CHANGES - v0.24.b12, 30-SEP-2007

• fix: don't use default locale for initial language setup, use "us" instead
• imp: build: by default, compile verbosely (QUIET=0)

• fix: wrapper: Linux: correctly support connection tracking for "unknown" connections
• fix: wrapper: Linux: traffic for alias interfaces needs to be counted on the corresponding parent interface (no separate counters available)
• fix: fonts: corrected monospaced / proportional font detection
• imp: wrapper: improved alias interface support
• imp: monitor: layout improvements, widget additions, text label changes
• imp: sniffer: framed capture status displays
• imp: cmon: framed connection / server counters
• imp: Linux: wrapper: code cleanup for interface flag detection
• imp: sniffer: moved "display online" switch to main sniffer control
• imp: sniffer: major layout modifications
• imp: sniffer: changed unknown/reserved protocol names to UNKNOWN
• imp: build: added QT_LIBDIR make option (i.e. useful for 64bit systems)
• imp: build: added support for html-docs
• new: about: display linked Qt library variant (multi- or single-threaded)
• new: sniffer: online display of capture output can be toggled while sniffing
• new: sniffer: replaced the useless filler with a capture statistics module
• new: monitor: active resynchronization of internal with system clock
• new: monitor: 24 hour time of day clock
• new: install: installation of docs (default: /usr/local/share/qnetwatch/doc) and images (default: /usr/local/share/qnetwatch/images)
• new: documentation browser, "About Qt" added
• new: added -v command line option (shows version/libs and exits)
• doc: README additions (icecream mini-howto, installation), CREDITS added, html-ized docs
• inf: install: new default language path (/usr/local/share/qnetwatch/lang)

• fix: monitor: honor line width setting only when diagrams are not filled
• fix: ifinfo: Linux: reset empty or null protocol string to unknown
• fix: CYGWIN_NT: use same widget flags for top level widgets as Linux target
• fix: CYGWIN_NT: window layout restoration
• fix: build: remove backup files (*~) in arch/<osname>/ on cleanup
• fix: sniffer: corrected progress indicator reset
• fix: gui: corrected minimize/restore handling of top-level widgets
• fix: monitor: restrict spline precision range to useful values (1 - 6)
• fix: analyzer: service lookup for TCP ports fixed
• fix: monitor: determine correct sample values when program starts
• fix: gui: setup language only if a new language has been selected
• fix: gui: status bar toggle needs to trigger a diagram update
• imp: sniffer: faster capturing performance for hidden sniffer output
• imp: monitor: improved datarate scale and timer readability
• imp: monitor: 1GB range for manual scale
• imp: sniffer: removed packet info column (see analyzer instead)
• imp: lang: german translation
• imp: analyzer: using std::bitset class for bit checks, more code cleanups
• imp: analyzer: auto-indent for clipboard copy
• imp: gui: minimize/restore all toplevel widgets together with main widget
• imp: monitor: major layout improvements for diagram options tab
• imp: about: new/improved about dialog layout
• new: monitor: selectable scale unit (KB/s, MB/s), optionally auto-selected
• new: monitor: using a QSpinBox instead of a QSlider for manual scale
• new: monitor: customizable horizontal grid line spacer
• new: monitor: using a QTimeEdit for the monitored time frame selector
• new: arch: preliminary FreeBSD support (about same state as Cygwin port)
• new: build: new IMGSET make option to select image set at build time
• inf: source: more file name changes

• fix: sniffer: editing of capture limits disabled when sniffer is active
• fix: sniffer, analyzer: remove empty row from data trace
• fix: make: relink qnetwatch.pro to arch/default.pro after build
• fix: fonts: wrong initial font for not yet applied repeated font selections
• fix: gui: setup gui style before the window layout is restored
• fix: ifinfo: hide yet unsupported "built-in" switch
• imp: sniffer: minor layout and image updates
• imp: make: new/changed command line options
• imp: make: moved OS dependant code and qmake defs to arch/<osname>
• imp: source: some source files renamed
• imp: cmon: minor layout improvements
• imp: sniffer: automatically reduce column widths to minimum on collapse
• imp: sniffer, analyzer: selected items stay visible/open on collapse/expand
• new: settings: tool tip and status bar toggles
• new: make: preprocessor command support (for distcc, ccache, icecream etc.)
• new: analyzer: auto expansion by current view (or "expansion rule")
• new: sniffer, analyzer: colored data traces
• new: analyzer: indicate interpreter / raw data correlation
• new: fonts: sniffer font selection restricted to monospaced fonts
• new: analyzer: clipboard copy
• doc: README additions

• fix: minor tooltip fixes
• fix: fixed major glibc detected corrupted double-linked list bug
• imp: minor Makefile modifications for additional debugging options
• imp: major Makefile additions for improved cross-platform support
• new: cmon: Linux: run netstat through QProcess (instead of pipe)
• new: cmon: Linux: support for conntrack accounting
• new: cmon: read master connection list asynchronously
• new: experimental CYGWIN_NT support (no network infos yet)

• fix: using qApp instead of own global application pointer
• fix: fixed some accelerator duplicates
• fix: analyzer.cpp: expression syntax fixes for compiler compatibility
• fix: implicit save of some settings fixed
• fix: SunOS: circumvent possible kstat 32bit overflows
• fix: clear status bar after startup and language changes
• imp: renamed ifinfo plugins to reflect their real OS names
• imp: qnwnetdb: cleanup service lookup maps on exit
• imp: SunOS: API returns correct error status for unsupported functionality
• imp: many buttons are tool buttons now for improved style compatibility
• imp: fundamental layout improvements for many dialogs
• imp: ifinfo dialog: traffic display rearranged for better readability
• new: encryption routines for password storage/retrieval and key generation
• new: many Makefile additions, plus new make options KEY, CTIME and QUIET
• new: optional quiet mode build (default)
• new: optional compilation time measure (default)
• new: arch/ directory for platform specific make configs (makeconfig.<arch>)
• new: dropdown menu for miscellanous switches
• new: privilege warning messages can be disabled
• new: temporary status bar messages on several user-initiated actions
• new: analyzer: simple TCP options support
• new: sniffer: BPF clear, load and save actions added
• new: custom icon factory for better looking disabled icons
• new: clear service cache upon user request
• new: new (cleaner) image collection, application icon and splash screen
• doc: README additions about passphrase usage
• inf: SunOS compatibility confirmed, tested LE and HME network interfaces

• fix: minor german translations fixes
• fix: ifinfo dialog: avoid unneccessary DNS traffic on local queries
• fix: ifinfo dialog: don't reset dynDNS countdown on language changes
• fix: conn. monitor: first item selected after update
• fix: sniffer output: sort issues fixed
• fix: analyzer: show names of unsupported protocols instead of "IP version 0"
• fix: sniffer gui: widget resize policies changed to fix size restore
• imp: higher maximum for manual scale
• imp: faster startup of some dialogs by showing them later
• imp: sniffer/analyzer: consolidated proto-info lookup maps
• imp: toolbar separators removed
• imp: some images replaced
• new: support for additional Qt style plugins
• new: selectable plugin paths (needs restart to take effect)
• new: analyzer: raw views and interpreters for UDP, TCP and ICMP headers
• new: analyzer: raw view for packet load (data)
• new: conn. monitor: generate sniffer BPF to trace connections (context menu)
• doc: README additions

• fix: ifinfo_linux: manage 32bit overflows of /proc/net/dev counters
• fix: cleaner restore of overall counters
• fix: timer corrections
• fix: connection monitor: delayed update on init to avoid segfaults
• doc: moved docs to separate directory (doc/)
• doc: new scheme for CHANGES