CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

[Unreleased]

Changed

• Removed Debian 11 support - minimum baseline now corresponds to Ubuntu 22.04
• Minimum CMake version is 3.22
• Minimum fmt version is 8.0
• Minimum KF5 version is 5.92

[2.6.1] - 2024-03-17

Added

• Added TREMOTESF_WITH_HTTPLIB CMake option to control how cpp-httplib test dependency is searched. Possible values:
  • auto: CMake find_package call, otherwise pkg-config, otherwise bundled copy is used.
  • system: CMake find_package call, otherwise pkg-config, otherwise fatal error.
  • bundled: bundled copy is used.
  • none: cpp-httplib is not used at all and tests that require it are disabled.

Changed

• Qt 6 is now used by default instead of Qt 5. You can override it with TREMOTESF_QT6=OFF CMake option
• Flatpak build uses Qt 6
• openSUSE build uses Qt 6

Fixed

• Clarified dependency on kwayland-integration
• Sorting of directories and trackers in side panel
• Menu items that should disabled on first start not being disabled
• Selecting of current server via status bar context menu being broken in some cases
• Debug logs being printed when they are disabled

[2.6.0] - 2024-01-08

Added

• macOS support
• Option to open torrent's file or download directory on double click
• Option to not activate main window when adding torrents (except on macOS where application is always activated)
• Option to not show "Add Torrent" dialog when adding torrents
• Right click on status bar opens menu to quickly connect to different server
• Support of xdg-activation protocol on Wayland (kwayland-integration is required as a runtime dependency)

Changed

• "Open" and "Show in file manager" actions now show error dialog if file/directory does not exist, instead if being inaccessible
• "Show in file manager" actions has been renamed to "Open download directory"
• Progress bar's text is now drawn according to Qt style (though Breeze style still draws text next to the progress bar, not inside of it)

Fixed

• Initial state of "Lock toolbar" menu action
• Progress bar being drawn in incorrect column in torrent's files list

[2.5.0] - 2023-10-15

Added

• Qt 6 support (with unreleased KF6 libraries)
• Option to move torrent file to trash instead of deleting it. It is enabled by default, and fallbacks to deletion if move failed for any reason.

Changed

• Windows builds use Qt 6
• Progress bar columns in torrent/file lists are now displayed with percent text
• Default columns and sort order in torrents list are changed according to my personal taste: default sorting is now by added date, from new to old
• When search field is focused via shortcut its contents are now selected
• When Tremotesf is launched for the first time it now doesn't place itself in the middle of the screen, letting OS decide

Removed

• Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 versions prior to 1809 (October 2018 Update) are not supported anymore

Fixed

• "Open" action on torrent's root file directory
• Saving of settings and window state when on logout/reboot/shutdown on Windows
• Unnecessary RPC requests when torrent's limits are edited

[2.4.0] - 2023-05-30

Added

• "Add torrent" dialog now has checkbox to remove torrent file when torrent is added

Changed

• "Remember last download directory" is replaced with "Remember parameters of last added torrent", which also remembers priority, started/paused state and "Delete .torrent file" checkbox of last added torrent
• "Remember last torrent open directory" setting is renamed to "Remember location of last opened torrent file"
• When "Remember last torrent open directory" is unchecked user's home directory is always used
• When authentication is enabled, Authorization header will be sent in advance instead of waiting for 401 response from server (thanks @otaconix)

Fixed

• Errors when opening certain torrent files
• Incorrect error message being displayed when there is no configured servers

[2.3.0] - 2023-04-30

Changed

• Tremotesf now requires compiler with some C++20 support (concepts, ranges and comparison operators)

Fixed

• Crash on launch with some Qt styles
• Mounted directories feature not working on Windows with UNC paths (those starting with \\)
• Incorrect error message when adding torrent that already exists with some Transmission versions

