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YSK: The Thunder app is the only app on IOS that shows you posting stats for every user by darklightxi in c/lemmyapps@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Thanks for highlighting that feature, and I’m glad you find it useful! It’s a super simple addition, but one that adds some value to know how active a specific user has been.

If you do have any additional statistics you would like to see, feel free to create a feature request for it on our GitHub.

As a sidenote, I’m a bit concerned about your battery there 😰

UPDATE! Fewer than 15% of Lemmy Apps display posts accurately by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Just providing a quick update on this - v0.5.0 fixes one of the two issues mentioned in the markdown report (table alignment not being respected)

The other markdown issue is not yet released, but should be fairly easy to fix! (just need to take some time to make sure the fix doesn't break anything else). If all looks good there, then this fix will be released as part of a nightly build soon!

Alpha Release [v0.5.0]: Improved inbox, additional account settings, post hiding, and more! by darklightxi in c/lemmyapps@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Though it still lacks the mod actions

Are you referring to mod actions for comments? If so, that is something I'll be working on next!

and reports don’t have the name of the reporter.

For this, it would be good if you could submit a new feature request on GitHub to make it easier to track.

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Alpha Release [v0.5.0]: Improved inbox, additional account settings, post hiding, and more! (github.com)

submitted 2 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

19 comments fedilink

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.5.0 is finally here! This release cycle took a quite a bit of time, but introduces a lot of new features, changes, and fixes which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

If you're enjoying Thunder and would like to show some support, star this project on GitHub! This helps gain visibility for the project and allows more contributors to help with the continued development of Thunder. If you'd like to show some appreciation, here is a post with details on how to donate to the active contributors of Thunder.

Important: Your feed settings (default feed type and sort) will now be based on your Lemmy account settings. The previous feed settings will now ONLY apply to guest accounts. As such, you may have to re-configure your default feed type and default sort type if you were previously using the in-app settings.

Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

The inbox page has been completely re-written with an updated design to more closely align with Material 3 design guidelines. There's also been a number of fixes to support quick actions within the inbox page (e.g., voting, saving, etc).
Thunder now respects more of your Lemmy account settings including your default feed/sort settings. You can update your display name, bio, email, and much more in the new Account Settings page. You can also quickly switch between different accounts to modify your Lemmy settings across all your authenticated accounts.
Additional Lemmy 0.19.x features have been added to Thunder including the ability to hide posts, custom thumbnail support, site content warnings, and more. We are still continuously working on bringing Thunder up to feature-parity with Lemmy, so let us know what features you would like to see.
Custom user notes/labels are now available in Thunder! This will allow you to add any custom notes to a given user. You can add user labels from the settings page via Settings -> User Labels. Alternatively, you can add labels through the action sheets by long pressing on a given comment and selecting User -> Add User Label.

ℹ General

The create/edit button for posts and comments have been moved to the markdown toolbar. This should hopefully make it more accessible for one-handed use.
URL filtering has been added to keyword filters. Simply add a new keyword filter with a URL, and it should be hidden from view.
Link sharing has been improved to support additional media/external links.

And much much more. I can't go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog below.

We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

Additions

Refactor inbox page by hjiangsu
Add additional account settings by hjiangsu
Add support for custom user labels by micahmo
Add support for hiding posts by micahmo
Add ability to create links to app settings by micahmo
Add account birthday indicator to users by micahmo
Add ability to import/export local app database by micahmo
Add post/comment language metadata by micahmo
Add community stats for community visibility/local subscribers by micahmo
Add ability to create block quote from selection when commenting by micahmo
Add ability to re-order user accounts by micahmo
Add ability to upload multiple images at a time for a post/comment by hjiangsu
Add support for site content warnings by micahmo
Add support for custom thumbnails in posts by micahmo
Add ability to sort inbox by ggichure
Add ability to view post as a different user by micahmo
[Experimental] Add debug setting to customize image dimension timeout value by hjiangsu
[Experimental] Add new experimental post page by hjiangsu

