This page lists major features done or planned.
Dive in the future of WeeChat!
Version 3.8
(Jan 8, 2023 )
Version 3.7
(Oct 9, 2022 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
core
Add info "uptime_current".
-
Done
Commit
buflist
Add buflist: variable "${hotlist_priority_number}".
issue #1630
Done
Commit
core, irc, relay, xfer
Add option "-save" in command "/upgrade".
issue #1798
Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.look.highlight_disable_regex and buffer property "highlight_disable_regex".
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Done
Commit
Commit
api
Rename API function "string_build_with_split_string" to "string_rebuild_split_string", add arguments "index_start" and "index_end".
issue #1805
Done
Commit
irc
Display SETNAME command in channels and private buffers, add options irc.color.message_setname and irc.look.smart_filter_setname.
issue #1806
Done
Commit
trigger
Add elapsed time for trigger execution on monitor buffer when trigger debug is set, add option trigger.color.identifier
issue #1695
Done
Commit
core
Sort filters by name.
-
Done
Commit
api
Add function crypto_hash_file.
issue #1821
Done
Commit
api
Add support of priority in function hook_line.
-
Done
Commit
irc
Add option irc.look.display_pv_nick_change.
issue #1699
Done
Commit
spell
Allow special dict value "-" to disable spell checking on a specific buffer.
issue #559
Done
Commit
core
Add key alt+backspace, change behavior of ctrl+w (delete previous word until whitespace).
issue #314
Done
Commit
logger
Add options to rotate and compress log files.
Version 3.6
(Jul 10, 2022 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1700
Doc
Done
core
Add spacer item in bars to align items.
issue #808
Done
Commit
Commit
core
Add command /item to create custom bar items.
issue #1778
Done
Commit
core
Add case conversion in evaluation of expressions with "lower:string" and "upper:string".
issue #1780
Done
Commit
core
Allow to catch multiple signals in functions hook_signal and hook_hsignal.
Version 3.5
(Mar 27, 2022 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
relay, weechat-relay
Add Zstandard compression in relay plugin (much faster, better compression).
issue #1680
Done
Commit
Commit
irc, trigger
Add IRC message tags in messages displayed.
Version 3.4
(Dec 18, 2021 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
core
Add user variables in evaluation of expressions with "define:name,value".
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Done
Commit
core
Add command /toggle.
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Done
Commit
doc
Add dark theme in documentation.
issue #1666
Done
Commit
irc
Improve parsing of parameters in all IRC messages.
Version 3.3
(Sep 19, 2021 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1653
Doc
Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
irc
Add support of "setname" capability.
issue #320
Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
irc
Enable all capabilities by default, add options irc.look.display_account_message and irc.look.display_extended_join.
issue #1654
Doc
Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
Commit
irc
Add support of "message-tags" capability.
issue #413
Doc
Done
Commit
irc
Implement IRCv3.2 SASL authentication, add /auth command to (re-)authenticate with SASL.
issue #1667
Done
Commit
api
Add function file_copy.
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Doc
Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
typing, irc
Add support of "typing status": send own status, display other users typing.
-
Done
Commit
core
Add random integer number with "random:min,max" in evaluated expressions.
issue #1599 issue #1668
Done
Commit
php
Add support of PHP 8.
issue #1685
Done
Commit
irc
Add option "-parted" in command /allchan.
issue #1689
Done
Commit
core
Add "${re:repl_index}" to get the index of replacement in function string_eval_expression.
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Done
Commit
core
Add keys to restore hotlist in current or all buffers (alt-h alt-r, alt-h alt-shift-R) and key to remove current buffer from hotlist (alt-h alt-m).
Version 3.2
(Jun 13, 2021 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1285
Doc
Done
Commit
core
Follow XDG directories by default.
issue #1628
Doc
Done
Commit
core
Add support of SASL mechanisms SCRAM-SHA-1, SCRAM-SHA-256 and SCRAM-SHA-512.
issue #1628
Done
Commit
api
Add function crypto_hmac.
issue #1595
Done
Commit
core
Add options to customize commands executed on system signals received (SIGHUP, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2).
issue #1377
Done
Commit
python
Add Python stub for WeeChat API.
issue #1624
Done
Commit
trigger
Add variables "${tg_shell_argc}" and "${tg_shell_argvN}" in command trigger evaluated strings.
issue #1622
Done
Commit
core
Add bar item "tls_version".
issue #1622
Done
Commit
core
Add translation of string with "${translate:…}" in evaluated expressions.
