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Sparrow Beta 6 Sparrow is faster than ever with IMAP-IDLE! As we have improved performance on many levels, a full new sync will be done on all your mail accounts connected to Sparrow. During this first sync, Sparrow won’t be in IMAP-Idle mode. It will become active once the first sync is completed. Features: IMAP Idle  Report Spam  ‘Add label’ from the right pane  Notifications when pane is open ‘à la Gmail’  Inserting new line in reply  Creating links  Drag & Drop attachments made right Shortcuts: ⌘-⌫ to delete ⌫ to archive  ⌘-A is back!  ⇧-⌘-J to mark as Spam  Configurable HotKeys in Preferences (new mail & Sparrow window) General improvements: Search performance  Switching category/accounts performance  Message loading performance  Higher level for sounds UI: Message list redesign  ToolBar icon hover  Cell selection fade-in has been deleted Menu layout Bug fix: Permanent loading issue  Alias name editing  Label assignment  Sync between all windows  Application won’t stay minimized  Focus problem when switching apps  Search crash  Quicklook crash  Label with [Gmail]/ prefix  Text encoding (Chinese, Cyrillic)  Attachments in replies And many, many more that we won’t list here. We also have improved many of inconsistent behaviors that have been reported by our remarkable community of users. Once again, we would like to thank all of you who are helping us refining Sparrow. Check for updates of download Sparrow Beta 6 here.

Sparrow Beta 6

Sparrow is faster than ever with IMAP-IDLE!

As we have improved performance on many levels, a full new sync will be done on all your mail accounts connected to Sparrow. During this first sync, Sparrow won’t be in IMAP-Idle mode. It will become active once the first sync is completed.

Features:

  • IMAP Idle 
  • Report Spam 
  • ‘Add label’ from the right pane 
  • Notifications when pane is open ‘à la Gmail’ 
  • Inserting new line in reply 
  • Creating links 
  • Drag & Drop attachments made right

Shortcuts:

  • ⌘-⌫ to delete
  • ⌫ to archive 
  • ⌘-A is back! 
  • ⇧-⌘-J to mark as Spam 
  • Configurable HotKeys in Preferences (new mail & Sparrow window)

General improvements:

  • Search performance 
  • Switching category/accounts performance 
  • Message loading performance 
  • Higher level for sounds

UI:

  • Message list redesign 
  • ToolBar icon hover 
  • Cell selection fade-in has been deleted Menu layout

Bug fix:

  • Permanent loading issue 
  • Alias name editing 
  • Label assignment 
  • Sync between all windows 
  • Application won’t stay minimized 
  • Focus problem when switching apps 
  • Search crash 
  • Quicklook crash 
  • Label with [Gmail]/ prefix 
  • Text encoding (Chinese, Cyrillic) 
  • Attachments in replies
  • And many, many more that we won’t list here.

We also have improved many of inconsistent behaviors that have been reported by our remarkable community of users. Once again, we would like to thank all of you who are helping us refining Sparrow.

Check for updates of download Sparrow Beta 6 here.

Sparrow Beta 5 Labels! Here they are!  Thanks for your patience.  Label implementation on Beta 5 is really basic but be sure that we will add a lot more useful features in the next release. Sparrow Beta 5 will begin a new full sync between your gmail account and your Mac. Labels will be the last thing to sync so don’t panic if they don’t show up right away.  The app should be syncing for some time at first launch. We had to do this in order to improve Sparrow’s behavior and overhaul performance. New features Labels Quicklook on attachments Save Cc/Bcc state Click on a sidebar icon (inbox, favorite…) get you to the top of the list ‘Move to inbox’ from archive and search sections Memorize main window size Attachments saved in ‘downloads’ folder Shortcuts Cmd + Enter for send Esc to close the window Space to open/close a message in the message list Open link in background (cmd + click) General improvements ‘Me’ in conversations CPU/ memory usage Scroll speed UI New toolbar New message list buttons New sounds Label and alias icons in preferences New selected cell color Bug fix Single account alias Avatar transparency Email auto-scrolling to the bottom bug Sending issues Removing account crash We’ve done a lot more than what you see in Beta 5. We’ve got to surprise you with Sparrow 1.0. Beta 6 will be the last Beta. After this, Sparrow will go 1.0. Thanks for following. Go and get Sparrow Beta 5 for free here. 

Sparrow Beta 5


Labels! Here they are! 

Thanks for your patience. 

Label implementation on Beta 5 is really basic but be sure that we will add a lot more useful features in the next release.

Sparrow Beta 5 will begin a new full sync between your gmail account and your Mac. Labels will be the last thing to sync so don’t panic if they don’t show up right away. 

The app should be syncing for some time at first launch. We had to do this in order to improve Sparrow’s behavior and overhaul performance.

New features

  • Labels
  • Quicklook on attachments
  • Save Cc/Bcc state
  • Click on a sidebar icon (inbox, favorite…) get you to the top of the list
  • ‘Move to inbox’ from archive and search sections
  • Memorize main window size
  • Attachments saved in ‘downloads’ folder

Shortcuts

  • Cmd + Enter for send
  • Esc to close the window
  • Space to open/close a message in the message list
  • Open link in background (cmd + click)

General improvements

  • ‘Me’ in conversations
  • CPU/ memory usage
  • Scroll speed

UI

  • New toolbar
  • New message list buttons
  • New sounds
  • Label and alias icons in preferences
  • New selected cell color

Bug fix

  • Single account alias
  • Avatar transparency
  • Email auto-scrolling to the bottom bug
  • Sending issues
  • Removing account crash

We’ve done a lot more than what you see in Beta 5. We’ve got to surprise you with Sparrow 1.0.

