mIRC 7.81 + Portable

Changes:
1.Added Follow Windows Dark Mode option to Display dialog.
2.Fixed custom draw dark mode group box to allow custom dialog controls
to be placed closer to the edge of the group box without overlap.
3.Updated Windows 10/11 Aero theme support for MDI windows.
4.Updated more routines to use 32/64-bit compatible types as step in
preparing for a 64bit version of mIRC.
5.Fixed server-specific settings not being loaded on startup in some
contexts.
6.Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.16.
7.Added custom dialog scroll properties pos N and page N to specify the
start position and the page size.
8.Changed Treebar non-focus selected item to use more visible color in
dark mode.
9.Changed how the nickname auto-color feature chooses colors for darker
backgrounds, such as in dark mode, to improve contrast ratio.
10.Fixed DirectShow crash bug relating to sound initialization on
startup that was affecting some users.
11.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
12.Fixed Aero theme bug when Windows 11 transparency effects are
enabled.
13.Fixed Alt+X not working to toggle the maximized state for some
types of desktop @windows.

Changes:
1.Fixed buttons with icons not displaying with the correct Windows
theme in some contexts.
2.Fixed control codes being stripped out of displayed lines in
some events when the logging strip codes option is enabled.
3.Added support for loading WebP image files using the Libwebp
v1.5.0 library.
4.Updated channel central to display year for ban list entries.
Also extended $ibl().date to include the year.
5.Added Line shading option to Display/Options dialog that shades
alternate lines. Also added a system menu Shading option for
per-window settings.
6.Updated various resources strings to improve support for
translations.
7.Fixed add channel dialog bug that was including the modes from
the channel list item in the channel description.
8.Fixed conversion of [dirs]/getdir into [extensions].
9.Fixed status window system menu not having a default logging
menu item that matches the setting in the Logging dialog.
10.Added support for dark mode on Windows 10/11.

mIRC now follows the current Windows dark/light setting for
all windows/dialogs/interface elements.

mIRC will remember the color scheme you are using when in
Windows dark/light mode and will switch to it automatically.

Added $darkmode identifier to return mIRC's dark mode state.

11.Fixed empty perform list entry bug that was causing a crash
when the options dialog was opened.
12.Fixed while loop bug caused by a previous change.
13.Fixed channel central key editbox not hiding the text when
you open the dialog and you do not have ops.
14.Fixed Options/DCC dialog radio buttons not working correctly.
15.Fixed Log View dialog crash when loading large log files.
16.Changed Switchbar scroll buttons so that they are now visible
and/or disabled when necessary.
17.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
18.Updated LunaSVG library to v3.1.1.
19.Fixed tooltips bug that caused tooltips to flicker when the mouse
was moved over a button.
20.Changed how some features work under Wine to get around various
Wine API/display/behaviour issues.
21.Fixed per server connect on startup bug were the default setting
was being set incorrectly in some contexts.
22.Fixed connect dialog servers list handling of temporary server
address when it is edited.
23.Updated LibZip library to v1.11.3.

Added support for loading translated resources from language DLLs.
Updated all dialogs to support translated text.
Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.14 and CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
Fixed $urlget() support for percent-encoded username:password format.
Added /dns -mn switches to specify name server/request records.
Fixed auto-op/voice/protect bug.
Added server login support for SCRAM-SHA-224/384/512 authentication.
Fixed $mid() maximum length bug.
Fixed while/if script parser single-line break bug.
Changed hyperlinks in dialogs to support tabbing.
Updated Treebar DCC Send/Get to show progress bar.
Fixed $zip() CRC check error for zero-byte files.

