Nicotine-plus

Changes

* Added alternative transfer speed limits for downloads and uploads, toggleable with a quick access button in the status bar
* Added an option to save downloads to subfolders based on the uploader's username
* Added a dropdown menu in file transfer views to clear various types of file transfers from the list
* Added an option to disable reverse file paths in search results and file transfer views
* Added an option to show private/locked search results and shared files from SoulseekQt clients
* Added an option to only allow trusted buddies to access buddy shares
* Added a context menu item in file transfer views to browse folders of file transfers, similar to search results
* Added checkboxes to 'Shares' preferences to easily specify whether a shared folder should be buddy-only or not
* Added a menu item to quickly toggle dark mode/theme, available under Menu -> View -> Prefer Dark Mode
* Added debug logging categories for downloads, uploads and chats
* Improved GUI accessibility for blind users using screen readers
* Finished downloads are no longer cleared on disconnect/exit
* Finished uploads are now restored on startup, unless previously cleared
* Spam filter plugin now filters phrases in chat rooms in addition to private chats
* Command aliases can now run chat commands, e.g. '/alias hello /away' will create a '/hello' command that runs '/away'
* Unified preferences related to the GUI, such as colors, icons and tabs, under a single 'User Interface' page
* A single preference now controls the maximum number of visible search results, instead of two separate preferences
* Added a basic 'headless' mode to run Nicotine+ without a GUI, available through the --headless command line flag
* Added the ability to start multiple instances of Nicotine+ when a custom config file is specified with the --config command line flag
* Added the option to specify a custom user data folder location (used for storing e.g. the list of shared files) with the --user-data command line flag
* Added plugin notifications for started/finished transfers
* Various deprecations related to plugins, listed in pluginsystem.py and logged on startup
* Various performance improvements
* macOS: minor UX improvements to better align with macOS conventions
* GNU/Linux and macOS: added an option to enforce a specific network interface, useful for virtual private networks (VPN)
* Removed 'direct private message' toggle, since the official Soulseek clients do not understand such messages
* Removed option to rotate tab labels, due to various issues with its implementation
* Removed support for Ubuntu 16.04 and Python 3.5

Corrections

* Fixed an issue where file transfers did not reach maximum speeds on slow connections
* Fixed an issue where incorrect upload speeds were sent to the server
* Fixed an issue where failed downloads were marked as finished in cases where the download folder is not accessible
* Fixed an issue where double-clicking treeview column headers activated the first row
* Fixed an issue where the 'unread tabs' menu caused a crash if tabs were closed
* Fixed an issue where adding finished downloads to shared files could result in a crash
* Fixed an issue where searching a user's share could result in a crash after a refresh
* Fixed a crash when attempting to show file properties for a user/folder row
* Fixed various UPnP port forwarding issues with certain routers
* Added a workaround for cases where Soulseek NS clients send incorrect file sizes for large files
* Various GUI-related changes and improvements to reduce the number of inconsistencies
* macOS: keyboard shortcuts now use the Command key instead of Ctrl
* Windows: improvements to notifications to prevent duplicate tray icons
* Windows: fixed an issue where closed windows would appear in window peek
* Windows: fixed an issue where minimized windows were not displayed when restoring Nicotine+ from tray

