PopChat history/what's new

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Version        Date        ?Description
0.5.4.1817 mar 2000*attempts to scan microsoft network more correctly (thanks to Reggie Ba-Pe for buglist)
0.5.428 feb 2000*will restore at top of desktop more correctly (thanks to Krawa)
*minor interface corrections and bug-fixes (thanks to all for feedback!)
+Dutch messages by Jouke Van Der Weijde
0.5.218 sep 1999+hot users editor
*several bugs in internal monitoring system (a lot of thanks to Vakil Khafizov)
+this version compiled with Delphi 5 if someone cares :)
0.5.111 sep 1999*two bugs with non-english computer names has been fixed (thanks to Oleg Kharin)
*bug when trying to send message/chat from WhoWhere window (pointed out by Dany Franck)
*bug when sending multi-user messages (User1;User2;...) (pointed out by Christian Schroven)
0.5 29 apr 1999 +PopChat homepage started up
19 apr 1999 *MinHeigh constraint added for Main form
17 apr 1999 */ESEND now could be used even if another instance of PopChat is running, also /SEND bug was fixed (thanks to Vakil F. Khafizov for bug report)
+after closing, the Chat content will be trasfered into message window
01 apr 1999 +French messages. Thanks to Stephane Mevel for translation
25 mar 1999 +will flash clock image in fly window when autoreply timer is activated
24 mar 1999 +sounds on message and chat request
*many bugs of 0.4.9b fixed
+will stop chatting without confirmation
0.4.9b19 mar 1999*now fly window will fly over other tasks and hides itself from taskbar (thanks to Alex Shovkoplyas for help)
18 mar 1999 +fly window (beta vertion)
03 mar 1999 +PopChatable computers will be checked in menu after refresh
(may takes several minutes to complete)
02 mar 1999 +DND mode (no chat requests/no messages will be shown)
*bug with autoreply message saving/restoring
+four hot message/chat users now directly in PopupMenu with bitmaps
+PopupMenu optionally could be "reversed" if taskbar is placed at top/bottom
(refresh the users list if you drag the taskbar on the new position with PopChat running)
20 feb 1999 *bug with minimize after/while chatting (thanks to Sergey Krawchenko for report)
19 feb 1999 +thanks to Vakil F. Khafizov for suggestions and inspiration of doing the following:
+will minimize on [x] close button and no more ask on exit
+hot five users directly in menu
+will flash tray icon, if message has been delivered successfuly to the remote computer (if you see "O: not supported." message, please update the PopChat on remote computer)
+archive now in main form
0.4.811 feb 1999+popup on message option (suggested by Alexander Khinchagov)
0.4.708 feb 1999*access violations at shutdown
*access violations when no user was logged on
03 feb 1999 +word wrap option (suggested by Ralf Ebert)
+forms will remember their position/size on screen
0.4.628 jan 1999+cosmetic changes, recompiled without VCL40.BPL
*if you close Chat request window by pressing [x] button the request will be lost (in the asbyss)
12 jan 1999 +new images, created with ImageStyler 1.0
11 jan 1999 +compiled with mdMailSlot version 1.13
0.4.505 jan 1999+Portugues messages added. Thanks to PP (Eldinei Viana)
+less CPU resource usage (about 10%?)
21 DEC 1998 *Netware Network Servers/Domains maintaining
03 DEC 1998 +glyphs instead of captions on some buttons
13 NOV 1998 *when you send a message to domain, and then to some user, the message will be sended to the domain also
05 NOV 1998 +now u can press Tab then Enter in message window. Suggested by Max
04 NOV 1998 *in sound (beep) :) Thanks again to Klaus Stoutz
+also added sound on chat request
03 NOV 1998 +sound (beep) on message. Suggested by Klaus Stoutz
0.4.401 OCT 1998+now you can send monitor commands via command-line parameters
17 SEP 1998 +now PopChat could be used as command-line tool (try /?). Thanks to Lukas Svoboda for inspiration
+user's name detection procedure changed (useful for NT users)
16 SEP 1998 *another fine bug in autoreply message and multilanguage support fixed
+compiled with mdMailSlot ver 1.11 (1.b)
+now we have Spanish messages. Thanks to Pablo Veliz
0.4.309 SEP 1998+will remember AutoReply text and will not show duplicated users. Thanks to Max2!
+will scroll down to last message
17 JUL 1998 +compiled with Delphi 4.0 (file "vcl40.bpl" is required to run)
+small interface corrections
0.4.225 JUN 1998+NT support! (you must stop "Messenger" service), thanx to Martin for suggestions (aslo thanks to Alexey Ivanov for supplying computer with Windows NT 4.0)
*everything is disabled when refreshing users. Suggested by Alexey Surkis
0.4.1u24 JUN 1998*bug in chatting (there was no chatting at all since version 0.4.1!)