Changes:
1.Fixed perform dialog bug when adding/switching between multiple
items.
2.Extended .ogg support to work with other codec libraries.
3.Fixed MDI background picture not using the transparency color when
loading gifs/pngs.
4.Fixed /toolbar -p bug that was not freeing the previously loaded
icon when replacing a button.
5.Fixed Aero theme bug that displayed inner border artifacts in some
contexts when a window is first created.
6.Now using Visual Studio 2017 to compile mIRC. Required converting
all solutions, including all external libraries, and recompiling
with the v141_xp toolset to maintain Windows XP support.
7.Fixed custom dialog mnemonics bug in tab controls.
8.Fixed $sslversion/$ssldll version bug.
9.Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.12.
10.Improved $base() floating point conversion.
11.Enabled Control Flow Guard runtime security checks.
12.Added support for loading SVG resources for internal use.
13.Added 20/24 pixel icon sizes for all icons used in the GUI. The
Options/Display dialog now allows you to select between small,
medium, and large icons to be used in the toolbar, switchbar,
and treebar, for use with higher resolution monitors.
14.Changed /font to update switchbar, treebar, and scripts editor
fonts immediately.
15.Changed /font -z to preserve switchbar font in the same way as
with the treebar and scripts editor fonts.
16.Changed $decode() to handle invalid input in a more consistent
way for all decoding methods.
17.Updated LibZip library to v1.10.1.
18.Fixed switchbar vertical scrollbar buttons not being visible
on Windows 11.
19.Fixed typing notifications bug when typing in editbox in
parted/kicked channel windows.
20.Fixed $scriptdir bug in popup menus.
21.Added tab completion suffix option to Keys dialog.
22.Fixed $wrap() control code wrapping bug.
23.Fixed notify list MONITOR event parsing to handle events without
hostnames.
24.Fixed Favorites dialog slow update when displaying a long list
of channels.
25.Fixed numeric 324 bug when parsing date range.
26.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
27.Added $urlget() 'e' switch that, on a failed download, eg. due
to a 404 error, will save the server reply to the &binvar/file,
requiring the script to handle the error itself.
28.Fixed custom dialog icon using wrong icon size from .ico file
containing multiple icons.
29.Changed tray icon transparency/color when flashing to make it
clearer with different taskbar colors.

Changes:
1.Fixed SSL certificate verification not loading Windows certificate
store if the trusted authorities file is not specified.
2.Added channels file location to mirc.ini [files] section to
enable per mirc.ini name/location of favorites.
3.Fixed identifiers that output to %var/&binvar not correctly handling
invalid %var/&binvar names that contain spaces.
4.Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.10.
5.Updated LibZip library to v1.10.0.
6.Updated TagLib library to v1.13.1.
7.Fixed arrange icons bug that caused mIRC to crash for some users.
8.Fixed clear history on close bug that was not clearing non-marked
items in URLs list on exit.
9.Changed how windows are minimized under Wine by removing no longer
needed Wine-specific fixes.
10.Added loading of custom fonts on startup from "fonts" folder if it
is found in the main mIRC folder.
11.Fixed status window server address not being displayed in connect
dialog if it does not already exist in the servers list.
12.Updated list of servers in servers.ini file.
13.Added SSL cipher directive @LEGACY to enable connections to unpatched
servers reporting "legacy sigalg disallowed" error. Servers needing
this may also need cipher directive @SECLEVEL=0.
14.Fixed editbox eye icon display bug on Wine.
15.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.

1.Changed arrange icons feature to place iconified windows beneath
open windows.
2.Added tray tip warning on startup if mIRC has been minimized to the
system tray but Windows has hidden its icon.
3.Fixed add/edit server dialog bug with comma-separated port numbers.
4.Fixed /drawpic -v initialization bug.
5.Fixed Do Not Disturb option hiding windows in some contexts, such as
when manually changing a window's desktop state.
6.Fixed Scripts Editor line number display not being redrawn correctly
in some contexts.
7.Added support for custom-drawn menubar on Windows 10/11.
8.Fixed View Menubar option bug when in full screen mode.
9.Changed how SSL connections load the trusted authorites file to
get around the much slower speed of SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations()
in OpenSSL v3.x.x.
10.Added clear history on close option that clears history when mIRC
is closed.
11.Added per server option to connect/minimize on startup.
12.Changed MONITOR to take priority if a server has both MONITOR and
WATCH tokens listed in numeric 005.
13.Added support for IRCv3 extended-monitor tag. This adds $notify()
properties .account, .away, .awaymsg, and .gecos. These, and .addr,
are updated when these events are received. If a nick is on a
channel that you are on, these events also update the IAL.
14.Extended $notify() to support second parameter, switches 'n' and
'f', to list either online or offline nicks.
15.Added support for IRCv3 typing client tag. When typing in a query
or channel window, mIRC can now send typing notifications to let
other users know that you are typing. mIRC can also receive typing
notifications from other users and will display a typing indicator
in the query and channel titlebars. This feature can be turned on
or off in the IRC/Options dialog.
16.Fixed Connect dialog bug when no nickname is specified and the
connect button is pressed.

