1 Wanderlust NEWS -- User-visible changes in Wanderlust.
3 * Changes in 2.12.0 from 2.10.1
5 ** Now you can sort summary lines into descending order.
7 ** Abbreviate too long header extended to lines in message buffer.
13 wl-summary-forward-hook
14 wl-draft-kill-pre-hook
15 wl-summary-resend-hook
20 ** Persistent mark string in summary buffer is changed.
21 Default setting indicates cached state by its upper/lower case.
23 ** It displays draft preview on sending confirmation.
25 ** Sending parameters are displayed on draft preview.
26 See description of the variable wl-draft-preview-attribute for detail.
28 ** You can run biff with idle-timer by setting wl-biff-use-idle-timer.
30 ** Now wl-draft-kill confirms with yes-or-no-p.
32 ** Summary thread will be divided if its depth is larger than certain amount.
33 The limit is controlled by the variable wl-summary-max-thread-depth.
35 ** Emacs multi-tty support is supported.
36 (http://lorentey.hu/project/emacs.html)
38 ** New sort spec 'size' is added in the summary mode.
39 Now you can sort the summary by message size.
41 ** The variable wl-refile-policy-alist is abolished.
43 ** SPAM filter module is added.
45 ** Batch processing module is added.
47 ** The structure of the message database is improved.
48 Following setting is to convert legacy msgdb to the new one on reconstruction
49 of msgdb (s all RET on summary buffer).
50 (setq elmo-msgdb-default-type 'standard
51 elmo-msgdb-convert-type 'sync)
53 ** Draft save function is improved.
54 Now you can set wl-draft-folder to IMAP folder, Maildir folder, and so on.
56 ** 'mark folder is renamed to 'flag folder.
57 Related to this, original message location is displayed as help-echo on summary
58 line in the 'flag folder (you can control the behavior by
59 wl-highlight-summary-line-help-echo-alist).
61 ** Now you can put arbitrary user defined flag on message.
62 You can specify its flag by "F" in the summary mode.
64 ** New mark, 'A' and 'a' is added for answered messages.
65 Now answered messages have its own mark in the summary mode.
66 'A' is displayed for uncached messages and 'a' is for cached messages.
68 ** New search condition 'Flag' (Status of the message) is added.
69 There are flags 'unread', 'important', 'answered',
70 'digest' (unread or important) and 'any' (any of the flag).
71 For example, following filter folder contains only unread or important
72 messages in the %inbox folder.
76 ** In the multi-folder, status of messages are synchronized with original
78 For example, unread status of '+inbox' is updated to '*+inbox,+outbox'.
80 ** The temporary mark and corresponding action is now customizable.
82 By default, following mark-and-actions are defined.
83 mark-and-actions which are defined as before.
84 "o" refile (same as before)
85 "O" copy (same as before)
86 "d" dispose (formerly delete, 'D' mark. Messages are moved to
87 wl-trash-folder. Its behavior is decided by
88 wl-dispose-folder-alist.)
89 New mark-and-actions which are newly introduced.
90 "D" delete (remove message immediately)
91 "i" prefetch (prefetch message)
92 "~" resend (resend message)
93 Press 'x' to execute actions which corresponds to the mark.
94 mark-and-actions can be define by the new variable,
95 'wl-summary-mark-action-list'. See its docstring for more in detail.
97 ** The function wl-summary-resend-message is abolished. Instead of it,
98 you can put mark for resending by wl-summary-resend.
102 wl-highlight-summary-disposed-face
103 wl-highlight-summary-prefetch-face
104 wl-highlight-summary-resend-face
105 wl-highlight-summary-answered-face
106 wl-highlight-action-argument-face
110 wl-highlight-refile-destination-face
111 (renamed to wl-highlight-action-argument-face)
114 wl-delete-folder-alist is renamed to wl-dispose-folder-alist.
116 ** POP3 folder existence check is simplified (by default).
