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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!-- Copyright 2019 Daniel Garcia Moreno <danigm@gnome.org> --> |
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<!-- Copyright 2022 Julian Sparber <julian@sparber.net> --> |
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<component type="desktop-application"> |
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<id>@app-id@</id> |
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<launchable type="desktop-id">@app-id@.desktop</launchable> |
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<name>Fractal</name> |
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<summary>Chat on Matrix</summary> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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Fractal is a Matrix messaging app for GNOME written in Rust. Its interface is optimized for |
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collaboration in large groups, such as free software projects, and will fit all screens, big or small. |
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</p> |
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<p>Highlights:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Find rooms to discuss your favorite topics, or talk privately to people, securely thanks to end-to-end encryption</li> |
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<li>Send rich formatted messages, files, or your current location</li> |
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<li>Reply to specific messages, react with emoji, mention users or rooms, edit or remove messages</li> |
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<li>View images, and play audio and video directly in the conversation</li> |
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<li>See who has read messages, and who is typing</li> |
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<li>Log into multiple accounts at once (with Single-Sign On support)</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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<branding> |
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<color type="primary" scheme_preference="light">#bdfbff</color> |
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<color type="primary" scheme_preference="dark">#1a5fb4</color> |
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</branding> |
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<metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license> |
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<project_license>GPL-3.0+</project_license> |
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<developer id="org.gnome.fractal"> |
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<name>The Fractal Team</name> |
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</developer> |
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<update_contact>jsparber@gnome.org</update_contact> |
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<translation type="gettext">fractal</translation> |
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<screenshots> |
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<screenshot type="default"> |
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<image type="source">https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/raw/fractal-10/screenshots/main.png</image> |
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<caption>Fractal’s main window</caption> |
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</screenshot> |
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<screenshot> |
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<image type="source">https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/raw/fractal-10/screenshots/media-history.png</image> |
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<caption>View the media history of a Matrix room</caption> |
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</screenshot> |
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<screenshot> |
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<image type="source">https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/raw/fractal-10/screenshots/adaptive.png</image> |
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<caption>Fractal’s interface adapts to small screens</caption> |
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</screenshot> |
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</screenshots> |
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<url type="homepage">https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal</url> |
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<url type="bugtracker">https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/issues/</url> |
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<url type="donation">https://www.gnome.org/donate/</url> |
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<url type="translate">https://l10n.gnome.org/module/fractal/</url> |
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<url type="contact">https://matrix.to/#/#fractal:gnome.org</url> |
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<url type="contribute">https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md</url> |
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<requires> |
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<display_length compare="ge">360</display_length> |
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<internet>always</internet> |
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</requires> |
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<supports> |
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<control>keyboard</control> |
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<control>pointing</control> |
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<control>touch</control> |
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</supports> |
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<content_rating type="oars-1.1"> |
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<content_attribute id="social-chat">intense</content_attribute> |
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<content_attribute id="social-audio">intense</content_attribute> |
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</content_rating> |
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<releases>@development-release@ |
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<release version="10" type="stable" date="2025-01-30"> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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How are you going to find your friends and coordinate end of day drinks when you’re lost |
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in the middle of a large crowd in a big city? With the new version of your favorite Matrix |
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client, of course! Here is Fractal 10. |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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The QR code scanning code has been ported to libaperture, the library behind GNOME |
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Camera. This should result in better performance and more reliability. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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OAuth 2.0 compatibility was added, to make sure that we are ready for the upcoming |
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authentication changes for matrix.org. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Pills for users and rooms mentions show consistently in the right place instead of |
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seemingly random places, getting rid of one of our oldest and most annoying bug. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Attachments go through the send queue, ensuring correct order of all messages and |
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improving the visual feedback. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Videos were often not playing after loading in the room history. This was fixed, and we |
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also show properly when an error occurred. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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We were downloading too many different sizes for avatar images, which would fill the |
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media cache needlessly. We now only download a couple of sizes. This has the extra |
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benefit of fixing blurry or missing thumbnails in notifications. |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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As usual, this release includes other improvements and fixes thanks to all our |
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contributors, and our upstream projects. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We want to address special thanks to the translators who worked on this version. We know |
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this is a huge undertaking and have a deep appreciation for what you’ve done. If you want |
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to help with this effort, head over to l10n.gnome.org. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="9" type="stable" date="2024-10-30"> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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What’s that behind you⁉️ 😱 Oh, that’s a new Fractal release❣️ 😁 🎃 |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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We switched to the glycin library (the same one used by GNOME Image Viewer) to load |
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images, allowing us to fix several issues, like supporting more animated formats and |