1.Fixed $bvar() gpf bug with negative ranges.
2.Changed bitwise identifiers in bigfloat mode so that, by default,
they work in the same way as in non-bigfloat mode, for backward
compatibility. To make them handle larger values, you can now
specify a bit size parameter.
3.Fixed channels list not showing non-text prefixed channel names.
4.Changed how the keep channels open settings in IRC options work
so that they apply in different numeric events as well.
5.Fixed $modinv() /$powmod() gpf bug relating to large values.
6.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
7.Fixed /debug custom command not working with local aliases.
8.Fixed custom dialog icon not handling spaces in quotes.
9.Fixed /cnick auto-color as * parameter bug.
10.Removed tray tip warning on startup due latest version of
Windows 11 no longer supporting this.
11.Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.9.
12.Optimized $bvar(&binvar,N,M) to use faster method.
13.Extended SASL authentication to support IRCv3 >=400 byte
base64 chunks.
14.Added /drawsave -v[pgj] switch to save bitmap to &binvar in
different formats. Note that the -b switch converts the bitmap
before saving in all contexts now.
15.Extended $scon()/$scid() to support -1 for active connection.
16.Extended $unsafe() to allow $null values.
17.Added $encode()/$decode() 'v' switch to support Z85 encoding.
18.Changed Find dialog in Scripts Editor to work in the same way
as most applications. Added case sensitive and whole word match
options.
19.Changed $hfind() with 0 index and /halt to return count.
20.Added /drawsave -du switches, where -d dithers and -u quantizes,
for use with the -b switch.
21.Added /drawpic -v switch that loads a picture from a &binvar
instead of a filename.
22.Fixed editbox eye icon password display bug.
23.Fixed while/if script parser bugs.
24.Fixed $urlget() only sending &binvar body data up to the first
NULL value.
25.Fixed $input() with 'u' option not using active window in some
contexts.
26.Fixed $wrap() not preserving some combinations of control codes
across wrapped lines.
27.Added support for IRCv3 standard-replies capability.
28.Changed nick colors and hilight dialogs to use the background
colors set in the colors dialog.
29.Added $input() 'x' switch that opens dialog on desktop.
30.Fixed $biton() handling of no bitmask parameter.
31.Added /copy -p switch to preserve access/creation/modified
timestamps.
32.Fixed while loop break error message bug.
33.Fixed $input() buffered key presses handling bug.
34.Changed /returnex to work as expected for general use.
35.Fixed scripts editor cursor position being set incorrectly when
window is minimized/restored.
36.Fixed Do Not Disturb bug that caused mIRC to crash/freeze when
minimized to tray.
37.Added $dialog().mapw/maph to return mapped pixel measurements.
38.Extended numerics 338 and 344 to handle different ircd formats.
39.Changed /set & to use unsigned 32-bit integers to match /if &
behaviour.

