BitComet

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BitComet 1.07

v1.07 2008.12.03
    GUI Improved: add tags to task by context menu (support multi-selection)
    GUI Improved: filter tasks by tag from favorites list
    GUI Improved: new option in task setting panel of option dialog: add tag to new task by download file type
    GUI Improved: display task tags and public date for BT task in summary pane
    GUI Improved: display task tags for HTTP task in summary pane
    GUI Improved: add "Apply" button to option dialog
    GUI Improved: new option in Web Interface setting panel of option dialog: display prompt window for web interface operation
    GUI Improved: show prompt window when open a torrent file that already existed in torrent archive list
    GUI Improved: when modify the save path of an existed BT/HTTP task, show a prompt to choose whether to move downloaded files to new save path
    GUI Improved: when modify BT/HTTP task save path, show the path auto-complete drop list
    GUI Improved: when the width of file list in BT task properties dialog is not enough for file name, try to display the head and tail part of the filename, with the middle part as ellipsis
    GUI Improved: when switch task lists, task tags or torrent share list from favorites list, remember the scroll bar position and task selections before switch
    GUI Improved: add context menu to BitComet passport and DHT area in main status bar
    GUI Improved: when click comment or snapshot icon in task list, display them below task list, instead of open a browser window
    GUI Improved: add support for 10 new languages
    GUI Bugfix: program crash when display task delete confirm dialog under Win98/2K
    Core Improved: Web Interface support create new task from BC link
    Core Improved: When create a task that already existed, Web Interface will displays an webpage link to the existed task
    Core Improved: eMule plugin can download file boundary data for BT task, where one piece containing multi files
    Core Improved: create bak file when save task list to downloads.xml
    Core Bugfix: error data received in file boundary piece makes task download can not finish

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BitComet 1.08

v1.08 2009.01.18
    GUI Improved: add filter by file type to file list in BT task properties dialog
    GUI Improved: display torrent create software and create date display BT task properties dialog
    GUI Improved: support to add mirror URL manually in HTTP task properties dialog
    GUI Improved: move the option of "power off or standby after download finish" from option dialog to Tools menu
    GUI Improved: remove toolkit VistaTcpPatch.exe, merged into main program
    GUI Improved: open torrent file directly if existed in torrent archive when open BC link
    GUI Improved: show task archive and torrent collection immediately after program startup, without pending load
    GUI Improved: improve the item number info in status bar when filter the torrent archive and torrent collection
    GUI Improved: append new torrent to the bottom of torrent archive or torrent collection list
    GUI Improved: remove old torrent from the top of torrent collection list, when the torrent number reaches the max number
    GUI Improved: new download status icon in torrent archive list, to indicate the task download finished
    GUI Improved: add "open save folder" command to the context menu of torrent archive list, available after task download finished
    GUI Improved: add "Unhide all" command to the context menu of torrent collection list
    GUI Improved: hit Del to delete selected items in torrent archive list, or block selected items in torrent collection list
    GUI Bugfix: when the item in torrent archive or torrent collection has no snapshot, click the empty snapshot icon area will open invalid webpage
    Core Improve: improve connection algorithm for Long-Time seeding
    Core Improve: improve file boundary data dave for BT task
    Core Improve: ignore thumbs.db when makiing torrent file
    Core Bugfix: download failed from certain video website
    Core Bugfix: user name and password info filled in HTTP task don't take effect if reference page not filled

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BitComet 1.09

v1.09 2009.01.20
    Core Bugfix: certain BT task may occur progress error caused by saving file boundary data when task stop

