Electrum 2.6 release

[ThomasV]

Version 2.6 was released today.

Release notes: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES
Download: https://electrum.org/#download

Enjoy!

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[unamis76]

The source code is relicensed under the MIT Licence

Any impacts on the end user with this change? Does it affect altcoin Electrum spinoffs? And out of curiousity, why did you change license?

Alternative coin selection policy, designed to help preserve user
   privacy. Enable it by setting the Coin Selection preference to
   Privacy.

Sound interesting, I'll be sure to test this

[pilardi]

I just tried out the new Kivy version.  I've been looking forward to it for a while.  It's very impressive. 

Though I've run into a couple of problems:
1) I can't import a pre-2.0 MPK.  When I paste the key, the next button remains disabled.  It works fine with a post-2.0 MPK.
2) On my Galaxy Note 4, the menu pulldown is a bit flaky.  I have to press the menu item (About, Wallet, Settings) about a dozen times before it will actually register.

[ThomasV]

Any impacts on the end user with this change? Does it affect altcoin Electrum spinoffs? And out of curiousity, why did you change license?

you can read about this here: https://electrum.org/#relicensing

[ThomasV]

I just tried out the new Kivy version.  I've been looking forward to it for a while.  It's very impressive.  

Thanks!

Though I've run into a couple of problems:
1) I can't import a pre-2.0 MPK.  When I paste the key, the next button remains disabled.  It works fine with a post-2.0 MPK.
2) On my Galaxy Note 4, the menu pulldown is a bit flaky.  I have to press the menu item (About, Wallet, Settings) about a dozen times before it will actually register.

I will fix the MPK issue.
However, I do recommend to switch to a BIP32 key (post 2.0), because your wallet will create shorter transactions.
This means less blockchain bloat and smaller transaction fees.

for the menu pulldown, it is probably a Kivy issue.
you can install the Kivy Showcase app from Google Play, and test how it performs on your android device.

[pilardi]

I just tried the Kivy showcase.  I have a similar issue for the drop down and spinner widgets there, but it's not as bad.  It only takes 1-3 presses to register a click.  So, yes, it seems to be a Kivy issue. 

Thanks.

[pilardi]

I just tried the Kivy showcase.  I have a similar issue for the drop down and spinner widgets there, but it's not as bad.  It only takes 1-3 presses to register a click.  So, yes, it seems to be a Kivy issue. 

Thanks.

I just checked the Kivy github page and the issue has already been reported (#4031).  I added my experience as well.