zulip-desktop/changelog.md

Version History

All notable changes to the Zulip desktop app are documented in this file.

v2.3.5 --2018-08-03

New features:

• Add a setting option to show downloaded file in file manager.
• Added electron bridge to communicate with webapp in real time.

Fixes:

• Fix failing attached file downloads.
• Fix page_params error.
• gulpfile: Update syntax and methods for gulp v4.x.

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v2.3.4-beta --2018-07-24

Fixes:

• Fix downloading functionality of file attachments.
• Fix null of downloadPath when settings.json fails.

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v2.3.3 --2018-07-14

Enhancements:

• Add dock bounce effect on macOS
• Add a setting option to use the system proxy settings
• Add support for self/custom signed certificate
• Add Sentry support to get the bug reports
• Show a notification when a user clicks on file attachments and open the same in default native app

Fixes:

• Fix auto-updates on Windows
• Fix image attachments not opening up in the app
• Security fix - Do proper HTML escaping for server data to avoid XSS attacks
• Other minor fixes

Updated dependencies:

electron-builder: v20.20.4

electron-updater: v2.23.3

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v2.3.2 --2018-05-28

This is a quick release since we recently updated the certificate for code signing the app and we want to make sure the previous versions of the app get auto-updates without any conflicts.

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v2.3.1 --2018-05-23

Enhancements:

• Add a new setting to disable auto-updates

• Add a menu item to check for updates manually

• Other minor improvements

Fixes:

• Fix app not rendering colors properly

• Security fix - Do proper HTML escaping for server data to avoid XSS attacks

• Fix loading indicator when server is loaded

• Other minor fixes

Updated dependencies:

electron - v2.0.1

electron-builder - v20.13.4

electron-updater - v2.21.10

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v2.2.0-beta --2018-05-08

Enhancements:

• Added do not disturb feature

• New DMG installer image

• Minor improvements

Fixes:

• Fix download functionality of file attachment links

• Fix tray icon not showing unread counts

Updated dependencies:

electron - v2.0.0

electron-builder - v2.21.10

electron-updater - v2.21.8

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v2.0.0 -- 2018-04-20

Enhancements:

• Snap support for Linux

• Add an option to download the file attachments instead of opening it in the browser

• Open image link in webapp lightbox

• Add scrollbar for list of organizations on overflow

• Better report issue UX

• Add F5 shortcut for reloading the app

• Responsive UI for connected orgs in smaller window sizes

• Minor improvements

Fixes:

• Remove unused shortcuts

• Update toggle sidebar shortcut to CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+S

• Warning dialog box for Reset App Settings

• Fix reinstall script for working across all platforms

• Other minor fixes

Updated dependencies:

• Update electron-builder to v20.8.1

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v1.9.0 --2018-03-23

Enhancements:

• Major UI changes in the add new server and setting page

• Some users wanted to change the look of the Zulip. Now you have the power. Feel free to add your own CSS using the all-new setting option Add Custom CSS

• Added i18n locale helper script. Internalization is coming in the next release

• Added What's new in help submenu so that you can see all the latest changes in the app

• Other small improvements

Fixes:

• Add Zulip binary link to the bin. It was a regression we missed somehow. You can now start the app using zulip from a terminal [Linux]

• Fix app settings overriding issue. This bug was unnoticed from v1.4.0. The bug was overriding the app settings which was pretty bad. Don't worry this works as expected now

• Prevent drag and drop events to avoid few security risks

• Do not allow running insecure contents in the app

• The ugly white flickering in the webview is now fixed

• Fix position of left-sidebar on toggle

• Fix actions tooltip not visible on hover

• Other small fixes

Updated dependencies:

• electron - v1.8.4

• Spectron - v3.8.0

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v1.8.2 --2018-02-27

Enhancements:

• Add bots mention support to reply option

• Show a notification when a new update available [Linux]

• Add back button in left-sidebar

• Add a Loading indication for new server button

• Improve help menu

• Add menu-item to reveal app logs in file manager

• Setting page and left-sidebar UI improvements

• Other minor improvments

Fixes:

• Fix broken last active tab

• Fix Zoom In shortcut

• Check whether the internet is working before reloading

• New organization link overlapping existing servers

• Disable electron-connect when it's run from npm start

• Do not auto-reload app when the system comes back from sleep

• Only toggle the setting state if the element is present

• Other minor fixes

Updated dependencies:

• electron - v1.8.2

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v1.8.1 --2018-01-19

Enhancements:

• Reply from notifications [macOS]

• Add a setting option to start the app in the background

• 32-bit Debian installer

• 32-bit AppImage installer

• Automatically add apt-repo and GPG public keys on installing Debian file [Linux]

• Remove app data, config files etc on uninstalling Debian installer [Linux]

• Add logger utility for debugging that makes easier to sharing the apps

Fixes:

• Handle corrupted config files

• Reload full app on system hibernation

• Load default icon if organization icon is not available

• Focus app when a notification is triggered

• Reflect changes in the preference page (#362)

• Set the default value of flash taskbar setting [Windows]

• Rename Zoom In keyboard shortcut

• Fix checkDomain, so it checks all error codes

• Disable hardware acceleration to decrease the load on GPU

• Minor bug fixes

Updated dependencies:

• electron - v1.7.10

• electron-builder - v19.53.6

• electron-updater - v2.18.2

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v1.7.0 --2017-11-24

Enhancements:

