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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.
Major Changes
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
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
Major Changes
Bug Fixes
Retweeting special characters like ”<” no longer replaces it with ”<”
Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to go blank and not show buddies
Fixed a bug that caused the “New Group” dialog in Twitter to not show everyone you follow
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to miss some tweets if you sent a Tweet between update checks
Fixed a bug that caused Achievements to increment twice as fast if you disconnect/reconnect to the Digsby servers due to network hiccup or hibernate
Fixed a bug that caused Facebook to pop up a login screen after coming back from hibernate with a dead network instead of failing to connect and letting you retry
Fixed a CPU spin related to local preferences
Fixed a bug that caused “Facebook User” to be linked even though we have no data about who made that comment
Fixed a bug that caused the spell check dotted line to show in the wrong place for some fonts
Fixed a bug that caused auto-update to not work for some people in corporate environments where digsby.com is blocked
Fixed a bug that caused Facebook to get stuck on login when it should have gone to “Failed to Connect”
Fixes for sending e-mail with Hotmail accounts
A fix for some Hotmail accounts that were unable to connect
Selecting “never” for Twitter updates should now work
You can now log into Twitter via your email address
Enhancements
You can right click on a button in the top bar of the Twitter window and mark all as read in that view
Digsby will now know your last sent tweet even if it was sent from another client
Clicking “Reply” or “Retweet” in a popup notification marks that tweet as read, along with clicking next or right clicking to dismiss
Changed default value for how often to check for directs from 10 minutes to 5 now that Twitter increased the API rate limit
Added a menu item to the “140” drop down menu in the main twitter window to keep on top of other applications
You can zoom in/out using Ctrl +/- in the Twitter window or using Ctrl + Mouse wheel
A new setting for the update frequency for Twitter searches
An “Update Now” menu entry for Twitter
A new setting for the Twitter timeline to be “always on top”
Interacting with Twitter popups will now mark those tweets as “read”
Major Changes
Bug Fixes
Retweeting special characters like ”<” no longer replaces it with ”<”
Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to go blank and not show buddies
Fixed a bug that caused the “New Group” dialog in Twitter to not show everyone you follow
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to miss some tweets if you sent a Tweet between update checks
Fixed a bug that caused Achievements to increment twice as fast if you disconnect/reconnect to the Digsby servers due to network hiccup or hibernate
Fixed a bug that caused Facebook to pop up a login screen after coming back from hibernate with a dead network instead of failing to connect and letting you retry
Fixed a CPU spin related to local preferences
Fixed a bug that caused “Facebook User” to be linked even though we have no data about who made that comment
Fixed a bug that caused the spell check dotted line to show in the wrong place for some fonts
Fixed a bug that caused auto-update to not work for some people in corporate environments where digsby.com is blocked
Fixed a bug that caused Facebook to get stuck on login when it should have gone to “Failed to Connect”
Enhancements
You can right click on a button in the top bar of the Twitter window and mark all as read in that view
Digsby will now know your last sent tweet even if it was sent from another client
Clicking “Reply” or “Retweet” in a popup notification marks that tweet as read, along with clicking next or right clicking to dismiss
Changed default value for how often to check for directs from 10 minutes to 5 now that Twitter increased the API rate limit
Added a menu item to the “140” drop down menu in the main twitter window to keep on top of other applications
You can zoom in/out using Ctrl +/- in the Twitter window or using Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Major Changes
Bug fixes
Fixes for sending e-mail with Hotmail accounts
A fix for some Hotmail accounts that were unable to connect
Selecting “never” for Twitter updates should now work
Enhancements
A new setting for the update frequency for Twitter searches
An “Update Now” menu entry for Twitter
A new setting for the Twitter timeline to be “always on top”
Interacting with Twitter popups will now mark those tweets as “read”
Major Changes
Brand New Installer!
