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EDITOR NOTES
WideMail 0.5.1 is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.6. The developer is working on an update.
DESCRIPTION
WideMail (formerly WidescreenMailPlugin) is a plugin for Mail.app for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard which turns the message view from a two-row horizontal view, to a two-column vertical view.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.5: - Added: Option to disable custom line 1 & 2 color (disabled by default).
- Fixed: Right alignment is placed incorrectly when other columns are displayed to the left of WideMail column.
- Fixed: Crash on 2nd launch problem with localizations other than English when english isn't installed.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5, Mail.app.
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| WideMail User Reviews (26 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Oct 24 2009 |
Pouvons-nous espérer une mise au point de widemail pour snowleopard pour bientôt ? Je suis impatient de configurer cette application pour ma boîte mail. Cordialement
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| Oct 11 2009 |
EJI I've been checking the developer's site two, three times a day for news. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the absence of WideMail makes my entire upgrade to Snow Leopard seem half-finished. Letterbox just isn't the same. I know WM is donationware, but still, getting on for two months since the public release is a relatively long time to wait. I wish Apple would just include a vertical view by default.
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| Oct 19 2009 |
DAIYI I had been using Widemail and have nothing but good things to say about it. Sent in a donation. If you want this vertical view in Mail now, your only option is Letterbox, also a very fine application. I have had no issues at all since installing it recently. In the future, Letterbox will also feature a two-lined view. Both great applications. Just wish there would be some word about Widemail. If not, many users may be going over to Letterbox out of impatience or "necessity."
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| Sep 16 2009 |
AESCHYLUS Widemail offers a two-row display, which keeps the center pane narrow enough to provide a wide preview pane. I don't recall that Letterbox offers more than one row. So I'm waiting for Widemail to be updated.
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| Sep 16 2009 |
DAIYI I was trying to ascertain that, too, from Aaron's website. But from screenshots both on his site and MU, it appears that LB remains single-lined. Dane's two=lined approach in WM appeals to me more as well. Having some spacing between messages is easier to read and process information, not to mention being aesthetically very pleasing. And it's customizable in WM. Any progress reports, Dane? Operators at PayPal are standing by waiting for donations.
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| Sep 16 2009 |
ROBOTANK As far as I know, the developer of Letterbox is planning to implement a two-line display in an upcoming release. I was using WideMail before Snow Leopard, but I'd rather have Letterbox for now than have to use the default Mail layout.
(Version 0.5.1) | |
| Sep 20 2009 |
DAIYI Yes, I saw on Aaron's site that he was planning on making LB two-lined like Widemail. I hope that both of them are in contact so they don't overlap on their projects too much.
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| Sep 16 2009 |
ROBOTANK If anyone running Snow Leopard is sorely missing the function of WideMail, the plugin Letterbox (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21899/letterbox), which is nearly identical to WideMail, now has a public beta available that works in 64-bit Mail on Snow Leopard. Check the developer's site for details. (I'm not suggesting that Letterbox is any better than WideMail, I'm just pointing out that it's an alternative to it, or at least something that can fill the gap until WideMail is Snow Leopard ready.)
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| Sep 1 2009 |
DAIYI I was bummed to learn that the current version of WM is not compatible with 10.6. But at least Dane is hard at work on it. I can't stand the configuration of the default Mail window. Thanks to Dane it's pleasant to use. Thanks, too, for the tip on how to restore the Subject column. I forgot to make the necessary changes before updating. But Dane's hint on his blog helped me to restore this functionality. Hopefully it won't be too long before an upgrade is out. Well worth another donation.
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 | Aug 28 2009 |
IRIEOLOGY WideMail 0.5.1 is not running with Snow Leopard! We all have to wait for an Update on which the DEV is already working on. You can support him by donating here: http://www.daneharnett.com/widemail/ The "workaround" you did will not enable WideMail on 10.6. It's basically just a bugfix for "Mail.app" (without WideMail installed). It's for users who recently upgraded to 10.6 while having WideMail installed. When you edit the "*.plist" file you will be able to get your "Subject" column back. It disapeared because WideMail provides to show/hide the "Subject" column. So as the plugin isn't working you will have to uninstall WideMail for now and wait or an update which will be released, hopefully soon.
(Version 0.5.1) | |
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| Sep 6 2009 |
Thanks for that explanation. Yes, I'm waiting with bated breath for the update!
(Version 0.5.1) | |
| Aug 27 2009 |
KOBALT Can't sign up for access to the blog so here goes (I hope the dev reads this). I installed 10.6 and of course WideMail isn't working. So I went to the dev's blog where I found a .plist work-around. I followed the instructions given on the blog to the letter and found that in each instance 'isVisible' was already set for 'YES'. Now what??? Wait for the update, I guess.
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| Aug 14 2009 |
FLASH1296 I appreciate the software develop's posting a note on this, the MacUpdate.com page: WideMail 0.5.1 is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.6. The developer is working on an update. I will be unhappy until this great "bundle" is updated.
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 | Jul 24 2008 |
FLASH1296 Extraordinary freeware. Tech Support was the best that I have experienced in my 23 years of Mac use. When I couldn't get the preview window to appear the software developer (in Australia) responded with very prompt email; and when I proved to be a bit dense he suggested that we use iChat - so that he can "Share my Screen" an amazing iChat feature that I was unaware of. He then walked me through everything that there is to know about this great Mail plugin. This is my favorite Mail plugin. The only one that I use currently is called "Mail FX" That too is freeware.
(Version 0.5.1) | |
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| Jul 11 2008 |
DANIELHOWARD Hi, I had widemail installed and then the message viewer column disappeared. I have un-installed and then re-installed widemail but can't get it back. Any suggestions? Your help is much appreciated. | |
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| Jul 11 2008 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Developer's email: daneharnett@gmail.com
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