1 Wanderlust NEWS -- User-visible changes in Wanderlust.
3 * Changes in 2.10.0 from 2.8.1.
5 ** You can alter the format of summary lines.
6 Specify format by wl-summary-line-format. If you want to change ones
7 according to folder names, use wl-folder-summary-line-format-alist.
9 ** Save format for the draft folder has been changed. Messages are encoded
10 before saved by wl-draft-save.
12 ** elmo-split is newly established. It provides a way to split messages
13 according to some rule a la procmail.
15 ** Buffer prefetch works fine now. Messages of the number specified by
16 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-depth are loaded into buffer in advance.
18 ** elmo-dop-queue-flush flushes queue that concerns plugged folder.
20 ** Starting Wanderlust on the new frame is possible now. Set as
21 (autoload 'wl-other-frame "wl" "Wanderlust on new frame." t)
23 ** In Folder mode, you can go into virtual folder which consists of messages
24 with some specified condition (wl-folder-virtual). It is binded to "V".
26 ** In Folder mode, you can search folders containing messages with some
27 specified condition (wl-folder-pick). It is binded to "?".
29 ** Now you can rename access group folders.
31 ** Temporary marks are kept when you exit from sticky summary by q or g.
33 ** Key bindings concerning the sticky summary have been changed.
34 By C-u g, the sticky summary is destroyed as well as C-u q. In summary or
35 folder mode, G opens the sticky summary.
37 ** You can go round summary buffers by C-cC-n and C-cC-p.
39 ** Members of the list wl-folder-hierarchy-access-folders is now some REGEXP
40 for access group names instead of exact group names.
42 ** In header part of the draft buffer C-a brings cursor to the beginning of
43 the line or the beginning of the header body.
45 ** You can send encapsulated blind carbon copies. Its default field name is
48 ** C-c C-y (Draft) can cite region of the message.
49 It affects if transient-mark-mode (Emacs) or zmacs-regions (XEmacs) is
50 Non-nil and the region is active.
52 ** You can delete a part from multipart message.
53 It is binded as "D" in message buffer.
55 ** You can easily configure server settings to post news article.
56 Set wl-nntp-posting-config-alist appropriately. See info for an example.
58 ** You can specify some function in wl-draft-reply-with-argument-list etc.
59 for setting the recipients in draft by the return value of it.
61 ** The interface of the function wl-draft has been changed.
62 The initial set of headers are handed as an association list.
64 ** The uses of wl-generate-mailer-string-function has been changed.
65 Specify a function which returns some string to appear in User-Agent header.
67 ** The Reference Card (doc/wl-refcard.tex) describes important key bindings.
71 * Changes in 2.8.0 from 2.6.1
73 ** Nemacs, Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.28 are not supported any longer.
75 ** Wanderlust might not work with FLIM 1.14.2 and older.
76 It is recommended to use FLIM 1.14.3 or newer and associated SEMI.
78 ** Now available `make check' environment test for user.
80 ** If you set obsolete variables (e.g. renamed ones) in .wl etc, Wanderlust
81 shows warning messages and urge you to change settings.
82 Change your settings according to the messages, please.
83 If you want to suppress warnings, set elmo-obsolete-variable-show-warnings
86 ** Added new internal folders: 'sendlog folder
88 ** Added new type of folders: shimbun folder
90 Format: '@' 'virtual server name' '.' 'group name'
92 ** Added new type of folders: namazu folder
94 Format: '[' 'search condition' ']' [ 'absolute path of namazu index' ]
96 ** With pipe folder, now you can preserve messages on the server.
97 At the next time you access it, only new messages will be copied.
99 Format: '|' 'source folder' '|:' 'destination folder'
101 ** Address manager is now available (start by C-c C-a).
102 You can edit address book and import recipients to draft from it.
104 ** ACAP (RFC2244) is supported(experimental).
106 ** Now you can preserve IMAP4 message by part as a cache.
107 If you skipped enormous part, you can read other than skipped part when
110 ** Wanderlust also creates message view through prefetching.
111 Displaying of prefetched messages speeded up because of this.
113 ** Truncation of lines in message buffer or draft buffer is now controllable.
114 Non-nil value of wl-message-truncate-lines or wl-draft-truncate-lines
115 means truncating long lines at window width.
117 ** Bitmap image for opening demo is removed from wl-demo.elc and now loaded
118 from wl-icon-directory.