-
Done
Commit
core
Add info "weechat_daemon".
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Done
Commit
core
Add signals "cursor_start" and "cursor_end".
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Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.network.gnutls_ca_system, rename option weechat.network.gnutls_ca_file to weechat.network.gnutls_ca_user.
Version 3.1
(Mar 7, 2021 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1582
Done
Commit
core
Add evaluation of condition with "${eval_cond:...}" in evaluated expressions.
issue #1580
Done
Commit
trigger
Add ${tg_trigger_name} in evaluation of trigger command decription/args/desc.args/completion.
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Done
Commit
irc
Add info "irc_is_message_ignored".
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Done
Commit
core
Add info_hashtable "secured_data".
issue #1611
Done
Commit
core
Add raw string in evaluation of expressions with "raw:xxx".
-
Done
Commit
core
Add option "recreate" in command /filter.
issue #1600
Done
Commit
core
Add buffer local variable "completion_default_template".
-
Done
Commit
core
Add options "setvar" and "delvar" in command /buffer, rename option "localvar" to "listvar".
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Done
Commit
core
Improve debug in command /eval: display more verbose debug with two "-d", add indentation and colors.
issue #141
Done
Commit
core
Add option sec.crypt.passphrase_command to read passphrase from an external program on startup, remove option sec.crypt.passphrase_file.
issue #992 issue #993
Done
Commit
core
Add options weechat.look.hotlist_update_on_buffer_switch and weechat.look.read_marker_update_on_buffer_switch.
Version 3.0
(Nov 11, 2020 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1536
Done
Commit
Commit
irc
Evaluate command and allow to send text on buffers with commands /allchan, /allpv and /allserv.
issue #1553
Done
Commit
fset
Add option fset.look.auto_refresh.
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Done
Commit
api
Add argument "bytes" in function string_dyn_concat.
Version 2.9
(Jul 18, 2020 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1472
Done
Commit
trigger
Evaluate arguments of command when the trigger is created.
issue #1358
Done
Commit
relay
Add client status "waiting_auth" for connected clients still not authenticated.
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Done
Commit
relay
Add option relay.network.auth_timeout to automatically disconnect clients not authenticated after this amout of time.
issue #1474
Done
Commit
relay
Add command "handshake" in weechat relay protocol and nonce to prevent replay attacks.
issue #1484
Done
Commit
relay
Add command "completion" in weechat relay protocol to perform a completion on a string at a given position.
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Done
Commit
buflist
Add options enable/disable/toggle in command /buflist.
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Done
Commit
buflist
Add default key alt-shift-B to toggle buflist.
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Done
Commit
core
Add default key alt-shift-N to toggle nicklist bar.
issue #1484
Done
Commit
api
Add functions completion_new, completion_search and completion_free.
issue #1484
Done
Commit
api
Add hdata "completion_word".
issue #1476
Done
Commit
core
Reload configuration files on signal SIGHUP.
issue #1475 issue #1477
Done
Commit
Commit
core
Add command line option "--stdout" in weechat-headless binary.
issue #1063
Done
Commit
core
Add an option for multiline input in a buffer.
issue #369
Done
Commit
weechat-relay
Decode WeeChat messages.
Version 2.8
(Mar 29, 2020 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1435
Done
Commit
relay
Reject client with weechat protocol if password or totp is received in init command but not set in WeeChat.
-
Done
Commit
Commit
api
Add functions crypto_hash and crypto_hash_pbkdf2.
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Done
Commit
relay
Accept hash of password in init command of weechat protocol with option "password_hash" (PBKDF2, SHA256, SHA512).
issue #1433
Done
Commit
api
Add info "weechat_headless".
issue #1453
Done
Commit
api
Add info "auto_connect".
-
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of fake IRC servers (no I/O, for testing purposes).
