[MlMt] Refactored mailbox editor

[Amiram Reuveni]

Benny, the "Move out of junk" button does not work in this last build. 
Amiram.

On 23 May 2013, at 21:29, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> it has been a while since the last public release (r3323, April 9th) 
> and last test release (r3384, May 6th), but I have not been inactive. 
> The lack of beta/test releases is because MailMate has been a bit 
> unstable since I did some major refactorings before working on the 
> mailbox editor. Although I think it is stable now I decided to write 
> to the mailing list instead of just releasing it. If you want to try 
> it out then here is a direct link: 
> http://updates.mailmate-app.com/archives/MailMate_r3420.tbz
>
> The list of changes is long and I have not yet rewritten the release 
> notes which means they are a bit chaotic with a lot of day-to-day 
> changes/fixes. A quick selection of the highlights follows (since 
> r3323), but you might want to skip them and read the concluding 
> remarks instead:
>
> * First steps taken for a new mailbox editor with a few new (almost 
> stable) features.
> * Added check boxes to smart mailbox conditions. Current caveat: 
> Disabled conditions are forgotten/pruned when the editor is closed.
> * Improved the “Display Count” to take its default from the parent 
> mailbox as long as it has not been changed explicitly.
> * New “Display Count” menu item: “Inherit”
> * Added shortcut for “Save Attachments…” (⇧⌥⌘A).
> * Now showing a tooltip with the URL target when hovering over a link. 
> It is not shown if the target is the same as the displayed link title.
> * The preview part of the Composer window is now updated automatically 
> (and not just on Save).
> * No longer uploading drafts to the server as long as a composer 
> window is open.
> * De-obfuscation of email addresses when pasting text in a recipient 
> header, for example, "`user at domain dot com`" becomes 
> "`user at domain.com`".
> * Improved behavior when dealing with drafts from other email clients. 
> They are never allowed to be sent, but they are allowed to be edited 
> (and then sent) if simple plain text. In all other cases, “Edit as 
> New Message” can be used.
> * Improved detection of replying to sent messages. This no longer 
> requires messages to be in “Sent Messages”.
> * Fixed bug related to inlining multiple images in Markdown mode. 
> Given a special order of events MailMate would unexpectedly terminate.
> * Holding down ⌥ disables the inlining of a dragged image in 
> Markdown mode.
> * And numerous other tweaks and fixes.
>
> I'm currently working on the mailbox editor which is now a set of 
> panes. The goal is that any type of mailbox can be edited, but with a 
> varying set of available panes (depending on the type of mailbox). A 
> new pane has already been added named “Submailboxes” which allows 
> you to configure submailboxes similar to those shown for universal 
> mailboxes (like Inbox) and/or the default “Mailing Lists” mailbox. 
> Three other panes are planned: An account settings pane for IMAP 
> mailboxes, a General settings pane (name, keyboard shortcut, etc.), 
> and a Rules pane.
>
> This is probably the closest I've ever been to providing a roadmap for 
> MailMate. Please don't ask me why I haven't yet done this or that 
> after a few weeks or I'll never do it again. Buy another license 
> instead — it works much better with regard to motivation ;-)
>
> Oh, I also expect to add “Cancel”/“Ok” buttons to the mailbox 
> editor and a “Show/Hide Preview” button to be able to (optionally) 
> list the
> messages matched by the current settings.
>
> -- 
> Benny
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