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2.0.5 released on 2026-09-14

• Restored cycling pages by ctrl+tab / ctrl+shift+tab.
• Fixed Window menu items not being refreshed when cycling pages.

2.0.4 released on 2026-08-17

• Amended Saved Servers popup glitch fix, original caused unwanted grey frames in some list boxes.

2.0.3 released on 2026-08-17

• Fixed master password removal (was setting a blank password before).
• Fixed glitches in Saved Servers page if using mismatching windows/apps light/dark modes.
• Fixed Saved Servers page refusing to reopen after using it once.
• Prevented more than one instance of Change Master Password dialog being open.
• Windows Forms frontend updated with new features, added master password support (available as source only).

2.0.2 released on 2026-08-11

• Made switch active view on /join #channel
• Excluded own lines from being delayed by UI update throttling.
• Smaller icon resource.
• Classic WinForms Monochrome can be again compiled from latest source (some new features are non-functional).
• Releases now packed with 7-Zip.

2.0.1 released on 2026-08-03

• Fixed input box not getting focused on page cycle.
• Fixed input box content being lost on page cycle.
• Restored correct-ish handling of bad UTF-8 in incoming data (can no longer use named text encodings by default in modern .NET).
• Throttled UI updates to improve responsivity with lots of text coming through.

2.0 released on 2026-07-27

• All-new WPF based user interface, with dark mode.
• Added option to encrypt & protect configuration file with password.
• Made per-password encryption optional, since whole file can be encrypted.
• Windows 10 (or equivalent Windows Server) is now required.
  • If you really must connect to the internet from an older system, use latest 1.x version of Monochrome instead.

1.4.6 released on 2026-05-06

• Removed frontends other than WinForms one from the repository. Version 2.0 will feature all-new user interface.
• Made saved passwords encrypted using ProtectedData API, making it impossible to impersonate you if with a copy of your configuration file.
• Configuration will not be altered automatically - save the presets with any changes to save passwords using new format, confirm with text editor that they're gone from the XML.
• If your configuration file is shared between multiple computers, simply avoid changing the configuration or edit it manually to include unencrypted passwords.

1.4.5 released on 2026-03-20

• Fixed debug code throwing/catching null object exceptions on close (not actually harmful).
• Made right click in text view select whole word if text under cursor is not selected - helpful for right clicking URLs.
• Cleaned up tab order in server setup and preferences.
• Allowed relative logging path.
• Made show "connect" dialog on startup if not configurd to connect automatically.

1.4.4 released on 2023-09-05

• Removed random DNS entry picking.

1.4.3 released on 2021-08-20

• User interface glitch fixes
• Reverted idiot changes in ChannelWindow.Designer.cs that Visual Studio made when adding quiet & invite list manipulation for 1.4.
• Made splitters thinner.

1.4.2 released on 2021-08-18

• Regression fixes.
• Added a hidden option (in MonochromeConfig.xml) to disable SASL per-network.

1.4.1 released on 2021-08-18

• Prevented SASL auth attempts from being made when no user credentials are set.
• Added a hidden option to suppress SSL certificate verification per-network.

1.4 released on 2021-08-17

• Implemented SASL PLAIN authentication.
• Reworked server setup user interface.
• Fixed strange behavior when connecting to a host over plain IP.
• Added quiet & invite list manipulation.

1.337

• Fixed unresponsive UI when there is no internet connectivity.
• Fixed encryption layer bugs; ircnow.org can be now connected to securely.
• Encryption is now enabled by default for new profiles.

1.3

• Added "nick account" to server parameters - use this to specify your primary nick when identifying with NickServ from another nick. Useful when keeping more than one client connected.
• Added widely requested "hide specific status messages" functionality so you can suppress joins/quits/modes.
• Holding shift key while launching now suppresses automatically connecting to configured IRC servers.
• Added mudlord's bsfilter code (hidden feature, only configurable via the XML).
• Added safeguards so you can't run more than one Monochrome instance with the same configuration file; existing instance is activated instead.
• Fixed incompatibility with servers using new revisions of TLS protocol.
• Made left pane resize to fit the longest nick/channel.
• Reworked Server Setup dialog layout.
• Added "additional startup commands" section, for identifying with non-standard nickserv-like bots.
• Codebase refactoring changes:
  • Made monochrome-shared library with IRC protocol manipulation code, separated from frontend code.
  • Replaced worker thread use with asynchronous functions, making the codebase easier to maintain.
  • Experimental UWP app. Uninteresting, do not use. Available as source code only.

1.2.3

• Fixed mishandling of UTF-16 surrogate characters. Selecting text lines containing such now works like it should.

1.2.2

• Fixed 1.2.1 regression with channel view stick-to-bottom not enabling itself when scrolled as a result of editbox enter key.
• Removed beep when performing the above.

1.2.1

• High DPI handling fixes.
• Fixed channel views sometimes not scrolling to the bottom automatically when they should.
• Implemented Ctrl+Backspace handling for all editboxes in the application.
• Implemented stronger disconnect/timeout detection.

1.2

• Fixed channel list repaint glitches with non default colors.
• Added support for high DPI screens.
• Now using the latest .NET framework instead of obsolete 2.x - runs on modern Windows without installing additional dependencies.
• No longer allows IRC channels to be parted with Ctrl+W without any warning.
• Added handling of freenode's "nickname temporarily unavailable" status.

1.1.2

• Fixed incorrect handling of specific characters in channel names.

1.1.1

• Fixed a shutdown crash bug.

1.1

• Replaced Multiple Document Interface (MDI) with a simplified child window handling, for better performance.
• Added mappable IRC command aliases.

1.0.1

• UTF-8 is now the default text encoding in server setup dialog.
• Worked around buggy IRCDs sending non-compliant line endings. euIRC should now work.
• Added limited support for QuakeNET style bot authentication.
• Source code structure changes to allow more easy customization of per-network authentication code.

1.0

• Initial public release.