v0.7.1

[hjiangsu]

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.7.1 is finally here! This release primarily focuses on improving Thunder’s core architecture in preparation for upcoming API changes. As a result, there aren’t too many new features this time around. The work is still ongoing and will take a bit more time to complete, but doing so will lay the foundation for Thunder to more easily support future API versions and platforms.

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Here are the changes between versions v0.6.1 and v0.7.1. For improved readability, internal issues introduced and fixed in nightly versions will be largely omitted.

Additions

• Added ability to search for top-level settings by @micahmo in Add ability to search for top-level settings pages #1668
• Added semantic labels to all overflow/popup buttons by @micahmo in Add semantic label to all overflow/popup buttons #1705
• Added semantic label to community search subscription button by @micahmo in Add semantic label to community search result subscription button #1790
• Added ability to mark private messages as read by @hjiangsu in Add ability to mark private message as read #1762
• Added ability to toggle community icons in compact mode by @hjiangsu in General post card improvements, and ability to toggle community icons in compact mode #1746
• Added prompt to add original post body when cross-posting links and images by @hjiangsu in Add prompt to inject original post body for non-text cross posts #1759
• Added action chips to user and community headers by @hjiangsu in Improve user and community headers/sidebars #1851
• Added loading indicator on startup under slow network connections by @micahmo in Fix the lack of a spinner on startup when slow #1795
• Added additional support contact in About page by @hjiangsu in Add support contact in About page #1866

Changes

• Enabled the experimental post page to be the default by @hjiangsu in Add back FAB actions for experimental post page #1713
• Enabled full-height images in default configuration by @hjiangsu in Enable full-height images by default #1756
• Enabled ability for last tapped post to preserve it's state by @micahmo in Preserve post page state #1520
• Improved markdown link behaviour by @micahmo in Fix URL issue #1700
• Improved UX for toggling pure black theme by @hjiangsu in Improve UX for toggling pure black theme #1690
• Improved visibility of comment navigator in dark mode by @micahmo in Fix the color of the centered comment FAB in dark mode #1691
• Improved message clarity of "Mark all as read" action by @micahmo in Make the "mark all as ready" confirmation messages more clear #1766
• Improved reply preview actions touch area by @hjiangsu in Refactor and improve reply preview actions with larger touch area #1815
• Improved notification user handling by @micahmo in Improve notification user handling #1865
• Improved handling of tall images in feed/post by @hjiangsu in Limit image height when it exceeds the device height #1709
• Improved comment depth indicators by @hjiangsu in Improve comment depth indicators #1788
• Improved post loading under slow network connections by @micahmo in Improve post loading #1796
• Improved image handling for instances with image proxy enabled by @hjiangsu in Improved image handling for instances with image proxy enabled #1807
• Improved error handling when navigating to a post of a blocked community by @hjiangsu in Show message when navigating to a post with a blocked community #1808
• Improved initial feed loading API calls by @hjiangsu in Reduce initial post loading API calls #1852
• Display full username in private messages by @micahmo in Show full username in private messages #1823
• Display user avatars only when they have an associated image by @hjiangsu in Show user avatars only when they have an associated image #1806
• Featured posts are compacted when using card mode by @hjiangsu in Show pinned posts in compact mode when in card view #1757
• Moved author and community metadata to the top of post page by @hjiangsu in Refactor and improve post body widgets #1844
• Improved community icon setting terminology by @hjiangsu in Fix community icon setting terminology #1747
• Removed scrape missing previews option by @hjiangsu in Remove scrape missing previews option #1721

