Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
549 lines (439 loc) · 27.1 KB

CHANGELOG.md

File metadata and controls

549 lines (439 loc) · 27.1 KB
Raw

N1 Changelog

0.4.25 (4/12/16)

  • Features:

    • Search: N1 now performs client-side search and streams results from backend providers, dramatically improving search performance.

    • Quick Schedule: Create events and propose meeting times right from the composer. We've overhauled the design and implementation of the old Quick Scheduler, and more calendar features are coming soon.

    • Offline Status: N1 now displays a notice when it's disconnected from the API, so it's easy to tell if your mailbox is up-to-date.

  • Performance:

    • We've redesigned the join tables that back the thread list, improving unified inbox loading speed ~53%.

  • Bugs:

    • N1 now ships with emoji artwork so emoji aren't missing or incomplete on many platforms.
    • The thread list updates more quickly following rapid mailbox actions.
    • Thread drag-and-drop now works properly in all scenarios.
    • Messages with invalid dates no longer cause N1 to crash.
    • The thread list no longer displays an empty state briefly when loading.
    • Sync progress in the sidebar no longer appears in some scenarios after sync has finished.
    • Images with no width or height are now correctly scaled to the viewport size in emails.
    • BCC'd recipients are no longer listed in headers when forwarding a message.
    • .ly links and many others are now automatically highlighted in emails correctly.
    • Read receipts no longer throw exceptions when the only message on a thread is a draft.
    • The "Process All Mail" option in mail rules preferences now only processes the inbox, and never skips threads.
    • Themes with dashes in their folder names no longer break the theme picker.
    • N1 always handles mailto: links itself rather than launching the default client.
    • Inline images now load properly in all scenarios and display a progress indicator as they download.
    • The preferences interface has a brand new look!

  • Development:

    • SQLite table names no longer contain dashes.
    • N1 now uses React 0.14.7, will be moving to 15 very soon.
    • 12% fewer LOC in CoffeeScript than 0.4.19! We are slowly moving N1 to ES2016.

0.4.19 (3/25/16)

  • Features:

    • Inbox Zero: Beautiful new inbox zero artwork and a refined tray icon on Mac OS X!
    • Reply from Alias: N1 now chooses the alias you were emailed at for a reply.
    • Emoji: The emoji picker is now available in the bottom toolbar of the composer, and includes tabs and search!
    • Download All: A new button allows you to quickly download all attachments in a message.
    • Drop to Send: You can now drop files on the N1 app icon on Mac OS X to attach them to a new email!
    • Default Signature: This version of N1 includes a default signature. You can remove it by visiting Preferences > Signatures

  • Design:

    • We've overhauled the multiple-selection UI to avoid toolbar issues.
    • Thanks to nearly a dozen pull requests, many of the bundled themes have received visual polish
    • Attachments have a refined design and better affordance for interaction.
    • The "pop-out" button is always visible when composing in the main window.
    • We've cleaned up the variables available to theme developers and created a starter kit for creating themes: https://github.com/nylas/N1-theme-starter

  • Fixes:

    • N1 no longer incorrectly quotes forwarded message bodies.
    • N1 API tokens are now stored in the system keychain for enhanced security.
    • Filesystem errors (no disk space, wrong permissions, etc.) are presented when uploading or downloading attachments.
    • Double-clicking image attachments now opens them.
    • When you receive email to an alias, replies are sent from that alias by default.
    • Search works more reliably, waits longer for results, and displays errors when results cannot be loaded.
    • Read receipts are now visible in the narrow thread list.
    • The undo/redo bar no longer appears when returning to your mailbox from Drafts.
    • N1 no longer hangs while processing links in very large emails.
    • The first input is auto-focused as you move through the Add Account flow.
    • Failing API actions are retried more slowly, reducing CPU load when your machine is offline.
    • The emoji keyboard now inserts emoji for a wider range of emoji names.
    • You can now select a view mode from the View menu.
    • Interface zoom is now an "advanced option", and has been removed from the preferences.

