ncd-fe/packages/nicolium/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

v0.1.0

This list includes changes made since the project forked from Soapbox in April 2024. It does not cover every UI change, consistency improvement, optimization, accessibility improvement, or backend compatibility update — maintaining such a list manually would be impractical.

Major changes

• Switched to a separate library pl-api for Mastodon API integration. It is mostly written from scratch, inheriting minor code parts from Soapbox/Mastodon. This also comes with improved compatibility with various Mastodon API extensions and abstracts out the implementation details.
• Migrated client data stores from Redux to Zustand and remote data stores to TanStack Query. Stores have been migrated away from immutable.
• Migrated router from React Router to TanStack Router.
• Styles are being migrated from TailwindCSS to SCSS.
• Cat ears.

Added

Behavior

• Notifications of the same type and reposts of the same post are grouped client-side.
• Native grouped notifications are used on Mastodon.
• Date is displayed for notifications that are not about new posts.
• Replies to your posts are displayed differently from other mentions in the notification list.
• Hashtags from the last line of a post are displayed in a separate component. Adapted from Mastodon.
• Likes, reposts, and reactions lists are displayed on long press of respective buttons.
• User local time is displayed on profile and in account hover card, if specified in profile fields.
• Poll results can be displayed before voting.
• Home timeline remembers scroll position by default and restores it when you return to the app.
• A "Skip pinned posts" button was added to user profiles.
• Posts in timelines are displayed grouped together if they belong to the same context.

Composing posts

• WYSIWYG text formatting, available if Markdown is supported.
• Links to statuses are added as quotes when supported by backend.
• Manual post language selection.
• Posts with multiple language versions, when supported by backend.
• Client-side language detection for composed posts via fasttext.wasm.js.
• Draft posts, stored locally and compatible with any backend.
• New visibility scopes: local-only and list-only for Pleroma; local-only as a separate switch on GoToSocial.
• Optional inclusion of mentions in reply body on backends that support explicit mentioning.
• Per-post interaction policies for GoToSocial users.
• Suggestion to remove tracking parameters when adding a URL.
• Post preview before posting, on supported backends.
• Suggestion about hashtag accessibility when entering long, all-lowercase hashtags.

Features

• Most recent scrobble is displayed on user profile/card.
• Users can generate interaction circles for their profiles.
• Bite users, if supported by backend.
• Bubble timeline, if supported by backend.
• Mastodon displays trending articles on the Search page.
• Posts can be addressed to lists of users on Pleroma.
• Events with external registration.
• Dedicated wrench reaction button.
• Interaction requests: review pending requests and get informed if your backend doesn't let you reply to a post (GoToSocial).
• Application name used to post a status is displayed.
• Outgoing follow requests are displayed, if supported by backend.
• Remove tracking parameters from URLs in displayed posts.
• Button for alternative text preview on displayed media.
• Option to always display target domain for links, even when not part of content.
• Configurable redirects from popular websites to proxy services like Nitter and Piped in displayed posts.
• Boost a post with specific visibility, if supported by backend.
• Pleroma shoutbox on the chats page.
• Option to disable user-provided media, showing descriptions instead.
• MFM rendering on compatible backends.
• Exclusive lists and replies policy, if supported by backend.
• Linear thread view (similar to traditional Pleroma-FE) as an alternative to tree view, with one-click spoiler expansion.
• Iceshrimp.NET drive support for uploading, managing, and attaching files to posts.
• Local post translation (including private posts, also for unauthenticated users) on browsers supporting the Translator API.
• Auto-expiring blocks on Pleroma.
• Antennas and circles on Mastodon forks that implement those.

Settings

• Image descriptions for avatar/header, if supported by backend.
• GoToSocial users can manage post interaction policies.
• Interface theme color selection.
• Adjustable interface size.
• Option to use system font for emoji rendering.

Dashboard

• Dashboard main page displays metrics from the Mastodon admin dashboard, if supported by backend.

Changed

Behavior

• Separated favourites from reaction emojis; removed per-post reaction limit and Facebook-like emoji reaction bar.
• Simplified sensitive text/media logic.
• Reposting user is mentioned when replying to a reposted status.
• Notification type filtering options are reasonably merged.
• Search results are never cleared by just leaving the page.
• Status spoilers use a collapse/expand button instead of an overlay.
• Mentions and hashtags in bio no longer link to external pages.
• Quotes are counted with reblogs for non-detailed statuses.
• Reactions/favourites/reblogs list modal is displayed on long press.
• Various accessibility improvements, focused on screen reader compatibility.
• Users get asked to update account note when blocking/muting accounts.
• Bookmark folder selection modal supports filtering by search.
• Improved meta information for posts to improve Reader Mode on Firefox.

Composing posts

• Custom emojis are split into categories.
• GoToSocial users can post with a date in the past.
• Post scopes renamed to match Mastodon wording.

Settings

• Missing description confirmation option moved back to the Settings page.
• Profile fields can be reordered on the Edit profile page.
• Explicit addressing can be disabled on supported backends.
• Developer options are no longer hidden behind a challenge.

UI

• Removed header; search bar and profile dropdown moved to the sidebar; mobile sidebar button moved to thumb navigation.
• Floating action button for new posts moved to thumb navigation.
• Mobile sidebar styled as a popover.
• Added animations and improved consistency of existing ones.
• Increased max width of the layout.
• Updated Lists UI to match overall style.
• RSS button displayed in account header for local users when unauthenticated.
• Conversations page is always displayed, even when Chats are supported.
• Made it woke.
• Emojis zoom on hover.
• Event create/edit form is now a page instead of a modal.
• Star used for favourite icon instead of a heart.
• Account avatars are squared.
• Background gradients can be disabled; some visual behavior depends on this setting.
• Tabler Icons replaced with Phosphor Icons.
• Unified loading animation across the entire loading process.
• Redesigned status info and notification title.
• Redesigned audio/video player controls.
• Animations and accessibility improvements for UI elements like sliders.

Internal

• Posts are emojified during render instead of when inserting into state.
• Barrel exports are no longer used.
• Search page uses URL params.
• Themes use adoptedStyleSheets to work with stricter CSP.
• Settings store uses a different key in development environment.
• Default max image size increased to match Mastodon limits.

Dependencies

• Replaced react-popper and react-overlays with @floating-ui/react.
• Replaced uuid package with the randomUUID() method.
• Inlined some libraries, like the PullToRefresh component, directly into the app.
• Removed react-motion; adopted migration to @react-spring/web from Mastodon.
• Replaced a fork of react-hotkeys with Mastodon's hotkey handling system.
• Replaced FlexSearch with fuzzysort for emoji search.
• Replaced ESLint with oxfmt and oxlint.

Removed

• Truth Social-specific features.
• Nostr-specific features.
• Rumble-specific embed handling.
• Option that pretends to disable name editing for verified users.
• Call to Action banner.
• Links to block explorers for crypto addresses.
• Support for custom apps provided during build.
• So called 'GDPR banner'.
• Embed page (loaded too much for the use case).

Fixed

• Canvas export permission is checked when initializing FaviconService.
• Improved regex for mentions in post composer.
• Post tombstones no longer interrupt status navigation with hotkeys.
• Emojis are supported in poll options.
• Unsupported content types are not listed as available when composing a post.
• Admin dashboard now works on non-Pleroma backends.
• Removed excessive calls to fetchOwnAccounts.
• Media modal displays the whole thread correctly.