What's new in HexChat 2.9.5:

    fix Checksum plugin with DCC download directory set
    fix false positives with Update Checker
    fix sound directory option on Unix
    fix loading custom icons
    fix tray icon not reappearing if the tray crashes
    fix restoring maximized windows from tray
    fix /QUERY -nofocus
    fix reconnecting to channels with keys
    fix compilation on FreeBSD
    fix showing the join dialog when autojoining channels
    fix Plugin-Tray menu not closing on Windows
    fix close dialog minimizing to tray before selection
    fix Python plugin compilation on Ubuntu 13.04
    fix Theme Manager crashing with read-only files
    fix channel tree indentation without server tab or with icons
    add auto-away support to Plugin-Tray
    add Plugin-Tray option to disable blinking
    add option to always show notices on current tab
    add support for notification filtering in GNOME 3.8
    add support for channel keys in URLs
    add option to color nicks in the user list the same way as in the chat area
    add ability to automatically switch to last activity on change-page hotkey
    add ability to save divider position between combined user list and channel tree
    add global real name option to Preferences
    add Safe Mode shortcut to the Start Menu group on Windows
    add helpful links to the setup wizard on Windows
    make the source tree compliant with Debian policies
    install SVG icon on Unix
    enable Plugin-Tray menu on Windows
    enable IPv6 by default on Unix
    show /WHOIS response on current tab by default
    redesign the Ban List window to show invites, bans, exemptions and quiets
    make user list icons slightly smaller
    close all utility windows with the Esc key
    improve URL and username detection in the chat area
    make /JOIN focus the existing channel if already joined
    change default DCC download directory to ~/Downloads on Unix
    allow Plugins and Scripts utility to be opened in a tab
    only beep when the HexChat window is not active
    use the certs subfolder of the config folder for loading custom certificates
    disable tray icon when using Unity
    remove Lua and Tcl
    remove HexTray in favor of built-in Plugin-Tray
    remove installer theming on Windows
    cease support for Perl 5.12 and 5.14 on Windows
    rebuild every dependency with Visual C++ on Windows
    stop using the WDK on Windows and depend on the Visual C++ Redistributable
    update GTK+ to 2.24 on Windows
    update default text events
    update translations
    update the network list