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  1. Comment on Godot 4.4 release candidate 3 — "We are almost ready to release Godot 4.4 officially!" in ~comp

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    Godot 4.4's first beta was mid-January, and if you look at that article it gives an overview of the impressive list of improvements since Godot 4.3:...

    Godot 4.4's first beta was mid-January, and if you look at that article it gives an overview of the impressive list of improvements since Godot 4.3: https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-4-beta-1/

    As a reference, Godot 4.3 was released last August. (Tildes topic)

    They picked some cool screenshots in the 4.4 beta 1 blog post.

    • "Game" tab in the editor seems like a nice QoL change.
    • The spring bones, useful in hair and clothing in a 3D mesh, adds some fun polish.
    • Physics interpolation looks like a great improvement to save some CPU cycles.
    • Lot of other stuff.

    Anyone already using Godot 4.4? How is it? Otherwise feel free to leave general praise for Godot Engine here!

    13 votes

  3. Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! (v4) in ~tildes

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    We can use more content. A simple measure is if most posts are getting replies, then there's room for more posts. On the other hand if many posts are dropping off the front page with zero...

    We can use more content. A simple measure is if most posts are getting replies, then there's room for more posts. On the other hand if many posts are dropping off the front page with zero comments, that's a sign there's too many posts.

    19 votes

  4. Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! (v4) in ~tildes

  5. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Nope search is not yet implemented.

    Nope search is not yet implemented.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Sorry forgot to reply to this. Bookmarks are not yet implemented in Three Cheers. It's been requested a few times and will make it in there eventually.

    Sorry forgot to reply to this. Bookmarks are not yet implemented in Three Cheers. It's been requested a few times and will make it in there eventually.

    8 votes

  7. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    That's really nice of you. Thank you!

    That's really nice of you. Thank you!

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Geez. Thanks. Ugh this was a disgusting bug to figure out. The Android libraries' code works differently on Android 15 versus Android 14 and earlier. Undocumented of course. So I had to write...

    Geez. Thanks. Ugh this was a disgusting bug to figure out. The Android libraries' code works differently on Android 15 versus Android 14 and earlier. Undocumented of course. So I had to write entirely new code paths to handle the keyboard and markdown bar in two different ways depending on the OS version. Might be a bug I need to file with Google, not sure. Going to catch some sleep and hope I didn't break everything with this version 1.3.3 I just pushed out. I tested as thoroughly as I could but can't always catch everything.

    Edit: Nah. I cancelled the 1.3.3 release. Will give it another look tomorrow when I can keep my eyes open.

    13 votes

  9. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

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    Congrats on the doggoette! She looks like a good dog. Hope she'll help your trees grow faster than ever.

    Congrats on the doggoette! She looks like a good dog. Hope she'll help your trees grow faster than ever.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Fixed edge-to-edge with gesture navigation on Android 14 on Three Cheers version 1.3.2 https://postimg.cc/TpwHPDYB That thin 1-inch long line in the bottom-middle is added by the Android system...

    Fixed edge-to-edge with gesture navigation on Android 14 on Three Cheers version 1.3.2 https://postimg.cc/TpwHPDYB

    That thin 1-inch long line in the bottom-middle is added by the Android system and I can't hide it. But I got rid of the unnecessary light-gray bar surrounding it.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Darn. Thanks for the quick report on that bug. I couldn't reproduce the bug locally, so it's great to have people reporting the new bugs quickly. Edit: Finally figured out how to reproduce the...

    Darn. Thanks for the quick report on that bug. I'm pushing out v1.3.2 which disables that new behavior entirely, so the keyboard bug should be gone for real. I couldn't reproduce the bug locally, so it's great to have people reporting the new bugs quickly.

    Edit: Finally figured out how to reproduce the bug. I'll put out v1.3.3 with the fix. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone.

    10 votes

  12. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    My bad, I should have included screenshots in the OP. Here are some: 3-button nav, edge-to-edge (new): https://postimg.cc/1nnc2rWG 3-button nav, old: https://postimg.cc/Hcq4g8Kf gesture nav,...

    My bad, I should have included screenshots in the OP. Here are some:

    I intentionally picked unflattering screenshots with content underneath the bars. IMO it looks better during actual use, in live motion.

    Posting these screenshots made me realize a bug in the "gesture nav" case. On Android 15 the thin gray bar is gone at the bottom. But on Android 11-14 it's still there, as shown in the screenshots. There's a way to remove it, I believe. I already just pushed out v1.3.1 with a couple bugfixes, so I'll see if I can fix that in the next update v1.3.2.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Thanks for the bug report. I've pushed out v1.3.1 fixing the URL parsing for links like those shared from Engadget.