Issues closed on GitHub

* Is there a way to exclude a file/directory from a share? + Some feedback ([924](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/924))
* Feature Request: Improve folder folding behavior + Add Collapse/Expand All ([981](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/981))
* Suggestion: Room wall improvements ([985](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/985))
* Practical: change share from public to buddy and vice versa. ([991](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/991))
* Version 3.0.1 and 3.0.2's Nicotine+.exe detected as a virus by Malwarebytes ([1012](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1012))
* Quicker access to speed throttling? ([1031](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1031))
* Copy/Paste keyboard shortcuts broken on Mac ([1342](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1342))
* Don't automatically clear downloads/uploads on quit ([1343](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1343))
* Notifications tray icons aren't removed automatically ([1354](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1354))
* Download to a \*username\* / subfolder ([1355](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1355))
* Drop official support for Ubuntu 16.04 ([1360](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1360))
* Headless support ([1362](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1362))
* Support for macOS High Sierra ([1366](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1366))
* Prevent Downloads from Displaying in the Debug Logging Window ([1371](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1371))
* Malware detection ([1373](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1373))
* Minimized window app won't show up when called from the system tray ([1374](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1374))
* Change close button position on macOS ([1376](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1376))
* Change menu action on macOS ([1377](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1377))
* Limit Buddy Shares to Trusted Buddies ([1382](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1382))
* Critical errors ([1383](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1383))
* Option to disable popup ([1386](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1386))
* Prevent notification balloon crashes on 32-bit Windows ([1393](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1393))
* ", line 127 ([1395](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1395))
* Auto-Size Columns Opens File in Player ([1396](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1396))
* Window Preview Shows Preferences Window ([1397](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1397))
* Crash report ([1398](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1398))
* Windows Defender / Trojan:Win32/Zpevdo.B ...False Positive? ([1401](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1401))
* Nicotine+ encountered a critical error and needs to exit ([1402](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1402))
* Middle-clicking user/share/room does not close it anymore ([1404](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1404))
* problem with access to some users. ([1405](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1405))
* Critical Error on master ([1406](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1406))
* Config error: can't decode 'searches' section 'group_searches' value ([1407](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1407))
* Transfer lists are cleared upon disconnection ([1409](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1409))
* Wishlists aren't being searched ([1410](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1410))
* Every downloaded file remains as "INCOMPLETE[number]Filename" ([1411](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1411))
* Exclamation point in the chat tab bar i have not seen before ([1413](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1413))
* Tried unpacking zip, scanner shows Gen:Variant.Bulz.495404 ([1414](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1414))
* Crash on getting File Properties at user or directory entry level in Download tab ([1415](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1415))
* in Download tab, the Queue Position column is empty ([1416](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1416))
* Windows Defender quarantined nicotine+ because of "Trojan:Win32/Zpevdo.B" ([1417](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1417))
* Tabs go out off the screen where there are many, they should use several lines instead. ([1420](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1420))
* Search main tab: wish tabs always extra. ([1422](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1422))
* Can't click anything when in fullscreen ([1423](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1423))
* 'GeoIP' object has no attribute 'get_all' ([1426](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1426))
* Finished Downloads Autoclearing ([1427](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1427))
* 'NetworkFrame' object has no attribute 'InterfaceRow' ([1430](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1430))
* Browse Folder via Downloads tab ([1432](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1432))
* Leech detector logs not showing up ([1433](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1433))
* Crash when adding to buddy list from User info tab ([1434](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1434))
* How to access option to close only window (keep sharing files)? ([1435](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1435))
* error ([1436](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1436))
* DownloadQueuedNotification on end of downloaded file ([1438](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1438))
* Shift + Mouse wheel a fall ([1440](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1440))
* Convert organization URL to lowercase ([1441](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1441))
* random crash? ([1442](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1442))
* Crash when closing private Chat tab ([1445](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1445))
* Critical error upon attempted chat ([1446](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1446))
* Incorrectly reported upload speed ([1449](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1449))
* UPnP does not work on this network (Windows) ([1453](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1453))
* select ValueError: too many file descriptors in select() (Windows) ([1456](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1456))
* UPnP not working ([1457](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1457))

Changes

* The message sent to users attempting to access geo-blocked content can now be customized

Corrections

* Fixed a few critical errors related to uploads and file selections
* Chat search commands and the /ctcpversion command now work properly
* Fixed Python 3.5 compatibility
* Windows: fixed an issue where duplicate notification icons would appear in the tray

Issues closed on GitHub

* Geoblock Options ([1028](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1028))
* Notifications tray icons aren't removed automatically ([1354](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1354))
* critical error ([1356](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1356))
* Frequent crashes in 3.0.5 ([1357](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1357))
* Unable to search chat room ([1359](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1359))
* Critical error ([1361](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1361))

Changes

* Replaced previous country flag icons with clearer ones
* Improved performance when selecting a large number of transfers
* Queue positions and failed downloads are now checked every three minutes instead of every minute, to reduce stress on the uploading user
* Performance improvements for long buddy lists
* Added a dropdown menu button in tab bars for unread notifications

