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Hiri Changelog

What's new in Hiri 1.4.0.5

Aug 21, 2018
  • Added a simple license management page for people who paid with a different email than the one they're using with Hiri.
  • Fixed: translation files missing from Linux builds (both the tarball and the snap).

New in Hiri 1.4.0.4 (Aug 8, 2018)

  • Updated translations. Added Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Swedish, Turkish.
  • Fixed: email autocomplete will now find suggestions based on domain only.
  • Fixed: shared calendars with insufficient permissions would prevent other events from loading.
  • Fixed: opening conversations with emails sent to self (directly or via mailing lists) will now set read flags correctly.
  • Fixed: don't show "on behalf of" if display names are identical.
  • Regression: in certain timezones some emails wouldn't get synced.

New in Hiri 1.4.0.3 (Jul 11, 2018)

  • Updated translations. Added Russian.
  • Fixed: missing sender names in email headers.
  • Fixed: some outlook.com users couldn't log in if the server response was slow. Increased timeouts for autodiscover requests.
  • Fixed: on startup unread count for Unified Inbox would stay at zero unless server changes updated it.

New in Hiri 1.4.0.2 (Jul 4, 2018)

  • Added a few UI languages (French, German, Dutch and Basque). Still work in progress. You can help here: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/hiri/translations/
  • Translators can now preview their work in progress by loading qm files.
  • Humanized number format for very large unread counts (e.g. 12K instead of 12376).
  • Minor update to timezone map.
  • Updated certificate authority bundle
  • Autodiscover will now attempt to find settings without verifying SSL if necessary.
  • Allow wider range of unsafe ciphers when they are turned on from ini file. (not recommended)
  • Fixed: a change made to archive target wasn't persistent.
  • Fixed: clicking mailto links on Linux failed to start Hiri.
  • Fixed: removed global "SSL verify" setting. If one account had it set all accounts would try to verify connections to their server which could fail for some servers.
  • Fixed: login wizard error reporting is greatly improved. Authentication and offline errors are more accurately detected. Specific SSL errors are reported in a friendlier way.

New in Hiri 1.4.0.1 (Jun 12, 2018)

  • Hotfix: dismissing reminders was broken for multiple accounts.
  • Hotfix: migrating the database to the new version would fail in some cases.
  • Added initial support for different UI languages (translations are not ready yet).
  • Fixed: disable closing login dialog if there are no accounts yet.

New in Hiri 1.4.0.0 (Jun 8, 2018)

  • Multiple accounts
  • Removed height limit when displaying an email (annoying plus button).
  • Improved offline detection when Exchange servers are not responding (pings Google).
  • Improved support for aliases (added UI for manual additions).
  • Changed shortcut for mark as read action to Ctrl/Cmd + L. Previous one (Ctrl + Q) would close the application on Mac and Linux.
  • Fixed: network timeout issue when proxy is used.
  • Fixed: duplicate messages would sometimes appear after a draft is sent.
  • Fixed: parts of the settings pages wouldn't be visible depending on the window size (scrollbar issues).
  • Fixed: sometime not all user aliases would be saved causing issues with mailing lists and to-self emails.
  • Fixed: updating changed password is more robust in cases when auth method is changed.

New in Hiri 1.3.6.1 (Jan 16, 2018)

  • Hotfix: Sometimes Hiri would stop receiving emails due to a timeout issue.

New in Hiri 1.3.6.0 (Jan 8, 2018)

  • Added a placeholder to the respond to meeting dialog to make it clear that you can send a response without a message.
  • Include sender information in new email desktop notifications
  • Fixed: notifications on Enlightenment, XFCe and Fluxbox window managers.
  • Fixed: layout in the calendar week view was broken if there are 0 length meetings.
  • Fixed: update timezones in the calendar settings.
  • Fixed: remove location from the list of required attendees if it has been changed when editing a meeting.
  • Fixed: unable to remove location when editing a meeting.
  • Fixed: when removing recipients in mail compose they sometimes wouldn't get removed from right side panel.
  • Fixed: sometimes people who are out of office would be shown as available in the scheduling assistant.

