1 Wanderlust NEWS -- User-visible changes in Wanderlust.
3 * Changes in 2.10.1 from 2.10.0
4 Version 2.10.1 is a bug fix version of 2.10.0.
6 ** Fixed a problem that wl-draft-reedit doesn't work properly on Meadow.
8 ** Fixed a problem that wl-summary-pack-number doesn't work on Maildir and
11 ** Fixed a problem that cache file is not protected even if it is marked
14 ** Fixed a problem that %# in wl-summary-line-format cannot handle large
17 ** Fixed a problem to remove password even if SMTP AUTH failed at non-auth
20 ** Default value of wl-message-buffer-prefetch-folder-type-list,
21 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-idle-time, and
22 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-depth are changed.
24 * Changes in 2.10.0 from 2.8.1
26 ** You can alter the format of summary lines.
27 Specify format by wl-summary-line-format. If you want to change ones
28 according to folder names, use wl-folder-summary-line-format-alist.
30 ** Save format for the draft folder has been changed. Messages are encoded
31 before saved by wl-draft-save.
33 ** elmo-split is newly established. It provides a way to split messages
34 according to some rule a la procmail.
36 ** Buffer prefetch works fine now. Messages of the number specified by
37 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-depth are loaded into buffer in advance.
39 ** elmo-dop-queue-flush flushes queue that concerns plugged folder.
41 ** Starting Wanderlust on the new frame is possible now. Set as
42 (autoload 'wl-other-frame "wl" "Wanderlust on new frame." t)
44 ** In Folder mode, you can go into virtual folder which consists of messages
45 with some specified condition (wl-folder-virtual). It is binded to "V".
47 ** In Folder mode, you can search folders containing messages with some
48 specified condition (wl-folder-pick). It is binded to "?".
50 ** Now you can rename access group folders.
52 ** You can specify ON/OFF of thread view for newly created summary.
53 Set wl-summary-default-view, wl-summary-default-view-alist.
55 ** Temporary marks are kept when you exit from sticky summary by q or g.
57 ** Key bindings concerning the sticky summary have been changed.
58 By C-u g, the sticky summary is destroyed as well as C-u q. In summary or
59 folder mode, G opens the sticky summary.
61 ** You can go round summary buffers by C-cC-n and C-cC-p.
63 ** Members of the list wl-folder-hierarchy-access-folders is now some REGEXP
64 for access group names instead of exact group names.
66 ** In header part of the draft buffer C-a brings cursor to the beginning of
67 the line or the beginning of the header body.
69 ** You can send encapsulated blind carbon copies. Its default field name is
72 ** C-c C-y (Draft) can cite region of the message.
73 It affects if transient-mark-mode (Emacs) or zmacs-regions (XEmacs) is
74 Non-nil and the region is active.
76 ** You can delete a part from multipart message.
77 It is binded as "D" in message buffer.
79 ** You can easily configure server settings to post news article.
80 Set wl-nntp-posting-config-alist appropriately. See Info for an example.
82 ** You can specify some function in wl-draft-reply-with-argument-list etc.
83 for setting the recipients in draft by the return value of it.
85 ** The interface of the function wl-draft has been changed.
86 The initial set of headers are handed as an association list.
88 ** The uses of wl-generate-mailer-string-function has been changed.
89 Specify a function which returns some string to appear in User-Agent header.
91 ** The Reference Card (doc/wl-refcard.tex) describes important key bindings.
95 * Changes in 2.8.0 from 2.6.1
97 ** Nemacs, Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.28 are not supported any longer.
99 ** Wanderlust might not work with FLIM 1.14.2 and older.
100 It is recommended to use FLIM 1.14.3 or newer and associated SEMI.
102 ** Now available `make check' environment test for user.
104 ** If you set obsolete variables (e.g. renamed ones) in .wl etc, Wanderlust
105 shows warning messages and urge you to change settings.
106 Change your settings according to the messages, please.
107 If you want to suppress warnings, set elmo-obsolete-variable-show-warnings
110 ** Added new internal folders: 'sendlog folder
112 ** Added new type of folders: shimbun folder
114 Format: '@' 'virtual server name' '.' 'group name'
116 ** Added new type of folders: namazu folder
118 Format: '[' 'search condition' ']' [ 'absolute path of namazu index' ]
120 ** With pipe folder, now you can preserve messages on the server.
121 At the next time you access it, only new messages will be copied.
123 Format: '|' 'source folder' '|:' 'destination folder'
125 ** Address manager is now available (start by C-c C-a).
126 You can edit address book and import recipients to draft from it.
128 ** ACAP (RFC2244) is supported(experimental).
