PSA: Mailwasher 7.12.97 switched from iexplorer to Edge for html view...

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PSA: Mailwasher 7.12.97 switched from iexplorer to Edge for html view...

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So, starting with v7.12.97, Mailwasher Pro switched from (presumably) iexplorer to Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime for html view of emails.

This has some implications.

If html view worked for you, you might not update, it might stop working for you.

If html view didn't work for you in the previous versions, it might work now.

For me, it didn't work before and doesn't work now.

During install for update, the installer downloads Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime and installs it before installing the new Mailwasher version.

The Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime process is at times taxing on the cpu load. And, as before with previous versions, Mailwasher crashes when trying to activate html view.

But: Microsoft Edge WebView 2 Runtime can be uninstalled. -> No more additional cpu load, Mailwasher still runs and doesn't crash when html view is clicked. It just displays a blank page instead of the html view.

So, it might be considered an improvement. No more crash on unsuccessful html view activation.
Well, and then there's the other improvements and bug fixes that also came with the update(s) since then.

This was tested on wine ~7.20 - 8.2
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