Version 2.7
(Dec 8, 2019 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #916 issue #956
Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
core
CMake error on missing dependency.
issue #997
Done
Commit
core
Calculate result of expression with "${calc:...}" in evaluated expressions.
issue #1098
Done
Commit
guile
Add support of Guile 2.2.
issue #528 issue #621
Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
logger
Add support of ANSI color codes in log files, display colors in backlog.
issue #1237
Done
Commit
xfer
Add a temporary suffix to files received via DCC.
issue #60
Done
Commit
api
Add modifier "eval_path_home".
issue #60
Done
Commit
core
Add support of modifiers in evaluation of expressions with "modifier:name,data,string".
issue #60
Done
Commit
core
Add optional default path (evaluated) in completion "filename".
issue #60
Done
Commit
irc
Use path from option xfer.file.upload_path to complete filename in command "/dcc send".
issue #892
Done
Commit
irc
Add option irc.look.display_pv_warning_address to display a warning in private buffer if the remote nick address has changed.
issue #1389
Done
Commit
python
Send string with type "bytes" to Python 3 callbacks in case of invalid UTF-8 data.
issue #1000
Done
Commit
irc
Add filtering of messages in the IRC raw buffer.
Version 2.6
(Sep 8, 2019 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1264
Done
Commit
core
Fix color code ${color:fg,bg} that can cause bugs in evaluated strings.
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Done
Commit
api
Add argument "strip_items" in function string_split.
issue #853
Done
Commit
core
Add option "close" in command /window.
issue #1343 issue #1345
Done
Commit
core
Support 32767 ncurses color pairs.
Version 2.5
(Jun 6, 2019 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #733 issue #1333
Done
Commit
relay
Add support of UNIX socket.
-
Done
Commit
core
Use getopt to parse command line arguments.
issue #1127
Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.look.buffer_time_same.
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Done
Commit
Commit
Commit
core
Improvements on command /repeat: use seconds by default, allow unit for the interval, allow text in addition to a command.
issue #1055 issue #1312
Done
Commit
core
Add option "addreplace" in command /filter.
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Done
Commit
api
Return allocated string in hook_info callback and function info_get.
issue #1322
Done
Commit
api
Replace argument "keep_eol" by "flags" in function string_split.
issue #928
Done
Commit
api
Add function command_options.
-
Done
Commit
api
Add function string_match_list.
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Done
Commit
irc
Add bar items "irc_nick", "irc_host" and "irc_nick_host".
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Done
Commit
irc
Add variable "host" in server structure.
issue #928
Done
Commit
relay
Add option relay.weechat.commands.
-
Done
Commit
script
Use SHA-512 instead of MD5 for script checksum.
issue #1299
Done
Commit
spell
Rename aspell plugin to spell.
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Done
Commit
Commit
trigger
Add hooks "info" and "info_hashtable".
issue #269
Done
Commit
xfer
Rename option xfer.network.speed_limit to xfer.network.speed_limit_send, add option xfer.network.speed_limit_recv.
Version 2.4
(Feb 17, 2019 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
core
Add command line option "-t" (or "--temp-dir") to create a temporary WeeChat home (deleted on exit).
-
Done
Commit
api
Add functions string_base_encode and string_base_decode, remove functions string_encode_base64 and string_decode_base64.
-
Done
Commit
api
Add support of Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP), add infos "totp_generate" and "totp_validate".
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Done
Commit
relay
Add support of Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) as second authentication factor in weechat protocol.
-
Done
Commit
exec
Add option exec.command.shell to customize the shell used with /exec -sh.
issue #1281
Done
Commit
relay
Add support of close frame in websocket connection.
Version 2.3
(Oct 21, 2018 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
core
Add a new hook to change line data before it is printed (buffer, date, tags, highlight, prefix, message).
-
Done
Commit
trigger
Allow creation of temporary variables with the regex.
-
Done
Commit
core
Add option "-P" (or "--plugins") to customize the plugins to load at startup.
issue #1248
Done
Commit
core
Allow multiple options "-r" ("--run-command") in command line arguments.
issue #958
Done
Commit
core
Add repeat of string in evaluation of expressions with "repeat:count,string".
issue #1256
Done
Commit
relay
Add real IP in client description.
Version 2.2
(Jul 14, 2018 )
Version 2.1
(Mar 18, 2018 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #1075
Done
Commit
scripts
Add option "version" in script commands.
issue #128
Done
Commit
Commit
scripts
Add "eval" option in script commands and info "xxx_eval" (python, perl, ruby, lua and guile).
issue #1132
Done
Commit
logger
Add option logger.look.backlog_conditions.
issue #1145
Done
Commit
logger
Add option logger.file.fsync.