Beta 6 will be the last Beta. After this, Sparrow will go 1.0.

Thanks for following.

Go and get Sparrow Beta 5 for free here. 

A few more days We need to test Sparrow a bit further before releasing Beta 5. We are sorry for the delay. While we were implementing labels, we stumbled upon an important performance issue that had to be fixed.  Don’t worry, we’re not going Letters here. Sparrow Beta 5 will be released soon. We need a few more days to give you the update you deserve. We want to make sure that the experience you have with Sparrow will be more than satisfying. More reliable, faster and more beautiful, Beta 5 will hit your desktop soon.

A few more days

We need to test Sparrow a bit further before releasing Beta 5.

We are sorry for the delay. While we were implementing labels, we stumbled upon an important performance issue that had to be fixed. 

Don’t worry, we’re not going Letters here. Sparrow Beta 5 will be released soon.

We need a few more days to give you the update you deserve. We want to make sure that the experience you have with Sparrow will be more than satisfying.

More reliable, faster and more beautiful, Beta 5 will hit your desktop soon.

Work in progress…

Dear Sparrow users,

We thought we had to keep you updated on our progress.

We are still fixing numerous bugs and some inconsistent behaviors that the community is kindly reporting on our GetSatisfaction every day.

We have begun Labels implementation. We are selecting and adding new features as fast as we can (Quicklook for attachments for example will be in Beta 5). We are also working on CPU/memory usage which obviously still needs some work.

We’re crafting a new compose window, new buttons, Labels UI and more.

Sparrow Beta 5 should be available on the 3rd of November if we keep up with our schedule.

Once label integration is finished, we will begin the integration of new IMAP mail providers.

Once again, we can’t thank you enough for your support (by mail, on Twitter or on our GetSatisfaction). There are many ideas and suggestions that we never thought about and help us refine Sparrow.

Thanks

Sparrow Beta 4 is out! So, what’s new ? UI: New sidebar design  New selected state for mail cell in message list Bug fix: Scrolling speed (with non-Apple mouse) Sending mail issues Improved performance in the conversation view ‘Bcc’ issue Multiple drafts issue New mail not appearing in the inbox     Crash (Leopard) when changing avatar and signature Features: Alias support  Hide Menu Bar/Dock icon Mini menu in Menu Bar when dock is hidden  Copy/Paste images Shortcuts in window mode And many more new stuff for you to discover Download it on www.sparrowmailapp.com or from Sparrow, use the menu Sparrow > Check for update.

Sparrow Beta 4 is out! So, what’s new ?


UI:

  • New sidebar design 
  • New selected state for mail cell in message list

Bug fix:

  • Scrolling speed (with non-Apple mouse)
  • Sending mail issues
  • Improved performance in the conversation view
  • ‘Bcc’ issue
  • Multiple drafts issue
  • New mail not appearing in the inbox    
  • Crash (Leopard) when changing avatar and signature

Features:

  • Alias support 
  • Hide Menu Bar/Dock icon
  • Mini menu in Menu Bar when dock is hidden 
  • Copy/Paste images
  • Shortcuts in window mode
  • And many more new stuff for you to discover

Download it on www.sparrowmailapp.com or from Sparrow, use the menu Sparrow > Check for update.

1,801 visitors and more than 200 topics created in less than a week! Sparrow’s Get Satisfaction is swarming with brilland ideas and valuable bug reports. We just want to thank every one of you for taking time to share your ideas, report problems and post kind words about Sparrow.  Thanks.

1,801 visitors and more than 200 topics created in less than a week!

Sparrow’s Get Satisfaction is swarming with brilland ideas and valuable bug reports.

We just want to thank every one of you for taking time to share your ideas, report problems and post kind words about Sparrow. 

Thanks.

The road ahead

The available version on the site already integrates the following changes:

  • Signature above the reply history
  • Cmd + Alt + R = Reply all
  • Killed Preferences window animation
  • Cmd + A de-activated in message list
  • Crash fix

Next, here is our to do list for the next builds based on your feedback (thanks!):

  • Preferences: option to hide dock icon, hide status bar icon, to display Cc and Bcc field by default in the composer.
  • Shortcuts: Esc to close a window, page-up (shift + space), Go to sent, go to trash, go to inbox and go to Favorite, select previous/next account.
  • Major bugs: draft management, Gtalk bug: chat gets counted as unread message, refresh issues, undisclosed inbox mails. 
  • Features: unified inbox, report as spam, alias support, archive section, MobileMe support, Yahoo support, Labels for Gmail, general performance and UI.

There are obviously a lot more issues to fix but we’re just trying to keep you up to date on what we will focus on for the weeks to come.

The feedback and support we’re having on Sparrow is fantastic. Tons of great ideas and precise bug reports. We can’t thank you enough for taking the time to help us improve the app.

Shortcuts and Preferences should be quickly released.