  • Developer:

    • Composer Extensions using finalizeSessionBeforeSending: must now use applyTransformsToDraft:
    • A new InjectedComponentSet allows you to add icons beside user's names in the composer.
    • N1 is slowly transitioning to ES6 - 20% of package code was converted to ES6 this month!

0.4.16 (3/18/16)

This is a small patch release resolving the following issues:

  • The red "Account Error" bar no longer appears incorrectly in some scenarios.
  • The "Sent Mail" label is no longer visible on threads (normally this label is hidden)
  • Unread counts are now correct and match your mailbox.
  • N1 now backs off when API requests fail temporarily (Gmail throttling, etc.)
  • Contact sidebar API requests retry on 202s from our backend provider.

0.4.14 (3/10/16)

  • Features:

    • Overhauled Sidebar: The sidebar now shows more accurate contact information, recent conversations with the selected participant, and more.

    • Themes: A brand new theme picker (in the Application Menu) allows you to quickly try different themes, and we've bundled two great community themes (Darkside and Taiga) into the app! An updated dark theme is coming soon.

  • Fixes:

    • Warnings now appear in the main window if we are unable to connect to your email provider.

    • The Send Later, Snooze and read receipts plugins now alert you if you are not using our hosted infrastructure.

    • The Autoload Images and Snooze date input field is now locale-aware.

    • Composer:

      • N1 cleans up drafts properly after sending if an autosave occurred immediately before your message was sent.
      • The emoji picker now matches emoji against more common words, like :thumbsup!
      • Link tracking correctly modifies only http:// and https:// links
      • When sending two responses to the same email, the second email no longer appears to be sending in some scenarios.

    • Reading:

      • Messages now show a loading indicator while they're being downloaded, and you can retry if the download is interrupted.
      • The "Sent" view now orders your messages by "last sent message".
      • The "At 2:30PM, Mark wrote..." byline is now recognized as part of quoted text.
      • Deleted messages are filtered from the conversation view, and you can show them by clicking "Show Deleted Messages." Threads in trash and spam are also excluded from the Starred and Gmail label views.
      • "Archive" no longer removes the label you are currently viewing.
      • Delete and backspace no longer follow Gmail's "remove from view" behavior. For Gmail's behavior, use the y shortcut.

    • Attachments:

      • Downloads that fail are now retried properly when you interact with them.
      • Changing an attachment name when saving it no longer clears the file extension.

    • Account Setup:

      • The "Welcome to N1" screens now emphasize that it is cloud-based.
      • You can use IP addresses as IMAP / SMTP and Exchange domains.
      • You can now check "Require SSL" during IMAP / SMTP setup and N1 will not try plaintext authentication.
      • N1 now displays better error messages for a wide variety of auth issues.
      • Themes are no longer applied in the account setup window.

  • Temporary:

    • N1 no longer syncs Drafts with Gmail, avoiding several critical issues our platform team is working to resolve. (Drafts duplicating or appearing sent as you edit.)

  • Cleanup:

    • All sample plugins have been converted from CoffeeScript to ES2016.
    • The <Popover> component has been deprecated in favor of <FixedPopover> which is more flexible.
    • Running specs from the application no longer resets your account configuration.
    • N1 no longer adds N1 and apm to /usr/bin

0.4.10 (2/25/16)

  • Fixes:

    • Prevent accounts from being wiped by rapid writes to config.cson
    • Present nice error messages when sending results in 402 Message Rejected
    • Fix a regression in adding / removing aliases
    • Fix a regression in the Windows and Linux system tray icons
    • Fix an issue with deltas throwing exceptions when messages are not present
    • Stop checking for plugin auth once authentication succeeds. Makes "snooze" animation more fluid and performant.
    • Fix "Manage Templates" button in the pop-out composer.
    • Right-align timestamps in the wide thread list.
    • Fix print styling
    • Add "Copy Debug Info to Clipboard", making it easier for users to collect debugging information about messages.
    • Update the email address used for reporting quoted text and rendering issues.

0.4.9 (2/25/16)

Read about this release on Medium

  • Features:

    • Snooze: Schedules threads to return to your inbox in a few hours, a few days, or whenever you choose.