*corrections in multilanguage components
0.4.1s24 JUN 1998*small corrections in mdMailSlot (strange things with CPU usage, thanks to Thomas)
+German messages by JENSMERKER
+Norwegian messages by John Roger
+Ukranian messages by Yuri Guskov
20 JUN 1998 +special release for multilaguage debugging
0.4.113 JUN 1998+Russian/German messages (pre-release)
0.4 14 MAY 1998 +mdMailSlot ver. 1.10 now used (less CPU load)
+WhoWhere feature (please inform about bugs)
0.3.9b06 MAY 1998*bug introduced in 0.3.9a, when many messages were lost
*bug with deleting domains/users from destination lists
0.3.9a23 APR 1998-no more reminders (to reduce .EXE size) (still under construction)
+mdMailSlot version 1.8 now used
+now you can send a message to workgroups (domains)
+several "ShowMessage"s now redirected to archive
*minor interface corrections
+several ProcessMessages added inside "Refresh users" loop
0.3.921 APR 1998+compiled with mdMailSlot component ver 1.7. Thanx to Gurol Dirikgil for support
*small interface corrections
0.3.811 FEB 1998*will also scan "Microsoft Networks" users if NetWare client installed
0.3.7b22 JAN 1998*bug with chatting (no more AV at shutdown)
+reminders (under construction) (waiting for clickers :)
0.3.714 JAN 1998+ can add group of users to favorites (by Yuri Guskov)
0.3.610 JAN 1998*bug in KA :)
+KA now can be also activated at specified time
0.3.608 JAN 1998+Keyworded AutoReply (KA) appear
0.3.524 Dec 1997*bug in main menu when "Scan at startup" disabled
+under NT will warn you about AutoReply. Thanx to A.Polhovsky
+reply will include original message
+all your messages now could be reposted into archive (look in settings)
0.3.402 Dec 1997*bug in "Scan at startup" option. Thanks to A.Puzikov for bug report
0.3.327 Nov 1997+New mailslot component (ver 1.4)
+some corrections
0.3.219 Nov 1997+S now works via files (u know what I mean :)
0.3.104 Nov 1997+"write only" NT support. Thanx to A.Herchanovsky for help
+"Scan at startup" option
*minor bug fixes
06 Nov 1997 +no more questions on Windows shutdown
0.3 26 Oct 1997 +just in case
0.2.0723 Oct 1997+even more unexpected changes by Yuri:
+favorites
+user names will be displayed before @
22 Oct 1997+several unexpected changes by Yuri Guskov:
*no more Access Violation (AV) error in Chat!
+users are now combined into domains!
+you can send messages to invisible computer ("other side")!
11 Oct 1997 *some minor corrections...
0.2.0617 Sep 1997*hope now will always popup on the top of desktop
0.2.0504 Aug 1997+reminders (under construction, sorry)
+hot keys for some actions
*bug with duplicate messages
0.2.0428 Jul 1997+tool buttons on face
+something special (suggested by A.Polhovsky)
0.2.0323 Jul 1997+Tray component from RX Library
0.2.0222 Jul 1997+all commands in PopupMenu
0.2.0119 Jul 1997+compiled with Delphi 3.0 (file VCL30.DPL must be found)
+multi-users messages
0.1.8514 Jul 1997*fixed small bugs
0.1.812 Jul 1997+now in system tray. Thanks to A.Herchanovsky for help
*bug in "black list"
0.1.718 Jun 1997+"black list"
0.1.616 Jun 1997+asks before start of chatting
0.1.001 Jun 1997+initial version
0.0.924 May 1997+pre-initial version (compiled with Delphi 2.0)

Last updated: 28 feb 2000