X-Git-Url: http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE_NOTES;h=9b4fe84cd25c20c5e488becf234e9ac731d3e789;hp=221d7a5eb1ce5fba7b12e8ac0831d6249773eb85;hb=09f6dfb18b5853e309dfa5da980fd21750c7c200;hpb=a9076262cb70a36ed91fa57a664d07c32243ac2d diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES index 221d7a5eb..9b4fe84cd 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES @@ -1,42 +1,139 @@ -8th November 2005 Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.100 +31st July 2006 Sylpheed-Claws 2.4.0 SYLPHEED-CLAWS RELEASE NOTES - http://claws.sylpheed.org + http://www.sylpheed-claws.net -Sylpheed-Claws is an extended version of Sylpheed, a GTK+ based, -lightweight, and fast e-mail client +Sylpheed-Claws is a GTK+ based, user-friendly, lightweight, and fast +email client. -Notes for this release: -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +New in this release: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -* etpan >= 0.40 is now required for IMAP support - 0.40 fixes the SSL connection errors that some users experienced. +* A ./configure option has been added, --with-mandir=DIR allowing the + setting of the man directory location -* Buffer overflows in the address book 'Import LDIF/Mutt/Pine file' - functions were fixed. This was a security hole. It only affected - these address book import functions, but we recommend that everyone - upgrade. +* 'Send queue' has been added to the folder contextual menu, which + allows sending the contents of a single queue, as opposed to the + toolbar's Send Queue, which sends all queues -New in this release: -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +* '/View/Go to/Next unread folder' has been added + +* 'View/Go to/Next marked messages' now traverses folders + +* sftp:// links are now recognised in mails + +* A dialogue is presented to the user when dropping files into the + Compose window, asking whether to insert or attach the file(s). The + default behaviour can be controlled via a new option in + Compose/Writing + +* Allow attached message parts to be selected, opened, or saved via + their text label in the message body + +* Save named inlined attachments with "Save all" + +* An option to change the Folder Type has been added to the Folder + Properties + +* Add |i{sub_expr} to Templates, which allows inserting user-entered + text in a template + +* A new option has been added to '/Preferences/External programs' to + allow "Display as text" on attachments to be done via a script + +* An option to 'Never send Return Receipts' has been added to the + 'Other' page of the preferences. + +* The Custom Header dialogue in Account Preferences now has a 'From + file...' button, which enables a Face or X-Face header to be set by + selecting a file + +* libgnomeprint support : A font for printing can be specified in + '/Display/Fonts' + +* Add Help buttons to some dialogues, clicking on them will open the + manual at a suitable section in the configured browser + +* The option 'Add date header' has been removed, a date header is + now always added + +* The '/Message/Re-edit' menu item has been removed from the separate + Message View, where it was useless + +* Display an Account's Protocol as a label instead of the unusable + combo when editing accounts + +* It is now possible to move and copy mails from and to the Drafts + and Queue folders + +* More non-English Subject prefixes have been added + +* The Attachment flag is now set for some inlined attachments + +* Faster recursive quicksearch (show current folder's results before + searching sub-folders) + +* Faster send on IMAP + +* Alert in case of authentication error on imap + +* Better error reporting in GPG plugins + +* Faster and better MBOX import/export + +* Save caches on SIGPIPE (like on Xorg exit) + +* Unified Info/Help/Symbols buttons + +* Honor display-header-pane setting in separate window too + +* Use the user-defined From: in the Return-Path: header when sending + +* Grab Save button by default in Save dialog, which allows saving + by hitting Enter + +* The online status is checked before resetting mailcheck timer + +* Show POP3 connection earlier in statusbar + +* Re-read /etc/resolv.conf before connecting to IMAP servers, and + when switching to Online mode -* GnuPG support: - Signature checking is now non-blocking +* tools/textviewer.pl has been added, which can be used with the new + option 'Command for Display as Text' in '/Preferences/External + programs' -* The URLs in the About window are now clickable +* The Sylpheed-Claws logo has been updated -* the man page has been updated and renamed 'sylpheed-claws' +* updated Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, French, German, Greek, + Italian, Polish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish + translations. -* Bug fixes, including the following: - o bug 314, 'Queue does not empty under certain circumstances' - o bug 841, 'Sort by the From field doesn't work' - o Fix replying to ml when confirming subscription - o Fix totals when read messages are hidden or quicksearch is - on - o Fix addressbook import of base-64 encoded items +* Bug fixes: + o bug 977, 'Can't add or edit imap accounts' + o bug 978, 'Disconnect from IMAP server when going offline' + o bug 981, 'sc 2.3.1 segfaults with gtk+ 2.10' + o Fix double '/Go to/Next ...' + o Fix signature replacement when changing accounts and + re-editing, in certains cases + o Don't report a GPG error when Cancel is clicked on the + passphrase dialogue + o Block undo while changing signature + o Don't freeze the GUI when rescanning local folders after a + crash/kill + o Fix default button for rules, actions, templates when + attempting to close without saving (default was to close) + o Fix compilation on some systems + o Fix a race condition when, after an SC crash, rescanning + folders took more than 0.5 seconds + o Don't allow the use of inboxes from F_UNKNOWN folders as + default inbox, vCalendar plugin for example + o Fixed off-by-one count of current message in the statusbar + filtering progressbar + o Fix focus of button in Actions I/O dialogue For further details of the numbered bugs listed above consult -www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed-claws/bugzilla/index.cgi +http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed-claws/bugzilla/index.cgi * and other code reorganisation, cleanups, and more.