Giganews stellt Diamond Kunden Beta 0.2.4 des Newsreaders Mimo zur Verfügung

[nach oben]Mimo v0.2.4 Released!

[nach oben]Highlights of Changes in This Release:

Version 0.2.4 continues our recent work updating the User Interface, plus select defect repairs and feature improvements. Primarily, 0.2.4 updates the Header Control bar, a key piece of interacting with newsgroups in Mimo.
Key changes in this release of Mimo include:

• Significantly updated Header Control bar
  
  • The timeline direction is reversed, so newer content is on the right
  • New tooltips when selecting a range, showing estimates of the date range selected and the Article IDs
  • Added text shows how many headers have been downloaded and how many are in the newsgroup
  • Improvements to the progress display when downloading headers
  • Removed the More button, and shrunk and moved the Newest button
  
  
• Changes to correct some Usability issues
  
  • MIMO-1108 Multi-image posts now show the images in a consistent order
  • MIMO-1091 Size filters in newsgroups now handle values over 2047MB
  • MIMO-1039 The Preview Pane header row now shows all newsgroups for posts
  • MIMO-970 The Message Composition window now follows font size changes
  • MIMO-890 The Download Details tooltip now supports localization
  
  

[nach oben]Common Tips and Workarounds:

• Upgrade installs on Vista and Windows 7 can trigger the Windows Program Compatibility Assistant. Just choose "This program installed correctly".
• Mimo does not yet perform much automated housekeeping on its local database. You should periodically use the Clear Newsgroups from Cache... or the more thorough Clear Cache... command on the Tools menu.
• If you see no response to a Usenet Search or error messages over the listed search results, rerun the search by clicking the Refresh/Search button.
• Authentication failures on Mimo startup
  
  • Verify that you are a Giganews Diamond member.
  • Verify that you are only connecting to Giganews from one IP address
  
  
• Mimo on Windows exits unexpectedly within a few seconds after showing the main application (not just the splash screen)
  
  • This may be an OpenSSL compatibility issue
  • Start Mimo once as Administrator by right-clicking the Start menu item
  
  
• Mimo previously worked but now never gets past the startup splash screen
  
  • Possible corrupted Mimo database
  • Delete the database directory and restart Mimo
    
    • Mac: /Users/%USER%/Library/Application Support/Mimo/db
    • WinXP: C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Application Data\Mimo\db
    • Vista: C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Local\Mimo\db
    • Win7: C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Roaming\Mimo\db
    
    
  • If that doesn't resolve it, please email support@giganews.com
  
  
• Mimo Installer or Mimo itself fails to start, or starts only briefly, or displays a Java error on startup
  
  • Possible conflict with some Temp files on Windows
  • Delete the Mimo and the QtJambi* subdirectories of your Temp directory
    
    • WinXP: C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Local Settings\Temp
    • Vista and Win7: C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Local\Temp
    
    
  
  
• The logs directory is a peer of the Mimo db directory. If you encounter an issue, please consider emailing mimo.log to support@giganews.com.
• If Mimo crashes, please look for hs_err_pidNNNN.log, where NNNN is a three or four digit value. This file may be in the Mimo program directory or in your Windows temp directory. On the Mac, look for a *.crash file under /Users/%USER%/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports. Email this file to support@giganews.com.
• To revert to a previous version of Mimo,
  
  • On Windows, simply uninstall the current version, then reinstall the previous version.
  • On Mac, delete Mimo from the Applications folder, run rm -f /private/var/db/receipts/com.goldenfrog.*mimo* from a Terminal window, then reinstall the previous version.
  
  
• In some instances, Mimo tasks may fail under the covers without clearly indicating that status in the User Interface. You could be left with the Mimo spinner still showing. Retry the task, e.g., select another post or reexecute the search.
• Exiting Mimo when the application window is Maximized or Minimized will reset the saved application window size.

[nach oben]Known Open Issues in This Release:

• MIMO-1160 Long message subject restricts the allowed width of the preview pane when adjusting the size
• MIMO-1158 Content Panel section for message header changes height after hiding the File Information panel for non-image Binaries
• MIMO-1151 The new main search toolbar button to open a new search tab (the button with a star) has tooltip for Favorite Groups instead
• MIMO-1148 Locally processed criteria for Usenet Search (age/size/content type) are not reflected in the new search result totals until results are complete
• MIMO-1138 The full Download Job fails with File Decode Error if one file gets Article Not Available responses and no PARs are identified
• MIMO-1129 The Downloads Sidebar only shows size and ETA for downloads from single NZBs
• MIMO-1114 MAC: The tab labels shrink when too many tabs are open instead of offering next and previous tab selectors like on Windows
• MIMO-1113 Thread children that match text or size filters are not listed in Threaded view if the thread parent does not match the filters
• MIMO-1047 Block List changes performed in the Settings dialog are not applied until the group is redrawn
• MIMO-997 MAC: dropping an invalid NZB onto Mimo can lock Mimo as the frontmost application window on the Mac desktop
• MIMO-991 MAC: The Mimo menu item has duplicate entries
• MIMO-941 Insufficient feedback given to users if Mimo can't reach news.giganews.com on startup - just the Connection icons
• MIMO-925 Some MIME-encoded single-article attachments are not decoded properly when encoding summary is in the message headers
• MIMO-737 Windows: 'Could not find the main class' Java error on Mimo startup due to unexpected content in Windows Temp directories
• MIMO-701 Using filters in Threaded View can prevent clearing the UnreadChildren flag
• MIMO-700 The Block List can prevent clearing the UnreadChildren flag on a thread
• MIMO-685 Windows: In-place upgrade installs on Vista trigger the Windows Program Compatibility Assistant
• MIMO-502 Network Activity Monitor can show action from a different Mimo window when tabs are pulled out
• MIMO-463 Translate splash screen information
• MIMO-388 Mac: Double clicking an NZB file in Finder only starts downloading if Mimo was already running