MailWidget Changelog

What's new in MailWidget 3.61

Jan 20, 2015
  • Resolved issue iCloud accounts not being shown in Mavericks and Yosemite.

New in MailWidget 3.60 (Sep 18, 2012)

  • Resolved issue with Exchange accounts not being shown in Mountain Lion.

New in MailWidget 3.59 (Sep 12, 2012)

  • Fixed issue with accounts not showing up in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Added support for Notification Center (which is used instead of Growl)
  • Resolved issue with iCloud accounts not working properly

New in MailWidget 3.58 (Mar 26, 2012)

  • Fixed communication problem with some IMAP servers.

New in MailWidget 3.57 (Feb 27, 2012)

  • Updated the Growl-Plugin to the latest version to maintain compatibility in OS X Lion
  • Introduced ne Growl settings tab to control the new Growl Mist messages
  • Using intrinsic methods of WebKit instead of custom code for IMAP accounts
  • Fixed iCloud accounts not getting verified

New in MailWidget 3.56 (Aug 1, 2011)

  • Fixed issue where MailWidget did not list any accounts on Lion
  • Fixed issue with wrong mail count shown up for POP accounts on Lion

New in MailWidget 3.55 (Jul 26, 2011)

  • Fixed compatibility issue with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Minor changes on the Auto-Update feature
  • Updated Growl component to version 1.2.2

New in MailWidget 3.54 (Nov 29, 2010)

  • Fixed issue with MailWidget counting unread mails that have been marked as "deleted" on an IMAP server
  • Fixed issue affecting mails without subject on an Exchange 2007 server
  • MailWidget now checks wether Apple Mail is running at startup
  • Updated Growl component to version 1.2.1
  • Growl notifications now also display the count of new mails
  • Improved behaviour when adding custom audio files

New in MailWidget 3.53 (May 31, 2010)

  • Fixed issue with IMAP accounts where passwords containing parentheses
  • Fixed issue with POP accounts where MailWidget crashes if the server unexpectedly closes the connection
  • Fixed issue with MailWidget not announcing new eMails from POP accounts
  • Added indicator for missing network connection
  • Improved communication with Apple Mail
  • Catching problems with Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2 by using MacPorts' curl if available

New in MailWidget 3.52 (Mar 7, 2010)

  • Fixed issue where MailWidget was ignoring the authentication settings
  • MailWidget no longer opens multiple message view windows when launching Mail in Mac OS X 10.5.x
  • Auto-Update checks more frequently for updates and allsows a manual check
  • Switched from telnet to netcat for handling of unsecured connections
  • Improved handling of empty subjects and emails with no date sent

New in MailWidget 3.51 (Jan 27, 2010)

  • Added version number on the backside so you know the version without going to Finder.
  • Fixed failing checks if an eMail did not contain the date it was sent.
  • Long texts which are truncated with an ellipsis, have now a mouse over bubble containing the full text.
  • Fixed a performance issue with the communication with Mail that could lead to high CPU usage by Mail.

New in MailWidget 3.50 (Dec 21, 2009)

  • Support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 accounts.
  • Betters integration of Growl allows to launch Mail and receive mails by clicking on the Growl bubble.
  • More reliable audio feedback (avoids the QuickTime issue described above).
  • Scaling MailWidget to ΒΌ of its original size.
  • Communication with Apple Mail allows to synchronise the displayed count.
  • Allowing to set MailWidget to check on showig Dashboard additionally to the interval setting.
  • Passwords are now stored in Keychain.
  • Countless other improvements and changes.

New in MailWidget 3.08 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Changed behaviour so MailWidget does no longer check for mails after waking up when it was set to check only when Dashboard is being activated
  • Fixed problem with playback of the default announcement sounds in Snow Leopard
  • Fixed displaying problem where account names contained Unicode characters in the account list
  • Improved reliability with IMAP servers
  • Fixed compatibility to IMAP servers that do not stick tight to the IMAP protocol
  • Improved reliability on fetching header information (sender and subject)

New in MailWidget 3.07 (Jul 20, 2009)

  • Auto update now quits the Dock with a different command so the Dock does not crash on restart
  • Improved reliability on fetching header information (sender and subject)
  • Fixed issue where MailWidget did not verify IMAP, Exchange and MobileMe accounts which were completely empty
  • MailWidget now quits all connections to mail servers when it is being removed from Dashboard
  • Improved checking reliability
  • Workaround an issue where no account list is available

New in MailWidget 3.06 (May 12, 2009)

  • Fixed the bug, which prevented MailWidget 3.05 to initialise completely if custom audio feedback has been set up.
  • Reversed assumption about the line breaks a server required to improve compatibility (now CRLF by default and not LF).

New in MailWidget 3.05 (May 10, 2009)

  • Fixed issue where Sender and/or Subject of a mail was truncated or undefined.
  • Fixed issue with no Growl notification showing up even the header information was displayed correctly on the widget.
  • Updated third party source code.
  • Added Copy & Paste functionality to the front side for mail composing with attachment and to the audio settings for customising sound files.

New in MailWidget 3.04 (Mar 30, 2009)

  • Auto Update setting is now honoured.
  • Unicode characters like Japanese are now displayed correctly (but not in Growl notifications on Tiger).

New in MailWidget 3.03 (Mar 27, 2009)

  • Solved an issue with very full POP3 servers.
  • Changed update procedure to work around the Dashboard (WebKit) cache problem.
  • MailWidget now shows a changeable name on the front to distinguish multiple instances.

New in MailWidget 3.02 (Mar 24, 2009)

  • Improved compatibility to Apple Mail 2 in Tiger.

New in MailWidget 3.01 (Mar 23, 2009)

  • Solved an issue with GMail IMAP accounts.

New in MailWidget 3.00 (Mar 23, 2009)

  • Complete rewrite and port into Dashcode.
  • One instance of MailWidget is able to check all your accounts.
  • Customizable audio feedback.
  • Adjustable volume.
  • Drop files on MailWidget to send them as Attachment.