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Improvement1.2.0

Desktop app improvements: multi-window support

Linear's desktop app now supports opening and closing multiple windows with improved window management, better handling of internal links, and an upgrade to Electron 8 for performance. The update also includes numerous improvements across the app including better list performance, notification grouping, and various fixes to team deletion, project display, and issue linking.

Desktop app improvements: multi-window support We updated our desktop app (1.2.0) with better window management along with other improvements. Full list of updates: Ability to open (Command/Ctrl+n) and close (Command/Ctrl+w) multiple windows Support for narrow window sizes Better handling of in-app links and Command/Ctrl++click to open internal links in new windows Improved handling of closed and minimized windows Updated to Electron 8 for improved performance If you have the app installed, it will prompt you to download the updated version soon. To manually download the app, head to linear.app/download. Other improvements and fixes Increased list performance throughout the application. Hovering over list rows close to edges also doesn't move the list anymore. Inbox now supports notification grouping Back link in issue views now behaves correctly with sub-issues Issue view header now shows filtered issue estimates or counts Added support for longer team names Added ability to filter views by team My Issues view now shows blocking issues at the top Cycle views don't show backlog columns anymore Project status is now shown in command menu for Add to project and Filter by project actions Improved documentation around GitHub issue autolinking Fixed pull request link styling in board views Fixes to team deletion Fixed overflowing project names in projects dashboard Fixed screenshot and issue links in Slack notifications Fix to profile photo updating Fix to allowing copying of issue title on Firefox Fixes to certain screenshot aspect rations Fix to My Issues shortcut in shortcuts help modal
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