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 Posted 10/18/2008 5:51:00 AM |
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See below for Bug list log, but look at Pinned topics in Windows Mobile forum for latest official and test releases
Hi all,
This version has been recently released as a test version primarily to fix the issue of NewsGator Go! showing a blank screen instead of the feed item content if a WM6 device doesn't have a currently active data session. (See http://forum.newsgator.com/Topic39989-56-1.aspx for detail)
This particular issue has been fixed in my opinion so I wanted to recommend all WM6 users upgrade to this new version and give feedback for if this has fixed this particular problem if they had experienced it before.
New version available via Nick Harris (Many thanks to Nick for now taking on NewsGator Go! development going forward) Newsgator employee post http://forum.newsgator.com/Topic39989-56-4.aspx
So please try out this new version if you were having the blank screen issue (or the flicker/redisplay issue which also seems to have been fixed! :-) but note that other bugs from v2.0.0.25419 have not currently been tackled, so I wanted to raise these here to see if others also agreed with them:
Issue with Feed enclosures downloads to Storage Cards
Applies to: WM6 only?
If Podcasts, etc are set to download to memory card on a WM6 handset there appears to be an error in the way that the temporary file is created in that an initial 99.7Kb file is created with the correct name and location (inside /tmp/ sub directory of choosen location) however the temp file never increases in size past this 99.7Kb limitation, and the rest of the file being downloaded occupies space while being downloaded (you can see total storage dropping) but does not appear visibly anywhere on the storage card.
If the download is not interrupted then normally NewsGator will then successfully assemble the finished file and transfer it into the choosen directory location.
However if there is any interruption to the download all 'extra' downloaded data becomes lost clusters of data taking up room on the file system. This can be checked by performing a scan disk on the storage card either via removing the card and using Windows or by using a WM app like Flash Format from CNetX.
This problem also means that it is not possible to resume partial downloads to storage card under WM6 as the software can't find the previously downloaded data so starts again from scratch, which then often confuses the software so it thinks it has finished, but can't assemble the finished file correctly so while the Item will change to a Tick and the Menu will change to 'Play Media' there is no finished file on the system and the software has just created even more lost clusters.
Further notes re this bug:
- Under WM6 download temp files seem to behave correctly growing in size during download as expected when done to device internal memory. Unfortuenately on my device I've only got 24Mb of space and most podcasts are 40Mb plus (or at least the ones I listen to!)
- The changing of the item icon to a green tick on successful download doesn't always happen automatically at download completion (although this may be related to above problem). If you de-focus and then re-highlight the item by moving up or down on the item list the Tick will however appear on re-highlighting that item
- When doing multiple tests of downloading to storage card the directory setting for Feeds location within Settings > Feeds did not always remember the latest value after waiting slightly at feed list, fully exiting via menu option and then re-starting the application
- Related to this was also the fact that when pointing to an existing (previously created) directory on the memory card NewsGator seemed to be unable to create the sub TMP directory and therefore successfully download any podcasts. In the end I made this latest Newsgator create it's own sub folder as part of setting the location within the app, and this then worked okay (as long as download was not interupted, i.e. main issue)
- Following extensive testing of multiple downloads the behaviour of my phone on a following day changed in that now the initial 99.7Kb files are not reliably being created in the /tmp/ directory and while Go! seems to download the files normally happily showing progess bar etc within app, the final file therefore never gets created, all parts of the file are written as lost clusters taking up room on the storage card
- Newsgator Go! client currently sets a download's status once it believes that an item has been successfully completed, but does not currently cross-check against file names present within specified Feed directory, so if a download has failed, or you had to delete a download temporarily to clear space, etc then the software will not allow you to re-download the file as the menu option has changed to 'Play media'. Could a feature request be that the software does a check for the file actually being present, and use this to drive the status instead? Obviously there may be performance reasons this can't be done, but would be a better method?
(24th Oct Update) - 'Top Posts' doesn't work correctly with Ascending Date order set
Applies to: WM 5 and 6?
If you go into 'Settings' > 'User Interface' and de-select 'Sort posts by descending date' and then save that preference so posts are now shown in Ascending/Oldest posts first, then all works correctly when browsing your own feed items, but if you at top Folder overview page you select 'Menu' > 'Top Posts' option to get a selection of NewsGator choosen top stories, then clicking on top item in the list will actually open the bottom item in the list. Opening the 2nd item will open 2nd from bottom item and so on.