117 The default value for elmo-pop3-exists-exactly is changed to nil.
119 ** POP3 response code extension defined in the RFC2449 is supported.
120 If a login failure occurred because of user's another POP3 session,
121 entered password is not cleared and used in the future login.
123 ** IMAP4 commands EXPUNGE and CHECK are now send asynchronously.
125 ** Default value of wl-folder-hierarchy-access-folders has been changed.
127 ** Access group "@/" of shimbun folders can be used now.
129 ** Show contents of NEWS(.ja) when you start Wanderlust newer than the
130 one you used previously.
132 ** Default values of wl-draft-reply-*-list are changed.
133 See samples/en/dot.wl for old values.
135 ** wl-draft-reply-myself-*-list are abolished and integrated into
136 wl-draft-reply-*-list.
138 ** You can control initial cursor position for replying draft.
139 Set variable wl-draft-reply-default-position appropriately.
141 ** Changed the way to specify configuration of draft buffer window.
142 You can choose keep, full or split as values of wl-draft-buffer-style
143 and wl-draft-reply-buffer-style.
145 ** Commands to verify/decrypt non-MIME PGP message are added.
146 C-c:v, C-c:d in message buffer to verify or decrypt respectively.
148 * Changes in 2.10.1 from 2.10.0
149 Version 2.10.1 is a bug fix version of 2.10.0.
151 ** Fixed the problem that msgdb be destroyed when print-length or
152 print-level has Non-nil value.
154 ** wl-summary-pack-number in pipe folder is disabled temporarily
155 since it didn't work. Invoke it in destination folder instead.
157 ** Fixed a problem that wl-folder-move-cur-folder doesn't work.
159 ** Fixed a problem that wl-draft-reedit doesn't work properly on Meadow.
161 ** Fixed a problem that wl-summary-pack-number doesn't work on Maildir and
164 ** Fixed a problem that cache file is not protected even if it is marked
167 ** Fixed a problem that %# in wl-summary-line-format cannot handle large
170 ** Fixed a problem to remove password even if SMTP AUTH failed at non-auth
173 ** Default value of wl-message-buffer-prefetch-folder-type-list,
174 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-idle-time, and
175 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-depth are changed.
177 ** Fixed to compile on XEmacs without mule feature.
179 * Changes in 2.10.0 from 2.8.1
181 ** You can alter the format of summary lines.
182 Specify format by wl-summary-line-format. If you want to change ones
183 according to folder names, use wl-folder-summary-line-format-alist.
185 ** Save format for the draft folder has been changed. Messages are encoded
186 before saved by wl-draft-save.
188 ** elmo-split is newly established. It provides a way to split messages
189 according to some rule a la procmail.
191 ** Buffer prefetch works fine now. Messages of the number specified by
192 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-depth are loaded into buffer in advance.
194 ** elmo-dop-queue-flush flushes queue that concerns plugged folder.
196 ** Starting Wanderlust on the new frame is possible now. Set as
197 (autoload 'wl-other-frame "wl" "Wanderlust on new frame." t)
199 ** In Folder mode, you can go into virtual folder which consists of messages
200 with some specified condition (wl-folder-virtual). It is binded to "V".
202 ** In Folder mode, you can search folders containing messages with some
203 specified condition (wl-folder-pick). It is binded to "?".
205 ** Now you can rename access group folders.
207 ** You can specify ON/OFF of thread view for newly created summary.
208 Set wl-summary-default-view, wl-summary-default-view-alist.
210 ** Temporary marks are kept when you exit from sticky summary by q or g.
212 ** Key bindings concerning the sticky summary have been changed.
213 By C-u g, the sticky summary is destroyed as well as C-u q. In summary or
214 folder mode, G opens the sticky summary.
216 ** You can go round summary buffers by C-cC-n and C-cC-p.
218 ** Members of the list wl-folder-hierarchy-access-folders is now some REGEXP
219 for access group names instead of exact group names.
221 ** In header part of the draft buffer C-a brings cursor to the beginning of
222 the line or the beginning of the header body.
