ChangeLog

All notable changes to Terminal Seven - the touchable terminal multiplexer will be documented in this file.

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

1.7.1 - 2023/8/27

Fixed

Removing WebRTC stats when closing the gate

1.7.0 - 2023/8/24

Added

Images supported through sixel - requires imgcat
WebRTC real time stats

Fixed

gates command output is neatly displayed
Offline message is back
Mark & copy now works even for the first time in a pane

1.6.0 - 2023/8/17

Added

PeerBook gates edit
Displaying Introductory offer

Fixed

Faster introcution message
Cleaner looking gate close
Offline message is shown when needed

1.5.4 - 2023/8/10

Fixed

Stoping watchdog on resore purchases

1.5.3 - 2023/8/10

Added

Support for j & k in menus
Restore purchases
Install menu

1.5.2 - 2023/8/4

Added

Cmd-V support in TWR

Fixed

Reconnect is more silient
First run permission handling
The close command
Messaging

1.5.1 - 2023/8/1

Fixed

TWR prompt is no longer disappearing
notifications don't interfare with TWR forms

Added

links to Privacy policy and ToS

1.5.0 - 2023/7/21

Fixed

added a reset for out-of-sync peers
fixing reconnect failures
fixing peerbook disconnections
dotfile editor now open inside TWR
Terminal7 is now T7 on narrow screens

1.4.2 - 2023/1/31

Fixed

TWR is not scaled down and the font doesn't turn tiny
Improved handling of illegal layouts
Greeting is shown only on first activation

1.4.1 - 2023/1/26

Added

gate name completion

Fixed

A couple of peerbook bugs
flaky hourglass

1.4 - 2023/1/14

Added

hourglass
Restored peerbook support. Now in beta, peerbook service includes behind-the-NAT connection and 2FA protected address book and a websocket signaling server.

1.3.2 - 2023/1/10

Fixed

peerbook connection

1.3.1 - 2022/12/29

Added

Biometric verification once every 15 minutes or ui.verification_ttl in milliseconds
Request to rate the app

Fixed

A couple of reconnect bugs
SSH only flag is now saved

1.3.0 - 2022/12/16

Added

ED25519 keys with Face ID protection
TWR close and copykey commands
Caps lock indication
TWR command completion

Fixed

AWS garviton support
Reconnect is a much lighter affair
Links open in external browser
copy-mode copy was adding a new line at the end
Improving error messages

1.2.1 - 2022/11/10

Fixed

webexec install instructions improved and printed even when adding gate
Focus restored after TWR is closed
Username is asked for only in the first time

1.2 - 2022/11/6

Added

Video button, replacing a pane with a live feed of the camera

Fixed

Search not found does not opens TWR
To avoid accidential splits, vertical spilt has by default a very fast minimum speed to.
Copy mode help is now displayed in the TWR
Help mode was updated with the latest keys

1.1.1 - 2022/11/3

Fixed

TWR staying with tiny font even though its blown up

1.1 - 2022/11/1

Added

WebRTC signaling over SSH. By default connection start with ssh and then try to upgrade the connection to WebRTC.
TWR has a tiny shell and some basic command. Type help to get going.
Support for different shells under SSH - just set the conf

Fixed

When ask not to reconnect, T7 closes the gate instead of deleting it

1.0 - 2022/10/2

Fixed

A nav bar only screen was display when wakeing up
Default network dtimeout is up to 5 seconds
Restoring a zoomed layout is working again

[1.0-rc.5] - 2022/9/29

Fixed

TWR used to get stuck with tiny font
TWR used to have to many columns
Clicking "+" when another form is active use to minimize TWR forever

Added

Under Construction message in TWR

[1.0-rc.4] - 2022/9/15

Added

reset menu for closed data channel

Fixed

Recovering interrupted connections
First help page is displayed when it should
Handling of hosts that refuse the fingerprint
t0 was hidden when in zoom

[1.0-rc.3] - 2022/9/11

Added

map credit to Eero Saarinen's TWA World Center AKA Terminal5
"Under Construction" message where our shell will be

Fixed

User gets notification if peerbook closes
Double and tripple echo in t0 is gone
Default conf is now all comments
Interrupting the welcome message in a nice way

[1.0-rc.2] - 2022/9/11

Lost in a release naming vortex

[1.0-rc.1] - 2022/9/5

Updated

New main screen - a temrinal map inspired by Terminal 5 @ JFK
A new TUI form system used for all input
Gate button shines when connection is active

Fixed

Resize the terminal when the on screen keyboard is displayed/hidden

[0.21.0] - 2022/8/4

Added

Copy mode keys 0, $, w, b, e, ^f, ^b and repetition factor
Links displayed in the terminal are now clickable
Forms now use a TUI

