Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

It'll be in extras-devel shortly. I don't release things until I'm ready, I just like teasing you in the meantime :D

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

v0.3 released!

Also known as the "I went off and got a life but I'm still here honest" release.

Uploaded to extras-devel (non-free as usual, MohammadAG seems to be looking at fixing packaging for me so I can remain lazy - other volunteers welcome!), so it should be available shortly.

One of the most popular changes for this release is a slightly tweaked news*feed* UI - entry is back at the top (as with the 0.1.x releases) and new newsfeed items appear at the top. Comments have not changed. This means the UI is now pretty much the same as Facebook. Thanks to everyone who voted! More votes will be coming.

Another largeish feature is *EXPERIMENTAL* support for viewing application posts, including link/photo/video thumbnails etc. This may break and eat your dog - you have been warned.

Last but not least, a bug with user avatars occasionally not loading has (hopefully?) been fixed.

Features
- UI changes to newsfeed, newest posts are at the top
- notification of like/unlike success (sadfist @ tmo)
- [EXPERIMENTAL] applications/shared link/video/image should do something (deans6571 @ tmo and others)

Fixes
- Avatars apparantly not always loading. could be a problem with too many requests at once? (netoak @ tmo)

Known Issues
- Posting a comment without having posted a newspost (= lacking stream_read permission) = error 200 no access from facebook (eean / various @ tmo)
- White on yellow information banners: this is a Qt bug, which will be automatically fixed with (PR1.2)
- Long names can be 'cut off' by the time since the post/comment was made.


I'd also like to say thanks to sadfist, deans6571, and all the people who voted in the recent poll - for their suggestions incorporated in this release.

Feedback, flames, and comments welcome as usual.

Enjoy!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

......can you just clarify this?!!!

I will admit to not being a 'tester' as such but have always been happy to install 'developing' apps (have never bricked any of my devices so far - luckily!!!) but here you're saying that there IS a good chance that it may actually brick it - is that correct...?!!

Personally, I wouldn't even know where to begin if this actually happened! I know apps in 'Extras Dev' do have a warning - and I have installed a few so I must be lucky so far - but would it be generally safe to install this latest update or shall I hold off....?!!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Bad humour on my part, sorry.

Take everything I say with tongue in cheek, unless I have it in capitals or something like that generally.

It will work fine, if there are problems, they will be related to the app exclusively.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Nice work w00t.

The photos....are a bit small though...not easy to see or really usable....can the siz ebe increased, or the ability to select the photo to download it and open it the N900 photo viewer app?

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

I may increase the size. I don't know for sure yet, I want to give it some time and see how it goes.

I will probably add the option to download/view directly in the future.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

it would be nice if we could see who a person is talking to. you know like how certain conversations show up on your newsfeed

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Totally agree, nice work w00t!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

FaceGo is a better name for this application or name it as "Facebook for Nokia N900" like the Black Berry devices!!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

......loving the update!!! w00t - you're a star...!!! One weird thing a have spotted (not overly important!) is that although we can now view posts from Facebook applications( i.e. Farmville, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker to name a few) , if I have friends who have levelled up or completed a specific task on one of these applications - Facebrick still shows an empty post from these friends?! Again - not a massive problem but would be nice if I could view what these friends had actually done!

On a side note - I know you've specifically tailoroed this app for Facebook but I for one would seriously love this exact same app to use to sign into Twitter.....!!!!!(there is a Twitter app that uses the UI of the N900 - but it hasn't been working for months - for me at least!!)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Have you tried witter or tweego?

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

hi w00t..i found a link to the wap version of facebook that is used on nokia e series mobiles like e71 etc..its very light and loads very fast..have a look, mayb u will get some ideas that might help in enhancing the design!

http://m.facebook.com/home.php?re900beb8&refid=7

i think ur apps great,hope to see it do all one day!! cheers

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

.......actually - yea, have tried both ( currently using tweego) but would love it if Twitter app would actually use the UI of the native 'Conversations' app! ( sorry to go off topic!)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

there is a twitter plugin for conversations.


as for facebrick, what are the plans for future releases?

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

been using your app since day1, and i must say i've enjoyed every bit of it. I was just curious to find out if it were possible to say, "commented via Nokia N900" when you comment on somebody's status, i know it says that when you change your OWN status, but wanted to know if the above was possible.