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BitComet 1.10

v1.10 2009.03.09
GUI Improved: add task search box in toolbar, which can be enable from View menu
GUI Improved: add a button in HTTP task properties dialog to set current download folder as default
GUI Improved: improve the file type filter in BT task properties dialog
GUI Improved: improve the auto shutdown function in Tools menu
GUI Improved: show item number count in HTTP batch download dialog
GUI Improved: new command in context menu of task archive list: show torrent file properties dialog
GUI Improved: show task index and total count in floating window when it's large enough
GUI Improved: new setting in advance page of option dialog: User-Agent string for all HTTP task
GUI Improved: add support for several new languages (see langHowTo-Translate.txt)
GUI Improved: do not switch to task list after download a torrent file from torrent collection list
GUI Bugfix: download several torrents from torrent collection list and display their task properties dialog at the same time may cause program no response
GUI Bugfix: files large than 4GB can be downloaded to volume using exFAT
Core Improve: improve file boundary data save for BT task
Core Improve: enhance virus protect auto-config
Core Improve: HTTP download task support redirection to relative path
Core Bugfix: authentication information is not send to server in very few situations of HTTP redirection
Core Bugfix: private BT task will search peers in DHT network in very few situations
Core Bugfix: uploading of Long-Time seeding is unstable

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BitComet 1.11

v1.11 2009.04.28
    GUI Improved: elevation is not needed to associate torrent file in Windows Vista
    GUI Improved: save to My Document in HTTP batch download dialog is supported
    GUI Improved: the client version and transfer mode of Long-Time Seeding peer is displayed in peer list of BT task
    GUI Improved: add piece error column in peer list of BT task, hidden by default
    GUI Improved: display connection time of Long-Time Seed in peer list of BT task
    GUI Bugfix: when using multi-monitor, BitComet do not restore window position to the monitor last exit from.
    GUI Bugfix: can't sort peer list by the cols that in the right of any hidden column
    Core Improve: support the UDP transfer mode of Long-Time Seeding, can be enabled in advanced options
    Core Improve: support test UDP port in WAN/LAN ip detector
    Core Improve: stop connect to a peer that send too many error pieces
    Core Improve: improve connection algorithm for Long-Time seeding
    Core Improve: improve the compatibility to the old versions of eMule plugin, support v1.06 and later
    Core Improve: delete Thumbs.db when remove task downloaded files
    Core Improve: set taskname.piece_part.bc! as hidden file, avoiding deleted accidently
    Core Improve: update bittorrent client identification code
    Core Bugfix: program crash when using proxy server
    Core Bugfix: user and password setting for proxy server do not work
    Core Bugfix: making torrent file fail if containing empty sub-folders
    Core Bugfix: invalid local IP displayed in statistics pane
    Core Bugfix: publish date of very few torrent display incorrect in torrent collection list

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v1.12 2009.05.18
GUI Improved: remove torrent share list in simplified Chinese version



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BitComet 1.13

v1.13 2009.06.22
    GUI Improved: add "Uploading" queue to the left fav bar
    GUI Improved: BT task file list in properties dialog and right-bottom pane changes to tree list for directory structure
    GUI Improved: BT task file list in properties dialog and right-bottom pane support sorting
    GUI Improved: add new commands to context menu of BT task file list: expand/collapse folders
    GUI Improved: add check box to BT task file list pane for each file and folder, to switch download it or not
    GUI Improved: add connection status icon for each peer in BT task peer list
    GUI Improved: add "new peer" command to context menu of BT task peer list
    GUI Improved: BT task peer list displays prompt string when frozen by ScrollLock
    GUI Improved: support only export selected tasks into backup file
    GUI Improved: support import tasks from backup file and merge them into task list
    GUI Improved: select whether import global program settings while import tasks from backup file
    GUI Improved: language list in Tools menu changes to a 2-level sub menu
    GUI Improved: add loading page to task content, Snapshot, Comment and Recommend pane
    GUI Improved: do not clear rate graph in floating window when stop all tasks
    GUI Improved: do not show the message of missing BitCometAgent.dll when program start
    GUI Improved: optimize reconnect time after Comet Passport sign in failed
    GUI Improved: add support for several new languages (see langHowTo-Translate.txt)
    GUI Bugfix: when open a GB2312 encoding torrent file in traditional Chinese Windows, the task name and publish info displays incorrectly after change character encoding
    GUI Bugfix: TCP, UDP mode setting of Long-Time seeding in advanced options can not be saved
    GUI Bugfix: restore the torrent archive list which removed in v1.12
    GUI Bugfix: if select none of files in BT task to download, the task progress will display incorrectly when program start next time
    Core Improve: improve taskname.piece_part.bc! file structure, which used to save file boundary data for BT task, therefore decreased memory usage
    Core Improve: BT task Anti-Leech setting changes to three levels: "disable", ""auto", "strict"
    Core Improve: improve network modular code, avoid program losing response when download in high speed
    Core Improve: add disk cache for UDP Long-Time seeding, 50MB max
    Core Improve: set the thread priority of UDP Long-Time seeding below normal
    Core Bugfix: memory leak in UDP uploading modular of Long-Time seeding
    Core Bugfix: too many memory and CPU used when Long-Time seeding in high speed using UDP

