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The January update, delayed by carriers: v0.5.0.0

Use the in-app updater to receive this MetroTwit update.

Version 0.5.0.0 release notes:

  • Redesigned tweet layout for readability and ease-of-use
  • Added Shrtn.co, j.mp, Karmacracy, Google URL shorteners
  • Added Twitlonger support
  • Added conversations support to Twitter search columns
  • Completely rearchitected auto-complete with improved performance
  • Fixed avatars not displaying at all
  • Fixed icons for “Metro” consistency
  • Added Twitter entities support (usernames, URLs and hashtags should be consistent with Twitter.com)
  • Added setting to disable auto-complete functionality
  • Added setting to disable spell check functionality
  • Added relative/absolute timestamp settings
  • Fixed Cleartype on popup columns
  • Fixed API rate limit exceeded error not displayed in local timezone

Known issues:

  • If clicking from one conversation to another, some tweets will appear invisible. You can workaround this issue by dismissing the popup and clicking the conversation.
  • “Keep selected tweet in view” can have undesirable effects if you scroll while the column is refreshed. This behavior will be fixed in a future update.
  • Some avatars do not display properly. This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future update.
  • Popup columns does not fill its height if you resize the application. You can workaround this issue by closing and opening it again.
  • If you cancel Twitlonger, the tweet button remains disabled. This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future update.

And a happy new year: v0.4.3.0

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Version 0.4.3.0 release notes:

  • Fixed horizontal scrollbar not appearing with overflowing columns

Happy holidays: v0.4.2.0

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Version 0.4.2.0 release notes:

  • Added default “reply all” functionality
  • Added option to prevent selected tweet from scrolling when adding new tweets
  • Added ability to disable spell checker when composing tweets
  • Fixed a crash when opening a popup column
  • Fixed resizing issue after changing theme colors
  • Fixed placement of popup close to screen edges not to be clipped by the screen
  • Added ability to close popup columns with ESC key
  • Fixed notifications showing up in ALT+TAB switcher
  • Added user-configurable timers to notifications
  • Added ability to specify location and monitor of notifications
  • Fixed unfavouriting and deleting of direct messages
  • Fixed in-app updater dialog from being misplaced

Diplomatic cable amendments: v0.4.1.0

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Version 0.4.1.0 release notes:

  • Fixed crash at launch caused by relative dates
  • Optimized popup column responsiveness
  • Fixed popup column and its arrow positioning
  • Added touch scrolling support to tweet columns
  • Fixed not being able to send long direct messages due to error in length detection
  • Fixed crash copying text from tweet box with image uploads
  • Fixed crash opening your own profile column from the mini-profile
  • Fixed pre-app updater from activating

C O N F I D E N T I A L: v0.4.0.0

Use the in-app updater to receive this MetroTwit update.

Version 0.4.0.0 release notes:

  • Attempt to reduce memory footprint by removing old tweets from timeline. Look for a slicker implementation of this in a future release.
  • Optimized tweet display layout a bit more – reverted to date underneath tweet
  • Fixed conversation view to show entire conversation thread
  • Fixed conversation view from user profiles missing the avatar and username
  • Fixed hashtag autocomplete not working
  • Changed popup columns behavior to be non-modal and animate when clicking between popups
  • Changed older tweets to show relative times/dates instead of absolute
  • Added ability to show tweet’s username, full name or both
  • Fixed taskbar unread counter becoming out of sync
  • Fixed sending tweets not working when behind a proxy
  • Fixed “favourites” column not refreshing properly
  • Changed ability to open multiple instances of application to single-instance
  • Added ability to block and mark user as spammer in a profile
  • Fixed all web requests to Twitter to be using HTTPS

Known issues:

  • Popup columns flash momentarily before fading in when opening after they’ve been shown at least once
  • Popup columns and/or its arrow may sometimes appear in unexpected positions
  • Some avatars fail to display in the profile popup column due to unavailable size
  • Pre-app updates got accidentally enabled by default again