Version 0.8.6 (September 19, 2008)

• added: generic laconi.ca support
• added: IdentiSpy support
• added: public timeline for laconi.ca sites (incl. identi.ca)
• fixed: non-functional actions due to Twitter API changes

Version 0.8.4 (July 21, 2008)

• added: full support for identi.ca including real-time updates via XMPP
• added: add your seesmic account to twhirl
• changed: summize search renamed to Twitter Search
• changed: allowing higher Twitter API usage values

Version 0.8.3 (July 3, 2008)

• fixed: auto throttle issue on twitter
• fixed: problems in twhirl when twitter has problems with posting updates
• changed: the hide old messages feature is changed, it now only hides notifications but displays those items
• minor bug fixes

Version 0.8.2 (June 10, 2008)

• added: auto-throttle Twitter API usage
• added: hiding old tweets and direct messages
• added: Friendfeed Rooms support
• added: system status notifications
• changed: Friendfeed entry rendering redone
• fixed: Friendfeed: comment text is deleted on refresh

Version 0.8.1 (May 7, 2008)

• added: blocking Twitter users
• added: “in reply to” linking for Twitter
• added: discussion feeds for Friendfeed (Me/Lookup)
• added: linking to Friendfeed entry pages on the web
• fixed: following / unfollowing from friends/followers list
• fixed: stability problems with Friendfeed support
• many other fixes and enhancements

Version 0.8 (April 23, 2008)

• added: support for friendfeed
• changed: navigation controls in twitter windows (panel switching)
• various bug fixes

Version 0.7.5 (April 3, 2008)

• added: support for tweetburner
• fixed: bug caused by twitter API upgrade
• fixed: username links

Version 0.7.3 (March 20, 2008)

• added: support for TweetScan search engine
• added: history for search queries
• added: posting images to TwitPic
• added: protected profiles are indicated by a little lock icon
• changed: keyboard support for scrolling lists
• changed: cached user profiles expire after 60 minutes
• a lot of minor bug fixes

Version 0.7.2 (March 12, 2008)

• fixed: twhirl did not correctly recognize when limit was exceeded, causing login and updates to fail

Version 0.7.1 (March 2, 2008)

• fixed: loading accounts configuration can fail when using default color scheme

Version 0.7 (March 2, 2008)

• added: automatic cross-posting to Pownce and Jaiku
• added: multiple ShortURL services
• added: new color schemes
• added: marking new tweets as unseen
• added: option to put input area to top
• added: filter configuration is saved and restored on restart
• changed: quick buttons only appearing when mouse is over avatar
• fixed: image loading failed for some avatars
• fixed: URLs sometimes were linked incorrectly

Find out more about this release here

Version 0.6 (Jan 22, 2008)

• added: localization (English, German, Italian, Spanish available)
• added: enqueued notifications
• added: notify about all new tweets individually
• added: user profile caching
• added: network status indicator
• changed: toggling filter panel toggles filter enabled
• changed: memory usage reduced

Find out more about this release here

Version 0.5.002 (Jan 9, 2008)

• added: timeline filtering support
• changed: input area is now independent from timeline, can be accessed from all panels
• changed: when logging in, you can now select if twhirl should store your password, and from accounts windows “forget” a stored password (will not affect currently open connections)

Version 0.5.001 (Jan 4, 2008)

• added: context menu options for tweet text that are context sensitive for @usernames under the mouse pointer
• added: custom formatting for retweets
• changed: meta info for tweets now contains the user’s real name again when username is displayed inline
• changed: tweet input is no longer hard-limited at 140 characters. if you enter more characters, the background turns light-red and “over-chars” are grayed out
• changed: adding @username by quickbutton or context menu no longer appends to the input text, but inserts at current cursor position
• fixed: “tweet scroll bug” caused first line of tweet text to sometimes be cut off

Version 0.5.000 (Dec 28, 2007)

• added: tweet search (powered by terraminds)
• added: option to not show notification windows when twhirl is active
• changed: sender names now displayed as a prefix to the tweet’s text (can be disabled in options)
• changed: better information when trying to look up protected profiles

Version 0.4.005 (Dec 23, 2007)

• added: direct messages you send are added to timeline
• added: archive panel now contains sent tweets and direct messages
• changed: replies and direct messages you sent now display a small avatar of the recipient
• changed: usernames are now compared case-insensitive

Version 0.4.004 (Dec 21, 2007)

• added: retweet button for received tweets
• added: don’t ask again option for delete confirmations
• changed: color schemes can now be changed without restarting
• changed: archive (your own tweets) is now integrated in timeline. going to archive panel does not load them automatically, click refresh button
• fixed: various bugs

Version 0.4.003 (Dec 20, 2007)

• added: keyboard shortcut to clear timeline (ctrl-x)
• added: option to reset window positions in systray/dock icon menu
• added: option for window transparency to be always active
• added: option to configure where to open @username clicks (twhirl profile lookup or twitter website)
• added: #hashtags now link to hashtags.org website
• changed: single-letter keyboard shortcuts (T, R, A, D, S, F, W, L, O, M) now work without ctrl key
• changed: notification windows and notification sounds can now be enabled or disabled independently
• fixed: reverting to default color scheme did not work
• fixed: setting priority for direct message refresh to zero caused to twhirl to update DMs all the time

