panos10h ago
Alright, back to development, en route for Catodon 26.04! I've already started working on a Direct messages page, but I took a break today and tackled other unrelated issues on my list. First of all, "preview post" now works correctly, in all (or most) cases! External URL previews are displayed in the same way the actual post will show them. Polls are shown in the preview as well.

Also some other minor thingies here and there: "Follow" button for blocked users/users who have blocked you is now greyed out, instead of appearing as if it's working. Push notifications for DMs show "xxx sent you a direct message" instead of "xxx mentioned you". Admins and moderators get a visual clue in the left sidebar when there are unresolved reports. These are all live on catodon.rocks. Back to the DM feature =)

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panos1d ago
OK, hope this goes well 😅 - first time doing this, so please don't be harsh if anything goes wrong. I've done all the testing I could, but if you see any bugs, please just let me know. If needed, I'll do a follow-up hotfix release.

So, what else can I say? A few months ago I thought Catodon was a dead project, so this is a bit surreal. But here we are - I've worked my ass off for the last couple of months, and I hope you like this. I still have some major features coming up in the next releases, so this will only get better, but I'm really proud of this first release too. Anything that annoyed you in Firefish or Sharkey is probably fixed here (and if not, let me know what it is so that I can address it in the next releases!). This is the fedi software I wanted to use for myself day-to-day, and I've made the experience as smooth as I could. It will make me purr with joy if other people enjoy this as well. Cheers =)

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RE: https://catodon.rocks/notes/ajya0rtk10kh000b
Catodon1d ago
Catodon's first stable, 26.03, has just been released! 🥳

See it live on https://catodon.rocks/

Join our Matrix space at #catodon-space:matrix.org for direct communication!

Release notes:

- Based on Sharkey 2025.4.6
- A new, rounder look!
- You can follow hashtags and words in you Home timeline, by adding Custom feeds (Antennas) to Home
- You can integrate GIF search for your users through Klipy
- Improved notifications: Added a "mark all as read" button to the Notifications widget, there is a highlighted divider between new and old notifications, and they are marked read easier when you view them, so that you no longer need to use the "mark all as read" button as much. You can also see a list of who reacted in grouped reaction notifications
- Threads in timelines (imported from Firefish), greatly decluttering timelines for longer threads
- Users now have the choice to link to external media (including GIFs) without permanently saving them to their Storage, using a new dedicated cache - allows admins to provide less permanent storage space per user, keeping server resources under control
- There is a global, admin-definable cap to the cache for remote files, so that you no longer need to manually delete it regularly
- Different/simpler terminology so that new users can understand what everything means more easily
- Decluttered buttons under posts: Like/Reaction (merged), Reply, Repost/Quote (merged)
- Deprecated/removed from the frontend the gamifying or local only/not widely used features: Channels, Achievements, Gallery, Clips, Games, Chat, Play
- Redesigned left sidebar. Much fewer items in the Navigation Bar, which now expands/collapses with a button. The profile picture now acts as a direct link to your profile, as it's separated from the account menu that sits under it
- Fewer timelines, no hardcoded links in the header menu - everything is a timeline
- "Accounts timeline" based on the "Following" page, but upgraded to a timeline with columns scrolling independently and a search bar
- The local timeline now takes the server's short name, adding a unique touch to your community
- Custom feeds and Lists are in their own dedicated timeline
- More filters in timelines and Lists - you can now view your following accounts' replies to others (or only to accounts you also follow) in Home, choose between Following and Mutual followers, and include the public posts from your server in Home (covering the functionality of the deprecated "Social" timeline)
- Post area is now clickable everywhere, not only over the text area
- You can view all reactions together under a post in detailed post view (added "All" tab). You can also see the total number of replies+subreplies next to the number of direct replies, showing instantly how deep the discussion under a post goes
- Redesigned posting form with buttons in more practical positions - also the collapsed posting form at the top of timelines takes up half the space the old one did
- The posting form autoexpands as you write longer posts - imported from Firefish
- Autocomplete also shows results for names of users - you no longer need to remember the exact username to mention or DM someone
- You can disable sign-in emails by deactivating sign-in notifications
- You can now close the alt text window over images, which can make parts of them hard to see/read, by clicking on it
- Much better key navigation - both with h/j/k/l and arrows. Focus is more often where you expect it to be, so that you can key nav instantly when opening a page. You can also swipe through timelines on desktop with left/right
- Countless bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements!