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BitComet 1.14

· GUI Improved: support Wed Seed when make torrent file
· GUI Improved: support modify Wed Seed list in BT task properties dialog
· GUI Improved: display download/upload rate of user group in peer list of BT task
· GUI Improved: display downloading piece position in peer list of BT task
· GUI Improved: display balloon on system tray icon when disk busy leading to GUI losing response
· GUI Improved: new appearance option: minimize when program start
· GUI Improved: add loading page to bookmark in left fav bar
· GUI Improved: loading torrent collection list from xml file in working thread, avoid GUI freezing
· GUI Improved: decrease the delay switching to torrent collection list from task list
· GUI Improved: add new command in context menu of floating window: start uploading all
· GUI Improved: change the BitComet icon in system tray to grey when program exiting
· GUI Improved: new setting in connection panel of option dialog: Alternate max upload rate when not downloading
· GUI Improved: statistics panel displays current download rate limit and upload rate limit
· GUI Improved: individual max concurrent downloading task numbers for BT tasks and HTTP tasks in option dialog
· GUI Improved: new "Force" option for BT task protocol encryption in option dialog
· GUI Improved: new setting in Long-Time Seeding panel of option dialog: Auto upload rate control
· GUI Improved: statistics panel displays current upload rate limit of long-time seeding
· GUI Improved: BitComet not responding dialog will be closed automatically after GUI resumed
· GUI Bugfix: can't add HTTP Tracker whose port is 80 in BT task properties dialog
· GUI Bugfix: if task selection state changed before task delete dialog displayed, the task will be deleted may not be the originally selected
· Core Improve: BT task supports downloading from Web Seed, compatible with BitTorrent mainline
· Core Improve: decrease CPU usage of DHT modular
· Core Improve: ban the peers from the specified IP even they changed peer ID
· Core Improve: improve connection algorithm for UDP download from Long-Time seed
· Core Improve: send no-retry instruction to remote UDP peers when exiting
· Core Improve: improve connection algorithm for BT uploading
· Core Improve: give BT upload connection higher priority when auto upload rate control of long-time seeding enabled
· Core Bugfix: max simultaneous half-open TCP connection number in advanced option page does not take effect
· Core Bugfix: making torrent file may fail if there're too many files in the specified folder

