04-06-2006, 09:30 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Ilium Software Releases NewsBreak 1.2
Ilium Software's popular RSS application, NewsBreak, has just been updated to v1.2. This new version adds full Windows Mobile 5.0 support (including soft keys), support for the latest batch of high-resolution Smartphones, support for Atom 1.0, and many other usability improvements. All current NewsBreak users can upgrade to v1.2 for free. If you've yet to try it, head over to our affiliate software store and download a free trial version. The full version costs $19.95.
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04-07-2006, 12:22 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 192
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broke one handed landscape navigation on Universal
Damn, they broke one-handed navigation in landscape mode on the Jas Jar. :0(
In the previous version you could use the button inset in the d-pad (on the screen side of the device) to trigger an "ok" to back out of a feed item and return to that channel's list of feed. Now pressing this button in the reading item view does nothing at all. There is a WM5 softkey for "Done" on the left side but it's not reachable when holding the device in your right hand using your thumb to navigate on the dpad next to the screen. Also, after using the dpad to scroll to the bottom of a feed item you used to be able to keep navigating down to jump to the next feed item in that channel. Now when you get to the bottom you are stuck there. You can use the right softkey to open the menu and then choose "next" but that ends up really working the thumb.
It might sound petty, but my whole joy of feed reading was based on how quickly and easily I can read through a ton of threads. I'll have to revert back to th previous version unless they can restore the previous functionality.
Dev's, please remember: Just because the softkeys are there doesn't mean you need to kill the other navigation methods!
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04-07-2006, 12:58 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 2
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Agreed, it's now almost unusable on my Sprint PPC-6700. What used to be a simple and single D-Pad operation to switch stories now requires three interactions, Done -> D-Pad Down - D-Pad Enter. What a major step backwards in regards to usuability.
Hopefully, I still have the 1.10 install lying around somewhere so I can revert back.
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04-07-2006, 01:37 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 192
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Anyone who's having this problem should email Iliumsoft and explain the problem we're having: [email protected]
They've done a good job with their support in the past, I'm sure we'll hear back from them soon, hopefully they can address the situation and return the previous functionality to the new version.
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04-07-2006, 04:39 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 212
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yep... it needs the one handed operation bad. :?
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04-07-2006, 01:36 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 150
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Hi,
Sorry you've been having trouble! We have had a couple of people run into this (and we replicated it) and we're working on an update to help with it as we speak.
If, in the meantime, you'd like to continue using the old version just drop us an email. Send it to [email protected] and we'll get you set up. Plus, if you mention it we'll make sure to contact you personally when the update is ready.
Again, sorry for the trouble! Looks like the new WM 5.0 softkey buttons had an unexpected side effect for some users!
Marc Tassin
Ilium Software
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04-07-2006, 01:54 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 192
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Thanks Marc, it's good to hear that you guys are planning a fix.
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04-07-2006, 03:30 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 49
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Originally Posted by Ilium Software
Hi,
Sorry you've been having trouble! We have had a couple of people run into this (and we replicated it) and we're working on an update to help with it as we speak.
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If you guys are listening -- how about adding support for downloading images? That is the ONE thing that is missing from NewsBreak that would make it perfect. If its an offline newsreader, why do I need to be online to see it?
Thanks,
Blue
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04-07-2006, 05:22 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 4
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Newbreak image download issue
I just updated newsbreak on my Axim X50 WM5.0 and when I am online and newsbreak tries to download an image it just I guess crashes. I don't know if anyone else has experienced this issue. After the crash I don't get any message.
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04-07-2006, 07:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 150
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To answer a few more questions/comments:
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newsbreak tries to download an image it just I guess crashes.
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Now this is something we haven't been able to replicate. Drop our support folks a message ( [email protected]) and say that I sent you. We'll work with you to find out why this is happening.
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how about adding support for downloading images
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Yep, that's one we've received a number of requests for. While I don't have a list of exactly what is going into the next release I'll make sure your vote gets passed along to the NewsBreak development team!
Marc Tassin
Ilium Software
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http://www.iliumsoft.com
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