Plugins available in Evolution
In the official evolution distribution, plugins are classified in three categories:
- base - (or core), should always be installed for normal operation. (why are these plugins at all?)
- standard - well tested extra functionality
- experimental - new, untested or is more likely to break things
Package evolution
Name |
Function |
Need restart |
Classification |
calendar-file |
Set relative-uri for new calendars. Can cause data loss if not enabled. |
No |
base |
calendar-http |
Add online calendars. |
No |
base |
calendar-weather |
Add weather calendars. Currently support US locations |
No |
base |
itip-formatter |
Display contacts and calendars attached to emails. |
No |
base |
plugin-manager |
Menu entry for the plugin manager. Can not be disabled. |
N/A |
base |
default-source |
Option to mark calendars and addressbooks as default. |
No |
base |
addressbook-file |
Set relative-uri for new addressbook. Has been patched into core, so no effect |
No |
base |
startup-wizard |
Adds startup wizard for import from other applications if no accounts exist. |
N/A |
base |
print-message |
Print message from email composer |
Yes |
base |
mark-all-read |
Mark all messages in a folder as read |
No |
base |
groupwise-features |
Features for Groupwise accounts including addressbook, send options and status tracking |
Yes |
base |
groupwise-account-setup |
Access to Groupwise contacts and calendars |
? |
base |
hula-account-setup |
Access to Hula contacts and calendars |
? |
base |
mail-account-disable |
Add popup menu to disable mail account |
No |
base |
publish-calendar |
Add tab to calendar settings that allow you to publish calendars |
Yes |
base |
caldav |
Add CalDAV calendars. |
No |
base |
imap-features |
Configure settings for IMAP header retrieval |
No |
base |
sa-junk-plugin |
Filter spam with spamassassin |
? |
base |
exchange-operations |
Multiple features for Exchange connectivity. Needed to create a new exchange account for example |
No |
base |
Package evolution-plugins
Name |
Function |
Need restart |
Classification |
bbdb |
Add email setting tab. Allow contact to be added to addressbook when you reply to mail and synchronization with gaim. |
No |
standard |
subject-thread |
Construct email threads by subject (in addition to the standard - using headers) |
Yes |
standard |
save-calendar |
Export calendars to iCalendar, CSV or RDF format |
No |
standard |
select-one-source |
Disable all but one sources |
No |
standard |
copy-tool |
Copy email address from email to clipboard |
No |
standard |
mail-to-task |
Convert a mail message into a task |
No |
standard |
mark-calendar-offline |
Mark calendars for offline viewing |
No |
standard |
mailing-list-actions |
Actions for mailing lists (request info,subscribe,unsubscribe,post,conact owner,browse archive) |
Yes |
standard |
new-mail-notify |
Generate a dbus message when new messages arrive (use with e.g. gnome-osd) |
No |
standard |
default-mailer |
Check if evolution is the default mailer on startup |
N/A |
standard |
import-ics-attachments |
Import .ics attachments to calendar |
No |
standard |
prefer-plain |
Option to view the plain text email as default |
No |
experimental |
Package evolution-plugins-experimental
Name |
Function |
Need restart |
Classification |
backup-restore |
Backup and restore evolution data and settings (broken?) |
Yes |
experimental |
folder-unsubscribe |
Popup shortcut to unsubscribe from folder |
No |
experimental |
mail-to-meeting |
Convert a mail to a meeting entry in the calendar (broken?) |
No |
experimental |
save-attachments |
Obsoleted by Save All in core? |
? |
experimental |
ipod-sync |
Synchronize contacts, calendar and tasks with iPod |
No |
experimental |
Package mail-notification-evolution
Name |
Function |
Need restart |
Classification |
mail-notification |
Integrate with Mail Notification applet |
No |
3rd party |
Not packaged
Name |
Function |
Reason |
Classification |
mono |
Plugin that enable mono plugins |
? |
base |
audio-inline |
Play inline audio in messages |
? |
standard |
mail-remote |
? |
build failure |
experimental |
