1 Changes of the Sylpheed-Claws GTK2 branch
7 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
13 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
14 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
15 o fix building with --disable-nls
16 o remove tabs in Subject string
21 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
24 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
26 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
28 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
29 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
35 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
36 o Crash in partial downloading
41 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
43 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
44 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
47 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
48 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
49 slowness or duplicated messages.
54 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
56 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
58 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
60 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
62 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
63 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
65 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
66 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
67 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
69 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
70 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
71 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
73 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
75 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
78 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
79 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
81 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
83 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
84 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
85 the Message and Folder lists.
86 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
88 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
91 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
92 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
94 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
97 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
99 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
100 within Sylpheed-Claws
102 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
103 matches exactly, it is automatically used
105 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
107 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
109 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
112 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
113 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
114 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
116 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
117 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
119 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
122 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
124 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
126 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
129 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
132 * Sylpheed-Claws' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
133 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
135 * Several GUI improvements.
137 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
139 * Logging has been improved.
141 * improved sizing of some widgets
143 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
145 * The manuals have been updated
147 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
149 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
152 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
158 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
159 setting of the man directory location
161 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
162 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
163 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
165 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
167 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
169 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
171 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
172 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
173 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
176 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
177 their text label in the message body
179 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
181 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
184 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
187 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
188 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
190 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
191 'Other' page of the preferences.
193 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
194 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
197 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
200 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
201 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
203 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
206 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
207 Message View, where it was useless
209 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
210 combo when editing accounts
212 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
215 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
217 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
219 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
220 searching sub-folders)
222 * Faster send on IMAP
224 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
226 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
228 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
230 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
232 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
234 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
236 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
238 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
241 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
243 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
245 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
246 when switching to Online mode
248 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
249 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
252 * The Sylpheed-Claws logo has been updated
259 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
261 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
263 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
265 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
268 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
270 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
271 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
273 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
275 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
280 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
281 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
283 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
285 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
287 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
288 choosing the account to use
290 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
291 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
292 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
294 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
296 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
299 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
300 folder has been added.
302 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
303 subject, in addition to standard headers.
305 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
306 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
308 * Optimised large folder reading
310 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
312 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
314 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
316 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
318 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
320 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
322 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
324 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
326 * The user manual has been updated
328 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
336 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
344 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
347 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
350 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
357 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
359 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
361 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
363 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
365 * Fixed some compiler warnings
367 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
369 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
371 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
374 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
376 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
378 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
381 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
382 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
383 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
386 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
389 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
391 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
395 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
398 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
399 transport wasn't reselected
401 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
403 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
406 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
407 return-path email adress being different)
409 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
410 locking causing dataloss)
415 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
416 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
418 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
420 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
422 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
423 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
425 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
426 a pink/red background.
428 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
431 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
432 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Sylpheed-Claws',
435 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
437 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
438 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
439 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
441 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
442 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
443 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
445 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
446 the same way as the Message View.
448 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
449 expiration date is shown.
451 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
452 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
455 * LDAPS support has been added.
457 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
458 translations are now also included.
465 * The Preferences config file, ~/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc, is now
466 stored with UTF-8 encoding
471 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
472 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
474 * Support for the Face header has been added,
475 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
477 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
478 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
480 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
481 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
483 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
486 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
489 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
492 * A long search can now be cancelled.
494 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
495 automatically changed to the To column.
497 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
498 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
500 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
501 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
502 and to give them each a label.
504 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
505 dictionary' has been added.
507 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
508 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
510 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
511 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
513 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
515 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
516 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
517 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
518 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
521 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
523 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
525 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
528 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
529 articles from newscache/
531 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
532 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
534 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
535 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
536 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
537 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
538 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
540 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
541 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
543 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
544 tree into Sylpheed-Claws, tools/tbird2syl.py
549 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
551 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
553 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
555 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
556 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
558 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
560 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
561 Calling sylpheed-claws --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
562 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
563 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
564 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
566 * sylpheed-claws email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
568 * sylpheed-claws proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
570 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
572 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
574 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
577 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
578 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
580 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
581 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
583 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
585 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
586 alphabetically ordered.
588 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
590 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
591 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
594 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
595 background for greater visibility.
597 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
600 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
601 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
603 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
605 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
608 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
609 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
611 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
612 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
613 requirements are matched.
615 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
618 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
620 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
622 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
623 licence has been added.
625 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
627 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
628 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
629 to Claws filtering rules.
634 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
635 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
637 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
638 functions were fixed.
641 Signature checking is now non-blocking
643 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
645 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws'
650 * The binary is now 'sylpheed-claws' and not 'sylpheed'
652 * The default config dir is now '~/.sylpheed-claws'. The user will
653 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
654 options to this new directory.
656 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
659 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
662 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
663 to the text/plain part.
664 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
665 key C to perform the signature check.
666 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
667 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
668 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
670 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
671 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
673 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
675 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
678 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
680 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
681 by the icon of the parent folder.
684 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
685 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
687 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
689 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
690 the To header has also been set.
692 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
695 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
697 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
698 presented if no command was found for the file type.
700 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
701 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
702 X-Face in messageview'.
704 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
706 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
707 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
708 sender' still work like before.
710 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
711 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
713 * The About window has been reworked.
718 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
720 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
723 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
725 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
728 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
731 * the description windows are now non-modal
733 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
735 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
736 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
738 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
739 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
740 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
742 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
743 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
745 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
746 subject as the window title.
748 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
751 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
752 Attachment pane is now possible
754 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
756 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
757 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
759 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
760 when composing a message
765 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
766 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
767 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
768 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
770 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
772 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
774 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
775 now derived from the normal font.
777 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
778 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
780 * Many improvements to the Address book.
782 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
783 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
785 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
788 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
790 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
792 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
793 the removal of the toolbar handles.
795 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
796 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
798 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
800 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
803 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
806 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
808 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
810 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
811 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
814 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
815 Use Sylpheed-Claws icon and the text 'Sylpheed-Claws' in the menu,
816 use kdialog during installation
821 * add GPGME 1.x support.
823 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
825 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
827 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
829 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
831 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
833 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
835 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
836 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
838 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
840 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
843 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
844 clipboards in the Compose window
846 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
848 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
851 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
853 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
855 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
858 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
859 'textview_cursor_visible'
861 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
862 'Edit accounts' dialogue
864 * New Sylpheed-Claws icons have been added, and the default
865 application icon is now set.
867 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
873 * improved IMAP support
875 * Performance increases
877 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
878 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
879 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
880 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
881 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
883 * new style configuration options interface.
886 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
888 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
890 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
892 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
894 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
897 * Hebrew encodings have been added
899 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
901 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
903 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
909 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
915 * Inline image display
917 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
918 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
920 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
921 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
923 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
925 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
927 * Support for GBK encoding
929 * New logo in About window
931 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
932 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
933 see tools/README for details
941 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2