Software Update: eMule Plus 1i

The eMule Plus development team recently released version 1i. The program, which was originally developed as an extension to eMule but has now taken its own direction, offers file sharing via the eDonkey2000 network. Various file exchange programs are active on this network, making the offer very diverse and extensive. The changelog of version 1i looks like this:

Features:

• added context menu to save IRC/Messages to disk (from official v0.30d) [katsyonak]
• inactive IRC/Messages window receiving new text becomes highlighted until you select it [katsyonak]
• added an option to copy comments to clipboard [katsyonak]
• added Norwegian (Bokmal) Language [True Neo]
• added auto-complete for search text (search history) (from official v0.30d) [katsyonak]
• inactive log window receiving new text becomes highlighted until you select it [kuchin]
• auto-check for new eMule Plus version [kuchin]
• added smart source filtering [morevit]
• compression support within client server communication [Eklmn]
• support of extended UDP file search [Eklmn]
• multiple shortcuts management and customization [DropF]
• files and sources can be sorted at the same time. sorting prefs provide default only [morevit]
• source filtering from the file context menu [morevit]
• new icons for file status and other features in GUI and WebServer [Psy]
• FPU/MMX/AMD/SSE optimized mem set [katsyonak]
• FPU/MMX/SSE optimized memcpy [katsyonak]
• automated FakeCheck reports are now shown in search results (from MorphNext) [DropF]
• FakeCheck preferences configuration (URL, autoupdate, update) [DropF]
• report Fake or check a file by using right click (from MorphNext) [DropF]
• columns in the transfer window can be resized to text with a double-click on the column separator [morevit]
• new File and Client detail dialogs [FoRcHa]
• preallocate disk space option for files to reserve space and not loose sources during allocation(threaded) [DonGato]
• Initialize option to recover “erroneous” files without restarting (will not work always) [DonGato]
• added “Average Speed”, “Averaged Time Remaining”, “ETA”, and “Averaged ETA” columns to DL list [morevit]
• a new log entry was added for files that have been hashed with a remaining files counter [DonGato]
• now you can apply filters to upload queue (Banned, Friends and With Credits) [DonGato]
• merged Known Clients list from official client [DonGato]
• added a session time clock to the status bar [morevit]
• added predefined status/media type categories [morevit]
• added a “Time Waited” column in the download list [morevit]
• new full file status icons (and a preference to turn it off) [morevit]
• added an option to display paused files in light colors rather than gray (and a pref) [morevit]
• GetPartFileStatusID() returns pseudo-status IDs corresponding to GetPartFileStatus() [morevit]
• visual notification for the file which is set to “download from all A4AF sources (auto)” [DropF]
• ability to remove shared file comment [kuchin]
• WebServer: added Reboot PC to the options menu [katsyonak]
• WebServer: added remaining sort possibilities to all lists + sort direction icons [Purity]
• WebServer: added eMule+ version check and link menu to main header [Purity]
• WebServer: added additional FakeCheck column and per file menu to download list [Purity]
• WebServer: added automated FakeCheck shown in search results [Purity]
• WebServer: added FakeCheck list update from search tab [Purity]
• WebServer: added stalled/active filters and pause in action menu [BavarianSnail]
• WebServer: added eMuleXP skin based on chicane’s template [Purity|choroy]
• WebServer: added stalled filestate to transfer list [Purity]
• WebServer: added filetype icons to transfer list, shared files list and search results [Purity]

Changes:

• rewrite or InfoList (Details) handling [Eklmn]
• updated IRC code to official v0.30c [katsyonak]
• improved NNS handling in A4AF [Eklmn]
• speed improvements on the bar shader (from official v0.30d) [katsyonak]
• fade-in effect for Splash & About dialogs (Windows 2000 and above only) [katsyonak]
• “Get first/last chunks for preview” is now working for .divx movies [n@boleo]
• added Date and Time to Serverlog messages [DonGato]
• StartNextFile now also takes in account file names (useful for series) [DonGato]
• Rich Edit control for all logs (from official v0.30d) [katsyonak]
• free disk space needed is now determined with respect to NTFS compression and/or sparse files [katsyonak]
• quantized source requests from local server [Eklmn]
• auto column sizing in the download list now takes source info into account [morevit]
• sorting client statistics by popularity (and version) [SyruS]
• speed optimization in list updating [Eklmn]
• mobileMule update 0.6b [Purity]
• updated sockets code to official v0.30d [katsyonak]
• added ‘Other overhead’ counters to download and upload statistics [DonGato]
• updated Chat and IRC with official code (added closable tabs and history) [DonGato]
• a warning was added when you select to backup .part files [DonGato]
• now Help buttons on preferences point to the FAQ on our forum [DonGato]
• removed priority change for filters (not possible as they are views, not categories) [DonGato]
• now time is shown localized in chat messages [DonGato]
• updated proxy code to v1.6 (from official v0.30d) [katsyonak]
• changed .movie file to store other settings and so renamed to .settings [DonGato]
• added source statistics to the file tooltips [morevit]
• reinstated the CMuleCtrlItem class in preparation for subclassing [morevit]
• GetPartFileStatus() now returns “stalled” status for waiting files that have waited more than 7 days [morevit]
• made “SmartOpen” sticky. Modifier keys now toggle the filter [morevit]
• files continue to obey “SmartOpen” filter when their state changes [morevit]
• WebServer: extended filetype recognition for transfer list, shared files list and search results [Purity]
• WebServer: show failed servers in gray color [Purity]
• WebServer: some minor template and icon updates [Purity]
• WebServer: removed priority and category menus for completed files [DonGato]

Bug fixes:

• infinite cancel issue [Eklmn]
• possible client collision in FlushBuffer [Eklmn]
• type mismatch in web server [Eklmn & itsonlyme]
• update of A4AF sources by removing a file [Eklmn]
• crash due to empty (grayed) context menu [Eklmn/kuchin]
• percent completed/remaining is more accurate [katsyonak]
• fixed a problem with dialog focus when changing dialogs [katsyonak]
• deleting folder with exported stats impossible while mule is running [kuchin]
• statistics export to HTML [kuchin]
• quicksorting of searchresults for webserver [SyruS]
• a popup-message prevented closing emule via web server [SyruS]
• fixed a multi-monitor issue with the tooltips [katsyonak]
• clients without an IP or hash could be added as friends [katsyonak]
• stability improvements in the socket layer [morevit]
• various GUI & resources bug fixes [Eklmn]
• fixed excessive “Client …. was dropped due to timeout” messages [morevit]
• fixed server list sort order when sorted by filename [morevit]
• fixed continuous “flashing” as the upload window is updated [morevit]
• fixed unable to sort after double-clicking a completed file [morevit]
• fixed non-enhanced sort settings not saving in most windows [morevit]
• fixed some non localized strings when changing language [DonGato]
• stabilized download list sorts with a secondary sort on file/source name [morevit]
• when first start without an existing known.met, files to be hashed weren’t added [DonGato]
• fixed errors generated when canceling a file that was auto-paused due to lack of HD space [DonGato]
• fixed toolbar text disappears after buttons are rearranged [DonGato]
• proper resize of toolbar when language is changed [DonGato]
• fixed focus not set on notifier click [DonGato]
• you can set an empty incoming dir for a category (wrong) [DonGato]
• fixed small bug in language detection code [EC]
• fixed missing user names on chat message tabs [DonGato]
• multiple opened instances when mass adding links from JS pages [DonGato]
• fixed “stalled” check => It doesn’t go off until 7 days + 1 hr [morevit]
• reinstated the transferring source count => Bad download state detection [morevit]
• removed a bad hack in CAsyncSocketExHelperWindow::AddSocket() => Errors on client socket Close() [morevit]
• WebServer: minor changes and bugfixes like adding missing files to preload section [Purity]

[break]The following three downloads are ready:
eMule Plus 1i – Binary
eMule Plus 1i – Installer
eMule Plus 1i – Source