Software update: eMule Plus 1l

The program eMule Plus is a client for the eDonkey network with just that little bit more. The appearance is neater and tighter than the original eMule client and a number of useful features have also been added. The development team has released version 1l with the following changes:

Features:

• added aMule client support [Aw3]
• failed non-static servers in the server list are dimmed [katsyonak]
• option to resume another category when all files done (‘Start paused file on complete’) [netwolf]
• support for external antivirus program (shared files and completed downloads, on demand or auto) [netwolf/Aw3]
• double clicking most of the status bar’s panes switches to an according dialog [katsyonak]
• ‘Find in lists’ Ctrl+F: start new search | F3: find next | Shift+F3: find previous (official) [netwolf/KuSh]
• double-click on category tab opens ‘Edit category’ dialog [netwolf]
• middle mouse button click opens details of selected client or file [netwolf]
• icon indication in the server list for connected, static and failed server(s) [katsyonak]
• connected server is now background highlighted in the server list [katsyonak]
• added ‘Size on disk’ info to details pane, file details, tooltips, category tooltips & statistics [netwolf]
• added paused and stopped files counter to category tooltips [netwolf]
• new option to disable round of sizes for files and transfers [DonGato]
• added Scheduled Backup feature [netwolf] FEATURE: added ‘Download (Paused)’ to the search list context menu [katsyonak]
• added connected clients country statistics [katsyonak]
• IRC channel messages now supports color and font style coded messages [katsyonak]
• added ‘Open containing folder’ to Downloadlist context menu and shortcuts [netwolf]
• prevent file scanning by OP_HASHSETREQUEST [SyruS]
• upload progress bars fit their file size [KuSh]
• added tooltips to the Servers, On Queue & Known Clients lists [katsyonak]
• added ‘Country’ columns to the Servers, Uploads, On Queue & Known Clients lists [katsyonak]
• added and improved IP to Country from MorphXT [katsyonak/Aw3]
• autoupdate for IPFilter [DropF] FEATURE: auto max sources per file [BavarianSnail]
• different shades of yellow in progress bar for current transfer position and remaining [xrmb/KuSh]
• option to scale connection utilization by percentage in statistics [xrmb]

Changes:

• updated tray dialog code from official v0.42g [katsyonak]
• added client version info to debug log messages on several places [netwolf]
• enable compression for .ogm files [Aw3]
• updated MobileMule to v0.8a and fixed old bugs in it [KuSh]
• cDonkey client support removed [Aw3]
• CPU-optimized update or complete sources counter [SyruS]
• tooltip delay of zero is now used to disable tooltips [katsyonak]
• improved decompression memory handling and reduced amount of data recopying [Aw3]
• better strategy for RX data buffering (faster disk writing) [Aw3]
• slightly reduced memory usage by reorganizing data structures [Aw3]
• useless feature ‘drop supercompressed blocks’ was removed [DonGato/Aw3]
• FakeCheck database is not checked if column is disabled (speed up search) [DonGato]
• updated debug log messages (more info and removed translations) [DonGato/netwolf]
• updated project to use zlib 1.2.1 library [KuSh]
• check also port, not only IP on UDP file reask [netwolf]
• internal routine is automatically used for significant copying while file completion [Aw3]
• optimized resource string loading [Aw3]
• faster (in some cases) detection to use TX compression or not [Aw3]
• updated SourceExchange Protocol up to v2 [KuSh]
• updated the unknown hello tag ignore list (0x84, 0x85, 0x86, 0x87 and 0x94) [KuSh]
• updated UDP Protocol up to v4 [KuSh]
• send only required SourceExchange sources [KuSh]
• if Video Player path is invalid, try to find VLC path in the registry [katsyonak]
• IRC/Messages “Close” & “Send” buttons are disabled until there is an open closable tab [katsyonak]
• reduced memory used by rollup controls [Aw3]
• show default context menu item in client lists [Aw3/xrmb]
• ability to sort Friends list [katsyonak]
• automatic tooltips tabs alignment (plus various other enhancements in the tooltips code) [katsyonak]
• improved status bar and category tabs tooltips [katsyonak]
• downloading files are counted against active files in category tooltips now (overall nr. in cat. header) [netwolf]
• added compression gain/corruption loss percentage to file details (Transfer) [netwolf]
• better estimation of own score on remote client + no more friend/community guessing [netwolf]
• new FakeCheck auto update system [DropF]
• if a file corruption is detected on start, auto-backups are disabled (and logged) [netwolf]
• file completion algorithm to eliminate file locking in completing state [Aw3]
• enabled priority/comments change for known files not being shared [DonGato]
• when a file is merged the file priority from the old file is used [DonGato]
• added indicators for server and shared files priorities [netwolf]
• improved drawing or upload progress bar [KuSh]
• improved extensive hard drive access for simultaneous hashing and completion [Aw3]
• Media Info for complete files is also available [Aw3]
• show sources for a file smaller than a PARTSIZE as complete sources in search results [KuSh]
• updated ipfilter code to v0.42e code from official client [DropF]
• better memory allocation policy for long lists [Aw3]
• reload button now is disabled whenever there are files to be hashed [DonGato]
• joined channel / private chat on IRC gets focus [katsyonak]
• updated Clear completed feature to clear only selected files [DonGato]
• we now allow transfers between clients on the same IP (different port) [DonGato]
• updated searchlist context menu to download unpaused if clicking on “Download” and paused if not [KuSh]
• WebServer: added a clear timeout animated image to disable page refresh [DonGato]
• WebServer: extended page refresh to all pages besides preferences and home [DonGato]
• WebServer: updated WebServer Tooltip code [DonGato]
• WebServer: modified the way a page is refreshed to don’t force images reload [DonGato]