    • Swipe Actions: In the thread list, swipe to archive, trash or snooze your mail. Swiping works with the Mac trackpad and with Windows / Linux touchscreen devices.

    • Send Later: Choose “Send later” in the composer and pick when a draft should be sent. These scheduled drafts are sent via the sync engine, so you don’t need to be online.

    • Read Receipts and Link Tracking: Get notified when recipients view your message and click links with new read receipts and link tracking built in to the composer.

    • Emoji Picker: Type a : in the composer followed by the name of an emoji to insert it into your draft.

  • Design:

    • This release includes slimmer toolbars and new icons in the composer.

    • Font sizes throughout the app have been made slightly smaller to match platform conventions. Like it the old way? Use the zoom feature in Workspace preferences!

    • The N1 icon is now more of a "sea foam" green, which helps it stand out among standard system icons, and features a square design on Windows.

    • Tons and tons of additional polish.

  • Developer:

    • A new MetadataStore and model.pluginMetadata concept allows plugins to associate arbitrary data with threads and messages (like snooze times and link IDs).

  • Many, many other bug fixes were incorporated into this release. Take a look at closed GitHub issues that made it into this release here:

    https://github.com/nylas/N1/issues?q=updated%3A2016-02-07..2016-02-25+is%3Aclosed

0.4.5 (2/7/16)

  • Resolves a critical issue where emails could not be sent from some aliases.
  • Fixes the keyboard shortcuts for "Go to All Mail", "Go to Starred", etc.

0.4.4 (2/5/16)

We're really excited to announce this release - the largest improvement to N1 since the initial release in October!

  • Features:

  • Unified Inbox: The conversation view has been rebuilt so you can read and triage mail from all your accounts at once. In addition to the Inbox, we've unified Search, Drafts, Sent, Trash, and more.

  • Send and Archive: You can now choose Send and Archive when replying to threads. More "Send variants" are coming soon, including Send Later and Undo Send, and you can choose a default in Preferences.

  • Account Sidebar: We've rebuilt the account sidebar to address your feedback:

    • Rename folders and labels by right clicking / double clicking
    • Re-order accounts from Preferences > Accounts
    • See unread counts for all accounts when viewing "All Accounts"
    • Collapse label and folder views

  • Send As: You can now choose which account or alias a new draft should be sent from, and choose a default account in Preferences > Sending.

  • Launch On System Start: N1 can now launch in the background via an option in Preferences.

  • Search: You can now archive / trash items in the search results view.

  • Contact autocompletion is now unified, uses dramatically less memory, and does not depend on the selected account

  • Outbox: N1 now keeps mail it isn't able to send in your Drafts folder, and sends when you reconnect to the internet.

  • Performance:
  • The conversation list has been rebuilt using a brand new "live query" API that yields great performance and minimizes costly database queries.
  • The conversation list data source no longer requires an accurate item count, removing frequent and expensive count queries.
  • Development:
  • AccountStore.current() has been deprecated and replaced with the concept of "Mailbox Perspectives" which are views of mail data.
  • Developer > Toggle Screenshot Mode now allows you to hide text in the app to take a screenshot.
  • window.eval has been disabled in N1. (Issue #1159)

  • Fixes:

    • On Mac OS X, N1 no longer crashes when you change language or spellcheck preferences.
    • When viewing all accounts, the tray icon and dock icon also display the unified unread count.
    • You can now make N1 the default mail client on Windows.
    • You can now re-order mail rules and use "starred" as a rule criteria.
    • You can now authenticate IMAP / SMTP accounts where the username is not the email address. (Fixed in the Nylas Sync Engine.)
    • The maximum width of the account list has been increased.
    • And many, many, many other fixes!

  • Coming Soon:

    • Our PR has landed in Electron, unblocking Swipe to Archive.

