@app-id@ CC0 GPL-3.0+ Julian Sparber Fractal Matrix group messaging app

Fractal is a Matrix messaging app for GNOME written in Rust. Its interface is optimized for collaboration in large groups, such as free software projects.

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Nightly preview of Fractal.

This new major release is the result of 10 months of hard work.

New features:

  • Videos now have a preview directly in history
  • New videos player: click on a preview to open it
  • Improved audio file support, with a nicer presentation and seeking
  • Redacted messages are removed from history
  • Edited messages are replaced with their new content and show a small icon
  • Translations have been updated
  • Spellcheck language is saved per room
  • New swipe-back gesture to go back from room to room list in narrow view
  • New swipe left and right gesture to navigate through media in media view
  • SOCKS proxy are now also supported

Bugfixes:

  • Thumbnail for pasted images have been fixed
  • File type detection for uploads is more reliable
  • Typing notifications are now only sent when text is actually typed in the message input

Under the hood:

  • Code refactor is still going
  • Some improvements to logging, including access token removal for privacy

This new minor release is the result of 2 months of hard work.

New features:

  • Translation strings have been updated

Bugfixes:

  • Newlines now work when markdown is enabled
  • Account settings can be accessed again
  • Redaction is working again
  • Compatibility with HTTP-only (non HTTPS) servers has been restored
  • Some crashes fixed

Under the hood:

  • Code refactor is still going

This new minor release is the result of 2 months of hard work.

New features:

  • Autocompletion popover position fix
  • Translation strings have been updated
  • Disable the textbox when there are no write permissions

Bugfixes:

  • Fix crash on logout and login with wrong credentials

Under the hood:

  • Code refactor continues

This new major release is the result of 7 months of hard work by 37 contributors pushing over 200 commits.

New features:

  • Adaptive window, mobile friendly
  • Window size and position are remembered
  • Redesigned login
  • Spellcheck
  • Network proxy support
  • Typing notifications
  • Badges are shown for operators and moderators
  • Keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation across rooms
  • Better uploads:
    • Audio and video files are now tagged correctly
    • Image files have a thumbnail
    • Various tweaks to the file chooser

Bugfixes:

  • Logs actually output something now
  • A few issues with invites and direct chats have been resolved
  • More reliable scrolling
  • Some crashes fixed

Under the hood:

  • Code refactor continues
  • We’re now using Rust 2018
  • Many improvements to the build system and CI

This new major release is the result of 3 months of hard work by 25 contributors pushing over 340 commits.

New features:

  • Enhanced history view with adaptive layout, day divider
  • Reorganised headerbar, app menu merged with user menu
  • Larger display of emoji-only messages
  • Some performance improvements
  • Opening a room jumps to first unread message

Bugfixes:

  • More reliable notifications
  • Fixed display bug for avatars

Under the hood:

  • Large code refactor
  • Logging infrastructure
  • Continuous integration
  • More informative build output
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