Fixes

• Fixed profile modal staying open after logging into new account by @micahmo in Fix profile modal staying open after logging into new account #1701
• Fixed profile modal not closing after switching accounts by @micahmo in Fix profile modal not closing after switching accounts #1706
• Fixed issue navigating to post after creation by @micahmo in Fix issue navigating to post after creation #1797
• Fixed post body not updating after performing an edit by @micahmo in Fix a problem with editing not updating the post content, and related bugs #1789
• Fixed instance display in post by @micahmo in Fix instance display in post #1799
• Fixed comment sort setting label not matching selected comment sort option by @micahmo in Fix displayed comment sort mode #1771
• Fixed issue where blocked user comments are attached to wrong comment tree by @hjiangsu in Fix issue where blocked user comments are attached to wrong comment tree #1835
• Fixed color of block icon on "Block User" button by @micahmo in Fix color of block icon on block user button #1693
• Fixed color of block community button by @micahmo in Fix color of block community button #1834
• Fixed size of vote buttons on the post page by @micahmo in Fix the size of hte vote buttons on the post page #1792
• Fixed link images not respecting edge-to-edge option by @hjiangsu in Fix link images not respecting edge-to-edge option #1708
• Fixed Bluesky image URL parsing by @hjiangsu in Fix Bluesky image URL parsing #1801
• Fixed issue with block quotes not being applied in some cases by @micahmo in Update markdown package #1727
• Fixed taglines not showing on anonymous accounts by @hjiangsu in Fix taglines not showing on anonymous accounts and minor improvements #1817
• Fixed advanced share sheet overflow by @micahmo in Make advanced share sheet scrollable #1794
• Fixed visual glitch when navigating to posts via link by @micahmo in Fix visual glitch navigating to posts via link #1760
• Fixed visual glitch on post page app bar by @micahmo in Fix visual glitch on post page app bar #1783
• Fixed search keyboard popping up when using back navigation by @hjiangsu in Fix search keyboard popping up #1738
• Fixed video player back button on landscape mode not being displayed by @hjiangsu in Fix video player back button on landscape mode #1749
• Fixed notification page overlapping with bottom navigation bar by @micahmo in Add spacer at bottom of notification page #1761
• Fixed positioning of the pull-to-refresh indicator by @micahmo in Fix the position of the refresh indicator #1861
• Fixed full date setting not accounting for user timezone by @hjiangsu in Fix full date setting not showing the correct time #1758
• Fixed FAB settings page navigation by @micahmo in Fix FAB Settings page navigation #1811
• Fixed issue where empty inbox message is shown prematurely by @micahmo in Fix issue where inbox message is shown prematurely #1791
• Fixed issue with the feed FAB appearing on the account page by @micahmo in Fix an issue with the feed FAB appearing on the account page #1793
• Fixed community naming by @micahmo in Fix community naming #1878

Misc

• Consolidated navigation, account, and authentication logic by @hjiangsu in Consolidate all navigation together #1707, Consolidate account and auth bloc logic #1826
• Reorganized account, settings, and removed unused functions/classes by @hjiangsu in Reorganize account related files #1822, Reorganize settings and removing unused functions/classes #1824
• Refactored media thumbnails and related logic by @hjiangsu in Chore: Refactor link previews and MediaView widget #1720, Chore: Refactor text preview for MediaView #1714, Chore: Refactor image preview for MediaView #1715
• Refactored post-related components (cards, metadata, widgets) by @hjiangsu in Refactor compact post card to use ThunderPost #1784, Refactor card post view #1730, Refactor compact post view #1723, Refactor post card metadata items #1734, Optimize post card visibility detection #1740, Use SliverList when tablet mode is disabled #1743, Chore: improve documentation and widget structure for post-related widgets #1862, Chore: improve documentation and widget structure for post card metadata widgets #1867, Chore: improve documentation and widget structure for post card widgets #1868
• Refactored comment-related components (cards, headers, widgets) by @hjiangsu in Refactor comment card headers #1800, Chore: organize comment related widgets #1847
• Refactored user-related components (avatar, chips, header, indicator, sidebar) by @hjiangsu in Refactor user avatar #1752, Refactor user chips #1751, Refactor user header #1753, Refactor user indicator #1755, Refactor user sidebar to use internal models and add localizations #1754, Refactor user bloc #1764, Refactor user list entry #1763, Refactor user autocomplete #1769
• Refactored community-related widgets and logic by @hjiangsu in Refactor community avatar #1750, Remove old community bloc logic #1702, Migrate from CommunityView model to ThunderCommunity #1773
• Refactored core logic to use internal models (account, post, feed type) by @hjiangsu in Refactor account bloc to use ThunderUser and ThunderCommunity #1814, Chore: migrate from PostViewMedia to ThunderPost #1838, Chore: migrate ThunderPost community/creator to use internal models #1839, Refactor: Improve post internal logic #1853, Chore: migrate feed type to internal enum #1836
• Refactored user preferences and modlog logic by @hjiangsu in Chore: Improve UserPreferences singleton usage #1842, Refactor modlog logic #1831
• Refactored navigation and linking (sharing intent, deep link, feed page app bar) by @hjiangsu in Chore: refactor sharing intents #1832, Chore: refactor and clean up deep link logic #1829, Migrate app bar title logic from feed page to app bars #1863
• Refactored instance-related components (list entry, info response) by @hjiangsu in Refactor instance list entry and instance info response #1821
• Updated translations from Weblate by @hjiangsu in Update translations from Weblate #1781
• Updated instances by @github-actions in Update instances #1688, Update instances #1782
• Upgraded Thunder to Flutter 3.32.0 and updated gradle/NDK versions by @hjiangsu in Upgrade Flutter version to 3.32.0 #1850, Upgrade gradle and NDK versions #1859

Full Changelog: 0.6.1...0.7.1

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