Aug 28
2010
Due in part to the inclusion of Instapaper Beyond in Apple’s Safari Extensions Gallery, I’ve put together a dedicated “microsite” for Instapaper Beyond. You can check it out at http://brettterpstra.com/instapaperbeyond.
It uses the same navigation as Instapaper Beyond (mmm, clever), so pressing “h” will bring down a menu of the main commands available in the extension, and pressing the letter for a command (or clicking it in the menu) will provide more information about that command…
Aug 24
2010
I just got word from Apple that Instapaper Beyond is being added to the Safari Extensions Gallery! That’s great news, for the most part… it means that I’ll have to run all future updates through Apple before releasing them, but I assume that will just be a minor formality in the grand scheme of things.
I have a few new features completed and ready to launch, actually, but I’ll save them up for a bigger update. I’m also going to try to find time to build out a dedicated project page, and maybe even add a screencast. I do love making screencasts.
I’ll be keeping an eye on the gallery to see when it shows up…
Jul 26
2010
Instapaper Beyond version 1.8.9 is another small release with a couple of usability enhancements. Thanks to everyone who’s been submitting ideas and bugs, I’ll do my best to keep up…
Jul 25
2010
Update: I just pushed out version 1.8.8 with a minor fix for some spacebar-in-forms issues. The download link and auto-update file have already been updated. Thanks to John P for the bug report!
This is relatively minor update for Instapaper Beyond, the Safari extension which gives you full Ajax loading and keyboard control over Instapaper. It does, however, have one very cool new feature, and one often-requested fix.
The new feature is type-ahead folder selection in the popup HUDs for Move To and Go To Folder…
Jul 16
2010
This is a bugfix release of Instapaper Beyond for Safari which brings the version up to 1.8.6. It fixes a few visual glitches, but most importantly it restores the functionality of the text style menu at the top of a read page, allowing you to set and remember the font, size, width and line spacing of your text view.
I actually ended up rewriting the existing javascript as a module in Instapaper Beyond, so there’s the possibility of easily extending it to handle more options. Background color, more fonts, etc. We’ll see how far I get with that…
Jun 09
2010
I’ve found a few bugs in Instapaper Beyond since releasing the Safari extension this morning. I’ve updated the extension to version 1.8.3, but I’m not convinced that my update manifest (the automatic update) is working yet. If you’re running into issues (the biggest offender being an error when closing the help menu), try downloading the latest version and installing it over the existing version.
You can download the current version here, and see the list of links in the series box to the right for further info and backstory on Instapaper Beyond.
Jun 09
2010
The Instapaper Beyond Extension now has it’s own page. Check it out!
Instapaper Beyond is officially available as a Safari 5 extension! For Safari users new to Instapaper Beyond, it’s an extension which adds full keyboard navigation and Ajax loading to Instapaper. For example, when the page loads, the first article in the list is highlighted. Using up/down arrows, or j/k, you can navigate forward and backwards. Right arrow or “o” will open an Ajax view of the article from which j/k will continue to navigate articles in text mode.
Pressing the spacebar in text view will page down 1 page (shift-space to page up), and