It is not supported for cases in which you use the dedicated messageĮditor. Mumble now supports markdown for text messages written in the normal chat bar. In simple words it allows formatting of text by simply typing a few extra characters in your text. Note that this is also a feature that requires server-side support and thus only takes effect on servers that are at least running Mumble versionįor those of you who don’t know what markdown is, we recommend a quick read of the respective WikipediaĪrticle. Green means that you can enter the channel nonetheless (you belong to the required group or have theĬorrect password (access token) set) whereas red means that you are not allowed to enter the channel. This lookĬan either be open and green or closed and red. In the latter case a lock icon is shown to the right of channel name. The introduction of this feature or it is indeed access-restricted. In total a channel can be in one of three states: either it is not access-restricted in which case it just looks like channels used to look prior to Restricted channels are all channels that are either only open to a specific group on the server or require a password (access token) to join. This feature solves this problem by marking “access-restricted” channels with a lock icon. Worked or you got a Permission Denied message. In previous versions of Mumble there was no indication of whether you are able to join a channel or not. To selected” feature allowing to whisper to whatever currently is selected in the UI (be it a channel or a user). In fact the selection between TalkingUI and main window is synchronized and thus this plays really nice with the new “whisper Older clients ( User Interface) and also does provides selection and context-menu support just as you get There is also a dedicatedĪCL and several new server config options that can restrict this new feature. User-list (referred to as an “ear” or a “listener”) and is thereby just as visible as a user actually being in that channel. Listening to a channel creates a new entry in the channel’s It should be noted though that you will not be secretly listened to with this new feature. This feature is one-way only meaning that in order to speak to people in the listened channel, you’ll have to either join the channel or shout to it. With placing a microphone in a room and then listening to what is recorded. Conceptually you could picture “listening to” a channel In that case all audio that is heard by people in this particular channel (be itīy direct communication, shouts or via linked channels) is also heard by the listening user. Except that this does not operate on a per-channel basis but on aĬoncretely this new feature allows a user to “listen to” a channel. This feature can to some extent be compared to the ability to link channels. If you’re interested in allĬhanges, have a look at the full changelog. Feature spotlightĪs there are many, many changes with this new version, here is a selection of things that we think are most prominent. Important for us to be able to make the actual release as stable and reliable as possible. That being said though, we strongly encourage you to try snapshots out if you are a tech-savvy person that can deal with potentially arising problemsĪnd report any problems you encounter to our issue tracker. Have a previous version of Mumble installed.ĭue to the reasoning stated above, we do not recommend using snapshots in an environment where stability of the software is key (e.g. Therefore it is important that you always back up your data (e.g. Minor ones, but in theory these could also be major. This does also mean that these features have not been tested by a broad audience yet and are therefore likely to still contain bugs. In the final 1.4.0 release is not yet frozen and is thus subject to change. Note though that in contrast to a release candidate the list of features that will be included That were introduced since the last feature release. This means that it contains the latest and greatest features Is a very important step towards the actual release of version 1.4.0.Īfter having understood what it means for a release to be a snapshot release (see below), you can download the new version from our DownloadsĪ development snapshot can be considered an open-beta for an upcoming feature release. This year we have a Christmas present for you: we are proud to announce that the first snapshot release of Mumble 1.4.0 is released as of now.
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