[ticker-announce] Sticker 3.1 beta 1 now available

[Phillips, Matthew]

Hi all,

the first beta release of Sticker 3.1 is now available from tickertape.org:

  http://tickertape.org/projects/sticker/index.html

Sticker 3.1 is primarily a consolidation release and has a large number of improvements and bug fixes, but relatively few new major features. Release 3.1 maintains full forwards and backwards compatibility with Sticker 3.0 and other modern ticker clients and is a recommended upgrade for Sticker 3.0 users.

Change summary
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* Lots of usability improvements: reorganised order of items in preferences, improved checking of settings in dialogs, clearer hint text, improved error/warning messages.

* Added new "Never Scroll" ticker scrolling mode plus fast expiry option.

* Improved virtual presence: better buddy support, tabbed Online Users dialog, ticker notifications when users on/offline.

* The message dialog is now much smarter and displays immediate warning and hint messages just above the Send/Cancel buttons, eg when sending to an offline user, unsubscribed group, etc.

* Improved messages window: paperclip icon on messages with attachments, red star on unread messages, hide read messages option, optional "flat" chronological view.

* Improved secure messaging: secure group setup can now be done entirely from the Security area on the group properties window, secure person-to-person messaging by exchanging public keys is now supported.

* New administration options: can now specify template config files that provide local settings. Various user interface control options are provided: eg to lock-down ID changes and group subscriptions.