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I'm very happy to announce the release of htmx 2.0. This release ends support for Internet Explorer and tightens up some defaults, but does not change most of the core functionality or the core API of the library.

Note that we are not marking 2.0 as latest in NPM because we do not want to force-upgrade users who are relying on non-versioned CDN URLs for htmx. Instead, 1.x will remain latest and the 2.0 line will remain next until Jan 1, 2025. The website, however, will reference 2.0.

Major Changes

• All extensions have been moved out of the core repository to their own repo and website: https://extensions.htmx.org. They are now all versioned individually and can be developed outside of the normal (slow) htmx release cadence.

  • Most 1.x extensions will work with 2.x, however the SSE extension did have a break and must be upgraded.
  • The older extensions remain in the /dist/ext directory so as to not break the URLs of CDNs like unpkg, but please move to the new extension URLs going forward

• We removed the deprecated hx-sse and hx-ws attributes in favor of the extensions, which were available and recommended in 1.x.

• HTTP DELETE requests now use parameters, rather than form encoded bodies, for their payload (This is in accordance w/ the spec.)

• We now provide specific files in /dist for the various JavaScript module styles:

  • ESM Modules: /dist/htmx.esm.js
  • AMD Modules: /dist/htmx.amd.js
  • CJS Modules: /dist/htmx.cjs.js
  • The /dist/htmx.js file continues to be browser-loadable

• The hx-on attribute, with its special syntax, has been removed in favor of the less-hacky hx-on: syntax.

Minor Changes

• We made some default changes:
  • htmx.config.scrollBehavior was changed to 'instant' from 'smooth'
  • As mentioned previously, DELETE requests now use query parameters, rather than a form-encoded body. This can be reverted by setting htmx.methodsThatUseUrlParams to the value ['get'],
  • htmx.config.selfRequestsOnly now defaults to true rather than false

Features

Not much, really:

• The selectAndSwap() internal API method was replaced with the public (and much better) swap() method
• Web Component support has been improved dramatically
• And the biggest feature of this release: the website now supports dark mode! (Thanks @pokonski!)

A complete upgrade guide can be found here:

htmx 1.x -\> 2.x Migration Guide

If you require IE compatibility, the 1.x will continue to be supported for the foreseeable future.

As discussed earlier in the previous post, I thought it'd be a great idea to give kbin.earth its own icon. I ended up going with the version that is the Mbin icon with an Earth (globe) pattern inside. This makes it straightforward to tell that we're still running Mbin software but also makes it easy to tell apart from other Mbin servers. I also thought it would add a little fun to the mix :)

If you have any feedback on the branding itself, like the favicon or header logo, feel free to post in the comments.

kbin.earth now has 102 users (and 61 monthly active users at the moment)! I know this isn't a lot compared to the other big fediverse servers, but I still think it's a milestone to celebrate. Additionally, according to FediDB, kbin.earth is actually the 3rd most active Mbin server, behind kbin.run and fedia.io!

As a way to celebrate, I thought we should give kbin.earth its own icon. Attached to this post are the (very) rough drafts of a few icon designs I came up with. Please comment which ones you prefer and what kind of improvements/changes you think could be made. If you'd like, feel free to come up with your own designs too. (Also, as a disclaimer, I did take some inspiration from lemmy.world's icon.)

For me personally, I think 2 & 5 have too much color, so I'd say they're my least favorite. Honestly, I think I'd prefer either 1, 4, or 7.

Features

• The user page now shows the date a user joined.
• A user's username now has icon indicators for "Cake Day", "New User" (created within 14 days), and "Bot Account". These indicators show in threads/microblogs, comments, the explore users page, and profile pages.
• Move the thread "Domain" button to the overflow menu, in order to give more room for other UI elements (and since it's not frequently used). It looks like "More from youtube.com".

Fixes

• Decode Lemmy thread and comment responses as utf8; by @olorin99.
• Add a safe area to nav drawer so it doesn't bleed into the status bar on Android.
• Fix the markdown editor's toolbar button sizing.
• Fix post date format so instead of "2024-06-10T18:52:24.000Z", for instance, it shows "June 10, 2024, 6:52:24 PM".
• Fix user profile followers & following inconsistent UI.
• Fix default threads sort setting not saving.

As explained in the last post, I was trying to get s3 (R2) set up with kbin.earth, and now it's complete. Now storage costs should be significantly lower (with more capacity) and maybe images will load even faster now.

Also, think of this as an experiment; if it doesn't work out, I'll switch it back to file storage.

Sorry for the past 90 minutes of downtime; I've been trying to set up s3 storage for kbin.earth, but was unfortunately unsuccessful. I'll likely try again tomorrow (in case you notice it down again).

