commit 43c808291fcfc34582df8a2bf60f9c67401e923b
parent cb6989cea61894ab79a0ccccbc44affff9f030e4
Author: ThomasV <thomasv@electrum.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:04:01 +0200
update release notes
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diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
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# Release 3.2.0 - (unreleased)
- * libsecp256k1: to speed up elliptic curve operations, Electrum can now
- utilize the libsecp256k1 library from Bitcoin Core, if present.
- Otherwise, as before, python-ecdsa is used. libsecp256k1 is
- bundled in the Windows, MacOS, and Android binaries. As we only
- distribute source for Linux, for now, users need to install the library
- themselves if they desire its benefits.
- * Two-factor wallets are now implemented for Android.
- Note that they only provide additional security if the one time
- passwords are generated on a separate device.
- * Semi-automated crash reporting is now implemented for Android too.
- * Generalized local transactions: an "is mine" input is no longer needed
- to qualify as local, which in practice means that any transaction
- that drops from the mempool becomes local and is kept. Previously
- these were deleted from the wallet.
- * Wallet logic: the scriptSig and witness part of transactions is no longer
- parsed, unless actually needed, which was in the past occasionally the cause
- of getting stuck in infinite "Synchronizing". As the input scripts are not
- parsed, the "from" addresses are not inferred. The wallet history and
- balance logic no longer depend on "from" addresses.
- Perhaps most noticeably, as parent transactions are not fetched, and guesses
- for the "from" addresses are no longer made, the Qt GUI will not display
- addresses corresponding to the inputs (except for "is mine" inputs).
- * The partial transaction format has been incompatibly changed. This was
- needed as for partial transactions the scriptSig/witness has to be parsed,
- but for signed transactions we did not want to do the parsing.
- Users should make sure that all instances of Electrum they use to co-sign
- or offline sign, are updated together.
- * Signing of partial transactions created with online imported addresses
- wallets now supports significantly more setups. Previously only
- online p2pkh address + offline WIF was supported.
- Now the following setups are all supported:
+ * If present, libsecp256k1 is used to speed up elliptic curve
+ operations. The library is bundled in the Windows, MacOS, and
+ Android binaries. On Linux, it needs to be installed separately.
+ * Two-factor authentication is available on Android. Note that this
+ will only provide additional security if one time passwords are
+ generated on a separate device.
+ * Semi-automated crash reporting is implemented for Android.
+ * Transactions that are dropped from the mempool are kept in the
+ wallet as 'local', and can be rebroadcast. Previously these
+ transactions were deleted from the wallet.
+ * The scriptSig and witness part of transaction inputs are no longer
+ parsed, unless actually needed. The wallet will no longer display
+ 'from' addresses corresponding to transaction inputs, except for
+ its own inputs.
+ * The partial transaction format has been incompatibly changed. This
+ was needed as for partial transactions the scriptSig/witness has to
+ be parsed, but for signed transactions we did not want to do the
+ parsing. Users should make sure that all instances of Electrum
+ they use to co-sign or offline sign, are updated together.
+ * Signing of partial transactions created with online imported
+ addresses wallets now supports significantly more
+ setups. Previously only online p2pkh address + offline WIF was
+ supported. Now the following setups are all supported:
- online {p2pkh, p2wpkh-p2sh, p2wpkh} address + offline WIF,
- online {p2pkh, p2wpkh-p2sh, p2wpkh} address + offline seed/xprv,
- online {p2sh, p2wsh-p2sh, p2wsh}-multisig address + offline seeds/xprvs
(potentially distributed among several different machines)
- Note that for the online address + offline HD secret case, you need the
- offline wallet to recognize the address (i.e. within gap limit).
- Having an xpub on the online machine is still the recommended setup, as this
- allows the online machine to generate new addresses on demand.
- * Ledger: offline signing for segwit inputs (#3302)
- This has already worked for Trezor and Digital Bitbox. Offline segwit
- signing can be combined with online imported addresses wallets.
- * Added Revealer plugin. ( https://revealer.cc )
- Revealer is a seed phrase back-up solution. It allows you to create a cold,
- analog, multi-factor backup of your wallet seeds, or of any arbitrary
- secret. The Revealer utilizes a transparent plastic visual one time pad.
- * Fractional fee rates: the Qt GUI now displays fee rates with 0.1 sat/byte
- precision, and also allows this same resolution in the Send tab.
- * Hardware wallets: a "show address" button is now displayed in the Receive
- tab of the Qt GUI. (#4316)
+ Note that for the online address + offline HD secret case, you need
+ the offline wallet to recognize the address (i.e. within gap
+ limit). Having an xpub on the online machine is still the
+ recommended setup, as this allows the online machine to generate
+ new addresses on demand.
+ * Ledger: offline signing for segwit inputs (#3302) This has already
+ worked for Trezor and Digital Bitbox. Offline segwit signing can be
+ combined with online imported addresses wallets.
+ * Added Revealer plugin. ( https://revealer.cc ) Revealer is a seed
+ phrase back-up solution. It allows you to create a cold, analog,
+ multi-factor backup of your wallet seeds, or of any arbitrary
+ secret. The Revealer utilizes a transparent plastic visual one time
+ pad.
+ * Fractional fee rates: the Qt GUI now displays fee rates with 0.1
+ sat/byte precision, and also allows this same resolution in the
+ Send tab.
+ * Hardware wallets: a "show address" button is now displayed in the
+ Receive tab of the Qt GUI. (#4316)
* Trezor One: implemented advanced/matrix recovery (#4329)
- * Qt/Kivy: added "sat" as optional base unit
- * Kivy GUI: significant performance improvements when displaying history and
- address list of large wallets; and transaction dialog of large transactions
- * Windows: use dnspython to resolve dns instead of socket.getaddrinfo (#4422)
- * importing minikeys: use uncompressed pubkey instead of compressed (#4384)
+ * Qt/Kivy: added "sat" as optional base unit.
+ * Kivy GUI: significant performance improvements when displaying
+ history and address list of large wallets; and transaction dialog
+ of large transactions.
+ * Windows: use dnspython to resolve dns instead of socket.getaddrinfo
+ (#4422)
+ * Importing minikeys: use uncompressed pubkey instead of compressed
+ (#4384)
* SPV proofs: check inner nodes not to be valid transactions (#4436)
* Qt GUI: there is now an optional "dark" theme (#4461)
* Several other minor bugfixes and usability improvements.
