Don't Back Down

About a week ago, I pushed a new version of the Bloglines Toolkit to the site. This version, 1.5.1, does not change anything function-wise, but it does unify the toolkit into a single package containing multiple localizations. Okay, multiple might be a bit much. It has the English version and the Portuguese version. But it's a single package that should handle both languages. If you are running version 1.5.0, and check for updates, you may have already received this version. If you haven't, you may or may not want to upgrade to it. Except for the new packaging, there really isn't a reason to do so.

The really cool thing that this does is that it opens the way for more localizations. If you hadn't noticed, Mark recently announced multiple language support for Bloglines (and this is really multiple language support, with more than two!). Now, it should be pretty easy for someone to create even more translations for the toolkit, so that not only your Bloglines interface is in your local language, but the toolkit will be as well. Anyone who is interested in localizing the toolkit for a language, let me know and I'll get you started on the process.

Actually, the search function never left. But it wasn't really easily accessible from the home page. Finally I got fed up enough by having to go to an archive of some sort and search that I decided to fix it. The search box isn't on the page because, well, I really couldn't decide where to put it. So instead I created a whole new page for it. This page makes the searching easily accessible from anywhere - the link is in the page header - and at the same time it explains (in exquisite detail) what each option will do if it is selected.

This format also allows for some expansion not available to a simple search box. Perhaps links to common search terms or the most popular searches or something of that nature. I don't really know at this point, but the ideas are percolating in there somewhere. Perhaps they'll make their way to the front before too long. This gives me that option. Enjoy.

Really. Tomorrow is my birthday. Looking for that special present? Look no further than my wish list.

I won't hold it against you if it's late. I promise.