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6.0.1 build 6030 - 1 Apr 2021

Adjusted layout of the add account sheet so that it fits on smaller monitors Sidebar: properly scale the smart feed icons when sidebar is set to large size in System Preferences

6.0.1b2 build 6029 - 29 Mar 2021

Twitter: fixed a date parsing bug that could affect people in some locales, which would prevent Twitter feeds from working for them Feeds list: fixed bug where newly added feed would be called Untitled past the time when the app actually knows its name Fixed bug where next-unread command wouldn’t wrap around when you got to the bottom of the Feeds list

6.0.1b1 build 6028 - 28 Mar 2021

Timeline: fix bug updating article display when an article with the same article ID appears more than once (which can happen when a person has multiple accounts) iCloud: won’t add feeds that aren’t parseable, which fixes an error upon trying to rename one of these feeds Feedbin: fixed a bug with read/unread status syncing

6.0 build 6027 - 26 Mar 2021

No code changes since 6.0b5 Changed the feed URL for test builds back to the normal test build feed URL

6.0b5 build 6026 - 25 Mar 2021

Fixed a bug where sometimes the app wouldn’t automatically refresh after the Mac wakes from sleep Updated the Help book link to the 6.0 Mac help book website App now displays a helpful error message if you don’t have iCloud Drive enabled and were able to successfully add an iCloud Account

6.0b4 build 6024 - 23 Mar 2021

Feedly: Deleting a feed successfully no longer shows an alert and leaves the feed in the sidebar iCloud sync: fixed a bug where, in some circumstances, dragging a feed from elsewhere in the sidebar to the iCloud account could trigger the feed-finder NetNewsWire will now refresh on launch if you have the Debug menu enabled Article view: footnotes should now work with articles from a Feedly account

6.0b3 build 6023 - 16 Mar 2021

Article view: fixed bug where URL status field might not disappear when switching articles iCloud sync: dragging feeds from elsewhere in the sidebar to the iCloud account won’t trigger the feed-finding process since this is a better experience for migrating Syncing: fixed a bug authenticating with some sync services when the user has some special characters in their password Preferences: removed checkbox for showing unread count in the Dock — control this instead via System Preferences > Notifications > NetNewsWire > Badge app icon

6.0b2 build 6022 - 13 Mar 2021

Feeds list: when dragging feeds/folders from one account to another, the operation is now always copy, to avoid data loss due to misunderstanding that moving a feed between accounts does not move its read/starred statuses iCloud sync: refined logic to improve performance of large uploads Fixed a crashing bug that could happen when deleting an iCloud-synced folder Fixed a crashing bug, triggered by bad server data, that could happen when validating credentials with syncing systems that use the Reader API

6.0b1 build 6012 - 7 Mar 2021

Article view: fixed several layout edge cases, including with fullscreen Timeline: fixed a bug scrolling up via arrow key where a row might not be fully visible when it should be

6.0a6 build 6011 - 6 Mar 2021

Article view: make code and preformatted fonts and sizes follow Apple’s precedents more closely Article view: removed a stray line next to the timeline/article separator Debug menu: add Force Crash command (beware: works in production) Debug menu: allow Test Crash Log Sender to work in production

6.0a5 build 6010 - 3 Mar 2021

Performance boost: use compression with content synced in CloudKit Fixed bug where detail view title bar could be overlapped by toolbar when in full screen Fixed bug where add-feed window could block when syncing CloudKit statuses Added hidden pref to mark all as read in a feed when double-clicking on it in the sidebar and opening its home page (defaults write com.ranchero.NetNewsWire-Evergreen GruberFeedDoubleClickMarkAsRead -bool true) Switched the crash log catcher URL to our brand-new crash log catcher server

6.0a4 build 6009 - 22 Feb 2021

Fix a bug with keyboard shortcuts on Big Sur (for real this time) Change drag-and-drop behavior to default to copy when dragging between accounts Show a single error message when dragging feeds into an account and some of the feeds can’t be found

6.0a3 build 6008 - 21 Feb 2021

Use the new URL for the crash report catcher (so that we actually get crash logs again) Update other URLs to point to netnewswire.com when correct Fix a bug with keyboard shortcuts on Big Sur Show folders more quickly in the iCloud account when dragging a folder into that account

