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JSMS Changelog

What's new in JSMS 4.3.7

Nov 15, 2011
  • Removed phone book import from certain operator sites due to incompatibility Fixed Meteor.ie support
  • Added eMobile.ie support
  • Made startup more robust when checking database, or existing instance.
  • Fixed dictionary installation dialog. The dialog was not showing any dictionaries as available.
  • We no longer replace % symbols with "pc" and & symbols with "n".
  • Removed extra "+" symbol in destination number in delivery reports.
  • Added support for siptraffic.com
  • Added support for voicetrading.com

New in JSMS 4.3.6 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Fixed message sending on O2.ie after O2 website updates.
  • Added support for KwtSMS.com
  • Fixed my-cool-sms and added caller id support.
  • Fixed detection of errors if message sending fails.
  • Updated Meteor.ie support to send messages up to 480 chars in a single message.
  • Added warning if long messages (on O2.ie and Meteor.ie) will cost more than one credit.
  • Updated the phone book to allow 089 numbers.
  • Fixed selection of English dictionary if no other is selected.
  • Updated default font to "Arial, plain, 11". This font should support complicated languages like Arabic and Chinese on all platforms.
  • Added right-to-left text rendering for languages like Arabic.

New in JSMS 4.3.5 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Fixed Mac OS X Address Book compatibility with 10.5 (Leopard)

New in JSMS 4.3.4 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Fixed bug where groups were not getting saved
  • Improved number normalization for Irish operators
  • Improved logging for Mac OS users

New in JSMS 4.3.3 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Fix for O2.ie site changes

New in JSMS 4.3.2 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Added support for Mac OS X Address Book
  • Minor bug fixes

New in JSMS 4.3.1 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Bundled Mac OS X app all within the .app bundle
  • Added message signature preference
  • For Three.ie users, we automatically remove the signature they add
  • Minor bug fixes for delivery reports window
  • Extra login UI validation added

New in JSMS 4.3.0 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Launch time has been reduced significantly
  • Delivery Reports for O2.ie users
  • Now launch browser URL's using the Desktop class

New in JSMS 4.2.6 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Improved update checker
  • Rebrand to Jelly SMS logos and icons
  • Removed startup slash screen for faster start time

New in JSMS 4.2.5 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added phone book support for three.ie.
  • Added connectivity checks for three.ie.
  • Added the ability to hide the button toolbar.
  • Reduced the minimum size of the GUI.
  • Added preference to limit messages to a single text.
  • Fixed Vodafone Ireland remaining message parse
  • Fixed international SMS for Vodafone.ie users
  • Added support for My-Cool-SMS.com

New in JSMS 4.2.4 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed Meteor login issues

New in JSMS 4.2.3 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Addressed problem where updates were not installing for some Windows users

New in JSMS 4.2.2 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Better robustness when writing sent messages to the database.

New in JSMS 4.2.1 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added support for Three.ie
  • Added preference to dock JSMS in the system tray or not.
  • Fixed bug importing contacts from a JSMS export file.
  • Fixed bug decoding HTTP responses.
  • Fixed bug downloading contacts from Meteor website.

New in JSMS 4.2.0 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Updated JSMS to use Java 1.6.
  • Added JSMS to the system tray/notification area.
  • Added ability to ignore mis-spelled words or add them to the dictionary from the spell check popup menu.
  • Added ability to cancel messages while they are being sent.
  • Message history is now remembered from previous runs of JSMS.
  • Added drag and drop support when adding to groups in the phone book window.
  • Fixed bug where JSMS could not be run using a HTTP proxy.
  • Added new language dictionaries.
  • Added image files to installation

New in JSMS 4.1.5 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added Java version check. JSMS must be run in the Sun Java 6 Runtime Environment from now on

New in JSMS 4.1.4 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bug in automatic update

New in JSMS 4.1.3 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Reimplemented all HTTP communications code to achieve greater reliability.
  • Added parsing of the customer's user name from Vodafone accounts.
  • Fixed import of O2 contacts which have apostrophes in the contact name.
  • GMail import now works better when a contact has multiple phone numbers.
  • Removed Meteor statusbar tooltip as it was showing garbage.
  • Added buttons to some Help dialogs to open webpages.