New in Hiri 1.3.5.0 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • Added desktop notifications. Go to Settings -> Preferences to configure when they should be shown.
  • Added a Close to systray option which is disabled by default.
  • You can now forward meetings. In the calendar, select your meeting and press Forward in the toolbar on the right hand side.
  • If a message is sent on behalf of someone, you'll now see that in the message header.
  • Added workaround for crashing on Linux when using nVidia nouveau drivers.
  • Sent emails are now queued if you're offline to be sent when a connection is restored.
  • Removed Hiri-specific attachment size limit warnings. The message is now moved back to drafts if it's over the server limit.
  • Fixed: uploading large attachments on a slow connection will no longer timeout.
  • Fixed: problem where mails would stop coming in if waking from sleep on Mac.
  • Fixed: getting shared calendars would fail on some servers.
  • Fixed: search would show empty list if the actual result set is very large.
  • Fixed: problem opening attachments on moved messages.
  • Fixed: webengine_locales related warnings on Linux.
  • Fixed: when downloading attachments from a new window, the window minimizes.
  • Fixed: unable to remove attendees when creating/editing a meeting.

New in Hiri 1.3.4.0 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • Show full URL when hovering links in emails.
  • You can now enter a message when responding to a meeting request.
  • Added an advanced settings to add additional email address aliases.
  • Added a configuration option to make server timeouts configurable. This is useful to people syncing large accounts on slow Exchange servers.
  • You can now enter start and end time when creating a meeting with better accuracy.
  • Fixed: typing dead keys (accents) when using Hiri snap on Linux.
  • Fixed: archiving threads that contained local drafts wouldn't work.
  • Fixed: archiving multiple conversations would only archive the first one.
  • Fixed: in certain timezones some emails wouldn't get synced.
  • Fixed: declining meeting that is in the past could fail.

New in Hiri 1.3.3.0 (Nov 8, 2017)

  • Added emojis to the formatting bar.
  • Added full formatting options to the feedback dialog.
  • Fixed: don't show reminders for public calendar meetings.
  • Fixed: "show as" field has been disabled for public calendar meetings.
  • Fixed: loading next/previous conversation with left/right arrows would hang in certain cases.
  • Fixed: application would occasionally freeze on Linux.
  • Fixed: when setting email reminders the email actions bar would disappear.
  • Fixed: when saving to PDF resulting PDF wouldn't open in the default PDF application.
  • Fixed: after midnight main and dashboard calendars would remain on the previous day.
  • Fixed: unarchiving mails would sometimes fail.
  • Fixed: recovering mails flagged for follow-up from trash wouldn't recover the related task in the task list.
  • Fixed: emptying folders is now noticeably quicker.

New in Hiri 1.3.2.0 (Oct 26, 2017)

  • Added system tray icon (Go to Settings -> General -> Desktop Integrations).
  • Fixed: users without a server archive couldn't choose local folder as an alternative.
  • Fixed: typing new lines in the reply box would sometimes make conversation jump to the end.

New in Hiri 1.3.0.0 (Oct 18, 2017)

  • Checkout the new Skills Center! You can up your email game with the flick of a switch with Hiri's built-in productivity hacks.
  • You can now change repeat value when editing recurring calendar event series.
  • All unread messages will be expanded when you open a conversation.
  • We introduced a new view - horizontal split view.
  • Added more user interface scaling options to Settings -> Preferences.
  • Settings is now a page and it's been visually improved.
  • We added a repeat every 2 weeks option when creating a recurring meeting.
  • If cancelling a meeting that you didn't organise, you we'll be asked to delete it or keep it instead.
  • To make it easier to authenticate to Exchange servers, we now try a couple of options for username.
  • When running Hiri from the terminal, we no longer print logs to the console.
  • When syncing your mail is ongoing, you'll now be able to use Hiri.
  • Fixed: email actions don't stay visible when you hover outside of the conversation
  • Fixed: in case you have aliases, your email could end up in the list of recipients when repying to all.
  • Fixed: searching for multi-word phrases wouldn't return correct results in some cases.
  • Fixed: background synchronization could fail after some time on certain Exchange server configurations.
  • Fixed: renaming task list which contains tasks.

