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Bean
Bean is a Lemmy client for iOS.
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Spent a few minutes running some random searches. Seemed to work well on this end!
Wow, looks good!
Wish list:
- Swipe right anywhere on the screen to go back. Not just from the left screen border. (This is what made Apollo spectacular)
- Change font size: being able to have HUGE fonts would be nice, not just kind of large (as like now, only tiny).
- Tap comment to collapse it and all below.
Thank you.
Hi, here’s a short feedback:
- A more compact view for the timeline: Mlem does it perfectly!
- Look and feel has a slight edge over all other apps I am testing - I didn’t I didn’t miss any on iOS!
- Disappearing bottom bar is not good, but the idea is nice if instead of disappearing, it would minimize a la Safari address bar.
- Jump to alphabet letter in the community list - maybe tapping the letter brings up an alphabet grid?
- Icons are golden! Clean and funny.
Good job and bring it on!
Yes the keyboard appears now. Thank you :)
There's a bug that downvotes/upvotes of my own posts are not displayed correctly, even after force restarting the app/ reloading that post
I noticed another visual issue with the latest version. This time with the comments. Seems part of the comment can get cut off. See image.
Overall, I’m loving the app more and more with each update. At this point, I can use it to lurk without any real issues. I only need to switch to post or to comment with a photo. There are a few “wishlist” features that I’d love to see. But you’re moving real fast!
Changes July 27th
build 2023.07.27.16.16
- Added the ability to select a community from the post composer.
- Added a FAB to the home screen to create a post.
- Added the ability to mark a post as NSFW.
- Added loading indicator when creating a post or comment.
- Improved the quality of images uploaded. May need to reassess if servers deem them too large.
- Wrapped the Markdown accessories in a scrollview for smaller devices and future buttons.
- Shrunk the link preview if there’s no image found.
- Removed the preview from the comment composer (it may come back, I’m still deciding if I like it or not).
- Turned the fullscreen swipe off by default. I don’t like that it was changing the iOS animations due to the pan gesture handler, but the option still remains.
Any feedback on the post composer is welcomed
steve! loving the app so far man. couple questions -
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will you be adding screen swipe to go forward at any point?
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i’m having the same bug that another user mentioned where my saved/bookmarked posts aren’t showing up; it sounds like you aren’t able to reproduce this at this time but just wanted to give a heads up!
thanks again and looking forward to watching this all continue to grow!
tested this out a bit more, i saved a new post inside of bean and this post did in fact show up in bookmarks. it looks like any previously saved posts are what’s not showing up. i believe the post i saved before was via memmy. going to test it out by saving a post on lemmy on desktop tomorrow and see if the same result happens!
edit: tested out by saving a new post on memmy and checking bean; that post is showing up on bean in bookmarks. weird quirk but i think the solution might just be for users to re-save previously bookmarked content if it’s not populating in bean
Huh, that’s so weird. They should be coming out from the API. Are they showing on the website okay?
I couldn’t find this mentioned elsewhere, but when I go to view all my comments in the profile page, it comes up blank. Viewing my posts works fine.
this is my favourite Lemmy app so far, it feels great!
if I may add a couple bits of feedback:
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would it be possible to select the position of the Skip Thread button? I understand that there can be at least 2 buttons down there, but it would be nice to have the flexibility.
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swipe actions in comments are great though I feel they trigger rather easily when scrolling down a thread. not sure if others have mentioned this already but maybe reducing sensitivity so the action is more deliberate could improve the experience?
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just noticed while typing this that the composer is having some scrolling issue with longer posts? I can't see past a specific point unless I hid the keyboard.
regardless, fantastic work! will there be a tip jar or some pricing model released soon? I'd love to support the app's development in some way
Seems like the line spacing is a bit out of whack, definitely not as condensed as it should be (especially obvious in comments).
Not sure if you are receiving the crash reports as I don’t see the usual Apple’s crash prompt but scrolling up and down in this mega thread a few time would crash the app.
Also, scrolling fast would show blank spots as well.
Changes: July 24th
Build: 2023.07.24.23.14
- Added the Inbox.
- Added posts, communities, users, and URL search.
- Added option to hide tab bar titles.
- Added an option to hide the inbox notification badge.
- Added an option to hide the footer/actions on comments.
- Moved bookmarks to the account screen.
- Increased the size of the comment indicators.
- Refresh the profile screen whenever it’s viewed.
- Removed the large header from communities and inbox for consistency.
- Fixed missing item separators on the profile view.
- Fixed issue where tapping the search tab on the search screen crashed the app.
Note: *The inbox view will be improved tomorrow. It's currently not possible to tap through from there to posts/comments. I'll be fixing this and improving the view with information about what post is being replied to, as well as adding an empty state.
In the meantime, please let me know if you encounter any issues with the Inbox.*
I like the ability to remove the comment actions. But is there a way to show whether I’ve already upvoted/downvoted a comment even without the footer?
Maybe this is a stupid question, but what is a “parse flair”? I can’t quite figure it out from turning the setting on and off.
Testing the image feature with beans.
Comments now work in the profile! Nice.
If I may make a feature request: I think it would be nice to be able to sort comments inside threads.
Yep, that’s on the list! I’m gonna get the post composer to a state where I’m happy and then go back over the long list of things like that, that I want to improve before v1 hits the store.
This is really promising! Obviously missing some major features, but damn is it sexy. When we can comment and vote on comments, this might already be good enough to be my main Lemmy browser app. Great start!
Thank you! Commenting is the next thing on my list so expect it within a couple of days 😄