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1.24.0 (2018-08-12)
Features
Python 3.7 is now officially supported.
Lines that start with the hash symbol (#) are no longer ignored when composing posts in your editor. This allows # to be used with Reddit's markdown parser to denote headers.
Added a new dark colorblind theme.
Added support for the $RTV_PAGER environment variable, which can be used to set a unique PAGER for rtv.
Added the ability to sort submissions by guilded.
Bugfixes
Fixed a crash when setting the $BROWSER with python 3.7.
Improved the error message when attempting to vote on an archived post.
Cleaned up several outdated MIME parsers. Removed the vidme, twitch, oddshot, and imgtc parsers. Fixed the liveleak and reddit video parsers.
1.23.0 (2018-06-24)
Features
Submissions can now be marked as [hidden] using the space key. Hidden submissions will be removed from the feed when the page is reloaded.
New MIME parsers have been added for vimeo.com and streamja.com.
Added support for opening links with qutebrowser.
Bugfixes
Fixed unhandled OAuth server log messages being dumped to stdout.
Fixed the application crashing when performing rate-limited requests.
Fixed crash when displaying posts that contain null byte characters.
Documentation
Added README badge for saythanks.io.
Updated the mailcap template to support v.redd.it links.
1.22.1 (2018-03-11)
I forgot to check in a commit before publishing the 1.22.0 release (whoops!)
Bugfixes
Updated the __version__.py file to report the current version.
Added the missing v1.22.0 entry to the CHANGELOG.
1.22.0 (2018-03-07)
Features
Added the --no-flash option to disable terminal flashing.
Bugfixes
Fixed automatically exiting on launch when trying to open an invalid subreddit with the -s flag.
Fixed error handling for HTTP request timeouts when checking for new messages in the inbox.
Fixed a typo in the sample theme config.
Documentation
Added the FreeBSD package to the README.
1.21.0 (2017-12-30)
Features
Full support for customizable themes has been added. For more information, see the new section on themes in the README, and the THEMES.md file.
Bugfixes
Fixed incorrect URL strings being sent to the opera web browser.
Fixed timeout messages for the surf and vimb web browsers.
Switched to using XDG_DATA_HOME to store the rtv browser history and credentials file.
1.20.0 (2017-12-05)
Features
Text piped to the $PAGER will now wrap on word / sentence breaks.
New MIME parsers have been added for liveleak.com and worldstarhiphop.com.
Bugfixes
Fixed a regression where text from the web browser's stdout/stderr was being sent to the terminal window.
Fixed crashing on startup when the terminal doesn't support colors.
Fixed broken text formatting when running inside of emacs term.
Codebase
Dropped support for python 3.3 because it's no longer supported upstream by pytest. The application will still install through pip but will no longer be tested.
Added a text logo to the README.
1.19.0 (2017-10-24)
Features
Greatly improved loading times by using smarter rate limiting and page caching.
The logout prompt is now visible as a popup notification.
New MIME parsers have been added for gifs.com, giphy.com, imgtc.com, imgflip.com, livememe.com, makeameme.org and flickr.com
Improved mailcap examples for parsing video links with mpv.
Bugfixes
Patched a backwards-incompatible Reddit API change with the comment permalink now being returned in the response JSON.
Fixed crashing when a comment contained exotic unicode characters like emojis.
Removed the option to select custom sorting ranges for controversial and top comments.
Fixed MIME parsing for single image Imgur galleries.
Codebase
Preliminary refactoring for the upcoming theme support.
Created some utility scripts for project maintenance.
Created a release checklist document.
Updated the README gif images and document layout.
1.18.0 (2017-09-06)
Features
The rtv -l flag has been deprecated and replaced with a positional argument, in order to match the syntax of other command line web browsers.
NSFW content is now filtered according to the user's reddit profile settings.
$RTV_BROWSER has been added as a way to set the preferred web browser.
Sorting options for relevance and comments are now displayed on the search results page.
An [S] badge is now displayed next to the submission author.
The gfycat MIME parser has been expanded to support more URLs.
New MIME parsers have been added for oddshot.tv, clips.twitch.tv, clippituser.tv, and Reddit's beta hosted videos.
Bugfixes
Users can now use the prompt to navigate to "/comments/..." pages from inside of a submission.
Users can now navigate to multireddits using the "/u/me/" prefix.
Fixed the $BROWSER behavior on macOS to support the chrome, firefox, safari, and default keywords.
Codebase
Travis CI tests have been moved to the trusty environment.
Added more detailed logging of the environment and settings at startup.
1.17.1 (2017-08-06)
Bugfixes
J/K commands are now restricted to the submission page.
1.17.0 (2017-08-03)
Features
Added the J command to jump to the next sibling comment.
Added the K command to jump to the parent comment.
Search results can now be sorted, and the title bar has been updated to display the current search query.
Imgur URLs are now resolved via the Imgur API. This enables the loading of large albums with over 10 images. An imgur_client_id option has been added to the RTV configuration.
