1 Changes of the Sylpheed-Claws GTK2 branch
6 * It is now possible to stop searches in message bodies
8 * IMAP: Use UID SEARCH ALL instead of UID SEARCH UID 1:* in order
9 to fix speed issues with badly implemented servers
12 o Fix multiple registering of SpamAssassin and Bogofilter
13 plugin after having changed their preferences, leading to
14 slowness or duplicated messages.
19 * Minimum required versions of GTK+ and GLIB is now 2.6.0
21 * Minimum required version of libetpan (for IMAP support) is now 0.46
23 * metamail support has been dropped, this is now handled internally
25 * New plugin: Bogofilter, providing Spam filtering and learning
27 * Account-based filtering rules. Each filtering rule can now be
28 assigned to a specific account, by default it's "All".
30 * Filtering against Address Book. It is now possible add matched
31 conditions to determine if any email address in a message matches
32 or doesn't match any or all books or folders in the Address Book.
34 * Quote folding. Quotes in the message view can now be folded, via
35 the "/View/Quotes/..." menu. The folding can also be toggled by
36 double clicking on the quotes in the Message View
38 * Re-enabled user-defined Headers in Displayed Headers configuration
40 * "/View/Go to/Parent message" and "/View/Go to/Last read message"
43 * Made the list views look more modern by add alternating coloured
44 lines, replacing the box-type expanders with arrows, removing the
46 Hidden prefs have been added to enable users to maintain the old
48 'enable_dotted_lines' for the dotted lines and box-type expanders.
49 'use stripes_in_summary' to enable alternating coloured lines in
50 the Message and Folder lists.
51 'use stripes_everywhere' to also enable alternating coloured lines
53 Note: 'use_stripes_everywhere' replaces the previous hidden option
56 * New hidden pref, 'stripes_color_offset', to change the value added/
57 subtracted to normal bgcolor to create the stripes in the summaries
59 * The Send button on the main toolbar is now inactive when the Queue
62 * IMAP: Added a View Log button on auth error
64 * PGP/Core plugin: it is now possible to create a new key pair from
67 * PGP/Core plugin: When encrypting, if only one key matches, and it
68 matches exactly, it is automatically used
70 * TrayIcon plugin: the icon now has transparency
72 * Enabled text selection for replying from MimeViewer plugins
74 * The attachments list in the MimeView column can now be scrolled
77 * In the MimeView column a middle-click will now just open the Mime
78 part without showing it in the Message View, likewise, a right-
79 click will display the context menu without displaying the part
81 * The "When entering a folder..." selection option is now used for
82 '/View/Go to/Next unread folder'
84 * A special Return-Receipt message is shown if the message is from
87 * An icon has been added to the statusbar to notify of errors
89 * Added missing icons to the Icon Legend dialog
91 * Enabled closing of SSL certificates and Folder Sort dialogs with Esc
94 * Displaying of huge mails can now be cancelled, so the GUI doesn't
97 * Sylpheed-Claws' internal queue headers are now hidden when showing
98 all headers. They'll be present only in Source window.
100 * Several GUI improvements.
102 * Faster loading of folders and other optimisations and speed-ups
104 * Logging has been improved.
106 * improved sizing of some widgets
108 * Made the desktop file XDG compliant
110 * The manuals have been updated
112 * A Spanish translation of the manual has been added
114 * Added an action tool, tools/uuooffice, to open uuencoded *.doc files
117 * Added an action tool, tools/fix_date.sh, to fix a missing Date field
123 * A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the
124 setting of the man directory location
126 * 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which
127 allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the
128 toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues
130 * '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added
132 * 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders
134 * sftp:// links are now recognised in mails
136 * A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the
137 Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The
138 default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in
141 * Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via
142 their text label in the message body
144 * Save named inlined attachments with "Save all"
146 * An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder
149 * Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered
152 * A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to
153 allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script
155 * An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the
156 'Other' page of the preferences.
