CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Added

• [Mac] Added the launch-to-last-draft functionality in the Editor Launching Policy.
• [Mac] Holding the Shift key when launching clears the app's "last draft" state and instead loads a new blank draft.
• [Mac] Added a menu item for toggling the toolbar.
• [Mac] In a post with unpublished changes (i.e., with "local" or "edited" status), the post is autosaved after a one-second pause in typing.
• [Mac] Added a context-menu item to delete local posts from the post list.
• [Mac] Added methods to fetch device logs.
• [Mac] Added a way to search for text across all posts.
• [Mac] Added a way to refresh an edited post from the server copy.

Changed

• [Mac] The published date now reflects the time a post was published, not created.
• [Mac] If the option is set, the app now silently checks for updates on launch.
• [Mac] New drafts are created in the currently-selected blog, rather than being created in Drafts (or "Anonymous" for Write.as accounts).
• [Mac] Updated the URL and minimum version of the WriteFreely Swift package.
• [Mac] Upgraded the Sparkle package to v2.
• [Mac] The app now prompts you to reach out to our user forums if it detects a crash.
• [Mac] The app now reverts a post from edited to published status if you undo your changes.

Fixed

• [Mac] Improved reliability of the toolbar when a post is selected.
• [Mac] Find and replace now works as expected in the post editor.
• [Mac] Formatting is stripped from text that is pasted into the post editor.
• [Mac] New posts use proper linespacing.
• [Mac] The post status updates correctly after publishing local changes to an existing post.
• [Mac] The server URL field is better validated when logging in to a WriteFreely instance/Write.as.
• [Mac] Fixed a regression where text color did not adapt to dark mode correctly.
• [Mac] Sharing a post now uses the custom domain (if any).
• [Mac] The window is now restored when clicking on the app icon in the dock.
• [Mac] Fixed a potential crash if the system keychain wasn't available at app launch.
• [Mac] Cleaned up some straggling project warnings.
• [Mac] Improved error-handling under the hood for better app stability.
• [Mac] Selecting another collection while a blank draft is in the editor now works as expected.
• [Mac] Fixed a bug where the new-post button doesn't appear in the iOS 16 beta.
• [Mac] Fixed a bug where the list of posts published outside of a blog didn't update its title (Drafts/Anonymous).
• [Mac] Fixed a bug where alerts weren't presented for login errors.
• [Mac] Fixed some build warnings in the project.
• [Mac] Bumped WriteFreely package to v0.3.6 to handle decoding of fractional seconds in dates.
• [Mac] Fixed a bug that prevented a remotely-edited post from updating until you navigated away and back.
• [Mac] Fixed a bug where posts moved from one blog to another on a different client didn't update in the app.
• [Mac] Improved offline experience with 'not connected' messaging.

1.0.17-ios - 2024-01-21

Fixed

• [iOS] Improved offline experience with 'not connected' messaging.
• [iOS] Improved compatibility with iOS 17.

1.0.16-ios - 2023-07-23

Added

• [iOS] Added a way to search for text across all posts.
• [iOS] Added a way to refresh an edited post from the server copy.

Changed

• [iOS] The app now reverts a post from edited to published status if you undo your changes.

Fixed

• [iOS] Fixed a bug where posts moved from one blog to another on a different client didn't update in the app.

1.0.15-ios - 2023-01-15

Fixed

• [iOS] Restored the new-draft-on-launch feature and resolves crashing bug.
• [iOS] Fixed a bug that would navigate to a post on launch, then immediately navigate back to the post list.
• [iOS] Fixed some animation glitches when presenting and dismissing the keyboard.

1.0.14-ios - 2022-12-18

Added

• [iOS] Added methods to fetch device logs.
• [iOS] Added a settings option to generate a log file as a new local draft (iOS 15+).

Changed

• [iOS] Temporarily removed the new-draft-on-launch feature while investigating a crashing bug.

Fixed

• [iOS] Fixed a bug where posts were always shown in serif, even if the post was published with another font.

1.0.13-ios - 2022-11-13

Added

• [iOS] Added a context-menu item to delete local posts from the post list.

Fixed

• [iOS] Fixed an issue that made it tricky to scroll in the post editor.
• [iOS] Fixed a bug that didn't navigate to the post editor after tapping the new-post button.