Bug fixes:

• ‘Return to Default sort’ shortcut processing [Aw3]
• sending incorrect MobileMule status packet when file size > 2.3 Gb [Aw3]
• save of IRC channel list sort mode when sort settings aren’t in use [Aw3]
• Client & Upload lists initial sort direction when sort settings aren’t in use [Aw3]
• initial IRC channel list sort mode when sort settings aren’t in use [Aw3]
• initial IRC channel list sort direction [Aw3]
• sort directions while switching between two IRC lists [Aw3]
• list sorting direction while switching [Aw3/xrmb]
• wrong Info pane client software information [Aw3]
• Info pane localization for High/Low IDs [Aw3]
• temporary file wasn’t deleted after failure of completion copy [Aw3]
• fixed file details Source Names sorting [katsyonak]
• crash on exit after failed or impossible start [Aw3]
• corrected downloaded data calculation [Aw3]
• corrected calculation of available parts counter [SyruS]
• ICH algorithm redownloaded more data than required for recovery [Aw3]
• lost data calculation didn’t take corrupted compressed packets into consideration [Aw3]
• RX data sorting for better I/O performance [Aw3]
• Internet Connection Check now use threads to not lock up the GUI while checking [kuchin]
• processing of corrupted compressed packets [Aw3]
• the same data requests from multiple sources after corrupted compressed packet [Aw3]
• file transferred amount calculation [Aw3]
• fix bug that let the Sources SortItem displayed when hitting CTRL-F [KuSh]
• dispatch of search results between tabs [KuSh]
• more precise timing of server keepalive [SyruS]
• multi-monitor issue with the tooltips should be resolved now [katsyonak]
• checking Internet Connection even after you forced a disconnect was fixed [DonGato]
• fixed a problem where a source was assigned to a completed file [DonGato]
• fixed problem with the closing of ban message windows crashing the client [DonGato]
• deadlock during list updates (reported by muley) [Aw3]
• fixed bug which was deleting the system’s icon image list (official) [netwolf]
• possible crash due to corrupt comment packet (official) [netwolf]
• fixed bug with delayed answer to hashset request (official) [netwolf]
• prevent unwanted clients from becoming friends (official) [netwolf]
• compression wasn’t used for files without extension [Aw3]
• corrected display of ‘&’ in Category submenu and on Search category tabs [Aw3]
• action in edit/new server dialogs [Aw3]
• minor corrections of shared file list context menu [Aw3]
• fixed inability to receive instant messages [xrmb]
• corrupted gui.dat processing; save gui.dat after failed startup [Aw3]
• part status localization in shared file list [Aw3]
• potential crash which can be caused by control characters in server name and server description [katsyonak]
• open of configuration files accessed for reading by other processes [Aw3]
• completing files sort issue when ‘Show paused and stopped files last’ is enabled [Aw3/katsyonak]
• display or ‘&’ in closable tab control [Aw3]
• GDI resource unloading in Shortcut Preferences page [Aw3]
• loss of client uploading turn during part file flushing and single part hashing [Aw3]
• memory leak during archive preview [Aw3]
• eliminated double .part.met backup & save on closure [Aw3]
• synchronization of manual backup message boxes with Preferences dialog [Aw3]
• several graphical blinks on server list update [Aw3]
• rare RX/TX stream corruption caused by reading Media Info for File Details [Aw3]
• wrong titles were displayed in HTTP download dialogs [DropF]
• slightly corrected known file merging in case of similar shared files [Aw3]
• potential crash which can be caused by specific debug message [Aw3]
• shared directory list corruption caused by asynchronous access [Aw3]
• shared directory list processing to eliminate double list entries [Aw3]
• unused pixel in Upload/On Queue progress bar [xrmb]
• initial Queue list sort mode when sort settings aren’t in use [Aw3]
• fixed IRC Nick/Status sorting [katsyonak]
• fixed a problem with Initialize not working in some cases [DonGato]
• several color corrections for non-standard color schemes [Aw3]
• after a serverlist update error the list goes blank [DonGato]
• WebServer: fixed image preload [DonGato]
• WebServer: fixed an issue with logs that made Mozilla miss some lines [DonGato/katsyonak]
• WebServer: some special characters were not displaying in the logs [katsyonak]
• WebServer: solved problem with File Info and partfile directory [DonGato]

[break]The following three downloads are available:
Installer
binary
source