StackApplet Announcementstag:launchpad.net,2010-08-05:/stackapplet/+announcementshttps://launchpadlibrarian.net/94095930/temp.pnghttps://launchpadlibrarian.net/94095937/temp.png2014-05-09T04:33:27.693159+00:00StackApplet 1.5.2 Released2014-05-09T04:33:27.693159+00:002014-05-09T04:33:27.474144+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2014-05-09:/+announcement/12650Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>Stack Exchange is shutting down version 1.x of their API next week and therefore StackApplet would cease to function after that point since it used version 1.x of the API. This release is a point-release - it serves a single purpose: to bump the API version so that users can continue using it.</p>StackApplet 1.5.1 Released2012-01-13T04:35:55.310623+00:002012-01-13T04:35:55.238946+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2012-01-13:/+announcement/9497Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>Although completely unplanned, StackApplet 1.5.1 has been released and is now available for download. This release fixes two rather critical bugs in the application. The first is a security hole that affects a computer with multiple users logged on. StackApplet 1.5 would only allow a single instance of the application to run and would allow other local users to modify settings for the application. The second bug was a race-condition that would retrieve API data in the incorrect order, causing later requests to fail.</p>
<p>Both of these issues have been fixed in 1.5.1 and other than some changes to the translations, there is almost nothing else new in this release.</p>StackApplet 1.5 Released!2011-11-17T01:06:04.889134+00:002011-11-17T01:06:04.826266+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-11-17:/+announcement/9211Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>Today, I am pleased to announce the release of StackApplet 1.5. After much planning and hard work, version 1.5 is now complete and has passed all of the testing stages. There are a number of new changes in this release and I'll try to briefly touch on some of the major ones below.</p>
<p>First and foremost, StackApplet has gained a new platform: Microsoft Windows. There is now a Windows installer for StackApplet that will install and configure the application. The installer includes all of the GTK+ runtime libraries as well as replacement modules for Linux-only functionality like AppIndicators and pynotify. The program runs in the system tray area and the menu can be opened by clicking on the icon.</p>
<p>Secondly, StackApplet now integrates into the messaging menu, allowing you to keep track of new comments and answers while you're away from your desktop. There is even an option that enables an entry for StackApplet in the menu when the application is not running.</p>
<p>Thirdly, the preferences dialog has been completely replaced by an interactive AJAX-based web page that you can view in your browser. Changes to settings are applied instantly and there are many more customizable options. You can even reorder items in the menu by dragging-<wbr/>and-dropping them.</p>
<p>The translations for StackApplet have been updated and I take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in translating StackApplet into your language. There are now 11 translations for StackApplet, allowing many more people from all over the world to use the application.</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who helped make this release a success!</p>StackApplet 1.5 Release Candidate 3 Is Available2011-11-09T05:25:33.070565+00:002011-11-09T05:25:32.995698+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-11-09:/+announcement/9175Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>Unless a very serious security bug is discovered, this will be the last release candidate before StackApplet 1.5 is officially released - an event planned for later this month. This release candidate and the previous one (rc2) weren't originally planned for but were brought about by necessity due to some rather unfortunate bugs. However, I believe that all of these bugs are now fixed and everything is working properly.</p>
<p>I know that this is probably overstated but it is extremely important that any new bugs are reported right away so that they can be addressed in a timely manner. Any modifications to the current set of translations are welcome as well.</p>The First StackApplet 1.5 Release Candidate Is Out2011-07-31T04:03:17.113822+00:002011-07-31T04:03:17.058301+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-07-31:/+announcement/8737Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>After a rather unfortunate and long delay, StackApplet 1.5rc1 is now available for download. The delay was caused by some bugs and packaging problems with the Windows version, which have since been identified and fixed for this release.</p>
<p>Not much has changed since the last beta release. Some minor code tweaks were made and some new translations were added. Speaking of translations, a very big thank you to all of you who participated in adding the new translations to StackApplet. Your contributions are very much appreciated and truly make StackApplet a global application.</p>
<p>Since this is a release candidate, any bugs that you find need to be reported immediately. If none are discovered, this release candidate will actually become the release. Also, if anyone else would like to contribute a translation, please do so quickly as time is running out to get them into the 1.5 release.</p>The Second Beta from the 1.5 Series Released!2011-05-18T04:18:10.594186+00:002011-05-18T04:18:10.532322+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-05-18:/+announcement/8367Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>The second beta for the 1.5 series is now available for download here: <a href="https://launchpad.net/stackapplet/1.5/1.5beta1" rel="nofollow">https:/<wbr/>/launchpad.<wbr/>net/stackapplet<wbr/>/1.5/1.<wbr/>5beta1</a></p>
<p>There are no major changes in this release. A new Dutch translation was added as well as some minor bug fixes. Probably the most significant improvements in this beta are the enhancements to the status icon on Windows. There were some nuisances with the menu as well as a couple of issues with settings.</p>
<p>As always, please report any bugs you find and if anyone would like to translate StackApplet into a new language or update an existing translation, that would be awesome.</p>The First Beta from the 1.5 Series Released2011-05-11T04:14:59.331586+00:002011-05-11T04:14:59.275607+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-05-11:/+announcement/8332Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>The first beta release from the 1.5 series is now available for download! You can get the installers here: <a href="https://launchpad.net/stackapplet/1.5/1.5beta1" rel="nofollow">https:/<wbr/>/launchpad.<wbr/>net/stackapplet<wbr/>/1.5/1.<wbr/>5beta1</a></p>
