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Mac Release Notes

6.1.1b1 build 6107 3 Nov 2022

Fixed a bug that could prevent users from accessing BazQux if an article was missing a field Fixed an issue that could prevent Feedly users from syncing if they tried to mark too many articles as read at the same time

6.1 build 6106 6 April 2022

Small cosmetic change — better alignment for items in General Preferences pane

6.1b5 build 6104 3 April 2022

Updated built-in feeds Building on a new Apple Silicon Mac — testing to make sure all’s well

6.1b4 build 6103 27 Feb 2022

Fixed a few font and sizing issues

6.1b3 build 6102 - 8 Feb 2022

Two new themes: Hyperlegible and NewsFax Change in how built-in themes work: they’re part of the app bundle and they’re not copied into the Themes folder. When a built-in theme changes in a new app release, anyone using that new version gets the changes to the built-in theme

6.1b2 build 6101 - 17 Jan 2022

• Dealt with provisioning profiles, certificates, and IDs. Made notarization service happy.

6.1b1 build 6100 - 9 Jan 2022

• Article themes. Several themes ship with the app, and you can create your own. You can change the theme in Preferences or by adding the theme switcher to the toolbar.
• Copy URLs using repaired, rather than raw, feed links.
• Restore article scroll position on relaunching app.
• Added Copy Article URL and Copy External URL commands to the Edit menu.
• Fixed a bug where using cmd-Q wouldn’t always quit the app as quickly as one might prefer.
• Disallow creation of iCloud account in the app if iCloud and iCloud Drive aren’t both enabled.
• Fixed bug showing quote tweets that only included an image.
• Added a hidden pref to suppress downloading/syncing on start: defaults write com.ranchero.NetNewsWire-Evergreen DevroeSuppressSyncOnLaunch -bool true
• Video autoplay is now disallowed.
• Article view now supports RTL layout.

6.0.3b1 build 6033 - 20 May 2021

• Feedly: handle API change with deleting and don’t show a spurious error
• NewsBlur: don’t fetch articles marked hidden by NewsBlur
• FreshRSS: add API endpoint URL example in setup form
• iCloud: fixed bug not retaining feeds in a folder where the folder hasn’t been synced yet
• Feeds list: smart feeds remain visible despite Hide Read Feeds setting
• Keyboard shortcuts: fixed regression where L key wouldn’t go to next unread when feed is all read
• Twitter extension: fixed weird bug where an extra https:/ could appear in tweet text

6.0.2 build 6032 - 20 April 2021

• Same as 6.0.2b1

6.0.2b1 build 6031 - 15 April 2021

• Inoreader sync: fixed (hopefully) cause of rate limit errors — now doing background sync of statuses much less often - note that this fix needs to be rolled out across all NetNewsWire users in order for it to have full effect
• Fixed regression with the L key — now works properly again

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