Release post

See 4.19 for the list of features, additions, and improvements!

What's Changed

• add drag and drop feature to turn an image into a label and container by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7553
• add get/setProfileInformation() to modify profile information field by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7511
• add getAreaRooms1() to complement zero-based indexing function by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7520
• add hotkeys to toggle timestamps, logging, recording, emergency stop by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7538
• Add Infinity MUD connection option by @jlchmura in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7417
• add Lua getExitStubsNames() function by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7519
• Add Medievia to default games list by @jmckisson in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7448
• Add portable support by @ConcurrentCrab in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7375
• Add regex highlighting to triggers in script editor by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7523
• Add: activate keybindings upon creation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7344
• Add: appendLog(string) to add some text to an open log file by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7497
• Add: BlackMUD as a default game by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7442
• Add: enhance CLI profile handling with environment variable support by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7549
• Add: extend GUI Languages to support Hebrew by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7457
• Add: Lua functions for opening a profile by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7423
• Add: optional 'multiline' parameter to perm*Trigger functions by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7493
• Add: Quick clear input-line functionality by @jmckisson in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7450
• Fix : potential issue shutting down Mudlet with package manager open by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7380
• fix sendAll() - just call send immediately if not delayed by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7575
• Fix call to incorrectly named function in generic_mapper by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7383
• fix debug message in getNamedTimers by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7430
• Fix: 64bit Mudlet on Windows does not play sounds by @joaquin30 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7391
• Fix: allow revised addRoom(...) to work without an area as second argument by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7419
• Fix: allow running PTB builds on demand by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7486
• Fix: compiling Mudlet using older Qt 6.4 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7398
• Fix: correct on screen information for MacOS by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7324
• Fix: correct QSignalMapper usage for Qt6 by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7420
• Fix: crash on empty theme file settings by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7560
• Fix: crash on installing packages on Windows/macOS by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7571
• Fix: crash when a profile with errors is set to autostart by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7369
• Fix: crash when launching Mudlet with 4.18.3 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7337
• Fix: crash when running map update at once across several profiles by @coder1152 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7406
• Fix: don't display titlebar in certain locked positions by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7474
• Fix: Duplication of module contents after saving with module running on multiple loaded profiles by @patrickvinas in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7572
• Fix: editor not showing any items by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7359
• Fix: error decoding some Korean Hangul graphemes by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7431
• Fix: get BUILD and GIT_SHA1 values back into qmake driven builds by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7318
• Fix: include time-stamps in NAWS calculations by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7454
• Fix: install Qt translations for Windows builds by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7561
• Fix: IRC crash when closing the profile by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7294
• Fix: key down button to work as before (Revert "Add: Quick clear input-line functionality) by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7566
• Fix: Mac ⌘ for Mute All Media & Max Tutorial by @mpconley in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7440
• Fix: Mudlet crashing when changing mapper room symbol font with no mapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7412
• Fix: prevent crashes on closing a profile with dockable toolbars or mapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7466
• Fix: prevent crashes when trying to open a non-zip file by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7501
• Fix: prevent deletion of loaded profile by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7436
• Fix: Remove checks for size and just show the window by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7301
• Fix: Remove duplicate scrolling functions in Miniconsole. by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7464
• Fix: Remove encoding from NEW-ENVIRON/MNES by @mpconley in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7445
• Fix: remove memory leak from use of QSignalMapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7424
• Fix: remove spaces from reply to MXP version tag. by @eowmob in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7144
• Fix: repair missing libraries for 32 bit Windows builds by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7468
• Fix: restore ability to load older profile versions by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7559
• Fix: revert "Add regex highlighting to triggers in script editor (#7523)" by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7574
• Fix: revert bold/bright colour changes by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7327
• Fix: revert broken indentation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7441
• Fix: runtime errors aren't visible until trigger editor is opened by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7329
• Fix: slow text rendering in 4.18 by @jmckisson in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7393
• Fix: system latency time not visible anymore by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7399
• fix: timestamp for automated releases by @neo773 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7350
• Fix: update console after clearWindow(...) by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7465
• Fix: Use Apple Emoji on MacOS by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7452
• Fix: Use ccache for macOS Github CI builds by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7459
• Fix: when closing multiple profiles wait for quiescence before proceeding by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7461
• improve "move to area" to preselect current shown area in combobox by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7555
• Improve file dialogs by saving last selected location by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7515
• Improve generic_mapper to hide update messages if not used by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7326
• improve generic_mapper to send event when finished loading by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7556
• Improve links to manual in script editor by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7409
• Improve special exits tooltip in room exit editor by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7418
• Improve: add delay functionality to sendAll by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7536
• Improve: add version numbers to default packages by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7405
• Improve: AdjustableContainer:setTitle() formatting codes in documentation by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7475
• improve: allow hotkeys added in #7538 to be customised by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7542
• improve: Consolidate profile loading logic by @ConcurrentCrab in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7395
• Improve: Enforce Package Manager required fields by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7292
• Improve: handling of full-screen, maximise and minimise application by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7435
