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== Planned features ==
 
This list contains some of the features we plan to implement for this release. This is not a fixed list and might change anytime.
 
  
 
=== Windows 7 jumplist support ===
 
=== Windows 7 jumplist support ===
As the new taskbar in Windows 7 got some nice, new functionality we will take advantage of that and implement jumplist support in Mumble. This will enable you to connect to your favorite servers quicker as an alternative to the full-blown server browser.
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As the new taskbar in Windows 7 got some nice, new functionality took advantage of that and implement jumplist support in Mumble. This will enable you to connect to your favorite servers quicker as an alternative to the full-blown server browser.
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=== Improved channel tree ===
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In order to increase your usable screen real estate we improved the channel tree by unifying the name and flag columns.
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=== Show talking state in tray ===
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Besides your muted and deafened status the new release will, by default, also display your current speaking status in the tray icon. That way you can easily see whether you are connected at all, talking or whispering.
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== Other changes ==
 
== Other changes ==
 
* Added ability to colorize log messages with skins
 
* Added ability to colorize log messages with skins
* Removed separate flag column
 
* Show talking state in tray
 
 
* Add the ability to disable individual positional audio plugins
 
* Add the ability to disable individual positional audio plugins
 
* Enhanced always on top adjustability
 
* Enhanced always on top adjustability
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* Volume attenuation for other applications can now also trigger on local speech
 
* Updated CELT codec with enhanced packet loss concealment (less robots)
 
* Updated CELT codec with enhanced packet loss concealment (less robots)
 
* Lots of bugfixes
 
* Lots of bugfixes

Revision as of 13:00, 27 December 2009

1.2.1

Status

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/static/my_mumble_full_snap_121_s.png

Mumble 1.2.1 is currently in development. Since we just released version 1.2.0 a few days ago we are not yet sure which features we want to add for this release.

New features

Extended Audio wizard

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/static/audio_wizard_qn_page_s.png The audio wizard received a new page which contains codec quality and latency settings as well as Text-To-Speech to Sound pack switching. We hope this will make it easier for users to individualize their settings to get the best experience out of Mumble.


Windows 7 jumplist support

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/static/jumplist.png As the new taskbar in Windows 7 got some nice, new functionality took advantage of that and implement jumplist support in Mumble. This will enable you to connect to your favorite servers quicker as an alternative to the full-blown server browser.


Improved channel tree

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/static/tree_121.png In order to increase your usable screen real estate we improved the channel tree by unifying the name and flag columns.

Show talking state in tray

http://mumble.sourceforge.net/static/state_in_tray.png Besides your muted and deafened status the new release will, by default, also display your current speaking status in the tray icon. That way you can easily see whether you are connected at all, talking or whispering.


Other changes

  • Added ability to colorize log messages with skins
  • Add the ability to disable individual positional audio plugins
  • Enhanced always on top adjustability
  • Volume attenuation for other applications can now also trigger on local speech
  • Updated CELT codec with enhanced packet loss concealment (less robots)
  • Lots of bugfixes

Future

This section takes a peek into the future of Mumble's development. These features are what we would like to implement in future releases. There is no guarantee that we will ever get around implementing them however.

Video

The current overlay texture system is designed for high speed texture transfers in a format that happens to be 60 pixels high. This is no coincidence.

Using H.264 encoding, 80x60 pixels is small enough that we can encode a 15fps video stream with minimal CPU impact. The bitrate will also be low (lower than existing audio streams), and with a bit of filtering the quality is near perfect. I really mean this; what filtering did for the audio quality in Mumble it also does for video quality.