please do not use this thread anymore (was: Testers wanted for eNewsReader)

EDIT:
I've had enough testing offers thanks, so I don't need any more.


I'm looking for a few people to test an OS4 program that I've been heavily working on for the last 2 years, called eNewsReader. You can read a description of it on this web page:
http://cshandley.co.uk/enewsreader/

I'm especially interested in testing it's Facebook functionality, since it's only just been approved for public use by Facebook (*), so I haven't been able to do much testing of that part yet. (* It might possibly be the first Amiga-only program to have been approved by Facebook??)

What you will need:

* A Facebook account, and preferably a Twitter account too. (Note: Twitter login works with NetSurf, but Facebook requires Odyssey.)

* A machine running AmigaOS4.1 (preferably Final Edition, but Update 6 with the latest AmiUpdates should suffice), with a reliable internet connection.

* The most recent Odyssey web browser installed (needed for Facebook login), i,e. the May 2016 release on OS4Depot.

* I also strongly advise installing OdysseyLauncher2.

* At least a few hours a week to spare, so that you have time to properly test & provide feedback on it. (i.e. I don't want to just get an email saying "it doesn't work", I will need details, be able to ask you further questions & ask you to try possible solutions, within a reasonable time frame, otherwise testing is pointless.) I guess that might sound a lot of time per week, but maybe 0.5 hour every day or two should be enough (most of which I hope will be spent using eNewsReader instead of your normal method of catching-up online with news/Facebook/Twitter).


Note that the testing will be done on the "demo" version of eNewsReader (which is pretty-much the full version, except limited to 10 news feeds). I have yet to decide how I will sell the full version (possibly AmiStore or just selling keys to unlock the demo). To avoid getting the wrong kind of interest in "testing" it, I will NOT be providing the full version as a reward - but hopefully just the chance to use it weeks (a month?) before it's public release will be enough (as well as a thank-you in the documentation).

Let me know if you have any questions about eNewsReader, or if you are interested in testing it...

Looks really interestign app. Count me in... PM sent

@ChrisH

I can help with both fb and twitter.
Pm sent

@ChrisH

I could test it, FB account, Os4.1 Update1, on an Amigaone, but i dont have a twitter account.

Would be glad to help out.


Peter

@ChrisH

Happy to help out.
Got a twitter account and can get access to a FB account for testing.

Cheers

I'm interested too. I have all what you need: FB, Twitter, OS 4 FE etc.

@all
OK, thanks for the testing offers. I don't think I need any more! I'll contact those who have offered sometime this week...

@all
Everyone should now have a PM asking them for their email address.

But please don't expect that you will all get to test it straight away. I shall probably start with 2-3 people testing it, and if all goes OK then let the rest of you guys test it too. (And if that continues to go OK for a few weeks, then release a public demo.)

@Swoop
I'm still waiting for a reply to my PM...

me6.

@all
(EDITED) One person hasn't responded, nor provided their email addresses, so I could probably use another tester...

@ChrisH

I could be interestered, if needed (and if the program support it) i can also provide an italian translation

@all
eNewsReader is now hopefully close to being released. I've just finished what I hope will be the last version for testing.

@ChrisH

Downloaded and its quite amazing program!!!

Any intention to make it localizable (.catalog)?

And maybe a minimal Project menu with Settings,Iconify,About,Quit will be handy.

Maybe some kind of newsbar (ala XNet-RSS has scrolling newstext) will be nice (or as a docky plugin)

I'll be glad to pay for it 5/10 EUROS as a small fee to use the "free/full" version.

@jabirulo
I replied to your post here:
http://www.amigans.net/modules/xforum ... id=106577#forumpost106577

@all
Please do not post in this thread any further, as it was only supposed to be for beta-testing.