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<p>Thanks Jörg,</p>
<p>Nice one - thanks even knowing it's mid may will help. I have
started writing the video script for my ST4 maintenance release,
and I decided to describe the release cycle in a "roundabout"
way, <b>could somebody on the list check if there are any major
mistakes re Thunderbird 60 / the rapid release strategy</b>?
Here is what I have got, so far:</p>
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<blockquote type="cite">(Intro)<br>
Hello this is Axel from Thunderbird Daily. This video is for
the release of SmartTemplate version 1.5. <br>
<br>
As always, a link to the full change log is available in the
low bar and can also be viewed by clicking on the version
number in SmartTemplate Settings on the "About SmartTemplate"
tab.<br>
<br>
(Thunderbird 60 - The Future of Legacy Add-ons)<br>
<br>
Thunderbird 60 beta has just been released and soon this will
land a new ESR (Extended Service Release) to all users. This
means as before once per year the version will jump from 52.8
(?) to 60. <br>
<br>
Thunderbird beta moves roughly in Parallel with the 6 weeks
rapid release cycle of Firefox, but major features are
withheld in the release branch and only security and critical
bugfixes are included; this is also shown by the fact that
only the minor version number is increased from 52.0 to 52.1,
52.3 and so on. In parallel, beta versions are moved forward
through the major versions 53, 54, etc. with all changes
included<br>
<br>
A major point is that the Firefox team removed legacy Add-ons
in version 57 and is streamlining the code base in order to
modernize it, which may break Add-ons in Thunderbird. As
Thunderbird is sharing a big chunk of its code base with
Firefox it is always necessary watch out for breakages and
write maintenance code in order to keep my Add-ons from
breaking in the beta releases Thunderbird 57 to 60. In
Thunderbird, legacy Add-ons are still fully supported, so
bugs should be filed with the Add-on authors to alert them of
problems.<br>
<br>
Usually my Thunderbird beta and Daily users help with bug
reports on our add-on support pages; use the link to the most
recent Bugzilla entries under<br>
<br>
smarttemplate4.mozdev.org/bugs.html<br>
<br>
in order to get functioning versions that work in Thunderbird
beta. I also list all bugs I am working on in the version page
prior to release; I updated all Add-ons support pages in real
time to keep my users informed. The source code is also
accessible on github if any developers want to help.<br>
<br>
(SmartTemplate 1.5 - The Changes)<br>
SmartTemplate 1.5 has these changes so that is both backward
compatible with the current version of Thunderbird and the new
one which is planned for release in the middle of May,
possibly after the next minor release, 52.8. <br>
<br>
I was also keeping my Add-ons compatible with the new versions
of Postbox 5.5, but they decided to discontinue Add-ons
support in their beta7. If you want to keep using my Add-ons
there, pleasee stay with the older version of Postbox 5.0.</blockquote>
thanks so much for your input & assistance. I still feel
it's vital to keep our users informed with regular video updates
(I really need to do this more often)</p>
<p>regards,<br>
Axel<br>
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<div id="mySignature"> <b class="myName"><a
href="mailto:axel.grude@gmail.com">Axel Grude</a></b> <br>
Music Production and Composition <br>
Thunderbird Add-ons Developer <span class="AddonList">(<a
href="https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/quickfolders-tabbed-folders/">QuickFolders</a>,
<a
href="https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/quickfilters/">quickFilters</a>,
<a
href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quickpasswords/">QuickPasswords</a>,
<a
href="https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/zombie-keys/">Zombie
Keys</a>, <a
href="https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/smarttemplate4/">SmartTemplate4</a>)</span>
<br>
Visit my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/thunderbirddaily">YouTube
Channel</a> for email productivity tips <img
style="margin-top: 1em; float: right; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px
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<div id="newHeaderAG1" style="font-size: x-small; padding:1em;
background-color:rgba(220,220,240,0.4); border-radius:3px;"> <b>Subject:</b>Re:
Thunderbird 60 beta - marketing the changes / improvements<br>
<b>From:</b>Jörg Knobloch <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:jorgk@jorgk.com"><jorgk@jorgk.com></a><br>
<b>To:</b>Tb-planning <br>
<b>Sent: </b>Monday, 26/03/2018 16:20:01 16:20 GMT ST +0100
[Week 13]<br>
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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>TB 60 ESR is planned for release in mid-May 2018. I haven't
prepared a list of user-facing improvements yet, you'd have to
browse all the release notes:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/53.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/53.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/54.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/54.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/55.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/55.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/56.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/56.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/57.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/57.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/58.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/58.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/59.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/59.0beta/releasenotes/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/60.0beta/releasenotes/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/60.0beta/releasenotes/</a></p>
<p>Important are</p>
<ul>
<li>The system will now use the application locale for date/time
formatting, but you can switch that back to the locale
selected in "Regional Settings" (56)</li>
<li>Various improvements to template handling, edit as new now
uses the account's format (HTML/plaintext), not the one of the
message (57, 59)</li>
<li>Outlook import is back (58)</li>
<li>Various improvements in the attachment pane: Attached
messages now show the subject instead of "Attached Message"
(57). Attachments can be re-ordered (context menu, also via
drag & drop) (58, 59). TB 60 has more attachment
improvements, and we're working on more which will ship in
later beta versions.</li>
<li>Delete button to remove recipient (60).</li>
<li>Fresh new look with Photon icons and square tabs (57).</li>
</ul>
<p>Jörg.<br>
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