SoftoRooM -> Tixati 2.33 Windows / Linux(32/64) / Portable

February 12, 2016
Tixati version 2.33 is now available.
Since the last release, several new features have been added, and there have been many important internal changes to core components that have greatly improved overall reliability and performance.
A new bandwidth quota management system has been added. This is accessible from the Bandwidth view under the Advanced button menu. Quotas can be managed with an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly cycle. Quota reset times, hours of effectiveness, and actions to take upon reaching limit are all fully configurable.
The system that manages transfer local file locations, moving, and renaming has been completely re-engineered. Managing naming conflicts and merging of local files is much simpler, and confirmation prompts are used in a few key places.
The Individual Tracker Settings system has had major upgrades and fixes. It is now much simpler for common uses, such as adding or removing trackers in newly loaded transfers.
Files within a transfer can be prioritized in a numbered order. Select multiple files, right-click, and then select "Ordered" from the Priority sub-menu to use this new feature.
Several other fixes and improvements have been made since the v2.31 release:
•can now add multiple magnet links from the Add window
•fixed problems copying multiple magnet links from transfers window
•added support for ws attribute when parsing magnet links
•added support for webseed placeholder when generating magnet links
•added option to watch a directory for .desktop and .url files in addition to .torrent files
•in Settings>Transfers>Meta-Info added option to auto-delete torrent file when manually loading from specific directory
•file completion shell commands support additional placeholders $path $basepath $name $ext
•multiple file completion shell commands for same extension/type now supported
•file handles are kept closed for a 6 second window after completion if using file completion shell commands
•file completion shell commands will execute even if transfer is immediately stopped by ratio/seed limit
•other minor fixes to prevent file completion shell commands from running when checking or moving
•prevent file name conflicts when saving multiple .torrent files from transfer view
•the incomplete piece / dnd file crust cache file purging system has been completely re-engineered and should use much less filesystem resources
•several fixes to the file checking system to prevent excessive hash-checking of partial downloads upon session startup and moves
•the main internal procedure scheduler has been completely replaced with a much better system that provides complex prioritization control
•extensive improvements to the win32 message loop idle bypass system and timer system
•the connection pacer has been completely replaced with a more reliable and much more performant system
•the internal precision timer component has been replaced with a more granular system that helps avoid processing holdups and backlogs
•numerous performance optimizations in peer connections and peer management
•several important performance optimizations in transfer local file handling routines
•more graceful error handling when too many files are open
•time limits for transfer local file open-lingering have been lowered to reduce average open handle count
•fixed problems with merging trackers that would cause groups to be erroneously merged
•added advanced individual tracker option "xfer_peerid:" that will change peer-id of transfers containing matching trackers
•added advanced individual tracker option "xfer_created_by:" that changes the "created by" field in saved .torrent files
•directly embedded tracker URL peerid/headers/cookie flags will have priority over settings in tracker individual options
•improved UDP tracker connection key caching
•overhaul of internal traffic counting system, now also includes headers, DHT and HTTP from RSS, trackers, etc.
•updated WebUI to support ordered priority
•other minor WebUI fixes, including file sort order
•fixed problems with upload ratio calculation for locally-sourced seeds
•fixed minor bugs in incoming connection handling when set to single protocol mode
•peer-id randomization every 6-36 hours (synced to local IP change if possible)
•deselecting all files in preload dialog will no longer trigger category capture
•fixed minor display updating problems when switching transfers between categories
•fixed minor clipboard text line-ending problems in Windows build
•raised text length limits in Windows multi-line text entry controls
•fixed minor logging problems in transfer objects
•partial custom peer IDs entered from Options property tab will be internally padded with characters from full 1-255 range
•improved file diagnostic logging
•fixed problems with peer ignore causing crash under certain rare conditions
•IP-location tables updated
•many other minor performance optimizations throughout the program
There are many more improvements and upgrades on the way. Please stay tuned.

December 19, 2015
Tixati version 2.31 is now available.
This is a minor update that addresses a few last-minute problems with yesterday's 2.29 release:
•custom peer IDs from individual tracker options are now properly URL-decoded
•trackers now always use last announced peer ID unless announcing status=started
•fixed a few additional GUI problems related to windows treeview controls, including sort highlight position
•when renaming file, extension is excluded from initial text selection
•a few other minor corrections to the GUI layout
•updated internal IP location database

December 18, 2015
Tixati version 2.29 is now available.
This update includes a few new features as well as several minor improvements and bug-fixes:
•individual tracker options can be adjusted based upon URL-matching from within Settings > Transfers > Trackers
•separate seeding/download default peer connection limits in Settings > Network > Connections
•peer connection limits can now be adjusted as low as 5
•sparse file allocation is now much faster, making for quicker torrent startup on supporting filesystems
•GUI changes to allow for better compatibility with systems with very large default fonts and/or low resolution displays
•file completion shell commands moved to separate window for easier editing
•fixes to HTTP client in RSS/Trackers to work around incomplete server responses
•transfer view ordering problems with offline transfers have been fixed
•auto-shutdown minimum delay problems eliminated
•fixed minor problems with sort column highlighting in tree views
•file dialog extension filtering is now case-insensitive
•loading from a watched folder is now done in exact order of notification from OS
•channel topic on never-visited (grey) channels is now preserved between sessions
•files tab completion percentages now show correctly in nested folders
•fixed problems with watched folder loading magnet links from .url and .desktop files
•category capture options (tracker/files) now save between sessions
•category meta-info / magnet-link filesystem paths are now moving correctly in portable mode
•several other very minor GUI fixes
For upcoming versions, we are currently working on several major improvements to the channel system, a bandwidth quota manager, and several usability improvements and performance optimizations for the transfer system.

December 5, 2015
Tixati version 2.28 is now available.
This release contains several important bug-fixes and minor improvements throughout the program:
•category capture can now also compare file names and tracker URLs
•.url and .desktop files that contain magnet links are now also processed in folders that are being watched for .torrent files
•fixed HTTP "server overflow" error when processing chunked encoding with zero-length initial segment
•transfer preload window is no longer blocked by the presence of other modal dialogs
•web UI can now optionally be run without a login
•some improvements to the way RSS feed link refresh and item download errors are displayed
•RSS feed link error status and retry counts now persist between sessions
•fixed RSS feed item URL formatting problem when sourced from feed links with custom headers or cookies
•time span display formatting tweaks
•GUI tabbed views in Transfers and RSS will remember last tab between sessions
•locations chosen when moving individual files within a transfer will now also be added to the recently-used list
•check for missing download folder or missing incomplete piece folder will tolerate transient errors for up to 10 seconds
•improvements to the Windows system shutdown config-saving process
•config file saving sequence on program close has been slightly altered for more overally reliability
•preload window option "Apply to All" now also applies trackers and category selection
•fixed problems with using "Updated" torrents that overwrite files, force-check now overrides all errors when file is too small
•seeding problems due to interaction of super-seeding algorithm with upload_only protocol extension have been solved
•super-seeding will announce upload_only when no more useful pieces are available to upload
•auto-shutdown will now wait for all moving/allocating activity plus a small additional delay to make sure all operations are complete
•added some work-arounds for some extremely rare Windows bugs that cause a disabled main window
•fixed a rare crash upon startup involving transfers that are in an indeterminant state when closing program
•several minor fixes and tweaks to the Windows pop-up menu widgets, now using dynamically-created popups
•minor URL formatting fixes affecting trackers that use username:password@ format in URL
•minor tweaks to startup window positioning code on Windows platforms