tumblr gear

r.1.4.x, “open safari” button.

tumblrgear r.1.4.0 release note

functional enhancements:

• implemented “move to post” function.
• revised entire internal code around webview cache for supporting above  function.
• enhanced stability of the application.
• optimized some internal processes for 3gs.
• changed position of load-in-progress icon.

bug fixes:

• fixed behavior when push notification comes.
• disabled shake to edit/undo.
• fixed some other miscellaneous bugs.

special thanks:

• all who supported beta testing … many, so can’t individually list the name, but thanks a million.
• shingo yamanaka … always provided me a shoulder to lean on. thanks for being there, ..seriously.
• nishitani-san … gave me not only bread but also hope and strength to live. I really don’t know how to express my appreciation.
• mamiko noto … my wife. I’ll find you again in another life, when we are both cats.

how to donate:

• first get off the internet, and hit the town.
• then you can easily find the collection box. maybe it’s around convenience store, kind of church, charitable organization, front of station, temple, street or something, ..I don’t know well though.
• you can choose the favorite one, then do it as much as you want.

Need your help for testing of upcoming release 1.4.0.

for supporting “move to post” function, this release contains many fixes in internal code, especially around webview cache.

once it released at appstore, then it will take a very very long time to fix it again. (b/c of review by apple).

so please help me to test the beta release 1.4.0. if you can accept this, please contact me at twitter @tumblrgear and inform me your iphone’s udid. (D or @ or anything.., sorry i don’t know twitter very much.)

thanks in advance.

development of tumblrgear r.1.4.0 is now in progress. if you wish to use beta version, please let me know your udid(description in japanese).

but please understand that the binary will be built and sent to you *early next week*(12 oct 2009 or later), and there is a possibility that the function “private bookmark text” will not be implemented by the time. sorry it depends on my primary job..

anyway, feel free to contact me, honishi at-mark mashmatrix dot com. thanks.

just tuned the js code link[***] for private bookmark text.

now it’s full-asynchronous, so it doesn’t block your browsing.

(meta#091006/a)

experimental & temporary change: hidden link to post private bookmark text. (meta#090916/a)

this link is displayed only on first post in the dashboard, and may be of no use to anyone. please note that this is *experimental* & *temporary*.

core concept

• text-based scraping engine. (not dom-based. and almost all rules are written in regular expressions.)
• metadata for scraping is located on outside of application. (s3)
• dynamically create a page from tumblr html with *minimum* processing.

internal architecture

• background loading queue. (nsoperationqueue. serial operation.)
• background posting queue. (nsoperationqueue. parallel operation.)
• 2-layer cache. (html cache, webview cache.)
• reusable & gradual warmup webview cache. (3 upwards, 1 current, 6 downwards. total 10 views. saving memory usage.)
• metadata for scraping. (reading & writing through nsmutabledictionary.)
• additional webview for browsing pages outside tumblr.
• notification popup. (simple uiview & quartzcore.)
• monitoring availability of network.

future plans

• basic functions will be preferentially enhanced. (stability, performance, disaster tolerance and so on. then advanced functions.)
• will be open-sourced.
• metadata will be moved from s3 to wedata.

Changing Icon & Splash Image in R.1.3.0..

I didn’t expect to get a lot of response about changing icon & splash image. This is because I personally got bored seeing same character everyday. So I have changed them. No more and no less, and it meant nothing.

The development will be continued, ..maybe.

release note for r.1.3.0 (build090719)

functional enhancements & bug fixes:

• added post notification (new post count & last post in last dashboard).
• fixed some other miscellaneous bugs.