New in Hiri 1.2.3.0 (Oct 6, 2017)

  • Added more keyboard shortcuts: press Del to delete a conversation, CTRL+R to reply, CTRL+SHIFT+R to reply all and CTRL+SHIFT+F to forward. Hit CTRL+/ to see the list of all keyboard shortcuts.
  • Register Hiri as the default mail app on Linux. If running from tarball, click Register Hiri as the default email app in Settings -> General. If using snap, simply select Hiri from the default mail apps list in Default Applications for your desktop environment.
  • You can now edit first/last name for your contacts in addition to the display name.
  • Postal code field has been added to contact details and edit.
  • For each message we added a label which shows the folder it is in (next to the sent/received date).
  • Exchange login screen now links to a support article to help you configure the authentication details.
  • We added an easier way to ask for trial extension from the trial ended screen.
  • Fixed: When replying to a message the sender of the original message is always going to be in the Action/To field.
  • Fixed: you'll no longer receive duplicate emails when you send them to yourself or to a distribution lists.
  • Fixed: avatars with non-square dimensions looked squashed in Hiri.
  • Fixed: for meeting requests, email actions would overlap subject in the email listing.
  • Fixed: marking messages as read/unread in archive.
  • Fixed: pressing left/right arrow in reply box would sometimes switch to next/previous conversation.
  • Fixed: we changed the way conversations are moved between folders - only messages that are in the source folder are moved to the destination folder. Except when moving to Junk/Deleted and Archive folders in which case all messages are moved.

New in Hiri 1.2.2.0 (Sep 26, 2017)

  • You now have better control over how and where your attachments are downloaded. Go to Settings -> Preferences to set up the download location, or let Hiri ask you each time you download an attachment.
  • Added download all attachments feature
  • We introduced reply all functionality
  • Reply popup and forward/delegate now work the same as mail compose. This gives you more control over recipients and tasks in replies and forwards
  • When using Delegate, tasks that were for you in the original email will be labeled "Delegated to"
  • Forward dialog loads quicker and forward drafts are now saved locally
  • Tasks are no longer created for emails in Junk folder
  • Bugfix: small visual fix in Settings -> General on Linux
  • Bugfix: when creating a desktop entry on Linux, make sure it's called hiri.desktop (lowercase). Otherwise it's not possible to add Hiri to favorites on GNOME.
  • Bugfix: Hiri snap wouldn't start on Wayland (linux)

New in Hiri 1.2.1.0 (Sep 4, 2017)

  • You can now change the subject in Forward/Delegate/Reply dialogs.
  • Added spell checker dictionaries for many languages. Go to Settings -> Preferences to select your spell checker language, or right click in compose/reply editor.
  • Visual: 'Just now' label would annoyingly blink when sending replies
  • Bugfix: 'Go to today' button in calendar wouldn't move on if Hiri's been running for longer than a day
  • Bugfix: Sometimes you couldn't change location in the recurring event series
  • Bugfix: Discard dialog in mail compose was showing multiple times - whenever you click close
  • Bugfix: Opening mailto links from the compose window context menu
  • Bugfix: Visual glitch when creating a calendar event in a folder with a long name
  • Bugfix: Close conversation after reply wasn't working when replying from popup
  • Bugfix: "Mark as read" option didn't change to "Mark as unread" in email actions once you read an email
  • Bugfix: Read indicator sometimes didn't disappear after you read an email
  • Performance: deletes are now significantly quicker