119 Special logo is displayed through the Christmas season :)
121 ** Overall elmo module is rewritten.
123 ** Variables depending on elmo backends are renamed to "elmo-backend-*".
124 e.g. elmo-default-imap4-server is renamed to elmo-imap4-default-server.
126 ** Variables named xxx-func are renamed to xxx-function.
128 ** X-Face utility 1.3.6.12 or older is not supported any longer.
129 Please install X-Face utility 1.3.6.13 or later, if necessary.
131 ** Wanderlust distinguishes stream-type on plugged mode. They are treated as
134 ** msgdb path for archive and multi folders are changed.
135 No problem for running wanderlust even if you do not deal with them.
136 But if you don't want to leave useless data on the disk, delete under
137 .elmo/multi and .elmo/archive in advance.
139 ** Variables named xxx-dir are renamed to xxx-directory.
140 e.g. wl-icon-dir is renamed to wl-icon-directory.
141 Take attention if you set for display of startup logo, etc.
143 ** elmo-cache-dirname is abolished and elmo-cache-directory is newly created.
144 You can put cache directory to another place by setting
145 elmo-cache-directory.
147 ** Default value of elmo-enable-disconnected-operation is now `t'.
148 When the relevant messages are cached, you can do some operations
149 even in the off-line state.
151 ** Now messages with "$" mark is not remained in the summary buffer when
152 the actual message itself is deleted.
153 Please visit the 'mark folder to review the messages with the "$" mark.
155 * Version 2.6.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.6.0.
157 ** Fixed a problem that Emacs 21 causes `Recursive load...' error.
159 ** Fixed a problem that thread character is broken in XEmacs 21.1.
161 ** Fixed a problem that in IMAP4 folder, progress bar is remained in XEmacs .
163 ** Fixed a problem that searching is failed for the header fields that
168 * Changes in 2.6.0 from 2.4.1.
170 ** FLIM 1.13.x is not supported any longer.
171 Please install FLIM 1.14.1 or later.
173 ** Now folder and summary buffer can be opened in a separate frame.
174 If `wl-folder-use-frame' is set as t, `M-x wl' creates a new frame
175 for folder mode. If `wl-summary-use-frame' is set as t, new frames
176 are created for each summary window.
178 ** Cursor moving speed ('N' or 'P' in summary) is greatly improved.
180 ** Folder checking speed for filter folder of localdir
181 folder using `last' or `first' (Ex. /last:100/+inbox) is improved.
183 ** Retrieval progress of each message is displayed in POP and IMAP folder.
185 ** Coloring of summary buffer is processed on demand (only on Emacs).
186 If `wl-summary-lazy-highlight' is non-nil,
187 only visible portion of the buffer is colored.
189 ** Customizable biff notify.
190 New hook `wl-biff-notify-hook' and `wl-biff-unnotify-hook' is
192 e.g. (add-hook wl-biff-notify-hook 'ding)
196 * Version 2.4.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.4.0.
198 ** Wanderlust 2.4.1 now works on FLIM 1.14.x.
200 ** Fixed a problem that POP connection remains after POP before SMTP.
202 ** The specification of IMAP4 authentication method for clear password
205 In 2.4.0, To use clear password authentication method in IMAP4
206 (Logging in with LOGIN command), you have to set the variable
207 `elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type' as 'plain (or nil).
208 But in 2.4.1, it is changed to 'clear (or nil).
210 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'plain)
212 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'clear)
214 * Changes in 2.4.0 from 1.1.1.
217 The version numbering convention for Wanderlust is changed.
219 In earlier versions, 1.x were stable version and from 2.0.x to 2.2.x
220 were beta version. But since version 2.3.0, the second (minor) version
221 number implies the stability of the Wanderlust. Even minor number
222 corresponds to a stable version, and an odd minor number corresponds
223 to a development version. This version numbering is based on the
224 widespread convention of open source development.
226 On the open CVS server cvs.m17n.org, main trunk contains the current
227 beta (newest experimental) version, and branches contain the stable
228 version. (If the version is 2.4.x, the branch name is wl-2_4)
232 *** FLIM 1.12 is not supported anymore.
233 See the file INSTALL for details.
235 *** APEL 10.2 or later is required.
236 tm-8 users should check the version of APEL (tm-8.8 contains old APEL).