Changes:
1.Changed /nick, /mnick, /anick, to override /server -i local
settings when not connected to a server.
2.Changed $wrap() to allow an empty switch parameter.
3.Fixed script parser bug when handling non-while/if { } brackets.
4.Fixed /var parsing bug in single-line scripts split across multiple
lines using combinations of {} and |.
5.Fixed nested single-line if/while bug.
6.Fixed scripts editor not allowing multiple empty alias files.
7.Fixed scripts editor Listen and View menu bugs when in the users
or variables sections.
8.Updated zlib library to v1.2.13.
9.Added support for big float calculations using MAPM library.
This can be enabled with the command /bigfloat [on|off] for the
whole script or by using a %var.bf variable name to enable it
for a command/identifier. The $bigfloat identifier can be used to
check the current bigfloat state.
10.Extended $base() to handle big numbers.
11.Fixed !. command prefixes used infront of while/if commands
affecting following command.
12.Added identifiers $cbrt(N), $log2(N), $powmod(B,E,M), $modinv(B,M),
$gcd(N,...), and $lcm(N,...) for cuberoot, log2, modular
exponentiation and inverse, greatest common divisor, and least
common multiple.
13.Changed confirm paste in a single line editbox to only warn if
the line contains CRLF characters.
14.Fixed $fullscreen not working correctly if certain windows, such
as OSD caps/numlock-type windows, are present.
15.Fixed script popup menu in menubar not working in fullscreen mode.
16.Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1s.
17.Changed $encode()/$decode() to support longer key and to report an
error if key is longer than maximum allowed length.
18.Changed $base() to allow longer padding.
19.Changed $totp()/$htop() parameter validation to 40/64/128/256 for
hex, 16/26/32 for base32, extended timestep maximum to 48 hours,
and increased max digits to 10.
20.Fixed $totp()/$htop() hex key UTF-8 conversion bug.
21.Changed how $bfind().regex matches against a &binvar.
22.Updated code signing certificate.
23.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
24.Updated TagLib library to v1.13.

Changes:
1.Changed the way Windows system libraries are loaded to prevent DLL
hijacking.
2.Added extra format check to channels.ini [recent] items to split
at commas in case of invalid format.
3.Added tray tip warning on startup if mIRC has been minimized to the
system tray but Windows has hidden its icon.
4.Added /socklisten and /sockaccept -n switch to disable Nagle
algorithm on a socket.
5.Fixed /socklisten -pu with UPnP, IPv6 address, and dual stack not
opening an IPv4 UPnP port on the router.
6.Added /drawsave -a [x y w h] <filename> switch to allow specifying
area of bitmap to save.
7.Fixed Aero theme bug where if /window +b was used, a miniature
titlebar was being drawn.
8.Added $sock().upnp that returns $true/$false for the socket.
9.Fixed IPv6 addresses in server list not being saved correctly.
10.Fixed colons being stripped out of nick, alternative nick, user,
emails, /nick, and server list entries.
11.Changed "set as default" option in font dialog so that it is checked
by default when disabled for some types of windows.
12.Extended $mouse.key to detect different combinations of left/right
key presses.
13.Fixed Highlight/Flash message times option location.
14.Changed how $os properties are handled to maintain backward
compatibility with existing scripts.
15.Fixed nested single-line while loop break bug.
16.Fixed alternative nick bug when left empty in connect dialog.
17.Fixed scripts editor file change monitor dialog appearing over
certain dialogs.
18.Fixed scripts editor file change monitor not detecting changes
to INI files.
19.Reverted change to /echo to only accept integers as color parameter
for backward compatibility.
20.Fixed /hsave -i intermittent crash bug caused by a data race / race
condition across multiple threads.
21.Changed CTCP PING to not reply to text containing CTCP control codes
to mitigate NAT-AGAIN Linux kernel NAT bug (CVE-2022-2663).
22.Fixed $zip() unzipped files not having same timestamp as files in
the zip.
23.Added $zip().mtime to return timestamp for files in the zip.
24.Added $window().fullscreen that returns $true/$false.
25.Fixed tab key evaluation of identifiers in editboxes that contain
multiple CR/LF-delimited lines.
26.Fixed /server with network name + parameters not over-riding global
and local defaults.
27.Fixed Scripts Editor View More dialog bug when active tab is set to
users or variables.
28.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.

