{"id":997,"date":"2009-11-29T21:22:06","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T01:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.red-sweater.com\/blog\/?p=997"},"modified":"2009-11-30T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T14:54:10","slug":"marsedit-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redsweater.com\/blog\/997\/marsedit-2-4","title":{"rendered":"MarsEdit 2.4"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an indie software developer, one of the biggest challenges I face is keeping a schedule. A real<\/em> schedule that means I’ll actually ship software every so often.<\/p>\n

When you work for somebody else, there’s usually somebody in charge of making sure that you stick to a schedule. These people usually have little concern for code correctness, refactoring, or frankly, anything that falls under the vague heading of “doing it the right way.”<\/strong> There’s something to be said for this: they get things shipped! And if a product is of shippable quality, it’s a shame to withhold it a day longer than necessary.<\/p>\n

But I’ve fallen a bit into the mire of excessive feature development with MarsEdit. The old parable about the hand in the cookie jar applies here: I’ve got so many cookies in my hand, that it’s impossible to take my hand out of the jar without letting go of a few.<\/p>\n

MarsEdit 2.4<\/a> is available today and features a few … cookies … that you might enjoy. In particular, this release fixes bugs, fine-tunes a lot of behaviors that have been bugging me for ages, and takes support for the increasingly popular SquareSpace to a higher level.<\/p>\n

What’s New?<\/h3>\n

MarsEdit 2.4 changes in summary:<\/p>\n

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  • Improved Squarespace support\n
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    • Support for server drafts<\/li>\n
    • Support for tags<\/li>\n
    • Support for adding new categories<\/li>\n
    • Improved error handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Post editor windows now automatically remember size and screen position<\/li>\n
    • Avoid accidental post publishing by disabling the send button when document is not frontmost<\/li>\n
    • Improved error messages for misconfigured Tumblr blogs<\/li>\n
    • Bug fixes\n
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      • Fixed Flickr image links so they produce valid HTML when align-centered. <\/li>\n
      • Fix a Snow Leopard problem that prevented the Save button from enabling immediately when document is edited<\/li>\n
      • Fix a rare bug that could cause locked up dialogs on the second launch <\/li>\n
      • Fix a crash that could occur when configuring a blog with an extremely weird URL<\/li>\n
      • Fix a bug that occurred when an invalid URL was specified for a blog home page<\/li>\n
      • Fix a bug that caused duplication of tags on a previously published draft<\/li>\n
      • Fix a bug that prevented existing open document from being located when opening a local draft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        What’s Next?<\/h3>\n

        I’m still working hard on a number of features that people have been asking for. Yes, I’m kind of a jerk when it comes to disclosing details about future releases, but suffice to say I hear you loud and clear when you ask for WYSIWYG editing or support for WordPress pages and custom fields. Am I promising those features anytime soon? Not exactly. But let’s just say that I would be a fool if I didn’t take the demand for these items seriously ;)<\/p>\n

        Stay tuned for more cookies soon. In the mean time, enjoy these improvements in MarsEdit 2.4!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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