[2.2.0] - 2023-03-28

Added

• Torrent priority selection in torrent's context menu

Changed

• Torrent status icons are redrawn to be more contrasting

Fixed

• Torrent status icons being pixelated on high DPI displays
• Torrent priority column being empty
• Zero number of leechers
• No icon in task switcher in KDE Plasma Wayland

[2.1.0] - 2023-03-12

Added

• Trackers list shows number of seeders and leechers for trackers, not just total number peers
• New dependencies:
  1. libpsl
  2. cxxopts
  3. cpp-httplib 0.11 or newer (for tests only, optional)

Changed

• "Seeders" and "leechers" now refer to total number of seeders and leechers reported by trackers, while number of peers that we are currently downloading from / uploading to is displayed separately
• Tracker's error is displayed in separate column
• Torrents that have an error but are still being downloaded/uploaded are displayed under both "Status" filters simultaneously
• TREMOTESF_BUILD_TESTS CMake option is replaced by standard BUILD_TESTING option

Fixed

• Fixed issues with lists or torrents/trackers not being updated sometimes
• Main window placeholder when there is no torrents in list is now displayed correctly

[2.0.0] - 2022-11-05

Added

• Dark theme support on Windows (dark window title bar on Windows 10 is supported only on 1809 or newer and it can be buggy because Windows 10 doesn't support this officially)
• System accent color on Windows is used in app UI (can be disabled in settings)
• Windows builds now write logs to C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\tremotesf\tremotesf directory
• Opening of torrents (local files or HTTP(S) links) and magnet links is now supported via drag & drop or Ctrl+V on main window
• Option to automatically fill link from clipboard when adding torrent link (disabled by default)
• Last download directory is now remembered when adding torrents (can be disabled in settings) (thanks Alex Bell)
• Directory of last opened torrent is now remembered (can be disabled in settings)
• When adding torrents via opening file/link, drag & drop or clipboard while disconnected from server, Tremotesf will now show message explaining that they will be added after connection to server (instead of doing this sliently, confusing users)
• Status message is shown over empty torrent list when not connected to server
• Command line option to enable debug logs

Changed

• Raised minimum version of Qt to 5.15
• Raised minimum version of CMake to 3.16 (3.21 on Windows)
• Windows build now uses Fusion style since default style imitating Win32 controls is non-themeable
• Windows installer now associates Tremotesf with torrent files and magnet links

Removed

• Sailfish OS support
• org.equeim.Tremotesf D-Bus interface is removed
• Removed special handling for various file managers when using "Show in file manager" action Now Tremotesf uncoditionally tries to use org.freedesktop.FileManager1 D-Bus interface, and if it fails then QDesktopServices::openUrl() is used

Fixed

• IPv6 address can be now used to connect to server
• Windows paths are always displayed with native directory separators

[1.11.3] - 2022-03-18

Fixed

• RPM spec file

[1.11.2] - 2022-03-16

Fixed

• Display of torrents list updates

[1.11.1] - 2022-02-28

Added

• MSI installer for Windows

Fixed

• Renaming files when adding torrent
• Display of torrents count in status filters
• Sorting of torrents by ETA

Removed

• Donation links

[1.11.0] - 2022-02-13

Added

• Automatic reconnection to server (thanks to LuK1337)
• PEM certificate can be loaded from file
• Links in torrents' comments are now clickable
• Torrent list filters (except search) are now saved when app is restarted
• Torrent properties screen now shows list of web seeders
• Most menu items that didn't have icons now have them (thank to Buck Melanoma)
• Hovering cursor over status bar when connection to server failed show more detailed error description
• Vcpkg integration when building for Windows

Changed

• Further reduced memory usage when opening torrent files
• All app resources are now bundled inside executable
• Windows builds use MSVC toolchain by default

Fixed

• Sailfish OS support (this will be the last release that supports Saifish OS)
• Console window output encoding on Windows (it now also uses UTF-8 on Windows 10)

[1.10.0] - 2021-09-27

Added

• Ability to shut down remote Transmission instance
• Renaming of torrent via its context menu