241 Complete e-mail address in draft by searching LDAP server.
242 If the variable wl-use-ldap is non-nil, LDAP feature is enabled
243 (Initial setting is nil).
245 *** UIDL support in POP3 folder
246 POP3 folder now saves the status of summary and it improves summary
247 update speed. If the variable elmo-pop3-use-uidl is non-nil, UIDL is
248 used (Initial setting is t).
251 Wanderlust has started on supporting Standard Emacs 21.
252 Toolbars and icon images can be shown in almost Wanderlust
256 Server mailbox is checked periodically.
257 If new mail is arrived, Wanderlust changes the biff (icon) on the modeline
258 and updates folder mode content.
261 Now expire mechanism has new feature `hide', it does not remove
262 messages actually from folder but hides messages from summary. It
263 improves processing speed for large folders.
265 *** Message thread restoring feature
266 Automatic correction of broken threads by subject matching is now available.
267 Thread modification by hand (M-w (copy) and C-y (paste) in summary mode)
270 *** Password expiration timer
271 Password cache expires after elmo-passwd-life-time is passed.
272 (nil means no expiration. Initial setting is nil)
275 Deleted messages in the NNTP folder are saved to `killed-list'. The
276 messages in the killed-list are treated as if it were not exist on the
277 server. Non-nil value for elmo-use-killed-list enables this feature
278 (Initial setting is t). By this feature, NNTP pipe folder works correctly.
280 *** Maildir pack is now available
281 M-x wl-summary-pack-number in the summary mode of Maildir folder
282 re-numbers the messages.
286 *** Complex condition can be specified for filter folder
287 AND condition, OR condition, NOT condition, and their combination can be
288 specified. Syntax of the condition part is changed. See info for details.
290 Caution for those who upgrade from 1.1.1:
291 By this change, saving directory for the msgdb of filter folder is altered.
292 Former msgdbs are not needed anymore. It does not cause any problem but
293 if you don't want to keep useless disk, you should remove files
294 under the directory '.elmo/filter/' beforehand.
296 *** Searching of the NNTP folder is available
297 Now you can make NNTP filter folder.
298 (If only your NNTP server responds to XHDR command.)
300 *** Pick, Virtual in summary mode now accepts complex condition.
301 You can set AND condition and OR condition by typing
302 'AND' or 'OR' instead of field name.
304 ** Session, Authentication
306 *** elmo-default-*-authenticate-type only accepts symbol(used be a string)
308 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type "cram-md5")
310 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'cram-md5)
312 *** stream-type can be defined.
313 You can define stream type by
314 elmo-network-{imap4-,pop3-,nntp-,}stream-type-alist.
315 Some SSL related variables are abolished(renamed).
316 You can access to the networked folders (IMAP4, NNTP, POP3) via SOCKS
317 if you specify the folder name end with "!socks".
321 *** group-list is now available
322 You can specify address like 'Group: foo@gohome.org, bar@gohome.org;'.
323 If wl-draft-remove-group-list-contents is non-nil, the contents of
324 group-list is removed before sending.
326 *** The draft preview displays recipient addresses on minibuffer
327 You can confirm the group-list recipients by this.
329 *** Initial setting considers Reply-To:.
330 Default setting of wl-draft-reply-without-argument-list considers Reply-To:
331 field (Set to To: field).
333 *** Replying rules for the messages sent from yourself.
334 You can define replying rules for the messages sent from yourself by
335 setting wl-draft-reply-myself-with-argument-list and
336 wl-draft-reply-myself-without-argument-list.
338 *** Full name is used in the reply address.
339 If wl-draft-reply-use-address-with-full-name is non-nil, then full
340 name is inserted in with e-mail addresses on the replied message
341 (Initial setting is t).
343 *** In-Reply-To: format is changed.
344 In-Reply-To: format is changed to simple one. It is based on
345 draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-09.txt.
349 *** Message thread processing is improved.
351 *** Renamed variables
352 wl-refile-guess-func-list => wl-refile-guess-functions
353 wl-summary-temp-above => wl-summary-target-above
355 *** You can set function to wl-fcc.
356 You can change fcc folder name dynamically. For example, change folder name
359 *** elmo-search-mime-charset is abolished.
360 Charset is guessed from the string you typed.
362 *** Useless headers are removed when you forward the message.
