New TeamSpeak 3 Updates

30. Mar 2010

Client: beta18
Server: beta21

TeamSpeak Systems released today new beta´s for their TeamSpeak 3 server and the client. The changelog for the client is very long and full of good bugfixes and improvements. The guys over there were realy busy to deliver us a good piece of software. Thank you!

The server got also some great stuff. To disclose the most important feature for TSViewer.com users:
If you HATE the TSViewer and wanna block it its now more easier to do so. You can use now the brand-new query_ip_blacklist! Just jokin ;-) It is important for guilds, clans and communities that dont wanna be seen from unauthorized people (for example in some Browsergames). Good stuff.

And there are in addition important fixes for some possible sources of crashes of the server and there is also the brand new virtualserver_hostbutton_gfx_url (its the little button on the top right side of the client >> house with a question mark) for the hosting companies to play with. Excellent, i already see some smiling faces.

Client auto update is currently disabled

"Due to some technical issues, we TEMPORARY disabled the auto-updater." says TeamSpeak Systems.

You will have to download the client from the downloads page manually at the moment. Check out the Changelogs, they reveal all improvements, bugfixes and additions.

For server hosters & adminstrators

There is a point that TeamSpeak systems marked red at the server changelog.

! new permission PERMISSION_i_group_auto_update_type which enables auto-updating for server groups and channel groups whenever the permission system gets updated. supported values: 0-8 (check permissiondoc.txt for details) note that existing groups on all virtual servers need to be updated manually since we cannot detect the purpose of an existing group automatically

Looks like a permission auto-update when new permissions come in play new server beta´s. But they also add, that existing groups need to be updated manually. To make sure what they mean check out the permissiondoc.txt inside of the server download file.

View Changelogs

Server beta21:

=== Server Release 3.0.0-beta21 30 March 2010
- deleting an servergroup dont updated the CLIENT_SERVERGROUPS property correctly
- fixed TLS problems under windows based operating systems
- fixed serverlist gives back status "unknown" if server is actually just offline
- fixed possible crash while using permfind
- fixed possible crash while selecting a server via serverquery
- fixed possible, rare, deadlock while shutting down a virtualserver
+ added virtualserver property virtualserver_hostbutton_gfx_url
+ added serverlist command option -short which gives only id, port, status back
+ added permission b_client_modify_own_description
+ added a ip blacklist for the query
+ added command line option "query_ip_blacklist", defines filename
for the query ip blacklist
+ query ip blacklist and whitelist understand Classless Inter-Domain Routing notation (cidr)
e.g: 0.0.0.0/0 for blacklist will refuse all incoming connections
! new permission PERMISSION_i_group_auto_update_type which enables
auto-updating for server groups and channel groups whenever the permission system gets
updated. supported values: 0-8 (check permissiondoc.txt for details) note that existing
groups on all virtual servers need to be updated manually since we cannot detect the purpose
of an existing group automatically

Client beta18:

=== Client Release 3.0.0-beta18 - 30 Mar 2010
! Qt version updated to 4.6.2. Stylesheets might need to be checked for
compatibility issues. Translators should update to Linguist from Qt 4.6.2.
Plugin authors using Qt need to recompile their plugins with Qt 4.6.2.
+ Support for Jaws screen reader. Feedback on this and accessibility support
in general would be appreciated.
* Use Return or Enter key as shortcut to switch into selected channel (should
be easier for people using screenreaders)
+ Added support to fetch images from ftp servers. It can be anonymous (if the
server supports it) and login users as well. Use the ftp- syntax e.g.
"ftp://your.server/image.png" or "ftp://gfx:[email protected]/image.png".
Be aware that the login part of URLs might is visible if someone opens the
virtual server edit dialog.
* Added update countdown in server info on the right
- Fixed message indicator when client rejoins chat
- Fixed overwriting recursive uploads caused crash
- Fixed possible crash when disconnecting from server with banner
- Fixed to poke dialog which would in some situations not be properly updated.
* Added delay to reload/older/newer buttons in serverlog to avoid blocking the
server with log request spam.
* Renamed User volume modifier dialog restore button
- Fixed downloads from a link which always used the first matching tab. Could
lead to a dead end when tab had no permission while the actual tab did.
+ Added new hotkey "Disconnect from all servers"
* Added list of all clients on the current server, see Permissions menu.
Clients can be dragged into the servergroups client list (even if offline).
- Fixed filetransfer asking for password, when downloading from a link.
* Print standard permission error message when failing file rename or delete
* Added new edit field in virtual server dialog to set an URL for the hoster
button icon. If unset, the default icon is used.
* Changed "Edit Virtual Server" shortcut to Ctrl+Alt+S as the old shortcut
interfered with entering the Euro sign.
- Updater: Start runscript on Linux when update finished. Make Linux 64-bit
binary executable after download.
- Fixed crash when running the setup wizard while current servertab has no
valid capture device.
- Fixed appearance of expiration, when reason is missing in banlist.
- Fixed possible crash when closing the client with multiple servertabs open.
- Fixed that two different PTT activate on same hotkey profile
- The hotkey combination warning message was cut off when html- tag was used.
+ Showing avarage transfer speed and runtime at the end of transfer.
- Fixed filetransfer speed label flickering
+ Added new download option "Only play sound when all transfers are ready"
+ Ongoing filetransfers can be saved before quit and also resumed after
reconnect to the server. A messagebox will appear to ask for decision.
- Fix: Clients can now be dropped to servergroup from all server tabs with same
unique identifier, but no longer from different servers as before.
* Drag&drop clients to servergroups disabled for default groups or when client
already exists.
* Use Delete key to delete selected permission group or client (depending on
which widget has focus).
* Automatically select added permission groups for convinience.
- Fixed linebreaks in server hostmessage
- Fixed broken linebreaks in channel description
+ Fixed hotkey "Connect to Server (current tab)". Now it only blocks reconnects
and no longer connects to other servers on current tab.
+ Filetransfer got many bugfixes and improvements.
* Moved some hardcoded stylesheets out to default.qss. Added default_linux.qss
- Fixed memleak caused by appscanner
* Update visible clients in tree when group icons have changed instead of
waiting until the tree updates on mouse movement.
* Channel groups per client dialog can now display channel groups of offline
clients. Added "Display Channel Groups of Client" to Permissions menu in
addition of the existing client contextmenu (just opening on "empty" client
instead of the selected one).
* Print some more meaningful message after using a token.
* Updated German translation.
- "Display Channel Groups" action in client contextmenu is disabled when
b_virtualserver_channelgroup_list is missing.
* Added hostname, IP and port fields to server connectioninfo dialog.
* Added copy buttons to server and client connectioninfo, replacing the old
somewhat hidden contextmenu.
* Save and restore size of new channelgroup dialogs
* Exported ts3Functions.startVoiceRecording and ts3Functions.stopVoiceRecording
to plugins. Plugin API version increased to 4, bundled plugins upgraded.
* Upload of remote icons is now queued, so it's possible to upload a whole
directory of icons in one step.
* Updated default TTS soundpack, adding ${servername} to more entries
- Fixed that an offline ban is no longer bypassed by a simple rename
* Added to plugin SDK: onCustomCaptureDeviceCloseEvent,
onCustomPlaybackDeviceCloseEvent, onFMODChannelCreatedEvent
* Adjust toolbar buttons on the fly when switching servers or current item.
* Properly handle whitespaces in ts3server channel names, e.g.:
ts3server://voice.teamspeak.com?&channel=This Is A Channel With Spaces
* Sort servergroups in contextmenu dialog in the same order as in the
servergroups permissions widget (by ID).
- No more "database empty result set" when listing channelgroups of client but
the client is not a member of any channelgroup
- Fixed server chat was being blocked by contacts list.
- Fixed accidently broken expand/collapse subchannels in channel contextmenu.
* Overhauled Setup Wizard texts.
- Fixed Umlaut in clientinfo_de.tpl
* Added link to video tutorials webpage in Help menu
* Server icons dialog remembers and restores its size.
- Restore custom server icon on chat tab when switching between servers.
- Fixed client templates after deleting server groups.
* Client checks new PERMISSION_b_client_modify_own_description to allow
changing the own description only.
- Fixed servergroup dialog items not (de)activating properly when changing a
group or someone else changed your groups.
* Added "All files" to identity export dialog, enforce .ini suffix for exported
identities