Corrections

* Custom media player and file manager commands no longer reset after a restart
* Fixed an issue where scanning of shared files malfunctioned if the UI didn't load in time
* Fixed a critical error when a new room was joined while country flags were disabled
* Fixed a critical error when attempting to add wishlist items while disconnected from the server
* Fixed a critical error when attempting to use the /rescan chat command
* Fixed a rare case where Nicotine+ could crash on startup
* 'Send to Player' for files downloaded to a custom folder no longer fails
* Private room operators are once again able to add users to the room
* When browsing your own shares, viewing recently shared downloads no longer requires a restart
* Attempting to download files of disconnected users now displays the 'User logged off' status immediately
* Column widths of the currently selected user browse tab are now saved
* Unified chat completion behavior of chat rooms and private chats
* UI customizations are once again applied to the preferences dialog
* Corrected the behavior of 'Abort User's Uploads' button in the uploads view
* Text-To-Speech messages no longer overlap each other
* Minor behavioral corrections related to file transfers

Issues closed on GitHub

* Download Folder function doesn't work from search when uploader is offline ([511](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/511))
* nicotine crash, ([1040](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1040))
* Crash on startup ([1041](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1041))
* Replace usage of Gtk.Menu with Gio.Menu ([1045](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1045))
* critical error when exit user browse tab ([1192](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1192))
* Version 3.0.4 flagged by Windows Defender ([1329](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1329))
* critical error crash ([1333](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1333))
* File Manager and Media Player events are buggy ([1335](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1335))
* Filtering on file type causes crash ([1337](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1337))
* The shared folders are not shared anymore ([1338](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1338))
* Pausing a download ([1339](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1339))
* copy search team Bug ([1348](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1348))
* Can't save files.db: [Errno 13] ([1352](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1352))

Corrections

* Invalid file names no longer break scanning of shared folders
* Configuration changes are now saved if Nicotine+ is terminated (SIGTERM)
* Fixed a case where the upload status displayed 'User logged off' after the user reconnected
* Action buttons in the file properties dialog now stick to the bottom as intended
* Windows: Nicotine+ no longer crashes on startup when translations are used

Issues closed on GitHub

* Critical UnicodeDecodeError on startup: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 12: invalid start byte ([1038](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1038))
* You have no privileges left. They are not necessary, but allow your downloads to be queued ahead of non-privileged users. [Question] ([1039](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1039))
* line 642 ([1042](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1042))
* 'utf-8' codec can't encode characters(surrogates not allowed) ([1043](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1043))

Changes

* Refactored download queuing to use the same system as the official client
* Improved reliability and performance of the upload queue
* Added a popup that appears whenever a critial error occurs in the program

Corrections

* Nicotine+ now starts properly when invalid download filters are detected
* The configuration file no longer resets when running out of disk space
* Improved reliability of downloading folders containing special characters from certain clients
* Keyboard shortcuts are now functional on non-Latin keyboard layouts
* Upload bandwidth limits are no longer incorrectly applied when upload slots limits are enabled
* Reaching a specified upload speed limit no longer interferes with max bandwidth/upload slot limits
* Illegal file path characters are now replaced before downloading a file, to prevent issues with FAT/NTFS drives on Unix-based systems
* Directly searching a user's files now functions properly
* In predefined search filters, the state of the 'Free Slots' filter is now saved properly
* If user browse/info tabs were closed, they no longer reopen when loading new information
* Fixed a few behavioral issues related to chat notifications
* Fixed issues related to incorrect user statuses being displayed in some cases
* The correct status color is now displayed for usernames in past private chat messages
* Leaving the public room is possible once again
* Avoid unnecessary network traffic related to number of shared folders and files
* Reduced memory usage on Windows and macOS

Issues closed on GitHub

* Version 3.0.1 and 3.0.2's Nicotine+.exe detected as a virus by Malwarebytes ([1012](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1012))
* Username Wrong Color in Chat ([1013](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1013))
* free slot setup ([1014](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1014))
* 'invalid operation on closed shelf' while rescaning shares ([1016](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1016))
* Complete file remains in Incomplete Downloads folder ([1019](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1019))
* User's shared file list cannot be saved to disk, due to a mismatch in the number of arguments on function call. ([1024](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1024))
* Deprecated messages related to privileges? ([1025](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1025))
* line 716 ([1026](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1026))
* line 707 ([1029](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1029))
* line 666, ([1030](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1030))
* Problems with new interface in 3.0 ([1033](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1033))
* line 642 ([1037](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1037))

Corrections

* Fixed a regression where users could not be added to the buddy list
* Fixed an issue where file extension info could appear incorrectly in the transfer list
* Fixed an issue where root directories were not shared properly

Issues closed on GitHub

* Cannot Add Users to Buddy List ([1011](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1011))