Changes

Extend keyword filters to URLs by hjiangsu
Remove page scroll animation when switching between bottom navigation items by hjiangsu
Decrease layout jank originating from images within comments, and improve image error states by micahmo
Disable account switching when editing post/comment by micahmo
Defer loading image dimensions when opening image preview by micahmo
Improve link sharing for images/video URLs by micahmo
Show placeholder icon for posts without thumbnails by micahmo
Allow snackbars to be closed on action by micahmo
Immediately remove blocked users/communities from feed, disable ability to block self by micahmo
Use community/user display names globally by micahmo
Show community/user sort type on community/user headers by micahmo
Use user/community format styling to cross-posts by micahmo
Fallback to opening non-Lemmy instances in browser by micahmo
Improve feedback when subscribing/unsubscribing to community by hjiangsu
Move create/edit post button into markdown toolbar by micahmo
Move create/edit comment button into markdown toolbar by micahmo
Show voting when hidden scores are enabled by hjiangsu
Add option to navigate to user's instance from post actions by micahmo
Disable "Subscriptions" sort type option for guest accounts by micahmo
Remove images from push notifications, improve UnifiedPush logic by micahmo

Fixes

Fix table column markdown alignment by hjiangsu
Fix mark post as read when previewing media on 0.19.4 by hjiangsu
Fix sidebar lag when subscribed to a large amount of communities by hjiangsu
Fix superscript/subscript parsing edge cases by micahmo
Fix image overflow when rendering inside a spoiler tag by micahmo
Fix issue where optimistic voting would not reflect upvotes/downvotes properly by micahmo
Fix post text preview showing raw markdown by hjiangsu
Fix snackbar positioning when opening/dismissing keyboard by micahmo
Fix labeling and minor semantics by micahmo
Fix text field spell check causing exception on ** text by hjiangsu
Fix minor typo in 'Change Password' page by wadamT
Fix semantics for link information by hjiangsu
Fix share text post by micahmo
Fix image proxy handling by hjiangsu
Fix for markdown toolbar not showing above system keyboard by hjiangsu
Fix dim read posts setting not being applied for card view by hjiangsu

Misc

Fix macOS build errors by hjiangsu
Remove javaToolchain binaries by hjiangsu
Remove push package Android dependency by hjiangsu
Update PR template by hjiangsu
Update instances by github-actions
Update translations from Weblate by hjiangsu
Update Turkish localizations by mikropsoft
Migrate anonymous instances to database by micahmo
Minor under-the-hood feed related changes by hjiangsu
Improve parsing of video speed setting by micahmo
Move experimental push notifications under experimental flag by micahmo
Add more push notifications debugging by micahmo
Migrate draft storage to local database by micahmo

New Contributors

wadamT made their first contribution

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[Pre-release] v0.5.0-6 (github.com)

submitted 2 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

0 comments fedilink

This is the third release candidate for Thunder v0.5.0! As mentioned in the previous release candidate, there aren't too many notable changes in this version as I'm preparing for a general release version. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Fixes

Fix image proxy thumbnails not retrieving image dimensions properly by hjiangsu
Potentially fix for markdown toolbar not showing above system keyboard by hjiangsu

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[Pre-release] v0.5.0-5 (github.com)

submitted 2 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

0 comments fedilink

This is the second release candidate for Thunder v0.5.0! As mentioned in the previous release candidate, there aren't too many notable changes in this version as I'm preparing for a general release version. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Fixes

Fixed share text post by micahmo
Fixed loading indicator when submitting posts, moved comment submit to markdown toolbar by micahmo
Fixed table column markdown alignment by hjiangsu

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[Pre-release] v0.5.0-4 (github.com)

submitted 3 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

0 comments fedilink

This is the first release candidate for Thunder v0.5.0! There aren't too many notable changes in this version as I'm preparing for a general release version. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Changes

Moved "Create Post" button into markdown toolbar by micahmo
Fallback to opening non-Lemmy instances in browser by micahmo
Show voting when hidden scores are enabled by hjiangsu
Allow navigating to user instance from post sheet by micahmo

Misc

Minor under-the-hood feed related changes by hjiangsu

private/direct messages by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Hey there! As others have mentioned, there is currently no way to reply to private messages in Thunder. However, I have heard this feature request a few times, so I'll try to increase its priority.

