Mon 9 Jun 2008
I’m starting to post interim test builds of Snackr on Google Code for people to try out. Since I don’t have a QA staff, I’d like brave souls to try them out before I put them up as official releases. They won’t be pushed out through autoupdate, so you’ll need to download them manually.
The first test build, 0.34 TEST, has a few new features and a number of bug fixes. (Sorry, Google Reader integration isn’t in yet, but we’re working on it!) The new features are:
- Implemented ability to “star” items so you can read them later. Click the star icon in the item popup to star an item, then read starred items by clicking the star icon in the ticker tab.
- Added option to configure feed fetch interval globally. This is at the bottom of the Feeds tab in the Options popup. You can also force all feeds to get refreshed here.
- Added option to set transparency of ticker window. This is in the Preferences tab of the Options popup.
The list of bugfixes is detailed in the release notes on the wiki at Google Code. Before installing a test build, you might want to back up your feed database.
If you find any problems, or have thoughts on the new features, please file a bug and note which version you found the bug in. Thanks!
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June 11th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
just updated, love snackr altogether
only thing I’ve noticed as of late….
when I minimize it the scrolling stops, before it would scroll when minimized.
June 11th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
@needcaffeine–yup, I just found this bug myself. The problem happens when you minimize Snackr, then do something that causes the screen resolution to change (or put the computer to sleep). When you re-expand it, it never starts scrolling again. I’ll definitely fix this in the next test build. In the meantime, if you run into this, you’ll need to quit and restart Snackr.
Thanks for letting me know!
June 13th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Snackr: Hot New Adobe AIR Based RSS Ticker…
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showInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame (”104848″, “”, 290, 0);
Snackr, an Adobe AIR based RSS ticker, is creating quite a buzz with its flashy looks and smooth moves. I recen…
July 24th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Man I don’t know what happened but I am having to type my message to you for the second time. I hope I don’t hit the wrong key this time and either send an incomplete message or loose all my work!
I tried to look for a specific instruction for changing from the V33 to the Snackr V38 and you only told me to install the new version. You didn’t tell me to uninstall the previous version with the Add Remove Programs command in the Windows XP Program Add/Remove. So I am just guessing here that I am supposed to uninstall the v33 first. So I will try that because you didn’t say to and I figure that is the safest way to make sure that I get a fresh copy of the V38. Another note. Ta daaah. I found two Snackr folders somehow I picked the wrong one to look for the special SQL file you said I needed to backup or move someplace safe. The one we want while running XP is the one you will find below Documents and Settings then the User Name and then Snackr. Not the one in the Program Files then Snackr folder. Oh well I saw the message that the beta Snackr will not autoupdate.. Duuh stump. Bang!