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Mattermost Desktop Application Changelog
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
The "UNDER DEVELOPMENT" section of the Mattermost Desktop changelog appears in the product's master
branch
to note key changes committed to master
and are on their way to the next stable release.
When a stable release is pushed, "UNDER DEVELOPMENT" heading is removed from the final changelog of the release.
Release date: TBD
Improvements
Windows
- Copying a links address and pasting it inside the app now works
macOS
Linux (Beta)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed wrong cursor for "Edit" and "Remove" in Setting page
Windows
- The accelerator of "Redo" is now shown as
Ctrl+Y
macOS
- Fixed an issue where the default download folder was
Macintosh HD
Linux (Beta)
New Known Issues
This part should be merged with "Known Issues" when releasing new version.
Windows
- The vertical position of mouse cursor is randomly incorrect when using DPI of 150%
OS X
Linux
Release v3.4.1
Release date: September 30, 2016
Bug Fixes
OS X
- Fixed an issue where the app window pops up second to foreground when a new message is received
Release v3.4.0
Release date: September 22, 2016
This release contains a security update and it is highly recommended that users upgrade to this version.
Version number updated to 3.4 to make numbering consistent with Mattermost server and mobile app releases. This change will not imply monthly releases.
Improvements
Windows
- Current team and channel name shown in window title bar
- Team tab is bolded for unread messages and has a red dot with a count of unread mentions
- Added an option to configure whether a red badge is shown on taskbar icon for unread messages
- Added new shortcuts:
CTRL + S
: sets focus on the Mattermost search boxALT + Left Arrow
: go to previous page in historyALT + Right Arrow
: go to next page in history
- Upgraded the Settings page user interface
- Added access to the settings menu from the system tray icon
- Added validation for name and URL when adding a new team on the Settings page
- The app now tries to reconnect periodically if a page fails to load
- Only one instance of the desktop application will now load at a time
OS X
- Current team and channel name shown in window title bar
- Team tab is bolded for unread messages and has a red dot with a count of unread mentions
- Added an option to configure whether a red badge is shown on taskbar icon for unread messages
- Added new shortcuts:
CMD + S
: sets focus on the Mattermost search boxCMD + [
: go to previous page in historyCMD + ]
: go to next page in history
- Upgraded the Settings page user interface
- The app now tries to reconnect periodically if a page fails to load
- Added validation for name and URL when adding a new team on the Settings page
Linux (Beta)
- Current team and channel name shown in window title bar
- Team tab is bolded for unread messages and has a red dot with a count of unread mentions
- Added an option to flash taskbar icon when a new message is received
- Added a badge to count mentions on the taskbar icon (for Unity)
- Added a script,
create_desktop_file.sh
to createMattermost.desktop
desktop entry to help integrate the application into a desktop environment more easily - Added new shortcuts:
CTRL + S
: sets focus on the Mattermost search boxALT + Left Arrow
: go to previous page in historyALT + Right Arrow
: go to next page in history
- Upgraded the Settings page user interface
- Added access to the settings menu from the system tray icon
- The app now tries to reconnect periodically if a page fails to load
- Added validation for name and URL when adding a new team on the Settings page
- Only one instance of the desktop application will now load at a time
Bug Fixes
Windows
- Cut, copy and paste are shown in the user interface only when the commands are available
- Copying link addresses now work properly
- Saving images by right-clicking the image preview now works
- Refreshing the app page no longer takes you to the team selection page, but keeps you on the current channel
- Removed misleading shortcuts from the system tray menu
- Removed unclear desktop notifications when the application page fails to load
- Fixed the Mattermost icon for desktop notifications in Windows 10
- Fixed an issue where the maximized state of the app window was lost in some cases
- Fixed an issue where shortcuts didn't work when switching applications or tabs in some cases
- Fixed an issue where application icon at the top left of the window was pixelated
- Fixed an issue where the application kept focus after closing the app window
OS X
- Cut, copy and paste are shown in the user interface only when the commands are available
- Copying link addresses now work properly
- Saving images by right-clicking the image preview now works
- Refreshing the app page no longer takes you to the team selection page, but keeps you on the current channel
- Fixed an issue where the maximized state of the app window was lost in some cases
- Fixed an issue where shortcuts didn't work when switching applications or tabs in some cases
Linux (Beta)
- Cut, copy and paste are shown in the user interface only when the commands are available
- Copying link addresses now work properly
- Saving images by right-clicking the image preview now works
- Refreshing the app page no longer takes you to the team selection page, but keeps you on the current channel
- Removed misleading shortcuts from the system tray menu
- Removed unclear desktop notifications when the application page fails to load
- Fixed an issue where the maximized state of the app window was lost in some cases
- Fixed an issue where shortcuts didn't work when switching applications or tabs in some cases
Known Issues
Windows
- Copying a link address and pasting it inside the app doesn't work
- YouTube videos do not work if mixed content is enabled from app settings
OS X
- YouTube videos do not work if mixed content is enabled from app settings
Linux
- YouTube videos do not work if mixed content is enabled from app settings
- [Ubuntu - 64 bit] Right clicking taskbar icon and choosing Quit only minimizes the app
- [Ubuntu - 64 bit] Direct message notification comes as a streak of line instead of a pop up
Contributors
Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order:
Release v1.3.0
Release date: 2016-07-18
Download the latest version here.
Improvements
Windows
- Added an installer for better install experience.
- The app now minimizes to the system tray when application window is closed.
- Added an option to launch application on login.
- Added an option to blink the taskbar icon when a new message has arrived.
- Added tooltip text for the system tray icon in order to show count of unread channels/mentions.
