1 Wanderlust NEWS -- User-visible changes in Wanderlust.
3 ** You can alter the format of summary lines.
4 Specify format by wl-summary-line-format. If you want to change ones
5 according to folder names, use wl-folder-summary-line-format-alist.
7 ** Save format for the draft folder has been changed. Messages are encoded
8 before saved by wl-draft-save.
10 ** Buffer prefetch works fine now. Messages of the number specified by
11 wl-message-buffer-prefetch-depth are loaded into buffer in advance.
13 ** Starting Wanderlust on the new frame is possible now. Set as
14 (autoload 'wl-other-frame "wl" "Wanderlust on new frame." t)
16 ** In Folder mode, you can go into virtual folder which consists of messages
17 with some specified condition (wl-folder-virtual). It is binded to "V".
19 ** In Folder mode, you can search folders containing messages with some
20 specified condition (wl-folder-pick). It is binded to "?".
22 ** Now you can rename access group folders.
24 ** Temporary marks are kept when you exit from sticky summary by q or g.
26 ** Key bindings concerning the sticky summary have been changed.
27 By C-u g, the sticky summary is destroyed as well as C-u q. In summary or
28 folder mode, G opens the sticky summary.
30 ** You can go round summary buffers by C-cC-n and C-cC-p.
32 ** Members of the list wl-folder-hierarchy-access-folders is now some REGEXP
33 for access group names instead of exact group names.
35 ** You can send encapsulated blind carbon copies. Its default field name is
38 ** You can specify some function in wl-draft-reply-with-argument-list etc.
39 for setting the recipients in draft by the return value of it.
41 ** The interface of the function wl-draft has been changed.
42 The initial set of headers are handed as an association list.
44 ** The uses of wl-generate-mailer-string-function has been changed.
45 Specify a function which returns some string to appear in User-Agent header.
47 * Changes in 2.8.0 from 2.6.1
49 ** Nemacs, Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.28 are not supported any longer.
51 ** Wanderlust might not work with FLIM 1.14.2 and older.
52 It is recommended to use FLIM 1.14.3 or newer and associated SEMI.
54 ** Now available `make check' environment test for user.
56 ** If you set obsolete variables (e.g. renamed ones) in .wl etc, Wanderlust
57 shows warning messages and urge you to change settings.
58 Change your settings according to the messages, please.
59 If you want to suppress warnings, set elmo-obsolete-variable-show-warnings
62 ** Added new internal folders: 'sendlog folder
64 ** Added new type of folders: shimbun folder
66 Format: '@' 'virtual server name' '.' 'group name'
68 ** Added new type of folders: namazu folder
70 Format: '[' 'search condition' ']' [ 'absolute path of namazu index' ]
72 ** With pipe folder, now you can preserve messages on the server.
73 At the next time you access it, only new messages will be copied.
75 Format: '|' 'source folder' '|:' 'destination folder'
77 ** Address manager is now available (start by C-c C-a).
78 You can edit address book and import recipients to draft from it.
80 ** ACAP (RFC2244) is supported(experimental).
82 ** Now you can preserve IMAP4 message by part as a cache.
83 If you skipped enormous part, you can read other than skipped part when
86 ** Wanderlust also creates message view through prefetching.
87 Displaying of prefetched messages speeded up because of this.
89 ** Truncation of lines in message buffer or draft buffer is now controllable.
90 Non-nil value of wl-message-truncate-lines or wl-draft-truncate-lines
91 means truncating long lines at window width.
93 ** Bitmap image for opening demo is removed from wl-demo.elc and now loaded
94 from wl-icon-directory.
95 Special logo is displayed through the Christmas season :)
97 ** Overall elmo module is rewritten.
99 ** Variables depending on elmo backends are renamed to "elmo-backend-*".
100 e.g. elmo-default-imap4-server is renamed to elmo-imap4-default-server.
102 ** Variables named xxx-func are renamed to xxx-function.
104 ** X-Face utility 1.3.6.12 or older is not supported any longer.
105 Please install X-Face utility 1.3.6.13 or later, if necessary.
107 ** Wanderlust distinguishes stream-type on plugged mode. They are treated as
110 ** msgdb path for archive and multi folders are changed.
