Open Beta: LiveClick 0.4.0.0
Because the next version of LiveClick contains several significant changes, I’m asking our bravest users to beta test it before I release it to the general public. Be warned that you may encounter unexpected problems with this beta. If you accept this challenge, remember to leave me feedback (positive, negative, or even neutral) in the comments. I can’t fix problems without people telling me about them. The new additions to LiveClick 0.4.0.0 include the toolbar button, optimized checking, and parent folder styling.
Download v0.4.0.0 Beta 2 (Firefox 3.5 - 4.0b6)
Fully localized in 0.4.0.0: en-US
0.4.0.0 Changelog:
+ Added LiveClick toolbar button for one-click checking [Details…]
* Checking for new items is less aggressive and uses fewer resources
+ Option to disable checking for new items on Firefox startup [Details…]
+ Option to disable checking for new items automatically
+ Option to suspend automatic checking until browser restart
* Automatic checking is suspended while in Private Browsing
+ Option to clear Live Bookmarks history when clearing browsing history
+ Option to style parent folders like livemarks [Details…]
+ Option to set global max Live Bookmark items per menu [Details…]
+ Option to set custom max items per Live Bookmark
* Counter more accurately accounts for hidden items
* Hide custom Live Bookmark settings by default
* Predefined choices available for custom interval times
* Interval between automatic checks is more precise
* Feed states are no longer stored in database
* States of proxied feed items (e.g. FeedBurner) more accurately managed
* Status items (e.g. failed, loading) position properly and always styled
* Item previews are fetched with feed and stored in database
* Improved multiple window handling
Known issues:
- Live Bookmarks with favicons show up as history and persist across sessions
- “Open All in Tabs” does not recognize Live Bookmark locations
- [Ext] Xmarks wants to sync when Live Bookmark item titles, positions change
General notes:
* Add the new toolbar button by clicking View > Toolbars > Customize… and dragging the LiveClick icon to any spot on your navigation or bookmarks toolbar.
* Don’t expect miraculous improvement from the new checker if you’re checking Live Bookmarks for the first time in a few hours. The improved performance occurs on subsequent checks, when your feeds are less likely to have new items.
* I expect to run multiple betas for LiveClick 0.4.0.0, so check this thread for the latest build. You can also subscribe to this thread’s comments feed.
Beta 1 notes:
* Localized in en-us only. Strings are still subject to change.
* The throbber icon/animation is not yet finalized. More on that soon.
Beta 2 notes:
* FIXED Cannot drag and drop livemarks, folders on bookmarks toolbar (Fx4.0+)
* FIXED Clicking on chevron does nothing (Fx4.0+)
* FIXED No feed button context menu
* FIXED Feed button context menu background transparent (Fx4.0+)
* ADDED LiveClick toolbar button icon reflects suspend state
* CHANGED LiveClick toolbar button throbber (still a work in progress)
* FIXED Newly created Live Bookmarks do not style, have no counter
* FIXED Some Live Bookmarks not updating automatically without an initial manual check
* FIXED Custom update intervals not always calculated correctly
* FIXED Missing, deleted feeds fail without updating internal counters
* FIXED Malformed feeds fail without updating internal counters
* FIXED Live Bookmarks history not updated on exit
* FIXED Settings menu background in LiveClick’s Options dialog transparent (Fx4.0+)
* FIXED LiveClick commands duplicated with [Ext] Menu Icons Plus
* Localized in en-us only, though strings are frozen and off to BabelZilla soon
* Compatible with Firefox 4.0 up to and including Fx4.0b6. LiveClick does not officially support the nightlies, but as of the 20100907 build, Beta 2 seems to work fine if you disable Firefox’s compatibility check.
Posted on May 19 2010 at 12:45 PM
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