Fixed a critical bug that caused social network accounts to disappear on login for some users
You can now flip through entire Facebook photo albums in the newsfeed instead of just the pictures you see
The Facebook newsfeed is now filtered to match the rules you set up on the Facebook website
The research module now has its own section in preferences with info and options
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that prevented users behind some proxy servers from connecting to Facebook
Fixed a bug that prevented Facebook users from setting multiline statuses
Fixed a bug that prevented Facebook users from setting unicode (non-English) statuses or comments
Fixed a bug that caused Gmail compose windows to get stuck when loading in the web browser
Fixed a bug that caused some income Yahoo IMs to show HTML (ie: FADE and ALT)
Fixed a bug that caused Facebook IM windows to show your Facebook ID instead of your name
Fixed a bug that caused IM windows to not open when double clicking on MySpaceIM buddies
Fixed a bug with MSN file transfers
Enhancements
Added a right-click menu to the Facebook buddy list entry and tray icon
Added copy/paste support in the Facebook infobox comments area
Facebook will not fire popup notifications for newsfeed items created by you
Added a separator and more spacing between Facebook newsfeed stories
Major Changes
Facebook: A completely revamped Facebook Newsfeed that brings the full Facebook experience to Digsby. Now you can post your status, comment on friend activity, “like” status updates, and even browse through photo albums.
MySpaceIM: We added full support for MySpaceIM to our arsenal of protocols.
Achievements: Share your achievements within Digsby with friends via Facebook Newsfeed. There is more info about this feature on our FAQ.
Bug Fixes
Potential fix for a protocol change that made Hotmail not work for some users
Potential fix for duplicate incoming IMs from buddies using the new Yahoo Messenger 10 Beta
Fixed a bug that caused the MySpace show an alert count of 1 when there are no alerts
Fixed a scrolling bug in the IM window
Fixed a bug that caused HTML to render in the IM window for IMs sent over Yahoo protocol
Fixed a bug that caused MySpace newsfeed items to show incorrect timestamps due to time zone differences
Fixed a bug that caused your AIM away message to clear when returning from idle
Fixed a bug that caused “Open Folder” link to not work in file transfer window for some people
Fixed zooming in/out in the IM window
Fixed a bug that caused some Jabber clients to show that they received a blank IM from you every time the IM window is closed
Fixed a bug that caused a buddy's old status messages to show in the infobox after they have cleared it
Fixed a bug that caused MySpace to not play sounds for new alerts if you have that notification set
Fixed linking to Amazon Music for now playing plugin
Fixed a bug that caused the MySpace newsfeed to not rebuild after alerts were cleared
Fixed a bug that caused lots of popups to show asking you to authorize buddies upon login to MSN protocol
Fixed a bug that caused copy and pasted tweets to show @HYPERLINK in front of people's names
Fixed a crash related to deleting groups on the buddy list
Enhancements
When dragging a file onto a buddy on the buddy list, the dialog asking if you would like to send the file now comes into focus
Clicking items on some lists with checkboxes now checks/unchecks the item so you don't need to click the actual checkbox
MySpace and LinkedIn now say “No News Today” if the newsfeed for the current day is blank
Moving the mouse diagonally toward the infobox of a buddy will keep the content the same if you mouse over another buddy along the way
Added Bing to list of searches you can perform via buddy list search
A more complete implementation of XEP-0085 and XEP-0022 (chat states for jabber)
Ctrl + C now works in the info tab of the IM window
Major Changes
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to not show the Facebook Chat buddy list due to a protocol change
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to not log in to LinkedIn due to a protocol change
Fixed a bug that caused MySpace to get stuck in “Connecting”
Major Changes
Brand New Look - We released a sleek new default skin called “Windows 7” (by Derek Erdmann). If your skin is set to anything besides the default, this will not override your preference. If you prefer the old look, go to Preferences > Skins and choose the “QuickSilver” skin.
MySpace - In Build 60, we switched the Infobox over to a full blown web browser (WebKit). We said that the change would make the Infobox much more versatile and this is the first example of that. We are introducing a completely redesigned MySpace newsfeed which now includes a full Activities Stream, status updates, and the ability to browse through photos.