My priorities at this time is to add in additional comment moderator actions, so this will likely have to come after that is implemented. Hope that helps clear things up!

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[Pre-release] v0.5.0-3 (github.com)

submitted 3 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

1 comments fedilink

This is the third pre-release for Thunder v0.5.0! This version contains a brand new inbox page, support for hiding posts (v0.19.4), and the usual bug fixes. There have also been a lot of under-the-hood changes so as always, please mention any issues or bugs that come up when running this version.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

The inbox page has been re-implemented to improve overall performance, reduce unnecessary API calls, and to more closely align to Material design guidelines. Additionally, you can now sort your inbox replies/mentions by top, new, old, and more!
Added support for hiding posts in Lemmy instances v0.19.4 and higher. You can assign swipe actions to hide posts, and adjust it's colour similar to other actions (e.g., voting, saving, etc)
Site content warnings are now supported on Lemmy instances v0.19.4 and higher. If an instance has a site content warning, that will be displayed in Thunder when you attempt to add an account with that instance.

Additions

Introduced refactored inbox page by hjiangsu
Added ability to sort inbox by ggichure
Added new markdown action to create block quote from selection in comment create/reply by micahmo
Added ability to re-order accounts by micahmo
Added user label settings page by micahmo
Added ability to upload multiple images at a time for a post/comment by hjiangsu
Added support for site content warnings by micahmo
Added support for hiding posts by micahmo
Added support for custom thumbnails in posts by micahmo

Changes

Show community/user sort type on headers by micahmo
Disabled closable snackbar for exit message by micahmo
Applied name styling to cross-posts by micahmo
Re-introduced comment navigator for experimental post page by hjiangsu
Improved feedback when subscribing/unsubscribing to community by hjiangsu

Fixes

Fixed inbox not refreshing after popping from notifications page* by hjiangsu
Fixed semantics for link information by hjiangsu
Disable "Subscriptions" sort type option for guest accounts by micahmo
Fixed database migration logic* by hjiangsu
Fixed issue with notifications staying page after marked as read* by micahmo

Misc

Migrated anonymous instances to database by micahmo
Updated Turkish localizations by mikropsoft
Updated translations by hjiangsu

Where are drafts saved? by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Hey there! Good question - I can answer them for you

Are drafts stored indefinitely?

Right now, they are stored indefinitely. They’re stored similarly to how your app settings are stored, and the only way to clear them is to uninstall and reinstall Thunder.

If I keep creating new drafts without ever finishing them, will my storage get full?

That’s a possibility but it’s very unlikely that your storage will get full just from stored drafts since they’re just plain text. Text usually takes up very little space compared to other data (e.g., images)

Is there a way to see all my current drafts?

Is there any way to delete drafts?

If you go back to a previous draft, you can delete the draft but that’s all there is at the moment.

That being said, we are working on features for better draft management to allow viewing/deleting drafts. The related GitHub issue is here: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/issues/1375

Hopefully this answers all your questions!

