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Folder Pane View Switcher Version History
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Version 6.1
- arrows are now visible on dark themes
- arrows disappear and menu items for folders were restored when the extension gets disabled or uninstalled
- arrows disappear and menu items for folders were restored when the extension gets disabled or uninstalled
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 6.0
Good news, everyone! After month of work, FolderPaneViewSwitcher runs on "supernova". There are still limitations, like missing drag'n'drop support, but the most important feature runs smoothly: switching the folder panes!
Plenty of bugs and instabilities were also fixed for Thunderbird v102, as FolderPaneViewSwitcher now respects the "compacted" view option. And as the icing on the cake there's a shortcut support for switching the folder panes:
on Windows use [alt] + [shift] + [9] to switch to the next pane and [alt] + [shift] + [8] for the previous pane
on macOS it's [option] + [shift] + [9]/[8]
on linux it's [ctrl] + [shift] + [9]/[8]
Plenty of bugs and instabilities were also fixed for Thunderbird v102, as FolderPaneViewSwitcher now respects the "compacted" view option. And as the icing on the cake there's a shortcut support for switching the folder panes:
on Windows use [alt] + [shift] + [9] to switch to the next pane and [alt] + [shift] + [8] for the previous pane
on macOS it's [option] + [shift] + [9]/[8]
on linux it's [ctrl] + [shift] + [9]/[8]
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 4.0.2
Set strict_max_version.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 4.0.1
Remove obsolete files and code.
Remove unneeded permissions.
Remove unneeded permissions.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.1.4
Remove Kickstarter campaign pop-up, since the campaign has succeeded and is almost over.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.1.1
This add-on will no longer be supported when Thunderbird 78 is released in a few months, unless enough people commit to supporting continued maintenance of the add-on to make it feasible. To show your commitment, please visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jik/rewritten-add-ons-for-mozilla-thunderbirds-next-release and make a pledge. As a bonus, Kickstarter supporters of this and my other add-ons will receive significant discounts on add-on licenses.
This release of the add-on adds a pop-up message warning users about the potential end of support and encouraging people to visit the Kickstarter campaign and support it.
This release of the add-on adds a pop-up message warning users about the potential end of support and encouraging people to visit the Kickstarter campaign and support it.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.1.0
Fix Preferences window for Thunderbird 71+
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.9
Fix OK, Cancel, and Reset buttons in preferences window
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.8
Remove the arrows from the folder pane toolbar when the add-on is disabled or uninstalled.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.7
Convert the add-on to restartless, i.e., it can now be installed and uninstalled without restarting Thunderbird. If you are upgrading from the old, restart-required version to this one you might need to do one final restart to clear out the old version completely.
Previously, if you wanted to change the preferences to make a view available in the drop-down menu but not the arrows, you needed to uncheck the menu checkbox for the view and then check it again before you would be able to uncheck the arrows checkbox. This is now fixed.
The "All" view is now always enabled (at least in the drop-down menu) on the preferences screen, as it should be since it can't be removed from the drop-down menu.
The conversion to restartless is a good idea on its own, but it was motivated specifically by problems a user was having with the add-on failing to load properly when Thunderbird started up. I couldn't reproduce that issue myself, and I spent a lot of time troubleshooting that issue with that user and was unable to identify any fix for it short of converting the add-on to restartless. Doing that fixed his issue by completely changing how the add-on loads on startup. I assume if he was having that problem then others might as well, but it should now be fixed for everyone.
Previously, if you wanted to change the preferences to make a view available in the drop-down menu but not the arrows, you needed to uncheck the menu checkbox for the view and then check it again before you would be able to uncheck the arrows checkbox. This is now fixed.
The "All" view is now always enabled (at least in the drop-down menu) on the preferences screen, as it should be since it can't be removed from the drop-down menu.