So it looks like while visibly the posts list view has been re-ordered the click through's to the actual item text haven't been updated properly to account for changed preference setting, and still assume default 'Descending' order is in effect!
Have to be honest the Top Posts is something I haven't really made use of, although now I've found it most of the articles look interesting. Not sure how many other may have even found the option, and maybe I'm the only one that doesn't like to jump to the end of the book? 
MAJOR BUG FIXED v2.1.0.22179 - Content blank issue if no data connection
http://forum.newsgator.com/Topic39989-56-4.aspx
FIXED v2.1.1.0 - If a post item has an associated download the title will not appear in Bold when unread
Applies to: WM5 and 6?
Relatively minor visual issue. Post titles with attachment downloads appear in black, but not bold like other 'normal' posts when unread. Titles do display correctly with grey text when read. Does make it harder at a glance to see read/unread status for these types of feeds
http://forum.newsgator.com/Topic43653-56-1.aspx
FIXED v2.1.2.0 - Client doesn't listen to Synchronisation setting option not to 'sync when cradled'
Applies to: WM5 and 6?
Client does not listen to disabling of 'Sync when Cradled' option within Setting > Synchronization menus which is a problem for me as this often causes the ActiveSync connection with my work laptop to drop out due to corparate software and firewalls that get very twitchy about my device trying to access the internet via the laptop's connection
FIXED v2.1.2.1 - 'View Full Post' mobile optimised URLs feed to Google Web Translator can break
Applies to: WM5 and 6?
Doesn't seem to be as much of a problem with Skweezer as chosen optimiser, but with Google selected in Settings > Web Browser drop down (I also enable images) then '#' or '?' characters will cause confuse GWT and result in correct page not being displayed, which they would be if URLs passed to Google were encoded first. Examples sites this happens on are Xbox-Scene.com, Gamasutra.com, ComputerandVideoGames.com
Sample Incorrect URL feed to GWT by NewsGator Go:
http://www.google.com/gwt/n?_gwt_noimg=0&u=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20714
Note: While sidebar etc content is displayed, expected 'Average Xbox 360 Price Has Dropped $100 In 3 Months' article content is missing from page
Example of URL that does get to expected article:
http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamasutra.com%2Fphp-bin%2Fnews_index.php%3Fstory%3D20714
Note: Article may start on Pg2 of Google version, but is present.
Luckily this article was linked off 1st Page not Found which is where I was able to get this link example from, but if it was an older story it's then very difficult to find and has to be searched for via Gamasutra homepage, which takes a lot longer.
Wishlist:
If data connection is interupted during sync all feeds become invalid
Applies to: WM5 and 6?
If a bad data connection is used or experienced any time during Sync then NewsGator Go! will correctly retry a particular feed for a period, and then go onto the next feed in the list. To show that there was a failure to sync the feed is flagged with a Yellow exclamation mark on top of the normal RSS icon within Feed tree view.
Wish list request is however is it possible to preserve the previous cached list content, as currently if this problem occurs the software either blanks or blocks access to any of the items within those affected feeds so from 1 hiccup in the data connection you have lost access to many articles that you would still have wanted to read until you got back to somewhere with a stable data connection?
WM5/6 - Client doesn't update read status of feed items until change to next feed or return to feed folder list
This issue crops up when either NewsGator is shutdown while in the background by WM to recover memory for other programs (annoying when it happens because IE needs more memory to view a page linked from a feed article!). Obviously there may be a performance issue with doing this? Thankfully 'Set this read and older' option helps greatly as long as you remember which item you were previously on, hence only minor annoyance.
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Status:
10/09/08 - Date of raising issue
WM5+6 - Auto detection of URLs within feed items and conversion to clickable URLs.
Would save manual cut and paste of urls that are not marked up as such, for example within Twitter feeds
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21/08/08 - Single request from Howshall
WM5+6 - Enable Left & Right D-Pad actions in reading item view to act as 'Previous' and 'Next' commands respectively
Would save having to move finger off directional pad to navigate touch screen menus, allow better one handed operation of the software, quicker than via menu options. Left & Right D-Pad movements not current mapped to an actions.
http://forum.newsgator.com/Topic39989-56-3.aspx
Status:
03/09/08 - Request from mikehun, seconded by Howshall
(Update 29-10-08) 'My Media' list auto refresh on item delete
Applies to: WM5 and 6?