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BitComet 1.15

GUI Improved: task information panel lists change to task information tabs, support drag & drop and context menu
GUI Improved: redesign "Task Summary" tab
GUI Improved: task "Recommend" page changes to "Start Page" tab
GUI Improved: hide unnecessary task tabs when no task selected or task stopped
GUI Improved: add "Network Setting Wizard" to "Network" page in Option dialog
GUI Improved: improve context menu of status bar, add "port mapping again" and "help"
GUI Improved: add download/upload limit setting to context menu of floating window and system tray icon
GUI Improved: show "ED2K link" in file list of BT task
GUI Improved: highlight the current time block in scheduler setting page
GUI Bugfix: password not cleared when change user name in CometPassport sign in dialog
GUI Bugfix: pieces status and upload speed of emule plugin display incorrectly in peer list
Core Improve: emule plugin upgraded to v0.49c
Core Improve: improve connection algorithm of Long-Time seed for high-speed network
Core Improve: "Start all seeding" from context menu of floating window do not start tasks with file missing
Core Improve: improve DNS query
Core Improve: update task finish time when BT task download finished again after selecting more files to download
Core Bugfix: EVENT_COMPLETE should be sent to tracker only when all files in BT task downloaded, not only selected (v1.13 and v1.14)
Core Bugfix: connection number too small after some files in BT task finished
Core Bugfix: UPNP modular can not exit normally sometimes
Core Bugfix: task should enter in queue if when started during stopped time of schedule
Core Bugfix: remove port mapping of eMule plugin when program exiting

http://download.bitcomet.com/bitcome...omet_setup.exe

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BitComet 1.16

GUI Improved: add "Task Tags" page to Options dialog, default download folder for each tag can be set here.
GUI Improved: improve "Directories" page in Options dialog, task tags for each candidate download directory can be set here.
GUI Improved: set task tag and default download folder for new task automatically according to file extension name.
GUI Improved: improve drop list of save folder in task properties dialog, display candidate download directories and corresponding tags
GUI Improved: add "Set as Default Directory" button in BT task properties dialog
GUI Improved: add "Super Seeding" option in advanced page of BT task properties dialog
GUI Improved: add BT task log list
GUI Improved: add preview/open button in BT task file list
GUI Improved: display user group info in peer list of BT task in blue
Core Improve: support Super Seeding for BT task (for initial seeding server only)
Core Improve: improve preview download mode for BT task
Core Improve: improve connection algorithm of Long-Time seed
Core Bugfix: save task list failed in Vista/Win7 64bit
Core Bugfix: data in first/last piece of file may not be saved properly when select part of files in BT task to download
Core Bugfix: failed to remove torrent file with read-only attribute in program data folder when remove BT task

http://download.bitcomet.com/bitcome...omet_setup.exe

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BitComet 1.17

v1.17 2009.12.28
    GUI Improved: support download Magnet URI when click "Open Torrent from URL" from file menu
    GUI Improved: change "copy BC link" in context menu of task list, Torrent History and Torrent Exchange to "Copy Magnet URI"
    GUI Improved: new auto-shutdown condition: shutdown at specified time
    GUI Improved: display information of every connection to the same server in connection tab of HTTP task
    GUI Improved: add context menu to BT task file list header, to select columns to display
    GUI Improved: display the preview buttons of files in BT task file list according to each file's downloading progress
    GUI Improved: support mouse wheel in task summary
    GUI Improved: remove "Task Content" tab
    GUI Improved: highlight the row on which mouse hovers in file list, peer list and tracker list
    GUI Improved: rename "Super-Seeding" to "Initial-Seeding" in BT task properties dialog
    GUI Improved: display local-language name of every language in Tools menu, besides theirs English name
    GUI Improved: remove es_ar language due to the limit in launchpad.net, and add Uighur
    GUI Improved: rename Torrent Archive under Torrent Share to Torrent Share under Torrent Exchange, and add Torrent History in addition
    GUI Improved: display introduction page when click Torrent Exchange in left fav tree
    GUI Improved: new option in BT task page of options dialog: add to Torrent History when open .torrent file
    GUI Improved: new option in BT task page of options dialog: list of BitTorrent clients allowed connecting to
    GUI Improved: new option in Integration page of options dialog: associate with Magnet URI
    GUI Improved: option to restart program immediately when send crash report
    GUI Improved: when opening video file, use the player program configured in advanced option
    GUI Bugfix: fix many spell mistakes in GUI (thanks to greywizard)
    GUI Bugfix: cannot input Web Seed address longer than one row of the input edit-box
    Core Improve: support BitTorrent Extension Protocol of metadata exchange, compatible with BitTorrent mainline
    Core Improve: support BitTorrent Extension Protocol of report DHT port, compatible with BitTorrent mainline
    Core Bugfix: display file failed to create in task log when start new BT task in certain situation
    Core Bugfix: can not open torrent file containing multi-files, in which the name field ends with space

