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Curse Client 3.0 Release & New Mac Beta

Curse Client 3.0 Release

I just wanted to take out a few moments and let everyone know that friday we released the 3.0 client to our entire userbase. It's been a long time coming, but I feel it fixes the majority of issues people have raised.

Some of the highlights:

  • Redesigned User Interface
  • More accurate addon identification
  • Revaluated Defaults settings
  • More features (including whether or not to use embedded libraries)
  • Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements

Not only that but....

Mac Client 3.0 Beta Release!

We managed to get you a mac client beta out on Friday as well! This was a personal victory for me as I'm now actively working on the code for the mac client. In addition to the above changes we are happy to announce that updates are now done through Sparkle (same update mechanism used by Adium, Textmate and many other mac apps).

We are still in beta here as wxWidgets' implementations can drastically differ on mac vs pc, as a result we're working hard to iron out issues, and will be putting out updates all this week until we're at a more stable point.

However, there are a few...

Known Issues

Upload mistakes

Over the last week we've had a few authors mistakenly upload either the wrong file or files with invalid layouts that have caused the client's fingerprinting to mistake people's folders for the wrong addon.

Two known examples of this are Ace3 and Auctioneer getting flagged as Tournament Realm Spy and epgp. We've fixed it server side however the client won't just 'forget'. You'll need to remove the false match and in some cases reinstall the new correct match.

Mac Issues

  • A crash that can happen on load in the sort routine
  • A soft crash where the client stops displaying data and buttons fail to do anything
  • Menu options being decidedly 'unmacish'

Reporting Issues & Discussion

Windows

Mac

General

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  • Avatar of tz8 tz8 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:21:13

    when will the client finally be digitally signed?

  • Avatar of Kaelten Kaelten Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:24:10

    PPC is on our list of things we'd like to support, as is 10.4 users, but as of right now we're focusing on bug fixes and polish.

    WowAce.com & CurseForge.com Adminstrator
    Check out my new addon, OneChoice, it helps you pick quest rewards faster.
    Developer of Ace3, OneBag3, and many other addons and libraries
    Project lead and Mac developer for the Curse Client

  • Avatar of RORWessels RORWessels Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:07:21

    Just got an automated update of the new Mac Client and it is FABULOUS.. ZOMG I feel like m client is now as good or even better then the Windows one.. FANTASTIC job.. just FANTASTIC.

  • Avatar of Mnhtp Mnhtp Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:35

    Are there any plans to support PPC anytime in the near future?

  • Avatar of UltraNurd UltraNurd Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:50:10

    Thanks for getting the Mac beta out.

  • Avatar of Kaelten Kaelten Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:09:20

    Honem: Yes, we're currently testing placement on the website, as well as planning future placement in the client.

    Karaste :)

  • Avatar of karaste karaste Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:49:14

    I *hug* you very hard. Glad to see a new version to play around with. :) -k

  • Avatar of honem honem Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:23:17

    Kaelten I'm sorry if this has been addressed before but ....

    In light of Blizzard's new UI policy would you be able to put a "Donate" button besides each addon a user has when they load up the Curse Client.

    That way they can still have the convenience of a program that checks all their addons for update and also giving them a easy way to donate to the authors. It would also very extremely visible so it's and advantage for the authors to :D

    EDIT : Reading through threads I see your already discussing more visibility for Authors and their donate buttons. I'll leave this comment here for you as a suggestion :D

  • Avatar of Kaelten Kaelten Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:47:43

    Glad you like it, yeah I know the wording is off in several places. We're also working on fixing the white display issues. :)

  • Avatar of RORWessels RORWessels Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:59:02

    Thank you for not giving up on us Mac users. Aside from some references to Windows in a couple places, the new client is actually far better then I expected. I have seen the bug where my list of mods disappears and I have to reload the client. But I figure that is because I have it pointing at both my main wow folder for my normal mods and a separate WoW folder for PTR related mods.

    In any case, great job.. I was waiting to see what you where working on and I was not disappointed.

Table of contents

  1. 1 Curse Client 3.0 Release
    1. 1.1 Mac Client 3.0 Beta Release!
    2. 1.2 Known Issues
      1. 1.2.1 Upload mistakes
      2. 1.2.2 Mac Issues
    3. 1.3 Reporting Issues & Discussion
      1. 1.3.1 Windows
      2. 1.3.2 Mac
      3. 1.3.3 General

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Date created
23 Mar 2009
Last updated
23 Mar 2009

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