Build 65 – Private Alpha Release
We just pushed an update to alpha testers (Build 65, r24127 r24143) which is primarily focused on ironing out bugs and usability issues from the last alpha. As always, you can read the entire list of enhancements on our Change Log. Notable changes include:
- Fixed a critical bug that caused social network accounts to disappear on login for some users
- You can now flip through entire Facebook photo albums in the newsfeed instead of just the pictures you see
- The Facebook newsfeed is now filtered to match the rules you set up on the Facebook website
- The research module now has its own section in preferences with info and options
We are close to pushing the release to all users so if you experience any issues please use “Help > Send Bug Report” in the main menu to submit a diagnostic log or email us at bugs@digsby.com.
If you would like to become an alpha tester and get new releases before everyone else, download this file and place it in the main program folder. Keep in mind that as an alpha tester you may get a release with a few bugs every now and then. We are looking for people who are proactive in reporting these issues so we can fix them before builds go out to all users.
Update (9/17/2009 10:30am EST): We just pushed out a small patch fixing a bug with incoming Yahoo unicode IMs showing incorrectly and a bug that caused Facebook to get stuck in the Authenticating state. This brings the release number to 24143.
Fran Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:15 pm
Great great great work, guys!!
Thanks!!
Robert Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:18 pm
“The Facebook newsfeed is now filtered to match the rules you set up on the Facebook website.”
Hells yeah, thanks! No more pointless popups of people I don’t care about, but want to have the option of contacting.
Joe T. Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:19 pm
Thanks for adding throttles to the Research Module. i like this idea, and i have it activated. i’d appreciate more disclosure about what KINDS of research projects are being pushed through my idle cycles. Has there been a blog or forum post on this that i missed?
Jeffrey Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
Thanks for jumping on teh news feed filter for face book!
Good Work!
Jeffrey
Joe T. Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
Nevermind. Found on FAQ. D’oh!
Digsby Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:26 pm
@Joe T: It is not running any projects but we do address the question here:
http://wiki.digsby.com/doku.php?id=cpuusage
Kristin Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
Not to sound like a broken record, but….
Mac?
Brian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
Great work Digsby team! The new Facebook features are great!
Keep up the good work.
Robert Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Oh, and thanks for spacing the Facebook newsfeed items more, looks better now.
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
id like to see in research module any info. in history i used seti home. it shows downloaded and uploaded data, actual % and complete parts. maybe complete cpu work time can be show….
people needs any info…..
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
btw can research module use multiple core or only one and can there be setting about it. in other side, making plura active in 1 core of 4 if i only chatting for example (im active but 2of4 cores are unused)
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
and one more, problem on tray icon, at right click on twitter icon and next right click on facebook icon there is again menu from twitter icon. Or if Rclick on Digsby ticon and next rclick on facebook menu is again from digsby icon……….
DougV Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
Love the function on two of my machines but on the third the Facebook pop-out is just black boxes. Can’t seem to figure out why (with help from Digsby support) so if you’re seeing the same thing (black boxes where pictures should be) please submit a bug report.
Digsby Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
@Hysterian: This is definitely a section we plan to build up including those items you mentioned! It does use multiple cores so 25% would be 25% of the entire system.
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:35 pm
sry for spam i have problem with status. Digsby cant import pictures or news source like facebook. we are doing this and i must do it from normal page and there is problem. in digsby facebook page status will not change maybe until i use only text status.
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
if u dont understand me if u use source and import from them pictures to status, digsby maybe cant download new status (picture maybe) and show old status…..
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
maybe if u import a video from normal page the problem will be there too
[deXter] Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
Thanks for the update!
A suggestion: How about FaceBook (and Twitter) newsfeeds show the avatar as well? As they say, a picture speaks a thousand words..
Digsby Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
@Hysterian: Not sure what you mean. Status can only be text. If you use Help > Send Bug Report and include a screenshot that may help.
@deXter: Both do show the avatars in the newsfeed.
Matt Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
Great job with the research module options!
Hysterian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 7:27 pm
Send
Problem is that fb status isnt only text, it can have an attachment like pictures, video, event, link and pictures from link but digsby in his status window cant show it i thing
Adrian Said,
September 16, 2009 @ 11:54 pm
Putting the tag.yaml file in the program directory worked fine for me to get the alpha (I’m on Windows XP). However on my wife’s machine running Vista it just doesn’t seem to pick it up and although it did an update on the first restart after putting the file there, it updated to 23848 with the old Facebook support whereas I am on 24127. Any clues?
Joshua Kozsan Said,
September 17, 2009 @ 4:48 am
@Adrian: I have the same problem with my Vista laptop. What I found Digsby is doing is when it updates to the Alpha version, it deletes the tag.yaml file, so when Digsby restarts after the update it reverts back to the old public release.
I don’t know if Digsby is working on this but a temporary fix is to copy the tag.yaml back to the Digsby directory immediately after it updates to the Alpha version.
Hope this helps.
Hysterian Said,
September 17, 2009 @ 5:09 am
this is not vista problem, im on vista(64) too, anytime u must restart moretimes to cumulate upgrades….
Prasino Said,
September 17, 2009 @ 6:00 am
How can we get back to the stable release after having upgraded to the alpha? A reinstall is necessary?
Chris Said,
September 17, 2009 @ 9:10 am
i’m really loving the facebook photos thing ya can now do in digsby! That’s just awesomeness right there! It kinda reminds me a little bit of that PicLens add on for firefox. Only ya can’t go full screen with them. But, still awesome that you can view them in the feed themselves! Keep up the great work guys!
Digsby Said,
September 17, 2009 @ 9:19 am
@Chris: Ooooh, full screen or popup slideshow mode… great idea!
[deXter] Said,
September 20, 2009 @ 3:27 am
@Digsby:
But I don’t see the avatars! Is there any option to be checked?