Work in progress Chevereto v5.0.0 announcement

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Added stop words validation for categories

Stop words assertion has been extended to also cover categories.

 

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Fixed bug allowing users to forge site storage asset API IDs

Fixed a security issue that allowed users to manipulate site storage asset API IDs, which caused to break the asset storage form.

 

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Added MediaMetadata support to video playback

Chevereto V5 now sets the Media Session API's MediaMetadata during video playback, so browsers and operating systems can show the title, artwork, and other details in their native media controls, such as lock screens, notification shades, and media hubs.

 

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Added listing menu actions

In Chevereto V5, each item in a listing now has a collapsible actions menu instead of a row of buttons. All the item's actions are in one place, the listing looks cleaner, and it works better on small screens.

 

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Fixed bug with mobile scroll lock after "Select all" & "Clear selection" actions

On mobile, choosing "Select all" or "Clear selection" from a listing's selection menu closed the menu but left the page unable to scroll until you reloaded. Closing any mobile menu now restores scrolling, whether you pick one of these actions, tap outside the menu or rotate the screen.

 

[Rodolfo]

Updated menu items with smaller icons (scaled to 0.8x)

Menu items now use smaller icons, this is how V5 looks now:



Compared to V4:

 

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Updated top bar buttons to icon-only (no labels)

Chevereto V5 drops the button labels on the top bar, which looks cleaner and works bets on all screen sizes.

 

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Updated "Powered by Chevereto" footer to drop "media sharing software"

Powered by now display centered, and without the "media sharing software" sentence.

 

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Updated tabs to text-only (no icons)

Tabs no longer clutter the display with icons, just text labels now.

 

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Updated list item tools (select, share) to show on hover

List buttons for "select" and "share" show automatically on hover, removing the extra noise around the content.

 

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Added embed codes to the share modal on listings

Share modal on listings now include the "Embed codes" combo select, allowing quick access to these sharing codes.

 

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Added menu to the image (file) page

The image page now has a menu that puts its options in one place, with less clutter and easier to the eye.

 

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Added menu to the album page

The album page now has a menu that puts its options in one place, with less clutter and easier to the eye.

 

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Added drag to resize control for the image viewer display (portrait orientation)

On portrait orientation the system now displays a dragabble control allowing to resize the media display size, it also remains sticky on scroll. Visitors can now fully customize the media display behavior.

 

[Rodolfo]

Updated Font Awesome to version 7 (font icon pack)

We have updated the font icon pack to the latest FontAwesome V7.

 

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Improved copy button behavior feedback

The copy button now displays a visual feedback indicating that the copy action was made, it also now selects the entire :input contents.

 

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Improved display global padding (16px)

Padding has been increased from 10px to 16px, a subtle change that makes the UI more comfortable to use as it is not that close to the rim.

 

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Improved base global font-size (16px)

Base font size has been increased from 14px to 16px on all devices, making the user interface easier to read as every text and icon sizes a bit bigger now.

 

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Improved menu labels display

Menu labels have better margin and tweaked display opacity.

 

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Improved share icon display

Share icon has been updated from the three-dots node thing (Android) to the right-sending arrow (Apple).