Closed Bug 17788 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

M12 Release Notes Scratchpad

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
General
Type:
defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED

People

(Reporter: verah, Assigned: verah)

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Details

Please post your M11 release notes item here.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Summary: M11 Dogfood Release Notes Scratchpad → Dogfood Release Notes Scratchpad
M11 is different from Dogfood.  M11 Release Note Scratchpad is:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12971

This bug will be for Release Note on the Dogfood declared build in mid-December.
Removing M11 from Summary.
Summary: Dogfood Release Notes Scratchpad → M12 Release Notes Scratchpad
Target Milestone: M12
Just found out Dogfood = M12.  Putting on M12 radar.
Please document Solaris 2.6 patches needed to build/run:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17221
Oh yeah, I already wrote this up, posted it to
http://www.mozilla.org/unix/solaris.html
lets get the caching info in as a high level visable item.  here are
fur's notes.

Yesterday, I checked in support for HTTP caching, which should boost the
performance of Mozilla a bit, particularly over dialup connections.  (If
you're using a LAN, you won't see startling speed improvements - Mozilla is
still largely limited by layout.)

I've got a few things to tell you, but the most important things you should know
are:

     The cache is not turned on by default.  For the moment, you have to enable
it via a pref.
     Support is enabled for memory caching only - not the disk cache.  That
means that cached data will not be remembered across sessions.  If
     anyone files a bug complaining that the disk cache is not working, I'll
lock you in a room with chofmann and a pile of PDT+ bugs :)

If you want to turn on caching, add this to your prefs:

     user_pref("browser.cache.enable", true);

The cache has only been tested on Windows and partially tested on Linux.  When a
few adventurous people tell me that the cache is working well
enough on their platform, I'll lobby chofmann to change the default behavior to
enable caching.

The cache certainly works well enough for me under NT4.  I haven't seen any
cache-related crashes on that platform, but I have seen one case in
which the throbber won't shut off  [Bug 21162].  In any case, assign any caching
bugs to me, but first please check to make sure that they haven't
already been reported.

More limitations: Cache prefs aren't hooked up, so you can't clear the cache,
change its size or how often data is validated with the server [Bug
20893].  Also, the reload and shift-reload actions won't alter the behavior of
the cache  until they're hooked up [Bug 21137].

-Scott
Just wanted to post some notes concerning mousewheel scrolling:

Unix:

You need to have your X server properly configured.  For XFree86, this generally
involves adding a line to the Pointer section of your XF86Config file such as
"ZAxisMapping 4 5".  You also need to make sure the Protocol line is set up
correctly for your mouse.

Windows:

If you are using a Logitech wheel mouse, scrolling with the wheel in Mozilla may
not work while Logitech's em_exec program is running.  A workaround to the
problem (which may involve upgrading your mouse driver) is documented in Bug
20618.

Macintosh:

Mousewheel scrolling (for USB mice) is not yet implemented for Mac.
The following bugs have been fixed and verified and should not be in the M12
release note:
bug 17702
bug 18064
bug 17765
bug 17937
bug 17680
bug 18675
bug 11856
bug 6485
bug 16310
bug 18458
bug 16929
bug 18971
thanks.
fenella
Update on the cache, mcaffe turned it into a pref Preferences->Debug->Enabale
Mem Cache, so users wont have to muck with there prefs.js
19165 says: Win32 unzip installation will not work unless you run
the seamonkey installer first.  Installer apparently
updates system files that unzip cannot.
Bug 21391:  Can't create new Address Book
Should be included in the M12 release note.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17174:

"IMAP mail filters cannot move messages to local folders or folders on other
IMAP servers.  If you've migrated your filters from 4.x, the filters which
perform this action will not work in 5.0.  This feature will work in a future
release."

Pls add this to the list of known problems for mail for all platforms.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21732:

"During the first mail session for a new POP account the thread pane doesn't
display headers.  Exit and relaunch to same account will be okay, headers will
display. It's only the initial mail session for the new POP account which
doesn't display thread pane list."

Add to the list of known problems for all platforms for mail.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20694:

"Color selection in composer causes crash.  Composing a new message and trying
to select a color to assign to a selected text element may cause a crash while
trying to deactivate that selection dialog."

Pls add this to the mail section for all platforms for list of known problems.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21972:

"In the mail window's thread pane, you cannot extend the selection (via
shift-click) to include a message immediately above the currently selected
message. You can extend the selection if you click on a message that is 2 or
more away from the currently selected message though.  As a workaround, please
use CTRL-Click as a workaround for this case."

Pls add this to the list of known problems for mail for all platforms.
These bugs have been fixed and verified. Please delete them from the release
note:
bug 18083
bug 17931
bug 14722
bug 18642
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22001
"Crashed when trying to read the send message from the messages thread pane"
Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for Linux & Windows
platforms.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21607
"Crashed when trying to send message to 3.5 News Server Newsgroup"
Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the
platforms.
Please remove bug#22001 & bug#21607 from this release notes since these bugs may
be causing by AIM. Thanks.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21769
"Difficult to get to 4th addressing line in New Msg window"
Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the
platforms.
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8216
"Cancel news message doesn't remove it from thread pane."
Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the
platforms.
From http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21764
"Copy message menu did not reflect the POP Inbox subfolders"
Please add this to the list of Mail known problems for all the
platforms.
Updates for Printing category: Printing(images, html widgets, page sources and
web pages) looks good on Windows and Linux. Printing on MAC is currently blocked
by bug 21759.
Blockers are:
Bug 7201
Bug 21759
Bug 21997
Bug 21433
Plugins update for M12 : Some major plugins are working on Windows. The likes of
Shockwave Flash, real audio and Midi files can be played . Some file
types(.mov,.au etc) are not understood by mozilla. You cannot add a new mime
type to launch a helper application.

Blocking bugs are:
Bug 20407
Bug 18656
Please document browser bug #21832, "Browser content frequently cannot be
copied".

e.g., "Copying text from the browser window frequently will not work."
vera, please display this somewhere in a fairly prominent place:

Mac only, There are problems with the feature that remembers passwords on the
Macintosh platform. It is recommended that you press "Cancel" when you are first
asked if you want this feature turned on. You can also turn off the feature in
Edit - Preferences - Advanced by unchecking the "Automatically Prefill Usernames
and Passwords" box. See bug 21596
Under Sidebar, please put:

Mac Only: You can not add or delete panels in the Sidebar, bug 22248
"You can't connect to secure sites....." Should be changed to "You can't connect
to all secure sites......
an additional item under

Known Issues in Mail and News

Trying to delete an email that does not contain any newlines may crash. (bug
21670)
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21670
1. Composer and Editor:
Bug# 11859 "Loading remote stylesheet in editor fails". It can also cause the
application to freeze.

2. Mail: 3-Pane
Bug# 21772 "Selecting a local empty folder does not refresh the thread pane"

3. In the Mail/News, Account Setup section it mentions that the Account Wizard
does not show the correct server type. I think this should be removed because I
haven't seen this problem for awhile and it is working in the latest build for
NT4, Linux and Mac.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Marking Resolved/Fixed since release notes and build is out.
Verah, please makr Verified if all is well :-)
Marking Verified.  This milestone over.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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