363 You can specify removed headers by wl-ignored-forwarded-headers.
365 *** wl-highlight-group-folder-by-numbers is abolished.
366 It is renamed to wl-highlight-folder-by-numbers and has following meaning.
367 `t' : Whole line is colored by message number.
368 `nil' : Whole line is colored by folder status.
369 Number (ex. `1') : Line is colored by message number and folder status.
371 *** Header visibility control is changed.
372 Header visibility is controlled by Wanderlust (was controlled by SEMI).
373 You can change header visibility by wl-message-ignored-field-list and
374 wl-message-visible-field-list.
377 Less colors are used by DEMO pixmap.
378 Emacsen on character based terminal also display suitable DEMO.
381 * Version 1.1.1 is a bug fix version of 1.1.0 with minor user-visible changes.
383 ** Development on the CVS server is started.
385 ** Flush operation and sending queues if Wanderlust is started
388 ** Directory structure is changed.
390 *** 00README, 00README.ja is renamed to README, README.ja.
392 *** All wl-* files are moved to the directory 'wl'.
394 ** Syntax of wl-refile-rule-alist is extended (compatible with older one).
397 Progress gauge is displayed while processing in the Emacsen with
398 progress gauge feature.
400 * Changes in version 1.1.0 from 1.0.3.
404 *** tm7 is not supported anymore.
405 see the file INSTALL for details.
407 *** WL_PREFIX and ELMO_PREFIX default as "wl"
408 (defvar WL_PREFIX "wl")
409 (defvar ELMO_PREFIX "wl")
411 e.g. install directory is
412 1.0.3 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/
413 1.1.0 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/wl/
415 *** Change default macro in Makefile.
418 use $(XEMACS), `package' and `install-package' target.
420 *** Install not only *.elc, but also *.el.
422 *** English document (wl.texi).
426 *** Modified UTF7 support.
427 Now international mailbox name can be used in IMAP4 in the Emacsen
428 with unicode feature.
432 *** New plugged system.
434 *** IMAP4 support became more generic.
435 Many IMAP4 servers are supported.
437 *** New authentication type
438 IMAP4: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, STARTTLS
439 POP3: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, SCRAM-MD5, STARTTLS
444 | Pipe Folder Incorporate message.
445 . Maildir Folder Now Maildir is one of the folder type.
446 'cache Cache Folder View internal cache.
448 *** Message buffer cache
449 Next message is prefetched while idle time.
451 *** Sticky summary is enhanced.
452 Now message buffer is also sticky.
453 You can specify always-sticky summary.
457 *** Eliminated wl-draft-prepared-config-alist
458 unified with wl-draft-config-alist.
460 *** POP-before-SMTP variables are re-arranged.
462 *** Ask non-existing folder.
463 When FCC: contains new folder.
464 When auto-refile specified new folder.
466 *** Change fetch threshold and confirm settings.
467 wl-prefetch-confirm-threshold, wl-cache-fetch-threshold.
469 *** Can use petname for completion.
471 *** Change Message-ID generator.
473 *** wl-demo.el support bitmap-mule.
475 *** Allow function type `smtp-server' value.
477 *** Make sendlog when `wl-draft-sendlog' is non-nil.
479 *** `wl-summary-incorporate-marks'
481 *** Reserve prefetching while off-line status.
483 *** Draft use new frame when `wl-draft-use-frame' is non-nil.
485 *** New variable `wl-user-mail-address-list' .
487 *** New variable `wl-local-domain' for set FQDN.
489 *** Server side unread status is used in IMAP4 folder.
492 wl-mime-charset iso-2022-jp => x-ctext
493 wl-summary-move-order 'new => 'unread
494 wl-tmp-dir TMPDIR => ~/tmp/
499 wl-mime-edit-preview-message-hook
500 wl-folder-suspend-hook
501 wl-summary-toggle-disp-folder-message-resumed-hook
502 wl-summary-line-inserted-hook
503 wl-thread-update-children-number-hook
504 mmelmo-header-inserted-hook
505 mmelmo-entity-content-inserted-hook
510 wl-summary-supersedes-message
512 wl-refile-guess-by-msgid
513 wl-address-user-mail-address-p
514 wl-summary-jump-to-msg-by-message-id-via-nntp
515 wl-summary-temp-mark-pick
517 * For details of changes, see the file ChangeLog.
521 paragraph-separate: "[
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