Release notes improvements

[tooomm]

Most users have auto update enabled and don't review/check all changes.

Due to the Release Notes only showing the most recent change(s), features or important changes are easily missed:

It would be helpful to have a Changelog with version numbers and some simple history there like:

 - v1.7.1 [2021-01-15]
     - Show correct icon for draft PRs

 - v1.7.0 [2020-04-07]
    - Update badge counter when opening notification
    - Option to hide badge

 - v1.6.3 [2020-03-03]
    - Fix popup populating for real now

 ...

Or a link to a changelog file or e.g. the GitHub Releases page or the Mozilla Add-On version history

 - v1.7.1 [2021-01-15]
     - Show correct icon for draft PRs

 For a complete version history and changes in older versions see: xxxx

[freaktechnik]

Thanks for the suggestion.

I don't like changelogs where you don't know exactly what changed in your current version because they just list a bunch of versions (unless there are unreleased/partially release versions since the last change).

However having a link to the full changelog might be an interesting idea.

[tooomm]

you don't know exactly what changed in your current version because they just list a bunch of versions

The list of changes in Release Notes should have the currently used version on top and don't show any changes in newer versions that are not installed/used.

However having a link to the full changelog might be an interesting idea.

Another wording could be:

Changes in v1.7.1 [2021-01-15]:

  - Show correct icon for draft PRs

For a complete version history and changes in other versions check: xxxx

[tooomm]

I saw you added a link to the AMO version history already. 👍

And thanks for the contributor update. :)

[tooomm]

I saw you added a link to the AMO version history already. 👍

This is gone now again. Only the most recent change is displayed and one has no easy way to catch up on former changes.

With v1.8.0 I only get this now:

It used to have a link to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/advanced-github-notifier/versions/.

[freaktechnik]

Yes, I didn't add the link in the 1.8.0 release notes. I have to add it to every version manually if I want it to be there. And honestly I'm mostly waiting on the upstream fix for it (one day I might be tempted to do that one myself if it doesn't move at all)

[freaktechnik]

It seems I haven't linked the upstream bug here yet, it's https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1688045

[tooomm]

I have to add it to every version manually if I want it to be there. And honestly I'm mostly waiting on the upstream fix for it (one day I might be tempted to do that one myself if it doesn't move at all)

Makes totally sense!

Thanks for taking care of the bug report (and linking it). 👍