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Done
Commit
irc
Add server option "split_msg_max_length".
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Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.completion.partial_completion_templates.
issue #1113
Done
Commit
Commit
core
Add a way to create new buffers in commands /buffer and /print.
issue #1120
Done
Commit
core
Add a headless mode (with option to daemonize the process).
Version 2.0
(Dec 3, 2017 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
fset
Fset plugin.
issue #909
Done
Commit
php
Add PHP scripting support.
Version 1.9
(Jun 25, 2017 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #332
Done
Commit
buflist
Add option buflist.look.auto_scroll.
-
Done
Commit
buflist
Add keys F1/F2 and alt+F1/F2 to scroll the buflist bar.
Version 1.8
(May 13, 2017 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #893 task #11461
Done
Commit
core
Add resize of window parents with /window resize [h/v]size.
-
Done
Commit
api
Add dynamic string functions in the C API.
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Done
Commit
api
Add arraylist functions in the C API.
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Done
Commit
core
Add ternary operator in evaluation of expressions.
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Done
Commit
buflist
New plugin buflist: bar item with list of buffers.
issue #608 issue #611
Done
Commit
core
Add wildcard matching in evaluation of expressions.
issue #981
Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.completion.nick_case_sensitive.
Version 1.7
(Jan 15, 2017 )
Version 1.6
(Oct 2, 2016 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
irc
Evaluate server options "msg_*".
issue #399 issue #509
Done
Commit
core
Add support for one-time triggers.
issue #534
Done
Commit
core
Add "extra" argument to evaluate extra variables in function string_eval_expression().
-
Done
Commit
core
Add option "cycle" in command /buffer.
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Done
Commit
core
Add optional argument "lowest", "highest" or level mask in command /input hotlist_clear.
issue #722
Done
Commit
core
Switch to asciidoctor to build docs and man page.
Version 1.5
(May 1, 2016 )
Version 1.4
(Jan 10, 2016 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
irc
Add hex dump of IRC messages in raw buffer (when debug is enabled).
issue #8
Done
Commit
irc
Add /cap command.
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Done
Commit
script
Add option script.scripts.download_timeout.
issue #347
Done
Commit
relay
Add option relay.irc.backlog_since_last_message.
issue #182 issue #477
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of "cap-notify" capability.
issue #543
Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.look.paste_auto_add_newline.
issue #620
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of SNI (Server Name Indication) in SSL connection to IRC server.
issue #629
Done
Commit
core
Add parent name in options (show IRC server option inherited values in /set and /iset).
issue #633
Done
Commit
core
Move option irc.network.alternate_nick into servers (irc.server.xxx.nicks_alternate).
Version 1.3
(Aug 16, 2015 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #76 issue #393
Done
Commit
core
Search start position + stop search at point.
issue #463
Done
Commit
core
Add option weechat.look.confirm_upgrade.
issue #452
Done
Commit
core
Allow ctrl-C to exit WeeChat when the passphrase is asked on startup.
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Done
Commit
core
Add support of evaluated sub-strings and current date/time in function string_eval_expression() and command /eval.
Version 1.2
(May 10, 2015 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
issue #251
Done
Commit
irc
Add SASL mechanism ECDSA-NIST256P-CHALLENGE.
issue #11 issue #246
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of "account-notify" capability.
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Done
Commit
javascript
Add Javascript plugin.
issue #55 task #9459
Done
Commit
core
Add option to customize word boundaries (highlights, input).
issue #318
Done
Commit
core
Display an help/welcome message on first WeeChat run.
issue #281
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of SHA-256 and SHA-512 for SSL fingerprint (SHA-1 is insecure).
issue #403
Done
Commit
core
Add options to customize quoted messages in cursor mode.
issue #114
Done
Commit
core
Add signals "signal_sigterm" and "signal_sigquit".
Version 1.1
(Jan 11, 2015 )
Version 1.0
(Aug 15, 2014 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
trigger
Add trigger plugin.
-
Done
Commit
core
Bare display mode (for easy text selection and click on URLs).
issue #2
Done
Commit
relay
Add signals on clients connection/disconnection.
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Done
Commit
exec
Add "/exec" plugin.
task #13111
Done
Commit
irc
Add command /allpv.
task #13051
Done
Commit
core
Allow search of text (ctrl-R) in buffers with free content.
issue #12
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of capability "away-notify".
issue #17
Done
Commit
core
Key alt+'-' to toggle filters in current buffer.
