MailWidget
This widget for the Apple Dashboard announces the arrival of new mail. It is a direct extension to Apple Mail. But Apple Mail does not have to run all the time in background. The usage is very simple and intuitive. Download it and try it yourself.
Mac OS X 10.6.4 update note!
Some users report an issue after updating to Mac OS X 10.6.4. During installation Apple Mail gets updated and requires to update all mailboxes to work with the new version. However MailWidget seems to interfere this update process. To overcome this, please remove all instances of MailWidget from Dashboard. Launch Apple Mail from Spotlight or by finding it on the Volume and let it update the mailboxes. After that you can recreate your instances of MailWidget.
Donate
MailWidget is available for Dashboard for four years now and is still being improved constantly with commitment. If MailWidget is an indispensable Widget for you and you would like to express your esteem to me, the author, then consider whether you want to support this project with a small donation. However you decide, MailWidget remains free for everyone.
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Information
Version 3 of MailWidget was completely rewritten using Dashcode in order to fulfil the demands of the users. If you experience problems with MailWidget or you want to give feedback, don't hesitate to contact me.
NOTE!
If your company or institute upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 you will run into trouble using Exchange unless you update curl. Microsoft changed the NTLM authentication protocol which is implemented in curl through reverse engineering. To update curl I recommend to install MacPorts and get the latest version of curl.
If you experience problems after updating, you need to log off and log in again or reboot your computer to make all changes effective.
The support for Tiger has been dropped. The latest version that will support Tiger is 3.08.
ATTENTION!
A bug in MailWidget 3.05 prevents it from fetching updates automatically. The update has to be performed manually.
Version history
New in version 3.53
- Fixed issue with IMAP accounts where passwords containing parentheses
- Fixed issue with POP accounts where MailWidget crashes if the server unexpectedly closes the connection
- Fixed issue with MailWidget not announcing new eMails from POP accounts
- Added indicator for missing network connection
- Improved communication with Apple Mail
- Catching problems with Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2 by using MacPorts' curl if available
New in version 3.52
- Fixed issue where MailWidget was ignoring the authentication settings
- MailWidget no longer opens multiple message view windows when launching Mail in Mac OS X 10.5.x
- Auto-Update checks more frequently for updates and allsows a manual check
- Switched from telnet to netcat for handling of unsecured connections
- Improved handling of empty subjects and emails with no date sent
New in version 3.51
- Added version number on the backside so you know the version without going to Finder
- Fixed failing checks if an eMail did not contain the date it was sent
- Long texts which are truncated with an ellipsis, have now a mouse over bubble containing the full text
- Fixed a performance issue with the communication with Mail that could lead to high CPU usage by Mail
New in version 3.50
- Support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 accounts
- Betters integration of Growl allows to launch Mail and receive mails by clicking on the Growl bubble
- More reliable audio feedback (avoids the QuickTime issue described above)
- Scaling MailWidget to ¼ of its original size
- Communication with Apple Mail allows to synchronise the displayed count
- Allowing to set MailWidget to check on showing Dashboard additionally to the interval setting
- Passwords are now stored in Keychain
- Countless other improvements and changes
New in version 3.08 (if you are using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger then you want this one)
- Changed behaviour so MailWidget does no longer check for mails after waking up when it was set to check only when Dashboard is being activated
- Fixed problem with playback of the default announcement sounds in Snow Leopard
- Fixed displaying problem where account names contained Unicode characters in the account list
- Improved reliability with IMAP servers
- Fixed compatibility to IMAP servers that do not stick tight to the IMAP protocol
- Improved reliability on fetching header information (sender and subject)
New in version 3.07
- Auto update now quits the Dock with a different command so the Dock does not crash on restart
- Improved reliability on fetching header information (sender and subject)
- Fixed issue where MailWidget did not verify IMAP, Exchange and MobileMe accounts which were completely empty
- MailWidget now quits all connections to mail servers when it is being removed from Dashboard
- Improved checking reliability
- Workaround an issue where no account list is available
New in version 3.06
- Fixed the bug, which prevented MailWidget 3.05 to initialise completely if custom audio feedback has been set up
- Reversed assumption about the line breaks a server required to improve compatibility (now CRLF by default and not LF)
New in version 3.05
- Fixed issue where Sender and/or Subject of a mail was truncated or undefined
- Fixed issue with no Growl notification showing up even the header information was displayed correctly on the widget
- Updated third party source code
- Added Copy & Paste functionality to the front side for mail composing with attachment and to the audio settings for customising sound files
New in version 3.04
- Auto Update setting is now honoured
- Unicode characters like Japanese are now displayed correctly (but not in Growl notifications on Tiger)
New in version 3.03
- Solved an issue with very full POP3 servers
- Changed update procedure to work around the Dashboard (WebKit) cache problem
- MailWidget now shows a changeable name on the front to distinguish multiple instances
New in version 3.02
- Improved compatibility to Apple Mail 2 in Tiger
New in version 3.01
- Solved an issue with GMail IMAP accounts
New in version 3.00
- Complete rewrite and port into Dashcode
- One instance of MailWidget is able to check all your accounts
- Customisable audio feedback
- Adjustable volume
- Drop files on MailWidget to send them as attachment