Chatopus for Palm OS

Latest Release

Version: 2.62

Release Date: Jun 20, 2011

Download Chatopus 2.62, which offers the following editions,

• Chatopus with English Inteface
• Chatopus with Simplified Chinese Interface

Different editions offer a user interface in a different language. They have the same functionalities and support all languages in sending/receiving messages.

Add-on Modules for Chatopus

1. Chatopus allows customization of sound effects.

   Download Chatopus Sound Effects.

2. Chatopus can speak your instant messages as they arrive. It requires Symbic Talker, a 3rd party text-to-speech (speech synthesis) engine. (Symbic Talker 1 does not support newer devices, such as Treo 680 or Centro.)

   Download Symbic Talker Installer

Release Notes for v2.62

Jun 20, 2011

• Fixed incorrect timestamp of delayed messages in some situations (e.g. tweets from tweet.im are now displayed with correct timestamp)

Release Notes for v2.61

Oct 3, 2010

• Fixes a login compatibility issue with some servers (e.g. jabberim.cz) (an issue introduced in v2.60)

Release Notes for v2.60

Oct 1, 2010

• Account setup with Nimbuzz defaults to an updated server, o.nimbuzz.com
• Experimental support for Palm Pre Classic for webOS

Release Notes for v2.51

Aug 31, 2009

• Fixes disconnection issue with servers (e.g. jabbim.cz) that require XMPP Ping
• Fixes occasional nicknames not being updated for display immediately

Release Notes for v2.50

Aug 6, 2009

• Easier account setup for Nimbuzz
• Support displaying nicknames for some XMPP gateways, such as Nimbuzz's Facebook Chat and Windows Live Messenger gateway. Please also refer to Using Facebook Chat on Palm Centro or Palm OS.

Release Notes for v2.40

Apr 25, 2009

• Special view to display messages with clickable links, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. In Message view, choose Tools->Parse Messages.
• Homepage field is also clickable in User Information view.

Release Notes for v2.30

Nov 20, 2008

• Support Palm OS Global Find
• Shortcut key to go online by pressing the green phone button (on newer smartphones, such as Treo 680 or Centro)
• Bug fixes

Release Notes for v2.23

Mar 2, 2008

• Support for Palm Centro GSM
• Easier account setup for Google Apps

Release Notes for v2.22

Oct 21, 2007

• Support for Palm Centro

Release Notes for v2.21

Jun 25, 2007

• Corrected a mistake in release 2.16 and 2.20 that they failed to work in non-square screen. (Chatopus works on all screen sizes.)

Release Notes for v2.2

Jun 18, 2007

• Jabber Invisible Presence support
• In Treo, phone numbers in user information screen can be clicked to dial.
• In message histories, the date of a message received or sent is shown only if it is not today.
• Corrected a mistake in previous release (2.16) that it only works on Treo devices. (works on all devices with Palm OS 4.0 or above)

Release Notes for v2.16

Jun 3, 2007

• Treo 755p support
• Easier account setup for LiveJournal's LJ Talk
• A clearer recording of the default uh-oh sound effect
• Bug fixes

Release Notes for v2.15

Dec 23, 2006

• Enhanced Treo 680 support: vibration alert and auto disable keyguard
• Treo: new feature to vibrate only when the ringer switch is off
• Setting status or personal message, Tools->Change Status Message. Good for MSN, Google Talk and Jabber users.

Release Notes for v2.12

Nov 28, 2006

• Treo 680 support
• Fix: Scrollbars sometimes show through other windows.

Release Notes for v2.11

Sept 12, 2006

• Wide/tall screen support (560 x 160) for Dana Wireless
• Keyboard support: select a contact and press backspace to remove it from your buddy list

Release Notes for v2.1

June 22, 2006

• Speak instant messages (text-to-speech) as they arrive!
• Add vibration support for Treo 700p

Release Notes for v2.04

May 29, 2006

• Add Treo 700p support

Release Notes for v2.02

May 13, 2006

• Bug fix: Ensure databases are flushed properly so that a reset will not make Chatopus fail to launch. Fix for devices with NVFS memory.
• Enable paste function for entering registration code.

