Universal Ticker Changelog

What's new in Universal Ticker 2.4.9

Dec 8, 2017
  • Alt-click news entries to mark them as read.
  • Assign a custom text color to individual news feeds.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in Universal Ticker 2.4.8 (Oct 7, 2017)

  • Added option for a blurred background for the ticker window. See the Ticker preferences.
  • The appearance (light or dark) will match the appearance of the dock and menu bar.
  • Ticker will display correctly in the dark menu bar.
  • Fixed a problem with the day template field in the German localisation of the Time preferences.
  • Stability improvements.

New in Universal Ticker 2.4.7 (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Selecting certain preference panes could lead to a crash. Fixed.
  • Fixed a rare case in which two entries would show on top of each other.

New in Universal Ticker 2.4.6 (Aug 28, 2016)

  • iTunes ticker will work with the latest version of iTunes again.
  • Fixed a bug that could stop the ticker from showing new entries.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to overlapping text.
  • Stopped Mail ticker from showing too many entries.
  • Added volume slider and reveal item to iTunes ticker context menu.
  • Added option to use a monochrome iTunes icon for the ticker.
  • News ticker context menu looks better in dark mode.
  • Uses the latest version of Sparkle which fixes a vulnerability in the update process

New in Universal Ticker 2.4.4 (Nov 5, 2014)

  • Menu bar icon updated for Yosemite. Works with the dark menu bar.
  • Fixed a bug that would prevent the ticker from displaying anything.

New in Universal Ticker 2.4 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • Considerably improved efficiency

New in Universal Ticker 2.3.2 (Sep 29, 2012)

  • Added high resolution artwork.
  • Smoother animation and better stability.
  • Additional support for user privacy API in 10.8.
  • Fixed display of feed info panel.
  • Other bug fixes and code improvements.

New in Universal Ticker 2.3.1 (Mar 31, 2012)

  • Added option for fixed font size
  • Source icon for iTunes entries can be hidden
  • No more overlapping text when resizing

New in Universal Ticker 2.3 (Mar 16, 2012)

  • Variable ticker height
  • Smart scheduler (no need to specify display intervals)
  • Improved user interface (e.g. Time and iTunes sources use token fields)
  • New help book
  • Compatible with OS X 10.7 and 10.8
  • New Growl plug-in
  • Bug fixes
  • New high resolution application icon

New in Universal Ticker 2.1.1 (Nov 9, 2009)

  • Bug fix: Status Item did not show up.

New in Universal Ticker 2.1 (Nov 8, 2009)

  • Built as Universal Binary.
  • Added support for Sparkle software update system.
  • Create gradient backgrounds.
  • RSS plug-in uses system wide service (same as Safari/Mail).