130 ** Now you can preserve IMAP4 message by part as a cache.
131 If you skipped enormous part, you can read other than skipped part when
134 ** Wanderlust also creates message view through prefetching.
135 Displaying of prefetched messages speeded up because of this.
137 ** Truncation of lines in message buffer or draft buffer is now controllable.
138 Non-nil value of wl-message-truncate-lines or wl-draft-truncate-lines
139 means truncating long lines at window width.
141 ** Bitmap image for opening demo is removed from wl-demo.elc and now loaded
142 from wl-icon-directory.
143 Special logo is displayed through the Christmas season :)
145 ** Overall elmo module is rewritten.
147 ** Variables depending on elmo backends are renamed to "elmo-backend-*".
148 e.g. elmo-default-imap4-server is renamed to elmo-imap4-default-server.
150 ** Variables named xxx-func are renamed to xxx-function.
152 ** X-Face utility 1.3.6.12 or older is not supported any longer.
153 Please install X-Face utility 1.3.6.13 or later, if necessary.
155 ** Wanderlust distinguishes stream-type on plugged mode. They are treated as
158 ** msgdb path for archive and multi folders are changed.
159 No problem for running wanderlust even if you do not deal with them.
160 But if you don't want to leave useless data on the disk, delete under
161 .elmo/multi and .elmo/archive in advance.
163 ** Variables named xxx-dir are renamed to xxx-directory.
164 e.g. wl-icon-dir is renamed to wl-icon-directory.
165 Take attention if you set for display of startup logo, etc.
167 ** elmo-cache-dirname is abolished and elmo-cache-directory is newly created.
168 You can put cache directory to another place by setting
169 elmo-cache-directory.
171 ** Default value of elmo-enable-disconnected-operation is now `t'.
172 When the relevant messages are cached, you can do some operations
173 even in the off-line state.
175 ** Now messages with "$" mark is not remained in the summary buffer when
176 the actual message itself is deleted.
177 Please visit the 'mark folder to review the messages with the "$" mark.
179 * Changes in 2.6.1 from 2.6.0
180 Version 2.6.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.6.0.
182 ** Fixed a problem that Emacs 21 causes `Recursive load...' error.
184 ** Fixed a problem that thread character is broken in XEmacs 21.1.
186 ** Fixed a problem that in IMAP4 folder, progress bar is remained in XEmacs .
188 ** Fixed a problem that searching is failed for the header fields that
193 * Changes in 2.6.0 from 2.4.1
195 ** FLIM 1.13.x is not supported any longer.
196 Please install FLIM 1.14.1 or later.
198 ** Now folder and summary buffer can be opened in a separate frame.
199 If `wl-folder-use-frame' is set as t, `M-x wl' creates a new frame
200 for folder mode. If `wl-summary-use-frame' is set as t, new frames
201 are created for each summary window.
203 ** Cursor moving speed ('N' or 'P' in summary) is greatly improved.
205 ** Folder checking speed for filter folder of localdir
206 folder using `last' or `first' (Ex. /last:100/+inbox) is improved.
208 ** Retrieval progress of each message is displayed in POP and IMAP folder.
210 ** Coloring of summary buffer is processed on demand (only on Emacs).
211 If `wl-summary-lazy-highlight' is non-nil,
212 only visible portion of the buffer is colored.
214 ** Customizable biff notify.
215 New hook `wl-biff-notify-hook' and `wl-biff-unnotify-hook' is
217 e.g. (add-hook wl-biff-notify-hook 'ding)
221 * Changes in 2.4.1 from 2.4.0
222 Version 2.4.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.4.0.
224 ** Wanderlust 2.4.1 now works on FLIM 1.14.x.
226 ** Fixed a problem that POP connection remains after POP before SMTP.
228 ** The specification of IMAP4 authentication method for clear password
231 In 2.4.0, To use clear password authentication method in IMAP4
232 (Logging in with LOGIN command), you have to set the variable
233 `elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type' as 'plain (or nil).
234 But in 2.4.1, it is changed to 'clear (or nil).
236 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'plain)
238 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'clear)
240 * Changes in 2.4.0 from 1.1.1
243 The version numbering convention for Wanderlust is changed.
245 In earlier versions, 1.x were stable version and from 2.0.x to 2.2.x
246 were beta version. But since version 2.3.0, the second (minor) version
247 number implies the stability of the Wanderlust. Even minor number
248 corresponds to a stable version, and an odd minor number corresponds
249 to a development version. This version numbering is based on the
250 widespread convention of open source development.
