irc HexChat 2.9.1 (formerly known as XChat-WDK) released

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

HexChat is an IRC chat program. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc.

HexChat is based on XChat, but unlike XChat it's completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems. Since XChat is open source, it's perfectly legal. For more info, please read the Shareware Background.

HexChat was originally called XChat-WDK which in turn was a successor of freakschat. For more info, please read the announcement.

What's new in HexChat 2.9.1:

• fix installing/loading plugins on Unix
  
• fix restoring the HexChat window via shortcuts on Windows
  
• fix HexTray icon rendering for certain events
  
• fix the Show marker line option in Preferences
  
• fix /lastlog regexp support on Windows
  
• add support for the Checksum, Do At, FiSHLiM and SASL plugins on Unix
  
• add option to retain colors when displaying scrollback
  
• add MS Gothic to the default list of alternative fonts
  
• rebranding and cleanup
  
• eliminate lots of compiler warnings
  
• Unix build system fixes and cosmetics
  
• make Git ignore Unix-specific files
  
• use better compression for Windows installers
  
• switch to GTK+ file dialogs on Windows
  
• restructure the Preferences window
  
• use the addons subfolder of the config folder for auto-loading plugins/scripts
  
• improve the dialog used for opening plugins/scripts
  
• remember user limits in channel list between sessions
  
• remember last search pattern during sessions
  
• update XChat to r1521
  

Link: HexChat website

Download:

HexChat 2.9.1 (Windows, 32 bit)

HexChat 2.9.1 (Windows, 64 bit)

This release also brings a new app icon, as can be seen in the About: dialogue box:

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

have to get this loaded when i get home.