0.3.45 (1/21/16)

  • Fixes:
  • The blue "Help" button in the app is smaller and goes to support.nylas.com. Thanks to everyone who sent in feedback via Intercom. We'd still love to hear from you on the community Slack channel!
  • When linking new accounts, there is more validation on the form fields
  • The newsletter checkbox now works properly when switching accounts.
  • The "Welcome" template in the QuickSchedule package has been updated.
  • N1 no longer generates errors installing on Ubuntu 14 and 15.
  • AM/PM capitalization has been standardized.
  • You can no longer accidentally select message timestamps.
  • We've increased the timeout for Exchange authentication, because it can actually take more than 30s to do Exchange AutoDiscovery.

0.3.43 (1/12/16)

  • Features:
  • You can now enable and disable bundled plugins from Preferences > Plugins, and bundled plugin updates are delivered alongside N1 updates.
  • You can now adjust the interface zoom from the workspace preferences.
  • Development:
  • Packages can now list a relative icon path in their package.json.

  • Composer Improvements:

    • You can now reply inline by outdenting (pressing delete) in quoted text.
    • The Apple Mail keyboard shortcut for send is now correct.
    • Keyboard shortcuts are shown in the shortcuts preferences.
    • Clicking beneath the message body now positions your cursor correctly.
    • Tabbing to the body positions the cursor at the end of the draft reliably.
    • Tabbing to the subject highlights it correctly.
    • Copy & paste now preserves line breaks reliably
    • Inserting a template into a draft will no longer remove your signature.

  • Fixes:

  • You can now unsubscribe from the N1 mailing list from the Account preferences.
  • The message actions dropdown is now left aligned.
  • Thread "Quick Actions" are now displayed in the correct order.
  • Account names can no longer overflow the preferences sidebar.
  • On Windows, N1 restarts after installing an update.
  • N1 now re-opens in fullscreen mode if it exited in fullscreen mode.
  • Files with illegal filesystem characters can be dragged and dropped normally.
  • Files with illegal filesystem characters now download and open correctly.
  • The Event RSVP interface only appears if you are a participant on the event.

0.3.36 (1/5/16)

  • Features:

    • Mail Rules: Create mail rules from the preferences that sort incoming mail. You can also apply mail rules to your existing mail.
    • Templates: The templates example plugin now includes a robust template editor, better field jumping support, and many other improvements, and is now in ES6.
    • Column Widths: The app now saves the state of columns between sessions.
    • Mark As Read: You can now disable automatic "mark as read" behavior.

  • Development:

    • Composer extensions have been overhauled to provide a better interface for developers. For more details, ping @evan or @juan on Slack, or see the new Templates extension.
    • Database transactions are now explicit and required for writing to the local cache.
    • The quick actions area of the thread list is now an injectable region.
    • You can now select the output of the test runner window.
    • Travis now builds both 64-bit .rpm and .deb builds for Linux.

  • Fixes:

    • Opening the feedback window no longer prevents the app from quitting.
    • The QuickSchedule plugin can no longer send before saving the QuickSchedule event.
    • Switching accounts while searching no longer throws off the account switcher.
    • Emails sent from an alias now properly appear as "Me"
    • Web fonts from remote servers are now permitted in message bodies.
    • On Mac OS X and Linux, the system tray now includes an "Open Inbox" option
    • On Mac OS X, the app closes correctly from fullscreen mode.
    • On Linux, windows display the correct app icon.
    • On Gnome Linux, the app now shows the correct icon.
    • Google Inbox is now available as a keyboard shortcut preset.
    • File uploads can be cancelled, even if you're offline.
    • Dragging image uploads no longer causes duplicate attachments.
    • Parsing of contacts with allowable special characters (eg: o'[email protected]) is more robust.
    • The autoload images feature detects images more reliably.
    • mailto:// parsing is more robust and supports poorly encoded body values.

0.3.32 (12/15/15)

  • Features:

    • Aliases: You can now add aliases from the Accounts preferences tab and use them when composing messages!
    • Themes: From the General preferences tab you can now install custom themes via a dropdown picker.

  • Fixes:

    • Selecting multiple threads and marking as read / unread works as expected.
    • When you send a draft, it is correctly removed from the draft list.
    • Preferences open to the General tab by default.
    • Spellcheck:
      • On Mac OS X and Windows 8+, spellcheck now offers suggestions in the system language.
      • On Linux and Windows <8, spellcheck no longer defaults to english when your language is unavailable.