252 On the open CVS server cvs.m17n.org, main trunk contains the current
253 beta (newest experimental) version, and branches contain the stable
254 version. (If the version is 2.4.x, the branch name is wl-2_4)
258 *** FLIM 1.12 is not supported anymore.
259 See the file INSTALL for details.
261 *** APEL 10.2 or later is required.
262 tm-8 users should check the version of APEL (tm-8.8 contains old APEL).
267 Complete e-mail address in draft by searching LDAP server.
268 If the variable wl-use-ldap is non-nil, LDAP feature is enabled
269 (Initial setting is nil).
271 *** UIDL support in POP3 folder
272 POP3 folder now saves the status of summary and it improves summary
273 update speed. If the variable elmo-pop3-use-uidl is non-nil, UIDL is
274 used (Initial setting is t).
277 Wanderlust has started on supporting Standard Emacs 21.
278 Toolbars and icon images can be shown in almost Wanderlust
282 Server mailbox is checked periodically.
283 If new mail is arrived, Wanderlust changes the biff (icon) on the modeline
284 and updates folder mode content.
287 Now expire mechanism has new feature `hide', it does not remove
288 messages actually from folder but hides messages from summary. It
289 improves processing speed for large folders.
291 *** Message thread restoring feature
292 Automatic correction of broken threads by subject matching is now available.
293 Thread modification by hand (M-w (copy) and C-y (paste) in summary mode)
296 *** Password expiration timer
297 Password cache expires after elmo-passwd-life-time is passed.
298 (nil means no expiration. Initial setting is nil)
301 Deleted messages in the NNTP folder are saved to `killed-list'. The
302 messages in the killed-list are treated as if it were not exist on the
303 server. Non-nil value for elmo-use-killed-list enables this feature
304 (Initial setting is t). By this feature, NNTP pipe folder works correctly.
306 *** Maildir pack is now available
307 M-x wl-summary-pack-number in the summary mode of Maildir folder
308 re-numbers the messages.
312 *** Complex condition can be specified for filter folder
313 AND condition, OR condition, NOT condition, and their combination can be
314 specified. Syntax of the condition part is changed. See Info for details.
316 Caution for those who upgrade from 1.1.1:
317 By this change, saving directory for the msgdb of filter folder is altered.
318 Former msgdbs are not needed anymore. It does not cause any problem but
319 if you don't want to keep useless disk, you should remove files
320 under the directory '.elmo/filter/' beforehand.
322 *** Searching of the NNTP folder is available
323 Now you can make NNTP filter folder.
324 (If only your NNTP server responds to XHDR command.)
326 *** Pick, Virtual in summary mode now accepts complex condition.
327 You can set AND condition and OR condition by typing
328 'AND' or 'OR' instead of field name.
330 ** Session, Authentication
332 *** elmo-default-*-authenticate-type only accepts symbol(used be a string)
334 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type "cram-md5")
336 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'cram-md5)
338 *** stream-type can be defined.
339 You can define stream type by
340 elmo-network-{imap4-,pop3-,nntp-,}stream-type-alist.
341 Some SSL related variables are abolished(renamed).
342 You can access to the networked folders (IMAP4, NNTP, POP3) via SOCKS
343 if you specify the folder name end with "!socks".
347 *** group-list is now available
348 You can specify address like 'Group: foo@gohome.org, bar@gohome.org;'.
349 If wl-draft-remove-group-list-contents is non-nil, the contents of
350 group-list is removed before sending.
352 *** The draft preview displays recipient addresses on minibuffer
353 You can confirm the group-list recipients by this.
355 *** Initial setting considers Reply-To:.
356 Default setting of wl-draft-reply-without-argument-list considers Reply-To:
357 field (Set to To: field).
359 *** Replying rules for the messages sent from yourself.
360 You can define replying rules for the messages sent from yourself by
361 setting wl-draft-reply-myself-with-argument-list and
362 wl-draft-reply-myself-without-argument-list.
364 *** Full name is used in the reply address.
365 If wl-draft-reply-use-address-with-full-name is non-nil, then full
366 name is inserted in with e-mail addresses on the replied message
367 (Initial setting is t).
369 *** In-Reply-To: format is changed.
370 In-Reply-To: format is changed to simple one. It is based on
371 draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-09.txt.
375 *** Message thread processing is improved.
377 *** Renamed variables
378 wl-refile-guess-func-list => wl-refile-guess-functions
379 wl-summary-temp-above => wl-summary-target-above
381 *** You can set function to wl-fcc.
