X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=9916c9195e7da6b72064d3b67d65ef690dde9444;hp=c67f186b02f0c9e64e13ba3fb13a9829d0148e15;hb=5811550cdd51485ec7ea0f960139eb9ea1741451;hpb=8a810c485f53b274f49cee9b02c1f4321ec78823 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c67f186b..9916c919 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,24 +1,114 @@ -Notmuch 0.13 (2012-xx-xx) +Notmuch 0.14 (xxxx-xx-xx) ========================= +General bug fixes +----------------- + +Maildir tag synchronization + + Maildir flag-to-tag synchronization now applies only to messages in + maildir-like directory structures. Previously, it applied to any + message that had a maildir "info" part, which meant it could + incorrectly synchronize tags for non-maildir messages, while at the + same time failing to synchronize tags for newly received maildir + messages (typically causing new messages to not receive the "unread" + tag). + Command-Line Interface ---------------------- -Reply to sender + The deprecated positional output file argument to `notmuch dump` has + been replaced with an `--output` option. The input file positional + argument to `notmuch restore` has been replaced with an `--input` + option for consistency with dump. These changes simplify the syntax + of dump/restore options and make them more consistent with other + notmuch commands. - "notmuch reply" has gained the ability to create a reply template - for replying just to the sender of the message, in addition to reply - to all. The feature is available through the new command line option - --reply-to=(all|sender). +Emacs Interface +--------------- + +Search results now get re-colored when tags are updated + +The formatting of tags in search results can now be customized + + Previously, attempting to change the format of tags in + `notmuch-search-result-format` would usually break tagging from + search-mode. We no longer make assumptions about the format. + +Experimental support for multi-line search result formats + + It is now possible to embed newlines in + `notmuch-search-result-format` to make individual search results + span multiple lines. + +Search now uses the JSON format internally + + This should address problems with unusual characters in authors and + subject lines that could confuse the old text-based search parser. + +The date shown in search results is no longer padded before applying +user-specified formatting + + Previously, the date in the search results was padded to fixed width + before being formatted with `notmuch-search-result-format`. It is + no longer padded. The default format has been updated, but if + you've customized this variable, you may have to change your date + format from `"%s "` to `"%12s "`. + +The thread-id for the `target-thread` argument for `notmuch-search` should +now be supplied without the "thread:" prefix. + +Notmuch 0.13.2 (2012-06-02) +=========================== + +Bug-fix release +--------------- + +Update contrib/notmuch-deliver for API changes in 0.13. This fixes a +compilation error for this contrib package. + +Notmuch 0.13.1 (2012-05-29) +=========================== + +Bug-fix release +--------------- + +Fix inserting of UTF-8 characters from *text/plain* parts in reply + + While notmuch gained ability to insert content from other than *text/plain* + parts of email whenever *text/plain* parts are not available (notably + HTML-only emails), replying to mails that do have *text/plain* the + non-ASCII characters were incorrectly decoded. This is now fixed. + +`notmuch_database_get_directory` and +`notmuch_database_find_message_by_filename` now work on read-only +databases + + Previously, these functions attempted to create directory documents + that didn't exist and would return an error or abort when given a + read-only database. Now they no longer create directory documents + and simply return a `NULL` object if the directory does not exist, + as documented. + +Fix compilation of ruby bindings. + + Revert to dynamic linking, since the statically linked bindings did + not work well. + +Notmuch 0.13 (2012-05-15) +========================= + +Command-Line Interface +---------------------- JSON reply format - "notmuch reply" can now produce JSON output that contains the headers + `notmuch reply` can now produce JSON output that contains the headers for a reply message and full information about the original message - begin replied to. This allows MUAs to create replies intelligtently. + begin replied to. This allows MUAs to create replies intelligently. For example, an MUA that can parse HTML might quote HTML parts. - Calling notmuch reply with --format=json imposes the restriction that + Calling notmuch reply with `--format=json` imposes the restriction that only a single message is returned by the search, as replying to multiple messages does not have a well-defined behavior. The default retains its current behavior for multiple message replies. @@ -26,24 +116,24 @@ JSON reply format Tag exclusion Tags can be automatically excluded from search results by adding them - to the new 'search.exclude_tags' option in the Notmuch config file. + to the new `search.exclude_tags` option in the Notmuch config file. This behaviour can be overridden by explicitly including an excluded tag in your query, for example: - notmuch search $your_query and tag:$excluded_tag + notmuch search $your_query and tag:$excluded_tag - Existing users will probably want to run "notmuch setup" again to add + Existing users will probably want to run `notmuch setup` again to add the new well-commented [search] section to the configuration file. For new configurations, accepting the default setting will cause the tags "deleted" and "spam" to be excluded, equivalent to running: - notmuch config set search.exclude_tags deleted spam + notmuch config set search.exclude_tags deleted spam Raw show format changes - The output of show --format=raw has changed for multipart and + The output of show `--format=raw` has changed for multipart and message parts. Previously, the output was a mash of somewhat-parsed headers and transfer-decoded bodies. Now, such parts are reproduced faithfully from the original source. Message parts (which includes @@ -54,12 +144,24 @@ Raw show format changes Listing configuration items - The new "config list" command prints out all configuration items and + The new `config list` command prints out all configuration items and their values. Emacs Interface --------------- +Changes to tagging interface + + The user-facing tagging functions in the Emacs interface have been + normalized across all notmuch modes. The tagging functions are now + notmuch-search-tag in search-mode, and notmuch-show-tag in + show-mode. They accept a string representing a single tag change, + or a list of tag changes. See 'M-x describe-function notmuch-tag' + for more information. + + NOTE: This breaks compatibility with old tagging functions, so user + may need to update in custom configurations. + Reply improvement using the JSON format Emacs now uses the JSON reply format to create replies. It obeys @@ -71,11 +173,11 @@ Reply improvement using the JSON format New add-on tool: notmuch-mutt ----------------------------- -The new contrib/ tool "notmuch-mutt" provides Notmuch integration for +The new contrib/ tool `notmuch-mutt` provides Notmuch integration for the Mutt mail user agent. Using it, Mutt users can perform mail search, thread reconstruction, and mail tagging/untagging without leaving Mutt. notmuch-mutt, formerly distributed under the name -"mutt-notmuch" by Stefano Zacchiroli, will be maintained as a notmuch +`mutt-notmuch` by Stefano Zacchiroli, will be maintained as a notmuch contrib/ from now on. Library changes @@ -84,26 +186,26 @@ Library changes The API changes detailed below break binary and source compatibility, so libnotmuch has been bumped to version 3.0.0. -The function notmuch_database_close has been split into -notmuch_database_close and notmuch_database_destroy +The function `notmuch_database_close` has been split into +`notmuch_database_close` and `notmuch_database_destroy` This makes it possible for long running programs to close the xapian database and thus release the lock associated with it without destroying the data structures obtained from it. -notmuch_database_open and notmuch_database_create now return errors +`notmuch_database_open`, `notmuch_database_create`, and +`notmuch_database_get_directory` now return errors - The type signatures of notmuch_database_open and - notmuch_database_create have changed so that the functions now - return a notmuch_status_t and take an out-argument for returning the - new database object. + The type signatures of these functions have changed so that the + functions now return a `notmuch_status_t` and take an out-argument for + returning the new database object or directory object. -go bindings changes +Go bindings changes ------------------- Go 1 compatibility - The go bindings and the notmuch-addrlookup utility are now + The go bindings and the `notmuch-addrlookup` utility are now compatible with go 1. Notmuch 0.12 (2012-03-20)