158 * The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From
159 file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by
162 * libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in
165 * Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the
166 manual at a suitable section in the configured browser
168 * The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is
171 * The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate
172 Message View, where it was useless
174 * Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable
175 combo when editing accounts
177 * It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts
180 * More non-English Subject prefixes have been added
182 * The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments
184 * Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before
185 searching sub-folders)
187 * Faster send on IMAP
189 * Alert in case of authentication error on imap
191 * Better error reporting in GPG plugins
193 * Faster and better MBOX import/export
195 * Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit)
197 * Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons
199 * Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too
201 * Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending
203 * Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving
206 * The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer
208 * Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar
210 * Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and
211 when switching to Online mode
213 * tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new
214 option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External
217 * The Sylpheed-Claws logo has been updated
224 * Improved error catching in GnuPG plugins
226 * Always replace \n, \r and \t with spaces in headers
228 * Fix 'make clean' removing of provided manuals
230 * Fix setting of PACKAGE_DATA_DIR with newer versions of autoconf,
233 * Fix double-ask of "Do you want to mark all as read"
235 * Fix bug #968 (Rockliffe IMAP server doesn't like SC (server isn't
236 RFC-compliant)) - Workaround Rockliffe IMAP server bug
238 * Fix bug #969 (crash on rebuilding imap folder)
240 * Fix bug #971 (2.2.3 cannot read mail from local mbox)
245 * Mailing-list support (Subscribe, Unsubscribe, View Archive, etc)
246 has been added in the main window's 'Message/Mailing list' menu
248 * Filtering and processing rules can be disabled with just one click
250 * The From address is editable in the Compose window
252 * A menu has been added to the Compose toolbar button to enable
253 choosing the account to use
255 * Write-only support of .mh_sequences' Unseen property has been added
256 for MH mailboxes, allowing synchronised flags when reading your MH
257 mailbox with Mutt or other MH-based mail clients
259 * More feedback is provided to the user when importing MBOX files
261 * 'k' added as a shortcut for 'colorlabel' in the Extended Quick
264 * The option to go to the first Marked message when entering a
265 folder has been added.
267 * The 'ignore thread' flag is now correctly set on mails threaded by
268 subject, in addition to standard headers.
270 * Hidden prefs have been added that allow customization of the
271 colours used in the Log window (useful for dark GTK+ themes)
273 * Optimised large folder reading
275 * Optimised copy/move/deletion/selection
277 * Optimised 'mark all read' in the current folder
279 * 'test' filtering rules are processed in the background
281 * A progressbar for cache updates has been added
283 * A progressbar for copy/move functions has been added
285 * More dialogues have been made HIG compliant
287 * Allow recursive setting of properties for whole mailboxes
289 * A Face header has been added to the Welcome mail
291 * The user manual has been updated
293 * tools/filter_conv_new.pl has been updated for rule
301 * Fix crash on a very common code path, introduced by a merge error in
309 * Fix URI check, which failed to identify fake, phishing URIs if they
312 * Reply-To and Sender addresses in the message view are now fully
315 * Remove extraneous tab at start of addresses.
322 * Always obey the "confirm before marking all mails read" option
324 * Fixed MBOX import/export's behaviour on failure
326 * Fixed automatic rule creation with List-Post
328 * Fixed some GTK+ warnings and errors at runtime
330 * Fixed some compiler warnings
332 * Fixed double init of the g_thread subsystem
334 * Fixed saving of parts with names that can't be converted to UTF-8
336 * Fixed a possible infinite loop when filtering moved and copied some
339 * Fixed a buffer overflow in Russian locale
341 * Fixed a memory leak in expired SSL certificate check
343 * Fixed bolding of folder names in the folder selector window with
346 * Added an hidden preference, 'ssl_skip_cert_check', to avoid
347 duplicates of bug #959 - if libetpan is linked against gnutls, there
348 can be bugs on 64 bits systems. Gnutls fixed them in their 1.2.4
351 * The SSL "expired certificate" warning is now presented only once per
354 * Fixed races when reusing the SMTP sessions
356 * Added the missing timeout on SMTP sessions
360 * Fixed a crash in PGP plugins, which could happen when signing fails
363 * Fixed SpamAssassin plugin, which stayed disabled as long as the
364 transport wasn't reselected
366 * Fixed bug #830 (Some unread messages get marked read in IMAP inbox)
368 * Fixed bug #955 (copying messages between imap folders is extremely
371 * Fixed bug #961 (return receipt dialog complains incorrectly about
372 return-path email adress being different)
374 * Fixed bug #962 (Manual and/or UI should warn about incompatible
375 locking causing dataloss)
380 * S/MIME signature verification has been removed from the PGP/MIME
381 plugin as it is now provided by the S/MIME plugin.
383 * IMAP users will see significant speed improvements.
385 * ANONYMOUS auth has been added for IMAP
387 * In the Compose window all spell-checker options are now available
388 from the /Spelling/Options menu.
390 * Syntax errors in the extended Quick Search are now indicated by
391 a pink/red background.
393 * An encrypt-to-self option has been added to the Account Privacy
396 * Sysadmins can now provide their users with pre-filled values in
397 the Setup Wizard. See the manual, '6.6. Deploying Sylpheed-Claws',
400 * Various GUI improvements have been added.
