• The balloon time is now adjustable via /set input_balloon_time <seconds>.
• The /Ghost command's password parameter is now optional.
• Updated the default IRC network list with various additions.
• When switching tabs, made the treeview only scroll if the selected item isn't visible.
• The Search/Find window can now be closed with the ESC key.
• Selecting an item in the nickmenu will now copy it to clipboard.
• New icons for notification area (systray).
• For the auto-join command, added an 'x' filler for empty keys. This works around a bug in ircd-seven.
• Lifted a limitation which only allowed the auto-join list to be 255 characters long.
• When a single channel-MODE changes, xchat will no longer re-issue a MODE request for the titlebar display, but figure the new modes intelligently.
• A favorite networks feature has been added to the network list.

 Various text event changes:

• Added "Private Action", "Private Action to Dialog", "SSL Message".
• Added "Identified text" parameter all the 'action' events.
• Added a $3 parameter to "Server Text".

Plugin API changes:

• Added 'gtkwin_ptr' to xchat_get_info.
• Added DCC fields 'poshigh' and 'resumehigh'.