0.3.29 (12/9/15)

  • Features:

    • Print: You can now print threads via a button beside the subject line.
    • Shortcuts: The preferences now list all available keyboard shortcuts.
    • Templates: The templates example now adds a basic template editor to the app's preferences
    • Expand / Collapse Thread: A button beside the subject line allows you to expand / collapse the thread.
    • Delete vs Archive: A new option allows you to choose the behavior of the Delete & Backspace keys.
    • Backgrounding: On Windows and Linux, the app will run from the System Tray, even if you close the main window.

  • Fixes:

    • Unread counts now work correctly on providers that delete threads.
    • Bold, underline, and italic keybindings have been fixed.
    • Mark as unread / Mark as important keybindings have been added.
    • Search queries with special characters and punctuation now work.
    • On OS X, the badge icon now respects the option in preferences.
    • On Windows, the app's menu now shows conditional menu items properly.
    • On Linux, the preferences note that zenity is required for desktop notifications.
    • Disabling "Autoload images" blocks images without file extensions correctly.
    • The spellchecker now respects your system language preferences.
    • "Toggle unread" displays the correct icon when multiple emails are selected.
    • "Show Important flags" now works as expected for Gmail accounts.
    • Changing accounts with an active search query runs the query for the other account.
    • The up / down arrows in the thread pane now correctly move between threads.
    • Focus no longer jumps between composer fields when you type after clicking them.
    • The entire signature box is now clickable.

  • Style:

    • The Translate and Quick Schedule plugins now have composer toolbar icons.
    • The undo/redo notification is styled correctly in dark mode.

  • Development:

    • DraftStoreExtension and MessageStoreExtension have been deprecated in favor of ComposerExtension and MessageViewExtension, respectively. See 9f309d399b7fe01230b53d3dec994b372bf2fd54 for more details.
    • nylas-exports is available on the Developer Tools console as $n
    • New integration tests for the composer can be run with script/grunt run-integration-tests

0.3.27 (12/3/15)

  • Critical patch to the QuickSchedule plugin to prevent it from sending multiple RSVP responses

0.3.26 (11/30/15)

  • Features:

    • Link Targets: Hovering over links in an email displays their web address.
    • Signatures: In Preferences > Signatures, you can now configure a signature for each account. More signatures improvements are coming soon!
    • Quick RSVP: N1 displays an event summary with RSVP options for messages with calendar invites.

  • Development:

    • The specs run correctly on Node v0.10, resolving issues with the Linux CI server

  • Fixes:

    • On OS X, N1 no longer crashes when clicking the dock icon if the main window is hidden.
    • On Linux, N1 now handles retina displays correctly. No more tiny, tiny text!
    • The main window is focused when you open Preferences
    • On Fedora, N1 now appears with the correct icon
    • Remaining references to app.terminate replaced with app.quit

0.3.25 (11/25/15)

  • Features:

    • Labels / Folders: You can now add labels from the sidebar and delete them by right-clicking.
    • Unread Counts: You can now turn on unread counts for all folders and labels in preferences
    • Examples: QuickSchedule allows you to easily send your availability and schedule events.
    • Status Bar Icon: On Mac OS X, the status bar icon is retina and renders properly in dark mode.
    • Preferences: The Preferences interface has been revamped in preparation for filters, signatures, and per-plugin preferences.

  • Development:

    • We now use Electron 0.35.1
    • We now use Spectron to run a few integration tests on Mac
    • The atom global has been renamed NylasEnv
    • The spec suite now runs and all tests pass on Linux (@mbilker)
    • The build process now supports Node 4.2 and Node 5
    • The build process exits if script/bootstrap fails

  • Fixes:

    • The account switcher no longer sticks when trying to change accounts.
    • The app will no longer attempt to preview images larger than 5MB.
    • An outdated draft body no longer appears briefly when drafts are sent.
    • You can now right-click and paste images as well as text into the composer
    • pre tags in message bodies now render properly
    • NYLAS_HOME is defined in the renderer process on Linux (@mbilker)
    • The MessageBodyProcessor runs for every message, even if bodies are identical (@mbilker)
    • The collapsed state of labels in the sidebar is preserved through restart.
    • Choosing a subject line from the search suggestions now searches for that subject.

