TeamSpeak 3 Client 3.0.0-beta16 Available

[R. Ludwig]

We've just finished uploading version 3.0.0-beta16 of the client. Here's a list of changes:

=== Client Release 3.0.0-beta16 - 24 Feb 2010
- Don't drag&drop a tree item on itself
+ Server groups will be updated on the fly
* Minimum updates for Server info is now every 5 seconds.
* Allow b_channel_join_ignore_password for server groups and global client
  permissions only, others make no sense.
- Fixed possible endless loop when entering a password-protected channel with
  b_channel_join_ignore_password set on the channel.
- Fixed edit-channel menuitem when calling from chat context menu.
- Removed confirm close server tab option from Applications page
- Fixed the missing context menus for channels in chatlog
+ New context menu to manage the server groups
* For Windows Vista + Win7, also load <stylesheet>_vista.qss if it exists
* Added option to setup delayed PTT and whisperlist release in capture setup
  page (by default enabled, 0.3 seconds delay)
- Fixed possible crash when opening the customize toolbar window.
- Fixed the Priority Speaker action state, reported by user in forum.
+ Client disconnects from all servers, when entering System standby state.
  Reconnect on System resume can be disabled via options (Windows only).
- Fixed crash when a client was assigned to a channel group but it's icon
  wasn't in the local cache.
- Fixed alternating row colors in default style when switching the skins.
- Fixed that clients can use "<>" in their nicknames again.
+ Added hotkey "Switch to Server"-tab. If multiple servertabs are open, it will
  be tabbed forward through the servers. Without an opened tab, the hotkey does
  nothing.
- Fixed respecting the port in URL for host banner and channel description
  images.
* Hotkey "Connect to: Server (current tab)" will only be executed, when
  current tab is disconnected. So it does no longer reconnect.
- Fixed that the hoster button jumps left, when master volume is hidden.
- Fixed bug enumerating the server groups in client info template.
- The toolbar now is limited to the width of the main window. Otherwise it
  could get very large when customized with many actions and moved outside the
  main window.  
+ Some new values have been added to the templates.
+ Server groups are also shown in client info.
- Fixed 3D test sound, which shouldn't play without moving a client. This
  includes a fix for looping the sound when closing the dialog.
+ The channel description images can be resized via channelinfo template to a
  predefined maximum (see channelinfo.tpl).
+ The avatar can be resized via clientinfo template (see clientinfo.tpl).
- Fixed reloading hoster banners, when client has multiple connections to a
  server.
- Fixed the away status when switching back to online again.
- Fixed crash when opening the "Create Channel Dialog" via customized toolbar
  and not connected to a server. 
- Fixed "Mute/Unmute" client actions in customized toolbar which do no longer
  toggle each other.
- Fixed "Request Talk power" and also "Cancel Request Talk Power" in customized
  toolbar. They are always enabled but now act as intended.
- Fixed icon "cancel talk request" at own client in server tree.
- Fixed crash when clicking "Expand/Collapse All" via customized toolbar and
  not connected to any server.
- Fixed crash when trying to ban clients via chat context menu and another user
  was faster banning the same client.
+ Added dialog to clear local disk cache. See "Security" options page.
- Another fix to middle-clicking client to open connection info.
- Adjusted detection of email links. URLs with login names no longer take
  precedence over email, except in the form of e.g. "user@www|ftp.foo.de"
- Adding grant permissions to i_group_icon_id will not open the group icon
  dialog anymore.
* Made the group icon window a QDialog so it opens centered on its parent.
- Client makes use of i_group_max_icon_filesize before uploading the icon
- i_client_max_avatar_filesize value of -1 means unlimited file size.
- When adding bookmarks via menu or ts3server link, add the item as last
  instead of after current item (usually 2nd when the bookmarks window was
  closed, which was annoying)
- Handle error if avatar couldn't get deleted on the server.
- Fixed channel phonetic nickname not getting cleared when removing in the 
  channel edit dialog.
* Strip whitespaces from server label and address when adding to bookmarks
* Added unique identifiers to bookmark folders
- Reverted ServerQuery clear-highlight shortcut back to Escape, Backspace key
  did not work properly.

