Official news: MyChat 8.2 — computer + smartphone simultaneously

 

Release date: 25.11.2020

Development history

 
[+] new feature;

[*] fixed bug or improved feature;

[-] fixed.

 

MyChat Client

 

[+] system for important notifications;

[+] settings to close private dialogues and conferences from dialogues panel by mouse double click and mouse middle click;

[+] clicking on MAC address when viewing user's information or in his profile opens the page with the information about network device manufacturer;

[+] (Android) added the option for inviting people into a conference, if the rights allow doing so;

[+] "Smart" text selection (word by word) with mouse;

[+] (macOS, Linux) added the option for copying Excel spreadsheets to chat;

[+] enter the chat via the Android application by scanning the QR code without a login, password, and server address;

[+] added PUSH notifications support for applications installed from Huawei AppGallery;

 

[*] default messages with explanations and active links in private dialogues and conferences if lists are empty; [*] digital signature for MyChat first launch wizard; [*] (plugins) compatibility between Radmin, Beeper, VNCCLient, VNCServer, SysToolsUser and SysToolsAdmin plugin and the latest version of MyChat; multilogin technology support;

[*] (plugins) Beeper: when logging in under another user, the plugin triggers because of messages from all users;

[*] (plugins) SysToolsAdmin added to MyChat Client main menu but does not work;

[*] (plugins) VNC plugin can work on a terminal server, one session only;

[*] (plugins) VNC: more accurate and faster detection of IP addresses for connection;

[*] (plugins) If VNC plugin can't connect to the VNC server, it switches to MyChat Client console and writes a diagnostic message;

[*] (plugins) AntiCaps removed from MyChat distribution;

[*] (plugins) Radmin: a result of unsuccessful connection written to the log, then MyChat Client opens with error description;

[*] if the option in the settings "Events", "Show chat window above all windows", "When there is a new message in a conference" is on, the switching in conference dialogues is not working, but the conference opens with text. Fixed;

[*] all events dealing with message deleting no longer show the chat window on top of all other windows, if such settings enabled;

[*] phrase "Data table" in dialogues when data copied to a clipboard from Excel;

[*] processing clicking on the link to the internal network resource if unavailable;

[*] information about all user's online devices (processes, system information, local time) in the user's profile (F4);

[*] working history of sent and received broadcasts;

[*] improved work with files attached to broadcasts;

[*] redesigned the download of the files from the server; now they downloaded directly on the disk, not to the memory;

[*] (Linux, macOS) applying settings for "Server moving";

[*] (Linux, macOS) redesigned pop-up messages. The operating system mechanism is used for notifications;

[*] minor fixes for Polish language localization;

 

[-] when dragging a user or group from a common contact group into the list of people to add to a new conference, the names written as "noname..". Fixed; [-] After installing MyChat Client from MyChat Server lobby, Explorer opens the folder \system32. Fixed; [-] if the connection with the server is lost during an active call, the call window does not close instantly. Fixed;

[-] improved work of the configuration "Main", "Maximize main window to full screen after starting";

[-] error ID D8220000: "JPEG error #42", if a corrupted file appears in a local cache of users' avatars;

[-] error when clicking on the resource link in the local network, if the name has spaces. The explorer opens with the folder "My Documents". Fixed;

[-] (macOS, Linux) the rule for deleting messages in conference does not work. Fixed;

[-] when pressing the ellipsis-like menu on the top right corner in the private dialogues with Elisa, an option for viewing the profile appears. Fixed;

[-] minor errors when clicking on the files in the chat that not yet downloaded from the server;

[-] when loading files of the size more than 2 GB on the server, their size displayed incorrectly (-1B). Fixed

[-] the indication about incoming messages stops working sometimes in the tray. Fixed;

 

MyChat Server

 

[+] (Admin) added the configuration "Get user photos" when importing users from Active Directory;

[+] (MSL) function mExtractExternalWebLinkFromMessage for getting an external HTTP(s);

[+] (MSL) procedure mNodeCommand for sending a command to the built-in WEB server NodeJS;

[+] added option to send and receive files and images in Telegram;

[+] console command "reindex privates" for reindexing a whole history of private messages and dialogues;

[+] a multilogin;

 

[*] (Admin) "MyChat Server", "Online users": besides win32, Linux, Android, macOS and web, active connections of Admin Panel, Kanban board, and internal forum displayed as well; [*] if a user's photo corrupted, then when requesting a reduced in size avatar from a client chat, it is automatically deleted;

[*] if there is an original image file on the server corrupted, then when requesting a thumbnail from a client, this file is deleted to avoid looping and unnecessary loads on the server;

[*] deleted rules from groups on the server in the section "Logging": "Local logging of private dialogues on a client computer" и "Local logging of conferences on a client computer";

[*] improved mechanism for restarting TURN server;

[*] (Support) when the selection for operators is on, the list displayed with online users only. If there is no one online, all operators of the group displayed;

[*] (Support) added the parameter "group" for website support custom buttons;

[*] improved system for creating database backup copies;

 

[-] (Admin) if a user has no profile photo, some profile field are impossible to edit. Fixed;

[-] error when creating the distribution file of MyChat Client in the lobby, when the file name has no "=" at the end;

[-] (Admin) unable to save the edited parameter "Show operators list" in the website support settings. Fixed;

[-] (Admin) incorrect deleting of messages in private dialogues on the Admin Panel in the history viewing section. Fixed;

[-] (Admin) when entering the Admin Panel via the server's application GUI, a new group created with administrator privileges even if the rights already applied to the group with a user who has UIN=1. Fixed;

[-] (Admin) fixed issue with deleting messages in conference from Admin Panel when viewing message history

[-] inserting files and images when creating a task does not work. Fixed;

[-] an error "Failed! Can't copy cert files to server storage" occurs after successful certificate generation or update. Fixed.