Global Status - A new Global Status dialog makes it easy to set your status across social networks and IM accounts. You can access it from the status dropdown on the buddy list or by double clicking any social network. The Global Status dialog also makes it easy to share links (via digs.by) and pictures (via pic.im)
URL Shortener - We are launching a URL shortener just for Digsby users under the domain http://digs.by. In the future you will be able to access a history of links you shared and statistics about how many times they were clicked. OneRiot - We partnered with OneRiot to make it easy for you to search the real-time web. Just hit “Ctrl + F” on the buddy list to search.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a CPU spin that happened when an IMAP account failed in a strange way
Fixed a bug that caused the IM window to not auto-scroll to the bottom when zoomed in our out
Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to stop updating after it has been minimized or closed to tray
Fixed a bug that prevented the Facebook buddy list from showing
Fixed a memory leak in the AIM/ICQ protocol
Fixed a memory leak in the IM window conversation area
Fixed a bug that caused buddy list layout options to not take effect
Fixed a bug that caused the default buddy icon image to not update on skin change
Fixed a couple cases where the “linkify” algorithm wouldn't autolink a URL correctly
Fixed a bug that caused fonts included in a skin to not load
Fixed a bug that caused the Infobox to break if it was loading while a monitor was being unplugged (seriously)
Fixed a few crash causing bugs
Fixed a bug causing MySpace accounts to get stuck in the “Connecting” state
Fixed a bug causing MySpace to show a count for “Alerts” when there weren’t any.
Fixed a bug that caused excessive account data syncing
Fixed a possible memory leak related to keepalives for xmpp-based accounts that get disconnected.
Fixed another bug that caused excessive account data syncing
Fixed a bug preventing Twitter authentication errors from showing
Fixed a bug causing the status dialog to be populated with HTML escaped text when re-tweeting
Fixed a bug that caused a ‘connection failed’ error to be suppressed for MySpace accounts
Enhancements
Clicking “Open” for Gmail messages now opens the full Gmail view instead of just the message!
If a twitter popup notification has a URL in it, clicking the popup will open that URL instead of the tweet
Twitter will no longer keep trying to request someone's icon after the first request fails
When exiting Digsby, if you have multiple tabs open and are asked if you are sure you want to exit, clicking “no” will now correctly not exit
We now send “Gone” when you close the IM window in Jabber conversations (XEP-0085)
You can now use the scroll wheel over popup notifications that are “paged” to go through them (if Digsby is in focus)
You can now use the scroll wheel for social networks without mousing over the Infobox
URLs in status messages should now be linked
Activity related to other MySpace applications should now show in the myspace newsfeed
“Support Digsby” is now moved to “Preferences”
You are now notified the first time Plura tries to turn on.
Major Changes
All changes in ALPHA builds 53, 55, 56, 58, and 59
Fixed a few major memory leaks
Added Retweet functionality to Twitter
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to show as blank after being minimized for a long time
Fixed a bug that caused the original Digsby emoticon set to show twice in preferences. This will still happen to current alpha testers who switched to the previous alpha release unless you delete the “C:\Program Files\Digsby\res\emoticons\Digsby”
Conversation theme previews in now show your Digsby username instead of “Nick”
Fixed a bug that caused IM windows not to auto-scroll if you zoom in
Enhancements
Major Changes
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused Yahoo Mail accounts to return an authentication error sometimes
Fixed a bug that caused IM windows to not show in some cases when double clicking on a buddy
Fixed a bug that caused the status dropdown not to work when using Digsby via remote desktop
Fixed a small bug with AIM and MSN file transfers
Fixed a small bug with IMAP and AOL Mail accounts
Enhancements
Major Changes
Fixed a bug that caused offline merged contacts to get stuck in their original group instead of moving to the “Offline” group
Add support for a change in the AIM/ICQ protocols that broke login
Added new diagnostic info to help us hunt down memory leaks - if you see Digsby using a ton of RAM (ie: over 200MB) please submit a bug report
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused the IM window and infobox to show outdated buddy icons
Fixed a bug that caused the buddy list to steal focus from the IM window when you click the IM window right after doing a buddy list search