224 ** You can send encapsulated blind carbon copies. Its default field name is
227 ** C-c C-y (Draft) can cite region of the message.
228 It affects if transient-mark-mode (Emacs) or zmacs-regions (XEmacs) is
229 Non-nil and the region is active.
231 ** You can delete a part from multipart message.
232 It is binded as "D" in message buffer.
234 ** You can easily configure server settings to post news article.
235 Set wl-nntp-posting-config-alist appropriately. See Info for an example.
237 ** You can specify some function in wl-draft-reply-with-argument-list etc.
238 for setting the recipients in draft by the return value of it.
240 ** The interface of the function wl-draft has been changed.
241 The initial set of headers are handed as an association list.
243 ** The uses of wl-generate-mailer-string-function has been changed.
244 Specify a function which returns some string to appear in User-Agent header.
246 ** The Reference Card (doc/wl-refcard.tex) describes important key bindings.
250 * Changes in 2.8.0 from 2.6.1
252 ** Nemacs, Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.28 are not supported any longer.
254 ** Wanderlust might not work with FLIM 1.14.2 and older.
255 It is recommended to use FLIM 1.14.3 or newer and associated SEMI.
257 ** Now available `make check' environment test for user.
259 ** If you set obsolete variables (e.g. renamed ones) in .wl etc, Wanderlust
260 shows warning messages and urge you to change settings.
261 Change your settings according to the messages, please.
262 If you want to suppress warnings, set elmo-obsolete-variable-show-warnings
265 ** Added new internal folders: 'sendlog folder
267 ** Added new type of folders: shimbun folder
269 Format: '@' 'virtual server name' '.' 'group name'
271 ** Added new type of folders: namazu folder
273 Format: '[' 'search condition' ']' [ 'absolute path of namazu index' ]
275 ** With pipe folder, now you can preserve messages on the server.
276 At the next time you access it, only new messages will be copied.
278 Format: '|' 'source folder' '|:' 'destination folder'
280 ** Address manager is now available (start by C-c C-a).
281 You can edit address book and import recipients to draft from it.
283 ** ACAP (RFC2244) is supported(experimental).
285 ** Now you can preserve IMAP4 message by part as a cache.
286 If you skipped enormous part, you can read other than skipped part when
289 ** Wanderlust also creates message view through prefetching.
290 Displaying of prefetched messages speeded up because of this.
292 ** Truncation of lines in message buffer or draft buffer is now controllable.
293 Non-nil value of wl-message-truncate-lines or wl-draft-truncate-lines
294 means truncating long lines at window width.
296 ** Bitmap image for opening demo is removed from wl-demo.elc and now loaded
297 from wl-icon-directory.
298 Special logo is displayed through the Christmas season :)
300 ** Overall elmo module is rewritten.
302 ** Variables depending on elmo backends are renamed to "elmo-backend-*".
303 e.g. elmo-default-imap4-server is renamed to elmo-imap4-default-server.
305 ** Variables named xxx-func are renamed to xxx-function.
307 ** X-Face utility 1.3.6.12 or older is not supported any longer.
308 Please install X-Face utility 1.3.6.13 or later, if necessary.
310 ** Wanderlust distinguishes stream-type on plugged mode. They are treated as
313 ** msgdb path for archive and multi folders are changed.
314 No problem for running wanderlust even if you do not deal with them.
315 But if you don't want to leave useless data on the disk, delete under
316 .elmo/multi and .elmo/archive in advance.
318 ** Variables named xxx-dir are renamed to xxx-directory.
319 e.g. wl-icon-dir is renamed to wl-icon-directory.
320 Take attention if you set for display of startup logo, etc.
322 ** elmo-cache-dirname is abolished and elmo-cache-directory is newly created.
323 You can put cache directory to another place by setting
324 elmo-cache-directory.
326 ** Default value of elmo-enable-disconnected-operation is now `t'.
327 When the relevant messages are cached, you can do some operations
328 even in the off-line state.
