What's new in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.9.1
Jul 5, 2019
- Fixed an issue that would occur when blocking another user and they would re-appear in the TreeView.
- Updated File Transfers to make long file names shorter if they were too long to appear in the tray tip.
- Removed notifications when checking for updates at application startup if there is no update available.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.9 (May 28, 2019)
- Created a Block/Unblock mechanismAdded a Block option to the right click context menu of the TreeView which blocks the user you've chosenUsing the menu bar you can view the blocked users and unblock themBlocked users will be removed from your list and you will be removed from theirs.
- Added a context menu in the main edit control of conversation windows with the options: "Select All" (enabled if there is text and is not already all selected) and "Copy" (if there is text selected), since these were not available after changing to a Rich Edit control.
- Added an Auto-Update featureWhen this is turned on (which requires checking for updates on s!mpL3 LAN Messenger startup) and an update is found, it will proceed automatically without any promptsThis also allows for "Start Hidden" (as long as either the tray icon or the hotkey is set) to be enabled at the same time and all prompts of the update are suppressed.
- Added a LAN Update featureWhen this feature is turned on, if another user connects to the same LAN as you and is running a newer version of s!mpL3 LAN Messenger, you will be prompted to update to that versionThis allows for updating even when computers on a network do not have internet accessIf you decline the update, you won't be informed again until you restart the applicationThe option can be turned off from Edit->Preferences->General->LAN Update.
- Conversation window positions are now saved so they open where they were left the last timeYou can reset their position by going to Edit->Preferences->Maintenance and clicking the related option.
- Fixed a lot of small bugs..
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.7 (Sep 26, 2015)
- Made conversation windows resizable.
- Changed the standard edit control for received messages to a rich edit control with URL detection. Clicking a link will open the webpage in your default browser.
- Removed multiple message boxes showing up when connection changes were detected. All information will appear in one message box.
- Added computer Sleep/Suspend detection. If your computer goes to sleep and s!mpL3 LAN Messenger is connected, it will now disconnect and when your computer wakes up, it will connect again.
- Fixed a bug with "Hide in tray" not showing the password input and directly making windows appear when the "Password lock" option was enabled.
- Added more error checking when sending/receiving files.
- Changed File Transfer GUI size and added "Open Containing Folder" button to it when a file is received.
- Added Windows 10 support and notifications.
- Optimized internal communication mechanism.
- Various other bug fixes and optimizations.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.6 (Nov 5, 2014)
- Added the ability to send folders. Folders are zipped before being sent.
- Fixed a bug with "Hide in tray" not showing the password input and directly making windows appear when the "Password lock" option was enabled.
- Fixed a bug with Auto-Refresh not working after startup unless changed from Preferences.
- Fixed a bug where you could attempt to send files to someone that was offline.
- Changed "Start with Windows" so it only works for the Current User, system wide is not needed.
- Changed the location of s!mpL3 LAN Messenger files to be in the Local AppData folder.
- Fixed the use of "|". Please make sure you update all your clients to the latest version as this may cause issues when chatting with someone who is using an older version.
- Optimized internal communication mechanism.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.5 (Oct 6, 2014)
- Fixed a bug with the "Sort Treeview" option, if changed while disconnected, it wouldn't work.
- Fixed the "Language Chooser" window size to show correctly in Windows 8.
- Fixed "s!mpL3 LAN Messenger download" window size to show correctly in Windows 8.
- Fixed a bug which would occur when a conversation window would be created by receiving a shake and the main editbox would be disabled.
- Added an option to keep the tray icon when hidden, clicking it will restore the hidden windows. Notifications and Sounds are still supressed. In order to "hide" s!mpL3 LAN Messenger, use the hotkey or the right click context menu.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.4 (Sep 15, 2014)
- Fixed a bug that allowed folders to be sent which is currently not supported and would not work correctly. This now gives an error.
- Fixed a few bugs related with the "Conversation Taskbar icons" setting that also affected the ability to send files.
- Fixed incorrect Config.ini that caused some Preferences not to work correctly.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.3 (Sep 15, 2014)
- Changed update process so s!mpL3 LAN Messenger will be downloaded instead of s!mpL3 Updater.
- s!mpL3 Updater discontinued. It will remain available for older versions to update to the latest.
