Java Edition 1.2.4

1.2.4 is a minor update to Minecraft () released on March 22, 2012, which adds new planks and sandstone blocks, improves chat editing, and fixes bugs.
== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
; Birch Wood Planks
; Spruce Wood Planks
; Jungle Wood Planks
* All planks currently have the same tooltip; Wooden Planks.
; Sandstone Variants
* Uses a modified version of the unused sandstone texture from 1.2.1.
* Has the same name as the normal sandstone.
== Changes ==
=== Blocks ===
; Wool
* Slightly removed saturation out of every color, changing from to .
; Sandstone
* Texture changed from 
=== Mobs ===
; Cats
* When in a standing position, cats will now purposely go and sit on nearby chests, active furnaces, and beds.
** This prevents players from using them.
; Pigs
* Saddles can no longer be put on baby pigs. Saddled baby pigs from previous versions can update to this version and still be ridden.
=== Gameplay ===
; Chat
* Added chat history and improved chat editing.
** Links are now clickable in chat.
*** When clicked, a warning screen appears that asks players if they want to continue.
** Players can copy and paste links in chat.
** The mouse wheel can be used to scroll up/down for history.
*** and keys can also be used
** Up/down keys scroll through recently sent messages.
* When typing a player's name, pressing will automatically fill in the rest of the username.
** Text can now be copied and pasted.
** Similar to how the formatting code displays random characters in chat, , , and creates bold, striked, underlined and italic text respectively, while resets any set states
*** These cannot be typed using vanilla clients
** Pressing acts as a command key: it opens the chat with a in place.
** Pressing or will move the insertion point (text pointer) in the respective direction, allowing text to be modified.
; Out of Memory screen
* Added "Back" and "Quit" buttons
; Debug screen
* Added a "minimal" debug menu
** The same as the regular menu, except without the graph/profiler.
** Accessible by .
; Inventory
* Re-added armor outlines in the armor slots in the inventory.
== Fixes ==
;25 bugs fixed
* Made placing half blocks on existing half blocks (to make a full block) easier.
* Limited framerate on menu screens; no longer uses 100% CPU.
* Fixed fatal crash for converted worlds to anvil, when there's blocks at max height.
* Fixed signs clearing text while being edited in multiplayer.
* Fixed a crash when logging in while there are blocks at the maximum height level at spawn.
* Fixed TNT ghost blocks in multiplayer.
* Fixed chest minecarts dropping enchanted items.
* Fixed crashes on invalid server addresses when joining a server.
* Fixed entities being uninteractable if they existed at login in multiplayer.
* Fixed duplication exploit with paintings.
* Fixed furnaces and dispensers dropping enchanted items.
* Fixed the "flickering" of chat as it vanishes off the screen.
* Fixed text rendering over items in the container screens.
* Fixed exploit with jungle saplings (turns other saplings into jungle ones).
* Fixed launcher opening minecraft dir if the path contains a space.
* Fixed an off-by-one lighting bug.
* Fixed liquid block transmutation.
* Fixed placing mushrooms in daylight, where they cannot survive.
* Fixed redstone lamps dropping powered block items when destroyed while on.
* now works even when has been used.
* Fixed turning half-blocks into full-blocks while you're standing on them.
* Fixed seed displaying in debug when the seed is unknown in multiplayer.
* Fixed villager texture changing client-side per profession.
* Fixed falling off ledge corners while holding shift.
* Glass blocks can be picked up using Silk Touch enchanted tools again.</onlyinclude>
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