Cookie 5 beta

mkraxx

But: No Cookies showing up in Firefox (41.0.2) at all, I had all other blockers (AdBlock, uBlock, Ghostery) disabled in the browser and restarted Cookie an Firefox multiple times, still nothing showing up.

hmm,
do you have Firefox in a custom location?

No, it's in the OSX Applications Folder.

SweetP

that is strange?

do you have this folder on your computer:
~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles

this is the folder Cookie searches for cookie data

pumpkin

Hi there. I've experimented with 5.x and there doesn't seem any compelling reason to upgrade from 4.x. In fact 4.5.3.1 seems stable (no crash on shutdown) and does what I experienced under Yosemite. Can you please explain the benefits of 5.x under ElCap. Also, when 5.x is released with there be an upgrade charge.

mkraxx

that is strange?

do you have this folder on your computer:
~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles

this is the folder Cookie searches for cookie data

Yes, the folder is there as expected, containing one sql-database from my PW-manager and a subfolder with an alphanumeric string and ".default" at the end, this one contains a lot of firefox related stuff, e.g. blocklists, extension and so on.

Any suggestions?

SweetP

Any suggestions?

Does Cookie4 pick up the cookies?
You could try disabling, then re-enabling Firefox.

SweetP

Hi there. I've experimented with 5.x and there doesn't seem any compelling reason to upgrade from 4.x. In fact 4.5.3.1 seems stable (no crash on shutdown) and does what I experienced under Yosemite. Can you please explain the benefits of 5.x under ElCap. Also, when 5.x is released with there be an upgrade charge.

There's no real need to upgrade. When it really boils down to it, both apps do the same thing.
But I needed to future proof cookie, so figured I'd do a complete overhaul at he same time. I won't support cookie4 on OS X 10.12, it's already supporting 6 different OS's!

All new development will go into v5 though. But there are no major plans, just some usability improvements planned. So if v4 does the job, I'd stick with it.

mkraxx

Any suggestions?

Does Cookie4 pick up the cookies?
You could try disabling, then re-enabling Firefox.

Well, Cookie 4 DID pick up the cookies, I can't check, because 5 replaced 4 in the applications-folder.

I tried your suggestion, additionally I checked the Firefox-settings and disabled all blocking plugins for testing purposes. There ARE cookies in Firefox, but Cookie doesn't seem to pick them up (screenshots). Shall I de- and reinstall Cookie?

SweetP

maybe try just deleting this folder:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5

also empty the trash, and then you may also need to restart/logout to make the removal final

mkraxx

maybe try just deleting this folder:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5

also empty the trash, and then you may also need to restart/logout to >make the removal final

And that was, what I did…

The setup process started over, asking for permissions and so on, still, after completion no Cookies show up in Cookie, though I can view them in Firefox and Opera.

SweetP

I've just updated beta5.0b, with a little luck 5.0a will pick it up and install.
If not, you can download it from here:
https://sweetpproductions.com/products/cookie5/Cookie5.zip

I have fixed all the bugs that everyone reported (that i could reproduce) and also tried to address a few usability concerns, heres the list of changes/fixes:

fixed Chrome automated removal
fixed permissions windows cancel
fixed preferences not sticking when changed in setup window
fixed Database non-favourites count
fixed an issue with main window hiding other windows on activation
fixed Purchase button disapearing
slight rewording in preferences, main and setup windows (to hopefully make things a little easier to understand)
chrome cache removal now aso removes site zoom preferences/http server properties/dns prefetching data

**NOTE: please backup you Chrome/Chromium/Opera folders, as i haven't thoroughly tested the expanded cache removal:
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/
~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/
~/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.Opera/

I also slightly tweaked the colour of the "All" browser settings tabs, and added a warning popover - perhaps ill make it so that this warning shows on first launch?

Also, I am leaning towards making the Preferences use a standard Preferences window, as I want to add more options in the future, and it is starting to get cluttered.

ALSO please open up the Preferences, and select the option to receive Beta updates as ill reset the standard update manifest.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.
And please let me know when your licenses expire, Ill generate you a license key.
you can easily reset the trial(and Cookie) by deleting the folder:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5

(you may also need to empty the trash and logout/login or restart your computer.)

thanks in advance everyone!

SweetP

another small update v5.0c:

fixes non flagging of browser extensions

version 5.0b should also have fixed Sparkle updating (hopefully) so you should be able to update to v5.0c from within Cookie 5.0b.

please drop me an email at support@sweetpproductions.com for a beta license as they will be expiring sometime about now...