Release Notes for v2.01

April 1, 2006

• Fix auto screen off for Palm Tungsten TX

Release Notes for v2.0

March 19, 2006

• Look up a user's information with photo (vCard)
• Rename a contact to a user's nickname in vCard automatically
• User status information window is enhanced
• Notify you when a user has removed your subscription authorization
• Ability to request or removing authorization of a contact manually
• Ability to chat with a user before granting authorization
• Displays timestamps of offline messages correctly
• Bug fixes for better stability

Release Notes for v1.93

Nov 12, 2005

• Bug fix: support using special characters, such as '&', '>' and '<' in user passwords with some Jabber servers (e.g. Google Talk)

Release Notes for v1.92

Oct 23, 2005

• Bug fix on occasional crashes in creating a connection on Treo devices. (../src/netpreflibmain.c,Line:4570, null cxtP)
• New feature to disable sound & vibration effects for messages in the active chat. (Options->Notifications->Disable Effect while Chatting)

Release Notes for v1.91

Oct 15, 2005

• Supports Palm TX sleep mode

  When Chatopus is online, pressing the power button will only turn off the screen. Chatopus will continue to run in background to receive messages.

Release Notes for v1.9

Oct 9, 2005

• Better support for NVFS memory system (messages are saved to non-volatile memory instantly)
• Better Jabber support
  • Reply message to full JID of the last received message
  • Display presence status from the highest priority resource
• Easier account setup for common services, such as Google Talk or Gizmo Project
• Better network detection for Palm Treo devices (e.g. detect loss of GPRS services)
• Auto disable keyguard when an instant message is received (Palm Treo only)
• Bug fixes

Release Notes for v1.85

Apr 24, 2005

• Provides two international editions, English and Simplified Chinese
• Bug fixes

Release Notes for v1.84

Mar 24, 2005

This is a bug fix release, which fixes a bug in entering the registration code for Chatopus.

Release Notes for v1.83

Mar 19, 2005

• Auto-capitalization for Composing a Message

  Automatically uses an upper-case letter for composing a message. Enable or disable by choosing Options->Misc. Options in Message form.

• Multiple Font Support with Versamail

  Supports the Versamail Font Library to provide multiple font types and sizes

• Signal strength and battery indicators for Treo 600/650

Release Notes for v1.82

Feb 26, 2005

• Store Draft Messages

  A user can switch to another application (such as answering a phone call or looking up a schedule) when composing an instant message. When the user returns to Chatopus, the draft message is still there.

• Better Device Support
  • Treo 600/650 Vibration

    Options->Notifications Settings

  • 5-way navigation support in Message Form for Group Sense PDA (GSPDA)
  • Add a shortcut to change online status by pressing a 'spacebar'
• Bug fixes
  • Contact selection may not be accurate when there is background traffic
  • Removing a contact multiple times may crash
  • Fixes registration problems for very long Hotsync IDs
  • Workaround a delayed memory release problem of 1KB for each connection session in Palm OS Garnet 5.4 devices
  • Treo 600/650
    • Fixes Treo 5-way navigations when full screen mode is enabled in Message History Form
    • Workaround a possible system crash while browsing messages in Alert Dialog (when a new message arrives)
    • Focus rings sometimes disappear for some occasions.

Release Notes for v1.8

Jan 12, 2005

• Context-sensitive Menu

  Using a stylus, you may select the presence icon to get a context-sensitive menu. Using a 5-way navigator, pressing the right button on the selection also gets a context-sensitive menu.

• Quick Search

  Writing the first character of a contact name will jump to that contact.

• Quick Connect

  Support the 'Quick Connect' feature available on selected Palm devices (Tungsten T3 or Tungsten T5). Users can store IM addresses in the Address Book. Using the 'Quick Connect' feature of the Address Book, choosing a contact and then the IM address will switch to Chatopus. There, you can immediately send an IM message or read the IM history.

• Better Background Support

  On Palm OS 5 devices, messages are received instantly even while Chatopus is working in background.

• Changing Group

  Users can now re-group contacts in Chatopus.

• Graphical Icons for Attention Managers

  Different icons are displayed for each type of attention, such as new incoming message or authorization request.

• Notification Customization

  Besides using the system alarm setting, Chatopus can turn on or off its audio, vibration or LED alerts. Choose Options->Notifications Settings.

• OPN Server Support

  Chatopus supports Antepo's OPN Server. In the Account Setup, choose the Server Type to 'Anteopo OPN' to enable this support.

• Better Device Support
  • Treo 650 Sleep Mode
  • 5-way navigation support for Group Sense PDA (GSPDA)
  • TAB key support to cycle between text fields in a form
• Bug fixes
  • Chatopus may crash when creating a new account in some error conditions
  • Entering a registration code after the trial period is over may crash
• User interface usability improvements
  • New menu item for easier keybard access, Tools->Show New Events
  • Displaying contact name in the confirmation dialog for removing a contact
  • Instruction field is now scrollable in the service registration form

Release Notes for v1.62

Nov 2, 2004

• Palm Tungsten T5 support
• Improved one-hand operation with Palm Tungsten T5, Treo 600 and Treo 650

Release Notes for v1.61

Oct 12, 2004

• New: Enhanced "Info" screen to display detail user statuses of all its connected sessions (Jabber)
• Bug Fix: Service registration may generate a 'Fatal exception'.

