Signal UT: Signal-Desktop for Ubuntu Touch

pparent

Thank you for your feedback!

Yes all features are not working currently or in a hacky way. So as long as I've not worked on them (like calls or search messages) I suppose they are not working. Now I'm focusing on core features about chat and keyboard.

danfro

@pparent I am fine with that. I am actually quite impressed with everything that does work. The app is good and usable.

danfro

Hacking my way through it... ;-).

If you wish to use dark mode, close the app and edit this file:
~/.config/signalut.pparent/Signal/ephemeral.json
You can do that with seabass2 for instance.
Or use terminal with nano ~/.config/signalut.pparent/Signal/ephemeral.json. (no sudo needed)

Replace "theme-setting": "system", with "theme-setting": "dark",, save changes and start the app.

rund_europa

@pparent I would be happy to test a dev version.
With the above change to the factor, how do I save the change?

pparent

@rund_europa

Do you have a github acount? Can you open an issue here so that we may talk about it?

https://github.com/pparent76/SignalUT/issues

rund_europa

@pparent I just created one and opened an issue. Thank you for your great work/Support

pparent

I have released to openstore the new version v7.79.0-1 !

It includes the following improvements:

-Solve keyboard problems.
-Improve performance ( interface more fluid ).
-Improve scaling on some devices.
-Upgrade Signal-Desktop to version 7.79.0

Don't hesitate to report any unexpected bug.

For the next release I will focus on:

Unleashing the microphone ( for audio messages, calls )
Download medias with Contenthub

I hope both will be possible without any major obstacle.

pparent

Also I add some information in regard of the remarks that were made on the latets Ubports Q&A show:

Signal-Destkop can only be used as a secondary client, but you can have your primary client inside Waydroid (with official Signal app or Molly Foss ) on the same phone. Then to link the account do the following with the help of another camera-enabled device ( computer, other smartphone, reflex camera,...) : Open at the same time Signal UT and Signal/Molly on Waydroid on the main device, then take a picture of the Qr-Code of Signal UT with the other device, then switch immediately to Signal or Molly on Waydroid where you have your main account, and scan the picture of the Qr-code on the screen of the other device. Try to do it quite fast as the Qr-Code validity expires after a time that can be quite short, but you still have largely enough time. You only need to do this once.

adorsaz

@pparent I've plugged my phone on a monitor and leverage the Ubuntu Touch desktop mode (convergence) to have Signal UT and Waydroid side by side. Then you can take picture directly with your phone.

The only thing a bit hard with this setup were that Waydroid scale with a big zoom. I had to update the LineageOS display setting to reduce UI to the smallest possible value.

projectmoon

@pparent have you experimented with integrating native notifications similar to WhatsWeb?

pparent

@projectmoon said in Signal UT: Signal-Desktop for Ubuntu Touch:

@pparent have you experimented with integrating native notifications similar to WhatsWeb?

I will, but I can't do everything at once.

This will require to cross-compile a patched version of libnotify to send notification to Lomiri postal service instead of standard freedesktop.org notifications. This is pretty much of a hack, but it should work since signal-desktop uses libnotify.

Please be patient, the client will improve progressively.

Moem

@pparent said in Signal UT: Signal-Desktop for Ubuntu Touch:

I can't do everything at once.

The app is progressing at a very nice pace, as a user I cannot possibly complain. Your effort is appreciated!

projectmoon

@pparent said in Signal UT: Signal-Desktop for Ubuntu Touch:

@projectmoon said in Signal UT: Signal-Desktop for Ubuntu Touch:

@pparent have you experimented with integrating native notifications similar to WhatsWeb?

I will, but I can't do everything at once.

This will require to cross-compile a patched version of libnotify to send notification to Lomiri postal service instead of standard freedesktop.org notifications. This is pretty much of a hack, but it should work since signal-desktop uses libnotify.

Please be patient, the client will improve progressively.

Not saying it's bad. In fact, the work is great. Also the functional keyboard is amazing. Just wondering if there was a roadmap.

pparent

@projectmoon

There is no roadmap for two reasons:

-First because what I'm doing here is experimental and it's impossible to predict for sure how hard will be something, or event if it will be possible at all, before it's done.

-Second because I'm not payed for this, so I do it depending on my time and desire and motivation and without pressure.

All that I do here is opensource and reproductible. As I said before anyone is more than welcome to jump into the development of this project to make it go faster or in a more predictable way, or implement a specific feature they want.