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Added:

  • New configuration options
  • Enable support for IRCv3 chathistory

2024.14 (2024-10-29)

Fixed:

  • CPU spiking due to memory leak in upstream crate.

2024.13 (2024-10-27)

Added:

  • Highlight buffer to view highlights across all servers. Can be opened via sidebar button or command bar.
  • Logging buffer to view logs. Can be opened via sidebar button or command bar.
  • New hotkeys
    • Toggle channel topic (Ctrl + Alt + t (macOS: ⌘ + ⌥ + t))
    • Toggle file_transfers buffer (Ctrl + j (macOS: ⌘ + j))
    • Toggle logs buffer (Ctrl + l (macOS: ⌘ + l))
    • Toggle theme editor window (Ctrl + t (macOS: ⌘ + t))
  • New configuration options
    • Dynamically select dark or light theme based on OS appearance. See configuartion.
    • Ability to define a shell command for loading a NICKSERV password. See configuration
    • Ability to define a shell command for loading a SASL password. See configuration
    • Show/hide sidebar button to view logs. See configuration
    • Ability to align nicknames above messages. See configuration.

Fixed:

  • Inverted scrolling direction.
  • Only highlight if user nick isn't part of another word.
  • Errors from password commands are now caught and displayed to the user.

Removed:

  • Configuration options:
    • [sidebar.buttons] in favor for the new User Menu

2024.12 (2024-09-17)

Added:

  • Multi-window support: Pop out panes into separate windows.
  • In-app theme editor with ability to with share it via a halloy:// URL.
  • Clickable users and channels in buffers.
  • New configuration options
    • Ability to include or exclude channels for server messages (join, part, etc.). See configuration.
    • Ability to color nicknames within channel messages. See configuration
    • Ability to define a shell command for loading a server password. See configuration
  • Enable support for IRCv3 msgid and read-marker

Fixed:

  • Regression where messages sent to ZNC virtual users were routed to the wrong buffer (e.g. *status routed to status).
  • Timeouts that could occur while Halloy was running in the background.

Changed:

  • Default Ghost sequence changed to REGAIN.

2024.11 (2024-09-04)

Added:

Fixed:

  • Expanded recognized login notifications (used to join channels that report themselves as requiring registration after logging in)
  • Messages with multiple targets are correctly recorded into multiple buffers (and/or multiple times into the same buffer) client-side.
  • Messages sent with a STATUSMSG prefix are recorded and indicated in the corresponding channel.
  • Ability to position the sidebar at the top, bottom, right, or left. See configuration.
  • /mode requires too many parameters for certain commands.

Changed:

  • Reworked themes to add better customization possibilities
    • NOTE Old theme files are not compatibile with the new format. However all the themes in the theme community has been updated to the new format.
  • Unread indicator has changed from a boolean value to a enum. See configuration.
  • Renamed sidebar.default_action to sidebar.buffer_action.
  • Auto-completing (with tab) a nickname at the beginning of the input line will append ': ' (colon space). Otherwise, a space is appended to the completion.

Removed:

  • Removed hex configuration option for server messages and nicknames.
    • hex was previously used to overwrite a color value. This is now done through the new theme format.

2024.10 (2024-08-04)

Added:

  • Small icon in sidemenu when a new release is available
  • Enable support for IRCv3 chghost, account-notify, and extended-join

Removed:

  • Persistent window position and size due to an upstream bug

2024.9 (2024-07-29)

Added:

  • Rich formatted and clickable URLs
  • Text formatting through /format command. For more details, see text formatting guide.
  • Support for CTCP queries CLIENTINFO, PING, SOURCE, and VERSION
  • Custom notification sounds. Use your own sounds or select from a few new built-in options. For more details, see notification configuration.
  • Support DCC Send requests with spaces in the filename
  • Reload config button in Sidebar

Fixed:

  • Text input missing key presses in certain instances
  • Connection timeout when UI is suspended on an offscreen workspace due to channel backpressure
  • Raw commands are passed through unmodified
  • AWAY command cuts off the away message

2024.8 (2024-07-05)

Added:

  • Ability to open irc:// and ircs:// URL schemes
  • Ability to overwrite nickname colors by providing a hex string (see buffer configuration).
  • Ability to overwrite server & internal message colors by providing a hex string (see buffer configuration).
  • Configurable shortcuts for "Leave Buffer" and "Toggle Sidebar" actions (see keyboard shortcuts configuration).
  • Ability to remember window position and size when reopened.
  • Ability to hide unread indicators in sidebar (see sidemenu configuration)

Fixed:

  • UTF-8 channel name rendering in sidebar and in pane title bars.

