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Steam client update!

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So the latest ramp of official changes have rolled out fixing a few issues and adding new features, seems to be a whole lot more stable for me!

All Platforms
- Changed top level Steam navigation to highlight both You and the Steam Community
- Added new Community Home page which shows the most popular content across all games
- Improved handling of international characters in text entry fields
- Improved web proxy detection logic
- Fixed Steam UI glitches when navigating to a new page and quickly pressing the Stop button
- Fixed an issue where Back/Forward on web pages would forget the scroll position
- Fixed issues preventing some Counter-Strike owners from joining the Counter-Strike Beta
- Fixed issues relating to converting Counter-Strike to the new content download system
- Fixed problems with the web page load indicator
- Added automatic repair capabilities for critical Steam files, no internet connection required
- Fixed cases where Steam could get stuck in offline mode and be unable to launch
- Fixed a crash that could occur when cancelling a client update or repair operation
- Removed an error message that appeared when cancelling the client update process
- Fixed a problem with re-installing Half Life 1 after uninstalling related game mods
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from claiming games bundled with special hardware promotions

Windows
- Added an error message when unable to launch due to an inaccessible folder name
- Fixed downloading video driver updates
- Improved reliability of client updates when interrupted by system reboot or power loss

Linux
- Fixed an issue where Steam was briefly unresponsive while uploading error reports
- Fixed Big Picture Mode window losing focus after a game quits
- Suppressed the new driver popup when running in Big Picture Mode
- Updated runtime with the final SDL 2.0 ABI

This seems to have fixed the weird lag I was getting on the right click menu on the Steam icon and the client seems a bit faster too!

http://store.steampowered.com/news/10165/ Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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5 comments

Holger Mar 19, 2013
Do News on Steam Updates make any sense ?
Not to sound disruptive but Steam under Linux updates itself quite often....
sherlock Mar 19, 2013
I find news on steam updates worth mentioning. Not everyone runs their steam client daily.
sherlock Mar 19, 2013
*his/her or their, don't know what happened there ;)
Rustybolts Mar 19, 2013
Quoting: sherlock*his/her or their, don't know what happened there
Sorted it for you!
avarisclari Mar 19, 2013
SDL2 updated huh? I sense Dungeon Defenders and HL2 coming soon then :D
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