netrek-client-cow 3.2.6 was released, adding visible tractors for other
ships when supplied by server, improving observer view, adding a fast
guest login feature on the metaserver list (one click to play),
reworking login to avoid display hangs when a server or link is slow,
and handling disconnection during play more gracefully.

http://quozl.linux.org.au/netrek/
bce924f63bb81de064461b30899b95cd  netrek-client-cow-3.2.6.tar.gz

Summary of changes:

	- add visible tractors for all ships, using the SHOW_ALL_TRACTORS
	feature set,

	- remove the observer ghost ship, shield ring, and ship number,
	draw the observed player as if it is the player,

	- metaserver window, remove all display delays, add a fast guest
	login feature using middle mouse button, add a cyclic refresh at
	30 second interval, show result of playing on a server (e.g. pass
	through any connection failure, banned, or other problems so that
	they appear on the list),

	- login window, provide full screen refresh, don't hang when
	waiting for the server to respond, use colours to highlight,

	- team selection window, realignment of auto quit button, explain
	that the message of the day is from the server, explain the enter
	key joins a default team, realignment of message of the day,

	- disconnection during play, continue to show tactical and
	galactic state, advise user through a warning message, allow user
	controlled exit, show the result on the metaserver list,

	- add a newbie message window hint, backported from Netrek XP 2009,

	- fix unknown feature warnings on pickled,

	- provide slot change support, potential future feature, no server
	expected to use it yet,

	- add pointer to maintainer, build for Debian Etch, point to
	autogen in documentation.

-- 
James Cameron    mailto:quozl at us.netrek.org     http://quozl.netrek.org/
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