1.0.12-ios - 2022-10-06

Changed

• [iOS] The post editor now scrolls the title as well as the post body to better use all screen real estate.

Fixed

• [iOS] Bumped WriteFreely package to v0.3.6 to handle decoding of fractional seconds in dates.

1.0.11-ios - 2022-09-07

Fixed

• [iOS] Fixed a bug where the new-post button doesn't appear in the iOS 16 beta.
• [iOS] Fixed a bug where the list of posts published outside of a blog didn't update its title (Drafts/Anonymous).
• [iOS] Fixed a bug where alerts weren't presented for login errors.
• [iOS] Fixed some build warnings in the project.

1.0.10-ios - 2022-07-28

Added

• [iOS] The app now prompts you to reach out to our user forums if it detects a crash.

Fixed

• [iOS] Improved error-handling and alerting under the hood, for better app stability.

1.0.9-ios - 2022-04-02

• [iOS] Fixed an issue when building for iOS 15 on Xcode 13 that caused the post list to underlap the navigation bar.
• [iOS] Cleaned up some straggling project warnings.

1.0.8-ios - 2021-12-03

Added

• The app now includes an action extension; activate it in Safari by tapping the Share button, and choosing "Create WriteFreely draft" from the available actions.

Changes

• To enable sharing of data between the app and the action extension, both the Core Data local store and User Defaults have been moved to an App Group.

1.0.7-ios - 2021-10-01

Fixed

• Fixed a bug that would cause the app to cancel navigation from the post list to the blog list on iPhone.
• Fixed a potential crash if the system keychain wasn't available at app launch.
• Fixed a bug that prevented navigation to the post list when selecting a blog on iPhone on iOS 15.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Settings sheet from displaying on iOS 15.

1.0.6-ios - 2021-06-10

Changed

• Updated the URL and minimum version of the WriteFreely Swift package.

1.0.5-ios - 2021-04-12

Fixed

• Sharing a post now uses the custom domain (if any).
• Creating a new post no longer navigates away from the currently selected blog to the Drafts list.

1.0.4-ios - 2021-02-15

Changed

• The published date now reflects the time a post was published, not created.

Fixed

• Restored the launch-to-last-draft functionality in the Editor Launching Policy.
• The post status updates correctly after publishing local changes to an existing post.
• The server URL field is better validated when logging in to a WriteFreely instance/Write.as.

1.0.2-ios - 2021-01-20

Added

• A link has been added to the the Settings sheet to review the app on the App Store.

Fixed

• Multiple accessibility issues with VoiceOver text were fixed.
• Navigating through the app now animates properly.
• Fixed a bug on iPhone where leaving the post editor would sometimes send you right back to the editor.

1.0.1-ios - 2020-11-18

This version rolls up the iOS beta releases for publishing on the App Store. From this point forward, tags will use the -ios and -mac suffixes to differentiate between platforms, until both are at feature parity.

1.0.1b3-ios - 2020-11-13

Fixed

• Fixed a bug where adding certain characters to your post (like emoji, for example) would cause the cursor to jump to the end of the post.

1.0.1b2-ios - 2020-11-11

Added

• Added short extracts of the post body to the post list when the post has no title.

Fixed

• Fixed a silent failure where the app would appear to login but could not get a valid access token from the server.
• Fixed a bug that would jump the cursor to the end of the post when typing in the middle of the post body.

1.0.1b1-ios - 2020-11-09

Added

• A link in the Settings screen of the app now points to the How-To guide in the forum.
• A link in the README to the App Store product page for the iOS app.
• An alert now warns you if you try to perform a task that requires an internet connection when there is no network connection.

Changed

• Local posts are no longer deleted when logging out.
• The app now requires you to confirm when logging out, and indicates how many local edits will be lost by doing so.
• Various editor improvements:
  • The cursor now focuses on the title field and brings up the keyboard when loading a post in the editor.
  • The Return key navigates from the title field to the body field.
  • The title field now automatically increases its height as the text wraps.
  • Increased the line spacing in both the title and body fields.
• When logged out, the app now only shows the "Drafts" list, rather than the "All Posts" list.
• Buttons that handle network requests (e.g. publishing, reloading from server) now show a busy indicator while waiting to complete the task.

