I noted the following thing:

• List sort animation - the Lists in the List-pane are sorted based on the number of unread Items in a list. This sorting is animated

Supported MicroContent Type(s): Blogs •
Rating: 37 out of 90 points (checklist 1.4) • Developer: NewsFire • Version: 1.3 •

Checklist

• MicroContent (6/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
  
  • Structure - YES, standard blog structure. Not all information in the structure is readily available;
  • Multiplicity - YES. I assume that the various RSS and Atom feeds contain different fields;
  • Flexibility - NO, not relevant here;
  • MicroWeb - YES, a blog Item might contain images;
  • Pick-list fields - NO;
  • Merged - NO, not relevant;
  • Title - YES;
  • Description - YES;
  • Tags - NO;
  • Rating - YES, I am tempted to call the Flag a rating, although it also has consequences for the persistence;
  
  
• Interface (3/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
  
  • View-pane - YES, however the View-pane is toggled with the Items-pane;
  • View-pane Styles - NO;
  • View-pane Window - NO;
  • Items-pane - YES, on the right of the window
  • Items-pane Views - NO, only a tabular format is available;
  • Items-pane Sorting - NO;
  • Items-pane Fields - NO;
  • Lists-pane - YES, on the left side of the window (traditional view);
  • Browser-pane - NO;
  • Pane layout change - NO;
  
  
• Item functions (5/10) - which functions for managing individual Items are supported?
  
  • View - YES, although not all field information is readily available;
  • Create - NO;
  • Edit - NO;
  • Mark - YES, the Client checks whether a user has seen an Item. And a user can flag an Item;
  • Search - NO;
  • Access Control - NO;
  • Duplicate Control - NO;
  • Delete - YES, but I not sure what this means;
  • Persistence - YES;
  • ;i>Downloading - YES, one can specify whether an enclosure must be downloaded or not;
  
  
• List functions (7/17)
  
  • Local Lists - NO;
  • Connected Lists - NO;
  • Shared Lists - NO;
  • Remote Lists - YES, these are either RSS or Atom feeds. They are called Subscriptions. It is also possible to define Smart Remote Lists;
  • Handpicked Lists - NO, the contents of each List is set by the author of the List;
  • Smart Lists - YES, also search feeds;
  • Recommendation Lists - NO;
  • List Metadata - YES, this is the information on the feed;
  • Statistics - YES, the Client shows the number of unread Items in a List;
  • Directory - NO;
  • Add - YES;
  • Edit - YES;
  • Remove - NO;
  • Show - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent type;
  • Backup/revert - NO;
  • Refresh - YES;
  • Delete - YES;
  
  
• Group functions (4/9) - does the Client support groups?
  
  • Unlimited Depth - NO, it has just single depth;
  • Local Groups - YES;
  • Connected Groups - NO;
  • Shared Groups - NO;
  • Remote Groups - NO;
  • Handpicked Groups - NO;
  • Smart Groups - NO;
  • Recommendation Lists - NO;
  • Directory - NO;
  • Add - YES;
  • Edit - YES, the name can be edited;
  • Delete - YES;
  
  
• Import (2/6) - does the client allow for importing Items?
  
  • Classic - NO, not relevant for this MicroContent Type;
  • Standards - YES, an OPML-file;
  • Proprietary - NO;
  • Applications - YES, a feed can be autodetected in a browser or on a specified URL and then be opened;
  • Bookmarklet - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  
  
• Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
  
  • Classic - NO;
  • Standard - NO;
  • Proprietary - NO;
  • HTML - NO;
  • Print - YES;
  • Feeds - NO;
  • Local - NO, however a directory can be exported as OPML-file;
  • Connected - NO;
  • Shared - NO;
  • Remote: .Mac - NO;
  • Remote: FTP - NO;
  • Remote: RPC - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  • Application - YES, to blog editors such as MarsEdit. Enclosures can be added to iTunes. Items can also be mailed;
  
  
• MacOSX (9/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
  
  • Look&Feel - YES;
  • Menu - YES;
  • Toolbar - NO;
  • Alt-click - YES, although ho feedback is given;
  • Ctrl-click - YES;
  • Drag&drop - YES, for filling the groups;
  • Services - YES, for adding a new feed;
  • Dock - YES, for refreshing;
  • Spotlight - YES;
  • Dashboard - NO;
  • AppleScript - NO;
  • Framework - NO;
  • Menu bar - NO;
  • Plug-ins - NO, although I did see a Themes folder;
  • Language - NO, just english;
  
  
  
  

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