v1.9.8

✨ Features

• Include Vietnamese language (#20029).
• Simple static location sharing (#19754).
• Add support for the Indonesian language (#20032). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20030. Contributed by @Linerly.
• Always unhide widgets on layout change (pinning a widget) (#7299).
• Update status message in the member list and user info panel when it is changed (#7338). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20127. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Iterate space panel toggle collapse interaction (#7335). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20079.
• Spotlight search labs (#7116). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19530.
• Put room settings form elements in fieldsets (#7311).
• Add descriptions to ambiguous links for screen readers (#7310).
• Make tooltips keyboard accessible (#7281).
• Iterate room context menus for DMs (#7308). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19527.
• Update space panel expand mechanism (#7230). Fixes element-hq/element-web#17993.
• Add CSS variable to make the UI gaps consistent and fix the resize handle position (#7234). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19904 and element-hq/element-web#19938.
• Custom location sharing. (#7185).
• Simple static location sharing (#7135).
• Finish sending pending messages before leaving room (#7276). Fixes element-hq/element-web#4702.
• Dropdown follow wai-aria practices for expanding on arrow keys (#7277). Fixes element-hq/element-web#3687.
• Expose PL control for pinned events when lab enabled (#7278). Fixes element-hq/element-web#5396.
• In People & Favourites metaspaces always show all rooms (#7288). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20048.
• Don't allow calls when the connection the server has been lost (#7287). Fixes element-hq/element-web#2096. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Analytics opt in for posthog (#6936).
• Don't inhibit current room notifications if user has Modal open (#7274). Fixes element-hq/element-web#1118.
• Remove the Screen sharing is here! dialog (#7266). Fixes element-hq/element-web#18824. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Make composer buttons react to settings without having to change room (#7264). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20011.
• Decorate view keyboard shortcuts link as a link (#7260). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20007.
• Improve ease of focusing on Room list Search (#7255). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#7017.
• Autofocus device panel entry when renaming device (#7249). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19984.
• Update Space Panel scrollable region (#7245). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19978.
• Replace breadcrumbs with recently viewed menu (#7073). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19528.
• Tweaks to informational architecture 1.1 (#7052). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19526, element-hq/element-web#19379, element-hq/element-web#17792, element-hq/element-web#16450, element-hq/element-web#19881, element-hq/element-web#19892, element-hq/element-web#19300, element-hq/element-web#19324, element-hq/element-web#17307, element-hq/element-web#17468 element-hq/element-web#19932 and element-hq/element-web#19956.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Enable webgl (#284). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20132. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• [Release] Fix inline code block nowrap issue (#7407).
• don't collapse spaces in inline code blocks (https (#7328). Fixes element-hq/element-web#6051. Contributed by @HarHarLinks.
• Fix accessibility regressions (#7336).
• Debounce User Info start dm "Message" button (#7357). Fixes element-hq/element-web#7763.
• Fix thread filter being cut-off on narrow screens (#7354). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20146.
• Fix upgraded rooms wrongly showing up in spotlight (#7341). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20141.
• Show votes in replied-to polls (pass in getRelationsForEvent) (#7345). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20153.
• Keep all previously approved widget capabilities when requesting new capabilities (#7340). Contributed by @dhenneke.
• Only show poll previews when the polls feature is enabled (#7331).
• No-op action:join if the user is already invited for scalar (#7334). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20134.
• Don't show polls in timeline if polls are disabled (#7332). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20130.
• Don't send a poll response event if you are voting for your current c… (#7326). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20129.
• Don't show options button when the user can't modify widgets (#7324). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20114. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Add vertical spacing between buttons when they go over multiple lines (#7314). Contributed by @twigleingrid.
• Improve accessibility of opening space create menu (#7316).
• Correct tab order in room preview dialog (#7302).
• Fix favourites and people metaspaces not rendering their content (#7315). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20070.
• Make clear button images visible in high contrast theme (#7306). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19931.
• Fix html exporting and improve output size (#7312). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19436 element-hq/element-web#20107 and element-hq/element-web#19441.
• Fix textual message stripping new line (#7239). Fixes element-hq/element-web#15320. Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
• Fix issue with room list resizer getting clipped in firefox (#7303). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20076.
• Fix wrong indentation with nested ordered list unnesting list on edit (#7300). Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
• Fix input field behaviour inside context menus (#7293). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19881.
• Corrected the alignment of the Edit button on LoginPage. (#7292). Contributed by @ankur12-1610.
• Allow sharing manual location without giving location permission (#7295). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20065. Contributed by @tulir.
• Make emoji picker search placeholder localizable (#7294).
• Fix jump to bottom on message send (#7280). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19859. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Fix: Warning: Unsupported style property pointer-events. Did you mean pointerEvents? (#7291).
• Add edits and replies to the right panel timeline & prepare the timelineCard to share code with threads (#7262). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20012 and element-hq/element-web#19928.
• Fix labs exploding when lab group is empty (#7290). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20051.
• Update URL when room aliases are modified (#7289). Fixes element-hq/element-web#1616 and element-hq/element-web#1925.
• Render mini user menu for when space panel is disabled (#7258). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19998.
• When accepting DM from People metaspace don't switch to Home (#7272). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19995.
• Fix CallPreview room is null (#7265). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19990, element-hq/element-web#19972, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#7004 matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6991 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6964.
• Fixes more instances of double-translation (#7259). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20010.
• Fix video calls (#7256). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20008. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Fix broken i18n in Forgot & Change password (#7252). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19989.
• Fix setBotPower to not use .content (#7179). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19845.
• Break long words in pinned messages to prevent overflow (#7251). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19985.
• Disallow sending empty feedbacks (#7240).
• Fix wrongly sized default sub-space icons in space panel (#7243). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19973.
• Hide clear cache and reload button if crash is before client init (#7242). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6996.
• Fix automatic space switching wrongly going via Home for room aliases (#7247). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19974.
• Fix links being parsed as markdown links improperly (#7200). Contributed by @Palid.