New in JSMS 4.1.2 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Improved accessibility for the visually impaired. JSMS has been tested using the JAWS screen reader software. NOTE: The Java Access Bridge must be installed for this to work.
  • Added new 'View' menu which lets users view contacts in a sidebar (Full) view or in the classic way (simple). A button has been added for this to the tool bar also.
  • Added support for more VoIP websites.
  • The O2 address book import has been fixed
  • Voip account holders can now specify a phone number at login to receive replies back to.
  • Changed behaviour of the File> Change User item. It will now totally log the user out.
  • Improved import address book code to handle duplicates better.
  • Fixed bug where + signs were showing in the user name for O2 users instead of spaces (in JSMS title bar).
  • Updated the caret colour to match the foreground text colour.
  • Updated the Meteor account info that is shown in the tooltip at the bottom left of the status bar.
  • Fixed bug where failed logins were not being reported for Meteor users.

New in JSMS 4.1.1 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • O2 users can now import huge address books from their O2 Address Book (> 12 contacts)

New in JSMS 4.1.0 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed Address Book import for O2 users

New in JSMS 4.0.9 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed O2 to work with new site layout including ability to send 1000 character texts in one go.
  • Added better verification for sent messages for O2 users. A future update will do this for other operators.
  • Sent messages will now appear on the O2 website as well as in the JSMS history menu.
  • Added right click functionality to contacts in the phone book which allows for adding contacts to new or existing groups and delete/remove options.
  • Fixed problem reporting remaining credits for O2 users.
  • Added VoipCheap account support

New in JSMS 4.0.8 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added 'Clear history...' function to the History menu.
  • In the Phone Book you can now delete multiple contacts at once.
  • In the Phone Book you can now remove multiple contacts from a group at once.
  • When sending to a group, you will now not see the 'test' dialog that previously was shown for each recipient.
  • Fixed bug where history function was not functioning correctly when sending to groups.
  • Reverse history

New in JSMS 4.0.7 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed contacts import from Meteor website.
  • Fixed automatic update mechanism

New in JSMS 4.0.6 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed message sending for Vodafone users

New in JSMS 4.0.5 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where sending a text to a manually entered number caused JSMS to lock up.
  • Restored sending of messages to groups.
  • Added ability to start JSMS specifying the login details on the command line. To invoke, use the following format java -jar JSMS.jar

New in JSMS 4.0.4 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Disabled addition of new groups as the code required the use of a Java 6 Virtual Machine.
  • Fixed problem where texts sometimes wouldn't send.
  • Added system information to the About Box.

New in JSMS 4.0.3 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added a phone book manager and a button to launch it from the main screen. Multiple contacts can added to a group by drag and drop or multi-selection.
  • Redesigned Login window.
  • Added ability to export and import contacts (great for backing up your phone book).
  • Contacts can be searched by typing their name.
  • Updated message window and made background colours configurable, just like the fonts are.
  • Added message log showing message history since JSMS was launched.
  • Updated JSMS to work with Meteor's latest website update
  • Fixed bug where user could only enter a manual number up to 10 digits long (needed for O2 users).
  • Temporarily removed broken "sendToGroups" functionality.

New in JSMS 4.0.2 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added auto-selection capability to the contacts dropdown
  • Added ability to import contacts from:
  • your mobile operators website
  • GMail contacts
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Updated the main GUI to retrieve the remaining credits for O2 users after they log in.
  • Added ability to remove the background image from the
  • SMS text area.

New in JSMS 4.0.1 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bug when the number of SMS(s) to be sent was not being calculated correctly.
  • Fixed bug where Meteor was sometimes falsely reporting a failed login.
  • Added facility to allow the user change the fonts used by JSMS. Feature can be accessed via Tools->Preferences in the "Display" tab.
  • Added sample logging properties file to distribution to aid with debugging.
  • Added option to have the contact automatically unselected after a message is sent.
  • Fixed bug where modifications made to the phone book were not being reflected in the group chooser.
  • Updated to work with Vodafone's revamped website.

