KDX Version History - OLD

Version 0.921

• New fixed-width chat font. Also comes in a smaller size. Use Settings to change the font. The original font is still available from Settings as well.
• New setting "Auto-sort Downloads Folder". This causes downloads to be placed into sub-folders of the Downloads folder, such as "Images" and "Movies". This is useful if you download many items.
• Previously the single-click behavior in lists was strange. Now it behaves in the same way as a regular button (for example, moving the mouse outside of the item while the mouse is still down unhilites the item, the same as a normal button. And when the mouse is released, the item is unhilited).
• Download queuing. The "indicator light" is orange while the item is queued.
• Server: Limit number of connections per IP address for security.
• Added Context Menu to file transfers list.
• Fixed bug with activating the context menu in the blank area of a user list.
• When you return to a folder you have visited previously, the scroll position is remembered.
• Command-UpArrow in files to go to the parent folder.
• Some minor bug fixes.

Version 0.920

• Trackers!
• Server settings (remotely administerable using the client).
• Server port number can be changed (takes effect immediately).
• Using Server Settings, you can configure a greeting message to be displayed when people login. This can be disabled on a per-account or per-class basis using the "Don't Show Greeting" privilege.
• Changed dates/times in accounts to display as local time instead of UTC.
• Made WonderLight(TM) blink faster. Read me NOW!
• Server: Fixed bug that prevented 2 people from downloading the same file at the same time.
• Messages window displays name and server of selected user.
• Connecting via context menu in Address Book now shows the Connect window with the info filled in, instead of connecting immediately.

Version 0.919

• Private Messages window no longer pops up in the middle of whatever you're doing, instead there is a WonderLight(TM) on the button bar which blinks when a message arrives, except if the messages window is already front-most.
• Private chat (context-click on a user).
• Fixed bug that caused cmd-delete and 'r' to fail to work in the Messages window under certain circumstances.

Version 0.918

• New "Connecting" window with status and cancel button.
• Another wild color scheme, "Blue Tram Cafe".
• Command-F into a chat window shows files for same server.
• Command-N into a chat window shows news for same server.
• Deleting files/folders now works (use the context menu). Actually, the server moves the item to the Trash, it doesn't really delete it.

Version 0.917

• Removed that annoying window with the button labelled "Menu" and the main user list. Replaced with a new nifty button bar.

Version 0.916

• Implemented "Create Folder" command in context menu in files. This also allows admins to create special "Uploads" folders and Drop Box folders. Drop Boxes may optionally be tied to a specific account which is given access to that folder.
• Implemented the "Can Upload Anywhere" access privilege in server.
• If a dropbox has an owner account specified, that person can view the dropbox without needing to have the full "Can View All Drop Boxes" access privilege.
• "Date Modified" column in file lists is now shown in local time instead of UTC.
• A few minor bug fixes.

Version 0.915

• A new less "adventurous" GUI color scheme named "Turquoise Hilites" (click "Settings" to use this).
• User info works (context-click on a user). Note you won't be able to view user info if your account does not have access. Transfer rate is not done yet.
• Added icon for partial/truncated files (noticeable while uploading).

Version 0.914

• Fixes a problem with popup menus when running on MacOS X.

Version 0.913

• Uploads working (use context-click), but not entirely finished (no "Uploads" folder yet).
• File list window now has context menu.
• Server: fixed bug where bullet, trademark, cursive 'f', and a number of other special characters in file names were recognized incorrectly.
• Worked around documented bug in MacOS 9.0.x where Carbon fails to properly create a file when File Sharing is enabled.

Version 0.912

• News (NOT finished but the main part is working).
• Fixed a number of instances where nothing happened when you clicked on a button to show a window because the window was already shown but docked. Now undocks.
• Window location/size for button bar, address book, file transfers and messages windows are now remembered when you exit/reopen.
• Implemented the "Cannot Be Disconnected" access privilege (note that you can still disconnect yourself, including previous incarnations of yourself from your former lives).

Version 0.911

• Previously, was using skanky unreliable code for displaying graphics on screen. Changed to kosher method.
• Fixed bug with docking a collapsed window.

Version 0.910

• Context-click a user in a user list to show context menu to disconnect (and optionally ban) a user.
• Chat topic date/time is now according to the clock on server computer, but displayed on client converted to local time.

Version 0.909

• Worked around a bug in MacOS 9.1 (only 9.1) that was causing scrolling and other mouse operations to be jerky/slow, and causing possible instability in the warp plasma manifold.
• Now detects connection closure due to TCP/IP being reset (for example by changing settings in TCP/IP Control Panel while connected).
• Popup menus hide when click in another window.
• Fixed bug where clicking and holding in a button then dragging the mouse outside the window then releasing mouse confused the button.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Version 0.908

• Window collapse box now uses Dock. You can still collapse windows the old way by double-clicking the titlebar (if you have enabled the option in the Appearance control panel).
• Implemented standard menus in the menubar and a Window menu.
• Accidentally broke launching in MacOS X. Fixed.
• Changing the class of an account via the popup in the window for editing an account now updates the access ticks accordingly.
• Creating an account selected "Guest" as the default class, but didn't show the ticks for it.
• Made Accounts not Classes the default in the Accounts window.
• Swapped "Last Login" and "Date Modified" columns in account list.
• Accidentally changed date/time in Private Messages window to UTC time in the previous version. Changed back to local time.
• Slightly reduced the width of the left bar of [admin-controlled] color that is next to each users icon/name.
• User descriptions now appear following icon and name, separated by a triangle/arrow.
• Better error message display showing operation and server.
• Fixed problem where the server terminated the connection before indicating an incorrect login.
• Server enforces access privileges.
• Prevents user from resizing windows so small that they cause errors.
• When editing an Address Book item, pressing the Delete key to clear the password didn't work. Fixed.

Version 0.907

• Accounts! Access control. (NOT Finished!).
• Added check for MacOS 9.0+ and Carbon 1.3.1+ to prevent KDX being run with older buggy/unreliable system software.
• Color scheme tweaks (again!).
• The "Date Modified" column in file lists is now implemented.
• Changed the "Finished" color of the indicator light in the file transfers list to blue to make it easier to distinguish from the "Transferring" color.

Version 0.906

• Tweaks to the color schemes.
• Some minor bug fixes.

Version 0.905

• New "Address Book" button and window. Use second-click or control-click to access Context Menu.
• Command-Q to quit.
• More built-in color schemes.

Version 0.904

• File downloads! Resume works too. No uploads yet.
• Aliases in the Files now supported.
• Click-and-hold on scroll bar arrows now scrolls repeatedly as expected.
• Potential lock-up/delay while disconnecting fixed.

Version 0.903

• Topic button in chat now works.
• Some crashy bugs squished.
• File transfers not finished but some work visible in the "File Transfers" window.

Version 0.902

• Don't exit so quickly when displaying error messages during startup phase.

Version 0.901

• Messages in the file list when it's empty to indicate the reason why.
• Command-R to refresh file list.
• Fixed file list caching.
• Posts a notification alert if you receive a message when the app is in the background.
• Fixed close box crash.
• Command-W to close windows.
• Close box on Files window works.
• Server: better detection of dead connections.
• New popup menu in the Settings window: "GUI Color Scheme".
• Icon for movie files.

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