330 ** Now messages with "$" mark is not remained in the summary buffer when
331 the actual message itself is deleted.
332 Please visit the 'mark folder to review the messages with the "$" mark.
334 * Changes in 2.6.1 from 2.6.0
335 Version 2.6.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.6.0.
337 ** Fixed a problem that Emacs 21 causes `Recursive load...' error.
339 ** Fixed a problem that thread character is broken in XEmacs 21.1.
341 ** Fixed a problem that in IMAP4 folder, progress bar is remained in XEmacs .
343 ** Fixed a problem that searching is failed for the header fields that
348 * Changes in 2.6.0 from 2.4.1
350 ** FLIM 1.13.x is not supported any longer.
351 Please install FLIM 1.14.1 or later.
353 ** Now folder and summary buffer can be opened in a separate frame.
354 If `wl-folder-use-frame' is set as t, `M-x wl' creates a new frame
355 for folder mode. If `wl-summary-use-frame' is set as t, new frames
356 are created for each summary window.
358 ** Cursor moving speed ('N' or 'P' in summary) is greatly improved.
360 ** Folder checking speed for filter folder of localdir
361 folder using `last' or `first' (Ex. /last:100/+inbox) is improved.
363 ** Retrieval progress of each message is displayed in POP and IMAP folder.
365 ** Coloring of summary buffer is processed on demand (only on Emacs).
366 If `wl-summary-lazy-highlight' is non-nil,
367 only visible portion of the buffer is colored.
369 ** Customizable biff notify.
370 New hook `wl-biff-notify-hook' and `wl-biff-unnotify-hook' is
372 e.g. (add-hook wl-biff-notify-hook 'ding)
376 * Changes in 2.4.1 from 2.4.0
377 Version 2.4.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.4.0.
379 ** Wanderlust 2.4.1 now works on FLIM 1.14.x.
381 ** Fixed a problem that POP connection remains after POP before SMTP.
383 ** The specification of IMAP4 authentication method for clear password
386 In 2.4.0, To use clear password authentication method in IMAP4
387 (Logging in with LOGIN command), you have to set the variable
388 `elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type' as 'plain (or nil).
389 But in 2.4.1, it is changed to 'clear (or nil).
391 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'plain)
393 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'clear)
395 * Changes in 2.4.0 from 1.1.1
398 The version numbering convention for Wanderlust is changed.
400 In earlier versions, 1.x were stable version and from 2.0.x to 2.2.x
401 were beta version. But since version 2.3.0, the second (minor) version
402 number implies the stability of the Wanderlust. Even minor number
403 corresponds to a stable version, and an odd minor number corresponds
404 to a development version. This version numbering is based on the
405 widespread convention of open source development.
407 On the open CVS server cvs.m17n.org, main trunk contains the current
408 beta (newest experimental) version, and branches contain the stable
409 version. (If the version is 2.4.x, the branch name is wl-2_4)
413 *** FLIM 1.12 is not supported anymore.
414 See the file INSTALL for details.
416 *** APEL 10.2 or later is required.
417 tm-8 users should check the version of APEL (tm-8.8 contains old APEL).
422 Complete e-mail address in draft by searching LDAP server.
423 If the variable wl-use-ldap is non-nil, LDAP feature is enabled
424 (Initial setting is nil).
426 *** UIDL support in POP3 folder
427 POP3 folder now saves the status of summary and it improves summary
428 update speed. If the variable elmo-pop3-use-uidl is non-nil, UIDL is
429 used (Initial setting is t).
432 Wanderlust has started on supporting Standard Emacs 21.
433 Toolbars and icon images can be shown in almost Wanderlust
437 Server mailbox is checked periodically.
438 If new mail is arrived, Wanderlust changes the biff (icon) on the modeline
439 and updates folder mode content.
442 Now expire mechanism has new feature `hide', it does not remove
443 messages actually from folder but hides messages from summary. It
444 improves processing speed for large folders.