  • Style:

    • Message rendering in dark mode is much better - no more white email backgrounds.
    • We now refer to "list view" and "split view" as "single panel" and "two panel"
    • The pop-out composer renders correctly in dark mode.

  • Performance:

    • Queries for the thread list are now 4x faster thanks to revised join table indices.
    • Unread counts no longer require periodic SELECT COUNT(*) queries.
    • We've pulled Atom's new compile-cache, which provides speed improvements at launch.

0.3.23 (11/17/15)

  • Features:

    • System Tray: Quickly create new messages, view unread count, and quit N1
    • Keybindings: The Gmail keybinding set now supports all Gmail shortcuts
    • Quick Account Switching: Use Cmd-1, Cmd-2, etc. to switch accounts
    • ES6 JavaScript: You can now write N1 plugins using ES6 (Stage 0) JavaScript
      • The "Quick Replies" example plugin is now written in ES6

  • Fixes:

    • Mailto links with newline characters are now supported
    • File uploads no longer time out after 15 seconds
    • Label names are no longer autocapitalized
    • On Windows, the icon is no longer pixelated at many resolutions
    • On Windows, long paths no longer cause installation to fail
    • On Windows, N1 uses the "NylasPro" font correctly
    • Mark as read now works when viewing messages in two panel mode
    • Basic cut, copy, and paste menus are available for all inputs
    • You can now type in the middle of a search query
    • Names containing "via" are no longer truncated
    • N1 quits without throwing exceptions

  • Internationalization:

    • Composition events are now supported in the composer
    • Labels with foreign characters no longer sync incorrectly in new accounts

  • Style:

    • Dark mode looks better and has fewer color issues
    • Unread counts in the sidebar are smaller
    • Subject and body always align in the narrow thread list
    • The search box no longer overflows if you type a long search query
    • Hover states in menus and dropdowns are more consistent

  • Performance:

    • In two panel mode, moving through messages quickly no longer causes jank.
    • Model.fromJSON is 40% faster thanks to optimized loops and other fixes
    • Models are lazily deserialized after being broadcast into other windows

0.3.20 (10/28/15)

  • The “Update is Available” notification now links to release notes
  • Notifications have improved styling, and the entire notification bar is clickable
  • A new notification after updating links you to the release notes
  • The search input has the correct X, and a better focus outline
  • On Mac OS X, the green window frame dot is tied to fullscreen and changes to maximize when you hold option. (FINE.)
  • On Windows, long paths no longer cause installation to fail (still in testing)
  • Format checks prevent users from submitting crazy invite code strings to invite.nylas.com
  • The invite code check now requests /status/, not /status, which prevents issues for some users
  • The sidebar “hidden” setting is now persisted through relaunch

0.3.19 (10/23/15)

  • Gmail users now have the option to “Move to Trash” in addition to "Archive", and we support the # Gmail shortcut.
  • The sidebar now supports hierarchical labels/folders and sorts better
  • Exchange auth includes an optional server field
  • Windows
    • The onboarding screens no longer appear offscreen
    • Installing packages now works reliably
    • Styling is greatly improved and feels more native (toolbars, preferences)
    • The app no longer collides with Atom
  • Mac OS X
    • Exiting fullscreen mode by closing the main window works as expected
  • An error is displayed when uploading >25MB files
  • Email TLDs more than 4 characters no longer result in an error
  • The links in the Feedback window work
  • A failing “save draft” action will stop the subsequent “send”, (failures cancel downstream tasks)
  • The empty state animation eases with subpixel precision
  • Atomic database queries no longer leak memory
  • The chevron on Accounts is now flipped
  • The draft list in the app is more robust, deleting drafts from the list view works
  • Toolbar items no longer jump around when opening side panels
  • We now use system tooltips instead of our HTML-based ones, so they look appropriate on all platforms

0.3.17

  • Initial public release