New in JSMS 4.0.0 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • JSMS will now automatically update and install new releases.
  • Updated connectivity checking and failure handling.
  • Added progress information when sending messages.
  • Fixed bug where the default spell checker was not being enabled if it was not explicitly selected the preferences dialog.
  • Added ability to manually enter phone numbers.
  • Added ability to undo and redo edits to messages.
  • Resized buttons and enhanced the look and feel of the main window.
  • After the user successfully logs into JSMS, we will show the user's name in the title bar and the remaining credits in the status bar.
  • Enhanced "About" dialog and added privacy statement.
  • Many bug fixes.

New in JSMS 3.3.4 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where phone book and preferences dialog was not opening on some platforms

New in JSMS 3.3.3 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bug where Meteor accounts were not sending texts and not showing an error.
  • Fixed bug where Vodafone accounts would not send second part of multiple messages.
  • Added ability to install and uninstall dictionaries.
  • Enhanced connectivity check to detect and diagnose network problems:
  • 1) Test Internet connectivity.
  • 2) Test connection to operator website.
  • 3) Test login to operator website.
  • Added progress dialogs that inform what is happening when update and connectivity checks are running.
  • Moved Group Chooser to be accessed via a button on the phone book.
  • Enhanced layout of Group Chooser dialog.
  • Fixed bug where character count was set to zero if you changed users with text already typed in the text area.
  • Added ability to read this README file from "Help" menu.

New in JSMS 3.3.2 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added ability to invoke JSMS from the command line. Usages are:
  • To launch the JSMS GUI:
  • java -jar JSMS.jar
  • To print usage information:
  • java -jar JSMS.jar help
  • To clear preferences (WARNING: This will delete your
  • phone book!):
  • java -jar JSMS.jar clearPrefs
  • To send a text from the command line:
  • java -jar JSMS.jar
  • [ ]
  • Added spell checker. It can be enabled to check the text as you type and/or just as the text is being sent. To add new dictionaries download the required dictionary (for free) from the OpenOffice wiki and save it in the JSMS/dictionaries folder. Note that currently the dictionaries must be in a .zip archive.
  • Updated the installer to fix the issues people have had trying to find the correct Java JVM to use. JSMS should now work with any Java Virtual Machine (JVM) version 5 or greater.
  • Added buttons for controlling spell check functions.
  • Added button to clear text area.
  • Fixed bug that preventing O2 users from sending to international numbers.
  • Fixed problem when Meteor and Vodafone customers were not being shown the number of texts remaining.
  • Removed download of Meteor address book as it hadn't been working since Meteor revamped their website.
  • Proxy settings can now be set via the preferences dialog. And there is now also a button that allows you to test the Internet access. A connectivity check also happens in the background after the user logs in.
  • Added ability to change the look and feel of JSMS. This lets you change the app from using the default Java look and feel (called "metal") to look like an app native to your Operating System. The number of different look and feels available will depend on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) you are using.
  • User preferences are no longer stored in config files. This is important for Vista users, as a default unmodified Vista installation will not allow a Java app write to the hard drive. Preferences are now saved on a per user basis, so each user can set JSMS up in the way that suits him/her.
  • Added GUI window for editing the phone book.
  • Added a tooltip to show the selected contact's phone number when the mouse hovers the contacts drop down.
  • We now correctly store dialog sizes (on a per user basis) and will restore each dialog (and the main app) in the same position it was in when it was closed.
  • We now support proper logging.

New in JSMS 3.3.1 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed bugs sending texts for both meteor and O2 customers.

New in JSMS 3.3.0 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added native text ending support for O2 customers

New in JSMS 3.2.3 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added native text ending support for Vodafone customers.
  • Updated installer.

New in JSMS 3.2.2 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added warning about native support for O2 and Vodafone customers.
  • Added installer.
  • Added dialog to change user preferences.
  • Added ability to change users.
  • Updated images and backgrounds to the text area.
  • Bug fixes.

New in JSMS 3.2.1 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Fixed parsing of remaining texts after send after Meteor updated their website. This was causing us to report that the Meteor website was down.
  • Added preference to disable the automatic update check on startup.
  • Fixed bug to enable the send button after a re-login.

New in JSMS 3.2.0 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • Added Send Button
  • Added Support for Section Dividers in Phone Book. If name sorting is enabled, each individual section will be sorted separately.
  • Added Menubar to the GUI.
  • Added Update Checker