The conversion to restartless is a good idea on its own, but it was motivated specifically by problems a user was having with the add-on failing to load properly when Thunderbird started up. I couldn't reproduce that issue myself, and I spent a lot of time troubleshooting that issue with that user and was unable to identify any fix for it short of converting the add-on to restartless. Doing that fixed his issue by completely changing how the add-on loads on startup. I assume if he was having that problem then others might as well, but it should now be fixed for everyone.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.6
Fix a bug which prevents the add-on from working when it is first installed.
Make some other non-functional code cleanup changes.
Make some other non-functional code cleanup changes.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.5
More Thunderbird 68 compatibility changes
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.4
Make the add-on icon a bit larger and make it show up in the Tools | Add-On Preferences menu
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.3
Compatibility changes for Thunderbird 69+.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.2
More Thunderbird 68 compatibility changes.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.1
Compatibility changes for most recent Thunderbird daily builds.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 3.0.0
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 2.0.2
Fix bug for Thunderbird versions prior to 58 in UTF-8 (non-English) locales.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 2.0.1
Allow the "All Folders" view to be removed from the arrow rotation.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 2.0
<h1>Big news! You can now select which folder tree views are active</h1>
The Folder Pane View Switcher preferences now list all available views and allow you to select which ones should be visible in the pop-up menu. For the ones that are visible in the menu, you can select whether they are in the rotation selected by the arrows, i.e., if you want, you can have views that show up in the menu but don't show up when you click the arrows back and forth. Three notes:
The Folder Pane View Switcher preferences now list all available views and allow you to select which ones should be visible in the pop-up menu. For the ones that are visible in the menu, you can select whether they are in the rotation selected by the arrows, i.e., if you want, you can have views that show up in the menu but don't show up when you click the arrows back and forth. Three notes:
- This release only supports Thunderbird 49 and newer. For older Thunderbird versions, you''ll need to use release 1.14 of this add-on.
- You can't have a view that's in the arrow rotation but not in the menu.
- Views you've disabled in the pop-up menu are still visible in the menu-bar menu even though they don't work. I'm probably not going to bother to fix this.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 1.14
Fix preferences button in add-ons manager in Thunderbird 59+.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 1.13
Compatibility with recent Thunderbird builds.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 1.12
Show the folder pane toolbar automatically.
Add folder switcher arrows back to the folder pane toolbar, with a preference to turn them off if desired.
Add folder switcher arrows back to the folder pane toolbar, with a preference to turn them off if desired.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 1.11
As of Thunderbird 48, the folder pane view-switching arrows have been removed from Thunderbird (previously, they were present but hidden by default, and this add-on un-hid them). They have been replaced with a new folder pane toolbar which displays immediately about the folder list which you can enable to get a drop-down menu view switcher. If the view switcher isn't in the toolbar when you enable it, then right-click on the toolbar, select "Customize...", and add the "Folder Views" tool from the palette.
The remaining functionality of the add-on, i.e., automatically switching to the "All Folders" view when you over over the toolbar while dragging a message, remains in effect in Thunderbird 48+.
On older versions of Thunderbird, the view-switching arrows functionality is retained.
The remaining functionality of the add-on, i.e., automatically switching to the "All Folders" view when you over over the toolbar while dragging a message, remains in effect in Thunderbird 48+.
On older versions of Thunderbird, the view-switching arrows functionality is retained.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 1.10
New French translation from Bigpapa.
Localize the install manifest so that the description of the add-on in the user interface will be translated (for the languages for which I have translations).
Localize the install manifest so that the description of the add-on in the user interface will be translated (for the languages for which I have translations).
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
Version 1.9
Add Dutch translation, thanks to markh from BabelZilla.
Add Simplified Chinese translation, thanks to yfdyh000 from BabelZilla.
Add icon.
Compatible up to thunderbird 15.0a1.
Add Simplified Chinese translation, thanks to yfdyh000 from BabelZilla.
Add icon.
Compatible up to thunderbird 15.0a1.
- Source code released under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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