Nicotine-plus

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))

Changes

* Improved UI performance when loading many search results
* Main menu can now be opened using the F10 key
* The list of keyboard shortcuts can now be opened using Ctrl+?
* Away status is now remembered between sessions

Corrections

* Fixed several issues causing the status of an upload to be stuck if the user logged out
* Fixed a few chat room commands that did not work previously
* Fixed an issue where country flags were missing for some users that rejoined a room
* Several improvements and bug fixes to the plugin system
* Flatpak: added support for MPRIS in the Now Playing-feature
* Windows: fixed an issue where root directories could not be shared
* macOS: fixed an issue where Nicotine+ would crash on startup on some systems

Issues closed on GitHub

* New installation in Big Sur. Doesn't scan shared folders. ([899](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/899))
* Download speed after restart ([918](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/918))
* Pluginsystem related issues, views and ideas [Updated] ([990](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/990))
* [Windows] Certifi not installed ([996](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/996))
* Enable CTCP-like private message responses (client version) Bool ([998](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/998))
* Sharing a whole hard disk drive content doesn't work ([999](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/999))
* CTCP_VERSION broke ([1001](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1001))
* v3.0 not starting on macos big sur 11.2.1 ([1002](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1002))
* Make opening of Window's file manager (File Explorer) more generic ([1004](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1004))
* missing python req in setup.py ([1006](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/1006))

Changes

* Introduced a new design utilizing header bars (to use the old design, uncheck Menu -> View -> Use Header Bar)
* Improved UI responsiveness when scanning shares
* Improved UI performance when multiple tabs are open
* Added transfer statistics dialog
* Added help window for keyboard shortcuts
* Added an option to set a global font
* Added support for text completion when typing in the search entry
* Added a "Browse Folder" option for search results
* Search results can now be filtered by file type
* Added an option to clear search and filter history
* Columns can now be reordered by dragging them to the desired location
* Context menus for tabs now include an option to close all tabs
* Added context menu items for viewing and deleting logs (chatrooms, private chat, log pane)
* Added a keyboard shortcut to close tabs (Ctrl+W / Alt+F4)
* Context menus can now be opened by long-pressing on a touch screen
* Context menus can now be opened with the keyboard (Menu Key / Shift+F10)
* The number of selected files is now visible in context menus
* Added an option to copy the file path of a selected file using Ctrl+C
* Added file properties dialog for user browse
* Improved the default color scheme
* Several other minor improvements

Corrections

* Fixed an issue where upload speed limits were not applied on startup
* Fixed an issue where UPnP portforwarding did not succeed with certain routers
* Fixed an issue where enabling the geographical paranoia option would prevent search results from being delivered to others
* Fixed issues where certain uploads would be stuck in a "Cancelled" state
* Fixed a Windows-specific issue where the config file did not always save
* Fixed an macOS-specific issue where opening a folder did not work
* Fixed an issue where custom commands registered in plugins did not work
* Several other minor corrections

Issues closed on GitHub

* Nicotine will not login to server ([904](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/904))
* File not shared ! ([905](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/905))
* Backup of the slide position in the user browse tab ([908](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/908))
* Save share list to disk => user tab ([909](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/909))
* Double-clicking on shares ([917](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/917))
* Fix viewing of shared files ([919](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/919))
* WinError 3, "the system cannot find the path specified" ([920](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/920))
* Replace usage of GtkComboBox with GtkComboBoxText ([921](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/921))
* nicotine-plus.org certificate expired ([922](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/922))
* Cyrillic characters don't display correctly in chat rooms (Unicode issue?) ([925](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/925))
* Log windows scroll back to begin after any new entry. ([926](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/926))
* Config resetting when quitting and opening again ([934](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/934))
* nicotine.po ([936](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/936))
* Bug: Browsing your own shares with "Share only to buddies" enabled isn't possible via User browse ([940](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/940))
* Bug: Displayed shared files count in Chat rooms / User info inconsistent ([941](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/941))
* Feature Request: Clear filters button ([944](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/944))
* Feature Request: Allow regular expressions in Country field of Search Filters ([946](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/946))
* Config Bug: WinError 32 + WinError 2: Can't rename config file, error & The system cannot find the file specified ([949](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/949))
* Feature Request: Clear Search Result Filter History ([950](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/950))
* Feature Request: A method to quit via Tray Icon ([951](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/951))
* Windows Bug: Can't bring Nicotine+ to the foreground if one of its popup windows are open ([953](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/953))
* Windows Bug: Preferences popup window is slow to open on occasion ([954](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/954))
* Now Playing ([957](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/957))
* Filtering by "10m" gives files >=10MiB, but filtering "10MiB" gives files >=9.54MiB ([961](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/961))
* Setting Plugin /commands ([962](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/962))
* Feature Request: Search Wishlist: Change "Select All" Button to "Clear All" ([963](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/963))
* Feature Request: Indication that a search tab was opened automatically by the wishlist ([964](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/964))
* Feature Request: Option to choose the search result filter's tab bar position ([965](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/965))
* Bug: Clearing all active filters requires double-Enter for next filter attempt ([966](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/966))
* MacOS 11.1 Open folder fails ([970](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/970))
* MacOS 11.1, open folder opens the wrong directory ([971](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/971))
* MacOS 11.1, wrong flag in buddy list ([972](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/972))
* New bundled UPnP is not working ([973](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/973))
* Replace GtkFileChooserButton with a custom button widget ([975](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/975))
* Windows: Toggle show / minimize app on taskbar icon click ([976](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/976))
* Feature Request: Enable tooltips for long strings that are cut off by another column ([977](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/977))
* What is causing the log "Filtered out inexact or incorrect search result ... from user X"? ([979](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/979))
* Bug: Private chat tabs closed/discarded without manually doing so ([983](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/983))
* Bug: Unable to reliably close search tabs via middle mouse button click ([984](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/984))
* Feature Request: Log Viewer / Context menu items to browse logs in system text editor ([986](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/986))
* Failure to report buddy shares ([988](https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/issues/988))