Release Notes for v1.6

Sept 29, 2004

• Optimization for Treo 600's 5-way navigations
• Customization of sound effects
• Customization for using the "Enter" key to send a message directly

Release Notes for v1.51

Sept 8, 2004

• Bug Fix: Service registration failure with some gateways or transports

Release Notes for v1.5

Aug 19, 2004

• Over-the-air Jabber account creation
• Over-the-air gateway or transport (e.g. AIM, ICQ, MSN or Yahoo) registration
• Single hand operation for changing online status. In Contacts form, press left button of the 5-way navigator to change online status.
• Full-screen message reading
• Bug fixes

Release Notes for v1.4

July 16, 2004

New features

• New options for message display, e.g. sort by date in ascending or descending order.

  In Message form, choose Options->Display Options.

• Message export to Memopad.

  In Message form, choose Tools->Export Message.

• New options for hardware button behavior in message scrolling.

  In Message form, choose Options->Display Options.

• Enhanced 5-way navigator support.

  In Contacts form, right button toggles "Show Offline". In Message form, left and right buttons scroll through messages.

• Sony Clie's Jog Dial Support
• Convenience network panel access from Chatopus.

  In Contacts form, choose Options->Network Panel.

Release Notes for v1.31

June 13, 2004

• Bug Fix: Accepting a subscripting request while adding the contact with no name fails.
• Enhancement: Users can remove a contact name by renaming it to empty.

Release Notes for v1.30

June 1, 2004

Two new features are added

• Audible Alert (with Palm OS 5 enhanced audio)
• SSL support

1. SSL support is available if the device has the Palm OS SSL library
2. When SSL is enabled, background mode is not supported

Release Notes for v1.20

May 7, 2004

Users can choose between 4 standard system-supplied fonts, including standard, bold, large and large bold.

Release Notes for v1.15

April 30, 2004

This fixes the "Nonexistent DNS" problem on some network configurations.

Release Notes for v1.12

April 22, 2004

Chatopus supports unicode conversions for the following code pages,

• Default (Your device native coding page)
• Central Europe (Win 1250)
• Cyrillic (Win 1251)
• Latin I (Win 1252)
• Greek (Win 1253)
• Turkish (Win 1254)
• Hebrew (Win 1255)
• Arabic (Win 1256)
• Baltic (Win 1257)
• Vietnam (Win 1258)
• Thai (Win 874)

Release Notes for v1.11

April 14, 2004

Free upgrade for all existing registered users.

• Treo 600 optimizations: turning off screen after an idle period, vibration and LED alerts
• 5-way navigation support on PalmOne Tungsten and Zire models
• Better Unicode support, messages are now stored as Unicode
• Ability to choose different local character codings
• Explicit unicode support for Cyrillic (Windows 1251) character set, such as Russian
• Ability to rename a contact
• Support "plaintext auth" to support more Jabber/XMPP servers
• Ability to send "keep-alive" traffic for better network connection
• New preference settings
• Numerious UI enhancements and bug fixes

Release Notes for v1.08

Feb 24, 2004

• Bug Fix: Some shared library is not properly unloaded if the Account Setup is cancelled when Chatopus first starts up.
• Bug Fix: The user account database is created with the backup bit.

Release Notes for v1.07

Jan 31, 2004

• Bug Fix: Fail to establish connection with an error "The DNS server address is not setup properly (0x1250)"

Release Notes for v1.06

Jan 12, 2004

• Support for Monochrome devices, including Palm m500 and Dana AlphaSmart
• Informative error messages are displayed together with error codes for connection errors.
• Bug fix: Connection breaks when messages are sent with a graffiti shortcut character.
• Bug fix: In Tungsten T3, attempting to connect to several DNS non-existent hosts may cause a fatal exception.

Release Notes for v1.05

Jan 1, 2004

• Bug fix: Workaround a soft-reset bug with Chatopus running in foreground, when Visto MessageXpress begins a scheduled e-mail synchronization in Treo 600
• A user can select Edit->Keyboard when entering or viewing long text fields.