SweetP

for anyone experiencing crashing with 5c. please try re-downloading, as I mistakenely codesigned with the wrong Dev ID:
https://sweetpproductions.com/products/cookie5/Cookie5.zip

SweetP

another day,
another beta 5.0d:

fixed check for updates menu in preferences (double checked items)
fixed whitelist (using the + or - button to manually add definitions would cause corruption)

You can update via the beta update channel in Preferences, or by using downloading manually:
https://sweetpproductions.com/products/cookie5/Cookie5.zip

mag

Selecting "Text Only" toolbar style and then clicking anywhere on it resets the view to the default "Icon and Text".
The "Use Small Size" toolbar style option seems to switch to slightly smaller font only as icons seem to be unaffected. Is that right? I would think that smaller icons would be displayed in this case.

Some minor usability notes.
Now when I want to delete all tracking cookies I have to switch from Cookies view to Settings and perform it there. It feels a little bit confusing (or perhaps misleading) to perform such operations at place called Settings.
It would be nice to be able to select all such cookies right in the Cookies view and be able to delete them. The context menu brought up by the secondary click action does only allow to select/unselect all of them. And maybe it could be possible to double-click on the red text in the info/search bar under the toolbar and select all related cookies that way as well.

SweetP

Selecting "Text Only" toolbar style and then clicking anywhere on it resets the view to the default "Icon and Text".

~~Ill look into this for the next release.~~ I have this fixed now and it will be in the next release.

Now when I want to delete all tracking cookies I have to switch from Cookies view to Settings and perform it there. It feels a little bit confusing (or perhaps misleading) to perform such operations at place called Settings.

There should already be a "Remove all Tracking Cookies" button in the footer of that tab?
Any ideas for a better name for this tab?.... General....Options....Configure....Remove....

I have version 5.0e (5.0.0.0.4) ready:
~~https://sweetpproductions.com/products/cookie5/Cookie5.zip~~
you can update via the Preferences (make sure your'e check for Beta releases)

and heres the changes, its mostly cosmetic. (i'm toying with the idea of some bigger changes for beta 5.0f....)

now using standard Preferences window
updated licensing window
renamed BROWSERS to FAVORITES in sourcelist

SweetP

v5.0f (5.0.0.0.5)
~~https://sweetpproductions.com/products/cookie5/Cookie5.zip~~
Some more small fixes:

fixed favoriting of "Local Storage" Databases please recheck your databases!
renamed header on Settings tab sourcelist to better reflect the content of the tab
fixed "text only" toolbar reverting to "icon + text"

SweetP

and another build....
While I was looking around through my code preparing for adding domain favs, I realised I had a hidden setting for running Cookie completely in the background. Ive cleaned up the code, and aded it as an official option under the "Advanced" tab in Preferences.

v5.0g (5.0.0.0.6)
~~https://sweetpproductions.com/products/cookie5/Cookie5.zip~~

added option to Run Cookie Headless in Advanced Preferences

mag

It feels a little bit confusing (or perhaps misleading) to perform such operations at place called Settings.

Any ideas for a better name for this tab?.... General....Options....Configure....Remove....

Something like "General" or "Removal Options" or at least "Removal Settings" might be more appropriate.
Also I think the "Enable Unwanted Data" is quite confusing. Perhaps something like "Select Unwanted Data", "Removal Selection" might be better.

Another minor glitch:

When on that Settings tab with All browsers selected, clicking on that dotted button located in the top right corner pops up a hint "Any changes made to settings on this tab will affect all Browsers." This popup won't disappear unless I click on that button again. It stays on even when switching between "Enable Unwanted Data", "Removal Options" and "Timer Options". It should simply disappear after clicking anywhere.

Note that my trial has finally expired so I'll try to write you.

SweetP

Something like "General" or "Removal Options" or at least "Removal >Settings" might be more appropriate.
Also I think the "Enable Unwanted Data" is quite confusing. Perhaps something like "Select Unwanted Data", "Removal Selection" might be better.

Another minor glitch:

When on that Settings tab with All browsers selected, clicking on that dotted button located in the top right corner pops up a hint "Any changes made to settings on this tab will affect all Browsers." This popup won't disappear unless I click on that button again. It stays on even when switching between "Enable Unwanted Data", "Removal Options" and "Timer Options". It should simply disappear after clicking anywhere.

Note that my trial has finally expired so I'll try to write you.

cool, thanks for the feedback, send me an email, ill generate a license for you.

info @ sweetpproductions.com

mkraxx

maybe try just deleting this folder:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5

also empty the trash, and then you may also need to restart/logout to make the removal final

And that was, what I did…

The setup process started over, asking for permissions and so on, still, after completion no Cookies show up in Cookie, though I can view them in Firefox and Opera.

Just a small update: Still no cookie in Firefox or Opera, and besides of that, I can't check the box for timed removal of Safari tracking cookies (though there are some present), I'll upload a GIF to illustrate this.