Version 2.98 posted on 03/20/2005

Version 2.98 was just uploaded to:

   http://misterhouse.sf.net/download.html


New Features:

- Axel Brown created code/common/mh_release.pl which monitors the=20
MisterHouse release page and lets the user know if there is a newer=20
version of MisterHouse available.

- Axel Brown created code/common/monitor_router_lingo.pl to monitor and=20
optionally reboot a VoIP Lingo router.

- Matthew Williams created code/public/weather-metar.pl for getting=20
weather provided the international standard METAR format. Similar to=20
code/common/internet_weather_metar.pl. He also added a weather_long=20
option to web/bin/status_line.pl

- Pete Flaherty created common/mhmedia_xine.pl and web/media for=20
controling Xine Media player, available via a new Media Center button on=20
the ia5 entertainment page. Currently for Linux only, but Xine Windows=20
support is planned.

- Pete Flaherty created code/public/phone_merlin.pl and an example for=20
interfacing to the Merlin phone system.



Bug Fixes and Other Changes:

- Dominique Benoliel fixed a 2.97 wind conversion problem in=20
lib/weather_wmr968.pm

- Added a check to web/bin/items.pl to avoid creating any mh items with=20
embeded blanks.

- Chris Barrett noticed a typo in lib/Telephony_Interface. A callerid=20
should have been caller_id in this check: config_parms{caller_id_format}=20
eq 'number only';

- Axel Brown updated bin/mh set the volume on a per sound basis on unix=20
when using the standard play program.

- Patched bin/mh to avoid this message that Lee Varga noticed: Undefined=20
subroutine: main::respond_UserCode main::respond_UserCode

- Craig ? found a 2.97 problem in handy_net_utilities.pl that caused the=20
which function to not run the dailystrip code on some systems (switched=20
-x file test to -f).

- Jason Sharpee added a mos_precip_change (rain prediction) funciton to=20
code/public/weather_mos_forecast.pl.

- Jason Sharpee patched set_by problem he noticed with tied_item objects.

- Jason Sharpee patched lib/X10_Items.pm to assume a ON to a=20
non-presetable item means 100% light level.

- Jac=F2 Botha found a problem with code_unselect on windows not=20
deselecting code on Windows due to a case sensitve issue.

- Pete Flaherty updated code/common/audrey_control2.pl to use get_url=20
instead of get to avoid mh pauses.

- Jason Sharpee re-wrote lib/Base_Item.pm and Light_Item.pm to add=20
features, fix bugs, and clean up the code.

- Bradley Erickson notice that lib/HomeBase.pm did not work with X10=20
house code M.

- Pete Flaherty updated docs/faq_ia.pod with the latest info on his=20
http://mraudrey.net project.

- Matthew Williams updated web/bin/shopping_list.pl, changing the modify=20
option to update list. Also included the default data/shopping_list.txt=20
that was left out in the last release.

- Heath Pitts found a memory leak problem with .mht entries with blanks=20
in the group records.

- Pete Flaherty updated web/bin/phone_out.pl to display optional=20
additional data.

- David Norwood updated the common/USB_UIRT_learning.pl to handle two=20
part raw codes.

- Rob Walker noticed that mht entries flagged with 'hidden' group flags,=20
inadvertantly created groups called hidden.

- Rob Walker and I updated web/bin/floorplan.pl to not require the $om=20
object.

- Gregg Becnel fixed a bug in collect_accum in code/public/caddx.pl

- James Bacus noticed code/common/callerid.pl would repeate the callerid=20
data twice, if you only had one callerid device defined.

- Rob Walker and I updated code/common/internet_im.pl to allow for new=20
autoconnect parms, so that mh can log into im services at startup,=20
rather than only when they first need to send data. To enable, set=20
net_aim_autoconnect=3D1 (or _msn_, _icq_, or _jabber).

- Added a list of defined constants (e.g. ON =3D> 'on') to the 'List of=20
global variables' of docs/mh.pod. Also added MOTION and STILL

Bruce


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