111 No problem for running wanderlust even if you do not deal with them.
112 But if you don't want to leave useless data on the disk, delete under
113 .elmo/multi and .elmo/archive in advance.
115 ** Variables named xxx-dir are renamed to xxx-directory.
116 e.g. wl-icon-dir is renamed to wl-icon-directory.
117 Take attention if you set for display of startup logo, etc.
119 ** elmo-cache-dirname is abolished and elmo-cache-directory is newly created.
120 You can put cache directory to another place by setting
121 elmo-cache-directory.
123 ** Default value of elmo-enable-disconnected-operation is now `t'.
124 When the relevant messages are cached, you can do some operations
125 even in the off-line state.
127 ** Now messages with "$" mark is not remained in the summary buffer when
128 the actual message itself is deleted.
129 Please visit the 'mark folder to review the messages with the "$" mark.
131 * Version 2.6.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.6.0.
133 ** Fixed a problem that Emacs 21 causes `Recursive load...' error.
135 ** Fixed a problem that thread character is broken in XEmacs 21.1.
137 ** Fixed a problem that in IMAP4 folder, progress bar is remained in XEmacs .
139 ** Fixed a problem that searching is failed for the header fields that
144 * Changes in 2.6.0 from 2.4.1.
146 ** FLIM 1.13.x is not supported any longer.
147 Please install FLIM 1.14.1 or later.
149 ** Now folder and summary buffer can be opened in a separate frame.
150 If `wl-folder-use-frame' is set as t, `M-x wl' creates a new frame
151 for folder mode. If `wl-summary-use-frame' is set as t, new frames
152 are created for each summary window.
154 ** Cursor moving speed ('N' or 'P' in summary) is greatly improved.
156 ** Folder checking speed for filter folder of localdir
157 folder using `last' or `first' (Ex. /last:100/+inbox) is improved.
159 ** Retrieval progress of each message is displayed in POP and IMAP folder.
161 ** Coloring of summary buffer is processed on demand (only on Emacs).
162 If `wl-summary-lazy-highlight' is non-nil,
163 only visible portion of the buffer is colored.
165 ** Customizable biff notify.
166 New hook `wl-biff-notify-hook' and `wl-biff-unnotify-hook' is
168 e.g. (add-hook wl-biff-notify-hook 'ding)
172 * Version 2.4.1 is basically a bug fix version of 2.4.0.
174 ** Wanderlust 2.4.1 now works on FLIM 1.14.x.
176 ** Fixed a problem that POP connection remains after POP before SMTP.
178 ** The specification of IMAP4 authentication method for clear password
181 In 2.4.0, To use clear password authentication method in IMAP4
182 (Logging in with LOGIN command), you have to set the variable
183 `elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type' as 'plain (or nil).
184 But in 2.4.1, it is changed to 'clear (or nil).
186 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'plain)
188 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'clear)
190 * Changes in 2.4.0 from 1.1.1.
193 The version numbering convention for Wanderlust is changed.
195 In earlier versions, 1.x were stable version and from 2.0.x to 2.2.x
196 were beta version. But since version 2.3.0, the second (minor) version
197 number implies the stability of the Wanderlust. Even minor number
198 corresponds to a stable version, and an odd minor number corresponds
199 to a development version. This version numbering is based on the
200 widespread convention of open source development.
202 On the open CVS server cvs.m17n.org, main trunk contains the current
203 beta (newest experimental) version, and branches contain the stable
204 version. (If the version is 2.4.x, the branch name is wl-2_4)
208 *** FLIM 1.12 is not supported anymore.
209 See the file INSTALL for details.
211 *** APEL 10.2 or later is required.
212 tm-8 users should check the version of APEL (tm-8.8 contains old APEL).
217 Complete e-mail address in draft by searching LDAP server.
218 If the variable wl-use-ldap is non-nil, LDAP feature is enabled
219 (Initial setting is nil).
221 *** UIDL support in POP3 folder
222 POP3 folder now saves the status of summary and it improves summary
223 update speed. If the variable elmo-pop3-use-uidl is non-nil, UIDL is
224 used (Initial setting is t).
