Release Notes

Release notes for Hai! are now on itch.io! https://antijingoist.itch.io/hai

2023-03-03 - Beta 17

Minor fixes for dialogs and transitions.
support for --instanceName, --wallpaperImage variables in themes
fix for freezing when tapping card in the 'wrong' place
Changes to fetch timelines to also get previous and next pages, and additional metadata as needed
code formatting
improved wallpaper support. Set wallpaper via variable to prevent safari from crashing.
New theme, magic, based on RPG card deck
support for dynamic type: in iOS you can change the text size via the Control Center or Settings, and Hai! will use that value.
Sound effects fix again... re: sounds disabled after backgrounding application.
text shadow fixes
add additional animations for actions
switch to webp for remaining images
Add resources folder for built-in themes
continued progress on plain theme
Adding excessive visual effects to Glass theme, and fixing selecting an imaege.
Reposition dialog so it's not obscured by keyboard on smaller phones
Add search button
Add error checking for loading a timeline
function to process adding a post using deep link
Checks for Re in the spoiler text before adding a second "Re: ". Adds a Re if there is a spoiler.
Contrast setting was being saved in the wrong area.
Enter key submits on login screen.
meta tags, opengraph
fix html size
create new post with hai://new_post/?post=

2023-02-24 - Beta 16

fix background section in settings
swap novel heme for plain
starting deep link support
adding icons and additional metadata
search icon - no search yet
Adding various icon sizes for pwa
ui improvements: adding styles for the file input
remove wallpaper button added
fix contrast never setting on new install
other ui improvements
fix for bug where selecting the same page a second time removes its visual effects
added selector to detect if wallpaper is chosen
high contrast text fixes
Fix in themes for floating close button
Visual effects fix High Contrast option fixes
floating close button fix moved link image to main css
Moving settings buttons fix
Visual effect updates: return of the visual effects
use a visible color for account names
sightly smaller care warning area
remove extra space from participants. do not add current user to reply list
Fix fetching local timeline
fixing covering of arrows on posts
fixing detection of post-types
New theme: glass
Adding "Re: " before spoiler text on replies

2023-02-20 - Beta 15

fix for shares and likes not applying
initial wallpaper support. You can select a wallpaper from your device.
Fixes for spoilers on wp7 and yesterday themes.
Support for playing videos - tap on a post to view videos
fix for no sounds after multitasking
moving mastodon api code
Switching to local storage. Using objects for settings and account information
formatting
Fixes for people on Beta 14 not being able to log in

2023-02-15 - Beta 14

fixed tabbar showing on top of full screen images
when opening a post that is large enough to scroll in place, the post expands in the thread view.
adding login error on first run
added sound on error
Clicking on a post is handled by an event listener that properly opens URLs instead of ignoring them.
Spinning refresh icon now continues until the page is refreshed.
Added an error when mistyping your login information on firstrun
switching between pages slides pages side to side now instead of pulling and pushing the page.
Load additional pages in background on mobile after first page load.
cleaning up older unused code, and refactoring for performance improvements.
added support for deeplinks
Adding help link to the add account dialog, and to error messeges
Changing where the app domain points when registering on a mastodon server.
Fixed error were referencing a non-existent object would prevent you from viewing the single user page.

2023-02-13 - Beta 13.5

fix for persistent spoiler warning
ui fixes and cleanup
stupid off centered images

2023-02-13 - Beta 13.0

Using webP for many images now.
Layout fixes and adjustments needed after rebuilding the UI structure.,
Refresh button replaces pull to refresh (at least temporarily). Pressing the tab bar button twice also refreshes.
Moved App layout from being built in js to a mustache template.
Moved more actions from the dom to event listeners. scroll effects adjusted to use less math and affect only the container being acted on.
Adjusting opacities, moving some rendering to gpu, some off gpu.
Manifest.json added.
Loads fewer posts by default. Even fewer on desktops/old iPads: it's an in-progress thing, I can't gauge speed on those right now.
Adding names to buttons.
Multicolumn on iPad has horizontal scroll snapping

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2023-03-03 - Beta 17

Minor fixes for dialogs and transitions.

support for --instanceName, --wallpaperImage variables in themes

fix for freezing when tapping card in the 'wrong' place

Changes to fetch timelines to also get previous and next pages, and additional metadata as needed

code formatting

improved wallpaper support. Set wallpaper via variable to prevent safari from crashing.

