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Feature creep: v0.3.0.0

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Version 0.3.0.0 release notes:

  • Migrated to new .NET Twitter library, Twitterizer, which should provide better adoption of newer Twitter features in the future
  • Added Twitter lists support for viewing lists by you and lists you follow
  • Added Twitter trend and WhatTheTrends support
  • Added geocoded tweet viewing support
  • Added conversation support for in-reply-to tweets
  • Added native retweet viewing and sending support
  • Fixed native retweets in timelines truncated
  • Added ability to quickly favourite a tweet
  • Added saving the “read” state of tweets across sessions (closing application)
  • Added image uploading support for both drag/drop images and clipboard bitmap images
  • Fixed URL shortening bug with double encoding special characters
  • Added additional URL expanding services – LongURL & LongURL Please
  • Updated layout and style of tweets
  • Fixed ClickOnce updates by disabling the pre-launch updater. All application updates are delivered in-app now.

Known issues:

  • Changed to non-selectable text controls for tweets (temporarily) to reduce memory usage. We fully intend to support selectable text on our tweets in the future however we are still looking into different solutions.
  • Conversation view only loads one tweet in the thread. We will load the entire conversation thread in a future update.
  • Conversation view from user profiles is missing the avatar and name of the original tweet. We will fix this in a future update.
  • Options in a tweet’s context menu does not accurately reflect the functionality available for a tweet. We will fix this in a future update.
  • Unread counter becomes out of sync with unread items over time. We will fix this in a future update.
  • Hashtag auto-complete is not working. We will fix this in a future update.
  • “My retweets” column is not display the expected tweets. We will fix this in a future update.

The calm before the storm: v0.2.5.0

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Version 0.2.5.0 release notes:

  • Fixed the “cannot read from stream” crash caused by invalid Twitter avatars
  • Fixed clicking the top bar when a popup is open trigger resize
  • Flipped reply icon arrow to be more consistent with email clients

Just a boring update that fixes things: v0.2.4.0

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Version 0.2.4.0 release notes:

  • Fixed a crash after manually closing notifications
  • Fixed minimize and maximize buttons not working as intended
  • Fixed “cut” on text in the tweet composition box
  • Fixed being able to send tweets using ENTER when URLs are still being shortened
  • Another fix for corrupt image-related crashes
  • Changed “Quick column” back button to invisible instead of disabled when not used

Known issues:

  • Clicking the top bar when a popup is open (quick column, context menu) causes the resizing behavior to incorrectly trigger. We are looking into a solution.

You cannot unsee the dog masks: v0.2.3.0

Dog masks. Restart MetroTwit or use the in-app updater to receive this update.

Version 0.2.3.0 release notes:

  • Added “Quick columns” to enable easier viewing and navigation of tweet columns
  • Fixed Arabic (RTL) text typing crash
  • Added lime green accent color
  • Added animated sign in throbber
  • Tweaked layout on self-tweets to be more distinguishable
  • Optimized notifications to improve performance
  • Fixed screen detection code to reduce anomalies in multi-monitor scenarios

Known issues:

  • Clicking the top bar when a popup is open (quick column, context menu) causes the resizing behavior to incorrectly trigger. We are looking into a solution.
  • Restoring a maximized window from minimized incorrectly sizes the application. We are looking into a solution.
  • Text in “Quick columns” do not have ClearType hinting. We are looking into a solution.

You require more Vespene Gas: v0.2.2.0

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Version 0.2.2.0 release notes:

  • Added support for additional URL shortening services
  • Added support for custom bit.ly URL shortening
  • Fixed crashes related to Twitter user avatars
  • Fixed in-app updating to properly restart application
  • Fixed protected accounts not displaying correctly
  • Fixed notifications to be wider and show more text
  • Fixed parsing of usernames in tweets with a preceding character
  • Fixed pasting of Unicode characters when composing tweets
  • Changed style of sent direct messages to reduce visual clutter
  • Added CTRL+N keyboard shortcut to focus tweet composition box
  • Changed infinite scrolling to trigger sooner