Features

• Mark NSFW and OC posts with badges.
• Add a navigation drawer that displays starred users & magazines along with the selected account's subscriptions/follows.
• New markdown editor with a preview/edit toggle, many formatting buttons, keyboard shortcuts, and auto incrementing lists (on enter).
• Add subscript, superscript, and Lemmy spoiler markdown support.
• Add Lemmy specific sorting options.
• Display the blurhash of post images and user/magazine avatars.
• Make images in markdown clickable (for full screen).
• Adds support for editing and deleting Lemmy posts.
• New feed filter settings to hide posts that match any given pattern.
• Add a compact preview mode that limits thread titles to one line and hides the body preview.

Fixes

• Sync notification indicators and recheck every minute while the app is open.
• Add search debounce to explore pages to fix lagging results.

Other

• Remove iOS, macOS, and web platform files and build actions.
• Remove kbin support and all references in code. Additionally, the Interstellar icon was remade without the kbin icon section.

kbin.earth is now running Mbin! Please let me know here if you run into any problems.

This post doesn't directly affect kbin.social users, but it is relevant. It discusses some of the potential pros/cons of Kbin and the pros/cons of Mbin, and also the direction the kbin.earth server is heading.

Hello kbin.earth users,

I think, at this point, it's clear that Kbin is not being actively developed; the last commit by the lead developer was four months ago, and the latest commit, period, was two months ago. There are many bugs/issues present that make not only using the platform difficult but also hosting and administrating it (even worse, there was a recent issue that affected many non-Kbin servers in the fediverse).

Given the situation, I see three options for moving forward:

1 - Wait It Out ----------

We could continue using Kbin as is, knowing there will be ongoing issues, and hope that maybe one day there will be an update.

Pros:

• We get to keep the same system we're used to.
• If any more updates come out for Kbin, we can update kbin.earth and start using them immediately.

Cons:

• Kbin is no longer supported, and many bugs are present. This also means any features we'd want will likely not be added.
• Administrating a Kbin server is not the easiest. Even after the initial setup (which was a nightmare), there are still problems that pop up occasionally that can get annoying, and I can only imagine this would get worse as more users join.

2 - Migrate to Mbin ----------

Alternatively, we could migrate kbin.earth to Mbin, a fork of Kbin that is actually supported by its developers and are actively fixing issues and adding features. I was initially skeptical of Mbin when it first came out, but at this point, it's had many improvements that likely make it more suitable than the current Kbin system.

Pros:

• Mbin is supported by its developers and has had numerous improvements added since the fork. I'll put a few below, but here are links to the complete list: GUI improvements, enhancements, and bug fixes.
• A subscription panel that lists your subscribed magazines.
• Better filter options.
• Many more settings and options for you to customize.
• Federated magazines correctly display their moderators.
• Federated magazines correctly display subscription count, not just those who subscribed locally.
• User/magazine deletion overhaul.
• Incoming downvotes from the fediverse are counted.

Cons:

• Kbin has magazine collections that allow you to combine related magazines into one view. Mbin has not ported this feature and doesn't have anything similar yet.
• Kbin has an aggregated content view, allowing you to view threads and microblogs simultaneously. Again, Mbin has not ported this feature and doesn't have anything similar yet.
• Mbin has removed the ability to view downvote (reduce) activities. Since anybody could scrap this information anyway, I think it's best to show downvoters just so they realize it's public information.

3 - Shutdown Server ----------

As a last resort, we could just shut down the server. kbin.earth was initially created to help develop the Interstellar app for kbin (since kbin.social didn't, and still doesn't, support the API). Still, at this point, the initial purpose has been served, and further updates to the app could be tested on an already existing Mbin server.

Pros:

• Energy and resources spent on kbin.earth could be used elsewhere, such as the Interstellar app.
• Current kbin.earth users could choose where to migrate to, whether that's to an Mbin server, to a Lemmy server, or even back to kbin.social.
• Several Mbin servers already exist, so maybe it wouldn't make sense to add yet another.

Cons:

• Obviously, users and magazines hosted here would have to migrate somewhere else. This includes the Interstellar magazine.

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To conclude, we could either not change anything (and stay on Kbin), switch to Mbin, or shut down kbin.earth. For me personally, I think option 1 is ruled out; we've already been waiting on Kbin long enough, and I don't think much is going to change. We could potentially try option 2 (Mbin) for at least a little while and see how it goes; if people like it, we could keep kbin.earth for the time being (running Mbin); if people don't like it, we could just go to option 3 (shutdown). What do you all think? If someone has anything to add to the pros/cons, feel free to share.

Features

• Profile editing is now on a separate screen and comes with options for deleting your avatar/banner and editing many of your account settings such as when you get notifications, whether to show NSFW content, if your subscriptions and followed users are public or not, etc.; by @olorin99.
• A new compact post layout is available for use and makes browsing the feed view a lot more readable on desktops, tablets, and wider screens in general. By default, it automatically detects whether the new "wide" layout should be used or not based on the available screen width, but you can also manually set the layout in the settings, under the general settings page.

