1 Changes of the Sylpheed-Claws GTK2 branch
6 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
7 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
9 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
11 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
13 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
14 choosing the account to use
16 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
17 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
18 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
20 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
22 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
25 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
26 folder has been added.
28 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
29 subject, in addition to standard headers.
31 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
32 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
34 * Optimised large folder reading
36 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
38 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
40 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
42 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
44 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
46 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
48 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
50 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
52 * The user manual has been updated
54 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
62 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
70 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
73 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
76 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
83 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
85 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
87 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
89 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
91 * Fixed some compiler warnings
93 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
95 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
97 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
100 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
102 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
104 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
107 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
108 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
109 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
112 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
115 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
117 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
121 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
124 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
125 transport wasn't reselected
127 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
129 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
132 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
133 return-path email adress being different)
135 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
136 locking causing dataloss)
141 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
142 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
144 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
146 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
148 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
149 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
151 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
152 a pink/red background.
154 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
157 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
158 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Sylpheed-Claws',
161 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
163 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
164 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
165 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
167 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
168 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
169 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
171 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
172 the same way as the Message View.
174 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
175 expiration date is shown.
177 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
178 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
181 * LDAPS support has been added.
183 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
184 translations are now also included.
191 * The Preferences config file, ~/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc, is now
192 stored with UTF-8 encoding
197 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
198 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
200 * Support for the Face header has been added,
201 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
203 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
204 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
206 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
207 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
209 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
212 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
215 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
218 * A long search can now be cancelled.
220 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
221 automatically changed to the To column.
223 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
224 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
226 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
227 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
228 and to give them each a label.
230 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
231 dictionary' has been added.
233 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
234 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
236 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
237 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
239 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
241 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
242 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
243 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
244 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
247 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
249 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
251 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
254 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
255 articles from newscache/
257 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
258 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
260 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
261 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
262 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
263 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
264 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
266 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
267 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
269 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
270 tree into Sylpheed-Claws, tools/tbird2syl.py
275 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
277 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
279 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
281 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
282 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
284 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
286 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
287 Calling sylpheed-claws --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
288 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
289 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
290 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
292 * sylpheed-claws email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
294 * sylpheed-claws proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
296 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
298 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
300 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
303 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
304 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
306 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
307 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
309 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
311 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
312 alphabetically ordered.
314 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
316 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
317 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
320 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
321 background for greater visibility.
323 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
326 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
327 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
329 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
331 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
334 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
335 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
337 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
338 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
339 requirements are matched.
341 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
344 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
346 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
348 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
349 licence has been added.
351 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
353 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
354 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
355 to Claws filtering rules.
360 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
361 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
363 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
364 functions were fixed.
367 Signature checking is now non-blocking
369 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
371 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws'
376 * The binary is now 'sylpheed-claws' and not 'sylpheed'
378 * The default config dir is now '~/.sylpheed-claws'. The user will
379 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
380 options to this new directory.
382 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
385 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
388 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
389 to the text/plain part.
390 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
391 key C to perform the signature check.
392 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
393 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
394 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
396 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
397 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
399 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
401 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
404 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
406 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
407 by the icon of the parent folder.
410 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
411 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
413 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
415 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
416 the To header has also been set.
418 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
421 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
423 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
424 presented if no command was found for the file type.
426 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
427 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
428 X-Face in messageview'.
430 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
432 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
433 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
434 sender' still work like before.
436 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
437 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
439 * The About window has been reworked.
444 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
446 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
449 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
451 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
454 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
457 * the description windows are now non-modal
459 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
461 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
462 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
464 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
465 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
466 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
468 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
469 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
471 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
472 subject as the window title.
474 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
477 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
478 Attachment pane is now possible
480 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
482 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
483 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
485 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
486 when composing a message
491 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
492 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
493 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
494 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
496 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
498 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
500 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
501 now derived from the normal font.
503 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
504 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
506 * Many improvements to the Address book.
508 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
509 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
511 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
514 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
516 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
518 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
519 the removal of the toolbar handles.
521 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
522 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
524 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
526 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
529 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
532 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
534 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
536 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
537 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
540 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
541 Use Sylpheed-Claws icon and the text 'Sylpheed-Claws' in the menu,
542 use kdialog during installation
547 * add GPGME 1.x support.
549 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
551 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
553 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
555 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
557 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
559 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
561 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
562 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
564 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
566 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
569 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
570 clipboards in the Compose window
572 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
574 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
577 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
579 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
581 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
584 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
585 'textview_cursor_visible'
587 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
588 'Edit accounts' dialogue
590 * New Sylpheed-Claws icons have been added, and the default
591 application icon is now set.
593 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
599 * improved IMAP support
601 * Performance increases
603 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
604 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
605 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
606 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
607 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
609 * new style configuration options interface.
612 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
614 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
616 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
618 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
620 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
623 * Hebrew encodings have been added
625 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
627 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
629 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
635 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
641 * Inline image display
643 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
644 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
646 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
647 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
649 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
651 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
653 * Support for GBK encoding
655 * New logo in About window
657 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
658 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
659 see tools/README for details
667 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2