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BitComet v1.18 Changelog:

v1.18 2010.01.20
    GUI Improved: display the properties of multiple tasks will show a task statistics dialog
    GUI Improved: drag&drop a Magnet URI or HTTP URL to main window of BitComet will launch a download
    GUI Improved: add legend to the piece map tab of task
    GUI Improved: new setting in advanced page of option dialog: system.use_app_data, detailed info refer to wiki
    GUI Improved: display error message when failed to load/save task list xml file
    GUI Improved: new command in context menu of tracker list: add tracker
    GUI Improved: new setting in connection page of option dialog: randomize port each start
    GUI Improved: display "added date" in torrent history, and hide "snapshots", "comments", "rating", "popular" by default
    GUI Improved: display translator info in about dialog
    GUI Improved: enhance BHO, display BitComet icon in context menu of IE8
    GUI Improved: enhance video downloader extension for Firefox, display captured files in Tools menu besides in context menu
    GUI Improved: new setting in BT task page of option dialog: display task properties dialog after torrent downloaded from Magnet URI
    GUI Improved: display batch download dialog when multiple torrents selected to download in Torrent Exchange
    GUI Bugfix: when shutdown scheduled at specified time, shutdown will still be launched when all download finished
    GUI Bugfix: error occurred when non-admin user try to modify IE integration setting under Vista/Win7
    GUI Bugfix: task properties dialog displayed incorrectly for right-to-left languages, e.g. Arabic and Hebrew
    GUI Bugfix: the setting of shutdown at specified time does not take effect at first time
    Core Improve: save bak files for task list xml file up to 7 copies
    Core Improve: update BitTorrent client identification code
    Core Improve: the BT tasks which haven't downloaded torrent will not enter the task queue
    Core Bugfix: enhance the stability of UDP transport
    Core Bugfix: enhance the stability of HTTP proxy connection

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BitComet Client Release Notes v1.19 2010.02.21

GUI Improved: Torrent maker dialog changed to modeless window
GUI Improved: supports edit Tracker URL for Magnet URI task before torrent downloaded
GUI Improved: new command in Tools menu: enable eMule plugin, show/hide plugin window
GUI Improved: support set task tags in BT/HTTP task properties dialog
GUI Improved: move downloaded files to tag associated folder optionally when add task tag using task context menu
GUI Improved: supports switch input focus to list control inside task tabs by Tab key
GUI Improved: add icons to task context menu
GUI Improved: display "not supported" in ed2k link field of file list for private torrents
GUI Improved: new setting in advanced page of option dialog: system.show_debug_info
GUI Bugfix: can't drag&drop download links to floating windows from IE8 in Win7
GUI Bugfix: the save path edit-box in BT/HTTP task properties dialog doesn't support mouse wheel
GUI Bugfix: Web interface doesn't support to download Magnet URI
GUI Bugfix: the last task in task list doesn't get refreshed in some situation
Core Improve: support BitTorrent Extension Protocol of peer exchange, compatible with BitTorrent mainline
Core Improve: new eMule plugin (based on Xtreme 7.2 mod)
Core Bugfix: after removing tasks without removing files, the Long-Time Seeding for these files won't stop immediately
Core Bugfix: after disable LT Seeding in option dialog, running tasks won't stop downloading from Long-Time Seeding immediately

changelogs:
BitComet Client Release Notes - A free C++ BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP Download Client

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BitComet All Releases and ZIP Packages - A free C++ BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP Download Client