Fixes

• Browsing with a guest account now correctly hides filter options in the feed mode.
• The create post button no longer shows for guest accounts.
• m.youtube.com now counts as a youtube video link.

> > > go1.22.2 (released 2024-04-03) includes a security fix to the net/http package, as well as bug fixes to the compiler, the go command, the linker, and the encoding/gob, go/types, net/http, and runtime/trace packages. See the Go 1.22.2 milestone on our issue tracker for details. > >

Recently, I've noticed federated threads/comments/votes were lagging behind, and it turns out kbin.earth was being spammed (hundreds in a minute, leading to a couple thousand queued messages after only half an hour) by a Lemmy server with the same exact activity pub message. After blocking the server (feddit.de), federation should now work correctly. If the admins of the server ever fix the issue, I'll be glad to unblock it.

Edit: turns out, this was probably actually a kbin issue, but at least it's fixed the issues temporarily.

New

• Add Lemmy support for creating threads; by @olorin99
• Feed action customizations (in settings); by @jwr1
• An "Always Show Instance" option for user/magazine names

Fixed

• Fixed microblog pages not having a title
• Fixed post images taking up too much space
• Clicking a recommended instance now opens it right away
• You now can't logout of the currently selected account

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Feed actions

Just to give a little explanation, the new feed action settings let you customize which buttons display in the app bar, which buttons display in the fab menu, what happens when you click or hold down the floating action button, and which tabs are displayed on the feed.

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Additionally, Interstellar is now on flathub, making it easy to download on any Linux distro.

I don't have a lot to say this time, but here's the biggest Interstellar update we've had so far. This update includes almost full support for Lemmy (notification viewing, direct messages, and post creation don't work yet though), there's a new user/magazine mentions feature, user profile pages now let you view a user's comments and follows, and even more listed below. Additionally, Interstellar is now out on Google Play to the public. Here's the full list of new features and fixes that were included in this update:

New

• General Lemmy support, including account login, feed view, voting, commenting, viewing communities, viewing user profiles, searching, and more. The main features not included in this release are viewing notifications, viewing/interacting with direct messages, and creating new posts. Thanks @jwr1 and @olorin99.
• Support for editing your user profile, including the about and uploading a new profile avatar and banner; thanks @olorin99.
• Huge improvements to the user screen, including being able to view a user's threads, microblogs, comments, replies, follows, and followers; thanks @olorin99.
• A new user/magazine mention feature; if a user/magazine mention is detected in markdown, it tries to fetch the corresponding avatar and name and allows you to click to view the user/magazine page if available.
• Support for blocking users, magazines, and domains.
• Support for reporting posts and comments.
• Show a copy button on the open link dialog.
• Show an option for posts and comments to open them in a browser.
• Add local filter to magazines explore.

Fixes

• Add post/comment deletion confirmation.
• Fix account list sorting to go by host, then the local name.
• Fix the coloring for the subscribe button so it's easier to tell when you're subscribed or not.
• Hide the error snack bar for several common errors, including render layout issues and image loading issues.
• Fix empty search error from the search screen.

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GitHub: github.com/jwr1/interstellar Magazine: https://kbin.earth/m/interstellar Matrix: #kbin-interstellar:matrix.org Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=one.jwr.interstellar

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Just as a side note, those who have the app previously installed will need to re-signin into their accounts and might need to clear their app data if the app doesn't start up, as a few changes have been made with the way accounts are stored.

New

• General Lemmy support, including account login, feed view, voting, commenting, viewing communities, viewing user profiles, searching, and more. The main features not included in this release are viewing notifications, viewing/interacting with direct messages, and creating new posts. Thanks @jwr1 and @olorin99.
• Support for editing your user profile, including the about and uploading a new profile avatar and banner; thanks @olorin99.
• Huge improvements to the user screen, including being able to view a user's threads, microblogs, comments, replies, follows, and followers; thanks @olorin99.
• A new user/magazine mention feature; if a user/magazine mention is detected in markdown, it tries to fetch the corresponding avatar and name and allows you to click to view the user/magazine page if available.
• Support for blocking users, magazines, and domains.
• Support for reporting posts and comments.
• Show a copy button on the open link dialog.
• Show an option for posts and comments to open them in a browser.
• Add local filter to magazines explore.

Fixes

• Add post/comment deletion confirmation.
• Fix account list sorting to go by host, then the local name.
• Fix the coloring for the subscribe button so it's easier to tell when you're subscribed or not.
• Hide the error snack bar for several common errors, including render layout issues and image loading issues.
• Fix empty search error from the search screen.

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Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=one.jwr.interstellar

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Just as a side note, those who have the app previously installed will need to re-signin into their accounts and might need to clear their app data if the app doesn't start up, as a few changes have been made with the way accounts are stored.