New in Hiri 1.2.0.0 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • Improved contact management. You can now create, edit and delete contacts.
  • You can now select the time interval of inactivity after which the dashboard is displayed. You can also completely switch off the dashboard so that it doesn't get shown.
  • Added the ability to dismiss all reminders
  • You can choose if Hiri prepends "--" before your signature in the signature settings
  • You can now choose the starting day of the week (Monday or Sunday) in the calendar settings
  • Link to keyboard shortcuts has been added to Settings -> General.
  • Hiri now syncs 1 month worth of email by default. You can always change the date range in Settings -> Accounts.
  • Disallow adding invalid recipients in reply multiple dialogue
  • Improvements to the way replying works
  • Redesigned feedback dialog. Logs can now be automatically attached.
  • Added an explanation of Actionable/FYI and subject line to mail compose
  • Bugfix: problem launching Hiri on some Linux machines with nVidia graphics cards
  • Bugfix: O365 login page wouldn't load in Hiri if SSL cannot be verified (if login page is company specific)
  • Bugfix: discarding empty forward draft was failing in some cases
  • Bugfix: Sometimes inline reply was disabled when opening a new reply
  • Bugfix: searching for a room (location) for a meeting on Exchange 2010
  • Bugfix: emails would stop syncing if a folder with tasks or calendar items is deleted
  • Bugfix: added space character to standardized signature "fence" ('-- ')
  • Performance: opening very large conversations has been significantly sped up

New in Hiri 1.1.0.0 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Added a brand new search! We've built the best search in the business. Seriously. Try it out.
  • Disabled email actions in replies when they contain a draft
  • Fetching and rendering avatars has been optimized
  • Bugfix: reply draft was sometimes getting stuck when sending
  • Bugfix: escape < and > in plaintext messages to render them correctly
  • Bugfix: fixed a bug, which could cause high-CPU usage and make Hiri non-responsive

New in Hiri 1.0.11.0 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Improved file dialogs: prepopulate filename in Save as dialogs, "Open" button is renamed to "Attach" for attachment dialogs
  • mailto: links now open mail compose window in Hiri
  • Improved the way Mark as spam works on O365 and renamed it to Mark as junk
  • Added Open email in new window icon to email actions and tweaked spacing between individual action icons
  • The calendar navigation bar has been visually improved on smaller screens
  • The calendar left pane is automatically closed when the right pane is opened
  • Improved UI for the meeting attachments
  • You can now see if the location or time of a meeting has been changed in the meeting request
  • Moving a calendar occurrence to another folder is now forbidden
  • The list of target archive folders doesn't contain Drafts, Calendar and Contact folders anymore
  • The search bar is now always visible
  • Clearing contact search field clears the results
  • Bugfix: CTRL+V into reply box would occasionally send the email in error
  • Bugfix: always show accept/decline buttons in email actions on Exchange 2010 meeting requests
  • Bugfix: error when creating a meeting with attachments on Exchange 2010
  • Bugfix: when forwarding a message which contains embedded images, they wouldn't be displayed in forward dialog
  • Bugfix: date avatar wouldn't always refresh after there has been an update to the meeting
  • Bugfix: changing an all day event to a regular event was broken in cases where the timezone UTC offset was bigger than the meeting duration
  • Bugfix: sometimes today's all day meetings were visible in the tomorrow tab on the dashboard
  • Bugfix: synchronization would fail if there is a problem with downloading certain attachments
  • Bugfix: dragging individual messages to folders sometimes wouldn't work

New in Hiri 1.0.10.0 (May 11, 2017)

  • Append Re: and Fw: prefixes to subjects of outgoing emails
  • Added keyboard shortcuts - press CTRL+/ to reveal a panel with all of them
  • Signatures can be customized during trial period too
  • Bugfix: it wasn't possible to clear signatures (default signature would always appear)
  • Bugfix: fix creating a calendar event without a reminder on Exchange 2010

New in Hiri 1.0.9.0 (May 2, 2017)