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[Pre-release] v0.5.0-2 (github.com)

submitted 4 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

1 comments fedilink

This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.5.0, and I apologize for the delay on this one! I've been a bit busier lately, which has resulted in less available time to work on Thunder. This version includes some small additions but is mainly focused on a few important fixes.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Additions

Added debug setting to customize image dimension timeout value by hjiangsu
Added new community stats for community visibility/local subscribers by micahmo

Changes

Migrated draft storage to local database by micahmo
Immediately remove blocked users/communities from feed, disable ability to block self by micahmo
Apply community/user display names globally by micahmo

Fixes

Fixed sidebar lag when subscribed to a large amount of communities by hjiangsu
Fixed user profile showing general feed by hjiangsu
Fixed labeling by micahmo
Fixed text field spell check causing exception on ** text by hjiangsu
Fixed a minor typo in 'Change Password' page by wadamT

Misc

Updated instances by github-actions
Updated translations from Weblate by hjiangsu

Is This Thunder? by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That’s a coincidence! I don’t believe that’s actually Thunder since that looks to be a Windows app (although you can technically build Thunder on Windows so there’s a very slim chance)

was wondering where this is originally from?

Here’s a bit of backstory!

The Thunder logo was inspired from other thunderbolt vector images that I encountered online. All of the images I encountered felt very “sharp” so I simply tried to adjust the corners to be more round.

So while there isn’t technically a “source” of the logo (at least that I’m aware of), I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s already something very similar! 😅

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[Pre-release] v0.5.0-1 (github.com)

submitted 4 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

3 comments fedilink

This is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.5.0! As always, this pre-release version contains many additions, changes, and fixes.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Important: Your feed settings (default feed type and sort) will now be based on your Lemmy account settings. The previous feed settings will now ONLY apply to guest accounts. As such, you may have to re-configure your default feed type and default sort type.

Some notable changes to test out:

The Account Settings has been updated to include even more settings that are synced to your Lemmy account. You can change your display name, profile bio, email, default feed type and sort, and more! Additionally, the user/community/instance blocks have been moved to their own dedicated page for easier management.
Experimental: You now have the ability to view a post as a different user. You can access this option by tapping on the three-dot menu within a post, and choosing "View post as a different user". When this happens, you temporarily switch accounts and can perform actions and even comment on the post as if you were that account.
You can now set custom labels for users which allows you to append a note to a given user. To access this feature, long press on a comment and select User -> Add User Label.
Groundwork is being laid out to improve the performance and reliability of the post page. This new experimental post page is locked under the new experimental features toggle. While this is not yet complete, you can test out the new post page by enabling experimental features in the Debug settings page.

The full list of changes since v0.4.0 are mentioned below. As always, if there are any bugs or issues, please submit a new GitHub issue.

Additions

Added new experimental post page by hjiangsu
Added ability to create links to settings. by micahmo
Added account birthdays to user chip by micahmo
Added ability to view entire post as a different account by micahmo
Added ability to import/export database by micahmo
Added support for custom user labels by micahmo
Added post/comment language metadata by micahmo
Added additional account settings by hjiangsu

Changes

Disabled account switching when editing post or comment by micahmo
Deferred loading image dimensions when viewing image preview by micahmo
Decreased layout jank from images within comments, and improved image error states by micahmo
Removed page scroll animation when switching between bottom navigation items by hjiangsu
Moved experimental push notifications under experimental flag by micahmo
Improved parsing of video speed setting by micahmo
Improved link sharing for images/video URLs by micahmo
Show placeholder icon for posts without thumbnails by micahmo
Allow snackbars to be closed on action by micahmo
Added more push notifications debugging by micahmo
Removed images from push notifications, improved UnifiedPush logic by micahmo
Extended keyword filters to URLs by hjiangsu

Fixes

Fixed superscript/subscript parsing edge cases by micahmo
Fixed image overflow when rendering inside a spoiler tag by micahmo
Fixed issue where optimistic voting would not reflect upvotes/downvotes properly by micahmo
Fixed post text preview showing raw markdown by hjiangsu
Fixed dialog button alignment, disable autocomplete suggestions for user labels by micahmo
Fixed snackbar positioning when opening/dismissing keyboard by micahmo
Fixed mark post as read when previewing media on 0.19.4 by hjiangsu