• Improve: improve trigger editor experience by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7408
• Improve: lowercase triggers and scripts in tooltips by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7322
• Improve: MacOS arm64 builds by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7469
• Improve: make main menu items be disabled the same as main toolbar buttons by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7470
• Improve: mark overlapping rooms in 2D mapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7547
• Improve: migrate 32bit Windows builds to 64bit by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7550
• Improve: move 'report codepoints errors' under a compile-time option by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7332
• Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7321
• Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7343
• Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7404
• Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7577
• Improve: New event sysSettingChanged by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7476
• Improve: New x86_64 MacOS runner by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7487
• Improve: notify the server if the client doesn't know credentials to login with for GMCP Authentication by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7382
• improve: optimize image sizes by @imgbot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7510
• Improve: Reduce Client.GUI Console Messages by @mpconley in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7456
• Improve: refresh mapper screenshots in wiki manual by @pkcnj in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7503
• Improve: remove unused pattern 'type' box in aliases UI by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7496
• Improve: report custom exits data when using debug operator by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7285
• Improve: revise splitscreen tutorial (try 2) by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7341
• Improve: set timers to a finer precision by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7528
• Improve: speed up bulk room creation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7184
• Improve: Upgrade to Sparkle 2 by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7499
• Improved: Add optional folder location to invokeFileDialog by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7472
• Improved: Rewording in script editor fields to remove term handler by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7506
• Improvement: Mxp entity & special character support in normal mud output by @eowmob in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/6903
• Infrastrcture: Fix macOS PTB linking by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7522
• Infrastructre: reformat cache save action by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7545
• Infrastructrure: remove outdated programming reference file by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7360
• Infrastructure: add check for Azure credentials in build workflow by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7548
• Infrastructure: allow modern Qt Creator to load Mudlet properly by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7402
• Infrastructure: Bump 3rdparty/edbee-lib from dac0431 to 46086e0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7471
• Infrastructure: Bump peter-evans/create-pull-request from 6 to 7 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7427
• Infrastructure: Bump ZedThree/clang-tidy-review from 0.19.0 to 0.20.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7529
• Infrastructure: Bump ZedThree/clang-tidy-review from 0.20.0 to 0.20.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7537
• Infrastructure: change msys2 setup scripts to be more concise by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7364
• Infrastructure: continue work on macOS arm64 PTBs by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7488
• Infrastructure: correct version numbers by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7320
• Infrastructure: don't error if the windows artifact was already submitted by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7291
• Infrastructure: don't set PATH explicitly per msys2 recommendation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7353
• Infrastructure: echo necessary environment variables for Qt Creator setup by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7365
• Infrastructure: enable mold to be used in GCC 12+ by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7188
• Infrastructure: ensure QSettings files are backward compatible for Qt5 by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7425
• Infrastructure: fix 64bit Windows PTB builds to launch for Qt 6.8 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7349
• Infrastructure: fix ccache detection in msys2 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7367
• Infrastructure: fix example msys2 path in qmake example by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7363
• Infrastructure: fix issue with macOS ptb builds getting copied to an inconsistent place by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7489
• Infrastructure: fix macOS dblsqd linking by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7531
• Infrastructure: fix typo in build script for PTB builds by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7492
• infrastructure: fix update architecture handling for macos PTBs in GitHub Actions workflow by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7518
• Infrastructure: ignore .cache folder from Qt Creator's clangd by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7421
• Infrastructure: internal mudlet editor cleanup by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7407
• Infrastructure: Make Linux PTB linking more resilient by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7490
• Infrastructure: make TRoom coordinates private by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7539
• Infrastructure: name the two panes and splitter in each TConsole by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7437
• Infrastructure: re-enable macOS code signing by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7491
• Infrastructure: remove dedicated xvfb action since it is deprecated by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7374
• Infrastructure: remove old Windows build system stuff by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7370
• Infrastructure: remove Squirrel code signing by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7546
• Infrastructure: remove unneeded control from trigger editor by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7505
• Infrastructure: report Qt version & Windows WOW details in About dialog by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7273
• Infrastructure: run macOS tests anyway even if PTB generation was skipped by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7281
• Infrastructure: separate debug #DEFINEs for UTF-8 decoding & Unicoode graphemes by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7433
• Infrastructure: set next-next release to be 4.20.0 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7562
• Infrastructure: Sign windows builds using Azure Trusted Signing by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7544
• Infrastructure: simplify Luarocks setup on Windows by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7376
• Infrastructure: undo modern function declaration style by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7422
• Infrastructure: Update autocompletion data in Mudlet by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7514
• Infrastructure: update CODEOWNERS for the 1 team we have now by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7366
• Infrastructure: update Noto Color Emoji Font by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7323
• Infrastructure: Update text for translation in Crowdin by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7576
• Infrastructure: Update widechar_width.h to latest upstream by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7449

New Contributors

• @ConcurrentCrab made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7375
• @joaquin30 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7391
• @coder1152 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7406
• @jlchmura made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7417
• @rparet made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7459
• @pkcnj made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7503
• @patrickvinas made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7572

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/compare/Mudlet-4.18.5...Mudlet-4.19.0