1 Changes of the Sylpheed-Claws GTK2 branch
7 o Fix redirecting of sent mails
8 o Fix Go to Next * after applying Preferences
9 o Fix quote-folding when emails don't convert cleanly to
16 o bug 1034, 'Incorrect display of size field in message view'
22 o bug 1032, 'Segmentation fault when showing message'
23 o fix crash with quote folding on HTML
24 o fix building with --disable-nls
25 o remove tabs in Subject string
30 * Make node expanding in the Folder List non-recursive
33 o bug 1024, 'Array index out of range in
35 o Fix "Check for new folders" on folders with accented
37 o Fix filtering "copy" rules
38 o Fix "goto next unread" after collapsing/expanding a node
44 o bug #1023 (Sylpheed deletes too much messages)
45 o Crash in partial downloading
50 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
52 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
53 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
56 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
57 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
58 slowness or duplicated messages.
63 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
65 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
67 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
69 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
71 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
72 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
74 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
75 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
76 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
78 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
79 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
80 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
82 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
84 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
87 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
88 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
90 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
92 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
93 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
94 the Message and Folder lists.
95 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
97 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
100 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
101 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
103 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
106 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
108 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
109 within Sylpheed-Claws
111 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
112 matches exactly, it is automatically used
114 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
116 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
118 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
121 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
122 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
123 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
125 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
126 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
128 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
131 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
133 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
135 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
138 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
141 * Sylpheed-Claws' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
142 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
144 * Several GUI improvements.
146 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
148 * Logging has been improved.
150 * improved sizing of some widgets
152 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
154 * The manuals have been updated
156 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
158 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
161 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
167 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
168 setting of the man directory location
170 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
171 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
172 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
174 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
176 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
178 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
180 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
181 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
182 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
185 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
186 their text label in the message body
188 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
190 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
193 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
196 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
197 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
199 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
200 'Other' page of the preferences.
202 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
203 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
206 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
209 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
210 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
212 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
215 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
216 Message View, where it was useless
218 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
219 combo when editing accounts
221 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
224 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
226 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
228 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
229 searching sub-folders)
231 * Faster send on IMAP
233 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
235 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
237 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
239 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
241 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
243 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
245 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
247 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
250 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
252 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
254 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
255 when switching to Online mode
257 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
258 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
261 * The Sylpheed-Claws logo has been updated
268 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
270 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
272 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
274 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
277 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
279 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
280 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
282 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
284 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
289 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
290 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
292 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
294 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
296 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
297 choosing the account to use
299 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
300 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
301 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
303 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
305 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
308 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
309 folder has been added.
311 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
312 subject, in addition to standard headers.
314 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
315 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
317 * Optimised large folder reading
319 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
321 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
323 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
325 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
327 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
329 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
331 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
333 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
335 * The user manual has been updated
337 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
345 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
353 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
356 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
359 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
366 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
368 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
370 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
372 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
374 * Fixed some compiler warnings
376 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
378 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
380 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
383 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
385 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
387 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
390 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
391 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
392 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
395 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
398 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
400 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
404 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
407 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
408 transport wasn't reselected
410 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
412 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
415 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
416 return-path email adress being different)
418 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
419 locking causing dataloss)
424 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
425 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
427 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
429 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
431 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
432 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
434 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
435 a pink/red background.
437 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
440 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
441 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Sylpheed-Claws',
444 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
446 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
447 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
448 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
450 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
451 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
452 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
454 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
455 the same way as the Message View.
457 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
458 expiration date is shown.
460 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
461 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
464 * LDAPS support has been added.
466 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
467 translations are now also included.
474 * The Preferences config file, ~/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc, is now
475 stored with UTF-8 encoding
480 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
481 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
483 * Support for the Face header has been added,
484 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
486 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
487 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
489 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
490 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
492 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
495 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
498 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
501 * A long search can now be cancelled.
503 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
504 automatically changed to the To column.
506 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
507 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
509 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
510 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
511 and to give them each a label.
513 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
514 dictionary' has been added.
516 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
517 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
519 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
520 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
522 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
524 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
525 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
526 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
527 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
530 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
532 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
534 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
537 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
538 articles from newscache/
540 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
541 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
543 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
544 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
545 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
546 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
547 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
549 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
550 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
552 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
553 tree into Sylpheed-Claws, tools/tbird2syl.py
558 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
560 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
562 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
564 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
565 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
567 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
569 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
570 Calling sylpheed-claws --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
571 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
572 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
573 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
575 * sylpheed-claws email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
577 * sylpheed-claws proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
579 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
581 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
583 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
586 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
587 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
589 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
590 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
592 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
594 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
595 alphabetically ordered.
597 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
599 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
600 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
603 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
604 background for greater visibility.
606 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
609 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
610 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
612 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
614 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
617 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
618 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
620 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
621 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
622 requirements are matched.
624 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
627 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
629 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
631 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
632 licence has been added.
634 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
636 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
637 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
638 to Claws filtering rules.
643 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
644 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
646 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
647 functions were fixed.
650 Signature checking is now non-blocking
652 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
654 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws'
659 * The binary is now 'sylpheed-claws' and not 'sylpheed'
661 * The default config dir is now '~/.sylpheed-claws'. The user will
662 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
663 options to this new directory.
665 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
668 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
671 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
672 to the text/plain part.
673 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
674 key C to perform the signature check.
675 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
676 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
677 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
679 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
680 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
682 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
684 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
687 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
689 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
690 by the icon of the parent folder.
693 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
694 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
696 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
698 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
699 the To header has also been set.
701 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
704 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
706 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
707 presented if no command was found for the file type.
709 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
710 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
711 X-Face in messageview'.
713 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
715 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
716 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
717 sender' still work like before.
719 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
720 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
722 * The About window has been reworked.
727 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
729 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
732 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
734 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
737 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
740 * the description windows are now non-modal
742 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
744 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
745 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
747 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
748 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
749 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
751 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
752 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
754 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
755 subject as the window title.
757 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
760 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
761 Attachment pane is now possible
763 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
765 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
766 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
768 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
769 when composing a message
774 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
775 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
776 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
777 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
779 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
781 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
783 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
784 now derived from the normal font.
786 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
787 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
789 * Many improvements to the Address book.
791 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
792 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
794 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
797 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
799 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
801 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
802 the removal of the toolbar handles.
804 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
805 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
807 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
809 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
812 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
815 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
817 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
819 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
820 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
823 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
824 Use Sylpheed-Claws icon and the text 'Sylpheed-Claws' in the menu,
825 use kdialog during installation
830 * add GPGME 1.x support.
832 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
834 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
836 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
838 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
840 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
842 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
844 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
845 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
847 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
849 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
852 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
853 clipboards in the Compose window
855 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
857 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
860 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
862 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
864 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
867 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
868 'textview_cursor_visible'
870 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
871 'Edit accounts' dialogue
873 * New Sylpheed-Claws icons have been added, and the default
874 application icon is now set.
876 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
882 * improved IMAP support
884 * Performance increases
886 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
887 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
888 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
889 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
890 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
892 * new style configuration options interface.
895 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
897 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
899 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
901 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
903 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
906 * Hebrew encodings have been added
908 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
910 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
912 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
918 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
924 * Inline image display
926 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
927 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
929 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
930 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
932 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
934 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
936 * Support for GBK encoding
938 * New logo in About window
940 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
941 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
942 see tools/README for details
950 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2