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SVGs and respecting EXIF orientation. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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The annoying bug where some rooms would stay as unread even after opening them is now a |
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distant memory. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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The media cache uses its own database that you can delete if you want to free some space |
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on your system. It will also soon be able to clean up unused media files to prevent it |
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from growing indefinitely. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Sometimes the day separators would show up with the wrong date, not anymore! |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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We migrated to the new GTK 4.16 and libadwaita 1.6 APIs, including CSS variables, |
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AdwButtonRow and AdwSpinner. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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We used to only rely on the secrets provider to tell us which Matrix accounts are |
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logged-in, which caused issues for people sharing their secrets between devices. Now we |
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also make sure that there is a data folder for a given session before trying to restore |
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it. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Our notifications are categorized as coming from an instant messenger, so graphical |
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shells that support it, such as Phosh, can play a sound for them. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Some room settings are hidden for direct chats, because it does not make sense to change |
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them in this type of room. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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The size of the headerbar would change depending on whether the room has a topic or not. |
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This will not happen anymore. |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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As usual, this release includes other improvements and fixes thanks to all our |
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contributors, and our upstream projects. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We want to address special thanks to the translators who worked on this version. We know |
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this is a huge undertaking and have a deep appreciation for what you’ve done. If you want |
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to help with this effort, head over to Damned Lies. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="8" type="stable" date="2024-08-01"> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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Let’s see the main improvements: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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Mentions are sent intentionally |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Authenticated media are supported |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Draft messages are kept per-room and persisted across restarts |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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More links are detected in messages and room descriptions |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Collapsed categories in the sidebar are remembered between restarts, with the |
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“Historical” category collapsed by default |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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A banner appears when synchronization with the homeserver fails too many times in a row |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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The verification and account recovery processes have been polished |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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HTML rendering has been improved, with the support of new elements and attributes |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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As usual, this release includes other improvements and fixes thanks to all our |
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contributors, and our upstream projects. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We want to address special thanks to the translators who worked on this version. We know |
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this is a huge undertaking and have a deep appreciation for what you’ve done. If you want |
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to help with this effort, head over to Damned Lies. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="7" type="stable" date="2024-05-02"> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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Here comes Fractal 7, with extended encryption support and improved accessibility. |
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Server-side key backup and account recovery have been added, bringing greater security. |
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Third-party verification has received some bug fixes and improvements. Amongst the many |
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accessibility improvements, navigability has increased, especially in the room history. |
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But that’s not all we’ve been up to in the past three months: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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Messages that failed to send can now be retried or discarded. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Messages can be reported to server admins for moderation. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Room details are now considered complete, with the addition of room address management, |
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permissions, and room upgrade. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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A new member menu appears when clicking on an avatar in the room history. It offers a |
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quick way to do many actions related to that person, including opening a direct chat |
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with them and moderating them. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Pills are clickable and allow to directly go to a room or member profile. |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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As usual, this release includes other improvements, fixes and new translations thanks to |
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all our contributors, and our upstream projects. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We want to address special thanks to the translators who worked on this version. We know |
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this is a huge undertaking and have a deep appreciation for what you’ve done. If you want |
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to help with this effort, head over to Damned Lies. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="6" type="stable" date="2024-01-18"> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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Barely 2 months after Fractal 5, we feel there have been enough improvements to grant a |
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new stable release. You have probably noticed that we have adopted a version scheme |
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similar to GNOME and will bump the major version with each new release. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The list of goodies: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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Fractal can open Matrix URIs, it is even registered as a handler for the “matrix” |
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scheme |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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The verification flow was rewritten, hopefully solving most verification issues |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Room members can be kicked, banned or ignored from their profile |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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More notifications settings, global or per-room, were added |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Times follow the format (12h or 24h) from the system settings |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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Tab auto-completion also works for mentioning public rooms, just start your query with |
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“#” |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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This version is fully translated into 6 languages 🙌️ and we hope to get even more 📈 for |
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the next one! Head over to Damned Lies if you want to give a hand. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We would also like to thank our new and returning contributors and our upstream projects. |
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</p> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="5" type="stable" date="2023-11-24"> |
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<description> |
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<p> |
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Fractal 5 is a full rewrite compared to Fractal 4, that now leverages GTK 4, libadwaita, |
