Pino 0.2 was released was released a few hours ago, adding a slick roster of new features.
Experimental Features
The new features are: –
- Identi.ca support
- Multi account support
- Conversation view
- Single instance mode
- Option to hide tray icon
- Notification with application icon (for “docks” users)
- New application icon (See below)
Multi-Account Support
This has been a feature long in request and Pino has integrated it well. Switching accounts is a breeze – simply click on the account ‘avatar’ in the upper-right and toggle between your accounts.
The “new” icon
We loved Pino’s original icon: –
Then they brought in “Bambi in a dress”: –
Our criticism of that particular icon led to the developers issuing a public call for a new icon. This is what seems to have been chosen: –
To their credit it matches the Humanity icon set with utter aplomb – I’m not sure if a Xmas tree really screams “Twitter” to most people, but hey, at least it’s not Bambi! Even more awesomely the icon turns green on a new tweet/dent!
Best yet to come?
We really do love Pino here at OMG! (even if the developers must hate us for our icon-bashing!)
As progress on Pino, er, progresses there are a few features that I would dearly love to see: –
- MessagingMenu integration –
- Twitpic uploading
- Automatic URL shortening on paste
- Statuses get ‘from Pino’ post tag rather than ‘from API’
- Bring back the ‘t’ icon!
Download
If you’re using the Pino PPA then your update will appear automatically via Update Manager (go check now!)
To add the PPA sudo: –
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:troorl/pino
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vala-team/ppa
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install pino
Alternatively you can download the latest release from the Pino website @ pino-app.appspot.com/downloads
Best yet?
This release certainly gets two thumbs up and a sip from our Ubuntu mug as it is easily the best release of Pino yet and certainly places Pino into the top 3 native Linux twitter clients.
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