Scott Morrison has released an updated public beta of MailTags 2.0.

Public Beta 5 fixes a new bug in the previous beta in which tagging a message with an attachment could — in some circumstances — destroy the attachment data.

Obviously, this makes the new version a recommended upgrade for all users of the public beta.

This new version also brings some new features to the events bezel: it now has a close button and the calendar list shows calendars from iCal rather than MailTags projects.

The public beta of MailTags is free, although the finished release will be shareware. You can pre-order it for USD 25.

You can read more about MailTags 2.0 and download the new public beta from Scott’s web site , where you will also find a forum for any questions. mail.app, apple mail, productivity, mailtags, public beta, ical, applescript, events

Scott Morrison has let loose the fourth public beta of the next version of MailTags, a plugin which provides integration with iCal and the tagging and productivity muscle which Mail.app lacks by default.

New features and greater stability are the hallmarks of the new beta, most notably iCal event creation from an email, a new Copy URL function and improved handling of IMAP connections and AppleScript.

The new event creation pane lets you do almost everything except set alarms. Clicking on the small plus sign under Events in the MailTags pane makes the events pane pop up:

Needless to say, each event thus created in iCal contains a hyperlink back to the email for ready reference and extra details.

To-do creation will eventually also use a pane like this. You can already create multiple events, multiple to-dos from a single email are coming soon.

Also very useful is the ability to create durable, move-proof hyperlinks to a Mail message which you can paste into other apps like Yojimbo, SOHO Notes or whatever. Oddly, I posted about this before it was released, so you can read more about this feature and see some examples in an earlier Hawk Wings post.

Less visible improvements include tweaks producing faster interaction with IMAP servers and fewer traffic jams due to too many open files. You won’t see this feature, but you’ll enjoy it.

Lastly, some kinks in the plugin’s AppleScript support have been ironed out, and Scott has added a sample script for creating a Yojimbo item that links back to the message, copying tags and the URL for the message.

The public beta of MailTags is free, although the finished release will be shareware. You can pre-order it for USD 25.

You can read more about MailTags 2.0 and its new features and download the public beta from Scott’s web site , where you will also find a forum for any questions. mail.app, apple mail, productivity, mailtags, public beta, ical, applescript, events

Scott Morrison has released a third public beta of MailTags 2.0, the next supercharged version of his outstanding plugin for Mail.app (Read more about this plugin which has totally revolutionised the way I use Mail in earlier reviews of MailTags 1.2 and MailTags 1.2.2).

Although it comes with very sensible warnings about the dangers of beta software, I am finding it remarkably stable. It came out of the sandbox and into my real life email long ago without any problems.

Public Beta 3 adds AppleScript support which allows scripts to access and set tags.

Its support for threaded views in Mail is greatly improved. The plugin will now display all keywords and projects within a thread, as well as priorities and due dates.

Two niggles have been corrected: IMAP messages no longer disappear from smart mailboxes after they are tagged and preferences for projects and keywords are less likely to become corrupted.

The ability to set an iCal event (as well as to-dos) almost made the cut for this beta. Expect to see it soon, making MailTags more and more the complete package for Mail and iCal integration.

You can read more about MailTags 2.0 and its new features and download the public beta from Scott’s web site , where you will also find a forum for any questions. mail.app, apple mail, productivity, mailtags, public beta, ical, applescript, events