402 * A new command line option has been added: --select 'folder[/msg]'
403 This can be used at startup and causes the specified folder/message
404 to be selected. 'folder' is a folder id like '#mh/Mailbox/inbox'
406 * Optional background colouring of quotes has been added. It can be
407 configured from the Colour Preferences dialogue.
408 GTK+-2.8.x or newer is required for this feature.
410 * In the Compose window, multiple quote levels are now coloured in
411 the same way as the Message View.
413 * A warning is now displayed on expired SSL certificates and the
414 expiration date is shown.
416 * A hidden option has been added, 'compose_no_markup', this prohibits
417 the use of bold and italic text in Compose dialogue's account
420 * LDAPS support has been added.
422 * The user manual has been updated, and French and Polish
423 translations are now also included.
430 * The Preferences config file, ~/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc, is now
431 stored with UTF-8 encoding
436 * libetpan version 0.45 or newer is now required for IMAP support,
437 this allows checking for IMAP/SSL certificates.
439 * Support for the Face header has been added,
440 see http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/face/
442 * In the Templates dialog TAB address completion has been added for
443 Cc and Bcc fields, in addition to To.
445 * An account's signature file, (Account Preferences, Compose tab),
446 can now been edited in place using the configured text editor.
448 * An advanced search is now possible in the '/Edit/Search folder'
451 * '/Edit/Find' has been added to the Compose window for text
454 * A progress bar is now shown in the status bar whilst doing a Quick
457 * A long search can now be cancelled.
459 * In a Sent mail folder the From column in the message list is now
460 automatically changed to the To column.
462 * '/Message/Colour Label' has been added to the main menu, enabling
463 (unmodifiable) shortcut keys, Ctrl+[0-7].
465 * The colour labels are now customisable from the 'Display/Colours'
466 page of the Preferences. It is now possible to choose any colours
467 and to give them each a label.
469 * A Spell Checking option to 'Recheck message when changing
470 dictionary' has been added.
472 * An option to 'Render HTML-only mail with plugin if possible' has
473 been added to the 'Message View/Text Options' preferences page.
475 * Headers in the message view and the Custom headers dialog are now
476 translated if the option 'Translate header names' is activated.
478 * It is now possible to sort the columns in the Addressbook.
480 * More drag-n-drop capabilities have been added, from the message
481 list to other apps, from the mimeview to other apps, from other
482 apps to message list, from other apps to folder list, from the
483 mimeview to the message and folder lists and the Compose window's
486 * "Ignore thread" has beed added as a filtering action.
488 * The Compose window is now hidden when sending mails via filtering.
490 * An alphabetical resort is done immediately when a folder's name
493 * Unsubscribing a newsgroup now removes the related folder and
494 articles from newscache/
496 * A "Get more..." link has been added to the Plugins window. This
497 loads http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php in your browser.
499 * The SpamAssassin plugin is now equipped with a spam learning
500 interface, usable by right-clicking a message and choosing
501 'Mark as Spam' or 'Mark as Ham' in the Mark submenu. It is now also
502 possible to disable SpamAssasin filtering when receiving mail, so
503 that the plugin can be used for learning only.
505 * Remote learning in the SpamAssassin plugin has been added. This
506 requires SpamAssassin 3.1.x.
508 * A new script has been added that integrates a Thunderbird folder
509 tree into Sylpheed-Claws, tools/tbird2syl.py
514 * libetpan >= 0.41 is now required for IMAP support
516 * A new and completely rewritten manual has been added.
518 * An icon legend window has been added to the Help menu
520 * Attached images can now be printed along with the message when using
521 the optional libgnomeprintui support.
523 * '--exit' command-line option has been added.
525 * '--subscribe' command-line option has been added.
526 Calling sylpheed-claws --subscribe '%s' will ask the loaded plugins
527 if they can handle the type of URL passed as a parameter. Thus, if
528 using the RSSyl or vCalendar plugins, for example, the user will be
529 able to subscribe RSS feeds or Webcals from the browser.
531 * sylpheed-claws email@domain.com is now equivalent to --compose
533 * sylpheed-claws proto://blah.com is equivalent to --subscribe
535 * HIG compliant button order has been implemented.
537 * Several dialogues throughout have been improved.
539 * Text can now also been displayed next to the icons in the main
542 * Quick mail retrieval from any account is now possible due to the
543 account submenu which has been added to the 'Get All' button.
545 * The spellchecker context menu in the compose window has been added
546 to the standard GtkTextView menu instead of replacing it.
548 * The Subject in the compose window title now updates instantaneously.
550 * The mimetypes list in the compose window attachment pane is now
551 alphabetically ordered.
553 * The message view email and URI parsers have been enhanced.