Great Work!!!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

I doubt this is possible. i haven't seen any other interface do it. I might be VERY wrong though

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

......that Twitter plug in doesn't work (for me at least) and no response from the developer so that's why I would love Facebrick to incorporate it......!!! That would be my ideal app....!!!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

I thought I would love the same thing some time ago...but having used the Twitter Plugin, FaceBrick, witter and put lots of thought into it...it's just not practical using the Conversations app for Twitter and Facebrick updates/newsfeeds....

The Conversations app is god for just that, conversations/chating, and can do so using any medium, Twiter, Facebook, MSN, SMS....

But when you want to view a newsfeed/freinds updates like those on Twitter and Facebook, which include photos, videos, like/dislike, comments....you need a dedicated app to cater for all those functions.

Having said that, what I would like to see, is one app that displays all friends updates in one combined feed...a bit like FriendFeed (FriendStatus) but with the ability to post as well, to either just 1 site/account, or multiple sites/accounts in one press....a harmonous unity of FaceBrick, witter and FriendFeed.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

......I'de love portrait support in this app!!

Also, if I added my Twitter timeline to Facebook (via my pc) would these also show within Facebrick & would I be able to post back to Twitter..?!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Have you looked into whether you can load more statuses yet? The only reason why I have to revert back to the Facbook website is because of this. When I'm busy, I can't check statuses all the time, so when I'm checking after say 5 or 6 hours, usually there is only around an hours worth of statuses available.

Similar for twitter, but both the twitter apps can view previous updates, which for me makes them 100% more useful.

Be brilliant to see that in this app!

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

i've a little request!
can you change "update" button with "share", like in facebook web site!? "update" seems to be referred to "update posts viewed"!
and also, can you put an alert when user sends an empty status update?!

thanks ;)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Wonderful app and one of my most frequently used!

I think it would be nice if you could keep track of how many comments on an update there are - is that possible (and of course useful to others) ;-)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

hi im having problem with facebrick.
After i logged in my account and wanted to update my status, it pop up and ask to confirm the access. There are two buttons at the bottom, which are confirm and cancel, but i cant click both of them. Whenever i touch it, nothing happened. Anyone can help me solve this problem? Thanks.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

I think I had the same problem with those buttons not working.
I solved the problem by submitting my credentials by clicking the return key. On the next screen I had to click about a hundred times on/around the allow/confirm button until it worked...
A little bit annyoing but in the end everything is good
and only had to do it once.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

With risk of sounding like a broken record, but, would this be hard to port to Diablo?

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

ya i also use the return key to enter my credential. But the next page i got no idea on how to press the button edi.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Same problem here.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

is there any way to fix this prob?

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

quick question.

using this app does facebook 'get' your mobile number?

I am a reluctant facebook user and deliberately don't let facebook have my mobile number or trawl my email, so while i'd like to have a client app to use facebook i wouldn't want it if it came at the expense of facebook knowing my mobile number.

cheers. :)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

This will come with 1.2, though (I've tested it) there is some bug which makes it a bit weird at times unfortunately.

No idea wrt twitter. Probably? :)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

I've not had a lot of time for Facebrick lately, so, sorry - but no.

I generally leave Facebrick open full-time which means that I keep older status info.

This is still planned, though.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

You won't actually send an empty update, but it'll trigger refetching of the latest posts.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Planned, yes.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

If Diablo can run Qt 4.6, no. It'd just require rebuilding. If you (or anyone else) want to try do this, you have my blessing - and I'm happy to help you if you run into problems with the code itself (I know next to nothing about packaging).

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

As I don't have it, not really.

Have you tried using the stylus?

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Nope. :)

(I have no reason to conceal it, but there's no reason to give it to them anyway, so.)

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Facebrick has a student from GSOC within Maemo helping out this summer. I'll be posting more details on my blog soon about what they'll be doing - so things should be speeding up hopefully. :)

I'll also probably release another minor update soon with a few small cosmetic changes. I've been busy with work and other projects, and as a result haven't had time to get cracking on this as much as I wanted.

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

Nice stuff !

Usually I just use it for a quick look at FB if I need anything that will take longer I use the full website.

Hope to see some devel on this, keep up the good work...

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

How come I am not able to use Facebrick throu 3G network? :confused: It only works with WiFi on my device :(

Re: My Facebook client for the n900
 

As I said before it worked for me after a hundred attempts to click the button (or at least many many many... ;-) ). I clicked everywhere on and around the button and suddenly it worked...