This lists the major changes between r8461 ("Release 2.5.2.0 SSE2.") and r8632 ("Version bumped (SSE2)."). Note that non-informative log messages, such as "Addition to rXXXX.", "Clean-up." and similar messages have been taken out of the list.
GUI
* Added new scheduler window. (by siavoshkc) Allows a better control over what Shareaza is doing while running unattended.
* File moving error now shows as a tray message.
* Several icon updates.
* Added St. Patrick's Day and NoBanner example skin.
* Added client version to “Browse Host” window title.
* Fixed search dialog's overlapped Shareaza logo.
* Fixed ugly colors of highlighted icons (for example icons of Library Organizer view).
* Fixed semi-transparent "?" under icons in Library album view.
* Added ability to select all files in any library view by Ctrl + A keys
* Added ability to delete ghost files by "Clear History Now" button in Settings dialog.
* Dialog banner and Media Window logo now skinable (including their complete hiding). Some .bmp resources converted to .png ones with size reduction.
* Fixed not fit long lines in Select dialog.
* Fixed unused "Gnutella 1" option in Host Browse dialog, now Shareaza will ask G1-only browses under this option.
* Media Player Settings now keep track of three external media handlers.
IRC
* Changed chat behavior: now "away" status will not disconnect chat session. Also changed chat log formatting.
* Fixed lost first symbol when text copied to clipboard.
* Fixed IRC window updating after IRC settings change.
* Changed IRC window layout (removed header for better view on small screen resolutions).
* Added IRC user menu "Browse" item (via "USERINFO" CTCP message).
* Implemented full URL detection in IRC window.
* Added IRC channel list preserving even in disconnected state.
* Added timestamps to IRC status window.
* Fixed minor bugs.
* Added CRichViewCtrl::GetWordFromPoint method. Extended CEmoticons::FormatText method. Changed some IRC icons.
Networks
* G2: Added "PCH" (G2_PACKET_PEER_CHAT) packet to host browser packet flow to flag chat capabilities.
* gnutella: Fixed maximum hits per packet (now 255, default is 64) for gnutella.
* Gnutella: Fix not connecting to original gnutella due to stale cache as expired hosts were not being removed (r8492)
* BitTorrent: Optimization of "Extension for Peers to Send Metadata Files" (BitTorrent Specs BEP0009) by ivan386.
* BitTorrent: Acept source without peer id + torrentless download (Forum Link) by ivan386
* Optimise endgame piece selection and reduce download overhead while in endgame.
* Enforced GIV/PUSH headers checks.
Crash fixes
* Fixed crash caused by bad Chinese translation.
* Fixed search window scroll crash.
* Fixed crash on search window close.
* Fixed rare crash when Uploads tip "stuck".
* Fixed rare crash on skin change (access synchronization error).
* Fixed rare crash on multi-file torrent reopening.
* Fixed rare crash on multiple search preview requests.
* Fixed rare divide-by-zero crash on upload queue rotation
* Fixed Host Browser rare crash.
Feature/bug fixes
* Fixed "always connected network" bug when seeded torrents present and AutoSeed option is on
* Fixed unneeded sources addition for completed downloads.
* Fixed potential problems found by MSVC Analyzer (including "large files" compatibility).
* Fixed "Close after transfer complete" feature (now without disconnection).
* Fixed avatar loading in host browse window.
* Fix paused state of downloads not being saved when modified
* Fix creation of zero length files when files/folders are renamed/deleted outside of Shareaza's control
* Fixed Shareaza and plugins registration under active User Access Control (UAC).
* Fixed Library synchronization. (on several places; also avoids some possible crashes)
* Fixed Shareaza hibernation (added network core reconnection after resuming from suspend or hibernation).
* RegExp stability fix. Changed insecure alloca() to more robust malloc() function.
* Fixed missed strings for media player Speed, Volume and Position controls.
* Added more strict checks for skins and so fixed some skins.
Internal optimizations
* Fixed extra sources of completed but still moving downloads.
* Eliminated unneeded source code dependencies of CBuffer, CBENode and CXML* classes to simplify its use in another projects.
* Removed "BitTorrent.TorrentExtraKeys" option since its always "true".
* Optimized local search engine (fixed potential crash on neighbor disconnection; removed library file metadata dependencies).
* Implemented asynchronous searches.
* Added plugin cache for all plugin types (earlier it was for ImageService plugins only) to improve metadata extraction speed.
* Improved crashed plugins reload process.
* Optimized drawing of download sources
* Optimized fragment list traversals
* Optimized CDownloadWithTiger::GetWantedFragmentList() function by adding cache.
* Optimized tray icon operations.
* Optimized download status text code (in download window and in remote interface).
* Optimized Neighbors core (single CList<> replaced by two Cmaps<>).
* Improved reaction speed on new hits in search window.
* Optimized Host Cache methods.
* Optimized packet dump window.
* Optimized schema cache code.
* Optimized library dictionary code (also it fixes rare Shareaza exit crash).
* Optimized host cache code (removed extra 8 times per second checks of all G2-hosts inside Search manager). Host cache now checks by Network core and one time per minute only.Optimized network names resolver.HashLib optimization for non-assembler (including 64-bit) compilation on VS 2008.slightly redesigned and optimized queue code
* Some optimisations were made to timing mechanism of on timer calls. Reduces CPU usage.
Other
* Updated save/restore scripts of Shareaza registry.
* Updated Shareaza Chinese (Simplified) translation (by dxrayb).
* Updated Russian translation
* Updated English language files
* Added Windows Media Player object as another MediaPlayer plugin "engine". So now it can be compiled in two different ways: with WMP or with DirectShow.
* Fixed all translations (Dialog banner and Media Window) and added "update.cmd" script for complete rebuilding of all translations using default-en.xml and corresponding .po-files only (msgmerge.exe is a utility from Poedit application).
