cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1752539

I’ve added a bunch of new features to Alexandrite (a third party Lemmy alternate web UI for desktop)!

alexandrite.app - [email protected] - Github

Lemmy Settings

You can now change most of Lemmy’s settings (just not language/avatar/banner/2FA/password).

Mod tools

A lot of mod tools were added. You can view reports and be able to do most things except appoint/removing mods and viewing the mod log.

Scroll between top level comments buttons

Floating at the bottom of the page when viewing a post you will now see a little navigation bar that lets you scroll between comments (and a similar one on the post list that lets you scroll to the top of the page).

Better markdown editor

The text editor used when making posts/comments has been upgraded! Now you can find buttons for bold/italic etc, most of the things you can do on the official website.

If you have any issues let me know, or create an issue on Github.

  • DaveEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Awesome work! Like others, I’m massively impressed with Alexandrite and it has become my default UI for viewing Lemmy.world. It feels way more mature than its age would suggest and I’ve found myself feeling at home here.

    I love that Lemmy is growing so many alternative front ends… choice is great, and some of the apps coming out (like Alexandrite and Voyager) are really great examples of web tech done right!

    Keep up the good work! Do you have a means of sending donations yet?

    • @sheodoxOPMEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Thanks!! This is the first project of mine in a while that has gotten this much traction so I never get tired of reading stuff like this! (In case you’re curious, the last project I made that got this much attention was a Craftbukkit plugin for Minecraft like ten years ago).

      Yes, on the Alexandrite about page there’s a link to Buy Me a Coffee. I was thinking of setting up some other ways to donate like OpenCollective or Patreon at some point but I haven’t had the time yet.