227 Wanderlust has started on supporting Standard Emacs 21.
228 Toolbars and icon images can be shown in almost Wanderlust
232 Server mailbox is checked periodically.
233 If new mail is arrived, Wanderlust changes the biff (icon) on the modeline
234 and updates folder mode content.
237 Now expire mechanism has new feature `hide', it does not remove
238 messages actually from folder but hides messages from summary. It
239 improves processing speed for large folders.
241 *** Message thread restoring feature
242 Automatic correction of broken threads by subject matching is now available.
243 Thread modification by hand (M-w (copy) and C-y (paste) in summary mode)
246 *** Password expiration timer
247 Password cache expires after elmo-passwd-life-time is passed.
248 (nil means no expiration. Initial setting is nil)
251 Deleted messages in the NNTP folder are saved to `killed-list'. The
252 messages in the killed-list are treated as if it were not exist on the
253 server. Non-nil value for elmo-use-killed-list enables this feature
254 (Initial setting is t). By this feature, NNTP pipe folder works correctly.
256 *** Maildir pack is now available
257 M-x wl-summary-pack-number in the summary mode of Maildir folder
258 re-numbers the messages.
262 *** Complex condition can be specified for filter folder
263 AND condition, OR condition, NOT condition, and their combination can be
264 specified. Syntax of the condition part is changed. See info for details.
266 Caution for those who upgrade from 1.1.1:
267 By this change, saving directory for the msgdb of filter folder is altered.
268 Former msgdbs are not needed anymore. It does not cause any problem but
269 if you don't want to keep useless disk, you should remove files
270 under the directory '.elmo/filter/' beforehand.
272 *** Searching of the NNTP folder is available
273 Now you can make NNTP filter folder.
274 (If only your NNTP server responds to XHDR command.)
276 *** Pick, Virtual in summary mode now accepts complex condition.
277 You can set AND condition and OR condition by typing
278 'AND' or 'OR' instead of field name.
280 ** Session, Authentication
282 *** elmo-default-*-authenticate-type only accepts symbol(used be a string)
284 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type "cram-md5")
286 (setq elmo-default-imap4-authenticate-type 'cram-md5)
288 *** stream-type can be defined.
289 You can define stream type by
290 elmo-network-{imap4-,pop3-,nntp-,}stream-type-alist.
291 Some SSL related variables are abolished(renamed).
292 You can access to the networked folders (IMAP4, NNTP, POP3) via SOCKS
293 if you specify the folder name end with "!socks".
297 *** group-list is now available
298 You can specify address like 'Group: foo@gohome.org, bar@gohome.org;'.
299 If wl-draft-remove-group-list-contents is non-nil, the contents of
300 group-list is removed before sending.
302 *** The draft preview displays recipient addresses on minibuffer
303 You can confirm the group-list recipients by this.
305 *** Initial setting considers Reply-To:.
306 Default setting of wl-draft-reply-without-argument-list considers Reply-To:
307 field (Set to To: field).
309 *** Replying rules for the messages sent from yourself.
310 You can define replying rules for the messages sent from yourself by
311 setting wl-draft-reply-myself-with-argument-list and
312 wl-draft-reply-myself-without-argument-list.
314 *** Full name is used in the reply address.
315 If wl-draft-reply-use-address-with-full-name is non-nil, then full
316 name is inserted in with e-mail addresses on the replied message
317 (Initial setting is t).
319 *** In-Reply-To: format is changed.
320 In-Reply-To: format is changed to simple one. It is based on
321 draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-09.txt.
325 *** Message thread processing is improved.
327 *** Renamed variables
328 wl-refile-guess-func-list => wl-refile-guess-functions
329 wl-summary-temp-above => wl-summary-target-above
331 *** You can set function to wl-fcc.
332 You can change fcc folder name dynamically. For example, change folder name
335 *** elmo-search-mime-charset is abolished.
336 Charset is guessed from the string you typed.
338 *** Useless headers are removed when you forward the message.
339 You can specify removed headers by wl-ignored-forwarded-headers.
341 *** wl-highlight-group-folder-by-numbers is abolished.
342 It is renamed to wl-highlight-folder-by-numbers and has following meaning.
343 `t' : Whole line is colored by message number.
