Shareaza v2.7.0.0

Change log of Shareaza v2.7.0.0
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There have a lot of updates and improvements in the 14 months since v2.6.0.0 has been released. The following list contains the most important changes sorted by categories:

Language support:
* Fixed crash due incorrectly translated text in Português.

Network support
* Fixed download size range of download properties dialogue.
* New torrent codepage defaulted to UTF-8.
* Set default chunk size to 256 KB (for compatibility).
* Fixed garbage "hosts" from broken Web-caches.
* Fixed adding sources to just downloaded file in library.
* Implemented BTH adding to library file on torrent seeding.
* Removed Discovery.EnableG1GWC option to help connecting when no Gnutella 1 UDP-cache can be found.
* Fixed adding URLs with comma.
* Fixed downloading from silent FTP-servers.
* Fixed downloading with unknown file size (downloads stuck in verified state bug).
* Added "Content-Disposition:" HTTP-header to uploads.
* Fixed "X-Thex-URI" uploads header (real tiger tree height and ed2k hashset).
* Fixed tracker parameter of BitTorrent magnet-link
* Optimized BitTorrent tracker request code (no more freezes on download closing).
* Limited download sources amount ("Downloads.SourcesWanted" option) to avoid freezes on very popular torrents with thousands of sources.
* Fixed "disappearing" trackers.
* Fixed "stuck at 99.9%" download.
* Optimized source requests timings (ED2K, BT).
* Optimized uploading file chunk size (now 1000 KB).
* Added new option BitTorrent.PeerID. Use this peer ID (if set) for BitTorrent trackers in form of "CCvvvv" where "CC" - agent code ("SZ", "UT" etc,), v.v.v.v - version.

Media Player
* Fixed media window volume control.
* Fixed media window speed control.
* Fixed playlist repeat and loop operations.
* Added played file (blue) marker in the playlist.
* Added speed label to media window status bar.
* Added player plugin unloading on every file (for compatibility).
* Added fullscreen on mouse middle button.

GUI changes
* Added "Rename" button inside Download properties dialog.
* Added "Rebuild" item to Library file menu.
* Now thumbnails can be refreshed by "Rebuild" or "Refresh metadata" operations.
* Added clearing of recent searches to "Clear History Now" button in options.
* Fixed wrongly interface language resetting to "English" due new user login.
* Fixed connected time on Home tab being slow (ticket #184).
* Fixed search window message (ticket #3; OldDeath)
* Trying to make less annoying hash window (added WS_EX_NOACTIVATE style).
* Fixed file selection in Library (was not properly selected if file folder was collapsed).
* Fixed IRC chat notification icon.
* Added thumbnails generation in collection wizard, added thumbnails to "basicCollection" template.

Internal and functional changes
* Fixed "Download Now" menu item (ticket #198)
* Re-factored new download creation code.
* Fixed crash in media player visualizations.
* Limited number of saved or loaded sources - 500 per download
* Added removing of duplicate ghost files on library load
* Separated tracker and file errors (in download tooltip).
* Fixed RegExp filter (crash in host browser window, inverted state in search window, interface issues, duplicate code).
* Re-factored and optimized thread code (affects among other things download tasks, tracker requests and ed2k importing).
* Fixed dropping sources during merging with local files process.
* Fixed missing download preview file.
* Re-factored packet handling (CBuffer class).
* Added experimental support for Snarl notification (http://www.getsnarl.info/), added new option "Interface.Snarl".
* Adjusted locks during Library periodic scans.
* Disabled unneeded part of BZlib.
* Fixed Windows XP incompatibility (issue #208).
* Added new collection variable: $title$ - name of album folder.
* Fixed "GeneralPurpleCollection" and "VideoCollection" collection templates.
* Fixed deadlock on Shareaza exit when "merge with download" task was not completed. Refactored download task class.
* Fixed stack overflow error when tooltip window was shown while Shareaza suffers overload.
* Fixed another deadlock when merging tasks are active.

Plugin stuff
* Added manifest for player plugin.
* Fixed player plugin rare freeze if file has an unknown format.
* Added workaround against "frozen" plugins.
* Fixed plugin registration under non-administrative account ( ticket #98 ).
* Fixed black thumbnails of unsupported video files.
* Added Comic Book support i.e. cbr, cbz and cb7 file extensions but only as archives.
* Fixed plugin code freeze when external plugin crashed.
* Added JAR extension.
* Added CB7 extension as archive type (handled by 7Zip).

Library updates
* Updated GeoIP database.
* Updated Zlib 1.2.5 -> 1.2.8
* Updated UnRar 4.0.4.3 -> 5.0.6.901
* Updated SQLite 3.7.7.1 -> 3.7.17.0

Compiling
* Fixed TorrentWizard compilation in V$2008.

Setup/Installer
* Updated Setup script for new Inno Setup version 5.5.2
* Fixed UPnP checkbox (due unicode).
* Re-enabled Windows Firewall checkbox.
* Enabled compilation of the installer separate from VS.

and last but not least...
* Fixed tons of (mostly very rare) crashes ;)