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Version 3.9.8

This maintenance release improves compatibility to Google Chrome bookmarks as well as the overall performance and reliability.

  • Improved compatibility to Google Chrome bookmarks.
  • Improved handling of background processes.
  • Help > Report Bug sets the receiver if Postbox is the default email client.
  • Improved overall performance and reliability.

Version 3.9.7

This maintenance release sends all requests to Google or Bing over a secure connection (https). The built-in search sets Macintosh News (Latest/More) have been updated too.

Version 3.9.6

This maintenance release adds new plugins for the privacy-focused search engine StartPage as well as for searching PDFs with Google. It also better handles dates and refines support for Google Chrome bookmarks.

Note: Starting with this release DEVONagent Express requires OS X Mavericks or later.

  • Issues related to moving DEVONagent Express to the Applications folder, especially on macOS Sierra.
  • Obsolete plugins: Blekko, Google Scholar (Legal Opinions & Journals).

Version 3.9.5

This maintenance release addresses issues related to macOS Sierra. It also adds a new plugin for the Qwant search engine. The update brings workflow enhancements and bug fixes too.

NEW:

Changed for macOS Sierra:

  • Renamed 'Mac OS X' to 'macOS' in alerts.

Improved:

  • Help > Contact us sends an email via the default email client again.
  • Marketing search set.
  • Advertisement filter.
  • Compatibility to RSS 1.0 feeds.
  • "site:domain" operator in primary query terms is now stripped before matching to facilitate searching sites using the Google, Bing, and Web plugins.
  • Recognition of dates if neither the server nor the HTML metadata specify a date.
  • Compatibility to HTTP proxies.
  • Handling of background tasks.
  • Checking for updates.

Fixed:

  • Issue where the position of the menu extra was wrong if the menu bar was automatically hidden.
  • Issue where opening the Preferences pane was delayed.

Version 3.9.4

This release updates five plugins and four search sets. It better filters links to translation services as well as advertisements. Clearing recent searches empties the system-wide find pasteboard too.

Improved:

  • ACM Digital Library , Baidu , Facebook , SEC , and Twitter plugins updated.
  • Marketing, New Software, Macintosh News (Latest), and Macintosh News (More) search sets updated.
  • Clearing recent searches clears the system-wide find pasteboard.
  • Handling of HTML refreshs and frames improved; fixes the Baidu plugin too.
  • Filtering of links to translation services improved.
  • Filtering of advertisements, analytics, and tracking improved.
  • Support for XML/JSON plugins using HTTP POSTs improved.
  • Handling of background tasks made more reliable.
  • Sparkle framework updated.
  • Overall reliability and performance improved.

Version 3.9.3

This release updates two plugins and improves VoiceOver support as well as the overall reliability.

Note: Starting with this release DEVONagent Express is 64-bit only and requires OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 or later.

Changes for OS X El Capitan:

  • Added support for App Transport Security.

Improved:

Removed:

  • Support for OS X Lion and earlier.

Version 3.9.2 ... 1.1

Version 1.0

Initial release.