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- The Evolution of EPIC
-
- This file details the changes, additions, and removals of features from
- EPIC. This list of changes is fairly complete dating back to the very
- first precursor to the EPIC project, ircII 2.2.9+.
-
- EPIC4
- --in development--
- /help now being maintained by me, nuke@bayside.net (please report typos :)
-
- EPIC 3.004
- miscellaneous: bug fixes for $R and ANSI color string parsing
-
- EPIC 3.003
- new function: $winvisible()
- fixed functions: $chmod(), $convert()
- new commands: /input_char, /pause, /repeat, /window beep_always,
- /window double
- updated command: /hostname
- fixed commands: /alias, /quote
- updated /on hooks: dcc_connect, dcc_request
- fixed /set variable: comment_hack
- new statusbar expando: %=
- miscellaneous: support for all possible usermodes a..z
-
- EPIC 3.002
- new function: $twiddle()
- new command: /pretend
- new /on hook: send_to_server
-
- EPIC 3.001
- new function: $chmod(), $mkdir(), $umask(), $uniq()
- updated function: $info()
- new syntax: (x = 3) is equivalent to @ x = 3
- new commands: /call, /dcc resume, /hostname
- updated commands: /server, /timer, /xecho
- fixed command: /window add
- updated /on hooks: send_msg, send_public
- new /set variables: comment_hack, dcc_sliding_window, dcc_store_path
- miscellaneous: encrypted ctcp, socks support
-
- EPIC 3.000
- new functions: $glob(), $notify(), $numsort(), $sort(), $usermode()
- fixed functions: $common(), $diff()
- updated functions: $rename(), $rmdir(), $unlink()
- new command: /switch, /unless, /until
- fixed command: /exec
- updated command: /foreach, /if, /while
- new /on hook: silence
- new /set variable: dcc_long_pathnames
- updated /set variable: auto_unmark_away
- removed /set variable: help_service
- miscellaneous: ircserv works properly
-
- EPIC 3pre8
- new functions: $pass(), $repeat(), $strftime(), $winsize()
- updated command: /notify
- updated /set variable: highlight_char
-
- EPIC 3pre7
- new functions: $chanmode(), $crypt(), $fexist(), $fsize(), $geom(),
- $info(), $splice()
- fixed function: $connect()
- fixed command: /dump
- updated command: /timer
- new /bind function: delete_to_previous_space
- miscellaneous: arrow keys may be used in menus
-
- EPIC 3pre6
- new functions: $aliasctl(), $lastserver(), $numwords(), $servername(),
- $strlen(), $winserv()
- new command: /window size
- updated command: /foreach
-
- EPIC 3pre5
- new function: $writeb()
- updated function: $read()
- updated commands: /nick, /stack
- new /on hook: note
- miscellaneous: new ircd+CS user modes added
-
- EPIC 3pre4
- miscellaneous bug fixes, nothing new
-
- EPIC 3pre3.4
- undocumented
-
- EPIC3pre3.3
- miscellaneous: per-host access to client on AFS systems
-
- EPIC 3pre3.2
- EPIC 3pre3.1
- undocumented
-
- EPIC 3pre3
- removed commands: /dcc summon, /dcc talk
-
- EPIC 3pre2
- fixed command: /timer
-
- EPIC 3pre1
- new function: $trunc()
- new command: /mesg
- fixed /on hook: msg_group
- new /set variables: floating_point_math, security
- fixed /set variable: indent
- new statusbar expando: %D
- new /bind functions: bold, highlight_off, reverse, underline
- miscellaneous: .ircrc loads on 004 numeric, ircd2.5/2.6 support removed
-
- EPIC 2.003
- EPIC 2.002
- EPIC 2.001
- undocumented
-
- EPIC 2.000
- new functions: $rename(), $rmdir(), $unlink()
- updated function: $open()
- updated commands: /ignore, /stack
