Google Reader-like list view and few other new features
Since Google announce many people have requested compact one-line list view. Happy to say that BazQux Reader now has one:
"Compact" is now default list view mode. If you'd like to return old mode go to Options => List view => Normal (or use keyboard shorcut '6' to toggle).
If you like really dense information stream (and don't bother to point your mouse precisely on tiny line) there is an Ultra-compact option:
I tried to copy list view behavior as close to Google Reader's one as possible. Clicking, expanding/collaping, J/K, N/P — everything should work as expected.
Posts are not marked as read while scrolling in compact list view. If you like to mark them read automatically check Options => Mark read => On scroll.
And you can disable marking posts read on scroll in all view modes by choosing "On click" option.
Another thing added more than a week ago is HTTPS. BazQux Reader now uses secure connection by default. It means that no one can monitor what you read (however, many feeds contain non-HTTPS images so not everything is secure).
What's next? Now I'm starting to work on Google Reader API (so existing mobile apps could easily integrate BazQux Reader) and then on Starred items.
BTW, you can propose and vote for new features in our UserVoice.
"Compact" is now default list view mode. If you'd like to return old mode go to Options => List view => Normal (or use keyboard shorcut '6' to toggle).
If you like really dense information stream (and don't bother to point your mouse precisely on tiny line) there is an Ultra-compact option:
I tried to copy list view behavior as close to Google Reader's one as possible. Clicking, expanding/collaping, J/K, N/P — everything should work as expected.
Posts are not marked as read while scrolling in compact list view. If you like to mark them read automatically check Options => Mark read => On scroll.
And you can disable marking posts read on scroll in all view modes by choosing "On click" option.
Another thing added more than a week ago is HTTPS. BazQux Reader now uses secure connection by default. It means that no one can monitor what you read (however, many feeds contain non-HTTPS images so not everything is secure).
What's next? Now I'm starting to work on Google Reader API (so existing mobile apps could easily integrate BazQux Reader) and then on Starred items.
BTW, you can propose and vote for new features in our UserVoice.
4 comments:
(May 11, 2013)
Also, I think I noticed a glitch. While in the new mode and using space to page through a long article, once I get to the end of it and press space again it skips the following article and jumps to n+1 one.
(May 11, 2013)
It should behave exactly like you described. Probably long post contained images without height attribute set, so at the moment of opening its height (w/o images) was smaller than screen size. I'll think, maybe it worth to check height again after small timeout.
(May 11, 2013)
Thanks, will fix this.
mxx (May 11, 2013)
Vladimir, Love the new list view. Makes me feel more comfortable, like with Reader. :)
However, I'd like to see slight improvement in the current behavior of this new list view. If an article can fit on the screen, stay where it is. If an article is longer than what can fit on the screen, then re-position the article up so that it looks like 'expanded' view.