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Subject:    [kde-announce]Kopete 0.7 Released
From:       Matt Rogers <matt () matt ! rogers ! name>
Date:       2003-08-04 21:41:17
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04 August 2003

KOPETE 0.7 ADDS FEATURES, INCREASES STABILITY

[THE INTERNET] The latest version of Kopete, the KDE Instant Messenger, is 
released today.

Incorporating a host of changes that increase usability and consolidate its 
position as a leading open source messaging client, Kopete 0.7 is another 
step towards the all-purpose chat program for the K Desktop Environment.

The user is the center of this new version, and Kopete 0.7 promises to give 
the user a greatly improved chat experience that is more stable and reliable, 
while also offering a number of exciting new features.

A high proportion of new users have many existing IM accounts and found the 
previous Kopete limitation of only one account per protocol restrictive. A 
new architecture has been developed that allows the user to have as many 
accounts as they wish, and icons can be dynamically recolored to the user's 
taste to differentiate between accounts.

Many features in Kopete 0.7 can be customised, such as new text effects and 
window color schemes, which makes it more friendly and flexible and enables 
users to make the client reflect their personalities.

New additions such as spell checking and an auto-replace facility demonstrate 
the advantages of a multi-protocol client, because rich features can now be 
enjoyed without having to familiarize oneself with a number of single system 
clients.

To allow contact with other instant messaging systems, an all-new Yahoo plugin 
is now available and the IRC plugin has been completely re-designed and 
integrated with the rest of Kopete.  Other plugins, including Gadu-Gadu and 
Jabber, have matured and are fully supported in this release.

Matt Rogers, Kopete developer, comments: "Kopete 0.7 builds on the improved 
code of version 0.6 and adds a number of key features to enhance usability, 
marking a further stage in Kopete's growth in popularity. We're delighted 
with how the program is developing and we're sure users will not be 
disappointed with this latest release."

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