Misc

Fixed macOS build errors by hjiangsu
Removed javaToolchain binaries by hjiangsu
Removed push package Android dependency by hjiangsu
Adjusted modBan localization string by micahmo
Misc: update PR template by hjiangsu

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Thunder Release [v0.4.0]: Video support, UI/UX improvements, and more! (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/lemmyapps@lemmy.world

2 comments fedilink

Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15985516

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.4.0 is finally here! This release cycle took a bit longer than usual, but as a result, introduces a lot of new features, changes, and fixes which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

If you're enjoying Thunder and would like to show some support, star this project on GitHub! This helps gain visibility for the project and allows more contributors to help with the continued development of Thunder. If you'd like to show some appreciation, here is a post with details on how to donate to the active contributors of Thunder.

A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

The comment creation page has been fully re-built from the ground up and introduces a few new features, including the ability to specify the comment language, ability to comment as a different user, and addition of spoilers to the markdown toolbar. If you have any suggestions or feedback regarding these changes, feel free to make a new issue on GitHub!
There is now initial support for video playback on Thunder! The built-in video player should work with most video URLs (that end in a proper video extension) and should work with YouTube URLs. Additionally, you can customize some video settings such as playback speed, auto-mute, auto-play and more in the Settings page. The video player is still experimental, so there may still be some issues present.
Additional customization options including the ability to customize the colours of actions (upvotes, downvotes, saving, etc.), hiding thumbnails from the feed, showing user/community avatars, and much more.

ℹ General

There have been improvements to the overall UI/UX across the board. This includes improvements to the pure black theme, improvements to markdown rendering of tables, quotes, and more.
There have also been a lot of changes under-the-hood to hopefully improve the overall performance and reliability of actions. As a result of these changes, there may still be some issues that were not caught during testing. If you notice any general issues, please make a new issue on GitHub.

And much much more. I can't go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog below.

We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions.

Additions

Updated create comment page UI and added language selector to comments by hjiangsu
Added ability to comment as a different user by micahmo
Added spoiler to markdown buttons by micahmo and hjiangsu
Added support for selecting discussion languages by iparks99
Added support for new sort types as defaults by micahmo
Added option to show user/community avatars by iparks99
Added an option to hide thumbnails in feed by iparks99 and hjiangsu
Added option to use profile picture for drawer by micahmo
Added support for customizable action colors by micahmo
Added selectable post/comment text by micahmo
Added notification debugging section by micahmo
Added confirmation message when unsubscribing from community by micahmo
Added experimental support for video player by ggichure and hjiangsu
Added sort options in instance explorer by micahmo
Added ability to perform empty search in Search by micahmo

Changes

Show individual unread counts in inbox page by micahmo
Improved missing post snackbar message by micahmo
Improved spoiler appearance by micahmo
Adjusted markdown editor link dialog styling by micahmo
Adjusted padding to community sidebar by micahmo
Added loading page for posts/comments on slower connections by micahmo
Adjusted post/comment language selector styling by hjiangsu
Refactored post metadata and user/community chips by hjiangsu
Refactored post page quick actions by hjiangsu
Implemented core architecture to handle push notifications (APNs, UnifiedPush) by hjiangsu
Added retry action when initial feed loading fails by micahmo
Improved markdown appearance for block quotes, code blocks, and dividers by micahmo
Apply full name customizations to inbox mentions view by micahmo
Allow creating posts/comments with null language by micahmo
Optimistically mark replies as read by micahmo
Improved cross-post UI by CTalvio
Disabled Thunder's edge swipe to go back on Android by hjiangsu
Fixed various OLED color theme issues, community name format by CTalvio
Improved UX for notification settings by micahmo
Improved swipe gesture setting clarity with icons by CTalvio
Added loading page when opening notifications and increased size of notification icon by micahmo
Replaced score indicator icon by CTalvio
Improved image dimension fetching logic by hjiangsu
Improved the comment context jumping by micahmo
Improved account page and management UI by CTalvio
Improved selection of text when creating post/comment by micahmo

