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Mac Release Notes

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 Apples 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 cant 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 wasnt 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: dont inadvertently clear progress indicator when copying a folder and an error was encountered Notifications: dont 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 couldnt 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 couldnt 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 wouldnt 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 didnt 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 isnt 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 isnt 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 wouldnt 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 didnt 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: dont 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 theyre 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 dont 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: dont 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 theyre 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 dont 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