What's New in PopTray 3.1
New features and enhancements added since version 3.0.3
Some of the most significant changes are:
- Enhanced Rules
The new enhancements allows the following:
- Multiple Rule Rows
- Each rule can now have multiple rows for its criteria allowing
you to group similar criteria together with boolean logic. By
grouping criteria, you can make the rule fire if any criteria
match or only when all criteria match.
- New Rule Area: Regular Expressions
- You can now may use powerful regular expressions to create very
flexible and/or more precise rules.
- New Rule Area: Message Status
- Allows you to create rules for messages that are identified as Protected,
To be Deleted, Ignored, Spam, Important, Has Attachment, Viewed or New.
- New Rule Action: Change Tray Color
- Will change the message count icon color in the tray from the default color
for that account to the new one you've selected for this rule.
- Changed Rule Drag-and-Drop method
- Changed Rule drag-and-drop to the right mouse button to limit the accidental
reordering of Rules.
- Added Up/Down Buttons to Reorder the Rules
- Up/Down Buttons added for reordering the Rules lists.
- Restructured the rule importing/loading
- Mail Window Enhancements
The following enhancements have been added:
- Undelete Mail
- Messages marked for deletion can be unmarked so they won't be deleted. This only
works in conjuction with the new option 'Delete Mail only on Next Check'.
- Easily Create Rules based on Subject with a Right-Click
- You may now easily create a rule based on subject in addition to the sender
with a simple right-click on the mouse.
- Create a Single Rule with Multiple Criteria with a Right-Click
- You may now easily create a single rule with multiple criteria rows based on subjects or senders
with a simple right-click on the mouse.
- Improved Delete from Preview Window
- The method used to delete a message from the Preview windows has been improved.
- Sort Spam Last also sorts Deleted Last
- The Sort Spam Last option now also Sorts Deleted items Last. This only
works in conjuction with the new option 'Delete Mail only on Next Check'.
- Protect Existing Messages when
added to Whitelist with a Right-Click
- Messages are now protected immediately when added to the whitelist with a right-click
instead of after the next mail check.
- Status Bar Enhanced
- The status bar now shows a message count next to a status icon.
- New Options Added
The following new options have been added:
- Delete Mail only on Next Check
- PopTray will only mark messages for deletion instead of deleting them
immediately. This allows time to make changes to the selections and also
uses your internet connection more efficiently. The next time after
PopTray checks for new messages, PopTray will finally delete the selected
messages from the e-mail server.
- Show Messages while Checking
- PopTray will now list new messages as it learns about them instead
of waiting to diplay them after the mail check finishes.
- Extra Confirmation when Deleting Protected Messages
- PopTray can now request an additional confirmation when deleting a protected
message to ensure that is what you want done.
- Now More Translations Included
Poptray's UI (user interface) now has over 35 translations with the help of many volunteers.
Translations are simply created by adding the translated phrase next to the original
phrases found in blank.ptlang. Volunteers for new languages are welcome to send
me their translations, and it will be added to the next version of PopTray. The
latest translations added are:
- Minor Changes
Some of the other changes:
- Faster Screen Updates.
- Minor AboutBox changes.
For more details about PopTray changes, see the History.txt
in the Poptray directory.
The Future of PopTray
For hints on where the development of PopTray is heading
in the future, regularly check the forums at http://forum.poptray.org.
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