[-] "When browsing messages, retrieve only message text" and "Except messages smaller than" options must be enabled by default
[-] (#0008470) Deleting IMAP folder cache causes wrong Total messages account counter
[-] Incorrect port was displayed for IMAP accounts on Account Info panel
[-] Message List: Sorting Subject/From/To groups by latest time was not functional
[-] (#0008371) Inline graphics disappear when opening multiple messages
[-] When both options to automatically mark message as read were switched off, messages still were marked as read
[-] (#0007784) message about old format in new versions
[-] Handling reply/forward commands for inline viewers of messages wasn't working properly
[-] Replied filters wasn't executed automatically
[-] (#0008575) 5.0.8 AVs while switching between pictures tabs in message view
[-] (#0008606) Deletion attachments was not refreshing messages in the Finder's message list
[-] (#0007397) HTML QT included in TEXT Folder template produces HTML code in Microed
[-] IMAP download preferences specified in account settings wasn't used by default in all folders
[-] (#0008609) the TO field was not focused when a message was forwarded in non-MIME format
[-] (#0008611) Thread operations were ignoring date grouping
[-] (#0008621) Empty folders function was broken in v5
[-] (#0008602) IMAP : Option "When inactive, disconnect after" does not work
[-] Rethreading function was working wrong when the dragged message was droppend onto itself causing hiding of the message from the list
[-] (#0008614) Delete button was working as "delete and follow next" when message list was switched off in the separate message list viewer
[-] (#0008628) message export/save as function was using non-modal file save dialogue causing problems on some systems
[-] (#0008583) Option "Play sound when new mail arrives" doesn't work
[+] (#0007284) Print function is now functional in the image viewer
[-] The last used Address Book was not recalled after restart
[-] (#0008550) Connection Centre : Log window is empty for POP and SMTP tasks
[* ] When encrypting a message, The Bat! will no loger use SubjectKeyIdentifier for compatibility with other programs which do not support this structure.
[* ] In S/MIME signatures, the attribute ESSCertIDv2 is now added.
[-] (#0008582) EML/MSG/VCF association erro under WinXP when saving Preferences dialog
[-] (#0008630) Reading Confirmations could not be generated
[-] (#0008620) v5.0.8 fails to print large messages to the end
[-] AV when switching to "Subscribed only" tab in IMAP folder manager
[-] (#0008608) Folder Information Panels Bug!
[-] (#0008626) Links in HTML mail get mangled
[-] (#0008625) Drag and drop message in same folder
[-] (#0008629) All messages after review of properties of a folder are lost - Russian version (5.0.8(.1))
[-] (#0008576) Replies to messages from .EML files were empty
[-] (#0008650) Sending a file from Windows Explorer was not working
[-] (#0008204) Image smileys were not working when The Bat! was started from a desktop shortcut with no "Start in" folder defined
[-] (#0008280) IMAP : Option "Mark deleted messages as read" in IMAP account properties is not applied
[-] (#0008587) When clicking Minimize, Maximize, Close Button in v5.0.8, the program hangs a while, and the cursor can't be moved.

Toolbars:
fixed default icon images for floating toolbars
fixed positioning of context menus for floating toolbars
VST:
other getOutputLatency() accuracy improvements on playback start
when project measure offset is less than 1, ignore it
Actions: nudge track volume actions now are capable of writing automation
Editing: actions that remove areas of the project not removing certain items that start/end near selection
Graphic glitch fix for items at extreme zoom levels: Graphic glitch fix for items at extreme zoom levels
MIDI Editor: avoid deadlock when step sequencing using realtime MIDI inputs
mp3dec: fixed length calculation on files with truncated final frame
Nudge pan action can now write automation: Nudge pan action can now write automation
OSX: MIDI hardware I/O improvements
Playback: fixed anticipative FX RAM/CPU/playback issue when starting playback past end of project
ReaNINJAM: improved chat interface, especially on OS X
Recording: option to put timestamp at start of recorded filenames
Rendering: improvements to online render (lowered RT CPU use)
Split/trim items: correctly remove silence (when configured) before last item in split

- Improved video encoding quality
- Fixed exporting profiles for iPod/iPhone 3G and older models
- New Facebook and Facebook HD exporting profiles for automatic export and upload videos to Facebook
- Fixed 1080i/1080p exporting profiles
- Improved support for over 4GB MP4 output files
- Information about muxing (saving file) progress added
- Minimum bitrate restrictions for HD video encoding added
- Several GUI improvements.

Speed up loading large pref files by lazily loading thumbnails and limiting the number of remembered documents to 1000 (maybe even 100 would be enough, but more than 1000 causes notable delays even on faster hardware) & speed up BencString decoding.