Spark 2.0 Released

Derek_DeMoro · September 8, 2006, 1:23am

We are very pleased to announce the release of Spark 2.0. Some of the new features include:

Open Source under LGPL (removed all commercial “pieces” for a pure open-source client)
Full I18N support
Online/Offline/Typing notifications in the contact list
Stale chat support (tab management)
New UI for Invitations and Broadcasts
Bookmark support
Improved plugin API (easier to implement custom plugins)
Quick Links bar (buttons on top)
Notification preferences (toaster popups, window focus)
Gateway support (buttons show up when connected, etc)
Optimized numerous aspects of the client for improved speed
Open Source under LGPL
Logout with reason
Improved Look and feel

Download: http://www.jivesoftware.org/downloads.jsp#spark

Cheers,

Derek

santhosh_kumar · September 8, 2006, 1:47am

Hi kindly let me know when I can expect integrated SSO.

Matthew · September 8, 2006, 2:47am

Since version 2. +

using Control - N

to search for names does not work anymore.

The ‘‘find contacts’’ window comes up

but when entering a letter to search on

or pressing enter nothing comes up.

Can this please be fixed.

Worked great in ver 1.1.4

Thanks.

Keep up the great work.

lingerer · September 8, 2006, 2:55am

Can’'t startup spark 2.0,cause by:

Caused by: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can’'t find bundle for base name i18n/spark_i18n, locale zh_CN

at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceException(Unknown Source)

at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(Unknown Source)

at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(Unknown Source)

at org.jivesoftware.resource.Res.(Res.java:32)

… 12 more

How can I just startup spark 2.0 in English?

andykwok · September 8, 2006, 4:01am

Full I18N support??

Thalt · September 8, 2006, 5:26am

Does auto reconnect feature enabled in release? Or i must do manual reconnect after connection is lost?

Online installation without JRE is 9.1Mb. ‘‘Online’’ means that i must be connected to internet and some components will be downloaded from jive site or it means only ‘‘without JRE’’ distribution?

tritu · September 8, 2006, 6:06am

The online installation killed my Spark. It’'s stopped with an error occurred:

java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/jivesoftware/installer (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0)

It’'s a major problem when all of the users click on Yes to update to the new version and Spark will disappear.

Below is the error log.

Exception:

java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/jivesoftware/Installer (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)

at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)

at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)

at com.install4j.runtime.installer.InstallerUtil.newUserInstance(Unknown Source)

at com.install4j.runtime.installer.InstallerUtil.instantiateClass(Unknown Source)

at com.install4j.runtime.installer.InstallerUtil.instantiateAction(Unknown Source)

at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.doInstallation(Unknown Source)

at com.install4j.runtime.installer.Installer.install(Unknown Source)

at com.install4j.runtime.installer.frontend.screens.InstallationScreen$1.run(Unkno wn Source)

System properties:

java.runtime.name=Java™ 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition

exe4j.moduleName=c:\progra_{1\spark\bin\spark_}1.exe

exe4j.semaphoreName=c:progra_{1_spark_bin_spark}1.exe

sun.boot.library.path=c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin

java.vm.version=1.4.2_03-b02

java.vm.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.

java.vendor.url=http://java.sun.com/

path.separator=;

java.vm.name=Java HotSpot™ Client VM

file.encoding.pkg=sun.io

user.country=US

sun.os.patch.level=Service Pack 2

java.vm.specification.name=Java Virtual Machine Specification

user.dir=C:\DOCUME_1\TRITU1\LOCALS~1\Temp\e4j9E.tmp_dir1752

java.runtime.version=1.4.2_03-b02

java.awt.graphicsenv=sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment

java.endorsed.dirs=c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\endorsed

os.arch=x86

java.io.tmpdir=C:\DOCUME_1\TRITU1\LOCALS~1\Temp\

line.separator=

java.vm.specification.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.