Changed

• Reduced memory usage when opening torrent files

[1.9.1] - 2021-05-10

Changed

• Disabled MIME type checking for torrent files (it doesn't work for some files)
• Tremotesf now won't open torrent files that are bigger than 50 MiB

Fixed

• Segfault or error when adding torrent files

[1.9.0] - 2021-05-04

Added

• It is now possible to specify whole certificate chain for self-signed certificate

Changed

• Ctrl+F now focuses search field in main window
• C++17 compiler is now required

Fixed

• Fixed torrent list artifacts when using GTK2 style plugin for Qt

[1.8.0] - 2020-09-06

Added

• Tremotesf now implements org.freedesktop.Application D-Bus interface on relevant platforms
• Desktop: added support of startup notifications on X11
• Desktop: added dependencies on Qt X11 Extras and KWindowSystem on Unix-like platforms
• Desktop: added menu item to copy torrent's magnet link

Changed

• org.equeim.Tremotesf D-Bus interface is deprecated
• Desktop: notifications on Unix-like platforms are now clickable
• Desktop: when application window is hidden to tray icon, open dialogs are now hidden too
• Desktop: minor UI improvements
• Updated translations

Fixed

• Fixed support of mounted remote directories

[1.7.1] - 2020-06-27

Changed

• Updated translations
• Enabled LTO for release build on Windows

Fixed

• Fixed adding torrents with Qt 5.15

[1.7.0] - 2020-06-05

Added

• Added support of configuring per-server HTTP/SOCKS5 proxies
• Added support of renaming torrent's files when adding it
• Added ability to add multiple trackers at a time

Changed

• Minimum CMake version raised to 3.10
• C++ standard version raised to C++14 (Sailfish OS GCC 4.9 toolchain is still supported)

Fixed

• Fixed passing command line arguments and opening files with commas
• Sailfish OS: fixed opening app from notifications
• Sailfish OS: fixed reconnecting to server when its connection settings are changed

[1.6.4] - 2020-01-11

Fixed

• Fixed compilation for Windows
• Fix RPM validation errors/warnings for Sailfish OS

[1.6.3] - 2020-01-05

Fixed

• Fix installing of new translations

[1.6.2] - 2020-01-05

Changed

• Improved UNIX/Windows signals handling
• Command line options that don't start GUI (such as '-v' or '-h' or passing files to already running Tremotesf instance) now don't require X/Wayland session
• Tremotesf now shows localized numbers instead of Latin-1 ones (in most places)
• Updated translations

Fixed

• Fixed compilation with Qt 5.14

[1.6.1] - 2019-07-16

Changed

• Minor performance improvements

Fixed

• Fixed notifications not being configurable in KDE Plasma and GNOME

[1.6.0] - 2019-01-26

Added

• Desktop: restoring of torrent properties dialog's geometry
• Desktop: Tremotesf now remebmers used download directories and shows them in combo box when adding torrent / changing location

Changed

• Desktop: toolBarVisible and toolBarArea configuration keys are now deprecated, mainWindowState is used instead

Fixed

• Desktop: fixed restoring state of detached toolbar
• Sailfish OS: fixed peers' upload speed label

[1.5.6] - 2018-12-08

Changed

• Desktop: Improved HiDPI support

Fixed

• Desktop: fixed notification icon

[1.5.5] - 2018-09-26

Fixed

• Yandex.Money donate link

[1.5.4] - 2018-09-10

Changed

• Tremotesf binary now doesn't link to QtConcurrent library (but still requires its headers at build time)
• Desktop: improved AppStream metadata

[1.5.3] - 2018-09-03

Added

• Multiseat support (it is now possible to run multiple Tremotesf instances on different login sessions)
• Added .appdata.xml file

Changed

• D-Bus is now used for IPC on Unix
• Minimum CMake version lowered to 3.0 (note that Qt >= 5.11 requires CMake 3.1)
• Desktop: .desktop file and icons are renamed according to Desktop Entry Specification

