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Digsby Version History

This page contains a summary of changes we make in every release of digsby. These updates are automatically installed when you start digsby so there is no need to re-install.

Build 76 - r26376 (public beta) - 2/11/2010

Major Changes

  • New Skins: The “Windows 7” skin now has 8 new variants by @derekerdmann. Access them via Preferences > Skins
  • Windows 7 Support: Digsby takes advantage of jump lists for easy access to common tasks and top buddies (by log size). We also use taskbar grouping to let you jump to conversations, see typing notifications and unread conversation counts
  • Better Popups: Social networks will no longer show a separate popup for Alerts and the titles will no longer say “Facebook Newsfeed” with a generic Facebook icon. Instead, you will see the friend's picture and name with a small badge in the top right for each network. You can also comment/like Facebook items right from popups
  • Trending News: We've partnered with the folks at OneRiot to bring the latest trending news stories to your social feeds. You can enable/disable via Preferences > General & Profile
  • Facebook Dislike: We're amazed by how many people wanted to “Dislike” Facebook posts. The “Dislike Button” Facebook page has over 3.2 million fans! You asked for it, you got it.
  • MySpace Newsfeed: We've revamped the MySpace newsfeed to support their new APIs so it looks a lot more like the Facebook/Twitter feeds including the ability to comment on statuses
  • MySpace Achievements: Back in September we introduced achievements for Facebook and the functionality is being ported over to MySpace
  • Yahoo HTTP Support: Restrictive firewalls and proxies should no longer be an issue for Yahoo Messenger users. Edit the account in preferences and set it to “Always use HTTP”


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed several bugs with AIM file transfers
  • Fixed a bug that caused words to show as misspelled even after being corrected
  • Fixed a bug that caused HTML to show in popups for MySpaceIM
  • Fixed a bug that caused redirect issues with some proxy servers
  • Fixed a bug that caused ESC and other non-alphanumeric keys to trigger a buddy list search
  • Fixed a bug that caused Twitter searches to stop updating
  • Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to not remember the URL or mail client you told it to use for POP/IMAP accounts
  • Fixed a few small bugs related to requesting status messages on ICQ
  • Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to lock up when spell checking the unicode star character
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Digsby from clearing the “is typing notification” in some cases
  • Fixed a bug that caused Invisible not to work when setting it as a custom status for a particular account
  • Fixed a bug that caused window sizes to not get remembered when using Aero snap to make the window full height
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollbars to not show in the IM window profile viewer
  • Fixed a bug that caused links to open in Digsby's browser instead of your default browser in Twitter in some cases
  • Fixed a bug that caused MSN Messenger authorization requests not to show until you sign out and back in
  • Fixed a bug that caused gibberish to be added to multipart SMS IMs over AIM protocol
  • Fixed a bug that caused privacy settings to not update visually for MSN accounts after you change them and go back to preferences
  • Fixed a bug that caused some links in the LinkedIn newsfeed to not open
  • Fixed a few of the most commonly reported crash causing bugs
  • Fixed a few memory leaks
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Facebook newsfeed to break


Enhancements

  • You can now filter the Facebook newsfeed using a dropdown menu to show only certain types of stories
  • The log viewer will now show people's nicknames instead of usernames so ICQ and Facebook users won't show up as 13371337 in the chat logs
  • Added auto-complete support to Twitter when you type ”@” or “d ”
  • If Facebook login via browser fails or you close the browser, it will go to an authentication error state instead of disabling/disappearing
  • Yahoo authentication errors are more specific now, letting you know if there is a lock on your account or if the username/password is invalid
  • Digsby will no longer auto-respond to blocked contacts
  • Blocking a buddy on AIM will set your AIM privacy level to “block those on block” list if it is currently set to “allow all”
  • Fixed a bug that caused Twitter not to reconnect after hibernate
  • Added a wizard for new users to add their accounts on login
  • Show music note on buddy list when using now playing status even if extended fonts are missing
  • Added a [?] link to some areas to link to the FAQ for things like Digsby Achievements
  • Subsequent Facebook newsfeed updates after the initial login have been optimized to use less bandwidth and CPU
  • The file transfer dialog no longer steals focus when it pops up
  • Better icon scaling when setting buddy icon on MSN Messenger accounts
  • Digsby will no longer freeze while waiting for your browser to launch after you click a link


