As I keep mentioning the new wallet format: it will handle compressed public keys -- in fact it will use them by default. But until then, the support isn't there.
the million dollar question... when is this new wallet format coming out? or when did it come out?
Starting a company and overhauling the blockchain engine has pretty much destroyed all the other priorities. But both those operations are rapidly nearing completion and I'll be able to get back to the wallet development. I'm looking forward to it as much as others are
