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*** RELEASE 0.5.7:
* NEW: WPA-PSK support ( WPA/WPA2, please test and report in case of problems! )
* NEW/FIX: Rewritten, completely new connection state detection (please comment!)
* NEW: Optional grouping of APs with the same ESSID
* FIX: UI refinements
* FIX: hide encryption keys in console output and edit dialogs
* FIX: Connection using dhclient fails
* FIX: don't check for connection while wizard is running
* FIX: Many internal changes
* FIX: remove default gateway upon disconnection if not managed by DHCP client
* FIX: updated Polish translation (with help from riklaunim)
*** RELEASE 0.5.6:
* NEW: Added an option to wait before getting scan results - fixes a problem when some networks were not visible after initial scan.
* NEW: Added option to automatically connect to best network at startup.
* NEW: Added customizable per-network commands before/after connection/disconnection.
* NEW: Added Arabic translation (by Mohammed Gamal)
* NEW: Added Norwegian Bokm<6B> translation (by Alexander Nicolaysen S?rnes)
* NEW: Added Swedish translation (by Daniel Nylander)
* FIX: Updated Spanish translation (by Enrique Mat<61>s S<>chez)
* FIX: Revised and completed Portugese (Brazil) translation (by BRUNO GON<4F>LVES)
* FIX: Removed the '-q' option from dhclient execution (problem reported by marshallbanana)
* FIX: Made automatic reconnection option more visible (modified patch by Henry Kay)
* FIX: Fix bug 1447119 - ignore hostap's wifi0 interface (reported and patched by Andreas Nolda)
* FIX: Wait a little bit before checking if connection was successful (a working connection was sometimes not detected)
* FIX: Fixed detection of a running DHCP client (patch by James Ots)
* FIX: Fixed gateway detection for SUSE10 (patch by James Ots)
* FIX: Added .info files path for SUSE10
* FIX: Skip channel setting if not supported (fixes bug 1349228)
*** RELEASE 0.5.5:
* NEW: Migrated to bksys
* NEW: Show system tray icon by default
* NEW: Added 'ASCII' checkbox next to WEP key fields
* NEW: Version number in window title
* NEW: Added Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) translations (by Peter Zhang)
* NEW: Added Catalan translation (by Adonay Sanz Alsina)
* NEW: Added French translation (by Olivier Butler)
* FIX: Always try to kill stale dhcp client before connecting (fixes bug #1305952)
* FIX: Quality level indication (fixes bug #1323274)
* FIX: 'unknown escape sequence' warning (thanks to Achim Bohnet)
* FIX: Updated Portugese (Brazilian) translation (changes by Wintceas Godois)
* FIX: Pass ESSID as the last argument (fixes bug #1366531)
* FIX: Automatically detect paths to .pid and .info/.leases files (fixes bug #1323263, thanks to contributors on forum)
* FIX: Possible division by zero problem (fixes bug #1276067)
*** RELEASE: 0.5.4a:
NEW: Added Spanish translation (by mariodebian)
FIX: Don't check for active connection if no scan results returned.
FIX: 'No Scan Results b/c Interface Not Ready' problem most likely fixed. Feedback please!
MAYBE FIX: Fixed crash after displaying scan results (on startup). FEEDBACK PLS!
*** RELEASE 0.5.4:
* NEW: Introduced helper class WATools (beginnings of migration from parsing iwXXXX output to direct iwlib calls). This should fix ALL device detection problems, reduce wlassistant CPU usage (connection quality monitoring) and more.
* NEW: Reworked connection status monitoring & indication: Normal icon next to ESSID: internet reachable. Grayed-out icon: only gateway reachable. This makes wlassistant perfectly usable with networks in cafes and ones that require loging in via a webpage a.s.o.
* NEW: Portugese (Brazil) translation (by Daniel Nascimento)
* NEW: Polish translation
* NEW: Added README file with usage hints.
* UI refinements and naming changes.
* Reworked config handling
* Changed host to ping to www.ibiblio.org (google sometimes took too long to answer and ping timed out)
* Many many internal changes and stability improvements, loads of bugfixes.
* Some things I don't remember...
*** RELEASE 0.5.3:
* NEW: New options GUI.
* NEW: Customizable DHCP client timeout.
* NEW: GUI to re-enable disabled messages.
* NEW: While running external executables, after 1.5sec 'Quit' button changes to 'Stop' button that terminates current process.
* NEW: Make mouse behaviour (Single- or Double-Click) consistent with KDE global settings.
* NEW: Double clicking on an item connects/disconnects (when mouse settings require this behaviour).
* NEW: 'Connect' button caption changes to 'Disconnect' when connected item is selected.
* NEW: Last used interface is saved in config file and reused next time the app is run.
* NEW: Added ToolTips and 'What's This' help to all elements.
* NEW: Added formatting to message boxes.
* FIX: Reduced CPU usage while running external executables. Thanks to Remco Treffkorn.
* FIX: If encryption is "off" - disable it, enable if anything else. This fixes encryption detection for some drivers.
* FIX: Changed 'Close' to 'Quit'.
* FIX: Change 'Settings' to 'Options' where appropriate.
* FIX: Changed connected item's context menu (part II) so that default action is listed first.
* REM: Removed 'Reconnect' context menu action. (sometimes froze the app for unknown reasons).
* Code clean-up and other fixes, many internal changes (see ChangeLog file).
*** RELEASE 0.5.2f:
* FIX: Fixed sorting by channel number (e.g. 11 is now after 10, not after 1).
* NEW: #ifdef to check for KDE 3.4 - this should make wlassistant compile on KDE 3.3. (FEEDBACK PLEASE!)
* FIX: Fixed recognition of '<hidden>' ESSID.
*** RELEASE 0.5.2e:
* FIX: Try to kill stale DHCP client instance (if any) when connection fails.
* FIX: Bring interface up before setting network parameters (esp. wep key) - this fixes problems with some cards when connecting to encrypted networks using a DHCP client.
* FIX: Fixed network encryption and frequency (if no channel info available) detection.
* FIX: Changed connected item's context menu so that default action is listed first.
* FIX: Automatically disconnect from current network when connecting to a different one.
* FIX: Added semicolons to DNS labels in the 'Edit Settings' dialog.
*** Thanks for reporting bugs go to Remco Treffkorn and Gerwin Kirst. ***