mattermost-desktop/CHANGELOG.md
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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

  • Added a new team button next to the team tabs

All Platforms

  • Suppress white screen which is displayed for a moment on startup
  • Support unread indications in team sidebar of Mattermost server 3.6
  • Remove confusing Ctrl(CMD)+S shortcut for searching within a team

Bug Fixes

All Platforms

  • Do not place the application window outside of the viewable area anymore, if the display it has been on has been removed
  • Remove remaining badges after logging out of the team
  • Fixed an issue where context menu appears many times after reloading
  • Fixed an issue where minimum window size is not set
  • Fixed an issue where Google login form is not working

Windows

  • Fixed an issue where an unexpected window appears while install/uninstalling
  • Fixed an issue where the maximized state is not restored when the application is started by "Start app on Login"

Linux

  • Fixed missing initial theme of tray icon
  • Fixed an issue where the maximized state is not restored when the application is started by "Start app on Login"

Release v3.5.0

Release date: December 14, 2016

Improvements

All Platforms

  • URL address is shown when hovering over links with a mouse
  • Added CTRL+SHIFT+MINUS as a shortcut for decreasing font size (zooming out)
  • Reduce upgrade issues by properly clearing cache when updating the desktop app to a new version (the application cache will be purged whenever the desktop app version changes)
  • When disconnected from Mattermost, the "Cannot connect to Mattermost" page is now properly aligned at the top of the window
  • Suppressed error messages when launching the app from the command line and certificate.json is missing in the user data directory

Windows

  • Link addresses can now be copied and pasted inside the app

Bug Fixes

All Platforms

  • YouTube previews now work, even if mixed content is allowed
  • Fixed an incorrect cursor mode for "Edit" and "Remove" buttons on the Settings page
  • Fixed an issue where "Zoom in/out" settings did not properly work

Windows

  • The menu bar option for "Redo" is now properly shown as CTRL+Y

Mac

  • Fixed an issue where the default download folder was Macintosh HD
  • Removed an unexpected "Show Tab Bar" menu item on macOS 10.12

Linux (Beta)

  • Fixed an issue where the option "Leave app running in notification area when the window is closed" was never enabled.

Known Issues

All Platforms

Windows

Mac

Linux (Beta)

Contributors

Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order:

Thanks also to those who reported bugs that benefited the release, in alphabetical order:


Release v3.4.1

Release date: September 30, 2016

Bug Fixes

Mac

  • 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

All Platforms

  • 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 new shortcuts:
    • CTRL+S; CMD+S on Mac: sets focus on the Mattermost search box
    • ALT+Left Arrow; CMD+[ on Mac: go to previous page in history
    • ALT+Right Arrow; CMD+] on Mac: 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

Windows

  • Added access to the settings menu from the system tray icon
  • Only one instance of the desktop application will now load at a time
  • Added an option to configure whether a red badge is shown on taskbar icon for unread messages

Mac

  • Added an option to configure whether a red badge is shown on taskbar icon for unread messages

Linux (Beta)

  • 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 create Mattermost.desktop desktop entry to help integrate the application into a desktop environment more easily
  • Added access to the settings menu from the system tray icon
  • Only one instance of the desktop application will now load at a time

Bug Fixes

All Platforms

  • 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

Windows

  • 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 application icon at the top left of the window was pixelated
  • Fixed an issue where the application kept focus after closing the app window

Linux (Beta)

  • Removed misleading shortcuts from the system tray menu
  • Removed unclear desktop notifications when the application page fails to load

Known Issues

All Platforms

  • YouTube videos do not work if mixed content is enabled from app settings

Windows

  • Copying a link address and pasting it inside the app doesn't work

Linux

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

All Platforms

  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

Mac

  • 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.

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.

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.

Mac

  • Fixed two icons appearing on a notification.

Known Issues

Linux

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 Mac

  • 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:// and https:// 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.

Mac

  • 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 to desktop
  • Rename the executable file from electron-mattermost to Mattermost
    • 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

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.