555 * In Quick Search Extended mode, a '...' button has been added, this
556 provides the user with a dialogue enabling the quick formation of
559 * When Quick Search is activated, the entry box is given a yellow
560 background for greater visibility.
562 * The LDAP search in the address book now supports wildcard searching
565 * The configuration option 'Go to inbox after receiving new mail' has
566 been moved from 'Display/Summaries' to 'Mail handling/Receive'.
568 * The 'Wrap at send' configuration option has been removed.
570 * Colour preferences have been moved from '/Message View/Colors' to
573 * The previously hidden option, color_new, has been added to the GUI
574 as '/Display/Colors/Folder' containing new messages.
576 * The spamassassin and spamassassin_gtk plugins have been merged into
577 one single plugin, and this plugin is now built by default if the
578 requirements are matched.
580 * The clamav and clamav_gtk plugins have been merged into one single
583 * GnuPG support: Add support for PKA info if available
585 * The PGP/Inline plugin now supports Content-Type 'application/pgp'.
587 * A check to verify that plugins are licenced under a GPL-compatible
588 licence has been added.
590 * The unmaintained mathml_viewer plugin has been removed.
592 * Added tools/filter_conv_new.pl.
593 Converts the new style Sylpheed filter rules (Sylpheed >= 0.9.99)
594 to Claws filtering rules.
599 * etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support
600 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced.
602 * Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/ Mutt/Pine file'
603 functions were fixed.
606 Signature checking is now non-blocking
608 * The URLs in the About window are now clickable
610 * the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws'
615 * The binary is now 'sylpheed-claws' and not 'sylpheed'
617 * The default config dir is now '~/.sylpheed-claws'. The user will
618 be prompted to perform an automatic migration of configuration
619 options to this new directory.
621 * A new default internal icon theme has been added, based on the
624 * Messages are now sorted by Date by default
627 The noticeview is now shown on the message/rfc822 part in addition
628 to the text/plain part.
629 The privacy icon in the noticeview is now clickable and also uses
630 key C to perform the signature check.
631 The Trust field has been moved into Full info display.
632 When trust is less than full, don't display a warning icon.
633 Visual feedback is provided in the statusbar when checking
635 The PGP/MIME signature file is now named 'signature.asc'.
636 The dialog for entering a passphrase has been improved.
638 * Local deletion of news posts has been added.
640 * A file selector has been added for selecting an account's Signature
643 * Many window sizes are now remembered.
645 * The presense of marked msgs in unexpanded subfolders is now indicated
646 by the icon of the parent folder.
649 The message list is reset when the dialog is hidden.
650 The 'Sticky' option, for keeping the search activated across folders.
652 * The Subject is now set when forwarding multiple mails.
654 * When a default Cc or Bcc is used, a check is performed to make sure
655 the To header has also been set.
657 * In the filtering dialog a warning dialog is shown if the rule was
660 * The file and directory Browse buttons, ("...") have been improved.
662 * When double-clicking an attachment the "Open with" dialog is
663 presented if no command was found for the file type.
665 * The X-Face has been added to the message view and can be toggled by
666 '/Configuration/Preferences/Message View/Text options/Display
667 X-Face in messageview'.
669 * The message list context menu has been reworked.
671 * When replying to a mail sent by yourself, Reply excludes your own
672 address from the list of recipients. 'Reply All' and 'Reply to
673 sender' still work like before.
675 * When the Folder Preference 'Default To for replies' the entry in
676 the Compose window is presented in bold text.
678 * The About window has been reworked.
683 * etpan >= 0.39 is now required for IMAP support
685 * LDAP and JPilot support is now built by default if the dependencies
688 * ~/.mailcap or /etc/mailcap is now used to open attachments
690 * middle-click pasting that respects the 'Wrap pasted text' option
693 * during composition the user is alerted if the message can't be
696 * the description windows are now non-modal
698 * a 'Clear Log' button has been added to the log window popup menu
700 * Sender, List-Post and To have been added to the headers that are
701 checked during automatic Filtering and Processing rules creation
703 * the current locale's charset is used for display of broken mails
704 and a hidden option, 'utf8_instead_of_locale_for_broken_mail', has
705 been added allowing the user to use UTF-8 for broken mails
707 * GNU/aspell support: if black is chosen as the misspelled word
708 colour, misspelled words will be underlined.
710 * the Message View and Compose windows now display the message
711 subject as the window title.
713 * libgnomeprint support: currently selected text attachments can be
716 * drag'n'drop of messages from the Message List to a Compose window's
717 Attachment pane is now possible
719 * PGP/MIME plugin: it is now possible to verify S/MIME signatures
721 * PGP/Core plugin: A "Don't encrypt" button has been added to the key
722 selection dialog, and the buttons have been reordered.