Fixed

• Fixed crashes when disconnecting from server
• Added window title to Server Stats dialog
• "Open" and "Show In File Manager" menu items are disabled when files don't exist on filesystem
• Desktop: handle cases when xdg-mime executable doesn't exist
• Desktop: fallback to org.freedesktop.FileManager1 when showing files in file manager

[1.5.2] - 2018-08-18

Fixed

• Fixed crash when disconnecting from server

[1.5.1] - 2018-08-14

Added

• Universal RPM spec file for SailfishOS/Fedora/Mageia/openSUSE

Changed

• Updated Spanish translation

Fixed

• Fixed openSUSE OBS build by adding subcategory to .desktop file

[1.5.0] - 2018-08-13

Added

• Server stats dialog
• Ability to set mounted directories for servers
• Ability to open torrents' files
• Notifications on added/finished torrents since last connection to server
• Ability to reannounce torrents
• Ability to set torrent's location

Changed

• CMake build system

Sailfish OS

• File selection dialog now shows current directory

Fixed

• Fixed segfault when disconnecting from server
• Fixed segfault when closing properties dialog
• Impoved support of self-signed certificates
• Active network requests are now aborted when manually disconnecting from server

[1.4.0] - 2018-05-09

Added

• Donation links via PayPal and Yandex.Money
• Filter torrents by download directory
• Show available free space when adding torrent
• Dutch, Flemish and Spanish translations

Fixed

• Checking for Qt version in .pro file
• Translations installation
• Sailfish OS command line arguments

[1.3.2] - 2017-03-05

Changed

• Disable debug output in release builds

Fixed

• Installation of translation files when build directory is project root directory

[1.3.1] - 2017-03-02

Changed

• Don't create a new thread for every async task, instead use QtConcurrent::run

Fixed

Desktop

• 256x256 icon

[1.3.0] - 2017-02-28

Changed

• More correct handling of self-signed certificates (you may need to update server's configuration)
• Translation are now managed on Transifex.

[1.2.2] - 2017-02-25

Fixed

• Windows icons

[1.2.1] - 2017-02-24

Added

• Show authentication error

Changed

• Show license in HTML format

Fixed

Desktop

• Project URL in About dialog

[1.2.0] - 2017-02-13

Added

• Torrent properties are now reloaded after reconnection
• Rename torrent's files

Desktop

• Command line option to start minimized in notification area

Changed

• Performance improvements for torrents with large number of files
• Accounts are renamed to Servers (config file name also changed)

Removed

• Ability to select another file in Add Torrent File dialog (it was causing unnecessary code complication)

Desktop

• Settings options to start minimized in notification area. Use command line option instead

Fixed

• Tracker status is now more correct
• Set correct torrent priority when adding torrent

[1.1.0] - 2016-09-25

Added

Sailfish OS

• Peers page now shows clients of peers.

Changed

• Update data immediately after getting response from server when performing some actions on torrents (adding, starting/pausing, removing, checking, moving in queue).

Fixed

• Update torrent name when it is changed on server (e.g. after retrieving torrent metadata if torrent was added by magnet link).

Desktop

• Don't hide main window on startup if tray icon is disabled.
• Fix showing temporary window if main window is hidden on startup.

[1.0.0] - 2016-09-17

Added

• Desktop user interface for GNU/Linux and Windows.

Sailfish OS

• You can now browse torrent's content when adding torrent file.
• Filter torrents by trackers.
• Search in torrents list.
• Multi-selection everywhere.
• Notifications on adding torrents and when disconnecting from server (all notification can be disabled in settings).
• Option for disabling connection on startup.
• Cover action for connecting/disconnecting.
• Tremotesf can now open torrent files and links from console or file manager (Sailfish OS version can open only one torrent at a time).
• Several new server settings options.

Changed

• Entire project is rewrited from scratch.
• A lot of performance improvements.
• New configuration file format. Accounts now stored in separate file (with automatic migration from previous version).
• Switch to QMake build system

Sailfish OS

• New and more compact user interface.

Fixed

• A lot of bugs.