<p>There are quite a few changes introduced in this release so I'll try to go over them here. First and most significantly, StackApplet is now completely multithreaded. This means a huge increase in stability and perceived performance - interacting with the icon is instantaneous now and the interface just feels faster.</p>
<p>Another change you'll notice right away is the switch from the GTK preferences dialog to a new web-based preferences page. The page is a lot easier to style and much more interactive. The page communicates with the applet via an included HTTP server. You can now rearrange items in the menu, select associated accounts, and all of these changes are instantaneous - they immediately take effect. Also, I wrote a small JS library to import the translations from Python - making it completely effortless to translate the web interface.</p>
<p>Lastly, you'll probably notice that there is a Windows installer. StackApplet is now available as an all-in-one installer for the Windows platform - simply download the installer and give it a try. A lot of work went in to making Windows equivalents of Ubuntu/Linux specific modules, such as 'pynotify' and 'appindicator'.</p>
<p>As always, feedback at this stage is crucial. Please file any bugs you find (remember to specify the platform) and report anything that doesn't work. Also, some of the translations are outdated. Any help there would be appreciated.</p>What happened to StackApplet 1.4.1?2011-05-06T03:17:31.593934+00:002011-05-06T03:17:31.532334+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-05-06:/+announcement/8298Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>For those of you who were anticipating the release of StackApplet 1.4.1, I need to explain what happened and why it is being skipped.</p>
<p>First of all, the purpose of StackApplet 1.4.1 was originally intended to be a maintenance release which would fix a couple of bugs and add Messaging Menu support. A complete all-in-one build for Windows was planned as well. However, a couple of unanticipated things happened in the process that interrupted the release.</p>
<p>The first thing that happened was the removal of the /recent page - which was the default landing spot when you clicked on an entry in the StackApplet menu. The second thing was a major bug with how StackApplet was configured to start when the user logged in. On many systems, this would fail silently and StackApplet would not start during login.</p>
<p>Instead of continuing with releasing 1.4.1, it was decided that a number of other features needed immediate attention and that the focus should shift to StackApplet 1.5 as soon as possible.</p>Messaging Menu Support2011-03-12T23:03:41.521316+00:002011-03-12T23:03:41.426002+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2011-03-12:/+announcement/7947Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>StackApplet now has support for the Ubuntu Messaging Menu. Although there are still a lot of bugs to be worked out in the code that manages the entries in the menu, this represents an important step forward for StackApplet.</p>StackApplet 1.4 Released!2010-11-23T05:11:09.534906+00:002010-11-23T05:11:09.470109+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-11-23:/+announcement/7265Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>After much testing and hard work, StackApplet 1.4 is now complete! There are 3 downloads provided - a DEB package, an RPM package, and a GZip file with the source. Many thanks to those whose hard work made this release possible.</p>StackApplet 1.4 Release Candidate 1 Now Available2010-11-05T00:30:27.046552+00:002010-11-05T00:30:26.899710+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-11-05:/+announcement/7150Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>The first release candidate in the 1.4 series is now available for download. It is extremely important at this stage that any bugs found are promptly reported. Please test the application thoroughly.</p>Final StackApplet 1.4 beta Released2010-10-27T01:11:59.051455+00:002010-10-27T01:11:58.897041+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-10-27:/+announcement/7071Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>StackApplet 1.4 beta 3 has been released. This is the last beta in the 1.4 series before the release candidates are created. This means that there will be no new features added to StackApplet 1.4 - only major bugs will be fixed. Please thoroughly test this release and report any bugs.</p>StackApplet 1.4 Beta 2 Released2010-10-20T19:03:40.145764+00:002010-10-20T19:03:39.783017+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-10-20:/+announcement/7018Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>More changes have been introduced with the second beta in the 1.4 series of StackApplet. An import module has been added to ease the transition from 1.2 / 1.3 to 1.4. Also, a light icon has been added for those using a light theme.</p>StackApplet 1.4 Beta Available2010-10-09T07:20:17.625840+00:002010-10-09T07:20:17.556705+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-10-09:/+announcement/6915Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>The port to AppIndicators is complete and the road to 1.4 is getting a lot smoother. All that remains is some testing and the fixing of quite a few bugs. Please download and test the DEB provided and report bugs as you find them. Note: you must rename ~/.stackapplet if you have an older version installed.</p>StackApplet 1.3 Released2010-09-19T20:15:33.161845+00:002010-09-19T20:15:33.085305+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-09-19:/+announcement/6780Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>This is the final release of the 1.3 series. Included are a number of changes including a user finder and automatic account association detection.</p>1.3 Release Candidate 2 Now Available2010-09-04T02:03:20.094859+00:002010-09-04T02:03:19.857205+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-09-04:/+announcement/6673Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>We have now released the second release candidate in the 1.3 series. This is the last planned release before the final release of version 1.3 is made. Please make sure all bugs are filed as soon as possible so that the fixes can be included in this release.</p>1.3 Release Candidate 1 Now Available2010-08-30T19:23:40.412416+00:002010-08-30T19:23:40.300244+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-08-30:/+announcement/6632Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>After a number of bugfixes and new features, we are making StackApplet 1.3rc1 available for download and testing. Please report all bugs you find.</p>StackApplet Now In Ubuntu2010-08-13T05:26:53.756642+00:002010-08-13T05:26:53.694105+00:00tag:launchpad.net,2010-08-13:/+announcement/6514Nathan Osmanhttps://launchpad.net/~george-edison55<p>StackApplet has now been added to the Ubuntu repositories for Maverick. A special thanks to Luke Faraone for making this happen.</p>