Mangler 1.2.0 is officially released. There were some minor bugs fixed during the beta, but overall not much has changed. As always, the packages and source code can be found on the Download page.

New features since the last stable release (1.0.1) include:

  • ALSA support
  • OSSv4 support
  • A new configuration file system. Your config file will be automatically migrated from ~/.manglerrc to a newly created directory of ~/.mangler
  • The “send silenty” option is available for setting comments
  • An on-screen display (overlay) is available
  • Support for the celt codec (note that the Windows/Mac client will not be able to hear this)
  • You can right click on the status icon to mute or quickly open the settings window
  • You can adjust the master volume by using the mouse scroll wheel on the status icon
  • The server ban list editor is available
  • The server properties editor is available
  • You can specify command line arguments to automatically connect to a server at startup
  • Channel mute is supported
  • User mute state is remembered
  • Ability to record to VRF format (compatible with the Windows/Mac client)
  • Some TTS notifications
  • G15 Keyboard support (requires g15daemon to be running)
  • User paging support
  • Music player integration for Rhythmbox (show the currently playing song)
  • Voice activation for transmit
  • Support for setting a default channel at login. Right click on the channel and select “set default”
  • Allow custom ALSA device names to be entered
  • Fix clipping on amplification
  • Added a VU meter to show outbound transmission signal strength
  • Added a CLI jukebox client that will play MP3s to a channel and accept commands via global chat
  • Channel editor, user editor, and rank editor is available for admins
  • Ability to compile libventrilo3 on Apple platforms
  • Added support for many admin functions in libventrilo3 (see the wiki for details)
  • Master volume control
  • Accessibility fixes for orca users
  • Per-user volume settings are saved across restarts
  • Channel passwords are saved across restarts
  • New admin button to log in as a server admin
  • Added an [ADMIN] flag if the user is logged in as a server admin
  • Added an [A] channel flag if you’re an admin on a specific channel
  • Admin users can drag/drop users into channels
  • Admin users can kick and ban users via right-click menu
  • Channel admins can move users between channels if they have appropriate access
  • Rank tags are prepended to the user’s name in the channel list
  • Users are now sorted alphabetically in the channel list
  • Added ability to mute a specific user via the right-click menu
  • Traffic statistics added to the server panel on the GUI
  • Private chat is available
  • Added Mute Mic and Mute Sound checkboxes to the main GUI window
  • The Server Config is now split into tabs so it will be less cluttered
  • Auto-reconnect on disconnect and kick
  • Transmit button is now “sticky.” Pressing will toggle transmit.