344 `nil' : Whole line is colored by folder status.
345 Number (ex. `1') : Line is colored by message number and folder status.
347 *** Header visibility control is changed.
348 Header visibility is controlled by Wanderlust (was controlled by SEMI).
349 You can change header visibility by wl-message-ignored-field-list and
350 wl-message-visible-field-list.
353 Less colors are used by DEMO pixmap.
354 Emacsen on character based terminal also display suitable DEMO.
357 * Version 1.1.1 is a bug fix version of 1.1.0 with minor user-visible changes.
359 ** Development on the CVS server is started.
361 ** Flush operation and sending queues if Wanderlust is started
364 ** Directory structure is changed.
366 *** 00README, 00README.ja is renamed to README, README.ja.
368 *** All wl-* files are moved to the directory 'wl'.
370 ** Syntax of wl-refile-rule-alist is extended (compatible with older one).
373 Progress gauge is displayed while processing in the Emacsen with
374 progress gauge feature.
376 * Changes in version 1.1.0 from 1.0.3.
380 *** tm7 is not supported anymore.
381 see the file INSTALL for details.
383 *** WL_PREFIX and ELMO_PREFIX default as "wl"
384 (defvar WL_PREFIX "wl")
385 (defvar ELMO_PREFIX "wl")
387 e.g. install directory is
388 1.0.3 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/
389 1.1.0 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/wl/
391 *** Change default macro in Makefile.
394 use $(XEMACS), `package' and `install-package' target.
396 *** Install not only *.elc, but also *.el.
398 *** English document (wl.texi).
402 *** Modified UTF7 support.
403 Now international mailbox name can be used in IMAP4 in the Emacsen
404 with unicode feature.
408 *** New plugged system.
410 *** IMAP4 support became more generic.
411 Many IMAP4 servers are supported.
413 *** New authentication type
414 IMAP4: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, STARTTLS
415 POP3: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, SCRAM-MD5, STARTTLS
420 | Pipe Folder Incorporate message.
421 . Maildir Folder Now Maildir is one of the folder type.
422 'cache Cache Folder View internal cache.
424 *** Message buffer cache
425 Next message is prefetched while idle time.
427 *** Sticky summary is enhanced.
428 Now message buffer is also sticky.
429 You can specify always-sticky summary.
433 *** Eliminated wl-draft-prepared-config-alist
434 unified with wl-draft-config-alist.
436 *** POP-before-SMTP variables are re-arranged.
438 *** Ask non-existing folder.
439 When FCC: contains new folder.
440 When auto-refile specified new folder.
442 *** Change fetch threshold and confirm settings.
443 wl-prefetch-confirm-threshold, wl-cache-fetch-threshold.
445 *** Can use petname for completion.
447 *** Change Message-ID generator.
449 *** wl-demo.el support bitmap-mule.
451 *** Allow function type `smtp-server' value.
453 *** Make sendlog when `wl-draft-sendlog' is non-nil.
455 *** `wl-summary-incorporate-marks'
457 *** Reserve prefetching while off-line status.
459 *** Draft use new frame when `wl-draft-use-frame' is non-nil.
461 *** New variable `wl-user-mail-address-list' .
463 *** New variable `wl-local-domain' for set FQDN.
465 *** Server side unread status is used in IMAP4 folder.
468 wl-mime-charset iso-2022-jp => x-ctext
469 wl-summary-move-order 'new => 'unread
470 wl-tmp-dir TMPDIR => ~/tmp/
475 wl-mime-edit-preview-message-hook
476 wl-folder-suspend-hook
477 wl-summary-toggle-disp-folder-message-resumed-hook
478 wl-summary-line-inserted-hook
479 wl-thread-update-children-number-hook
480 mmelmo-header-inserted-hook
481 mmelmo-entity-content-inserted-hook
486 wl-summary-supersedes-message
488 wl-refile-guess-by-msgid
489 wl-address-user-mail-address-p
490 wl-summary-jump-to-msg-by-message-id-via-nntp
491 wl-summary-temp-mark-pick
493 * For details of changes, see the file ChangeLog.
497 paragraph-separate: "[
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