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History

Development of Virtual Identity started in 2004. Many changes where made to get rid of included bugs and to follow the development of the Thunderbird Mail Client. Some information about old Versions of Virtual Identity might be found in the now mostly obsolete ​former absorb.it-Project-Page.

Since 2006 the development-process was documented at ​http://blog.absorb.it, where you can find Information upto version 0.4.3pre.

From September 2007 on I use this Trac to develop the project further. To keep the chronology I uploaded all Virtual Identity Versions from 0.4.0 on into the subversion repository, so you are able to see the changes between the Versions if you check ​Timeline. Version 0.4.0 was a complete rewrite of the Extension, so it makes no sense to compare the development with former versions.

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  • 26nd September 2018: ​0.10.3 small bugfixes handling empty senders field and layout of pref dialog
  • 14th September 2018: ​0.10.2 bugfix for takeover of found identities
  • 14th September 2018: ​0.10.1 massive changes for TB60 compatibility.
  • 23rd Nov 2017: ​0.9.36 fix for ​issue with saving base identity reported github
  • 4th April 2017: ​0.9.35 minor fixes for TB52+ compatibility
  • 12th February 2017: ​0.9.34 minor fixes for Enigmail and Data Editor
  • 6th July 2015: ​0.9.33 additional compatibility updated for TB 38+ - without it won't work
  • 16th May 2015: ​0.9.32 compatibility updated for TB 38+ - without it won't work
  • 9th April 2015: ​0.9.31 compatibility updated for TB 38+, several minor fixes
  • 27th February 2015: ​0.9.30 fix for reappearing recipient
  • 20th February 2015: ​0.9.29 fix for accountChanges while messageCompose and different critical alerts
  • 3rd February 2015: ​0.9.28 fix for broken sending and saving on different setups
  • 15th December 2014: ​0.9.27 fix for identity selection dialog
  • 10th December 2014: ​0.9.26 several fixes for multi-window issues
  • 30th October 2014: ​0.9.25 compatibility changes and fixes with reopening issues.
  • 15th October 2014: ​0.9.24 fix 'typo' which resulted in a ShowStopper?. Added option to debug to file.
  • 13th October 2014: ​0.9.23 fix for strange awSetInputAndPopupValue dead-lock
  • 13th October 2014: ​0.9.22 fix for leftover account prefs and storage issues with sent mails
  • 28th September 2014: ​0.9.21 fix for #435
  • 25th August 2014: ​0.9.20 fix for window-reopening
  • 8th August 2014: ​0.9.19 fix for #436
  • 3rd August 2014: ​0.9.18 debugging for #427, implemented #417, fixed typos
  • 2nd August 2014: ​0.9.17 multiple compatibility improvements; status-messages in composedialog can now completely disabled
  • 31st July 2014: ​0.9.16 fix for #414.
  • 20th October 2013: ​0.9.15 fix for #423.
  • 3rd October 2013: ​0.9.14 compatibility fixes, fix for #421.
  • 27th May 2013: ​0.9.13 fix #411.
  • 30th April 2013: ​0.9.12 fix #410.
  • 5th April 2013: ​0.9.11 fix #405.
  • 7th March 2013: ​0.9.10 fix #404 and maybe for #406.
  • 2nd December 2012: ​0.9.9 fix #401.
  • 29th November 2012: ​0.9.8 fix for problems with storage and missing identity-detection.
  • 28th November 2012: ​0.9.7 fix #395.
  • 23rd October 2012: ​0.9.6 fix #400, compaitbility with TB19.0a and SM2.15a.
  • 7th October 2012: ​0.9.5 fix #393.
  • 11th September 2012: ​0.9.4 fix #394.
  • 30th August 2012: ​0.9.3 fix for problems with signatureswitch.
  • 20th August 2012: ​0.9.2 fix for problems with reused windows.
  • 17th August 2012: ​0.9.1 fix for #391 and other problems.
  • 9th August 2012: ​0.9.0 fix for #390, compatibility upgrade.
  • 21th April 2012: ​0.9pre6 smart-reply was broken, fixed.
  • 26th March 2012: ​0.8.9 fix for #374, compatibility upgrade.
  • 26th March 2012: ​0.9pre5 fix for #374.
  • 25th March 2012: ​0.9pre4 bugfixes, compatibility
  • 5th December 2011: ​0.9pre3 added conversation support (#333), lot of fixes and code-changes.
  • 5th December 2011: ​0.8.8 fix for #370.