6.0a2 build 6007 - 6 Feb 2021

Fix regression in Preferences toolbar (placement of icons was wrong on Big Sur) Fix regression in Twitter support (it wasn’t working)

6.0a1 build 6006 - 4 Feb 2021

Feeds list: added contextual menu items for always showing reader view and for notifications Feeds list: now respects the size chosen in System Preferences > General > Sidebar icon size iCloud syncing: don’t inadvertently clear progress indicator when copying a folder and an error was encountered Notifications: don’t open app when closing a notification

6.0d5 build 6005 - 22 Jan 2021

Added some shadow to the app icon Fixed bug where iCloud account description was truncated in Catalina, in account setup Fixed bug with iCloud account where undoing deletes of read feeds left articles deleted Fixed bug connecting to Inoreader when username has a + character Fixed bug with NewsBlur when all feeds are in folders Fixed long beachball on quit that could happen with the iCloud account (due to a long sync)

6.0d4 build 6004 - 16 Jan 2021

Big Sur app icon
Big Sur UI (when running on Big Sur)
App is now sandboxed
Syncing via iCloud
Syncing via BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS
Special support for Twitter and Reddit feeds
Share extension, so you can send URLs to NetNewsWire
Preference to change article text size
Preference to set preferred browser
External link, when available, shows in article view
High resolution icons in the sidebar (when available)

5.1.3 build 3018 - 9 Nov 2020

Fixed a crashing bug that could happen with empty titles in the timeline
Fixed a crashing bug that could happen when adding a feed

5.1.3b1 build 3017 - 6 Nov 2020

Fixed a crashing bug that could happen with empty titles in the timeline
Fixed a crashing bug that could happen when adding a feed

5.1.2 build 3016 - 31 Oct 2020

Fixed a crashing bug in the timeline
Fixed a background color bug in dark mode in the timeline
Fixed a crashing bug updating the browser popup in Preferences
Feedbin: fixed bug where credentials couldn’t be updated
Feedly: fixed bug syncing feed name changes
Feedly: fixed a bug adding a feed to a Feedly collection that has a + in its name
On My Mac: increased performance downloading feeds in the On My Mac account

5.1.2b3 build 3015 - 29 Oct 2020

Fixed bug where Feedbin credentials couldn’t be updated

5.1.2b2 build 3014 - 26 Oct 2020

Fixed a crashing bug in the timeline
Fixed a background color bug in dark mode in the timeline
Fixed a crashing bug updating the browser popup in Preferences
Feedly: fixed bug syncing feed name changes

5.1.2b1 build 3013 - 17 Oct 2020

Increased performance downloading feeds in the On My Mac account
Fixed a bug adding a feed to a Feedly collection that has a + in its name

5.1.1 build 3012 - 5 Oct 2020

Preferences: restored ability to set default RSS reader
Fixed bug where o key wouldn’t mark older as read
Fixed a crash in the code that handles URLs with non-ASCII characters
Fixed an Open System Preferences button in an alert that didn’t work
Fixed a crash handling a specific type of really weird URL
Fixed a possible hang when adding a feed to Feedly (and the feed isn’t found)
Fixed some UI issues to do with adding a Feedly account
Fixed contrast in footnotes indicator
Fixed bug where duplicate accounts (same username and service) could be made
Fixed bug where open in Safari in background might not open in the background

5.1.1a2 build 3011 - 1 Oct 2020

Fixed a crash handling a specific type of really weird URL
Fixed a possible hang when adding a feed to Feedly (and the feed isn’t found)
Fixed some UI issues to do with adding a Feedly account
Fixed contrast in footnotes indicator
Fixed bug where duplicate accounts (same username and service) could be made
Fixed bug where open in Safari in background might not open in the background

5.1.1a1 build 3010 - 22 Sep 2020

Preferences: restored ability to set default RSS reader
Fixed bug where o key wouldn’t mark older as read
Fixed a crash in the code that handles URLs with non-ASCII characters
Fixed an Open System Preferences button in an alert that didn’t work