Fixes

Fixed subscribe/favourite app bar action not updating UI by micahmo
Fixed comment load spinner showing incorrectly by micahmo
Fixed account page back button behaviour on Android by hjiangsu
Fixed issues with deleted comment content showing up by micahmo
Fixed search FAB primary single press action not triggering by micahmo
Fixed issue marking multiple replies as read by micahmo
Fixed issue with tablet mode images and full-height images by hjiangsu
Fixed pan/pinch triggering unintentional double tap zoom by CTalvio
Fixed issue popping notification page triggering twice by micahmo
Fixed viewing notifications as correct user by micahmo
Fixed FAB modal transparency and exit fade animation by CTalvio

Misc

Integrate run on save scripts for VSCode by micahmo
Configure i18n.ally plugin by ipcjs
Apply linter suggested fix-ups by micahmo
Updated translations by hjiangsu
Updated instances by github-actions
Replaced scrollable_positioned_list with super_sliver_list by hjiangsu
Added test endpoint for UnifiedPush server and reduced UnifiedPush notification payload (in development) by micahmo

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Alpha Release [v0.4.0]: Video support, UI/UX improvements, and more! (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

18 comments fedilink

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.4.0 is finally here! This release cycle took a bit longer than usual, but as a result, introduces a lot of new features, changes, and fixes which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

If you're enjoying Thunder and would like to show some support, star this project on GitHub! This helps gain visibility for the project and allows more contributors to help with the continued development of Thunder. If you'd like to show some appreciation, here is a post with details on how to donate to the active contributors of Thunder.

A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

The comment creation page has been fully re-built from the ground up and introduces a few new features, including the ability to specify the comment language, ability to comment as a different user, and addition of spoilers to the markdown toolbar. If you have any suggestions or feedback regarding these changes, feel free to make a new issue on GitHub!
There is now initial support for video playback on Thunder! The built-in video player should work with most video URLs (that end in a proper video extension) and should work with YouTube URLs. Additionally, you can customize some video settings such as playback speed, auto-mute, auto-play and more in the Settings page. The video player is still experimental, so there may still be some issues present.
Additional customization options including the ability to customize the colours of actions (upvotes, downvotes, saving, etc.), hiding thumbnails from the feed, showing user/community avatars, and much more.

ℹ General

There have been improvements to the overall UI/UX across the board. This includes improvements to the pure black theme, improvements to markdown rendering of tables, quotes, and more.
There have also been a lot of changes under-the-hood to hopefully improve the overall performance and reliability of actions. As a result of these changes, there may still be some issues that were not caught during testing. If you notice any general issues, please make a new issue on GitHub.

And much much more. I can't go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog below.

We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions.

Additions

Updated create comment page UI and added language selector to comments by hjiangsu
Added ability to comment as a different user by micahmo
Added spoiler to markdown buttons by micahmo and hjiangsu
Added support for selecting discussion languages by iparks99
Added support for new sort types as defaults by micahmo
Added option to show user/community avatars by iparks99
Added an option to hide thumbnails in feed by iparks99 and hjiangsu
Added option to use profile picture for drawer by micahmo
Added support for customizable action colors by micahmo
Added selectable post/comment text by micahmo
Added notification debugging section by micahmo
Added confirmation message when unsubscribing from community by micahmo
Added experimental support for video player by ggichure and hjiangsu
Added sort options in instance explorer by micahmo
Added ability to perform empty search in Search by micahmo

