THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE! We want to test most of the new features, code and interface to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) are disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• Fixed a crash (just internal, Mitter would still run fine) when deleting messages.
• Fixed an issue with Python 2.5. It seems that, from time to time, I add some feature that only exists in Python 2.6. From this point, I’ll try to make Mitter compatible only with the previous minor release from the current stable version. So, when Python 2.7 is launched officially, Mitter will require at least Python 2.6.
• Added support for coloring Hashtags, users and Groups (not a Twitter feature, but it’s used in Identi.ca, so I’m just paving the way for future networks.)
• The statusbar will try to keep more important messages displayed. Smaller updates (i.e. “Message deleted”) will appear for about 10 seconds and then disappear, showing the time to for next update.

Download details and full list of of changes in this release are available in project home page.

THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE! We want to test most of the new features, code and interface to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) are disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• Added better support for reporting errors. Some things are still missing, but most of the errors should now be properly reported (instead of just pointing that “something went wrong.”)
• Fixed a problem with Mitter start up when there are not networks set up.

Download details and full list of of changes in this release are available in project home page.

THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE We want to test most of the new features, code and interface to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) are disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• This is the second major code rewrite of Mitter. The first rewrite added support for multiple networks; this rewrite split the PyGTK into some more files, to make it easier to manage it in the future.
• The update area is hidden from the start from now on. To post an update, you need to select “new message” or simply press “Enter”. The update area will then appear. This gives more area to see the messages.
• Fixed a couple of problems with Python 2.5 (I accidentally added a feature that only exists on Python 2.6.)
• Fixed a problem when marking all messages as read.
• Added a simple “ago” in the message time text.
• The number of unread messages now can be displayed in the window title (check the CHEAT-CODES file if you would like to change the format.)

And yes, the plan was to make Alpha 4 the last of the alpha releases and add oAuth support. Problem is, oAuth is a mess to implement and absolutely impossible to find a good document about it. Since it was taking too long, I decided to fix a few other issues. I won’t make any kinda of promise this time. ;)

Download details and full list of of changes in this release are available in project home page.

THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE! We want to test most of the new features and code to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) were disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• Fixed an error when favouriting a message in the replies tab.
• Fixed an error when setting up Mitter for the first time.
• Fixed UTF8 incompatibilities when posting on Twitter.
• Fixed an error when using the menu button (or Shift+F10).
• Fixed the status of the message actions after an update.
• Fixed the status icon when there are no new messages but new replies.
• Fixed the menu so Settings is also visible.
• Added proxy support.
• Added priority for interfaces, so PyGTK should be chosen when running Mitter for the first time.
• Added indicator for protected messages.
• Added functionality to minimize Mitter to tray.
• Added action to mark all messages as read.
• Added a timeout for requests.
• New Deb packaging. As Mitter, it should be considered Alpha quality and, thus, we are still testing it.(deb is now available)

This should be the last release in the alpha series. Next thing should be oAuth support for Twitter and then the beta cycle will start with a Tk interface and Identi.ca.

Download details and full list of of changes in this release are available in project home page.

THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE! We want to test most of the new features and code to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) were disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• I18N: All visible strings for the user should now be marked as translatable. A bunch of scripts to keep the translations were added in the repository to help translating Mitter. Any help (testing if the translations are in the right place, new translations) are really welcome in this phase. New translations can be added in the Project Page as an Enhancement issue.

THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE! We want to test most of the new features and code to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) were disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• General:
  • Added missing files in the install (via setup.py.)
• Twitter:
  • Fixed links to reposts.
• PyGTK:
  • Fixed display of names with “&”.
  • While typing messages, “Del” won’t try to delete the selected message.
  • Actions on messages selected in the “Replies” now work.
  • “Replies” are marked as such in the message lists (with a “in reply to” message.)
  • Removed the “Ctrl” for sending and canceling messages. “Enter” will send the message, “Esc” will cancel.
  • Added missing libraries in the install (via setup.py.)

For the next alpha, I want to mark all strings as “translatable”, paving the way to internationalization.

THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE! We want to test most of the new features and code to be sure that things are going to the right way. Some features (like DBus notifications) were disabled at this point to make sure the base code works without a problem. If you want to help, remember to run Mitter from a terminal with the “-d” option (to display debug messages.) Any help is welcome.

• New, redesigned network layer. This should make things easier for new networks.
• New, redesign configuration files. This should make to upgrade for newer options if they appear.
• Most (if not all) hardcoded values were moved to the config file. URL colors, URLS, you can change them by simply changing a config file instead of messing with Python code.
• Repost (retweet) support in PyGTK interface (working with the Twitter protocol at the moment.)
• Proper reply support for Twitter
• Replies are shown in the main window.
• Favourites.

More info, bug reports, what needs to be done, downloads and everything else is available in the project page.

Fixed in this release:

• Missing files in the last package.

Downloads available at project page.

Fixed in this release:

• Fixed a problem with large avatars due Twitter not resizing them properly on uploads;
• Fixed a crash in OS X systems.

Download available in project page.

Mitter source code is not being hosted with Gitorious and it’s available for everyone to clone it. Also, Gitorious offers options for automatic cloning so all you need is a Gitorius account.

Small PQA (Possibile Questions and Answers):

• Why Git?
  For one thing, I’m feeling comfortable with Git workflow and tools. Second, I prefer the way Git does “in-place” branching, so you don’t have a lot of directories laying around your disk.
• Why Gitorius and not GitHub?
  I know how GitHub is everybody and their mum’s favourite git repository and interface. But, as an open source supporter, I chose Gitorious exactly ’cause they provide the source code of their project for everyone. I’m not saying that GitHub is wrong charging people for their project, it’s just that I prefer to support open source.
• What about the other branches that were laying around in the SVN repository?
  They are still there, but I didn’t import them into Gitorious. Most of them were not being used anymore but, if something is needed, the source is still there.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.