A MIME parser has been added for www.liveleak.com.
RTV now respects the $VISUAL environment variable.
Bugfixes
Fixed a screen refresh bug on urxvt terminals.
New key bindings will now attempt to fallback to their default key if not defined in the user's configuration file.
Documentation
Added additional mailcap examples for framebuffer videos and iTerm2.
Python version information is now captured in the log at startup.
1.16.0 (2017-06-08)
Features
Added the ability to copy links to the OS clipboad with y and Y.
Both submissions and comments can now be viewed on /user/ pages.
A MIME parser has been added for www.streamable.com.
A MIME parser has been added for www.vidme.com.
Submission URLs can now be opened while viewing the comments page.
Bugfixes
More graceful handling for the invalid LOCALE error on MacOS.
A fatal error is now raised when trying to run on Windows without curses.
Fixed an error when trying to view saved comments.
Invalid refresh-tokens are now automatically deleted.
Users who are signed up for Reddit's beta profiles can now launch RTV.
1.15.1 (2017-04-09)
Codebase
Removed the mailcap-fix dependency for python versions >= 3.6.0.
Enabled installing test dependencies with pip install rtv[test].
1.15.0 (2017-03-30)
Features
Added the ability to open comment threads using the submission's permalink. E.g. /comments/30rwj2
Bugfixes
Updated requests requirement to fix a bug in version 2.3.0.
Fixed an edge case where comment trees were unfolding out of order.
Codebase
Removed dependency on the PyPI praw package. A version of PRAW 3 is now bundled with rtv. This should make installation easier because users are no longer required to maintain a legacy version of praw in their python dependencies.
Removed update-checker dependency.
1.14.1 (2017-01-12)
Features
The order-by option menu now triggers after a single '2' or '5' keystroke instead of needing to double press.
Bugfixes
Mailcap now handles multi-part shell commands correctly, e.g. "emacs -nw"
OS X no longer relies on $DISPLAY to check if there is a display available.
Added error handling for terminals that don't support hiding the cursor.
Fixed a bug on tmux that prevented scrolling when $TERM was set to "xterm-256color" instead of screen.
Documentation
Added section to FAQ about garbled characters output by curses.
1.13.0 (2016-10-17)
Features
Pressing 2 or 5 twice now opens a menu to select the time frame.
Added the hide_username config option.
Added the max_comment_cols config option.
Bugfixes
Fixed the terminal title from displaying b'' in py3.
Flipped j and k in the documentation.
Fixed bug when selecting post order for the front page.
Added more descriptive error messages for invalid subreddits.
1.12.1 (2016-09-27)
Bugfixes
Fixed security vulnerability where malicious URLs could inject python code.
No longer hangs when using mpv on long videos.
Now falls back to ascii mode when the system locale is not utf-8.
1.12.0 (2016-08-25)
Features
Added a help banner with common key bindings.
Added gg and G bindings to jump to the top and bottom the the page.
Updated help screen now opens with the system PAGER.
The / prompt now works from inside of submissions.
Added an Instagram parser to extract images and videos from urls.
Bugixes
Shortened reddit links (https://redd.it/) will now work with -s.
Codebase
Removed the Tornado dependency from the project.
Added a requirements.txt file.
Fixed a bunch of tests where cassettes were not being generated.
Added compatability for pytest-xdist.
1.11.0 (2016-08-02)
Features
Added the ability to open image and video urls with the user's mailcap file.
New --enable-media and copy-mailcap commands to support mailcap.
New command w to save submissions and comments.
New command p to toggle between the front page and the last visited subreddit.
New command S to view subscribed multireddits.
Extended / prompt to work with users, multireddits, and domains.
New page /u/saved to view saved submissions.
You can now specify the sort period by appending -(period), E.g. /r/python/top-week.
Bugfixes
Terminal title is now only set when $DISPLAY is present.
Urlview now works on the submission as well as comments.
Fixed text encoding when using urlview.
Removed futures dependency from the python 3 wheel.
Unhandled resource warnings on exit are now ignored.
Documentation
Various README updates.
Updated asciinema demo video.
Added script to update the AUTHORS.rst file.
1.10.0 (2016-07-11)
Features
New command, b extracts urls from comments using urlviewer.
Comment files will no longer be destroyed if RTV encounters an error while posting.
The terminal title now displays the subreddit name/url.
Bugfixes
Fixed crash when entering empty or invalid subreddit name.
Fixed crash when opening x-posts linked to subreddits.
Fixed a bug where the terminal title wasn't getting set.
/r/me is now displayed as My Submissions in the header.
1.9.1 (2016-06-13)
Features
Better support for /r/random.
Added a monochrome config setting to disable all color.
Improved cursor positioning when expanding/hiding comments.
Show (not enough space) when comments are too large.
Bugfixes
Fixed permissions when copying the config file.