Fixed

Down search now works
Up search now goes the right direction
Log messages and search box are positioned properly
Search box looks
Toggling the new tab button when [!]reaching limit
Modals close on touch
WebRTC reconnect should be fixed now
exit on SSH connected gates works

[0.20.7] - 2022/6/15

Fixed

Reconnect after a long sleep
Fixed doubling of output

[0.20.6] - 2022/5/24

Fixed

To the bench and back does not lose the state on WebRTC connection
Reset buttons are working as they should

[0.20.5] - 2022/5/18

Fixed

Session are more resilent thanks to better connection watchdog clearing
Reset button now works without a modal dialog
Modal dialogs border is back
Reset button on disconnect popup works as expected

[0.20.4] - 2022/5/3

Added

Installation instruction in the edit and add host modals

Fixed

Don't assume SSH sessions are losing state

[0.20.3] - 2022/5/3

Fixed

Fixing the disconnect/reconnect flow
Placing modals in front of the log
Connection watchdog streamlined

Added

support for webexec 0.17.0

[0.20.2] - 2022/5/1

Fixed

Added shell commands to install server and add fingerprint on related problmes
Default configuration to use "*" for shell so you get the default shell
"Gate ins not open..." notification fixed

[0.20.1] - 2022/4/12

Fixed

Gate reconnect was flaky
Window rename now changes just the active window

[0.20.0] - 2022/4/10

Changed

Rendering is super fast thanks to WebGL hardware acceleration
Using vite & vitest to package and test
Font is now nerdy patched for special icons

Fixed

Network connections remain open on !mobile
Spaces are trimmed from the end of lines copied to clipboard
Turn servers fetch now has a watchdog

[0.19.3] - 2022/2/6

Fixed

iPad app now working properly
Improved webexec installation instructions

[0.19.2] - 2022/1/2

Fixed

Focusing on active pane after return from the background
Panes size freezes even though the layout changes

[0.19.1] - 2021/12/14

Fixed

Selecting a test now copies it instead on entering copy mode

[0.19.0] - 2021/12/14

Fixed

Fail connection attempts to stop you from trying again
PeerBook synchronization - showing unverified peer and helping you verify

Added

turn servers by subspace

Changed

Home page look & feel
The yellow is warmer (copied from elflord)

[0.18.2] - 2021/12/08

Fixed

Can copy install one-line on the iPad
Peerbook invitation text

[0.18.1] - 2021/12/07

Changed

Updated webexec installation instructions

[0.18.0] - 2021/11/30

Added

tab names bar scrolls on the user's touch
iPadOS 15 support

Changed

Terminal7 is installed as a progressive web app
default maximum tabs changed to 10
keyboard help display looks upgrade to look like iPadOS 15.0
Network activity is indicated in the tabbar

Fixed

CTRL-c is working again
help modals go away when releasing meta

[0.17.2] - 2021/10/13

Fixed

touch gestures outside the terminal are also recognized
search box look
updated version number

[0.17.1] - 2021/10/13

Fixed

touch gestures. funny thing, we lost them on 0.17.0

[0.17.0] - 2021/10/8

Added

copy mode for copying text from the buffer. use Cmd-[ to enter.

[0.16.3] - 2021/10/1

Fixed

fingerprint is now properly displayed
static IP connections
clearing memory when closing pane

Changed

tab name is edited in a modal

[0.16.2] - 2021/9/3

Fixed

help screen doesn't get cropped
exit when on zoomed work

[0.16.1] - 2021/8/15

Fixed

exiting from zoom

[0.16.0] - 2021/8/11

Added

dump debug log to clipboard using META-`
watchdog when connection through peerbook

Fixed

starting up with no gates
hiding disconnect model on connect
properly handle missing shell
properly restoring a zoomed session
when control messages sending fails 3 times, show disconnect modal

[0.15.6] - 2021/5/21

Added

secondary nav bar in home with + and reset

Fixed

connecting to peerbook only when needed

[0.15.5] - 2021/5/19

Fixed

improved handling of reseted servers
latest peerbook protocol
improved messages

[0.15.4] - 2021/5/4

Added

invitation to chat in welcome modal
letting the user reset the certificate when associated with another user

Fixed

using the apps userDefaults storage instead of the browser's localStorage
hiding model when clicking 'X'
ssri, an indirect dependecy, was bumped to improved security

[0.15.3] - 2021/4/26

Fixed

notifying unverified peers on their verification
using a new local storage key to display the welcome messgae
reconnect to peerbook after getting back to the foreground