- Added an option to toggle the app to minimize/restore when clicking on the system tray icon.
- Added auto-reloading when tab fails to load the team.
- Added the ability to access all of your teams by right clicking the system tray icon.
OS X
- Added colored badges to the menu icon when there are unread channels/mentions.
- Added an option to minimize the app to the system tray when application window is closed.
- Added auto-reloading when tab fails to load the team.
- Added the ability to access all of your teams by right clicking the system tray icon.
Linux (Beta)
- Added an option to show the icon on menu bar (requires libappindicator1 on Ubuntu).
- Added an option to launch application on login.
- Added an option to minimize the app to the system tray when application window is closed.
- Added auto-reloading when tab fails to load the team.
- Added the ability to access all of your teams by right clicking the system tray icon.
Menu Bar
- New Keyboard Shortcuts
- Adjust text size
- Ctrl+0 (Menu Bar -> View -> Actual Size): Reset the zoom level.
- Ctrl+Plus (Menu Bar -> View -> Zoom In): Increase text size
- Ctrl+Minus (Menu Bar -> View -> Zoom Out): Decrease text size
- Control window
- Ctrl+W (Menu Bar -> Window -> Close): On Linux, this minimizes the main window.
- Ctrl+M (Menu Bar -> Window -> Minimize)
- Switch teams (these shotcuts also reopen the main window)
- Ctrl+{1-9} (Menu Bar -> Window -> Team name): Open the n-th tab.
- Ctrl+Tab or Alt+Command+Right (Menu Bar -> Window -> Select Next Team): Switch to the next window.
- Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Alt+Command+Left (Menu Bar -> Window -> Select Previous Team): Switch to the previous window.
- Right click on the tray item, to see an overview of all your teams. You can also select one and jump right into it.
- Adjust text size
- Added Help to the Menu Bar, which includes
- Link to Mattermost Docs
- Field to indicate the application version number.
Settings Page
- Added a "+" button next to the Teams label, which allows you to add more teams.
- Added the ability to edit team information by clicking on the pencil icon to the right of the team name.
Other Changes
- Application license changed from MIT License to Apache License, Version 2.0.
Bug Fixes
All platforms
- Fixed authentication dialog not working for proxy.
Windows
- Fixed the blurred system tray icon.
- Fixed a redundant description appearing in the pinned start menu on Windows 7.
OS X
- Fixed two icons appearing on a notification.
Known Issues
Linux
- [Ubuntu - 64 bit] Right clicking taskbar icon and choosing Quit only minimizes the app
- [Ubuntu - 64 bit] Direct message notification comes as a streak of line instead of a pop up
Contributors
Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order:
Release v1.2.1 (Beta)
Fixes
- Fixed issue to remove "Electron" from appearing in the title bar on startup.
Improvements
- Added a dialog to confirm use of non-http(s) protocols prior to opening links. For example, clicking on a link to
file://test
will open a dialog to confirm the user intended to open a file.
Windows and OS X
- Added a right-click menu option for tray icon to open the Desktop application on Windows and OS X.
Known issues
- The shortcuts can't switch teams twice in a raw.
- The team pages are not correctly rendered until the window is resized when the zoom level is changed.
Release v1.2.0 (Beta)
- Released: 2016-05-17
This release contains a security update and it is highly recommended that users upgrade to this version.
Fixes
- Node.js environment is enabled in the new window.
- The link other than
http://
andhttps://
is opened by clicking.
Linux
- Desktop notification is shown as a dialog on Ubuntu 16.04.
Improvements
- Improve the style for tab badges.
- Add Allow mixed content option to render images with
http://
. - Add the login dialog for http authentication.
OS X
- Add the option to show the icon on menu bar.
Linux
- Add .deb packages to support installation.
Contributors
Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order:
Release v1.1.1 (Beta)
- Released: 2016-04-13
Fixes
All platforms
- Settings page doesn't return to the main page when the located path contains a blank.
Linux
- Alt+Shift opens menu on Cinnamon desktop environment.
Release v1.1.0 (Beta)
- Released: 2016-03-30
The electron-mattermost
project is now the official desktop application for the Mattermost open source project.
Changes
All platforms
- Rename project from
electron-mattermost
todesktop
- Rename the executable file from
electron-mattermost
toMattermost
- The configuration directory is also different from previous versions.
- Should execute following command to take over
config.json
.- Windows:
mkdir %APPDATA%\Mattermost & copy %APPDATA%\electron-mattermost\config.json %APPDATA%\Mattermost\config.json
- OS X:
ditto ~/Library/Application\ Support/electron-mattermost/config.json ~/Library/Application\ Support/Mattermost/config.json
- Linux:
mkdir -p ~/.config/Mattermost && cp ~/.config/electron-mattermost/config.json ~/.config/Mattermost/config.json
- Windows:
Improvements
All platforms
- Refine application icon.
- Show error messages when the application failed in loading Mattermost server.
- Show confirmation dialog to continue connection when there is certificate error.
- Add validation to check whether both of Name and URL fields are not blank.
- Add simple basic HTTP authentication (requires a command line).
Windows
- Show a small circle on the tray icon when there are new messages.
Fixes
Windows
- File > About does not bring up version number dialog.
Linux
- File > About does not bring up version number dialog.
- Ubuntu: Notification is not showing up.
- The view crashes when freetype 2.6.3 is used in system.
Known issues
All platforms
- Basic Authentication is not working.
- Some keyboard shortcuts are missing. (e.g. Ctrl+W, Command+,)
- Basic authentication requires a command line.
Windows
- Application does not appear properly in Windows volume mixer.