  • 8th September 2011: ​0.9pre2 alpha for conversation support, see #333.
  • 5th October 2011: ​0.8.7 compatibility with TB10.0a1 and SM2.7a1.
  • 26th September 2011: ​0.9pre1 alpha for conversation support, see #333.
  • 3rd September 2011: ​0.8.6 fix for #350.
  • 21th August 2011: ​0.8.5 fix for #348.
  • 21th August 2011: ​0.8.4 fix for #346.
  • 20th August 2011: ​0.8.3 bugfix release.
  • 18th August 2011: ​0.8.2 fixed #345.
  • 18th August 2011: ​0.8.1 fixed major namespace pollution errors - hopefully no problems introduced. Implemented #339.
  • 18th August 2011: ​0.7.3 implemented feature #339.
  • 23th July 2011: ​0.7.2 fixed some namespace pollution errors.
  • 17th July 2011: ​0.7.1 bugfix for #324
  • 17th July 2011: ​0.8.0 released up-to-date extension for current TB / SM versions - dropped support of old TB / SM.
  • 15th July 2011: ​0.7.0 released previous changes for older TB / SM versions.
  • 7th July 2011: ​0.8.0pre1 second preview of 0.8, bugfixes and compatibility to Thunderbird Conversation.
  • 6th July 2011: ​0.8.0pre preview of 0.8, includes all features of 0.7-line and compatibility withh TB5.0 and SM2.1. Compatibility to previous versions dropped.
  • 29th October 2010: ​0.7.0pre2 preview of 0.7, includes identity-dependent usage of virtual identities (see #285)
  • 10th October 2010: ​0.7.0pre1 preview of 0.7, includes export/import and some monitoring of Identity and SMTP changes
  • 17th July 2010: ​0.6.8 bugfix release for #271 / #274
  • 6th July 2010: ​0.6.7 bugfix release for #265
  • 16th June 2010: ​0.6.6 compatibility update for TB 3.1.*; added online help in pref dialog
  • 2nd April 2010: ​0.6.5 mac OSX layout modifications (#233), added small icon to toggle preferences Icons and additional bugfixes (#249)
  • 11th March 2010: ​0.6.4 added czech locales
  • 6th March 2010: ​0.6.3 bugfix release for #233 and #236
  • 4th March 2010: ​0.6.2 bugfix release for #216 and some filter problems
  • 2nd March 2010: ​0.6.1 compatibility update for Thunderbird 3.0.* and Seamonkey 2.0.*
  • 1st March 2010: ​0.6.0 added french, dutch and russian locales
  • 1st March 2010: ​0.5.14 added russian locales
  • 26th February 2010: ​0.6.0rc11 compatibility with TB3.0.2, added spanish locales
  • 7th February 2010: ​0.6.0rc10 urgent bugfix release for #218
  • 6th February 2010: ​0.6.0rc9 bugfix release for #217, added several locales
  • 23st January 2010: ​0.6.0rc8 bugfix release for #209
  • 21st January 2010: ​0.6.0rc7 Thunderbird 3.0.1 compatibility, no other changes
  • 16th January 2010: ​0.6.0rc6 Seamonkey 2.0.2 compatibility, no other changes
  • 8th January 2010: ​0.5.13 added korean translation
  • 7th January 2010: ​0.6.0rc5 fix for #189
  • 5th January 2010: ​0.6.0rc4 severeal bug-fixes (#180, #198, #199, #194, #197)
  • 1st January 2010: ​0.6.0rc3 fix for identity-selection #188, added negative header-filter (#173) and switch to takeover stored identities when sending alert occurs (#172)
  • 30th December 2009: ​0.6.0rc2 fix for show-stopper #181, compatibility to SM 2.0.1
  • 14th December 2009: ​0.6.0rc1 compatibility to TB 3.0.1 pre-release, fix for #180
  • 25th November 2009: ​0.6.0pre10 compatibility to TB 3.0.1 pre-release, fix for #169
  • 5th November 2009: ​0.6.0pre9 compatibility to Seamonkey 2.0 release, fix for #161
  • 15th October 2009: ​0.6.0pre8 collection of bugfixes, incl. #157
  • 10th October 2009: ​0.6.0pre7 bugfixes for #157 and #162
  • 8th October 2009: ​0.6.0pre6 main identity was not synched, repaired
  • 7th October 2009: ​0.6.0pre5 bugfix for #157
  • 7th October 2009: ​0.6.0pre4 bugfixes: repaired sMimeEncryption StorageExtras
  • 6th October 2009: ​0.6.0pre3 storing of SMTP can now be deactivated. SMTP of Base ID is used in this case. FCC can now be stored with receiver. Some bugfixes.