Changes:
1.Changed servers list in connect dialog to always group servers
with the same group name together.
2.Changed location of channels favorites to channels.ini file. This
will allow users to update/edit this file without having to modify
their mirc.ini settings file. If [chanfolder] or [chanhist] exist
in mirc.ini when mIRC starts up, they will be automatically moved
to [channels] and [recent] in channels.ini.
3.Changed how the Windows media library is loaded to enable sounds
to be played without delay.
4.Extended $mouse.key to support detecting right-shift/control/menu
keys and capital/scroll/numlock.
5.Added /bset -z switch that makes an empty &binvar or zeros an
existing &binvar.
6.Changed regex parser to use less stack memory during recursion.
7.Added $keylparam identifier to on KEYUP/KEYDOWN that returns the
result of the lParam value in the event.
8.Added support for numeric 005 UTF8ONLY token. If enabled on a server,
this overrides the UTF-8 setting in Options/IRC/Messages to always
UTF-8 encode/decode messages on a connection.
9.Added support for IRCv3 echo-message. Current implemention tracks
outgoing messages, filters echoed messages, and grays displayed
messages until the server confirms they have been received by the
target, for both PRIVMSG/NOTICE and nicks/channels.
10.Changed CAP request on connect to combine multiple tokens in one
line to speed up server reply.
11.Added $mircpid identifier that returns mIRC's process id.
12.Fixed nested while loops continue bug.
13.Changed how nick event is handled on connect to get around ZNC
initial nick change affecting query window with same nick.
14.Fix alignment of checkboxes in Address Book dialog.
15.Fixed /sound CTCP event not displaying message if filename is ""
empty.
16.Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1q.
17.Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
18.Updated zlib library to v1.2.12.
19.Updated TagLib library to latest fixes.
20.Added $codepage(N) to return available codepages, with properties
name, desc, id.
21.Added on PARSELINE identifier $parseem, returns $true or $false
depending on whether mIRC thinks the incoming line is an echoed
message due to IRCv3 echo-message being enabled.
22.Fixed options dialog not freeing memory when closed in some
situations.
23.Fixed cue text in editboxes, such as (optional) in the Name editbox
in the Connect dialog, not being set correctly in some contexts.
24.Added per server options for SSL certificate, logon settings, and
server encoding.
25.Added /server command support for -key, -i, and -encoding, as well
as -keytype global/local and -itype global/local.
26.Added $server() properties: keytype, key, itype, nick, anick, user,
email, encoding.
27.Fixed Aero theme colors under Windows 11 22H2.
28.Fixed left-most tab in tabbed windows, eg. Scripts editor, Address
book, etc. not being drawn correctly.
29.Extended $server(N) where N = -1 to return values for active status
window.
30.Added SSL private key warning message on connect if key is not valid
or will expire soon.
31.Added support for Alt+A/E in Connect dialog for quick access to
server add/edit dialogs.
32.Added support for IRCv3 005 numeric BOT=b mode token. The assigned
mode letter is stored and if it is later found in a /who reply, it
sets the user's $ial().bot property.
33.Extended /server to support -p -g -w -d when not using -ars.
34.Fixed $comval() not freeing memory correctly.
35.Updated LibZip library to v1.9.2.
36.Added support for WATCH list numeric 609 that is meant to do the
same thing as 604 but with an away reason. Also added checks for
WATCH away numerics 597, 598, 599, which are now hidden but still
trigger scripts.
37.Added support for handling PRIVMSG/NOTICE events that use source/
target combinations that are not normally sent by an IRC server.
These still trigger the on OPEN/TEXT/ACTION/NOTICE/SNOTICE/CTCP
events but set $nonstdmsg to $true.
38.Changed display of CAP events to hide NEW/DEL events sent by the
server.

This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including:
Added support for strikethrough text using Control+E.
Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1n.
Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file.
Added server login authentication methods ECDSA-NIST256P-CHALLENGE and SCRAM-SHA-256.
Added eye icon to all password editboxes to enable easier editing.
Added "Keep channels open on part" option to Options/IRC dialog.
Fixed nested while loops break/continue bug.
Updated LibZip library to v1.8.0.
Added Do Not Disturb menu item to tray menu.
Fixed /raw PRIVMSG not correctly appending specified @labels to outgoing messages.
Added Copy To Clipboard menu item to System Menu Buffer menu.
Extended Favorites dialog to include sortable headers and network listbox.
Fixed /writeini caching bug for item names that contain equal sign characters.
Fixed nick color list auto-color bug.