Release Notes for v1.03

Dec 11, 2003

• Bug fix: Under some situations and user settings, the online statuses of some transport gatways may not be shown correctly.
• A menu shortcut is added for sending a message in the Message Window. For example, UX50 users can now press <CTRL + T>, and then M to send a message.

Release Notes for v1.02

Nov 27, 2003

The following bugs are fixed,

• Occasional connection problem with certain devices, including Treo 600
• Auto screen-off functionality fails to perform with certain devices, including PalmOne Tungsten T3.

Release Notes for v1.01

Nov 21, 2003

This is bug fix release. This fixes a potential crash with Chatopus. Users are highly encouraged to install this version.

Release Notes for v1.0

Nov 19, 2003

Version 1.0 is finally out! Please register your copy of Chatopus! It has the additional features:

• Delete old messages
• A host field is added in Account Setup.
• LED blinks faster if there is a pending message, while the device's screen is turned off after an idle period.

If you have installed any beta release of Chatopus, please delete them before installing v1.0.

Release Notes for Beta 5c

Nov 5, 2003

Beta 5c contains several bug fixes, including:

• Online statuses of contacts with upper-case JID are not shown correctly.
• The orientation trigger is now enabled properly for Tapwave devices.
• System may crash when the connection is lost in background operation.

If you have installed previous versions of Chatopus, please delete them before installing this version.

Please continue to send us feedback or bug reports by sending e-mails to support@chatopus.com.

Beta 5c will run until Nov 30, 2003. Registrations will be accepted very soon or until release 1.0 is out.

Release Notes for Beta 5

Nov 3, 2003

We are getting close to the official 1.0 with this beta release! The following features are added in beta 5:

• Expanded screen support, including 320x480 and 480x320 resolutions
• QVGA resolutions (240x240) support with QVGA icons
• Messages will continue to be received even when the user is using system modal dialogs, such as the Find Dialog.
• Several minor UI enhancements
• Turned-off LCD screens will not be lit up while Chatopus is running in background

Please continue to send us feedback or bug reports by sending e-mails to support@chatopus.com.

Beta 5 will run until Nov 30, 2003. Registrations will be accepted very soon or until release 1.0 is out.

Release Notes for Beta 4

Oct 15, 2003

This beta release has changed the formats of some internal databases and is not backward compatible with previous versions. To upgrade Chatopus from previous versions, please delete Chatopus and their associated databases.

Many long-waited features are added, including the following:

• Chatopus can now runs in background! You could start Chatopus, get online and switch to other applications. Chatopus will continue to run and you would receive messages as they arrive.
• A new option is added so that only online users will be shown.
• The screen is redrawn properly after the pull-down menu is disclosed.
• Priority field is added in Account Setup.
• There are numerous enhancements in the Account Setup screen.
• And some bug fixes.

Please continue to send us feedback or bug reports by sending e-mails to support@chatopus.com.

Beta 4 will run until Nov 30, 2003. Registrations will be accepted very soon or until release 1.0 is out.

Release Notes for Beta 3

Sept 19, 2003

We treasure our user feedback very much and many of the them are implemented in this release. The others are being worked on!

Changes:

• Carriage return is now displayed properly
• Support for up/down keys in both the Contact List and Conversation screens
• Users can scroll through long messages by pressing up/down keys
• Always turn on screens while charging
• Several bug fixes and minor UI enhancements

Please continue to send us feedback or bug reports by sending e-mails to support@chatopus.com.

Beta 3 will run until Oct 19, 2003. Registrations will be accepted very soon or until release 1.0 is out.

Release Notes for Beta 2

Sept 8, 2003

It's just been a week and we already have the second public beta release. Some very essential features are added.

Changes:

• Unicode support
• Auto screen off in Palm Tungsten models
• Prevents the device from going to sleep, while connection is active
• Works in the Palm Simulator/Emulator

Again, please go ahead and try it out! And kindly let us know your comments or bug reports by sending e-mails to support@chatopus.com.

Beta 2 will run until Oct 12, 2003. Registrations will be accepted very soon or until release 1.0 is out.

Release Notes for Beta 1

Aug 31, 2003

We listen to users on our software and we believe we should involve users in the early design phase. That's why we release beta versions.

Please go ahead and try it out! And kindly let us know your comments or bug reports by sending e-mails to support@chatopus.com.

Lots of testing have been performed to ensure it is a rather stable release. However, not all planned features for 1.0 are there yet. Database formats may be changed in future and your message history may not be preserved in upgrading.

Beta 1 will run until Sept 30, 2003. Registrations will be accepted very soon or until release 1.0 is out.