-
- EPIC 2pre5
- new command: /stub
- fixed command: /stack
- updated command: /ctcp, /load
-
- EPIC 2pre4
- fixed syntax: ${} expando
-
- EPIC 2pre3.1
- updated command: /ignore
- fixed command: /exec
- new /set variable: display_ansi
-
- EPIC 2pre3
- new functions: $tr(), $version()
- new /set variable: auto_new_nick
-
- EPIC 2pre2
- new functions: $close(), $convert(), $eof(), $iptoname(), $nametoip(),
- $open(), $read(), $write()
-
- EPIC 2pre1
- new commands: /map, /rping, /silence, /uping
- updated command: /do (do-while)
- new /set variable: num_of_whowas
- miscellaneous: better handling of compressed help files and scripts
-
- EPIC 1.003
- new /set variable: pad_char
-
- EPIC 1.002
- EPIC 1.001
- undocumented
-
- EPIC 1.000
- new functions: $isalpha(), $isdigit()
- new syntax: \\[ \\] (alternation operator)
- updated command: /on (adds flexible hooks)
-
- EPIC 1pre1
- miscellaneous: added support for Undernet numerics
-
- ircII 2.3.22+11.1
- new /set variables: status_user4 ... status_user9
- new statusbar expandos: %0 ... $9
-
- ircII 2.3.22+11
- new function: $which()
- updated functions: $after(), $before()
- new special variables: $F, $J
- new operators: +=, -=, *=, %=, /=, #=
- updated command: /lastlog
- new /bind function: shove_to_history
-
- ircII 2.3.17+10
- new functions: $after(), $ascii(), $before(), $chr()
- new special variable: $E
- new operators: ~ (bitwise negative), , (comma operator)
- new syntax: C-like /* comments */ allowed
- updated command: /dump
- new /on hook: exit
-
- ircII 2.3.16+9
- new function: $numonchannel()
- fixed function: $ischanop()
- new operators: & (and), | (or), ^ (xor), ?: (tertiary)
- new syntax: && and || short-circuit, client now follows C++ operator
- precedence rules
- new command: /abort
- new /set variable: status_no_repeat
-
- ircII 2.3.16+8
- updated command: /userhost
- new /on hook: mode_stripped
- new /set variable: mode_stripper
- updated /set variable: display
-
- ircII 2.2.9+7
- new functions: $center(), $pop(), $push(), $sar(), $shift(), $split(),
- $unshift()
- new operators: % (modulus), ++ (autoincrement), -- (autodecrement)
- new syntax: command blocks {} may be used more freely now
- new commands: /pop, /push, /shift, /unshift
-
- ircII 2.2.9+6
- new functions: $jot(), $reverse(), $revw()
- new commands: /do, /fec
-
- ircII-2.2.9+5
- new functions: $copattern(), $rfilter(), $rpattern()
- updated function: $key()
- new commands: /dump, /for
-
- ircII 2.2.9+4
- new function: $key()
- updated functions: $chops(), $nochops(), $onchannel
- new command: /queue
-
- ircII 2.2.9+3
- new functions: $chops(), $delarray(), $delitem(), $finditem(),
- $getarrays(), $getitem(), $getmatches(), $getrmatches(),
- $ifindfirst(), $ifinditem(), $igetitem(), $indextoitem(),
- $itemtoindex(), $matchitem(), $nochops(), $numarrays(), $numitems(),
- $onchannel(), $rmatchitem(), $setitem()
- new special variables: $X, $Y
- new command: /realname
- new /bind functions: meta5_character ... meta9_character
-
- ircII 2.2.9+2
- new functions: $afterw(), $beforew(), $chngw(), $common(), $diff(),
- $filter(), $fromw(), $insertw(), $leftw(), $midw(), $notw(),
- $pattern(), $remw(), $restw(), $rightw(), $tow()
- new /on hooks: encrypted_notice, encrypted_privmsg
- fixed /on hook: disconnect
-
- ircII 2.2.9+
- new command: /fe
- new /on hooks: dcc_connect, dcc_lost, dcc_request
- new /set variable: auto_rejoin
-
-