Psi 0.9.3
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Date: January 8th, 2005

Author:
  Justin Karneges
  justin@affinix.com
  http://psi.affinix.com/


  For installation or compiling instructions, see the INSTALL file.
  (On Windows, see install.txt)

  This program is licensed under the GNU General Public License.  See
  the COPYING file for more information.


Notes
-----
  - You need the QCA-TLS plugin to utilize SSL connectivity.
    See http://delta.affinix.com/qca/

  - Upgrading to 0.9.3 --
    * Due to the increased bandwidth used by auto-version checks, they
      have been disabled since 0.9 by default.  There is an option to
      enable it.
    * The self-contact is now only shown if there is more than one
      resource logged in at once.  If you'd rather it always show, like
      in 0.8.7, then there is a way to enable it.
    * An XML format is now used for storing SSL certificates.  In the
      future, Psi will support importing of PEM files.  For now, you
      will have to create the XML by hand.  See certs/README.
    * You must use the QCA-TLS plugin to utilize SSL.  The older 'QSSL' plugin
      will not work.

  - GnuPG tips --
    * Always use the latest version of GnuPG.
    * On Windows, use a native build instead of one based on cygwin, and make
      sure it is properly installed in the registry.
    * Ensure 'gpg' actually works, by testing it from the command-line.
    * You must have a public and secret keyring.  Psi cannot operate
      without them, and they must be there when you start it.
    * If you experience fatal GnuPG incompatibilities, you can pass
      the --no-gpg option to Psi and gpg will not be used.
    * If you have gpg-agent set up, but you don't want Psi to use it, then
      you can pass --no-gpg-agent to force the use of Psi's built-in prompt.


Changes
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  New in 0.9.3
  - Notification when a user is typing
  - Advanced Data Forms capability (x:data)
  - Mac version uses the menu bar and also has a new color scheme
  - Slightly improved new user dialog
  - Drag and drop File Transfer
  - Ability to specify a status messages when going offline
  - The tray icon under X11 should now be more beautiful
  - Show self-contact is now a toolbar button instead of a normal option
  - There is now an option for all chat windows to be compact by default
  - Bugfix: file transfer sometimes wouldn't send the whole file
  - Fixed many other small bugs

  New in 0.9.2
  - File transfer
  - Event queue is saved to disk at all times for fault protection
  - Enable/disable accounts
  - Groupchat nickname tab-completion
  - Groupchat trackbar to mark last read text when unfocused
  - *bold*, /italic/, _underline_
  - Fixed bug where the roster window could get lost on Windows
  - 'Compact' mode for chat window
  - Tip of the day
  - Hidden roster group
  - Ability to export history as readable text
  - Event queue sorting by type
  - Type-ahead search in the roster
  - External programs can now have parameters
  - Toolbar configuration is now accessed from the right-click menu
  - Show dates in local format
  - Use the gnome-open utility for opening URLs with GNOME2
  - Fixed "broken pipe" crash when receiving GnuPG errors

  New in 0.9.1
  - Service Discovery browser (JEP-0030)
  - Popup notifications
  - Redesigned Iconset & Emoticons system, based on JEP-0038
  - Now possible to use service/transport icons for individual contacts
  - Ability to use custom roster icons for contacts via RegExps
  - Emoticon popup menu in chat window, for quick access
  - Reorganized Options window
  - Toolbar Editor
  - GnuPG 1.2.3 compatibility
  - New XMPP/Jabber engine (partially complete, XMPP 1.0 support deferred)
  - SOCKS5 proxy support
  - HTTP polling proxy support (JEP-0025)
  - Roster groups open/closed state saved
  - 'Free for Chat' status
  - Character counter
  - Selectable colors for roster 'blink' animation
  - Copy Location in URL attachment context menu
  - X11: WindowMaker docklet
  - Windows: fixed idle detection on Windows 9x
  - Mac: ability to hide/restore main window
  - Option: ignore messages from addresses not in your roster
  - Option: enter key sends chat messages
  - Option: raise chat window on receiving new messages
  - Option: auto-authorize contacts
  - Option: 'small' group headings
  - Option: treat incoming chats as messages unless chatting
  - Option: show/hide subject line
  - Option: enable/disable vCard check during login
  - Account dialogs ensure the JID is a valid user-JID before accepting
  - Bugfix: crash after using the Jabber browser
  - Bugfix: crash when resolving DNS
  - Bugfix: busy indicator sometimes stopped when it should still be running
  - Fixed many other bugs


Description
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  Psi is a capable Jabber client aimed at experienced users.  Its design
  goals are simplicity and stability.  Psi is highly portable and runs on
  Windows, Unix/X11, and MacOS X.

  The interface is very ICQ-like.  Alerts appear in the contact list when
  events are received, and things like subscriptions requests appear as
  "system messages" (ICQ users know these well).  Even "Chats" are
  queued in the contact list.  Also, chats are "remembered" by default,
  so that you don't have to keep a bunch of windows open for each person.
  Just close the chat window.  If you open it again it will all be there.

  Psi is minimal but powerful.  There are keybindings for just about
  everything, Unicode is supported throughout, and contacts are cached
  offline.  Security is also a major consideration, and Psi provides it for
  both client-to-server (SSL) and client-to-client (GnuPG).

  Plans for v1.0:
   - Multi-User Chat (JEP-0045)
   - Plugin system
   - Other misc stuff
   - Bugfixes


How you can help
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  Comments
  --------
  I like comments, even if they are a simple thanks.

  Bug reports
  -----------
  If you want to help me out, email me a bug report.  Be as descriptive
  as possible and tell me what exactly you were doing at the time
  something went wrong.  If possible, send me a stack backtrace.

  Wishes
  ------
  I can't possibly know what everyone wants, so I appreciate all feature
  requests.

  Porting
  -------
  Psi should be very portable.  Please e-mail me first if you want to
  port Psi to another platform.

  Graphics
  --------
  I am no artist.  If you think you can do a better job with any of the
  Psi graphics, then go right ahead!

  Sound
  -----
  Same goes for sound.  Start mixing!

  Programming
  -----------
  Patches are welcome.  External tools would be useful as well, like Licq
  conversion utilities (iconsets, message history, etc).  Get to work!

  Packaging
  ---------
  Want to make an RPM or something?

  Financial
  ---------
  You can send a paypal gift if you'd like, to justin@affinix.com


Have fun,
-Justin