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and the Matrix Rust SDK. The two-and-a-half-year effort brings a new interface that fits |
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all screens, big 🖥️ or small 📱, but should still look familiar to users of earlier versions. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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It still offers the same old features you know and love, with a few additions. |
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Highlights (<em>italics</em> is new✨ in 5): |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Find rooms to discuss your favorite topics, or talk privately to people, securely thanks to <em>end-to-end encryption</em></li> |
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<li>Send rich formatted messages, files, or <em>your current location</em></li> |
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<li><em>Reply</em> to specific messages, <em>react</em> with emoji, <em>edit</em> or remove messages</li> |
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<li>View images, and play audio and video directly in the conversation</li> |
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<li>See <em>who has read messages</em>, and who is typing</li> |
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<li>Log into <em>multiple accounts</em> at once (with <em>Single-Sign On</em> support)</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="4.4" type="stable" date="2020-08-07" urgency="high"> |
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<description> |
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<p>This new major release is the result of 10 months of hard work.</p> |
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<p>New features:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Videos now have a preview directly in history</li> |
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<li>New videos player: click on a preview to open it</li> |
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<li>Improved audio file support, with a nicer presentation and seeking</li> |
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<li>Redacted messages are removed from history</li> |
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<li>Edited messages are replaced with their new content and show a small icon</li> |
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<li>Translations have been updated</li> |
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<li>Spellcheck language is saved per room</li> |
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<li>New swipe-back gesture to go back from room to room list in narrow view</li> |
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<li>New swipe left and right gesture to navigate through media in media view</li> |
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<li>SOCKS proxy are now also supported</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Bugfixes:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Thumbnail for pasted images have been fixed</li> |
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<li>File type detection for uploads is more reliable</li> |
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<li>Typing notifications are now only sent when text is actually typed in the message input</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Under the hood:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Code refactor is still going</li> |
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<li>Some improvements to logging, including access token removal for privacy</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="4.2.2" type="stable" date="2019-11-27" urgency="high"> |
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<description> |
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<p>This new minor release is the result of 2 months of hard work.</p> |
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<p>New features:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Translation strings have been updated</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Bugfixes:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Newlines now work when markdown is enabled</li> |
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<li>Account settings can be accessed again</li> |
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<li>Redaction is working again</li> |
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<li>Compatibility with HTTP-only (non HTTPS) servers has been restored</li> |
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<li>Some crashes fixed</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Under the hood:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Code refactor is still going</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="4.2.1" type="stable" date="2019-09-21" urgency="high"> |
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<description> |
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<p>This new minor release is the result of 2 months of hard work.</p> |
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<p>New features:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Autocompletion popover position fix</li> |
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<li>Translation strings have been updated</li> |
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<li>Disable the textbox when there are no write permissions</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Bugfixes:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Fix crash on logout and login with wrong credentials</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Under the hood:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Code refactor continues</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="4.2.0" type="stable" date="2019-07-27" urgency="high"> |
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<description> |
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<p>This new major release is the result of 7 months of hard work by 37 contributors pushing over 200 commits.</p> |
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<p>New features:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Adaptive window, mobile friendly</li> |
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<li>Window size and position are remembered</li> |
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<li>Redesigned login</li> |
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<li>Spellcheck</li> |
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<li>Network proxy support</li> |
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<li>Typing notifications</li> |
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<li>Badges are shown for operators and moderators</li> |
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<li>Keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation across rooms</li> |
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<li>Audio and video files are now tagged correctly</li> |
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<li>Image files have a thumbnail</li> |
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<li>Various tweaks to the file chooser</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Bugfixes:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Logs actually output something now</li> |
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<li>A few issues with invites and direct chats have been resolved</li> |
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<li>More reliable scrolling</li> |
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<li>Some crashes fixed</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Under the hood:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Code refactor continues</li> |
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<li>We’re now using Rust 2018</li> |
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<li>Many improvements to the build system and CI</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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<release version="4.0.0" type="stable" date="2018-12-22" urgency="high"> |
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<description> |
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<p>This new major release is the result of 3 months of hard work by 25 contributors pushing over 340 commits.</p> |
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<p>New features:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Enhanced history view with adaptive layout, day divider</li> |
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<li>Reorganised headerbar, app menu merged with user menu</li> |
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<li>Larger display of emoji-only messages</li> |
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<li>Some performance improvements</li> |
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<li>Opening a room jumps to first unread message</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Bugfixes:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>More reliable notifications</li> |
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<li>Fixed display bug for avatars</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Under the hood:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Large code refactor</li> |
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<li>Logging infrastructure</li> |
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<li>Continuous integration</li> |
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<li>More informative build output</li> |
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</ul> |
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</description> |
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</release> |
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</releases> |
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</component>
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