1 Changes of the Sylpheed-Claws GTK2 branch
7 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
8 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
9 o fix building with --disable-nls
10 o remove tabs in Subject string
15 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
18 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
20 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
22 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
23 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
29 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
30 o Crash in partial downloading
35 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
37 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
38 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
41 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
42 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
43 slowness or duplicated messages.
48 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
50 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
52 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
54 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
56 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
57 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
59 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
60 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
61 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
63 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
64 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
65 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
67 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
69 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
72 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
73 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
75 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
77 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
78 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
79 the Message and Folder lists.
80 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
82 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
85 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
86 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
88 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
91 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
93 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
96 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
97 matches exactly, it is automatically used
99 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
101 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
103 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
106 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
107 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
108 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
110 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
111 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
113 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
116 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
118 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
120 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
123 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
126 * Sylpheed-Claws' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
127 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
129 * Several GUI improvements.
131 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
133 * Logging has been improved.
135 * improved sizing of some widgets
137 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
139 * The manuals have been updated
141 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
143 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
146 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
152 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
153 setting of the man directory location
155 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
156 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
157 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
159 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
161 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
163 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
165 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
166 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
167 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
170 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
171 their text label in the message body
173 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
175 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
178 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
181 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
182 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
184 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
185 'Other' page of the preferences.
187 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
188 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
191 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
194 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
195 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
197 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
200 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
201 Message View, where it was useless
203 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
204 combo when editing accounts
206 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
209 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
211 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
213 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
214 searching sub-folders)
216 * Faster send on IMAP
218 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
220 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
222 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
224 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
226 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
228 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
230 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
232 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
235 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
237 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
239 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
240 when switching to Online mode
242 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
243 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
246 * The Sylpheed-Claws logo has been updated
253 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
255 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
257 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
259 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
262 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
264 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
265 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
267 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
269 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
274 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
275 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
277 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
279 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
281 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
282 choosing the account to use
284 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
285 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
286 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
288 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
290 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
293 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
294 folder has been added.
296 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
297 subject, in addition to standard headers.
299 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
300 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
302 * Optimised large folder reading
304 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
306 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
308 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
310 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
312 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
314 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
316 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
318 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
320 * The user manual has been updated
322 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
330 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
338 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
341 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
344 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
351 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
353 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
355 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
357 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
359 * Fixed some compiler warnings
361 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
363 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
365 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
368 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
370 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
372 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
375 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
376 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
377 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
380 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
383 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
385 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
389 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
392 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
393 transport wasn't reselected
395 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
397 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
400 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
401 return-path email adress being different)
403 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
404 locking causing dataloss)
409 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
410 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
412 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
414 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
416 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
417 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
419 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
420 a pink/red background.
422 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
425 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
426 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Sylpheed-Claws',
429 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
431 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
432 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
433 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
435 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
436 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
437 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
439 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
440 the same way as the Message View.
442 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
443 expiration date is shown.
445 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
446 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
449 * LDAPS support has been added.
451 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
452 translations are now also included.
459 * The Preferences config file, ~/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc, is now
460 stored with UTF-8 encoding
465 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
466 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
468 * Support for the Face header has been added,
469 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
471 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
472 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
474 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
475 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
477 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
480 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
483 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
486 * A long search can now be cancelled.
488 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
489 automatically changed to the To column.
491 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
492 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
494 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
495 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
496 and to give them each a label.
498 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
499 dictionary' has been added.
501 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
502 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
504 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
505 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
507 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
509 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
510 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
511 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
512 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
515 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
517 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
519 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
522 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
523 articles from newscache/
525 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
526 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
528 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
529 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
530 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
531 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
532 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
534 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
535 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
537 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
538 tree into Sylpheed-Claws, tools/tbird2syl.py
543 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
545 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
547 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
549 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
550 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
552 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
554 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
555 Calling sylpheed-claws --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
556 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
557 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
558 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
560 * sylpheed-claws email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
562 * sylpheed-claws proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
564 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
566 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
568 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
571 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
572 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
574 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
575 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
577 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
579 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
580 alphabetically ordered.
582 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
584 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
585 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
588 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
589 background for greater visibility.
591 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
594 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
595 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
597 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
599 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
602 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
603 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
605 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
606 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
607 requirements are matched.
609 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
612 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
614 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
616 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
617 licence has been added.
619 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
621 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
622 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
623 to Claws filtering rules.
628 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
629 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
631 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
632 functions were fixed.
635 Signature checking is now non-blocking
637 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
639 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws'
644 * The binary is now 'sylpheed-claws' and not 'sylpheed'
646 * The default config dir is now '~/.sylpheed-claws'. The user will
647 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
648 options to this new directory.
650 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
653 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
656 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
657 to the text/plain part.
658 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
659 key C to perform the signature check.
660 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
661 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
662 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
664 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
665 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
667 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
669 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
672 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
674 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
675 by the icon of the parent folder.
678 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
679 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
681 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
683 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
684 the To header has also been set.
686 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
689 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
691 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
692 presented if no command was found for the file type.
694 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
695 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
696 X-Face in messageview'.
698 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
700 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
701 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
702 sender' still work like before.
704 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
705 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
707 * The About window has been reworked.
712 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
714 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
717 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
719 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
722 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
725 * the description windows are now non-modal
727 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
729 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
730 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
732 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
733 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
734 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
736 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
737 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
739 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
740 subject as the window title.
742 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
745 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
746 Attachment pane is now possible
748 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
750 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
751 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
753 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
754 when composing a message
759 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
760 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
761 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
762 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
764 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
766 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
768 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
769 now derived from the normal font.
771 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
772 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
774 * Many improvements to the Address book.
776 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
777 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
779 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
782 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
784 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
786 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
787 the removal of the toolbar handles.
789 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
790 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
792 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
794 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
797 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
800 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
802 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
804 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
805 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
808 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
809 Use Sylpheed-Claws icon and the text 'Sylpheed-Claws' in the menu,
810 use kdialog during installation
815 * add GPGME 1.x support.
817 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
819 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
821 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
823 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
825 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
827 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
829 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
830 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
832 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
834 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
837 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
838 clipboards in the Compose window
840 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
842 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
845 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
847 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
849 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
852 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
853 'textview_cursor_visible'
855 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
856 'Edit accounts' dialogue
858 * New Sylpheed-Claws icons have been added, and the default
859 application icon is now set.
861 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
867 * improved IMAP support
869 * Performance increases
871 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
872 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
873 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
874 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
875 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
877 * new style configuration options interface.
880 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
882 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
884 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
886 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
888 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
891 * Hebrew encodings have been added
893 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
895 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
897 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
903 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
909 * Inline image display
911 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
912 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
914 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
915 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
917 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
919 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
921 * Support for GBK encoding
923 * New logo in About window
925 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
926 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
927 see tools/README for details
935 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2