Eugen Rochko

Mastodon 2.5 released: Highlights from the changelog

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/09/mastodon-2.5-released/

Mastodon 2.5 released

Mastodon 2.5 is the 100th released version of Mastodon since the project’s inception almost 2 years ago. It brings a variety of improvements to the software, the full list of which is available in the changelog. Public profile page The public areas of the web interface have been redesigned. The color scheme and design is now more consistent with the logged-in interface. The new profile layout makes better use of space for bio text and increases the value of header images. Prominent follow buttons ensure that even people new to Mastodon understand quickly what they can do on it.

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Sep 5, 2018 at 5:23pmWeb
Show threadScottSep 5, 2018
@Gargron I’m very much enjoying the custom CSS!
Show threadDavid PrietoSep 5, 2018
@Gargron I get the old profile if I just open it, but the new one if I open it on a new page. Is that intended?
Show threadAnthony CastelliSep 5, 2018
@Gargron Any chance we can get the ability to do username changing?
Show threadJBSep 5, 2018
@anthness @Gargron Admittedly not a full solution but what you could do while your account is still fairly new is make the new account with the username you desire-> Then go into your profile settings on this account and at the bottom is account migration to direct this profile to the new one you made. You can also export who you are following. (sadly not a way to keep consistent followers from a migration right now)
Show threadAnthony CastelliSep 5, 2018
@JB @Gargron yeah. That’s what I didn’t want to do since I have started this profile and done stuff with it. They need a way to edit usernames as well as do something with dead accounts.
Show threadJBSep 5, 2018
@anthness @Gargron I haven't hosted my own instance before but I would figure the admin of the instance could technically edit that possibly. In your case it would be Gargron but I don't think it has to be added to the Mastodon project itself.
Show threadAnthony CastelliSep 5, 2018
@JB @Gargron Yeah. There should be an option for that, but like you said. I dont think the ability to do it has been impkemented just yet. I should probably create an issue for it on GitHub.
Show threadAlex HansfordSep 5, 2018
@Gargron
Federation relays sound so promising!
My use case is that I have a personal instance, but want to join a range of communities and want to engage with them on a many to one basis. At the moment, that only seems possible through remote follows each time I find an interesting post. Was it designed for this use?
Really pleased about it anyway! 👍👍