[0.15.2] - 2021/4/26

Fixed

welcome dialog

[0.15.1] - 2021/4/26

Fixed

welcome dialog should show now
crashing when dotfile had errors
settings change not reconnecting to peerbook

[0.15.0] - 2021/4/20

Added

supporting peerbook, a signaling server and adderss book

[0.14.2] - 2021/3/10

Fixed

multiple reconnection bugs should be very stable now
setting editor
search bar size & color
dotfiles editor colors
cut and border pan work with only single finger
two finger scroll doesn't change the font size

[0.14.1] - 2021/2/23

Added

first usage welcome message
help is shown after first succesfull connection

Changed

log messages moved to the side
same help shown in home and inside a gate

Fixed

community link is working properly
gate doesn't close when there are open windows

[0.14.0] - 2021/1/21

Changed

generating a webrtc certificate on first run and using it's fingerprint to authenticate

[0.13.1] - 2021/1/17

Fixed

pane not closing on shell exit
panes not resizing properly when changing to portrait and back

[0.13.0] - 2021/1/14

Added

Reset menu
Adding api version to auth message

Changed

Using the Fira font family

Fixed

The reset button cleans the gate before connecting
Improoved notification wording
Focusing on the right window and pane after restore

[0.12.2] - 2021/1/3

Fixed

fixing first time connection, just after copying the token

[0.12.1] - 2020/12/31

Fixed

sending state only when changes are made and preventing retry loops

[0.12.0] - 2020/12/30

Added

reconnect button
more meta key - T, L, R
special help screen for home

Fixed

help links are now pointing where they should (security.md still MIA)
home screen gate button are tactile
meaningless timeout messages after reconnect
when rotating the iPad the tabs resize to fill the space

[0.11.1] - 2020/12/21

Fixed

failure on gate reconnect (infinte loop)
daylight time is getting longer

[0.11] - 2020/12/16

Added

local windows, e.g. settings, log, are now with magenta border
orederly disconnect & restore when app is benched

Fixed

Unfocused panes border is now back to dark yellow
Control message retransmit and notifications
Home button if green only at home

[0.10.0] - 2020/12/2

Added

dividers that show border can move
version information and link to the change log
resending control messages on timeout
tactile fedback for lng press
pane navigation keys

Fixed

Mutitasking resizing now works as expected
replacing cordova with capacitor
npm run build works
"remember host" label look
notifications look
complex layout resizing

[0.9.3] - 2020/11/17

Fixed

Adding host with an existing name is forbidden
Wrong message on bad host address
Unchecking "remember host" is no longer ignored
ctrl-c is working again

[0.9.2] - 2020/11/15

Added

⌘ is taking over as the leader. long press it to get the list of keys

Fixed

Copy mode had limited but complete functionality
Like always, reconnect is a bit better should be working fine on single window

[0.9.1] - 2020/11/08

Added

Multitasking support

Fixed

Reconnecting after all panes closed is working

[0.9.0] - 2020/11/04

Added

Edit host modal dialog that even lets you delete and reset
Gracefully handle a stopped server

[0.8.0] - 2020/10/28

Fixed

Removed "disconnected" modal popin when all is OK
Reconnect now works!!!

Added

Adding indicators for network & host connectivity
App Settings through a dotfile and the CodeMirror editor
Token generation, storing and copying to server

[0.7.1] - 2020/10/04

Update the change log
Fix resize
Fix failed connection display

[0.7.0] - 2020/10/04

Added

Support for webexec new api
Saving and restoring entire layout
Search

Fixed

?reconnect?

[0.5.1] - 2020/07/29

Added

movable pane borders by using pan gesture

Fixed

Improved icon look & colors
Thinner border for a cleaner look
Evenly distributed icons on the navigation bars

[0.3.2] - 2020/07/20

Fixed

Terminals are never to high and the last line is never clipped
Tests are now loading index.html for more realistic env

[0.3.1] - 2020/07/19

Added

Scaling pane using pinch gestures or "CTRL-A +" & "CTRL-A -"

Fixed

Fixing the buttons' font
Hitting TAB nol longer moves to the next pane
Fixing disconnect modal on zoomed pane

[0.3.0] - 2020/07/08

Added

App icons
Host disconnected view with reconnect and shutdown buttons
2.5D design
Message log

Fixed

Windows now close properly
Display a message when connection attempt fails
Home page gravitates to the bottom
Add host gravitates to the bottom
Handling of disconnection events
Handling of unreachable hosts
Tab key no longer focuses on the next element

[0.2.0] - 2020/06/30

Added

Multi host: Adding support for multiple concurrent host connections
Home page: Displaying the list of remembered hosts and a + button
Authentication: An authentication control message is sent first
Host list store & load: Using web's localSTorage