Fixed a bug that caused the bottom of the infobox to get cut off the first time you click on a buddy
Fixed a bug that caused group counts to be inaccurate when not grouping offline buddies into a single group
Fixed a bug that prevented you from rearranging buddies in some groups
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to crash on Windows 2000 machines on startup
Fixed a bug that prevented “Hide Offline Groups” from working properly
Fixed a bug that caused a scrollbar to flicker in the infobox as you move your mouse down the list
Fixed a bug that caused IMs you send from the popup notification to not show in the IM window if the window was hidden to tray
Fixed a bug that caused the right click menu to not show when right clicking the Digsby tray icon in certain cases
Fixed a small memory leak in the IM window
Fixed a small bug with MSN file transfers that happened if the other person is using a very old version of MSN Messenger
Possibly fixed a bug that caused Twitter icons to show as black boxes for some users - let us know if it did not work
Enhancements
Added “Buddy List Search” to the Tools menu
Added character wrapping to long MSN names
Added character wrapping to Facebook newsfeed
Slightly faster drawing of images in the IM window and infobox
If you do a buddy list search, click a buddy, and then hit backspace, it will go back to the search and delete the last character
If you click away from the buddy list search box before typing anything it goes away
Major Changes
Buddy List Search - just type a buddy's name and the status bar converts into a search box making it easy to find buddies or perform a web search
Significantly optimized all buddy list sorting and drawing code, reducing Digsby's overall CPU usage by about 20% (or more for very long buddy lists)
Significantly optimized IM window performance for much faster scrolling, especially with slow themes like GoneDark
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused MySpace statuses to not show in the timeline for some users
Fixed a bug that caused IM history to load into the IM window as gibberish
Conversation theme previews work again in the preferences window
Fixed a DNS issue that caused Google Talk and Jabber accounts to not connect for some users
Fixed the “Show Buddy List” menu item (tray icon)
Fixed a bug that caused IMs to not be delivered if replying from a popup after closing the original IM window
Fixed a CPU spin that happened when there was an error writing to the diagnostic log
Buddy icons now show correctly in the IM window and infobox for users who have unicode characters in their Windows username
Fixed a bug that caused the infobox to slide across the screen the first time it comes up
Enhancements
Major Changes
Add support for a change in the Facebook protocol that broke login
Fixed the most common cause of crashes in the latest alpha release
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to crash on startup on older computers
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to leak RAM and go into a CPU spin
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused alignment issues in the infobox if you set your Facebook newsfeed to show only status updates
Fixed a bug that caused messages to appear twice in the IM window when using the “start new conversations hidden” feature
Fixed a bug that caused successful file transfers to report that they failed
Fixed a bug that caused Jabber file transfers to fail one minute into the transfer
Fixed a bug that caused the infobox to break if you were scrolling while it updated
Fixed a small memory leak in the IM window
Enhancements
Major Changes
Lowered Digsby's CPU usage by about 30% (tech jargon: switched from Python 2.5 to 2.6 and moved to the Intel compiler)
Improved the reliability and speed of file transfers for both AIM and MSN protocols
Added an option for new IM windows to start hidden and blink the tray icon instead of popping up a window
Added support for setting status on your MySpace account
Added new emoticon packs and changed the default emoticon pack
The infobox now uses the same user interface control as the IM window. This will make it much faster and more versatile
Added support for Google Talk shared-status so Gtalk accounts now support the “Invisible” status
Bug Fixes
Fixed the most common cause of CPU spins
Fixed Hotmail autologin which was broken by a protocol change
Fixed a bug that prevented multiple simultaneous file transfers with MSN users
Fixed a bug that caused Digsby to get stuck in “Connecting” if it got unrecognized data from the login load balancer
Possibly fixed a bug with docking that caused the buddy list to not slide out
Fixed a bug that caused MySpace status messages to not show a timestamp in the newsfeed
Fixed a bug that caused the account list on the buddy list to shift after editing an account
Fixed alert counts in LinkedIn - it now shows next to the Inbox link at the top