Build 75 - r26306 (public beta) - 12/9/2009

Major Changes

  • Fixed several of the most common crash causing bugs
  • Fixed several issues with Twitter that caused Tweets to show in the wrong order on the timeline
  • Blocked buddies now show a “blocked” icon where their status icon would normally appear on the buddy list


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that caused the underline for misspelled words to show in the wrong place in some cases
  • Fixed a bug that caused links in the LinkedIn newsfeed to not be clickable
  • Fixed a bug that caused the input box to be bigger than it should be when using Aero snapping
  • Fixed a bug that caused the input box to jump down to the minimum size when dragging to resize it
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Twitter infobox to show blank
  • Fixed a bug that caused an account to not reconnect when you choose Offline and then Invisible in the status dropdown
  • Fixed a bug that caused linkify to fail when there is punctuation before a URL
  • Fixed a bug that caused the “save this search” footer to not show in Twitter
  • Fixed a bug that caused an image to be locked and undeletable after sending it to pic.im for use in a status message
  • Fixed a bug that caused some Facebook newsfeed items to not show all content
  • Fixed a bug that caused email sending to fail for some Hotmail accounts
  • Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to shrink to a tiny size when dragging it away from the docked position
  • Fixed a bug that caused saved Available messages to show in the wrong place in the status dropdown if there are no saved Away messages
  • Fixed a bug that caused some MSN buddies to show as mobile when they were offline
  • Fixed a bug that caused the MySpace infobox to show the word “Newsfeed” when it should have showed a date
  • Fixed a bug that caused Facebook to get stuck in a connecting state
  • Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to crash if the Times New Roman font was missing
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Digsby tray icon to keep disappearing even if you set it to always show in Windows 7
  • Fixed a bug that caused HTML to show in the IM window when getting IMs from invisible AIM/ICQ buddies or from eBuddy users
  • Twitter now detects if the local database of tweets is corrupt and clears it rather than failing to connect
  • Fixed a bug linking URLs that included the ”#” character
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Facebook newsfeed to break


Enhancements

  • When you reply make sure not to pre-fill hash tags more than once
  • Clean up Tweets you discarded using the website from the Digsby cache
  • Twitter stops checking for updates after your computer is idle for 10 minute so your API rate limits are saved for other apps (ie: mobile app when away from PC)
  • Clicking “Refresh Now” when Twitter is in a failed to connect state will try to reconnect
  • Clicking Infobox links when the Twitter window is minimized will now restore the window
  • Fake groups (ie: when grouping by protocol) no longer have the Rename and Delete options when you right click them
  • Don't hashify #1 through #9
  • Don't fire an error popup when trying to add someone to your buddy list that is already in the “pending approval” state
  • Added RTL support to the Twitter input box
  • Don't hashify a hash tag at the end of a URL - linkify the whole URL instead
  • MySpaceIM accounts now show the MySpaceIM service icon instead of the MySpace social network icon
  • Improvement made to the way “new style” re-tweets are displayed


Build 74 - r24927 (private alpha) - 11/5/2009

Major Changes

  • Fixed login for Facebook Chat due to a protocol change (for alpha testers)


Build 73 - r24920 (public beta) - 11/4/2009

Major Changes

  • Fixed login for Facebook Chat due to a protocol change


Build 72 - r24777 (private alpha) - 10/22/2009

Major Changes

  • Fixed a bug that caused crash reports to not get submitted


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that caused the tray icon to show the wrong status badge in some cases
  • Fixed a bug with copy/paste that caused the background to become black for subsequent IMs
  • Fixed a bug with getting emails from certain types of POP servers
  • Fixed a bug that caused direct messages to not show in the timeline view sometimes
  • Fixed a bug that caused a buddy's status message to clear when they IM you on AIM
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Twitter timeline to stop auto-scrolling after returning from hibernate
  • Fixed a bug with sending SMS messages over MSN Messenger
  • Fixed a bug that caused MySpaceIM messages to break some conversation themes
  • Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to break if MySpaceIM group names are unicode
  • Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to show “Font” tags in Yahoo conversations when your friends use BitDefender


