Channelname gadget now has a Context Menu which makes
joining and leaving a channel
only a right mousebutton away.
The Userlist counter now shows number of users & ops. When channel has
a user limit it will become a gauge showing the channel filling.
Channelwindow and logs now have a (configurable) timestamp.
Any URL sent to the channel will now be underlined and clickable,
giving direct access to them. The URL Grabber will get them too for later
reference. AmIRC now also recognizes URLs that aren't preceeded with http://
and FTP URLs.
AmIRC will ask for a Browser if none can be found using either
OpenURL.library, Sendbrowser.amirx or Voyager IPC.
AmIRC will now look for the ENV Variables REALNAME and USER
upon startup and use those if available.
AmIRC now supports ColourCodes, which means
it will show indivual message colours set by the sender! Rest assured this
feature can be switched off! :) (Use at own risk ;-)
The Channel Limit and Keyword fields are switched between text
and string object according to the user's status. i.e. When the user is not
allowed to change them, he cannot access them.
The Channel Limit and Keyword fields are hidden when the modes
are not active on a channel.
The Topic is now a text field as long as the user is not a
Channel Operator and the channel has
Topic Protection, as the user is not allowed to change
the Topic anyway.
When MUI Bubble Help is active, the TOPIC window
now comes up with a bubble containing the user who set it and when, as well
as the complete topic string.
The Text Input Gadgets now have a popup menu when the right mousebutton
is pressed when the mouse is on them.
With the new Terminal Login Mode AmIRC will open a mini 'telnet'
connection window after the initial server connection. This allows you to
bypass any firewals, use relays etc. (This mode is activated by starting
AmIRC from the shell using: "AmIRC TerminalMode" or "AmIRC TM").
Other recently added new features:
New Single Channel Window mode allows to join multiple channels
in a single window.
Total Queueing. Now everything which isn't urgent (like
KICKs or MODE changes)
is sent through the output queue to reduce risk of being kicked by a
server due to flooding.
INFO Window has an additional Levelmeter which shows the number
of unsent messages in the output queue.
AmIRC now also supports Contact Manager and can parse URLs from
the URL Grabber to it.
The Scrollback Buffer can now be limited in size via Prefs.
Number of Query Windows can be limited.
AmIRC will now use OpenURL.library, if found, to send the URL to
the browser.
AmIRC uses Vapor Update Library to check for new versions upon
startup. When a new version is available it can then be downloaded
automatically.
You can now Ban Multiple users at once by multi-selecting them.
Invitations are now shown in an seperate Invite requester. The
requester can be disabled from the new Windows
section in the preferences.
The Lag-O-Meter permanently monitors and shows lag as a
three-colour bar underneath the userlist. Clicking on the
Lag-O-Meter opens the Information window, which has a graphical
representation of the current lag, as well as the servername,
current lag, last two lag probes and the average lag.
Frequently used channels can be stored in a Favorite Channels
window from where you can join them by doubleclicking on them.
The new Tray window contains a button for every AmIRC window.
Windows can be closed individually by clicking on their 'Hide'
gadget. The Tray window shows number of messages in a window and
indicates new messages after iconification. (Requires MUI v3.8+)
Dialog windows have a Rename button to change the nick for the
window. Useful when someone re-enters IRC with a different nick.
Dialog and Channel windows have an [L] button to enable logging
of that window to a file.
AmIRC now uses NList.mcc for it's listviews if found. (Not used
with OS2.x)
DCC windows now have a Cleanup button to
delete all finished or aborted transfers at once.
The /BACK command resets the Away state
no matter what it is.
DCC Receive window has a Replace button
to overwrite existing files.
DCC Receive window has a MIMEPrefs button
to call up the MIMEPrefs program.
The Auto accept DCC send? menu item allows to start incoming
DCC send requests without the need for confirmation.
Files received via DCC are opened in shared mode
during transfer, allowing you to play or view them partially while
downloading. (Especially for all you MP3 freaks out there:-)
AmIRC now uses MIMEPrefs for for viewing files.
AmIRC now has an Plugin API, expect many seperately developed
extension modules.
The Serverlist is now divided into Server Groups to allow better
organization of different servers of a network.
The Prefs menu has a new Windows section where can be determined
which windows will open on startup.
