If you've been keeping an eye on the source code, you'll have noticed that v1.1c of Emptosoft Chat appeared a few days ago. I never like putting letters in version numbers, but it seems appropriate in this case - v1.1c is exactly the same as v1.1, but it will use a command-line interface rather than a graphical user interface if you run it with the argument "-c".

Therefore, I hereby announce the availability of v1.1c (and through that, version 1.1) of Emptosoft Chat. Version 1.1 fixes the "Participants" list problems in v1.0, adds a diagnostic mode (enter "Diagnostic Mode" as your name when the program starts) and improves on the speed of v1.0. Also, clients now check if they are compatible with servers before attempting to connect to them. I'm not sure how to best make the public aware of which versions are compatible with each other, but for the moment the compatibility is simple enough: version 1.1 (if you compiled that from the source code) and 1.1c (the version available for download here - source code also available) are compatible with each other, but they are not compatible with version 1.0.

It's worth noting that it's difficult to keep track of conversations when running in the diagnostic mode due to the amount of diagnostic information added to the message log. It's difficult to send messages too, when running in diagnostic mode and using the command-line interface - the command-line interface was (clearly) added as a last-minute hack for my personal needs (loose coupling made it quick and easy), so it's not as polished as the graphical user interface, nor does it have as many features (and it's stuck in server mode). To be fair, the type of people who would use the command-line interface mode should be capable of modifying the source code to suit their needs - the changes needed are not difficult.

Anyway, I'd like to thank Rory for making this version Mac-compatible and, without further ado, here is the download link, the readme link and some screenshots:

Download Emptosoft Chat v1.1c

Readme
(Contains the licence this software is released under, which is the same as the licence Emptosoft Chat v1.0 was released under).




I don't know when the next release will be - there are still a few minor improvements that I want to make before any major changes, but my return to Cambridge is aproaching rapidly and I don't want to waste time (especially during term) doing work from the previous year.

By the way, if anyone wants a version of Emptosoft Chat in a different language, I can give you a list of stuff to translate and I can compile version 1.1c in that language fairly easily (if I do get translations, obviously I'll make some way of choosing the language within Emptosoft Chat in the next version).

Enjoy.
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:35 WEST | Category: Downloads
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bencord0
Emptosoft Chat, version 1.1c...
You could be 'olde fashoned and use integer version numbers.
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:32 WEST

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