  • You can now remove suggested emails from autocomplete
  • Ability to select multiple emails and perform actions on them
  • Syncing mails notification now only displays for new mails, not for other server changes
  • Type :with attachments in the search box to find all mails with attachments
  • In low density view, you can now hover over the recipients to reveal their details
  • Improved outbox messaging in cases where server cannot be reached
  • Forward dialog has been converted to a separate window. Any attachments are automatically included and you can now save forward drafts.
  • Show loading status label on dashboard calendar while meetings are being loaded
  • Loading/switching calendar views has been optimized
  • Added an icon in the corner of each mail to pop it out in a new window
  • Added link/unlik options to the formatting bar when composing mails
  • Bugfix: checking availability for very short meetings
  • Bugfix: opening links/attachments in some Linux distros
  • Bugfix: make sure previous text is removed when GAL is opened in autocomplete (Mac)
  • Bugfix: when clicking propose new time in a meeting request the related calendar item wouldn't open in editable mode
  • Bugfix: problem parsing very large server responses (>10MB)
  • Bugfix: do not add "Rate my email" link to signatures by default
  • Bugfix: additional fix for red line that marks current time in calendar

New in Hiri 1.0.8.0 (Apr 19, 2017)

  • Added setting and removing reminders in the calendar
  • Added Mark all as read option to folder context menu (Exchange 2013+)
  • Prevent popping up the dashboard after 90s of inactivity if a conversation is open
  • Meeting request emails now show your availability for the requested period
  • Communication score improved and moved to enterprise features
  • Upgraded timezone database
  • Bugfix: resubscribe to new event notifications in case of a specific server error
  • Bugfix: problem loading archive if it contains an email without a sender
  • Bugfix: red line that marks current time in calendar wouldn't move under certain conditions
  • Bugfix: calendar items are now reloaded every time calendar icon is clicked
  • Bugifx: Fix dismissing/snoozing meeting reminders in the task list

New in Hiri 1.0.7.0 (Apr 5, 2017)

  • State of Calendar and Contacts pages is preserved when browsing emails
  • Bugfix: Quick reply box is stuck after sending a reply to an email in the middle of conversation
  • Bugfix: Occasional freezing when switching folders

New in Hiri 1.0.6.0 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Bugfix: Copy & paste bug
  • Bugfix: Fix "Show me as" status for the calendar for Exchange 2010 users
  • Improved the onboarding carousel
  • Bugfix: Handle "server busy" error when getting mail
  • Bugfix: Improved the way Hiri handles password changes

New in Hiri 1.0.5.0 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • NEW: Spell checking now happens inline as you type. (Sorry this took so long!)
  • NEW: Right click context menus. Save an image, Copy an image, Copy a link and Remove Formatting when pasting options are all available by right clicking.
  • NEW: You can now set the "Show me as" status for calendar items - Working elsewhere, Tentative, Busy or Free.
  • NEW: We've improved the way you may edit a previous email when replying. When you hit Enter, the quote (this is the vertical line you see on the left side of a message) will break to make your edits more noticeable.
  • Removed Browser security warning window when pasting from the context menu
  • Added tooltips to the formatting bar in mail compose/reply
  • Calendar usability fixes: ?Fixed an issue where you could edit a meeting you didn't organise
  • Event description field is removed if no description is available
  • Fixed a broken icon
  • Emptying folder contents now moves emails to the trash folder instead of permanently deleting them
  • Improved how 15 minute meetings are displayed in the Calendar week view
  • Bugfix: create configuration directories if they don't exist on Linux
  • Bugfix: perform autodiscover when logging to Exchange using OAuth
  • Bugfix: fixed a problem with sending replies from the Archive
  • Bugfix: fixed syncing attachments with multiple content ids
  • Bugfix: more robust data validation on the Exchange login page

New in Hiri 1.0.4.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Bugfix: sending replies from reply popup were not functioning for some users
  • Bugfix: reply pop-up tooltip wasn't visible for long enough
  • Bugfix: reply multiple window opens when you close the reply pop-up
  • Bugfix: fixed syncing tasks with a particular combination of properties