Have fun downloading (or using the auto-updater )

if you are using the celt codec, make sure all clients in your channel got
the same client version else you will encounter broken sound

[Helmonder]

I just updated my TS3 client to beta16.
But when i connected with my own server the sound was "robotic"
I had deleted TS beta16 and try again with the same result.
I had a old beta (11) and now it is working fine.
What can be the problem with 16?

Greets

[Helmonder]

Yes it is working now tnx
I used the celt codec

[BlueRey]

Updated.

[SmokinShark]

Updated befor officiell released (6:45 H).

Works fine!

[Desperate55]

"if you are using the celt codec, make sure all clients in your channel got
the same client version else you will encounter broken sound"

I dont have problem after update but friend have now "broken sound".We both use same TS3 client (16) and we never join channel with celt codec.We use Speex Ultra.

[azzy101]

was the buffering changed in this version? i couldent see anything in the changelog.

[Trinitrotoluene]

Question: what was changed to the celt (music) codec? I remember it was 20kb/sec. first and now around 13kb/sec. Lowered the bandwidth but kept the same quality? Or was something else (also) changed?

[dante696]

The number of packets was reduced to 50 per sec(the old number was 150-200).

[Trinitrotoluene]

Thanks

A bit off-topic (about the music codec), but am I right when I'm saying the music codec also has volume normalization applied to it? Not sure if that's the right term. Anyway, when you play music that has a low volume and all of a sudden an increase in volume, via TS3 the loud volume part sounds too loud. And then after a few seconds the volume gets normalized again. If you get what I mean.

Are there future plans to get rid of this normalization/volume adjustments (in the music codec) to keep music being played with this codec more authentic? Or am I seeing (hearing) ghosts here?

[Jonybat]

If i am right, that is the automatic voice gain control working. You can disable it in capture settings.

And btw, nice work guys

[Trinitrotoluene]

ah, you're totally right! Sorry about that

[kohlrak]

Heads up, linux clients may need to manually chmod +x (not sure why, but the default updater doesn't do that for you).

[Ernesto]

+ Server groups are also shown in client info.

Why would normal users be allowed to see server groups? It's none of their business. There should definitely by default be hidden.

While showing server group icons is good, it's still something we admins can opt to do, but there is no need for the regular user to see that user_00 has access to the "cybersexxor" channel or "ibribedtheadmin" etc.

I just cannot see any potential upside by showing it, only downsides en masse.

It's also annoying me to death that regular users can see client version , platform, database ID and Unique ID.

Why in the world should they be allowed to see that? Is there any reason, whatsoever, other than a potential security risk?

[kohlrak]

Why would normal users be allowed to see server groups? It's none of their business. There should definitely by default be hidden.

Why's this a problem?

While showing server group icons is good, it's still something we admins can opt to do, but there is no need for the regular user to see that user_00 has access to the "cybersexxor" channel or "ibribedtheadmin" etc.

I just cannot see any potential upside by showing it, only downsides en masse.

I wasn't gonna say anything about this until i read that second part. There's no reason it's necessary, but there's no reason it's a problem, afaik, or are you shy that someone might find out you bribed the admin and others have bribed you on your server?

It's also annoying me to death that regular users can see client version , platform, database ID and Unique ID.

Why in the world should they be allowed to see that? Is there any reason, whatsoever, other than a potential security risk?

Please point out the security risk, and i'm sure they'll do something about it. Otherwise you're paranoid. For the most part, the ability to see client and server versions has been a semi-useful feature even in teamspeak 2, since members can say "yo, update your stuff, man."

I don't know why, but i feel this stuff would be more appropriate in the permissions section. Why? Because that'd be an easier place to customize what people see. Unless, of course, you're asking for features to control what you see on your own client (rather than what other clients can see). I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say, to be honest.