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panos1d ago
Just fixed a Misskey bug that has annoyed me since I came to fedi on 2022, where reposts from users you have blocked appear in your timeline, leaving you wondering why would you see a post from them after a block.
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panos2d ago
Catodon 26.03 will probably be released tomorrow! In the meantime, I've been working on a "Direct messages" page for the next release, and it's coming along nicely. As soon as 26.03 is released, I'll merge the DM page into develop and update catodon.rocks for testing and feedback.

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panos3d ago
Added a few more minor things tonight: Posts can "open in a new tab" (also with ctrl+left click), and if you're having issues with the reactions/emoji picker being visible on hover, right-clicking the Like button will stabilize the emoji picker until you close it. Also added a tooltip to the button that takes you to the parent post - in Firefish I had named it "Jump to previous", in Catodon I went with "Go to parent post", seemed more specific and accurate (and hopefully not too "technical").

So far, no new bug reports since the release of RC.2 - it seems pretty stable, so I think we're looking at an official first release within days.

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Catodon3d ago
Catodon 26.03-RC.2 released!

Release notes: Mostly bug fixes since RC.1, but also a few new features. The biggest new feature is that you can now add Custom feeds to Home, to follow hashtags and words.

Hopefully this will turn into 26.03 soon, if no major bugs are reported!

https://codeberg.org/catodon/catodon/releases/tag/26.03-RC.2

Already running on https://catodon.rocks/
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26.03-RC.2 - catodon/catodon

Mostly bug fixes since RC.1, but also a few new features. The biggest new feature is that you can now add Custom feeds to Home, to follow hashtags and words.

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panos4d ago
Alright, I did some bug fixes, I think that covers all bug reports we've had so far. I also added a little extra: When you are viewing other timelines and a new post comes to Home, the Home timeline changes color, as a subtle indicator that new posts have arrived.

Someone also asked for bigger font sizes, so now the relevant setting (under Preferences>Accessibility) has double the options it had before - 4 even bigger fonts, added to the previous 4 font size options.

If it all looks good tomorrow and new bugs haven't come up, I will release the current develop as RC.2, which will turn into our first stable soon, hopefully without many changes needed.

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Lenko4d ago

Tengo instalada una instancia de Sharkey desde hace tiempo, principalmente para hacer pruebas con ActivityPub. Me parece un software súper interesante y con bastantes opciones que no tiene Mastodon.

Recientemente ha salido publicado un fork llamado @catodon que le ha dado un lavado de cara espectacular a la interfaz y donde el autor, @panos, está literalmente a fuego corrigiendo errores y añadiendo funcionalidades.

Desde que tenga un rato libre voy a migrar mi propio servidor.

Si quieres echarle un vistazo puedes registrarte en el servidor oficial: https://catodon.rocks

Dejo aquí una imagen de la potente funcionalidad para seguir cualquier tipo de contenido, que va mucho más allá del seguir hashtag que tenemos ahora en Mastodon.

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u04217935d ago
Well this was a good test of how I use the fediverse (ie all at once in a few hour span along with everyone else in the UK our age all watching the Top Of The Pops reruns on BBC4 simulatanously posting at each other and reposting and hearting and suchlike).

Catodon did well I think (and thanks to @panos for a quick fix on the fly, brilliant – I now sussed out that it was that I was scrolling and hitting the heart/like button about one in three posts, because it’s exactly under my finger of my left hand that I scroll with).

Everyone, may I recommend Catodon as a fediverse server/software, come over and try it. I hesitate to suggest why don’t you all come over and stress test it because you actually will you bastards and where will we be then if it all crashes in flames. But try it, it really is the future (a future, there’s others, this is just one that I prefer). Try it.


Try it.

#TOTP #Catodon