Feeder Version 1.5 Archive

Version 1.5.10

Download: Feeder_1.5.10.dmg (3.9 MB)

Released

March 10, 2009

Changes

• Fix a problem where enclosures with custom paths could lose those paths when other items are edited.
• Fix a crash that could occur when cancelling SFTP uploads.
• Better error handling when a media file with the incorrect file extension is used as an enclosure file.

Version 1.5.9

Download: Feeder_1.5.9.dmg (3.9 MB)

Released

February 17, 2009

Changes

• Fix a problem where changes made to the feed image were not saved.
• Fix a problem where attempting to remove a custom template in preferences would fail.
• The Sparkle appcasting template now displays both the Sparkle Version and Short Version fields by default.
• Fix a problem where the folder icon shown in the server browser would appear stretched.

Version 1.5.8

Released

January 28, 2009

Changes

• Updated the format used for PodTrac redirect URLs.
• iTunes Preview updated to match the iTunes Store when advisories are set on the whole feed or individual episodes.
• Fixed a problem importing dates from feeds where the date does not have a day name.
• Fixed a problem for Sparkle appcasts where manually genetaring a DSA signature for a file on disk would generate an MD5 sum.

Version 1.5.7

Released

September 24, 2008

Changes

• iTunes Store preview Info window updated to match iTunes 8.
• Freshly duplicated items are now shown as unpublished.
• The Sparkle framework version can now be set in the Info drawer. When Sparkle 1.5 is chosen, this will change Feeder's validation to ensure that either DSA signatures are present or secure Enclosure URLs used.
• DSA Signature is now shown by default for feeds that use the Sparkle extensions.
• Added the ability to generate Sparkle DSA signatures and MD5 sums from a local file independent of the enclosure.
• Fixed a problem with the display of folder icons in the server browser on Leopard.
• Fix problem where default file locations weren't being updated for MobileMe servers.
• Feeder is now a signed application, so that Leopard users won't need to authorize Feeder to wake your Mac from sleep for scheduled publishing or to retrieve passwords from the keychain in future versions.

Version 1.5.6

Released

August 5, 2008

Changes

• Changed the behavior of auto-completion so that no suggestion is initially selected.
• Added a contextual menu to the list of servers in the Servers window.
• Fixed a problem that could cause the publication time to move on by an hour when editing dates that are not in the same daylight savings time as the current date.
• Fixed a problem where folder icons could appear stretched when browsing a server.
• Change to ensure the local cache is never used when reloading feeds.

Version 1.5.5

Released

July 14, 2008

Changes

• Updated for MobileMe - the URLs for feeds and other files published to an iDisk now use me.com instead of mac.com in the address, apart from Homepage sites.
• Now supports adding tags and artwork to ringtone (m4r) files.
• Fixed a problem where ampersands in the URL wouldn't be encoded in the automatically generated atom:link tag.
• Fixed a problem where apostrophes could be included in upload's generated filenames.
• Fixed a problem with auto-complete on Mac OS X Leopard.

Version 1.5.4

Released

June 3, 2008

Changes

• Adds support for the Sparkle 1.5 minimum system version tag.
• Added automatic correction of invalid manually entered PodTrac redirects in enclosure URLs when PodTrac support is enabled in the Settings / Enclosures section of the Info drawer.
• Generated URLs of uploaded enclosures and images will now include any port specified for the web site (e.g. http://example.com:8080).
• The generated Enclosure Type for MP4 files is now always "video/mp4".
• Fixed a problem where dragging enclosure files or URLs to feeds in the sidebar, when that feed hadn't yet been selected, could cause other items in the feed to be lost.
• Fixed a problem where attributes, such as "align", on div or paragraph tags were stripped when items were saved.
• Fixed a problem where pressing Enter on the Enclosure URL and Media Thumbnail fields would insert a newline.
• Fixed a problem specifying dates in AppleScript.

Version 1.5.3

Released

April 4, 2008

Changes

• Fixes a crash when sending pings after publishing on Mac OS X 10.4.11.
• Improvements when dragging a Media thumbnail file to the item editor.

Version 1.5.2

Released

March 7, 2008

Changes

• Changed to allow iTunes podcast artwork up to 600px square, as per Apple's updated specification for Apple TV.
• Added support for many more feed languages.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when switching between iTunes podcast feeds.
• Fixed a spelling error shown in the error message for when no iTunes category was chosen.

Version 1.5.1

Released

February 19, 2008

Changes

• Added a trailing slash to the Media RSS namespace to make it http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/. Note that Yahoo's Media RSS specification clearly shows the namespace without a slash, but this is apparently incorrect.
• Fixed a problem in Leopard where the appearance of the enclosure upload section the editor could become corrupted when selecting text in the URL field.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when between iTunes podcast feeds.
• Fixed the appearance of the shadow in the title of the item preview on Mac OS X 10.5.2.

Version 1.5

Released

February 8, 2008

Changes

General

• Toolbar icons updated for Leopard with new small-size toolbar icons.
• The sidebar's highlight and background colours now match the Leopard interface guidelines.
• Renaming feeds in the sidebar no longer changes the feed's title, so the name will be preserved when reloading the feed. Set the name to be identical to the feed's title to use the old behaviour.
• When enabling RSS extensions (e.g. iTunes or Dublin Core), Feeder automatically adds default fields to the feed's template so they will be shown in the item editor and Info drawer.
• It is now possible to create new items with the Title and Article Link completed by dragging links from Safari (and other Web Kit browsers) to the feed or item list.

Podcasting

• Added support for Media RSS's Thumbnail URL tag, used by video search and applications such as Miro.
• Feeder can upload the thumbnail Image file when publishing - drag an image to the field or click on the field's Action button and choose Upload Image from the menu.
• Use the Thumbnail URL field's Action menu to insert the iTunes or Feed image URL into the field.
• Added a Video Podcasting template that uses both iTunes and Media RSS extensions.
• Improved performance when tagging MP4 video and audio files.
• The item editor now auto-completes individual iTunes keywords.
• iTunes keywords is now a token field.

Editing Items

• Feeder can now show warnings if any of the Title, Description or Link fields are not completed when saving an item. The options are in Feeder's Editing preferences.
• When dragging or pasting links from Safari or other WebKit browsers into the Description field, both the title and URL will be autofilled.
• The Insert Link panel will now autofill if a URL is on the clipboard.
• The item editor now uses date pickers for items' Publication Date and Time fields and feeds' Last Published and Last Build Date and Time fields.
• Templates now have a section called "RSS Description" for setting default item descriptions when creating new items.

Sparkle Appcasting

• Feeder can now automatically generate MD5 Sums and DSA Signatures for enclosures. Enable this in the Extensions/Sparkle section of the Info drawer.
• AppleScript now includes support for Sparkle tags.

Publishing

• Automatically generated URLs for uploaded enclosure files can now be sent through a redirect URL to support sites such as blubrry.com.
• Find it in the Settings / Enclosures section of the Info drawer.
• Added support for password-less SFTP.
• Default servers for enclosures and images can now be specified during publish setup.
• Default paths for enclosures and images can now be specified in the Publish Settings sheet.

Fixes

• PodTrac redirects no longer apply to non-media files.
• Fixed problem with where the publication status of items could sometimes be incorrect after reloading a feed.
• In Leopard, dates in the preview are now correctly formatted according to System Preferences.
• Fixed a problem where the feed's URL would not be updated after changing publishing settings.
• Fixed a problem introduced in 1.4.10 where scheduled publishing would not wake the computer from sleep.

Version 1.4 Archive