1 Changes of the Sylpheed-Claws GTK2 branch
7 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
8 o Crash in partial downloading
13 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
15 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
16 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
19 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
20 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
21 slowness or duplicated messages.
26 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
28 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
30 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
32 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
34 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
35 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
37 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
38 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
39 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
41 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
42 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
43 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
45 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
47 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
50 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
51 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
53 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
55 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
56 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
57 the Message and Folder lists.
58 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
60 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
63 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
64 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
66 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
69 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
71 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
74 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
75 matches exactly, it is automatically used
77 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
79 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
81 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
84 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
85 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
86 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
88 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
89 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
91 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
94 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
96 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
98 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
101 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
104 * Sylpheed-Claws' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
105 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
107 * Several GUI improvements.
109 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
111 * Logging has been improved.
113 * improved sizing of some widgets
115 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
117 * The manuals have been updated
119 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
121 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
124 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
130 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
131 setting of the man directory location
133 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
134 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
135 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
137 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
139 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
141 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
143 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
144 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
145 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
148 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
149 their text label in the message body
151 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
153 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
156 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
159 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
160 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
162 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
163 'Other' page of the preferences.
165 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
166 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
169 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
172 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
173 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
175 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
178 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
179 Message View, where it was useless
181 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
182 combo when editing accounts
184 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
187 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
189 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
191 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
192 searching sub-folders)
194 * Faster send on IMAP
196 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
198 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
200 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
202 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
204 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
206 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
208 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
210 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
213 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
215 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
217 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
218 when switching to Online mode
220 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
221 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
224 * The Sylpheed-Claws logo has been updated
231 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
233 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
235 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
237 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
240 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
242 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
243 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
245 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
247 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
252 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
253 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
255 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
257 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
259 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
260 choosing the account to use
262 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
263 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
264 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
266 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
268 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
271 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
272 folder has been added.
274 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
275 subject, in addition to standard headers.
277 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
278 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
280 * Optimised large folder reading
282 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
284 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
286 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
288 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
290 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
292 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
294 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
296 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
298 * The user manual has been updated
300 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
308 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
316 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
319 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
322 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
329 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
331 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
333 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
335 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
337 * Fixed some compiler warnings
339 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
341 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
343 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
346 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
348 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
350 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
353 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
354 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
355 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
358 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
361 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
363 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
367 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
370 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
371 transport wasn't reselected
373 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
375 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
378 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
379 return-path email adress being different)
381 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
382 locking causing dataloss)
387 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
388 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
390 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
392 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
394 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
395 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
397 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
398 a pink/red background.
400 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
403 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
404 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Sylpheed-Claws',
407 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
409 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
410 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
411 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
413 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
414 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
415 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
417 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
418 the same way as the Message View.
420 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
421 expiration date is shown.
423 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
424 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
427 * LDAPS support has been added.
429 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
430 translations are now also included.
437 * The Preferences config file, ~/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc, is now
438 stored with UTF-8 encoding
443 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
444 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
446 * Support for the Face header has been added,
447 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
449 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
450 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
452 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
453 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
455 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
458 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
461 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
464 * A long search can now be cancelled.
466 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
467 automatically changed to the To column.
469 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
470 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
472 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
473 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
474 and to give them each a label.
476 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
477 dictionary' has been added.
479 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
480 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
482 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
483 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
485 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
487 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
488 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
489 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
490 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
493 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
495 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
497 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
500 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
501 articles from newscache/
503 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
504 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
506 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
507 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
508 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
509 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
510 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
512 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
513 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
515 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
516 tree into Sylpheed-Claws, tools/tbird2syl.py
521 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
523 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
525 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
527 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
528 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
530 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
532 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
533 Calling sylpheed-claws --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
534 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
535 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
536 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
538 * sylpheed-claws email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
540 * sylpheed-claws proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
542 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
544 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
546 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
549 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
550 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
552 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
553 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
555 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
557 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
558 alphabetically ordered.
560 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
562 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
563 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
566 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
567 background for greater visibility.
569 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
572 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
573 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
575 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
577 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
580 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
581 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
583 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
584 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
585 requirements are matched.
587 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
590 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
592 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
594 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
595 licence has been added.
597 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
599 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
600 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
601 to Claws filtering rules.
606 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
607 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
609 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
610 functions were fixed.
613 Signature checking is now non-blocking
615 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
617 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws'
622 * The binary is now 'sylpheed-claws' and not 'sylpheed'
624 * The default config dir is now '~/.sylpheed-claws'. The user will
625 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
626 options to this new directory.
628 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
631 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
634 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
635 to the text/plain part.
636 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
637 key C to perform the signature check.
638 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
639 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
640 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
642 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
643 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
645 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
647 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
650 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
652 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
653 by the icon of the parent folder.
656 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
657 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
659 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
661 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
662 the To header has also been set.
664 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
667 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
669 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
670 presented if no command was found for the file type.
672 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
673 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
674 X-Face in messageview'.
676 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
678 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
679 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
680 sender' still work like before.
682 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
683 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
685 * The About window has been reworked.
690 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
692 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
695 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
697 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
700 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
703 * the description windows are now non-modal
705 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
707 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
708 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
710 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
711 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
712 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
714 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
715 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
717 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
718 subject as the window title.
720 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
723 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
724 Attachment pane is now possible
726 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
728 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
729 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
731 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
732 when composing a message
737 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
738 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
739 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
740 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
742 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
744 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
746 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
747 now derived from the normal font.
749 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
750 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
752 * Many improvements to the Address book.
754 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
755 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
757 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
760 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
762 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
764 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
765 the removal of the toolbar handles.
767 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
768 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
770 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
772 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
775 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
778 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
780 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
782 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
783 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
786 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
787 Use Sylpheed-Claws icon and the text 'Sylpheed-Claws' in the menu,
788 use kdialog during installation
793 * add GPGME 1.x support.
795 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
797 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
799 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
801 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
803 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
805 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
807 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
808 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
810 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
812 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
815 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
816 clipboards in the Compose window
818 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
820 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
823 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
825 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
827 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
830 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
831 'textview_cursor_visible'
833 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
834 'Edit accounts' dialogue
836 * New Sylpheed-Claws icons have been added, and the default
837 application icon is now set.
839 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
845 * improved IMAP support
847 * Performance increases
849 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
850 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
851 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
852 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
853 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
855 * new style configuration options interface.
858 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
860 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
862 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
864 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
866 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
869 * Hebrew encodings have been added
871 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
873 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
875 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
881 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
887 * Inline image display
889 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
890 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
892 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
893 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
895 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
897 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
899 * Support for GBK encoding
901 * New logo in About window
903 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
904 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
905 see tools/README for details
913 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2