  • 28th September 2009: ​0.5.12 bugfixes for #149. additionally added switch smart_detectByReceivedHeader (see #124).
  • 19th August 2009: ​0.6.0pre2 Changed preferences dialog and repaired some bugs. Temporarily removed translations.
  • 29th March 2009: ​0.5.11 Added turkish translation, repaired english one. Compatibility with SM 2.0b1pre and TB 3.0b3pre.
  • 27th February 2009: ​0.6.0pre1 bugfixes for 0.6.0pre. Changed storage-format to support filters to assign stored identities, see #126 and #92. Added button to abort sending.
  • 19th January 2009: ​0.5.10 bugfixes for #113 and #122. Added french translation.
  • 1st December 2008: ​0.5.9 bugfixes for #104 and #111.
  • 14th November 2008: ​0.5.8 colorized dialogs for better differentiation (see #102).
  • 2nd October 2008: ​0.5.7 bugfix release. Most important: update-link of 0.5.6 pointed to the pre-releases, changed now. Layout of Dialogs changed (added linebreaks). Detection of mailinglists and comparing of stored identities improved.
  • 19th September 2008: ​0.6.0pre object oriented way to handle the functionality. added nice tooltips :) early alpha status but usable.
  • 7th September 2008: ​0.5.6 release 0.5.6: Compatible with Thunderbird 3.0b1pre and Seamonkey 2.0a1pre. Includes some bugfixes (for instance to work with shared folders and to remove folders on Windows machines) and contains a cleaner dialog to compare identities. Additionally a status-icon was added to quickly switch between storage settings. The notification-bar was changed to limit the size if to many headers are shown. The SmartReply feature now recognizes if you are replying from a Sent-Folder and stops mixing sender and receiver addresses.
  • 6th September 2008: ​0.5.6pre10 10th - nothing is final - pre release of 0.5.6. Included bugfix for #12.
  • 4th September 2008: ​0.5.6pre9 9th, final pre-release of version 0.5.6. Compatibility with current Seamonkey 2.0a1pre. Included locales from babelzilla.
  • 2nd September 2008: ​0.5.6pre8 8th pre-release of version 0.5.6. Strict javascript adaptions. Repaired broken Drafts/Templates? (see [391]).
  • 1st September 2008: ​0.5.6pre7 7th pre-release of version 0.5.6. Compatibility with 3.0b1pre, cleaned v_identity.js and repaired bug #87.
  • 27nd August 2008: ​0.5.6pre6 sixt pre-release of version 0.5.6. Now works with shared profile folders (see #85).
  • 22nd August 2008: ​0.5.6pre5 fifth pre-release of version 0.5.6. repaired FolderPicker in PrefDialog. Now compatible with TB 3.0a2 again.
  • 21th August 2008: ​0.5.6pre4 fourth pre-release of version 0.5.6. added a tooltip to the virtual identity icon.
  • 21th August 2008: ​0.5.6pre3 third pre-release of version 0.5.6. Notification-bar was changed to limit the size if to many headers are shown. SmartReply feature now recognizes if you are replying from a sent-Folder and stops mixing sender and receiver addresses.
  • 14th August 2008: ​0.5.6pre2 second pre-release of version 0.5.6. Included bugfix for #79.
  • 14th August 2008: ​0.5.6pre first pre-release of version 0.5.6. It includes some bugfixes and contains a cleaner dialog to compare identities. Additionally a status-icon was added to quickly switch between storage settings.
  • 21st July 2008: ​0.5.5 release of 0.5.5. Bugfixes for Seamonkey and TB 1.5, especially the reply-to feature and the dropdown-Menu entries.
  • 17th July 2008: ​0.5.5pre3 third pre-release of 0.5.5. Bugfixes for Seamonkey and reply-to feature, initiated by #69, might not solve the reported problem completely.
  • 7th July 2008: ​0.5.5pre2 second pre-release of 0.5.5. Small bugfix for the Settings Dialog (fcc folder) [286] and some small features added see #53, [287],[288].
  • 25st June 2008: ​0.5.5pre pre-release of 0.5.5. Changed to support Identities selected from the dropdown menu.
  • 24st June 2008: ​0.5.4 bugfix release, includes fix for #63 and removes nonterminating Warnings.