New theme, magic, based on RPG card deck

support for dynamic type: in iOS you can change the text size via the Control Center or Settings, and Hai! will use that value.

Sound effects fix again... re: sounds disabled after backgrounding application.

text shadow fixes

add additional animations for actions

switch to webp for remaining images

Add resources folder for built-in themes

continued progress on plain theme

Adding excessive visual effects to Glass theme, and fixing selecting an imaege.

Reposition dialog so it's not obscured by keyboard on smaller phones

Add search button

Add error checking for loading a timeline

function to process adding a post using deep link

Checks for Re in the spoiler text before adding a second "Re: ". Adds a Re if there is a spoiler.

Contrast setting was being saved in the wrong area.

Enter key submits on login screen.

meta tags, opengraph

fix html size

create new post with hai://new_post/?post=

2023-02-24 - Beta 16

fix background section in settings

swap novel heme for plain

starting deep link support

adding icons and additional metadata

search icon - no search yet

Adding various icon sizes for pwa

ui improvements: adding styles for the file input

remove wallpaper button added

fix contrast never setting on new install

other ui improvements

fix for bug where selecting the same page a second time removes its visual effects

added selector to detect if wallpaper is chosen

high contrast text fixes

Fix in themes for floating close button

Visual effects fix High Contrast option fixes

floating close button fix moved link image to main css

Moving settings buttons fix

Visual effect updates: return of the visual effects

use a visible color for account names

sightly smaller care warning area

remove extra space from participants. do not add current user to reply list

Fix fetching local timeline

fixing covering of arrows on posts

fixing detection of post-types

New theme: glass

Adding "Re: " before spoiler text on replies

2023-02-20 - Beta 15

fix for shares and likes not applying

initial wallpaper support. You can select a wallpaper from your device.

Fixes for spoilers on wp7 and yesterday themes.

Support for playing videos - tap on a post to view videos

fix for no sounds after multitasking

moving mastodon api code

Switching to local storage. Using objects for settings and account information

formatting

Fixes for people on Beta 14 not being able to log in

2023-02-15 - Beta 14

fixed tabbar showing on top of full screen images

when opening a post that is large enough to scroll in place, the post expands in the thread view.

adding login error on first run

added sound on error

Clicking on a post is handled by an event listener that properly opens URLs instead of ignoring them.

Spinning refresh icon now continues until the page is refreshed.

Added an error when mistyping your login information on firstrun

switching between pages slides pages side to side now instead of pulling and pushing the page.

Load additional pages in background on mobile after first page load.

cleaning up older unused code, and refactoring for performance improvements.

added support for deeplinks

Adding help link to the add account dialog, and to error messeges

Changing where the app domain points when registering on a mastodon server.

Fixed error were referencing a non-existent object would prevent you from viewing the single user page.

2023-02-13 - Beta 13.0

Using webP for many images now.

Layout fixes and adjustments needed after rebuilding the UI structure.,

Refresh button replaces pull to refresh (at least temporarily). Pressing the tab bar button twice also refreshes.

Moved App layout from being built in js to a mustache template.

Moved more actions from the dom to event listeners. scroll effects adjusted to use less math and affect only the container being acted on.

Adjusting opacities, moving some rendering to gpu, some off gpu.

Manifest.json added.

Loads fewer posts by default. Even fewer on desktops/old iPads: it's an in-progress thing, I can't gauge speed on those right now.

Adding names to buttons.

Multicolumn on iPad has horizontal scroll snapping