2024.7 (2024-05-05)

Added:

  • Reload configuration file from within the application (Ctrl + r (macOS: ⌘ + r))
  • Allow configuration of internal messages in buffer (see buffer configuration)
  • User information added to context menu
  • Support for IRCv3 CAP NEW and CAP DEL subcommands
  • Enable support for IRCv3 multi-prefix, message-tags, WHOX, and UTF8ONLY
  • Dynamic commands and tooltips added to command auto-completion via ISUPPORT
  • Added support for socks5 proxy configuration (see proxy configuration)
  • Added support for http proxy configuration (see proxy configuration)

Changed:

  • Simplified onboarding experience for users without a config.toml file
  • MacOS will now also look in $HOME/.config/halloy for config.toml.
  • Context menus can be dismissed by pressing Escape
  • Join channels that report themselves as requiring registration after logging in

Fixed:

  • No longer automatically reconnects to a server after using the /QUIT command.

2024.6 (2024-04-05)

Added:

Fixed:

  • Accept '@' in usernames to support bouncers that use the user@identifier/network convention
  • Prevent rare scenario where broadcast messages' timestamp would not match time the messages are received
  • Fix SASL on macos by using RUSTLS backend

Changed:

2024.5 (2024-03-21)

BREAKING Configuration file format has switched from YAML to TOML. Please vist the migration guide here: halloy.squidowl.org/guides/migrating-from-yaml.

Added:

  • Added command bar entry to open wiki website.

Changed:

  • Configuration file now uses TOML instead of YAML
    • Renamed [keys] section to [keyboard]
    • Renamed [buffer.channel.users] section to [buffer.channel.nicklist]
    • Renamed [buffer.input_visibility] section to [buffer.text_input]
    • Removed [dashboard] section
      • Renamed [dashboard.sidebar] section to [sidebar]
    • Changed exclude from [buffer.server_messages] to two seperate settings
      • enabled = bool
      • smart = number
  • Use primary text color instead of accent color for solid nicknames
  • Op and Voice context menu items hidden in channels where the user is not an Op

Fixed:

  • WHOIS is now correctly formatted when printed in buffers.

2024.4 (2024-03-15)

Added:

  • Configuration option to enable a topic banner in channels. This can be enabled under buffer.channel.topic
  • Messages typed into the input will persist until sent. Typed messages are saved when switching a pane to another buffer, then are restored when that buffer is returned to.
  • Added display of highest access level in front of nicks in chat, mirroring the format in the nick list
  • Added ability to toggle Op and Voice from user context menu in channels

Fix:

  • Context menus now shows buttons as expected
  • Buttons on help screen is now correctly sized
  • Text input is now disabled when not connected to a channel
  • When someone is kicked, it is now correctly shown
  • Query messages sent by another client will now correctly be displayed
  • Prevent flooding server by grouping channels together in as few JOIN messages as possible

Changed:

  • Various UI changes
    • Ensured consistent padding in channel buffer
    • Unified styling for dividers

Security:

2024.3, 2024.2 (2024-03-05)

Added:

  • Option to colorize nicks in the nick list (and an option to control it separately from in the buffer)
  • Option to control application scale factor

Fixed:

  • Input not visible on Server and Query (DM) buffers
  • Clipped buttons in context menu

Changed:

  • Improved user experience in text input when auto-completing a nickname.
  • Configuration option server_messages changed exclude from a boolean value to [All, None or !Smart seconds].
    • All excludes all messages for the specific server message.
    • None [default] excludes no messages for the specific server message.
    • !Smart seconds shows the server message if the user has sent a message in the given time interval (seconds) prior to the server message.

2024.1 (2024-02-07)

Added:

  • Configuration option servers.<name>.sasl.external.key added to support loading a separate PEM PKCS #8 encoded key for SASL authentication.

