From 815d9ba0da356cd18b2664b404bf7bdd614b5ecb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thomppj Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 02:06:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] First draft release notes... git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/squirrelmail/code/trunk/squirrelmail@1929 7612ce4b-ef26-0410-bec9-ea0150e637f0 --- ReleaseNotes | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 91 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ReleaseNotes diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8af516d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +/***************************************************************** + * SquirrelMail 1.2.0 * + * The "And I Still Have Not Wrapped My Wife's Presents" Release * + * December 25, 2001 * + *****************************************************************/ + +The past year has been anything but uneventful for SquirrelMail. +This year has seen two leadership changes, the release of the 1.0 +series, the 1.1 development series, and finally the much awaited +1.2.0 release. + +Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of +SquirrelMail feel a huge desire to continue pusing the envelope and +making their product better and better. You won't be disappointed +with this release, as it is by far the most feature rich, and yet it +is still the same sleak and unbloated app that we have all grown to +love. Here is an uncomplete list of new features since the last +stable release. + + * The Paginator! - This enables quick access to any page in the + message list by simply choosing the page number to view + rather than tediously clicking "next" 50 times. + * Hundreds of UI tweaks - The user interface has been given a + facelift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while + it still has the same general feel, it has been made more + intuative. + * Drafts - It is now possible to compose a message and save it to + be sent at a later date with the drafts option. + * Collapsable Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any + parent folder. This makes folder lists with large + heirarchital structures much easier to manage and navigate. + * New Options Page - The options page has been completely + rewritten for several reasons, the main of which was to + allow seamless integration of plugin options and to + provide uniformity throughout the entire section. + * Multiple Identities - It is now possible to create different + identities (home, work, school) that can be chosen upon + sending. Each identity can have its own email address, + full name, and signature. + * Reply Citations - Different types of citations are now possible + when replying to messages. + * Better Attachment Handling - The plugin, attachment_common, has + been fully integrated into the core of SquirrelMail. This + allows inline viewing of several different types of + attachments. + * Integration of Several Plugins - The following plugins have been + put directly into the core. As a result, be sure not to + install these as plugins, as the result may be + unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator, + printer_friendly, xmailer, sqclock, priority. + * Improved support for newer versions of PHP. Note that you may + have trouble if you are running PHP version 4.0.100 + (commonly distributed with Debian 3.0). + * Ablity to mark messages as read and unread from the message listing. + * Alternating Colors - The message list now alternates row colors + by default. This presents a much cleaner and easier to + read interface to the user. + +Aside from these obvious front end features, there are hundreds of +bugs that have been fixed, and much of the code has been optomized +and/or rewritten. This stable release is far superior in all +aspects to all previous versions of SquirrelMail. + + Home Page: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ + Download: http://www.squirrelmail.org/download.php + ScreenShots: http://www.squirrelmail.org/screenshots.php + +Where are we going from here? Good progress is already being made on +the Great SquirrelMail Rewrite, also known as the 1.3 branch which +will eventually be called 2.0. Paul has put a lot of effort into +reorganizing the development team into different teams that have +different roles. The purpose in doing this is to keep developers on +track and have to provide some semblance of order. This project has +grown so large in the past two years that an orderly structure is +necessary if anything is to get done. The teams are as follows: + + Stable Series Team: Maintains the stable series + Development Series Team: Works on the development series + i18n Team: Handles i18n work + Plugin Team: Manages the mass of plugins + User Support Team: Helps users with their problems + Documentation Team: Manages the documentation + Evangelism Team: Spreads the good news of SquirrelMail + +For the next few weeks, the developers will be working on bugfixing +and making the 1.2 series rock solid. After that, about mid +January, they will start focusing solely on the rewrite. + + Have a Merry Christmas! + Happy SquirrelMailing! + - The SquirrelMail Project Team -- 2.25.1