user.variant=

exe4j.tempDir=C:\DOCUME_1\TRITU1\LOCALS~1\Temp\e4j9E.tmp_dir1752

os.name=Windows XP

sun.java2d.fontpath=

sun.java2d.noddraw=true

java.library.path=c:\progra~1\spark\bin;.;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WIND OWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin

java.specification.name=Java Platform API Specification

java.class.version=48.0

exe4j.isInstall4j=true

java.util.prefs.PreferencesFactory=java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferencesFactory

os.version=5.1

user.home=C:\Documents and Settings\Tri Tu

user.timezone=America/Los_Angeles

java.awt.printerjob=sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob

file.encoding=Cp1252

java.specification.version=1.4

java.class.path=C:\DOCUME_1\TRITU1\LOCALS_{1\Temp\e4j9E.tmp_dir1752\i4jruntime.jar;C:\DOCUME}1\TRITU_1\LOCALS1\Temp\e4j9E.tmp_dir1752\user.jar;C:\DOCUME_1\TRITU1\LOCALS~1\Temp\e4j9E.tmp_dir1752\platform.zip;

user.name=Tri Tu

java.vm.specification.version=1.0

java.home=c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03

sun.arch.data.model=32

exe4j.launchName=c:\progra~1\spark\bin\spark_2_0_0_online.exe

user.language=en

java.specification.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.

awt.toolkit=sun.awt.windows.WToolkit

java.vm.info=mixed mode

java.version=1.4.2_03

java.ext.dirs=c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\ext

sun.boot.class.path=c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\rt.jar;c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\i18n.jar;c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\sunrsasign.jar;c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\jsse.jar;c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\jce.jar;c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\lib\charsets.jar;c:\program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\classes

java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.

file.separator=\

java.vendor.url.bug=http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi

sun.io.unicode.encoding=UnicodeLittle

sun.cpu.endian=little

sun.cpu.isalist=pentium i486 i386

firefighter · September 8, 2006, 6:37am

The Release Version doesn’'t start for me either:

Exception in thread “AWT-EventQueue-0” java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError

at org.jivesoftware.LoginDialog$LoginPanel.(Res.java:32)

… 12 more

Thalt · September 8, 2006, 6:54am

Simple copy spark_i18n_en.properties file in spark.jar\i18n\ with name of your locale. Ex: spark_i18n_zh_CN.properties or something like this.

firefighter · September 8, 2006, 7:06am

Thanks, that did help

Stephan · September 8, 2006, 9:28am

Reconnect Button does’'nt work with Spark 2.0.4 Linux

Exception in thread “AWT-EventQueue-0” java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Empty command

at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)

at org.jivesoftware.MainWindow.closeConnectionAndInvoke(MainWindow.java:310)

at org.jivesoftware.MainWindow.access$200(MainWindow.java:58)

at org.jivesoftware.MainWindow$2.finished(MainWindow.java:283)

at org.jivesoftware.spark.util.SwingWorker$2$1.run(SwingWorker.java:139)

at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Alex_Sanderson · September 8, 2006, 10:04am

Hello,

Is it an accident that most of the i18 languages are missing?

Is there somewhere I can get the some of the other languages?

Also every time I run the new client it pop’'s up a message saying that there is a new client available and the i need to shut down the client to install it.

Thanks for the new release, apart from the little problems it looks great.

Tom_Chadwin · September 8, 2006, 10:29am

This release still will not run on my AMD, crashing out after authentication, generating a Java error containing the following:

An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:

EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d75c5cc, pid=200, tid=2388

Java VM: Java HotSpot™ Client VM (1.5.0_08-b03 mixed mode, sharing)
Problematic frame:
V

Cheers

Tom

Thalt · September 8, 2006, 11:01am

For a while try to copy file for english locale as i wrote before.

I think that this files can be translated manually but when i try to change with CP1251 codepage, spark can’'t run with errors in log file.

Matthew_Apelskog · September 8, 2006, 1:17pm

I am having the same problem. The exact error message is “You need to shut down the client to install the latest version. Would you like to do that now?”

I have done the Spark automatic update through the Spark software. I have manually downloaded the full ~19MB offline install and installed it again that way. I have manually gone to Add or Remove Programs to uninstall and then reinstalled the full offline install. I still get the same exact error message.

Scott_Wilkins · September 8, 2006, 1:33pm

Ditto on the problems everyone else here is seeing. But mine started a few days before the release version from the svn builds. See my other post on this for more info.

Derek_DeMoro · September 8, 2006, 3:35pm

Hi linger,

I’'m making the fix to default back to english if no matching languages are found. This is filed as SPARK-342, and will be released on this upcoming Tuesday.

Cheers,

Derek

Matthew_Apelskog · September 8, 2006, 3:42pm

any word on the "“You need to shut down the client to install the latest version. Would you like to do that now?” error message?

Scott_Wilkins · September 8, 2006, 3:43pm

Yes, make sure you are not running Spark before you install the latest version…

Rick_Ayres · September 8, 2006, 4:04pm

Autoupdate does not seem to be detecting the correct version. It continually prompts the user to update Spark then the Java runtime… This has occured on 3 different installations.

Rick