Fixed bug where submission indicies were duplicated when paging.
Specify praw v3.4.0 to avoid installing praw 4.
Documentation
Added section to the readme on Arch Linux installation.
Updated a few argument descriptions.
Added a proper ascii logo.
1.9.0 (2016-04-05)
Features
You can now open long posts/comments with the $PAGER by pressing l.
Changed a couple of visual separators.
Documentation
Added testing instructions to the FAQ.
1.8.1 (2016-03-01)
Features
All keys are now rebindable through the config.
New bindings - ctrl-d and ctrl-u for page up / page down.
Added tag for stickied posts and comments.
Added bullet between timestamp and comment count.
Bugfixes
Links starting with np.reddit.com no longer return Forbidden.
Documentation
Updated README.
1.8.0 (2015-12-20)
Features
A banner on the top of the page now displays the selected page sort order.
Hidden scores now show up as "- pts".
Oauth settings are now accesible through the config file.
New argument --config specifies the config file to use.
New argument --copy-config generates a default config file.
Documentation
Added a keyboard reference from keyboardlayouteditor.com
Added a link to an asciinema demo video
1.7.0 (2015-12-08)
Note This version comes with a large change in the internal structure of the project, but does not break backwards compatibility. This includes adding a new test suite that will hopefully improve the stability of future releases.
Continuous Integration additions
Travis-CI https://travis-ci.org/michael-lazar/rtv
Gitter (chat) https://gitter.im/michael-lazar/rtv
Added a tox config for local testing
Added a pylint config for static code and style analysis
The project now uses VCR.py to record HTTP interactions for testing.
Features
Added a wider utilization of the loading screen for functions that make reddit API calls.
In-progress loading screens can now be cancelled by pressing the Esc key.
Bugfixes
OSX users should now be able to login using OAuth.
Comments now return the correct nested level when loading "More Comments".
Several unicode fixes, the project is now much more consistent in the way that unicode is handled.
Several undocumented bug fixes as a result of the code restructure.
1.6.1 (2015-10-19)
Bugfixes
Fixed authentication checking for /r/me.
Added force quit option with the Q key.
Removed option to sort subscriptions.
Fixed crash with pressing i when not logged in.
Removed futures requirement from the python 3 distribution.
Documentation
Updated screenshot in README.
Added section to the FAQ on installation.
1.6 (2015-10-14)
Features
Switched all authentication to OAuth.
Can now list the version with rtv --version.
Added a man page.
Added confirmation prompt when quitting.
Submissions now display the index in front of their title.
Bugfixes
Streamlined error logging.
Documentation
Added missing docs for the i key.
New documentation for OAuth.
New FAQ section.
1.5 (2015-08-26)
Features
New page to view and open subscribed subreddits with s.
Sorting method can now be toggled with the 1 - 5 keys.
Links to x-posts are now opened inside of RTV.
Bugfixes
Added /r/ to subreddit names in the subreddit view.
1.4.2 (2015-08-01)
Features
Pressing the o key now opens selfposts directly inside of rtv.
Bugfixes
Fixed invalid subreddits from throwing unexpected errors.
1.4.1 (2015-07-11)
Features
Added the ability to check for unread messages with the i key.
Upped required PRAW version to 3.
Bugfixes
Fixed crash caused by downvoting.
Missing flairs now display properly.
Fixed ResourceWarning on Python 3.2+.
1.4 (2015-05-16)
Features
Unicode support has been vastly improved and is now turned on by default. Ascii only mode can be toggled with the --ascii command line flag.
Added pageup and pagedown with the m and n keys.
Support for terminal based webbrowsers such as links and w3m.
Browsing history is now persistent and stored in $XDG_CACHE_HOME.
Bugfixes
Several improvements for handling unicode.
Fixed crash caused by resizing the window and exiting a submission.
1.3 (2015-04-22)
Features
Added edit e and delete d for comments and submissions.
Added nsfw tags.
Bugfixes
Upvote/downvote icon now displays in the submission selfpost.
Loading large MoreComment blocks no longer hangs the program.
Improved logging and error handling with praw interactions.
1.2.2 (2015-04-07)
Bugfixes
Fixed default subreddit not being set.
Documentation
Added changelog and contributor links to the README.
1.2.1 (2015-04-06)
Bugfixes
Fixed crashing on invalid subreddit names
1.2 (2015-04-06)
Features
Added user login / logout with the u key.
Added subreddit searching with the f key.
Added submission posting with the p key.
Added viewing of user submissions with /r/me.
Program title now displays in the terminal window.
Gold symbols now display on guilded comments and posts.
Moved default config location to XDG_CONFIG_HOME.
Bugfixes
Improved error handling for submission / comment posts.
Fixed handling of unicode flairs.
Improved displaying of the help message and selfposts on small terminal windows.
The author's name now correctly highlights in submissions
Corrected user agent formatting.
Various minor bugfixes.
1.1.1 (2015-03-30)
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