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Done
Commit
core
Hidden buffers.
issue #67
Done
Commit
core
Add a command to send text on a specific buffer.
task #10882
Done
Commit
core
Add bar item "buffer_short_name".
issue #104
Done
Commit
core
Add unit tests.
-
Done
-
Pop the champagne!
Version 0.4.3
(Feb 9, 2014 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
core
Options to customize default text search in buffers.
task #12777
Done
Commit
irc
Configurable default kick reason.
-
Done
Commit
core
Add support of italic text (requires ncurses >= 5.9 patch 20130831).
task #12766
Done
Commit
core
Add option to disable auto renumbering of buffers (allow gap in buffer numbers).
bug #26571
Done
Commit
Commit
irc
Add option to customize default ban mask.
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Done
Commit
core
Logical and/or for tags in /filter and options with tags.
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Done
Commit
core
Logical and/or for tags in function hook_print.
task #12499
Done
Commit
irc
Add option to smart filter modes messages (all or by mode).
patch #7963
Done
Commit
xfer
Automatically check CRC32 file checksum if it is found in the filename.
patch #7992
Done
Commit
xfer
Support IPv6 xfers.
task #10847
Done
Commit
core
Control stdin of forked process (with hook_process_hashtable).
task #11661
Done
Commit
core
Tab width setting.
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Done
Commit
core
Add command /print.
task #12724
Done
Commit
irc
Add server option "ssl_fingerprint".
task #11477
Done
Commit
irc
Use MONITOR instead of ISON for /notify (when available on server).
Version 0.4.2
(Oct 6, 2013 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
-
Done
Commit
core
Add infolist and hdata for layout.
patch #8062
Done
Commit
irc
Better hash function for computing nick colors (with option to choose the hash used).
patch #6858
Done
Commit
core
Add support of Enchant lib in aspell plugin (replaces aspell lib).
task #12651
Done
Commit
core
Option for default proxy (used for downloads with Curl).
task #12689
Done
Commit
relay
Add command "ping" in weechat protocol.
task #6745
Done
Commit
core
Add a scroll beyond the end of buffer (/window scroll_beyond_end).
task #9221
Done
Commit
irc
Add support of wildcards in commands (de)op/halfop/voice.
task #7395
Done
Commit
core
Move passwords in a separate config file (sec.conf), with optional encryption.
task #11027
Done
Commit
core
Rename binary and man page from "weechat-curses" to "weechat".
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Done
Commit
core
Emphasize text when searching text in buffer.
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Done
Commit
core
Search regex in buffer.
task #12717
Done
Commit
core
Allow items of root bars to show content for a given buffer.
task #12775
Done
Commit
core
Display day changed message dynamically (do not store it inside buffers).
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Done
Commit
core
Add shared strings to reduce memory usage.
Version 0.4.1
(May 20, 2013 )
Tracker
Spec
Status
Git
Plugin
Description
bug #38070
Done
Commit
irc
Add nick colors in output of /names #channel when it is displayed on server buffer (channel not joined).
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Done
Commit
aspell
Optimize internal management of spellers (do not create them for each input analyzed, for example with split of windows), re-introduce local var "aspell_dict" in buffers.
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Done
Commit
relay
WebSocket server support (RFC 6455) (for irc and weechat protocols).
task #12405
Done
Commit
irc
Unmask join if nick speaks some minutes after the join.
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Done
Commit
relay
Allow multiple clients on same port for irc protocol.
task #12393
Done
Commit
script
Add control of autoload for scripts.
-
Done
Commit
relay
Send nicklist diff for nicks added/removed/changed instead of whole nicklist (reduce data exchanged with clients).
task #11274
Done
Commit
core
Support of multiple layouts.
task #11924
Done
Commit
irc
Automatic merge of private buffers (by server or all).
task #10895
Done
Commit
irc
New option irc.look.display_join_message to disable some messages after joining a channel.
task #12576
Done
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irc
Add tag for "back on server" messages in queries.
task #9353
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irc
Add support of UHNAMES.
bug #37531
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core
Move nick prefix/suffix options from irc plugin to core (making it dynamic).
patch #8020
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irc
Implement DH-AES SASL encryption method for SASL.
Version 0.4.0
(Jan 20, 2013 )