The K Desktop Environment

Kmud Homepage


Next Previous Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Kmud is a free graphical mud client for Linux and Unix platforms running KDE. It is an useful and easy to use program for all people who want a nice graphical interface instead of a simple telnet for playing muds. The goal is to be the best mud client for Linux/Unix. Kmud is published under the GNU General Public License.

1.1 Changes

Kmud 1.0

  • bugfix: certain passwords weren't loaded from config file correctly
  • bugfix: fixed segfault in automapper when going down in the lowest level (accidentally introduced in the last beta)
  • updated manual and translation files
  • Kmud 1.0beta2

  • enable/disable all triggers/aliases via accelerator key
  • various bugfixes e.g. in automapper, wordwrapping, colortriggers and ANSI handling (underline)
  • please see the ChangeLog file for detailed info
  • Kmud 1.0beta1

  • programmable toolbar
  • colour support for triggers
  • regular expression support for triggers
  • history menu for input lines
  • password "encryption"
  • nested aliases
  • auto mapper paths can now have bends
  • auto mapper zone support
  • auto mapper teleport/special paths
  • rewritten auto mapper valid room checking
  • auto mapper speed walk list
  • undo function for mapper
  • action can now be performed when entering/leaving a room via the auto mapper
  • maps can be exported/imported in new KConfig format
  • italian translation of the handbook and messages
  • Kmud 0.5

  • external commands
  • auto mapper
  • plugin interface
  • configurable connection timeout (for slow muds)
  • autologin
  • macro keys can have modifiers
  • boss key
  • ping
  • brasilian portuguese messages
  • Kmud 0.4

  • logging
  • triggers
  • speed walking
  • correct parsing of escape characters (\n,\r,\a,\t)
  • updated i18n (french and russian messages, german and russian handbook)
  • bugfixes (of course ;-)
  • Kmud 0.3

  • list of recent connects in mud menu
  • numpad walking (via macros)
  • multiline input for entering large texts with linebreaks
  • output notification after some silent time in the mud
  • MCCP (mud client compression protocol) support
  • split screen when scrolling back in history
  • many bugfixes
  • Kmud 0.2

  • connection wizard / profiles
  • aliases
  • delimited input for entering several commands
  • intelligent browsing in input history
  • auto reconnect
  • copy & paste from mud view
  • connection timer & indicator
  • command line options
  • beep when "paging" signal was sent (ASCII char 007)
  • Kmud 0.1.1

  • bugfixed .kdelnk-file
  • now runs under Solaris 2.6
  • Kmud 0.1

  • from the mud-output separated input line
  • ANSI/VT100 support
  • input history
  • alternative input line
  • configurable color/font settings
  • Next Previous Table of Contents