382 You can change fcc folder name dynamically. For example, change folder name
385 *** elmo-search-mime-charset is abolished.
386 Charset is guessed from the string you typed.
388 *** Useless headers are removed when you forward the message.
389 You can specify removed headers by wl-ignored-forwarded-headers.
391 *** wl-highlight-group-folder-by-numbers is abolished.
392 It is renamed to wl-highlight-folder-by-numbers and has following meaning.
393 `t' : Whole line is colored by message number.
394 `nil' : Whole line is colored by folder status.
395 Number (ex. `1') : Line is colored by message number and folder status.
397 *** Header visibility control is changed.
398 Header visibility is controlled by Wanderlust (was controlled by SEMI).
399 You can change header visibility by wl-message-ignored-field-list and
400 wl-message-visible-field-list.
403 Less colors are used by DEMO pixmap.
404 Emacsen on character based terminal also display suitable DEMO.
407 * Changes in 1.1.1 from 1.1.0
408 Version 1.1.1 is a bug fix version of 1.1.0 with minor user-visible changes.
410 ** Development on the CVS server is started.
412 ** Flush operation and sending queues if Wanderlust is started
415 ** Directory structure is changed.
417 *** 00README, 00README.ja is renamed to README, README.ja.
419 *** All wl-* files are moved to the directory 'wl'.
421 ** Syntax of wl-refile-rule-alist is extended (compatible with older one).
424 Progress gauge is displayed while processing in the Emacsen with
425 progress gauge feature.
427 * Changes in 1.1.0 from 1.0.3
431 *** tm7 is not supported anymore.
432 see the file INSTALL for details.
434 *** WL_PREFIX and ELMO_PREFIX default as "wl"
435 (defvar WL_PREFIX "wl")
436 (defvar ELMO_PREFIX "wl")
438 e.g. install directory is
439 1.0.3 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/
440 1.1.0 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/wl/
442 *** Change default macro in Makefile.
445 use $(XEMACS), `package' and `install-package' target.
447 *** Install not only *.elc, but also *.el.
449 *** English document (wl.texi).
453 *** Modified UTF7 support.
454 Now international mailbox name can be used in IMAP4 in the Emacsen
455 with unicode feature.
459 *** New plugged system.
461 *** IMAP4 support became more generic.
462 Many IMAP4 servers are supported.
464 *** New authentication type
465 IMAP4: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, STARTTLS
466 POP3: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, SCRAM-MD5, STARTTLS
471 | Pipe Folder Incorporate message.
472 . Maildir Folder Now Maildir is one of the folder type.
473 'cache Cache Folder View internal cache.
475 *** Message buffer cache
476 Next message is prefetched while idle time.
478 *** Sticky summary is enhanced.
479 Now message buffer is also sticky.
480 You can specify always-sticky summary.
484 *** Eliminated wl-draft-prepared-config-alist
485 unified with wl-draft-config-alist.
487 *** POP-before-SMTP variables are re-arranged.
489 *** Ask non-existing folder.
490 When FCC: contains new folder.
491 When auto-refile specified new folder.
493 *** Change fetch threshold and confirm settings.
494 wl-prefetch-confirm-threshold, wl-cache-fetch-threshold.
496 *** Can use petname for completion.
498 *** Change Message-ID generator.
500 *** wl-demo.el support bitmap-mule.
502 *** Allow function type `smtp-server' value.
504 *** Make sendlog when `wl-draft-sendlog' is non-nil.
506 *** `wl-summary-incorporate-marks'
508 *** Reserve prefetching while off-line status.
510 *** Draft use new frame when `wl-draft-use-frame' is non-nil.
512 *** New variable `wl-user-mail-address-list' .
514 *** New variable `wl-local-domain' for set FQDN.
516 *** Server side unread status is used in IMAP4 folder.
519 wl-mime-charset iso-2022-jp => x-ctext
520 wl-summary-move-order 'new => 'unread
521 wl-tmp-dir TMPDIR => ~/tmp/
526 wl-mime-edit-preview-message-hook
527 wl-folder-suspend-hook
528 wl-summary-toggle-disp-folder-message-resumed-hook
529 wl-summary-line-inserted-hook
530 wl-thread-update-children-number-hook
531 mmelmo-header-inserted-hook
532 mmelmo-entity-content-inserted-hook
537 wl-summary-supersedes-message
539 wl-refile-guess-by-msgid
540 wl-address-user-mail-address-p
541 wl-summary-jump-to-msg-by-message-id-via-nntp
542 wl-summary-temp-mark-pick
544 * For details of changes, see the file ChangeLog.
548 paragraph-separate: "[
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