X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=70ad3f3a90a0160d75b1ea7f38b6c87e3dd83902;hp=7a121e4b7c791fe2059f3c851645c57514413c74;hb=41b870fba5d09653dd9f22315cbca47e9a8c0d31;hpb=4499c07531787e7d0258f8384ff5e518d18b6bd6 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 7a121e4b..70ad3f3a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,41 @@ -Notmuch 0.19~rc2 (2014-11-09) -============================= +Notmuch 0.20 (UNRELEASED) +========================= + +Command-Line Interface +---------------------- + +There is a new `mimetype:` search prefix + + The new `mimetype:` search prefix allows searching for the + content-type of attachments, which is now indexed. See the + `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for details. + +Documentation +------------- + +Support for using rst2man in place of sphinx to build the +docmumentation has been removed. + +Contrib +------- + +`notmuch-deliver` is removed. As far as we know, all functionality +previously provided by `notmuch-deliver` should now be provided by +`notmuch insert`, provided by the main notmuch binary. + +Notmuch 0.19 (2014-11-14) +========================= + +Overview +-------- + +This release improves the reliability of `notmuch dump` and the error +handling for `notmuch insert`. The new `notmuch address` command is +intended to make searching for email addresses more convenient. At the +library level the revised handling of missing messages fixes at least +one bug in threading. The release also includes several interface +improvements to the emacs interface, most notably the ability to bind +keyboard shortcuts to saved searches. Command-Line Interface ---------------------- @@ -12,6 +48,44 @@ Stopped `notmuch dump` failing if someone writes to the database process already has the write lock the dump will not start, so script callers should still check the return value. +`notmuch insert` requires succesful message indexing for success status + + Previously the `notmuch insert` subcommand indicated success even if + the message indexing failed, as long as the message was delivered to + file system. This could have lead to delivered messages missing + tags, etc. `notmuch insert` is now more strict, also requiring + succesful indexing for success status. Use the new `--keep` option + to revert to the old behaviour (keeping the delivered message file + and returning success even if indexing fails). + +`notmuch insert` has gained support for `post-insert` hook + + The new `post-insert` hook is run after message delivery, similar to + `post-new`. There's also a new option `notmuch insert --no-hooks` to + skip the hook. See the notmuch-hooks(1) man page for details. + +`notmuch deliver` is deprecated + + With this release we believe that `notmuch insert` has reached + parity with `notmuch deliver`. We recommend that all users of + `notmuch deliver` switch to `notmuch insert` as the former is + currently unmaintained. + +`notmuch search` now supports `--duplicate=N` option with `--output=messages` + + Complementing the `notmuch search --duplicate=N --output=files` + options, the new `--duplicate=N --output=messages` combination + limits output of message IDs to messages matching search terms that + have at least `N` files associated with them. + +Added `notmuch address` subcommand + + This new subcommand searches for messages matching the given search + terms, and prints the addresses from them. Duplicate addresses are + filtered out. The `--output` option controls which of the following + information is printed: sender addresses, recipient addresses and + count of duplicate addresses. + Emacs Interface --------------- @@ -22,6 +96,16 @@ Use the `j` key to access saved searches from anywhere in notmuch with the default saved searches `j i` from anywhere in notmuch will bring up the inbox. +Improved handling of the unread tag + + Notmuch now marks an open message read (i.e., removes the unread + tag) if point enters the message at any time in a show buffer + regardless of how point got there (mouse click, cursor command, page + up/down, notmuch commands such as n,N etc). This fixes various + anomalies or bugs in the previous handling. Additionally it is + possible to customize the mark read handling by setting + `notmuch-show-mark-read-function` to a custom function. + Expanded default saved search settings The default saved searches now include several more common searches, @@ -33,6 +117,15 @@ Improved `q` binding in notmuch buffers buffer if there are multiple windows showing the buffer. If only a single window is showing the buffer, it is killed. +`notmuch-show-stash-mlarchive-link-alist` now supports functions + + Some list archives may use a more complicated scheme for referring + to messages than just concatenated URL and message ID. For example, + patchwork requires a query to translate message ID to a patchwork + patch ID. `notmuch-show-stash-mlarchive-link-alist` now supports + functions to better cover such cases. See the help documentation for + the variable for details. + Library changes --------------- @@ -58,8 +151,8 @@ Library users can now abort an atomic section by closing the database Callers can now simply close the database, and any outstanding atomic section will be aborted. -Add return status to notmuch_database_close and -notmuch_database_destroy +Add return status to `notmuch_database_close` and +`notmuch_database_destroy` Bug fixes and performance improvements for thread linking @@ -140,7 +233,7 @@ Make emacs install robust against the non-existence of emacs Put notmuch lib directory first in RPATH -Fix handling of html_static_path in sphinx +Fix handling of `html_static_path` in sphinx Both the python bindings and the main docs had spurious settings of this variable. @@ -215,7 +308,7 @@ The `folder:` search prefix now requires an exact match advised to see the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for details, and review how the change affects their existing `folder:` searches. -There is a new `path:` search prefix. +There is a new `path:` search prefix The new `path:` search prefix complements the `folder:` prefix. The `path:` prefix searches for email messages that are in particular