724 * the user is warned if the requested Privacy system is not available
725 when composing a message
730 * The 'Open first unread message when entering a folder' option has
731 been replaced with 'When entering a folder select...'.
732 Whether or not the selected message is opened is now exclusively
733 controlled by the 'Always open message when selected' option.
735 * Filtering and Processing rules can now be named.
737 * A new icon for the Trash button has been added.
739 * The 'Bold font' option has been removed. A displayed bold font is
740 now derived from the normal font.
742 * The option 'Display recipient in 'From' column if sender is yourself'
743 has been removed from the GUI. It still exists as a hidden option.
745 * Many improvements to the Address book.
747 * A '/Special paste/' menu item has been added with sub-items 'as
748 quotation', 'wrapped', and 'unwrapped'.
750 * Colourisation of quotes, signatures, and URIs has been added to the
753 * A 'To' column has been added to the message list pane.
755 * The displayed columns in the folder list are now configurable.
757 * A hidden option has been added, 'toolbar_detachable', that enables
758 the removal of the toolbar handles.
760 * A hidden option has been added, 'statusbar_update_step', that
761 enables changing the sensitivity of the progress bar stepping.
763 * Changes to the Fonts options are now applied immediately.
765 * Subfolders of Drafts, Queue, Sent, and Trash now behave like their
768 * An 'Open image' menu item has been added to image popup menu in the
771 * Several optimisations and speed-ups have been added throughout.
773 * The localedir, manualdir, and faqdir are now user-configurable.
775 * tools/asus_mailled.sh
776 A new script to blink an ASUS laptop's mail LED when there is
779 * tools/kdeservicemenu/*
780 Use Sylpheed-Claws icon and the text 'Sylpheed-Claws' in the menu,
781 use kdialog during installation
786 * add GPGME 1.x support.
788 * A new PGP/Core plugin has been added
790 * IMAP now uses libEtPan!
792 * Printing support using libgnomeprint2 and libgnomeprintui2
794 * The cache/mark files are now platform-independent.
796 * A plugin dependency system has been added.
798 * The PGP/Inline plugin has been added to the main package.
800 * Folders which contain Marked messages are now indicated by a
801 Folder icon overlaid with a tick
803 * '/Edit/Quick search' menu item has been added to the main window
805 * An option to 'Confirm before sending queued messages' has been
808 * The "Copy ..." menu items now copy to both the X and the gtk
809 clipboards in the Compose window
811 * The Template and Plugin lists are now sorted alphabetically
813 * Plugins preferences are now grouped under their own 'Plugins'
816 * A 'Go to Prev' button has been added to the toolbar
818 * Keyboard accelerators have been added to many buttons
820 * The folder selection dialogue now displays folder names with
823 * The 'Display cursor in message view' option is now a hidden option,
824 'textview_cursor_visible'
826 * Reordering of accounts by drag 'n' drop has been enabled in the
827 'Edit accounts' dialogue
829 * New Sylpheed-Claws icons have been added, and the default
830 application icon is now set.
832 * The SpamAssassin and Clam AntiVirus plugins have been optimised.
838 * improved IMAP support
840 * Performance increases
842 * /Message/Delete and /Message/Move to trash
843 '/Message/Delete' has been renamed '/Message/Move to trash'
844 and '/Message/Delete' has been added. '/Message/Delete' will
845 now directly destroy the message, after asking for a
846 confirmation, instead of moving it to the Trash folder.
848 * new style configuration options interface.
851 The 'PGP/MIME' plugin has been renamed 'PGP MIME'.
853 * LDAP bind password is no longer visible onscreen.
855 * An option to encrypt replies to encrypted messages by default
857 * Filtering rules can be reordered by drag n drop
859 * '/Options/Character encoding/...' has been added to the Compose
862 * Hebrew encodings have been added
864 * The 'Show all headers' option is now sticky.
866 * Return Receipts can now be sent from any account.
868 * A clip/signed icon has been added.
874 * bug-fix release which fixes the ASpell Spell Checker
880 * Inline image display
882 * An option to render HTML as text has been added to
883 /Configuration/Preferences/Common/Message
885 * An option for a default Queue folder has been added to the
886 'Advanced' tab of Account Preferences
888 * Filtering Preferences window size is saved
890 * Batch sending of mails (per account)
892 * Support for GBK encoding
894 * New logo in About window
896 * tools/acroread2sylpheed.pl
897 script to send pdfs as attachments from Adobe Reader 7
898 see tools/README for details
906 * default config dir is ~/.sylpheed-gtk2