Mozilla announced a complete overhaul of the famous program Thunderbird. See what to expect from the new version.
Thunderbird is a program for managing emails with a 20-year history. The older of you must have heard of it, since it was the main competitor of Microsoft's Outlook. The developers of Mozilla announced a complete overhaul of it.
The new Thunderbird will have its source code refreshed, its interface improved, and the company has spoken of a commitment to a monthly update schedule. But what could all this mean? Let's go see.
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Almost every computer που λειτουργούσε τις τελευταίες δύο δεκαετίες διέθετε ένα πρόγραμμα email και για τους περισσότερους users Linux, the default client was Mozilla Thunderbird.
Thunderbird was released in 2003 and is built on top of the Firefox code. It has an excellent set of features that allow it to function as a multi-purpose newsgroup reader, IRC program, RSS application, and more. Versions for Windows, macOS and Linux are also available, with unofficial ports for FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
Thunderbird was maintained as a community between 2012 and 2017, with the company slowly regaining more control resulting in new additions or changes requiring approval from the core developers and designers.
What to expect from the new Thunderbird
Mozilla has announced a complete overhaul of Thunderbird's code base in an effort to make it leaner and more reliable. This will involve rewriting code that has been around since the early 2000s and updating it. The company is committed to removing the "technical debt" caused by design choices made too long ago.
The company also promises a completely new interface, built from the ground up, with an emphasis on consistency planning, as well as maintaining adaptability, and a customizable user interface.
Mockups for the redesigned Thunderbird calendar were released in November 2022 and featured innovations including the ability to collapse weekends to save space, hotkey hints, and visual customization options available via a pop-up menu.
Journal entries are much easier to read and you'll be able to expand them with a single click. We expect that the electronic aspects post officeversions of Thunderbird will feature similar improvements.
Thunderbird also disconnects from Firefox's update cycle and switches to monthly updates. This gives developers time to fully test their changes and ensure you have a predictable experience where everything works as it should.
When will it be done
Ενώ οι πρώτες αλλαγές για την κυκλοφορία του Thunderbird 115, με την κωδική ονομασία «Supernova» θα γίνουν τον Ιούλιο του 2023, το πρόγραμμα upgradeς θα πραγματοποιηθεί για εκτεταμένη περίοδο έως και τριών ετών. Θα βλέπετε να εμφανίζονται σταδιακές βελτιώσεις με κάθε μηνιαία ενημέρωση. Το Thunderbird έχει μια μικρή βασική ομάδα με μόνο 12 προγραμματιστές πλήρους απασχόλησης και υπάρχει πολύς κώδικας που πρέπει να δημιουργήσουν.
The user interface will be the first thing to change, with minor tweaks to the overall look going forward.
