WeeChat has many new important features since some weeks:
- multi-windows management (with horizontal and vertical window split)
- buffers managed by number, with direct access by Alt+digit key or with new /buffer command
- auto jump to buffers with activity (Alt-A)
All new features are in CVS and development version. /window and /buffer commands are still under development.
Feel free to report any problem or suggestion to improve navigation between buffers/windows.
Version 0.0.6 is available!
News since last version are:
- improved channel highlight (priority to message vs join/part)
- fixed bug when opened private win and remote user changes his nick
- /query command added (starts private conversation)
- IRC messages 476, 477 added
- /mode command is now ok and channel flags are displayed in status bar
- fixed display bug (text was blinking when scrolling)
- CTCP Version reply is now in english only and doesn't show host (security reason).
Version 0.0.5 is available!
News since last version are:
- info bar with highlight from other channels, can be modified by Perl scripts
- /set command (configuration can be modified while WeeChat is running)
- new command line parameter: "-c" to see config options
- nick is now un*x username in default config
- secured code to prevent any buffer overflow
- many bugs fixed.
Version 0.0.4 is available!
News since last version are:
- Perl scripts support, with auto-load
- highlight
- Ctrl-C now intercepted (ignored)
- debug messages can be enabled via ./configure --enable-debug option
- many bugs fixed.
WeeChat scripts page (today Perl scripts only) has been added.
On this page you can submit your script (need to be approved by WeeChat development team).
Note: Perl scripts require version of WeeChat > 0.0.3, so today you must download development version.
Version 0.0.3 is available!
News since last version are:
- script ./configure to build WeeChat
- french translation
- new commands: stats, service, squit, motd, lusers, links, time, trace, admin, info, servlist, squery, who, whowas, die, summon, users, wallops, userhost, ison, ctcp ping
- many bugs fixed.
First version of WeeChat users guide is available. Many formats: PDF, html, text and texinfo (source document).
Note: this documentation is not finished and we're still looking for translators, feel free to contact us ;)
Version 0.0.2 is available!
News since last version are:
- added commands /rehash and /restart
- command & auto-join channels when connected to server
- new commands for alias: /alias, /unalias (new section in config file)
- config is now saved automatically when quitting WeeChat, /save command added
- new commands for servers: /server, /connect, /disconnect
- added autoconnect flag for each server in config file
- added "look_set_title" option in config file
- term window title is modified with WeeChat name and version
- CTCP version returns more info (about OS)
- many bugs fixed (including nicklist display bug).
WeeChat, the fast, light and extensible IRC client, is released for the first time, version 0.0.1.
CVS is opened on Savannah page.
Warning, this is still Alpha version, all IRC commands are not yet developed and lot of work is to be done.
In this version, there is:
- Curses front-end (other front-end are not yet developed),
- almost all IRC commands from RFC1459,
- multi-servers,
- configuration file,
- completion, commands history,
- ...
(see ChangeLog and TODO files)
Note to people who wants to help us:
- we're looking for translations for WeeChat and documentation (not written today), for example german, spanish, italian,...
- we're looking too for people which knows other OS (like *BSD, GNU/Hurd, ...) to port WeeChat.
All suggestions and bug reports are welcome, look at WeeChat support page for contacting us.
IRC Client WeeChat is under development, a new screenshot is available: nick list and window for each channel.
This version is still unstable and doesn't implement all IRC commands.
Current developments are:
- IRC protocol,
- configuration file management,
- ncurses front-end (color display, window management),
- Gtk+ and Qt front-ends.