- Tweaked file transfers.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.1 (Sep 10, 2014)
- File Transfers: You can now send files to other connected clients. This works
- by dragging and dropping the file(s) in a conversation window. Yes, sending multiple files works also! (File Transfers do not work in Chats, only in Conversations)
- File Transfer Preferences. You can change the location where received files
- will be saved to by default. If you disable this option, you will be asked where to save a file each time. When someone sends you a file you are asked to accept or decline it, with Auto-Accept enabled you won't be asked and will accept all sent files, if the Save Location option is off you will still be asked to choose a location. Auto-Decline will automatically decline all file transfer requests. Close when complete will close the progress window once succesfully finished. Show in taskbar will make File Transfer windows show or not in the taskbar.
- WhenConnect on startup is enabled, s!mpL3 LAN Messenger will not try to connect if no network adapters are available.
- Added License Agreement link to About window, instead of clicking the copyright information for it to open.
- Re-implemented "Restore Default Preferences" button in the
- Maintenance tab.
- Fixed several bugs.
- Made some changes to the communication between clients which breaks compatibility with previous versions.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.8.0 (Feb 10, 2014)
- Fixed a number of bugs related to the TreeView. It will now update correctly in more scenarios that before. For example, if for some reason a client isn't shown while connected and that client changes his Username or Status, the TreeView will now update accordingly and so will any open conversation window with that client.
- Fixed a bug with the Encryption password being saved when clicking "OK" in the pop up window instead of when clicking "Save" in Preferences as supposed to.
- When changing the Encryption password and saving the Preferences, if connected, s!mpL3 LAN Messenger will announce itself to the network so other clients appear in the TreeView so no manual "Refresh" is needed after this action.
- When multiple clients are connected, the "Chat" option will always be added above all clients instead of being further down as it used to be (was usually second).
- Fixed a bug that could lead to a crash when receiving a message from a client and the TreeView wasn't showing that client.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.7.9 (Jan 27, 2014)
- Fixed a bug with the encryption that would cause the password to get initialized every time.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.7.8 (Jan 27, 2014)
- You can now change the port by editing the Config.ini file. You just need to add
- a line to it, for example "Port=42343" (without quotes) and restart s!mpL3 LAN Messenger. The new port will be used when you Connect. Delete the line for default port 60000. The Config.ini file is in the s!mpL3 LAN Messenger folder of your AppData folder.
- Changed the Tray Icon Tooltip when connected to show connections differently
- and also show the port number.
- Fixed a bug where the icon used for the Taskbar and Start Menu would go
- missing.
- Added "Choose a Language" on first run and an option in Preferences to choose the language you want to use. (Changes the language on the fly)
- Changed encryption used to AES. This breaks compatibility with previous
- versions.
- Brought back the Maintenance tab in Preferences.
- Fixed several bugs.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.7.7 (Feb 16, 2013)
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.7.6 (Jan 15, 2013)
- Fixed a bug that would cause minimized conversation windows to disappear when changing the option "Conversation taskbar icons" in Preferences.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.7.5 (Jan 12, 2013)
- Fixed a bug that would crash s!mpL3 LAN Messenger when you would start a new group chat.
- Various other bug fixes.
New in s!mpL3 LAN Messenger 2.9.7.4 (Jan 8, 2013)
- Server now using UDP port 60000 (breaks compatibility with older versions).
- Server syntax changes (breaks compatibility with older versions).
- Various bug fixes when connections change while connected or disconnected (msgboxes).
- Specific settings not being greyed out as supposed to in Preferences GUI (previously Settings)
- About GUI - re-designed and Updater implemented. License Agreement added.
- Preferences GUI - completely re-designed to accommodate extra settings, become less crowded and look better. Some settings have been removed for now and will be re-implemented in the future if needed. Also added the ability to mute/unmute sounds.
- Various UI tweaks - OS aware Notifications, moved some settings to the main window, under a new menu called View. Added some new features like the option for the main window and/or conversation windows to appear in the taskbar.
- Status - Your status is visible to others. The tray icon also corresponds to your status and it shows to others next to your name in the Treeview. You can change your status by clicking the icon next to your Username before connecting (cycle through) or by choosing the one you want by right-clicking the tray icon.
- Updater version 1.3.1.3, now gets information about the latest s!mpL3 LAN Messenger and displays it after updating.