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v1.20 2010.03.25
GUI Improved: new command in file menu: "Import Unfinished Download", supports BitComet, uTorrent, Xunlei
GUI Improved: start download from torrent infohash directly in "Open torrent from URL" dialog
GUI Improved: drag & drop task names to rearrange task list(when task list not sorted)
GUI Improved: BT task summary tab: show BT task pieces number; show down/upload speed/size detail info in tooltip when mouse hovers on them
GUI Improved: BT task peer list: new command "Friend Upload Slot" in the context menu, for only one IP at the same time
GUI Improved: BT task tracker list: show seeds, peers, downloaded number returned from tracker
GUI Improved: BT task file list: sort file names in the same order as Windows Explorer(thanks to RadioNoise)
GUI Improved: display snapshots tab in new BT task dialog when open torrent file
GUI Improved: modify the size of BT task properties dialog, compatible with 1024x600 resolution
GUI Improved: for finished BT task, "search for Long-Time Seeds" displayed as "enable Long-Time Seeding", "search for eMule sources" as "enable upload to eMule sources" in task properties dialog
GUI Improved: new global option: maximum number of concurrent seeding BitTorrent tasks
GUI Improved: new global option: Don't use proxy for tracker/peer connections
GUI Improved: new global option: specify separated listen port for Web UI
GUI Improved: supports Occitan language(see lang\HowTo-Translate.txt)
GUI Improved: when using remote desktop, disable highlight the row on which mouse hovers in file list, peer list and tracker list
GUI Improved: improve compatibility of install package with Vista/Win7
GUI Bugfix: tailing space in tracker address leads to connection failure
GUI Bugfix: can't start BitTorrent download when drag&drop a Magnet URI text to floating window
Core Improve: use UTF-8 encoding when making torrent file by default for all language versions of Windows
Core Improve: improve algorithm, reduce CPU usage of DHT modular, avoid GUI blocked
Core Improve: improve algorithm, reduce CPU usage of Long-Time Seeds download modular, avoid GUI blocked
Core Improve: support HTTPS tracker
Core Bugfix: after Scheduler stopped all tasks, the option of "Auto start task when download rate less than specified rate" will still start tasks
Core Bugfix: after BT task stopped, corresponding DHT connections didn't stop totally
Core Bugfix: invalid DHT packet may lead to program crash(thanks to Pierre Noguès)
Core Bugfix: task list backup file from v1.19 can't be imported by itself

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Changelog:

[20100521]
GUI Bugfix: displaying tooltip in toolbar may lead to crash
GUI Bugfix: fix bug in install package script
Core Improve: support file path longer than 260 characters
[20100518]
GUI Bugfix: fix bug in install package script
Core Bugfix: fix stability problems
[20100513]
GUI Improved: support open magnet URI with multiple tracker parameters
GUI Improved: include multiple tracker parameters when copy magnet URI from BitTorrent task
GUI Improved: download installation package of new version in background automatically if enabled
GUI Improved: support SHA1 verification for downloaded file in HTTP task properties dialog
GUI Improved: display confirmation dialog when choose re-download HTTP task
GUI Improved: improve icons in context menu of task list
GUI Improved: rename "Web Interface" to "Remote Download" in Option dialog
GUI Improved: username, password and referrer can be specified when add HTTP download in Remote Download web page
GUI Improved: add log list for HTTP task connections in Remote Download web page
GUI Improved: add start/stop operations in task info web page of Remote Download
GUI Improved: Firefox extension supports capture .hlv video file
GUI Improved: when using multiple user accounts of Windows, each user has individual task list and program settings
GUI Bugfix: share ratios of BitTorrent tasks are displayed incorrectly when program just started
Core Improve: remove LUA scripts support for intelligent rename of HTTP download
Core Improve: update BitTorrent client identification code
Core Bugfix: fail to download HTTP URL containing single quotes

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BitCometBeta_20100521_setup.exe:
http://download.bitcomet.com/beta/Bi...0521_setup.exe