5.1b2 build 3005 - 8 Sep 2020

Articles with non-ASCII URLs can now open in browser
Adding feeds with non-ASCII URLs now works
Feeds view, timeline: fixed bug where multiple selection could result in showing only unread articles
Help menu: NetNewsWire Help now links to the 5.1 help book
Inspector: window title now matches name of thing being inspected
VoiceOver: fix bug navigating into the Add Account table
Fixed crash that could happen when adding an account
Preferences: Removed non-working (due to sandboxing) feature for setting the default RSS reader

5.1a2 build 3004 - 1 Sep 2020

Feeds view: fixed bug where unread counts might be misplaced at startup
Timeline: fixed extra row of pixels in swipe actions
Article view: tweaked some colors
Toolbar: reader view button is now not blurry on non-retina machines
Toolbar: review view animation looping fixed
Inspector: fixed some layout/spacing issues
Preferences: tweaked text relating to holding down the shift key
Dock unread count: now asks for permission so it can show it

5.1d3 build 3003 - 20 Aug 2020

Feedly syncing
Reader view
Notifications (configure per feed in the Info window)
Sandboxing
Multiple windows - File > New Window
View > Hide Read Feeds
View > Hide Read Articles (also a filter button above timeline for this)
Clean Up command (to immediately hide read articles when hide-read-articles is on)
Feeds view: remember expansion state between runs
Timeline: more compact rows (source and date on same line)
Timeline: sort menu on top
Timeline: swipe actions
Article view: shift-space scrolls backwards
AppleScript: article now has a feed property
Hold down shift to temporarily toggle open-in-browser in background preference
Article > Mark Above as Read, Mark Below as Read
Choose preferred browser (for viewing web pages)

5.0.4 build 2622 - 8 Aug 2020

Performance enhancement: fetching articles is faster and uses less memory
Changed the retention policy to match iOS
Feeds view: fixed bug where multiple sequential deletes could mess up the current selection index
Article view: dealt with Twitter change that caused Twitter embeds to get cut off
Article view: properly size emojis that are actually graphics (from Wordpress, for instance)
Article view: stop playing any audio if the window is closed
Article view: don’t let line lengths get too long
Article view: fixed display of BandCamp widgets
OPML export: use an accessory view instead of an intermediate sheet
Add Folder: disable Add Folder button when text field is empty
Feed icons: get more icons from Feedbin; get favicons from some tricky cases
Add Feed: now allows IPv6 literal URLs
Feed discovery: give less weight to feeds with the word “podcast” in them, because they’re probably not what we want
Refreshing: fixed bug where automatic refreshing might not happening after the computer wakes from sleep
Preferences > Accounts: Renamed “Create” account button to “Add Account”
Fixed bug where a Feedbin article could stay unread right after you select it
Fixed bug where folder names with double quotes would have the quotes replaced with the HTML entity for quote
When importing from NNW 3, the app now ignores script feeds (since we don’t have that feature yet)
Fixed bug where, right after initial launch, the spacebar might not work to go to next unread article
Pressing return now opens the selected article in your browser

5.0.4b1 build 2621 - 3 Aug 2020

Changed the retention policy to match iOS
Performance enhancement: fetching articles is faster and uses less memory

5.0.4d2 build 2620 - 9 July 2020

Feeds view: fixed bug where multiple sequential deletes could mess up the current selection index
Article view: dealt with Twitter change that caused Twitter embeds to get cut off
Article view: properly size emojis that are actually graphics (from Wordpress, for instance)
Article view: stop playing any audio if the window is closed
Article view: don’t let line lengths get too long
Article view: fixed display of BandCamp widgets
OPML export: use an accessory view instead of an intermediate sheet
Add Folder: disable Add Folder button when text field is empty
Feed icons: get more icons from Feedbin; get favicons from some tricky cases
Add Feed: now allows IPv6 literal URLs
Feed discovery: give less weight to feeds with the word “podcast” in them, because they’re probably not what we want
Refreshing: fixed bug where automatic refreshing might not happening after the computer wakes from sleep
Preferences > Accounts: Renamed “Create” account button to “Add Account”
Fixed bug where a Feedbin article could stay unread right after you select it
Fixed bug where folder names with double quotes would have the quotes replaced with the HTML entity for quote
When importing from NNW 3, the app now ignores script feeds (since we don’t have that feature yet)
Fixed bug where, right after initial launch, the spacebar might not work to go to next unread article
Pressing return now opens the selected article in your browser

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