  • 1st June 2008: ​0.5.3 finally, the release 0.5.3. Hope that all the questions of how to handle and modify stored Identities are gone soon.
  • 22th May 2008: ​0.5.3pre10 bugfix for #59.
  • 21th May 2008: ​0.5.3pre9 bugfix to let it work on TB 1.5x and Seamonkey.
  • 21th May 2008: ​0.5.3pre8 included locales from babelzilla. additionally added secure updates for TB 3.x
  • 19th May 2008: ​0.5.3pre7 seventh preview of 0.5.3. Bugfix for 0.5.3pre6.
  • 19th May 2008: ​0.5.3pre6 sixth preview of 0.5.3. Compatibility fixes for TB 0.3a1 (till TB 0.3a2pre 22008051703)
  • 16th May 2008: ​0.5.3pre5 fifth preview of 0.5.3. Repaired Mac OSX layout problem. Additional Bugfixes, RDF upgraded to 0.0.2.
  • 26th Apr 2008: ​0.5.3pre4 fourth preview of 0.5.3. Bugfix [209] resulted in major restructuring of SmartIdentity. Lets try it.
  • 21th Apr 2008: ​0.5.3pre3 third preview of 0.5.3. Bug prevented previous release from saving Identities. Beside, now the default Base-Identity is saved as default instead of the selected one.
  • 20th Apr 2008: ​0.5.3pre2 second preview of 0.5.3. Made extension resistant against missing stored Base-Identities, added option to choose default Identity. Re-added localizations.
  • 18th Apr 2008: ​0.5.3pre alpha preview of 0.5.3. Includes Data-Storage Editor and possibility to store additional Settings like Charset. No translations included.
  • 26th Mar 2008: ​0.5.2 bugfix release to include [168].
  • 19th Mar 2008: ​0.5.1 bugfix release to include #43.
  • 12th Mar 2008: ​0.5.0 final release 0.5.0. great new features and usablity. enjoy. all bugs (except the layout-related on Macs closed).
  • 21th Feb 2008: ​0.5.0pre5 fifth pre-release of 0.5.0. problem with update-Dialog if addressbook was broken - repaired #41. Added sk-SK, es-ES, fr-FR translations from babelzilla.
  • 19th Feb 2008: ​0.5.0pre4 fourth pre-release of 0.5.0. now uses recycled MessageComposeDialog-windows to solve bug #37.
  • 17th Feb 2008: ​0.5.0pre3 third pre-release of 0.5.0. Added (incomplete) translations.
  • 30th Jan 2008: ​0.5.0pre2 second pre-release of 0.5.0. Bugfixes, especially for TB3.0a and Seamonkey.
  • 29th Jan 2008: ​0.5.0pre first pre-release of 0.5.0. Stopped development of 0.4.x (there is no 0.4.5 release, was a broken path), changed Identity-storage to rdf. Works now with newsgroups and mailinglists. Storage of default smtp to support SMTP-extensions. Compatible with Tb3.0.
  • 20th Nov 2007: ​0.4.5pre3 third pre-release of 0.4.5. Added configuration options to select how and where to store Drafts and Templates.
  • 12th Nov 2007: ​0.4.5pre2 second pre-release of 0.4.5. Now you can choose to only query the Address-Book once and ignore other differing Virtual Identities for other recipients.
  • 8th Nov 2007: ​0.4.5pre first pre release of 0.4.5. A new feature added by request enables to set a Reply-To Value the same way the Virtual Identity is set. Additionally handling of different Virtual Identities for multiple Recipients is hopefully improved. Some bugfixes.
  • 4th Nov 2007: ​0.4.4 finally, the release of the best Virtual Identity extension ever is done. The Address-Book feature is great, thanks to Eric for the nice idea.
  • 25th Oct 2007: ​0.4.4pre3 third pre-release. There had been problems if some email-address was more than once in the Addressbook. Now every recipient is searched by primary and secondary email address and if available, by Name.
  • 19th Oct 2007: ​0.4.4pre2 second pre-release of new version. Now addressbook is also used if you edit a Draft, cause base Identity (the one which was used to create the Virtual one in the first case) and SMTP-Settings can't be retrieved from the Draft itself. Changed parsing of From:-field to ensure usual Identities to behave like they should. Updated locales.
  • 2nd Oct 2007: ​0.4.4pre pre release of upcoming new version. Added support of storing Virtual Identities in your Addressbook. So you won't answer with the wrong Identity anymore, if it works as it should. Some bugs fixed, and some added.
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