Hi Benny, as I noted in a previous reply on this thread, the big issue
for me was really the no list of changes between r5851 & r5852. I now
understand that's because this is a beta release, so it makes more
sense, though I'd still like to know what changed since 5851. :-)
Also, I've come to the realization that all the detailed info is fine
(and well organized too), as long as test releases continue to include a
short blurb on top describing what's changed since the prior test
release.
Thanks again for producing a superior mail client for Mac.
-Eric
On 9 Dec 2021, at 10:12, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
On 8 Dec 2021, at 14:12, Eric Sharakan wrote:
Hi, as someone who tends to download the latest test release
regularly, I'm finding the restructuring of release notes not at all
helpful. First, it's nigh impossible to learn what's changed in each
test release. Second, the new outline format reminds me more of a
functional spec than release notes.
You are jumping to conclusions here :)
I have not changed how the release notes work in general. Each test
release will still include only what happened in that specific test
release. The exception has just been a few of the latest test releases
in which a lot of the actual work has been to rewrite the release
notes since the latest public release. It would, of course, be easier
to just have included everything from all test release notes, but I
wouldn't be surprised if far more than 50% of the content would have
been fixes to bugs introduced *after* the latest public release (which
are irrelevant to most users).
Going forward, there will be new test releases and those will be
summed up in another beta release. Likewise, when ready for a public
release I'll likely rewrite the beta release notes.
It's not ideal, but most of the time you'll get your short test
release notes. And thanks for trying the test releases!
Finally, the length is simply unmanageable. There's no way I can
scroll through all that to see what's actually changed. I know a lot
has changed since the last public release, but I fear even users not
on test releases are going to be overwhelmed by these release notes
as written when the next public release occurs.
Yes, but there's not really much I can do about that... It would be
worse if they got the non-rewritten notes.
--
Benny
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