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I’ve released another update and added some more features.  I didn’t get everything done that I would have liked, but decided to let everyone benefit from the progress I’d already made.

Some new features:

• A button to show/hide the dashboard area (the controls and text area)
• Better handling when the gadget is narrow.  That darned ad at the bottom will no longer cause a horizontal scrollbar.
• A new menu that will replace the tabs at smaller widths (any width below 220 pixels, if you are interested)
• the “more info” button has a new home at the end of the messages with the reply, direct and favorite buttons.
• some bug fixes also went in…

Known issues:

I’ve already gotten one report, and was able to reproduce it once, of everything “sliding off to the right”  If you experience this, I would love to get some feedback including your OS (Mac/Vista/XP/Linux) and browser (Firefox/IE/Safari/Chrome)  Also, if you can, a screen-shot would be very helpful.  The problem, so far, does not appear very common, so I’d appreciate any feedback I can get. Temp fix? -> In testing a bit, the problem went away for me when I logged out, then back in.

I’m also working on the “refresh indicator” bug.  It appears some one of the tools I’m using just can’t always keep straight when all activity has completed.  I’ll be going back to the old-fashioned, “do-it-yourself” method I was using before to see if I can clean it up.

After that, back to feature requests.  Retweet, breaking of very long words, a “super light” theme of sorts, and some others I’m not thinking of.  I need to consolidate my list!

Stay safe through the new year holiday,

Robert

UPDATE: I’ve gotten a bunch of feedback on the “sliding off to the right” issue.  Thanks to everyone who responded here, email and via twitter.   I now have plenty of info to start working with now.

ALSO:  it does generally appear that logging off, then back on does fix the problem.

Thanks again

Robert

I’m not sure I want to call it version 2, that seems like a big burden to bear; and visually, BeTwittered may not appear much different.  There are several new features, though, like:

• Newly configurable refresh rates
• Configurable font sizes
• New pop-up dialogs (thanks Stan, for jGrowl!)
• New timelines: your personal archive and the public timeline are under the “Other” tab, along with favorites.
• Some minor interface changes like moving the reply, direct message, and favorite buttons into the messages for much easier access.

Oddly, the really big changes are in the coding, and will make it easier to add features and fix bugs.  This was a ground up rewrite.  I’m selfish that way.  I created BeTwittered for myself, and now I’m making changes for myself.  No, come Back!  I’m KIDDING!  Please keep the email, tweets and comments coming.  I really love to hear from everyone so I can fix bugs and get new feature ideas.  This has been a lot of effort, but a lot of fun, too.

Thanks!

Robert (@metarobert)

There are now Beta versions of BeTwittered that connect to Identica and the TWiT Army Canteen.  They are definitely both BETA, and I’ve started on a new client that will support multiple servers, so only one client will be needed.  For now, here are the links to the beta’s:

• TWiT Army Canteen
• Identica

Enjoy.

BeTwittered has gotten a few changes today.  Most notable are a larger text area to type in your messages, and the counter to let you know when you’ve talked too much; well, really just a counter so you can tell when you are nearing the 140 character tweet limit.  There are also a few behind the scene bug-fixes and changes.   I now have a partner in crime, so BeTwittered is now benefiting from his big brain.  …and, some new ideas are brewing. I think the next changes will be a bit more substantial…