New in Hiri 1.0.3.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Changed the onboarding carousel message if syncing all items is in progress
  • Ensured all contacts and task items are synced, regardless of the sync period
  • Bugfix: a problem with sending from feedback and invites dialogs that was affecting some users

New in Hiri 1.0.2.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Added a configuration parameter to allow Hiri to connect to servers with old TLS ciphers. This is disabled by default.
  • Hiri now supports Exchange Server SP1 and onwards
  • Exchange autodiscover has been improved to attempt to connect to more URLs
  • Bugfix: a number of issues related to parsing emails

New in Hiri 1.0.1.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Hotfix: migration issue which was causing Hiri to refuse to start on some accounts
  • Hotfix: Fix syncing empty folders that were created outside of Hiri

New in Hiri 1.0.0.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Initially Hiri will sync only last 3 months of emails. Go to Settings -> Account to adjust sync period.
  • Outbox folder is added
  • Messages that failed to send due to connectivity issues are going to be resent after the connection is restored
  • Hiri is going to warn you if you sending or saving attachments failed
  • Bugfix: Sometimes replies would indicate they are drafts even though they are sent
  • Bugifx: Sending notification stay active for as long as the messages is being sent

New in Hiri 0.0.67.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Users can now snooze reminders from the meeting reminder notification
  • Mail compose dialog has become wider by default and it's now resizable/maximizable
  • You can now drag & drop files from your filesystem to attach them when composing/replying
  • You can change the way your Inbox, Actionable and FYI mailboxes work in the settings. Choose between the standard and "Zero inbox" mode.
  • "Go to today" button was added to the calendar
  • Subject label in mail compose is now clickable
  • Out of office status and message is now visible on the create meeting panel and scheduling assistant
  • "Since last check" and "Emails today" will appear as "..." until Hiri fetches new emails, to avoid confusion
  • Calendar availability info now shows Out Of Office message if set
  • Added ability to completely delete account (Settings - General) and start Hiri from scratch
  • Tasks aren't added automatically for actionable recipients any longer (while composing a new mail)
  • Bugfix: fixed a bug which occasionally prevented users from putting focus in reply box
  • Bugfix: fixed a problem which was causing synchronization to fail for some users due to existing messages
  • Bugfix: remove newlines from tasks when they are synced from Exchange server
  • Bugfix: fixed spellchecking issues on some Linux distributions
  • Bugfix: prevent users from dismissing the onboarding carousel during initial sync
  • Bugfix: fixed 'No meetings today' label on the dashboard calendar
  • Bugfix: don't send multiple mails when clicking send button multiple times
  • Bugfix: when creating a new meeting, put focus on the Subject field
  • Bugfix: moving conversation between Actionable/FYI/Unified
  • Bugfix: some contact details weren't displayed on the contacts page and GAL dialog
  • Bugfix: self to self messages no longer count as new emails
  • Bugfix: fixed a bug which made some emails unsearchable
  • Bugfix: fixed formatting of plaintext emails
  • Bugfix: fixed invalid no connection warnings for some actions after initial sync

New in Hiri 0.0.66.0 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Meeting should no longer appear in Inbox when it has been responded to or cancelled
  • Bugfix: always show username field in Exchange login wizard
  • Bugfix: move events into a different calendar
  • Bugfix: edit series or occurrence not shown every time user is trying to edit event
  • Bugfix: don't offer to discard draft in mail compose if there were no changes to it
  • Bugfix: make sure receipients panel is closed when conversation is closed
  • Bugfix: couldn't use tab to switch to the bcc field in mail compose
  • Bugfix: clear entered text when folder rename is cancelled
  • Bugfix: show in folder when saving attachments wasn't working on some Linux flavours
  • Bugfix: properly escape HTML characters in subjects
  • Improve accuracy of autodiscover by detecting authentication method from response headers