File Release Notes and Changelog
Notes:
2007.11.02 (Thief 1.2beta2, Ludens)
1. Configurable Silence Mode (Preferences -> Customize Silence Command)
2. Bugfix: Wild5 Board Flip now works
3. Minor bugfixes and code cleanup
2007.10.12 (Thief 1.2beta1, Ludens)
1. Colored Bughouse Clocks ("Preferences -> Game Configuration -> Game
Options -> Colored Bughouse Clocks"), colors are configurable in
"Preferences -> Game Configuration -> Board Appearance"
2. Optional time display in console and/or log files: "Preferences ->
Telnet Console Options" (Show time in Console/Show time in Console log)
3. Exit prompt on active ICS connection is now configurable in
"Preferences -> No Exit Prompt when connected"
4. Win NT/2000/XP/Vista conformity: Folder BUGSTUFF and all folders/files
requiring write access are now located in subfolder THIEF of user
document folder. Installation requires administrator rights
5. New Logfile naming convention: <ICS>YYMMDD.LOG (old: <ICS>DDMMYY.LOG)
6. Minor code changes and bugfixes
2002.04.06
1. Fixed seek box's rating range bug (Drakem).
2. Fixed o-o-o bug (Musot).
2002.04.09
1. Fixed Lightning Rulez style true premove bug (pawn capture) (TheRaven).
2002.05.18
1. Fixed "sposition" command (pminear).
2. Fixed [Help Topics] to go to http://www.thebugboard.net/thief.html (SuperGrover).
3. Fixed spelling "Invisible Move" (VampireGod).
4. Deleted automatic "moves" command output (knighttour).
2002.05.19
1. Moved game information to game window (knighttour).
2. Added user function "Run Script" (ThoBjo).
3. Loaded personal censor filter "Load Personal Configuration Profile" (WhoAmI).
4. Added user function "Load Personal Configuration Profile" (WhoAmI).
5. Automatic issue "set bell 0" and "set ptime 0" upon FICS login (WhoAmI).
6. Utilized ivar's "gameinfo" (FICS only) (knighttour).
2002.05.23
1. Fixed restore layout bug (restore -> minimize) (knighttour).
2002.05.24
1. Redid Smartmove configuration (Jamesbaud).
2. Fixed BPGN save game bug (incorrect starting BFEN move color) (fermy).
3. Added the animiation speed (Bagirow).
4. Fixed partner assist bug (ambiguous move) (Nabla).
2002.05.25
1. Added save game into one merged file (Pentti Rintanen).
2. Added piece buffer orientation (left, right, top & bottom [left], and top & bottom [right]) (TheRaven).
3, Added "no partner" ability into censor filter (Kingwalker).
2002.05.26
1. Added game sounds "Check" and "Capture" (RubberDuck).
2. Redid About Thief window (WhoAmI).
2002.05.27
1. Added game window colors "Partner Tell" and "Game Information" (knighttour).
2002.05.28
1. Added the ability to disable buffer area for non-bughouse and non-crazyhouse games (FICS only) (Gorgonian).
2. Redid [Personal Censor Filter] window so it's more intuitive (irrlevent).
3. Redid [Configure Server] window so it's more intuitive (irrlevent).
2002.05.29
1. Added code to disable asking if the user wants to login into NONFICS without timeseal for chess-square.com's new login (chess-square.com does not support timeseal) (Leit).
2. Expanded Personal ICS Command string limit from 254 to 1024 (crazyalex).
3. Expanded the lag time display so it will show lag time greater than or equal to 10 minutes (knighttour).
4. Added multiple line paste into Telnet Command Line (fermy).
2002.05.30
1. Fixed "set highlight" (ComputerAbuse).
2. Added game sound "Notification" (WhoAmI).
3. Added game sound "Castling" (EndersGames).
4. Added telnet options "Suppress Announcement", "Suppress Computer Kibitz", and "Suppress Computer Whisper" (WhoAmI).
5. Added telnet colors "Notification", "Arrival", and "Departure" (knighttour).
6. Added telnet colors ":Handle(###): xxx", ":Handle(C###): xxx", ":Handle(T###): xxx", and ":Handle t-shouts: xxx" (knighttour).