Changed:

  • Focus an available pane on launch, so that launch behavior follows typical use (e.g. if dashboard.sidebar.default_action is set to replacePane, then selecting a channel in the sidebar will replace the focused pane instead of opening a new pane)
  • hidden_server_messages has been changed to server_messages and additional customization has been added:
    • Exclude messages [join, part, quit].
    • Adjust username format.

Fixed:

  • Accept '*' as a legal special symbol for usernames
  • Accept '/' in usernames, ensuring correct parsing for bouncers using the nick/server convention
  • Create the configuration directory correctly, if it does not exist yet.

2023.5 (2023-11-12)

Added:

  • IRCv3 capability userhost-in-names support added
  • IRCv3 capability invite-notify support added
  • Configuration option dashboard.sidebar.width to control sidebar width.
  • Configuration option notification to control and enable notifications

Changed:

  • Limit messages to 512 bytes in length, including the trailing CR-LF characters.
  • Configuration option dashboard.sidebar_default_action now moved to dashboard.sidebar.default_action

2023.4 (2023-08-03)

Added:

  • Command bar (opened by pressing (Ctrl + k (macOS: ⌘ + k)))
  • Configurable keyboard shortcuts for common actions, such as changing buffer focus, maximize / restoring buffer size, cycling channels in the buffer and more! A new keys section has been added to the config file, reference the wiki for more details.
  • Single clicking on a user will insert nickname to input
  • Configuration option on_connect to execute commands once connected to a server, reference the wiki for more details.

Changed:

  • Instead of using hostname as fallback, we now always derive the seed for unique user colors from their nickname

Fixed:

  • Set the window application id on Linux to org.squidowl.halloy
  • Correctly display all arguments when receiving MODE command

2023.3 (2023-07-27)

Message history and dashboard state will be reset due to a breaking change. We've switched to a more flexible storage format to ensure future breakages won't occur.

Added:

  • Away-notify extension added for supported servers
  • SASL support for PLAIN & EXTERNAL. The following per-server config keys have been added:
    • PLAIN - sasl.plain.username & sasl.plain.password
    • EXTERNAL - sasl.external.cert is a path to the PEM encoded X509 cert
  • Configuration option buffer.hidden_server_messages to hide server messages from the provided array of sources: ["join", "part", "quit"]
  • Configuration option buffer.input_visibility to control input field visibility: always shown or following the focused buffer.
  • Portable mode - if a config file exists in the same directory as the executable, all Halloy data will be saved to that directory
  • Upon joining a channel, display the channel mode in the buffer
  • When querying an away user, you will see an away message
  • Autocomplete on joined channels

Changed:

  • Away users will be appear slightly transparent in nicklist
  • Configuration option new_buffer has been renamed to buffer. new_buffer key will still work for backwards compatibility.
  • Migrated to our own internal IRC backend. This should allow for quicker development against extensions and bug fixes.

Fixed:

  • Changes done in the config file are now properly applied to the old buffers
  • Text and colors on light themes will no longer appear washed out
  • All WHOIS responses are now properly routed to the buffer where the request was made (text input or via context menu)
  • Accessing text input history will only populate the current buffer, not all of them
  • Text from input box can be copied to clipboard
  • Prevent text input cursor from blinking when window loses focus

2023.2 (2023-07-07)

Added:

  • Nickname completions in text input with Tab
  • Previously sent messages can be accessed per buffer in the text input with ↑ / ↓ arrows
  • New configuration option dashboard.sidebar_default_action to control pane behaviour when selecting buffers
  • Messages from other users containing your nickname are now highlighted
  • Themes directory where users can add their own theme files
  • Broadcast nickname changes to relevant channels and queries.
  • Broadcast quit messages to relevant channels and queries.
  • Better error descriptions on connection failures
  • Support RAW command
  • Drag & drop buffers to the edges for better customization of the grid
  • Whois messages are printed in the currently focused buffer

Changed:

  • Default channel in config.yaml has been changed to #halloy (from ##rust)
  • palette field has been deprecated and replaced by theme in config.yaml
  • Sorting channel nicknames
  • Title headers has been changed to also display user count for channels
  • Copy change: "Leave" has been changed to "Close query" for queries

Fixed:

  • The last word of a message sometimes dissapeared
  • Persist partial text input content when switching away from buffer
  • Correctly load image on welcome screen

2023.1-alpha1 (2023-06-30)

Added:

  • First release 🎉