Enhancements

  • If shortening a URL fails on multiple URL shortening services, paste the original
  • Added full support for Win 7 Aero snapping


Build 71 - r24743 (private alpha) - 10/21/2009

Major Changes

  • Fixed several of the most commonly reported crashes
  • Fixed several significant memory leaks introduced in the last release
  • Added diagnostic info to hunt down remaining crashes - please submit diagnostic logs if Digsby crashes


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that caused social network accounts to stop updating after hibernating in some cases
  • Fixed a bug that caused a black box to appear at the bottom of the Twitter window
  • Fixed numerous RTL bugs in the input box
  • Fixed a bug that caused Facebook chat to fail to connect in some cases
  • Fixed a bug where MySpaceIM accounts would go to a “Connection Failed” state and reconnect when clicking “Disconnect”
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Facebook newsfeed to break and show gibberish
  • Fixed a CPU spin caused by a bug in Twitter
  • Fixed a bug that caused IM windows to not open on Windows 7 for the first hour after the OS is installed
  • Email addresses now show correctly in the Twitter timeline
  • Unicode hashtags now show correctly in Twitter
  • Fixed several bugs related to rate limits in for AIM/ICQ
  • Fixed a bug that caused font sizes to still show even if you disabled the option in preferences
  • Fixed a bug with that prevented sending emails from the IM window for Hotmail accounts
  • Fixed a bug that prevented you from sending URLs over MySpaceIM
  • Fixed a bug that prevented AOL Mail from connecting because it used the wrong port in some cases
  • Fixed a bug that caused the input box to not show fully in the IM window
  • Fixed a bug that caused Twitter to show a negative unread count
  • Fixed a bug that caused your AIM profile to not show formatting correctly
  • Fixed a bug that caused old tweets to be inserted at the top of the timeline
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Twitter unread count to be different in the buddy list than the infobox
  • Fixed a bug that caused Twitter to show popups for some tweets twice
  • Fixed a bug that caused the MySpace Photos achievement not to post
  • Fixed a bug that caused metacontacts to not resort when aliases changed
  • Fixed a bug that caused Yahoo buddies to not resort when contact info came back from the Yahoo servers


Enhancements

  • URLs shortened with digs.by no longer show the toolbar at the top
  • Added a “Adds to Unread Count” option to the right click menu of groups and searches in Twitter
  • Added diagnostic info to bug reports to try to catch a bug preventing some people from logging in to Facebook
  • If we don't get the alias for MySpaceIM contacts within 5 seconds of login, request it manually next time the list scrolls
  • Brought back spell check in the popup notifications and global status dialog
  • Added truncating to account state messages on the buddy list so it will show “Conn…” instead of “Conne”
  • Twitter now runs on HTTPS instead of HTTP
  • Added a warning if you try to type your AOL email address instead of a screen name when adding an AIM account
  • Twitter now expires favorites that were cached in Digsby but then un-favorited in another client
  • Self tweets in Twitter are never shown as “unread” and don't contribute to timeline unread count
  • If a DM fails to send because the other person is not following you, the error alert not tells you this
  • Research module preferences are now local to the machine so you can enable in one place and disable in another
  • Added a data proxy option to Gtalk accounts for Jabber file transfers
  • The wink emoticon no longer winks every 5 seconds - it is now static since most people don't catch the wink
  • Javascript performance enhancements in the infobox and IM/Twitter windows
  • Digsby icon is no longer blurry on Windows 7
  • Partial fixes for Windows 7 aero snapping


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