[WIP][v1.65.0] General improvements (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The last few updates have all been focused on adding more and more features. To change things up a bit, this release will be focused on improving the quality of the app: fixing long-standing issues, addressing pain points, improving performance.

Changes so far

Save and restore post feeds on app recreation. This should make the app behave in a more predicable way. Eg. if you leave the app for extended period and come back, the app should now preserve exactlyn where you were before you left. No more losing your spot!
Add setting to toggle save/restore post feeds on app recreation.
Fix issue where some images won't load.
Fix issue where user profile screen doesn't change when current account changed.
Fix issue where "save post" button state doesn't reflect actual state of whether the post has been saved or not in certain cases. Eg. if the post is saved, the save post button should be filled.
Fix navigation rail bugs when the navigation rail is on but large screen support is off.
Continue to improve error messages.
Fix a bug where comment timestamps do not update on refresh.
Manually add a workaround to get img.gvid.tv links to work in the app.
Slightly improved text editor.

Update

Aiming for this to be a simple update. I am testing the changes. Should have a release by tomorrow.

Update 2

Final round of testing underway. Release imminent.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

From your screenshot, rail mode should definitely be on since the navigation rail is active in your screenshot (its the left side bar). I'm surprised that screen aspect ratio doesn't trigger Large screen mode though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Here is a screenshot of the setting, and if I read this correctly it's off, which makes sense for me as I mostly use the app in "small screen mode" where I prefer it to be on the bottom.

The problem surfaces when used in unfolded (big screen) portrait mode, as for landscape view of the same unfolded screen, it's split and works as usual.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I checked the code and it looks like if "Large screen support" is on then "Navigation rail mode" is ignored. This is to give the feature "Large screen support" more of a say on how to lay out larger screens. Your device must have just been slightly too narrow to actually trigger the split display though which looks like:

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, this is the layout I get in landscape, but it's not picked up in portrait, so that it's just a bit too narrow would make sense for it not to be picked up as a large screen as the resolution is kind of weird when tilted into portrait instead of landscape.

Do you need anything more from my part? If so, or if you want me to test/change anything, let me know, I am happy to supply with whatever I can to help 🙂

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No, I think I have everything I need here to fix the issue reported. Thanks for the report!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I've come across a new bug with the rail, almost the same as before, but this is inside the post, not the main view.

When you enter a post, click on an image, and then press the back button, you get a result that's almost identical to the previous issue. Just wanted to give you a heads-up in case this hasn't been reported yet. I'm using the same screen configuration mentioned earlier in this thread, so it was easier to report here since the parameters are otherwise unchanged (resolution/portrait/Samsung zfold 6).