Fixed

• After moving a post from Drafts/Anonymous to a blog, the share link format retained the old single-post format. This is now fixed.
• The placeholder text on new (empty) posts now shows reliably.
• The title and body fields in the editor are better aligned.
• The app more consistently loads the last draft (or a new draft) on launch.
• Fixed a crash on launch that was caused by the list of posts from local storage was being changed while being fetched.

1.0.0 - 2020-10-20

Known Issues

• Publishing changes to the server doesn't update the badge status from 'Edited' to 'Published' until you tap the Publish button a second time.
• When moving a published post from Drafts to a blog, the share link does not update accordingly.
  • Workaround: Log out of your account and then log back in. This will permanently delete any unpublished posts and changes!

Added

• A new Menu button has been added to the post editor to collect all post-related functions.
• When you first publish a local draft, you're now asked where it should be published (i.e. to Drafts, or to one of your blogs).
• You can now move a post to a collection from the post editor menu.

Changed

• New local posts are now always created as Drafts.
• The post editor's Publish and Share buttons are now found under a new Menu button.
• Logging in now ignores any path added to the server URL.
• The WriteFreely Swift package now requires v0.3.0 as the minimum version.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug where entering an invalid server URL would hang the login attempt.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when sharing a post on iPad.
• Fixed a bug that set the post status to 'Edited' after updating a published post to a newer version from the server.
• Fixed a release name in this change log.

1.0.0b1 - 2020-10-02

Added

• The "All Posts" list now shows which blog a post belongs to.

Fixed

• Fixed a crash that could occur when tapping the share button.
• Fixed a visual glitch that made the post list overlap the navigation bar when scrolling on iPhone and iPad.
• Fixed a link in the change log; added date to the 1.0.0a1 release.

1.0.0a1 - 2020-09-30

Added

• A support link in the Settings screen lets you access the help forum.
• You can now delete local posts.
• You are now prompted for action when viewing a post that was deleted from the server.
• You can now choose a default font for new local drafts in the Settings screen.
• The post editor shows your content in the set typeface.
• Placeholder text has been added to the post editor.
• [iOS] The URL of published posts can be shared from the post editor via the system share sheet.

Changed

• The collection list now shows the WriteFreely instance name (or just "WriteFreely" if logged out).
• The Publish and Reload buttons are disabled if there's no network connection.
• The post editor's status badge has been moved to the top of the screen.
• The layout of the post editor has been improved to provide a larger editing area on iPhone.
• The app now launches to either the last draft you were working on, or a new blank post.
• Empty local posts are discarded when you navigate away from the post editor.
• Server addresses with an insecure protocol ("http://") are upgraded to a secure protocol ("https://") before login is attempted.
• Attempting to publish a post when you're not logged in presents the login form.

Fixed

• Language-related properties "lang" and "rtl" are set for new posts based on the system's locale.
• The keyboard is now dismissed on publishing a post.
• Server addresses can now be entered without the protocol ("https://") when logging in.
• [iPadOS] Fixed a crash when dismissing a blank post.

0.1.1 - 2020-09-14

Added

• Icon asset for App Store.
• [iOS] LaunchScreen storyboard added for iPad multitasking requirements .

0.1.0 - 2020-09-11

Added

• Post editor now has a Publish button to publish a post.
• Collections sidebar to choose a specific collection (i.e., blog).
• Settings to provide the user interface for logging in, setting preferred color scheme.
• The WriteFreelyModel type consolidates other models as Published properties in a single EnvironmentObject.
• Logging in and out a WriteFreely instance is now possible.
• Collections and Posts are now persisted to local storage between app launches.
• Content can be reloaded from the server.
• Collections and Posts are purged from the database on logout.
• Apps now have app icons.

Changed

• Updated license from AGPLv3 to GPLv3.
• Types have been renamed to be more consistent.
• WriteFreely Swift package version bumped to v0.2.1.
• Local posts are now badged as local instead of draft.

0.0.2 - 2020-07-30

Added

• Basic post list for displaying (local) posts.
• Basic post editor for:
  • Creating a new local draft (title and content only)
  • Updating a (local) post
• Badge for post status (draft, edited, published).

0.0.1 - 2020-07-22

Added

• WriteFreely Swift package.
• SwiftLint build phase for both macOS and iOS targets.
• Project metadocuments, including:
  • Project readme
  • APGL v3 license
  • Code of conduct
  • Contributing guide
  • This changelog