Pachli 2.13.0 is now available. This release makes it easier to add captions to media attachments, replaces the Local timeline with the Trending timeline when logging in for the first time, and more.
New features and other improvements #
Make media descriptions more prominent when writing posts #
Media descriptions are an important part of the online experience for many people.
Previously, to add a description in Pachli you had to add the attachment, then tap the attachment to bring up a menu, choose the “Edit caption” option from the menu, and type the caption in the dialog that popped up.
Now this is integrated in to the UI when writing a post. Adding media immediately shows you the description field, how many characters you can include in the description, and clearly indicates a description is good practice.
You can type directly in the description field, without having to make multiple taps to navigate through menus.
Replace “Local” timeline with “Trending posts” in default tabs #
When you first sign in to an account with Pachli the default set of tabs used to include the “Local” timeline for your server. On large servers this is often unhelpful; a firehose of posts which may or may have appropriate content warnings or match your interests.
The “Local” timeline has been replaced with the “Trending posts” timeline. For new users this is likely to be more immediately useful and give them a better onboarding experience.
This change only affects new accounts signed in to Pachli. If you were using Pachli before 2.13.0 your tabs have not been changed.
The “Local” timeline has not been removed, it is still available from the main navigation menu, and can be added to a tab with one tap on the “Add to tab” button.
This works for all timelines that are not currently in tabs.
Updates to translations #
Languages with updated translations are:
- Chinese (Simplified Han script) by bai0012 (their first contributions to Pachli)
- Finnish by Kalle Kniivilä
- Irish by Aindriú Mac Giolla Eoin
- Italian by Manuel Tassi (their first contributions to Pachli)
- Kabyle by ButterflyOfFire
- Latvian by Edgars Andersons
- Lombard by E C (their first contributions to Pachli)
- Polish by Łukasz Horodecki
- Slovak by Russssty
- Spanish by Juan M Sevilla
If you would like to help improve Pachli’s translation in to your language there’s information on how you can contribute.
Significant bug fixes #
Fixes this month are mostly issues discovered while working on the new attachment description functionality.
These include:
- Fix a crash that could occur while taking a picture to add as an attachment (#1537)
- Clearly indicate when attachment menu items are disabled (e.g, if no more attachments can be added), (#1542, #1541)
- Display poll previews correctly (#1540)
Thank you #
Thank you to everyone who took the time to report issues and provide additional followup information and screenshots.
Download Pachli 2.13.0 from Google Play, F-Droid, or the GitHub release page.