Yafumato Web Messenger

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.6 / Kidd

Notes:
Version 0.6 Alpha / Kidd
  Redesigned messaging page with movable, resizable dynamic HTML windows.
  Supported browsers:
    · Microsoft Internet Explorer
    · Mozilla Firefox
  Added status and new message icons.
  Added support for dynamic contact activation (opening chat window).

Changes:
Interface:
  · Redesigned messaging page with movable, resizable dynamic HTML windows.
    Dynamic HTML window implementation tested with the following browsers:
    · Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
    · Mozilla Firefox 1.5
  · Added status and new message icons.
  · Added support for dynamic contact activation (opening chat window).
  · The following events are no longer sent to the server, and therefore
    will not be maintained when the messaging page is refreshed:
      · Expansion or collapse of a group
      · Activation or deactivation of a contact

Documentation:
  · Configuration files and instructions for Apache HTTP Server have been
    updated to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0, greatly simplifying installation.

FIXES:
  · Mozilla bug 287620 is no longer relevant as the old HTML tables have been
    replaced with dynamic HTML windows.

ISSUES:
  · Text color and decoration (bold, italic, etc.) for Yahoo Messenger messages
    is not applied and breaks dynamic updates.  Font selection is not affected.
  · There is a bug in Firefox (Mozilla bug 167801) related to text cursors.
    The cursor may not appear correctly in a text area when it has focus if the
    text area is above the contents of another dynamic HTML window, even if the
    contents of the second window are not visible.
  · There is a bug in Internet Explorer when Temporary Internet files settings
    are set to "Every visit to the page."  Internet Explorer will request
    background images (such as the window chrome) from the server each time a
    dynamic event occurs on the page.  This causes the images to flicker while
    they are reloaded, but more importantly it generates a lot of
    network traffic.  There is a server-side workaround in the
    Apache HTTP Server snippet, but even so it is strongly recommended that you
    ensure that your Temporary Internet files settings are not set to
    "Every visit to the page."  This can be changed in
    Tools->Internet Options...->General->Settings.  For more infomation, see
    http://www.fivesevensix.com/studies/ie6flicker/.
  · Internet Explorer does not create horizontal scroll bars when the contents
    of a dynamic HTML window are larger than it's frame, instead enlarging the
    contents.  This can cause an issue when content that is wider than the
    width of the window contents is dynamically added.