• Updated to Electron v1.6.15, electron-builder v19.46.4

• Improved setting page for new users

• On the developer side, we have added few tests to make sure app doesn't fail

• Minor improvements

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1.6.0-beta --2017-11-16

Enhancements:

• Added setting option to enable/disable spellcheck

• Added setting option to control Windows taskbar flashing [Windows]

• Auto-updates for Linux [AppImage]

• Better tray icons for retina display

• Reset app settings from Menu item

• Show detailed error message on invalid Zulip server

Fixes:

• Fixed a bug which was caused by app's shortcuts. From now on our shortcuts won't hijack other apps shortcuts

• Removed electron-localshortcut completely. Now we only depends on menu accelerators for keyboard shortcuts

• Handle certificate issue properly

• Other minor fixes

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v1.5.0 --2017-10-11

Enhancements:

• Added an option to clear app data

• Added an option to show/hide desktop notifications

• Redesigned setting page

• Red dot over dock icon for PM [macOS]

• Show server-info on hovering the server icon

Fixes:

• Fetch correct organization icon from server_settings API

• Minor improvements

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v1.4.0 --2017-09-04

Enhancements:

• Added proxy support

• Added setting option for badges

• Start app at login setting option

• Added app category for Linux

• Minor improvements in settings page

• apt-repo on bintray for linux - here

Fixes

• Fixed auto-updates

• Better warning message on certificate error

• Don't allow duplicate servers

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1.3.0-beta -- 2017-08-09

Enhancements:

• Added back/forward option under History submenu

• Added taskbar overlay icon [Windows]

• Added Window submenu by which users can switch to other servers

• Added flashing taskbar icon on incoming message [Windows]

• Option to hide the left sidebar

• Staged rollouts

• Minor style improvements

Fixes

• Handle focus event properly

• Open external links in default browser

• Allow user to change installation directory

• Fixed server-icon path error [Windows]

• Fixed server validation error

• Fetch server details from Zulip api

• Added tooltip in left sidebar

• Added publisher name in windows installer

Updated dependencies:

• electron - v1.6.11

• spellchecker - v1.2.0

• electron-builder - v19.9.1

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v1.2.0-beta -- 2017-07-12

Enhancements:

• Added new setting page

• Setting for beta-updates. You can opt in for beta updates via selecting it from setting page

• Added Keyboard shortcuts to switch between multiple servers

• Desktop notifications support on Windows

Fixes

• Unregister keyboard shortcuts on windows close

• Show warning dialog while deleting server

• Allow server which is signed by root cert

• Other minor bug fixes

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v1.1.0-beta --2017-06-23

Enhancements:

• New network error page. App will auto-reload once the network comes back
• Quit shortcut - CTRL+Q [Windows]
• Improved preferences

Fixes:

• Fixed power-monitor module error
• Fixed code signing error [macOS]

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v1.0.0-beta --2017-06-21

Enhancements:

• Sign in to multiple teams

• Windows 7 desktop notification support

• Show badge count for each Zulip server

• Toggle window on clicking tray icon [Windows]

• Windows installer is properly code signed using DigiCert certificate. You may get a warning regarding the certificate, please make it false positive

Fixes:

• Close/hide app properly
• Keep app running in background on clicking X

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v0.5.10 --2017-05-12

Enhancements:

• Added self-signed server support
• Unread message counts in tray icon

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v0.5.9 --2017-04-12

Enhancements:

• Properly signed app for macOS
• Toggle tray icon
• Better error handling when no internet connenction

Fixes:

• Fixed permission issue on windows
• Fixed wrong keyboard shortcuts

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v0.5.8 --2017-02-13

Enhacements: Smaller Windows installer size

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v0.5.7 --2017-02-08

Minor improvements

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v0.5.6 --2017-02-07

Enhacements:

• Using NSIS instead of Squirrel.Windows on Windows

• Autoupdates: now using electron-updater

• Removed nuts dependency

Fixes:

• Windows installer error
• Compile and build error in native node modules + spellchecker [Windows]
• Missing icon on installing [Windows]

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v0.5.4 --2017-01-09

Fixes:

• Fixed :

  • Auto-updates
  • Spellchecker
  • Zooming functionality

• Removed unused node modules

• Using stable version for node modules

• Added icon for AppImage

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v0.5.3 --2016-12-24

Enhancements:

• 🎉 Added automatic update support on Windows

Fixes:

• Fixed javascript error when electron has been left running and try to right-click

• Fixed error - Unregister Spellchecker while window is closed

• Fixed - Keyboard shortcuts not getting unregistered

• Minor UI Changes

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v0.5.2 --2016-12-13

Enhancements:

• ⚡️ Added automatic app updates for macOS

• Added windows installer for 32 bit machine

• Better tray icons

Fixes:

• Blurry Unity icon fixed

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v0.5.1 --2016-11-23

Enhacements:

• Added Spellchecker support with correct spell suggestions

• Added Code-Signing on MAC

• Added Win/linux/Mac installers

• Added Continuous Integration on travis and appveyor

• Open internal links in app only and external in default browser

• Better icons

• Electron version updated to v1.4.7

• Using two package.json structure

• Node integration disabled in main window due to jquery error

• Now using electron-builder for packaging instead of electron-packager

• Removed electron-context-menu and simple-spellchecker dependency

Fixes:

• Better error handling when user enters wrong zulip server

• Fixed close Zulip window JavaScript error

• Fixed opening image in default browser

• Fixed native notifications issue on linux

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v0.0.1-alpha -- 2016-08-31

Enhacements:

• Added DMG installer for macOS