446 *** Message thread restoring feature
447 Automatic correction of broken threads by subject matching is now available.
448 Thread modification by hand (M-w (copy) and C-y (paste) in summary mode)
451 *** Password expiration timer
452 Password cache expires after elmo-passwd-life-time is passed.
453 (nil means no expiration. Initial setting is nil)
456 Deleted messages in the NNTP folder are saved to `killed-list'. The
457 messages in the killed-list are treated as if it were not exist on the
458 server. Non-nil value for elmo-use-killed-list enables this feature
459 (Initial setting is t). By this feature, NNTP pipe folder works correctly.
461 *** Maildir pack is now available
462 M-x wl-summary-pack-number in the summary mode of Maildir folder
463 re-numbers the messages.
467 *** Complex condition can be specified for filter folder
468 AND condition, OR condition, NOT condition, and their combination can be
469 specified. Syntax of the condition part is changed. See Info for details.
471 Caution for those who upgrade from 1.1.1:
472 By this change, saving directory for the msgdb of filter folder is altered.
473 Former msgdbs are not needed anymore. It does not cause any problem but
474 if you don't want to keep useless disk, you should remove files
475 under the directory '.elmo/filter/' beforehand.
477 *** Searching of the NNTP folder is available
478 Now you can make NNTP filter folder.
479 (If only your NNTP server responds to XHDR command.)
481 *** Pick, Virtual in summary mode now accepts complex condition.
482 You can set AND condition and OR condition by typing
483 'AND' or 'OR' instead of field name.
485 ** Session, Authentication
487 *** elmo-default-*-authenticate-type only accepts symbol(used be a string)
489 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type "cram-md5")
491 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'cram-md5)
493 *** stream-type can be defined.
494 You can define stream type by
495 elmo-network-{imap4-,pop3-,nntp-,}stream-type-alist.
496 Some SSL related variables are abolished(renamed).
497 You can access to the networked folders (IMAP4, NNTP, POP3) via SOCKS
498 if you specify the folder name end with "!socks".
502 *** group-list is now available
503 You can specify address like 'Group: foo@gohome.org, bar@gohome.org;'.
504 If wl-draft-remove-group-list-contents is non-nil, the contents of
505 group-list is removed before sending.
507 *** The draft preview displays recipient addresses on minibuffer
508 You can confirm the group-list recipients by this.
510 *** Initial setting considers Reply-To:.
511 Default setting of wl-draft-reply-without-argument-list considers Reply-To:
512 field (Set to To: field).
514 *** Replying rules for the messages sent from yourself.
515 You can define replying rules for the messages sent from yourself by
516 setting wl-draft-reply-myself-with-argument-list and
517 wl-draft-reply-myself-without-argument-list.
519 *** Full name is used in the reply address.
520 If wl-draft-reply-use-address-with-full-name is non-nil, then full
521 name is inserted in with e-mail addresses on the replied message
522 (Initial setting is t).
524 *** In-Reply-To: format is changed.
525 In-Reply-To: format is changed to simple one. It is based on
526 draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-09.txt.
530 *** Message thread processing is improved.
532 *** Renamed variables
533 wl-refile-guess-func-list => wl-refile-guess-functions
534 wl-summary-temp-above => wl-summary-target-above
536 *** You can set function to wl-fcc.
537 You can change fcc folder name dynamically. For example, change folder name
540 *** elmo-search-mime-charset is abolished.
541 Charset is guessed from the string you typed.
543 *** Useless headers are removed when you forward the message.
544 You can specify removed headers by wl-ignored-forwarded-headers.
546 *** wl-highlight-group-folder-by-numbers is abolished.
547 It is renamed to wl-highlight-folder-by-numbers and has following meaning.
548 `t' : Whole line is colored by message number.
549 `nil' : Whole line is colored by folder status.
550 Number (ex. `1') : Line is colored by message number and folder status.
552 *** Header visibility control is changed.