Fixed a bug that caused popups to show for all your online buddies on log in as if they just signed in
Fixed a bug that caused emails in POP/IMAP to not show previews if they had an invalid timestamp (ie: arrived in year 8)
Fixed a bug that caused the wall link for Facebook buddies to not open their wall
Jabber privacy preference for not hiding your OS works now
Possibly fixed a bug that caused more than one tab to open for a single Yahoo buddy
Enhancements
The tray icon now shows your status as a badge if your status is set to anything other than “Available”
POP/IMAP accounts can now launch a URL instead of a mail client
All email and social network popup notifications will stay open when mousing over any one of them
Created a popup “tip” letting you know that you can close popups by right clicking on them (it will show only once)
Added the option to auto-accept file transfers from those on your buddy list
Added 42 new variants to the “Modern Bubbling” conversation theme
Added unicode hashtag support to Twitter
Twitter now retrieves more tweets on login so you don't miss any
Skins can now be placed in the windows user folder so they are not over-written by auto-update
Offline mode will kick in more quickly when trying to log in to Digsby fails due to network issues
Infobox will no longer close when links are clicked so you can keep scrolling through a social network timeline
Popup notifications for emails and social networks will no longer close when clicked so you can keep going through the alerts
Shift + click on a popup notification prevents it from fading away until you right click it to close it
Minor performance optimizations in way Digsby creates diagnostic logs
When selecting the auto-hide option for the buddy list while it is already docked, it will slide out right away
Minor optimization for drawing tray icons with unread counts
Yahoo custom status is now correctly “Available” and “Away”
Twitter popups now show the person's name instead of “Twitter Update” as the title
Added option to set LinkedIn status to a Digsby promo message when adding a LinkedIn account (like the one in Twitter)
Yahoo now tries the old login method if the new load balanced one doesn't work
The IP address in the infobox of a widget user now links to a page showing their geographic location
Gave LinkedIn a right click menu
Added the ability to log in to Facebook via browser in case the embedded browser does not work for you
Clicking someone's @username in the Twitter infobox opens their profile via HTTP instead of HTTPS in browser
Regressions
Buddy list search was removed as we rewrite it to make it much better for the next release
The new infobox has a few known quirks including a flickering scrollbar as you move your mouse down the list and a missing border on the bottom sometimes
Major Changes
When the buddy list is closed to the icon tray or minimized to the taskbar, it will no longer resort as buddies sign on or off. When you bring it back into focus, it will resort to apply any status changes. This will significantly reduce CPU usage when Digsby is not in use (especially useful for gamers)
Added diagnostic info to bug reports to help us hunt down CPU spins. If Digsby tells you it is running slowly, please choose “Yes” to submit the bug report so we can fix the issue
Bug Fixes
Fixed last remaining known issues with the To/From dropdowns in the IM window that caused the IM window to not remember your last “From” selection in some cases
Fixed a bug that caused POP accounts to fail to connect if the server sent an error for one of the message preview requests - we now just ignore that one message and move on so you get one less message preview
Fixed a bug that caused file transfers to fail to start in some cases if the default directory name had unicode characters
Fixed a bug in our linkify algorithm that caused semicolons to be inserted into some URLs when sending or receiving IMs
Fixed a bug that prevented direct messages in Twitter from being deleted when clicking the garbage can icon
Fixed a bug that caused MSN accounts to not realize they were disconnected from a conversation server in rare cases, resulting in message delivery failure
Fixed a bug that caused the “Win 7” skin on digsbies.org to break the preferences window and custom status dropdown
Fixed a bug that caused iTunes 8.1 to not work with the “Now Playing” status
Fixed a bug that caused MSN to not auto-reconnect in rare cases when it lost the connection to the server
Fixed a bug that caused some people to get an “Invalid User” error on login
Fixed a bug that caused Facebook to fail to connect due to a change in their API
Enhancements
Added diagnostic info to bug reports to make finding certain types of memory leaks easier
Shift + Enter in the “New Tweet” dialog box inserts a line break
Improved the speed with which IM windows open for buddies that have long conversation logs
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