Changes

Show individual unread counts in inbox page by micahmo
Improved missing post snackbar message by micahmo
Improved spoiler appearance by micahmo
Adjusted markdown editor link dialog styling by micahmo
Adjusted padding to community sidebar by micahmo
Added loading page for posts/comments on slower connections by micahmo
Adjusted post/comment language selector styling by hjiangsu
Refactored post metadata and user/community chips by hjiangsu
Refactored post page quick actions by hjiangsu
Implemented core architecture to handle push notifications (APNs, UnifiedPush) by hjiangsu
Added retry action when initial feed loading fails by micahmo
Improved markdown appearance for block quotes, code blocks, and dividers by micahmo
Apply full name customizations to inbox mentions view by micahmo
Allow creating posts/comments with null language by micahmo
Optimistically mark replies as read by micahmo
Improved cross-post UI by CTalvio
Disabled Thunder's edge swipe to go back on Android by hjiangsu
Fixed various OLED color theme issues, community name format by CTalvio
Improved UX for notification settings by micahmo
Improved swipe gesture setting clarity with icons by CTalvio
Added loading page when opening notifications and increased size of notification icon by micahmo
Replaced score indicator icon by CTalvio
Improved image dimension fetching logic by hjiangsu
Improved the comment context jumping by micahmo
Improved account page and management UI by CTalvio
Improved selection of text when creating post/comment by micahmo

Fixes

Fixed subscribe/favourite app bar action not updating UI by micahmo
Fixed comment load spinner showing incorrectly by micahmo
Fixed account page back button behaviour on Android by hjiangsu
Fixed issues with deleted comment content showing up by micahmo
Fixed search FAB primary single press action not triggering by micahmo
Fixed issue marking multiple replies as read by micahmo
Fixed issue with tablet mode images and full-height images by hjiangsu
Fixed pan/pinch triggering unintentional double tap zoom by CTalvio
Fixed issue popping notification page triggering twice by micahmo
Fixed viewing notifications as correct user by micahmo
Fixed FAB modal transparency and exit fade animation by CTalvio

Misc

Integrate run on save scripts for VSCode by micahmo
Configure i18n.ally plugin by ipcjs
Apply linter suggested fix-ups by micahmo
Updated translations by hjiangsu
Updated instances by github-actions
Replaced scrollable_positioned_list with super_sliver_list by hjiangsu
Added test endpoint for UnifiedPush server and reduced UnifiedPush notification payload (in development) by micahmo

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[Pre-release] v0.4.0-4/v0.4.0-5 (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

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Sorry for the consecutive releases - This is the fifth pre-release for Thunder v0.4.0! This pre-release version applies a quick fix for a grey screen issue when accessing the account page.

Fixes

Fixed an issue where the account page could show grey screen by hjiangsu

Previous Pre-release notes:

This is the fourth pre-release for Thunder v0.4.0! This pre-release version applies some quick hotfixes with regards to videos being marked as read incorrectly, and incorrect URL positioning for video thumbnails.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Fixes

Fixed issue with video posts being marked as read incorrectly by hjiangsu
Fixed video URL thumbnail positioning by hjiangsu

To see details of the changes introduced in the previous pre-release, see this post: https://lemmy.world/post/15801096

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[Pre-release] v0.4.0-3 (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

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This is the third pre-release for Thunder v0.4.0! This pre-release version introduces experimental support for videos, and many other changes and bug fixes. This will be the last pre-release containing new features as the upcoming pre-releases will mainly focus on fixing any existing issues that come up to prepare for a general release.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

There is now experimental support for videos - Thunder should now be able to play most videos (including YouTube videos) within the app. Thanks to ggichure for implementing this! As videos are still experimental, please submit any issues you find on GitHub.
You can now switch between users when creating a comment. This feature should work as long as the comment is federated to the other account's instance. Big thanks to micahmo for implementing this feature!
There have been some tweaks to the UI for the account page and user management pages. Thanks to CTalvio for working on this.