553 Header visibility is controlled by Wanderlust (was controlled by SEMI).
554 You can change header visibility by wl-message-ignored-field-list and
555 wl-message-visible-field-list.
558 Less colors are used by DEMO pixmap.
559 Emacsen on character based terminal also display suitable DEMO.
562 * Changes in 1.1.1 from 1.1.0
563 Version 1.1.1 is a bug fix version of 1.1.0 with minor user-visible changes.
565 ** Development on the CVS server is started.
567 ** Flush operation and sending queues if Wanderlust is started
570 ** Directory structure is changed.
572 *** 00README, 00README.ja is renamed to README, README.ja.
574 *** All wl-* files are moved to the directory 'wl'.
576 ** Syntax of wl-refile-rule-alist is extended (compatible with older one).
579 Progress gauge is displayed while processing in the Emacsen with
580 progress gauge feature.
582 * Changes in 1.1.0 from 1.0.3
586 *** tm7 is not supported anymore.
587 see the file INSTALL for details.
589 *** WL_PREFIX and ELMO_PREFIX default as "wl"
590 (defvar WL_PREFIX "wl")
591 (defvar ELMO_PREFIX "wl")
593 e.g. install directory is
594 1.0.3 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/
595 1.1.0 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/wl/
597 *** Change default macro in Makefile.
600 use $(XEMACS), `package' and `install-package' target.
602 *** Install not only *.elc, but also *.el.
604 *** English document (wl.texi).
608 *** Modified UTF7 support.
609 Now international mailbox name can be used in IMAP4 in the Emacsen
610 with unicode feature.
614 *** New plugged system.
616 *** IMAP4 support became more generic.
617 Many IMAP4 servers are supported.
619 *** New authentication type
620 IMAP4: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, STARTTLS
621 POP3: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, SCRAM-MD5, STARTTLS
626 | Pipe Folder Incorporate message.
627 . Maildir Folder Now Maildir is one of the folder type.
628 'cache Cache Folder View internal cache.
630 *** Message buffer cache
631 Next message is prefetched while idle time.
633 *** Sticky summary is enhanced.
634 Now message buffer is also sticky.
635 You can specify always-sticky summary.
639 *** Eliminated wl-draft-prepared-config-alist
640 unified with wl-draft-config-alist.
642 *** POP-before-SMTP variables are re-arranged.
644 *** Ask non-existing folder.
645 When FCC: contains new folder.
646 When auto-refile specified new folder.
648 *** Change fetch threshold and confirm settings.
649 wl-prefetch-confirm-threshold, wl-cache-fetch-threshold.
651 *** Can use petname for completion.
653 *** Change Message-ID generator.
655 *** wl-demo.el support bitmap-mule.
657 *** Allow function type `smtp-server' value.
659 *** Make sendlog when `wl-draft-sendlog' is non-nil.
661 *** `wl-summary-incorporate-marks'
663 *** Reserve prefetching while off-line status.
665 *** Draft use new frame when `wl-draft-use-frame' is non-nil.
667 *** New variable `wl-user-mail-address-list' .
669 *** New variable `wl-local-domain' for set FQDN.
671 *** Server side unread status is used in IMAP4 folder.
674 wl-mime-charset iso-2022-jp => x-ctext
675 wl-summary-move-order 'new => 'unread
676 wl-tmp-dir TMPDIR => ~/tmp/
681 wl-mime-edit-preview-message-hook
682 wl-folder-suspend-hook
683 wl-summary-toggle-disp-folder-message-resumed-hook
684 wl-summary-line-inserted-hook
685 wl-thread-update-children-number-hook
686 mmelmo-header-inserted-hook
687 mmelmo-entity-content-inserted-hook
692 wl-summary-supersedes-message
694 wl-refile-guess-by-msgid
695 wl-address-user-mail-address-p
696 wl-summary-jump-to-msg-by-message-id-via-nntp
697 wl-summary-temp-mark-pick
699 * For details of changes, see the file ChangeLog.
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