Currently if you delete an item within My Media view the deletion is not shown to have happened within NewsGator until you exit to folder view and then re-enter My Media view. Could list auto refresh as last step of delete action to give better feedback to user who may otherwise think there has been an error try to delete a file multiple times as it still appears to be present.
(Update 07-11-08) 'Email' post option only present from item list, not actual item menu
Applies to: WM5 and 6?
While 'Clip' option is available from both locations, 'Email' is only available on Right Softkey menu if looking at individual feed item list, not if actually looking at full item. Just needs existing function added to this second location for consistency.
(Update 07-11-08) Minor visual bug: Some long titles do not get truncated or scroll as expected
Applies to: WM 5 and 6?
More likely on certain feeds such as http://twitter.com/majornelson
Once item is highlighted in list view and then un-highlighted program seems to them truncate '...' title correctly and then will scroll if item title is re-highlighted
(Update 07-11-08) Settings label text should be changed from 'River' to 'Newspaper'
Applies to: WM 5 and 6
If you go into 'Settings' > 'User Interface' there is an option called 'Show day seperator in river view' believe this should read 'Show day seperator in Newspaper view' to match the fact this view type is currently called Newspaper if you select it by click and holding on a folder (rather than feed) element on overall tree view screen
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Note: I am not employed by NewsGator Technologies in any capacity and all posts are personal opinions
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 Posted 10/20/2008 4:30:08 AM |
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Edited original post to add 2x additional notes to end of existing notes about Media Sync bug downloading to Storage cards under WM6
Added new 1st Wishlist item about not blanking/blocking access to previously cached feed content if data connection is bad during sync
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 Posted 10/22/2008 3:13:15 AM |
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Edited original post to confirm v2.1.1.0 release has fixed non-bold titles on items with attachments, and also added confirmation of content blank fix in v2.1.0.22179 in same format as other bugs list.
Many thanks again to Nick for taking up the WM client development and making such a great start on some long standing bugs. Will look forward to future developments! 
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| Posted 10/24/2008 4:50:45 AM |
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Edited original post to add newly found sort/selection issue with 'Top Posts' feature.
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| Posted 10/29/2008 7:49:56 AM |
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Confirm that in initial testing both:
- Client doesn't listen to Synchronisation setting option not to 'sync when cradled'
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- 'View Full Post' mobile optimised URLs feed to Google Web Translator can break
Seem fully fixed in recently released version 2.1.2.0, so I edited original post to show this.
I also added new feature request:
- (Update 29-10-08) 'My Media' list auto refresh on item delete
[Seeing as Nick seems to be working through these soo fast Many thanks again!]
For seperate note, 'Top Posts' doesn't currently seem to be working today with 2.1.2.0 but suspect that is a network/NewsGator server issue, unless Nick is half way through fixing the seperate Top Posts related bug. Will check this over the next few days to see if it reappears in due course.
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| Posted 11/7/2008 9:07:40 AM |
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After extensive testing confirm that v2.1.2.1 seems to be fine opening full post links either as per original, via Skweezer or via Google web optimisers. Many thanks Nick!
Added note to say that Top Posts seems to have gone offline completely recently, not sure if this is because Nick is working on things, although previous sort order bug was client side and this seems to be a network issue with the client not now downloading any items?
Also added the following new minor bugs to wishlist section:
- 'Email' post option only present from item list, not actual item menu
- Minor visual bug: Some long titles do not get truncated or scroll as expected
- Settings label text should be changed from 'River' to 'Newspaper'
Overall latest v2.1.2.1 is definitely the best version yet released, and is very stable, so advise anyone to give it a try instead of v2.0
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| Posted 11/12/2008 10:22:21 AM |
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'Top Posts' main menu option is now retrieving posts again confirming suspicion this was a network issue. Have therefore removed previous comment on non-working status within original post.
Reverse selection bug when posts are sorted Ascending rather than default Descending sort order is still present.
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