Version 0.4.002 (Dec 16, 2007)

• added: keyboard navigation in timeline (up, down, home, end)
• added: config option to enable sounds only for replies/directs
• added: delete direct messages
• changed: @-mouse-over-button does not clear input box, but appends @username to existing text
• changed: clicking on twitter usernames opens profile lookup for that user in twhirl
• changed: open user’s Twitter profile in browser by clicking profile image in profile lookup
• changed: standard font on MacOS set to Helvetica
• fixed: program termination problems in OSX

Version 0.4.001 (Dec 14, 2007)

• changed: updated to AIR beta 3
• fixed: timeline jumped to top of list when new messages were received

Version 0.4.000 (Dec 13, 2007)

internal release

Version 0.3.002 (Dec 10, 2007)

• changed: exceeding request limit handling (no pop-up alert, auto-suspend refreshes for five minutes)
• changed: text input box respects font size setting
• fixed: wrong color for grouped direct message notification

Version 0.3.001 (Dec 06, 2007)

• added: color schemes
• added: alert on request limit exceeded

Version 0.3.000 (Dec 03, 2007)

• added: integrated timeline displaying tweets, replies and direct messages
• added: auto-refreshing replies and direct messages
• added: configuration options for auto-refresh
• added: notifications for direct messages
• changed: replies and direct messages have different background colors

Version 0.2.010 (Nov 29, 2007)

• added: automatically checking for updates
• changed: profile image caching improved

Version 0.2.009 (Nov 28, 2007)

• added: (un)following users
• changed: rendering of followers/friends redone

Version 0.2.008 (Nov 27, 2007)

• added: volume setting for notification sounds
• changed: notifications for tweets that contain your account’s @username now play different sound and have different color.
• fixed: user tweets on lookup panel were cached incorrectly

Version 0.2.007 (Nov 26, 2007)

• version 0.2.006 contained a serious bug. This version fixes it.

Version 0.2.006 (Nov 26, 2007)

• added: snipping URLs using snurl.com
• changed: some UI changes (less top buttons, key shortcuts, etc.)
• fixed (maybe): sometimes, tweets list takes more space than available, making some parts disappear. redid layouting.

Version 0.2.005 (Nov 25, 2007)

• internal release only

Version 0.2.004 (Nov 23, 2007)

• FIXED (in .004): wrong text measuring caused bad rendering of tweets

Version 0.2.003 (Nov 23, 2007)

• ADDED: support for favorites (adding,viewing,cancelling)
• ADDED: your own statuses are highlited in tweets lists
• CHANGED: tweets lists got a new look
• FIXED: quickbutton not always visible when mouse over tweet

Version 0.2.002 (Nov 22, 2007)

• added: notifications configuration
• added: more keyboard shortcuts
• changed: configuration dialog redone
• changed: notifications respect font settings
• fixed: opening windows did not bring them to front in every case

Version 0.2.001 (Nov 22, 2007)

• CHANGED: notifications now show previews for individual tweets (up to three, number if more)
• FIXED: delete button did not work in tweets list

Version 0.2.000 (Nov 21, 2007)

• ADDED: audible and visual notifications when new tweets are received
• ADDED: configuration for notifications
• ADDED: font size configuration
• CHANGED: config dialog rearranged
• FIXED: since release 0.1.011, adding more than one account caused twhirl to freeze
• FIXED: font issues could cause friends and followers lists to show no text
• various minor enhancements “under the hood”

Version 0.1.011 (Nov 20, 2007)

• ADDED: system tray / dock icon with menu
• ADDED: always on top option for twitter windows
• ADDED: transparency setting when inactive for twitter windows
• CHANGED: minimizing twitter windows can hide them from task bar (configurable)
• FIXED: error positioning windows on startup

Version 0.1.010 (Nov 19, 2007)

• added: keyboard shortcuts (see docs)
• fixed: saving window sizes/positions on exit didn’t work
• fixed: generated wrong URLs for embedded links

Version 0.1.009 (Nov 18, 2007)

This is a bugfix release, some things caused problems after introducing the multi-account feature in version 0.1.008.

• fixed: deleting own statuses didn’t work
• fixed: quickbuttons for sending replies/directs had no function
• changed: accounts window has been redone, now includes some hints and improved layout

Version 0.1.008 (Nov 16, 2007)

• added: multiple account support
• changed: times are displayed as “time since”

Version 0.1.007 (Nov 14, 2007)

• added: profile lookup panel
• added: buttons for help and minimize
• added: current user is displayed in the title bar
• some bug fixes and minor UI changes

Version 0.1.006 (Nov 14, 2007)

• added: font selection for status texts and input
• changed: standard font now Arial, should allow asian languages
• fixed: text disappearing in status list after scrolling

Version 0.1.005 (Nov 13, 2007)

• added: deleting own statuses
• added: hover buttons on statuses to reply and send direct messages
• added: converting urls and @username in statuses to links
• fixed: links are now clickable
• lots of minor bug fixes and changes

Version 0.1.004 (Nov 13, 2007)

• added: support for a custom source set by twitter when sending status updates

Version 0.1.003 (Nov 12, 2007)

Initial public release