7. Added telnet colors ":Notification: " and ":Mamer " (knighttour).
2002.05.31
1. Fixed incorrect BPGN result tag bug (fermy).
2. Added telnet color "Game notification: " (knighttour).
3. Added telnet sound "Game notification: " (WhoAmI).
2002.06.02
1. Added telnet option "Suppress Ignoring (formula): " (WhoAmI).
2002.06.03
1. Added automatic flip playing wild 5 game option (TheRaven).
2002.06.05
1. Redid most of the right mouse button click windows (WhoAmI).
2002.06.09
1. Added legal king square highlight (RubberDuck).
2002.06.10
1. Fixed the code so observing an examine game will also activate game sound (sabaoth).
2002.06.11
1. Added game display option "Show Clock on Top (Winboard Style)" (marcusm).
2. Added menu item "Show Bitmap Size During Game Window Resize" (WhoAmI).
2002.06.13
1. Added game option "Auto Observe Game Notification" (WhoAmI).
2002.06.14
1. Added game option "Escape Key Cancels Drag Move" (SuperGrover).
2. Added game option "Escape Key Cancels True Premove" (SuperGrover).
3. Added game option "Escape Key Cancels Sit For Piece Drop Move" (SuperGrover).
2002.06.17
1. Added menu item "Try Window Layout" (WhoAmI).
2002.06.19
1. Added code to cancel Sit For Piece Drop Move on illegal move (SuperGrover).
2. Added telnet option "Suppress ROBOadmin Welcome Tell" (SuperGrover).
3. Added telnet option "Suppress Computer Channel Tell" (SuperGrover).
4. Added telnet option "Suppress Computer Tell" (SuperGrover).
5. Added telnet option "Suppress Computer Shout" (SuperGrover).
2002.06.20
1. Added game option "Apply Auto Decline Abuser Challenge" (WhoAmI).
2. Added game option "Apply Auto Decline Computer Challenge" (SuperGrover).
2002.06.22
1. Added 21 more buttons (SuperGrover).
2. Fixed frozen piece bug (Moskovic).
2002.06.23
1. Fixed "I Won", "I Lost", "I Drew", "I Aborted", "Partner Won", "Partner Lost", "Partner Drew", and "Partner Aborted" game sound events (WhoAmI).
2002.06.24
1. Added user function "Set Thief True Premove Style" and "Set Lightning Rulez True Premove Style" (Lojza).
2. Added user function "Set Auto Knight Promotion On" and "Set Auto Knight Promotion Off" (SuperGrover).
2002.06.25
1. Added game notification code so notified handle will appear at the bottom (FISC and Other ICS) (SuperGrover).
2. Added game option "Escape Key Cancels Auto Knight Promotion" (WhoAmI).
3. Added the ability to turn on/off the extended buttons inside [Customize Partner Communicator Buttons] (RubberDuck).
2002.06.26
1. Added code so auto observe game notification will only work if it's not your partner, not someone you are following, not the your pfollow handle, and when you are not playing or examing (SuperGrover).
2. Added code to automatically remove pawn promotion window when the user true premoves a pawn promotion and does not have auto queen turned on and the pawn was captured by opponent (WhoAmI).
2002.06.27
1. Fixed a bug in partner assist where sometimes the piece disappears (WhoAmI).
2002.07.02
1. Added code for [Try Window Layout] to override "Stop Resize Playing Board (While Playing)" restriction (WhoAmI).
2002.07.03
1. Fixed a bug in all the [Personal Censor Filter] where "New", "Edit", and "Delete" sometimes randomly adjust censor filter values (RubberDuck).
2002.07.04
1. Implemented suggested layouts into [Try Window Layout] and into default layout generation (SuperGrover).
2. Added game display [Show Total Piece Value on Window Title Bar] (knighttour).
3. Added [Show Menu Path in Telnet Console Window] into [Window] (knighttour).
4. Moved some buttons such as "We up" and "We down" immediately after "Tell Me Go" and "Nevermind" (SuperGrover).
2002.07.06
1. Added codes to filter "Opponent is not out of time, wait for server autoflag." (SuperGrover).
2002.07.07
1. Added "castles.wav", "tellugo.wav", and "keepchecking.wav" (SuperGrover).
2. Added 3 more buttons (WhoAmI).
2002.07.17
1. Added [Read The FICS Forum] into [Actions] (SuperGrover).
2002.07.19
1. Added "Chess Setup" inside [Customize Partner Communicator Buttons] (WhoAmI).
2002.07.20
1. Fixed a bug in login process where after login the user has to type "set style 12" (WhoAmI).
2002.07.24
1. Added atomic chess support for FICS connection (WhoAmI).
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