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@@ -3,35 +3,74 @@ Version 0.4, "Alewife", 2000-08-14
Shell:
-Addressbook:
+ - Added interfaces to display messages and a progress bar when the
+ component is busy. (Ettore)
+
+ - Changed the shell BonoboUIHandler code to allow placing menu items
+ such as "Print" in the right places. (Ettore)
+
+ - Added code to check if an existing `~/evolution' directory
+ actually has the content we expect and, if not, complain with the
+ user. (Dan)
+
+ - Fixed some Bonobo-related refcounting problems. (Michael Meeks)
+
+ - Removed the GConf dependency. (JP)
+
+ - Improved the API for the folder selection dialog. (Ettore)
+
+ - Memory leak fixes. (Peter)
Calendar:
The calendar is in the middle of major rewrite. Evolution 0.4
ships with essentially the same calendar component as 0.3 did.
+Addressbook:
+
+ - More work on the Palm Pilot conduits. (Chris Toshok)
+
+ - Fixed some LDAP-related crashes. (Chris Toshok)
+
+ - Added support for displaying embedded vCards through a Bonobo
+ component. (Chris Lahey)
+
+ - Added support for generic fields. (Chris Lahey)
+
+ - Fixed the navigation order for the Tab key in the contact editor
+ window. (Chris Lahey)
+
+ - Fixed some Bonobo-related bugs and crashes. (Chris Lahey, Michael
+ Meeks)
+
+ - Only display entries that have an email address in the address
+ selector dialog. (Chris Lahey)
+
+ - Added an utility program to import vCards from Gnomecard. (Chris
+ Lahey)
+
Mailer:
Generic
- Long mailer operations (such as fetching new mail) now run
asynchronously rather than blocking the UI. This involved
- a major rewrite of much of the Camel and mailer code. (Peter)
+ a major rewrite of much of the Camel and mailer code. (Peter)
- GPG/PGP message decryption support (Nathan Thompson-Amato, Dan)
- Unfinished messages in the composer can be saved to the "Drafts"
- folder and finished later. (Jeff)
+ folder and finished later. (Jeff)
- Double-clicking on a message in the message view now opens it in a
- separate window. (Jeff)
+ separate window. (Jeff)
- vCards attached to messages now bring up a minicard view with a
button to add the vCard to the addressbook (Chris Lahey, Dan)
- Inline uuencoded/binhexed "attachment" support (Dan)
- - "Mark All Messages Seen" command. (Cody Russell)
+ - "Mark All Messages Seen" command. (Cody Russell)
Filters / VFolders
@@ -40,42 +79,42 @@ Mailer:
- Auto-filter/auto-vfolder code (right click on a message in the
list and pick one of the options at the bottom of the menu to
- create a filter/vfolder rule for similar messages). (Michael)
+ create a filter/vfolder rule for similar messages). (Michael)
- You can now set the color of messages in the message list, based
- on filter rules. (Local stores can also now store arbitrary user
+ on filter rules. (Local stores can also now store arbitrary user
flags, although there is not yet UI code to set/view them.)
(Michael)
- Added "Save" button to the quicksearch bar to save a search as a
- vfolder. (Michael)
+ vfolder. (Michael)
Configuration
- Major mail config dialog rewrite (JP).
- The mailer now remembers your threaded/unthreaded message view
- setting between sessions. (Jeremy Wise).
+ setting between sessions. (Jeremy Wise).
- Support for multiple identities (JP, Jeff), sources (JP, Peter), and
IMAP servers (JP, Dan)
Providers
- - You can now leave POP mail on the server. (Also fixed a bug that
+ - You can now leave POP mail on the server. (Also fixed a bug that
resulted in the last message being left behind on the POP server
every time.) (Dan)
- There is now an MH-like local store available, and code to convert
- a folder from one type to the other. (Michael)
+ a folder from one type to the other. (Michael)
- The mbox provider now writes out "From " lines that are more
compatible with other mailers (like Mutt) that are picky about
- their exact format. (Michael)
+ their exact format. (Michael)
- The IMAP provider now supports searching (Jeff). Also various
- other speed/efficiency/robustness improvements (Jeff), and
- support for old IMAP4 servers as well as IMAP4rev1 (Jon K Hellan)
+ other speed/efficiency/robustness improvements (Jeff), and support
+ for old IMAP4 servers as well as IMAP4rev1 (Jon K Hellan).
Version 0.3, "Jellyfish", 2000-07-21