    Thanks for the bug report. I've pushed out v1.3.1 fixing the URL parsing for links like those shared from Engadget.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android in ~tildes

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    Thanks, good catch! I'm pushing out v1.3.1 that fixes the markdown bar on the reply sheet. You're right that it was a regression. In v1.3.0 I added some code to hide the markdown bar in certain...

    Thanks, good catch! I'm pushing out v1.3.1 that fixes the markdown bar on the reply sheet.

    You're right that it was a regression. In v1.3.0 I added some code to hide the markdown bar in certain cases, because on some devices it's possible to get the sheet stuck behind the bar somehow. I've tweaked that code to hopefully fix the bug.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on San Francisco unveils marble bust of Aaron Swartz, hero of open-access internet in ~tech

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    While the marble bust may not have been what he'd imagined or chosen, and obviously none of us can truly speak for him—I imagine he'd appreciate the spirit behind the gesture. We can always use...

    While the marble bust may not have been what he'd imagined or chosen, and obviously none of us can truly speak for him—I imagine he'd appreciate the spirit behind the gesture. We can always use reminders that there are people who believe in the same things as us, especially during times when we are feeling less hopeful. That his face became that visual tangible reminder, is kind of funny if I were trying to see from his perspective.

    10 votes

  17. Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2025) — Version 1.3 uses edge-to-edge UI on Android

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    This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app. I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care...

    This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app.

    I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care about more frequent updates and user feedback.

    Recently:

    [Android] Version 1.3.6 (Feb 28, 2025): Fixed minor UI bugs.

    [iOS] Version 1.3.1 (Feb 27, 2025): Fixed an annoying scroll bug when typing comments and posts.

    [Android] Version 1.3.5 (Feb 19, 2025): Fixed keyboard and animation bugs.

    [Android] Version 1.3.4 (Feb 12, 2025): Fixed keyboard and markdown bar bugs.

    [Android] Version 1.3.3 (Feb 11, 2025): Fixed keyboard bugs. [Cancelled this release.]

    [Android] Version 1.3.2 (Feb 11, 2025): Fixed bugs reported in comments.

    Version 1.3.0 (Feb 9, 2025):

    This is an Android-focused update. Android 15 makes apps edge-to-edge by default so it's time to move to edge-to-edge. I've enabled it on Android 11 and higher.

    Edge-to-edge mostly means turning the system bars translucent, so you can see the content all the way to the edge, instead of a blank area. In practice, we still need to keep some translucent bars there, so status bar icons and the clock can still be distinguished from app content and not become a jumbled mess.

    Implementing this was a gigantic pain (which is why Google received pushback from so many developers and added an opt-out). I had to redo many layouts and re-test every screen in the app multiple times, on different Android versions and different settings (portrait, landscape, single pane, dual pane). Hope it's well received by Three Cheers users! Personally it took me a day to get accustomed to it, but I've ended up liking the edge-to-edge style more. I probably won't add a setting to turn it off.

    Screenshots of what it looks like on an Android 14 device as of v1.3.1:

     

    Three Cheers for iOS v1.3.0 is only minor bugfixes. iPhone apps are already edge-to-edge, and this change is Google's way of copying/catching up to Apple.

     

    Previous topic: November 2024

     

    Where to get it

    Android version on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talklittle.android.tildes

    Or sideloadable APK at https://www.talklittle.com/three-cheers/

    iOS version on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/three-cheers-for-tildes/id6470950557

    Join TestFlight for iOS beta testing: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mpVk1qIy

    83 votes

  18. Comment on Firefox 135.0 supports translating Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean webpages locally in ~tech

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    This is great if I'm viewing a detailed publication, or say a video game company's or a musician's homepage, and it's in one of those languages, and now I can translate directly in Firefox...

    This is great if I'm viewing a detailed publication, or say a video game company's or a musician's homepage, and it's in one of those languages, and now I can translate directly in Firefox locally. Very happy with this addition!

    13 votes

  20. Comment on Update on Tildes codebase: Less community fork, more official maintainers in ~tildes

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    Our immediate priorities are looking at the issue tracker and tackling the easier issues, a la Backlog Burner. Especially ones that have been approved in the past (i.e. where the admin agreed they...

    Our immediate priorities are looking at the issue tracker and tackling the easier issues, a la Backlog Burner. Especially ones that have been approved in the past (i.e. where the admin agreed they are desirable), and where people had begun work on them at some point. You're correct that we're not particularly seeking suggestions right now, as we currently have over 300 open issues to draw from.

    So far I think @Bauke and I each have a few pet issues that we are likely to prioritize. It's pretty much vibes based right now, as it doesn't matter which bugs we fix as long as we ship something that makes the site better.

    10 votes