Version 0.2.2 is available!

News since last version are:
- added new charset plugin, which replaces internal /charset command: fixes many bugs with charsets, WeeChat internal is now full UTF-8
- added "modifier" in plugins API: plugins are now able to modify or drop received IRC messages
- added filename completion
- added anti-flood mechanism
- added keys to scroll topic
- added new option to send unknown IRC commands
- improved /plugin command
- pdf version of documentation is back
- fixed many bugs: portability, memleak in keyboard input, ignore and alias commands, many display bugs.

Version 0.2.1 is available!

News since last version are:
- added server default notify
- added arguments ($1,..,$9) for alias and special vars ($nick, $channel, $server)
- added hotlist in session file when using /upgrade command
- fixed crash with DCC when resuming file
- fixed random crash with /upgrade command
- fixed nicklist display when location is top or bottom
- fixed bug with CTCP version on channels
- fixed bug with auto-rejoin for keyed channels
- fixed chan owner and chan admin nicks.

Version 0.2.0 is available!

News since last version are:
- plugin aspell for fixing user typos (language is customizable by channel)
- improved DCC speed by adding DCC fast option and sending/receiving in background
- added generic function for missing IRC commands
- added new functions in plugins API: info about windows, buffers, and buffer content
- fixed many IRC commands (wallops and other)
- fixed refresh bugs
- fixed crashes with DCC
- fixed many other bugs.

Version 0.1.9 is available!

News since last version are:
- nick alignment, makes channels more readable
- new commands: /cycle, /setp
- new option to customize IP/hostname (when using multipe IP)
- new option to customize input prompt
- added keyboard handler for plugins
- german translations (messages and documentation)
- many bugs fixed for: UTF-8, DCC chat, Ruby, mutiple queries with same name, some commands, long IRC messages (> 512 bytes), terminal refresh, nicklist.

WeeChat story page is now available, as screenshots. You can see differences between all versions in one view!
Development version is visible too, and frequently updated.

A map of developers, contributors and users is now available. Everybody is invited to add nick/location to this map.

After discussion with irssi developers, both projects are going to merge in the next weeks.
Most of WeeChat features will not be available in first merged versions, but they will be in a few months.
This merge will give missing features to WeeChat and give new from irssi.

WeeChat developers will not take part into final client (which should be renamed to "weerssi").

Update: it is of course an april joke :-)

Version 0.1.8 is available!

News since last version are:
- added IRC raw data buffer (new key: alt-J + alt-R)
- keys alt-{home|end} to scroll top/bottom, alt-{f11-f12} to scroll nicklist top/bottom
- added new scroll keys for a few lines up/down (default: alt-pgup/pgdn)
- added Lua script plugin
- improved Ruby plugin
- added functions in plugins API: get_server_info, free_server_info, get_channel_info, free_channel_info, get_nick_info, free_nick_info
- added special names for plugin message handlers: weechat_pv, weechat_highlight, weechat_ctcp, weechat_dcc
- script plugins now load scripts in WeeChat system share directory
- added inactivity time, available for plugins via get_info("inactivity")
- added new plugins functions: add_timer_handler, remove_timer_handler, remove_infobar
- many commands allowed for aliases
- many commands allowed when connecting to server
- added options "irc_show_away_once", "look_nick_complete_first", "look_open_near_server", "irc_away_check_max_nicks"
- added new command line argument for setting WeeChat homedir (-d or --dir)
- added partial hungarian translation
- improved alias completion (now uses target command for completion)
- /msg command does not open any buffer any more (use /query for opening private buffer)
- fixed crash when using global history (when older entry is removed)
- fixed bug with /upgrade and servers buffer
- fixed bug with "get_dcc_info" plugin interface function
- many other bugs fixed.

Version 0.1.7 is available!

News since last version are:
- new commands: /upgrade, /uptime, /history
- removed "irc_default_msg_away" setting, for RFC 2812 conformity (/away command wihtout argument only removes away status), new values for "irc_display_away" (off, local, channel)
- replaced Texinfo doc by XML Docbook
- added color for window separators
- added completion system for plugins/scripts commands
- added charset by server and channel, new command: /charset
- added Ruby script plugin
- added ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) for DCC files
- /nick command is now allowed when not connected to server
- added server/channel arg to /buffer command for jumping to buffer
- added new keys for switching to other windows: alt-W followed by alt-arrow
- added new keys for scrolling to previous/next highlight: alt-P / alt-N
- added "read marker": an indicator for first unread line in a server or channel buffer (new key alt-U to scroll to marker)
- new window maganement: custom size for windows, auto resize when terminal is resized
- fixed: plugins autoload and unload, some display bugs.

Version 0.1.6 is available!

News since last version are:
- new plugin management: now WeeChat loads/unloads dynamic libraries (.so files under GNU/Linux). Perl and Python become two plugins (script type). Many changes were made, there's some incompatibilities with old scripts, thanks for reading release notes (file NEWS or link below)
- config file for plugins
- color management in IRC messages (compatible with other IRC clients, including mIrc)
- full UTF-8 support
- smart hotlist
- server mixed on one window (optional)
- partial highlights
- improved completion, customizable.