Additions

Added experimental support for video player by ggichure and hjiangsu
Added ability to comment as a different user by micahmo
Added sort options in instance explorer by micahmo
Added ability to perform empty search in Search by micahmo

Changes

Added loading page when opening notifications and increased size of notification icon by micahmo
Replaced score indicator icon by CTalvio
Improved image dimension fetching logic by hjiangsu
Improved the comment context jumping by micahmo
Improved account page and management UI by CTalvio
Improved selection of text when creating post/comment by micahmo

Fixes

Fix FAB modal transparency and exit fade animation by CTalvio

Misc

Replaced scrollable_positioned_list with super_sliver_list by hjiangsu
Added test endpoint for UnifiedPush server and reduced UnifiedPush notification payload (in development) by micahmo

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[Pre-release] v0.4.0-2 (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_nightly@lemmy.world

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This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.4.0! This pre-release version introduces a lot of UI/UX improvements, and adds support for customizable action colors!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

Customizable action buttons: Thunder now allows you to customize the colors of action buttons including upvotes, downvotes, save, mark as read, and reply actions. You can access this by navigating to Settings -> Appearance -> Theming -> Colors
There have been a ton of UI/UX tweaks to improve some existing issues. This includes tweaks to general markdown (tables, code blocks, quotes, etc.) as well as fixes to the black theme. If you notice any issues with the new changes, please create a new issue on GitHub!

Additions

Added option to use profile picture for drawer by micahmo
Added support for customizable action colors by micahmo
Added selectable post/comment text by micahmo
Added notification debugging section by micahmo
Add confirmation message when unsubscribing from community by micahmo

Changes

Improved markdown appearance for block quotes, code blocks, and dividers by micahmo
Apply full name customizations to inbox mentions view by micahmo
Allow creating posts/comments with null language by micahmo
Optimistically mark replies as read by micahmo
Improved cross-post UI by CTalvio
Disabled Thunder's edge swipe to go back on Android by hjiangsu
Fix various OLED color theme issues, community name format by CTalvio
Improved UX for notification settings by micahmo
Improve swipe gesture setting clarity with icons by CTalvio

Fixes

Fixed issue with tablet mode images and full-height images by hjiangsu
Fixed pan/pinch triggering unintentional double tap zoom by CTalvio
Fixed issue popping notification page triggering twice by micahmo
Fixed viewing notifications as correct user by micahmo

Misc

Updated translations by hjiangsu
Updated instances by github-actions

Mod-deleted comments still appearing, rendered by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Thanks for mentioning this issue! I believe this has already been fixed in the latest nightly build v0.3.0-1.

The fix is not yet on the general release build yet (v0.2.9) but should come eventually when v0.3.0 is near completion. As a temporary measure, you can block the user and the corresponding comments should be gone!

Apps that allow to view the modlog? by darklightxi in c/lemmyapps@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

This is being worked on for Thunder. It’s currently in draft stages but should hopefully land soon to a nightly build!

If you’d like to see it in action, or provide any feedback on it while it’s being worked on, feel free to check out the corresponding pull request: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/pull/1156

Alpha Release [v0.2.5] by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Also, a huge shout-out to all the contributors that have worked on features related to this release, especially @micahmo and @ggichure!

This is a seriously good lemmy client. by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Thanks for all the kind words, it has honestly been a wild ride so far working on Thunder. Personally, I've been learning a ton about app development in general from this, and continue to learn more as I work on improving Thunder. Knowing that other people enjoy Thunder is what drives me to continue work on it!

This is still mainly a one-to-two person project (albeit with a ton of help from the community) so any contributions (development related or not) are always appreciated!

Block Entire Instance? by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the question - this is a feature that is currently being worked on and should hopefully be available in the next general release for any lemmy instances running 0.19.0 and above. The main delay here was waiting for lemmy to natively support blocking instances.

If you'd like to keep track of the on-going progress for this feature (and general support for lemmy 0.19.x), see this GitHub issue!

Thank you Thunder devs! by darklightxi in c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

[-] darklightxi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the kind words, we really appreciate them!

We're still hard at work to make even more improvements to Thunder as a whole, with a greater focus now on improving general performance and stability of the app. Thunder is still a project that all of us contributors (including me) work on during our spare time, so its nice to hear that others are using and enjoying Thunder 😄