bug that caused Jabber file transfers to fail one minute into the transfer
* Fixed a bug that caused the infobox to break if you were scrolling while it updated
* Fixed a small memory leak in the IM window
* Fixed a bug that caused MySpace statuses to not show in the timeline for some users
* Fixed a bug that caused IM history to load into the IM window as gibberish
* Conversation theme previews work again in the preferences window
* Fixed a DNS issue that caused Google Talk and Jabber accounts to not connect for some users
* Fixed the “Show Buddy List” menu item (tray icon)
* Fixed a bug that caused IMs to not be delivered if replying from a popup after closing the original IM window
* Fixed a CPU spin that happened when there was an error writing to the diagnostic log
* Buddy icons now show correctly in the IM window and infobox for users who have unicode characters in their Windows username
* Fixed a bug that caused the infobox to slide across the screen the first time it comes up
* Fixed a bug that caused the IM window and infobox to show outdated buddy icons
* Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to steal focus from the IM window when you click the IM window right after doing a buddy list search
* Fixed a bug that caused the bottom of the infobox to get cut off the first time you click on a buddy
* Fixed a bug that caused group counts to be inaccurate when not grouping offline buddies into a single group
* Fixed a bug that prevented you from rearranging buddies in some groups
* Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to crash on Windows 2000 machines on startup
* Fixed a bug that prevented “Hide Offline Groups” from working properly
* Fixed a bug that caused a scrollbar to flicker in the infobox as you move your mouse down the list
* Fixed a bug that caused IMs you send from the popup notification to not show in the IM window if the window was hidden to tray
* Fixed a bug that caused the right click menu to not show when right clicking the Digsby tray icon in certain cases
* Fixed a small memory leak in the IM window
* Fixed a small bug with MSN file transfers that happened if the other person is using a very old version of MSN Messenger
* Possibly fixed a bug that caused Twitter icons to show as black boxes for some users - let us know if it did not work
* Fixed a bug that caused Yahoo Mail accounts to return an authentication error sometimes
* Fixed a bug that caused IM windows to not show in some cases when double clicking on a buddy
* Fixed a bug that caused the status dropdown not to work when using Digsby via remote desktop
* Fixed a small bug with AIM and MSN file transfers
* Fixed a small bug with IMAP and AOL Mail accounts
* Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to show as blank after being minimized for a long time
* Fixed a bug that caused the original Digsby emoticon set to show twice in preferences. This will still happen to current alpha testers who switched to the previous alpha release unless you delete the “C:Program FilesDigsby esemoticonsDigsby”
* Conversation theme previews in now show your Digsby username instead of “Nick”
* Fixed a bug that caused IM windows not to auto-scroll if you zoom in


Enhancements

* The tray icon now shows your status as a badge if your status is set to anything other than “Available”
* POP/IMAP accounts can now launch a URL instead of a mail client
* All email and social network popup notifications will stay open when mousing over any one of them
* Created a popup “tip” letting you know that you can close popups by right clicking on them (it will show only once)
* Added the option to auto-accept file transfers from those on your buddy list
* Added 42 new variants to the “Modern Bubbling” conversation theme
* Added unicode hashtag support to Twitter
* Twitter now retrieves more tweets on login so you don't miss any
* Skins can now be placed in the windows user folder so they are not over-written by auto-update
* Offline mode will kick in more quickly when trying to log in to Digsby fails due to network issues
* Infobox will no longer close when links are clicked so you can keep scrolling through a social network timeline
* Popup notifications for emails and social networks will no longer close when clicked so you can keep going through the alerts
* Shift + click on a popup notification prevents it from fading away until you right click it to close it
* Minor performance optimizations in way Digsby creates diagnostic logs
* When selecting the auto-hide option for the buddy list while it is already docked, it will slide out right away
* Minor optimization for drawing tray icons with unread counts
* Yahoo custom status is now correctly “Available” and “Away”
* Twitter popups now show the person's name instead of “Twitter Update” as the title
* Added option to set LinkedIn status to a Digsby promo message when adding a LinkedIn account (like the one in Twitter)
* Yahoo now tries the old login method if the new load balanced one doesn't work
* The IP address in the infobox of a widget user now links to a page showing their geographic location
* Gave LinkedIn a right click menu
* Added the ability to log in to Facebook via browser in case the embedded browser does not work for you
* Clicking someone's @username in the Twitter infobox opens their profile via HTTP instead of HTTPS in browser
* Log history viewer now has mouse wheel support for scrolling
* Minor performance enhancement for Jabber and Google Talk accounts
Double clicking social networks (buddy list or tray icon) now opens the “Set Status” dialog instead of going to the homepage of that social network. You can still get to the homepage via the right click menu or the links at the top of the infobox.
* Added “Buddy List Search” to the Tools menu
* Added character wrapping to long MSN names
* Added character wrapping to Facebook newsfeed
* Slightly faster drawing of images in the IM window and infobox
* If you do a buddy list search, click a buddy, and then hit backspace, it will go back to the search and delete the last character
* If you click away from the buddy list search box before typing anything it goes away
* Ctrl + C support in the infobox
* Brought back Ctrl + C support in the log viewer
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