Linear redesigned the issue page layout to center content on larger screens instead of extending the details pane horizontally, improving readability and utilizing screen space more effectively. Multiple fixes and improvements also include timeline design updates, Zendesk integration enhancements, API corrections, and UI/UX polish across workspace settings and dialogs.
Issue view layout
There's one aspect of the layout of the application that we haven't been too fond of since the beginning: The way the issue page renders on larger screens. We didn't want to make the issue content column too broad to keep the issue content readable, so we extended the issue details pane to the side of the screen. But this never looked quite right on on larger window sizes. We've been putting off fixing this as we have bigger changes planned for the issue page, but this week we finally decided to fix it and not wait for a bigger redesign.
We're now centering the issue content when your window size grows beyond a certain size. The issue details panel will also grow proportionally with your screen size, giving you more room for all the labels your issue might have.
Fixes and improvements
Updated design of the project bars in timeline
It is now possible to resize the width of the left aside on the timeline page
Fixed a bug causing the upgrade notification not to be clickable if it was triggered by the fast issue creation modal
Zendesk integration now supports linking tickets from Zendesk installations with a custom domain
Imported issues will now have their completed or canceled dates properly set if that can be determined, or set as the time of import if not
API: Fixed a bug that was causing attachmentCreate to fail when passing the short format issue id rather than a UUID
Improved contextual menu rendering performance
Fixed side-scrolling issues with contextual menus
Fixed some smaller corner roundness issues on the comment menu
Workspace member settings have an upgraded design
Fixed the workspace member settings not to show actions that the user can't undertake if they are not an admin.
The keyboard shortcut for setting an issue due date has been changed from Cmd+d to Shift+d
The cycles page now contains better instructions on how to find the estimates settings, should it not be enabled
Fixing an overflow problem when editing milestones
Fixed problems editing the name of a project
Deleting a team will now force you to type out the name of the team to make sure that users are deleting the intended team
Alert dialogs with an input prompt now display input errors animated
Fixed regression with command menu checkboxes
Linear Agent now offers adaptive routing to optimize model selection by task complexity, environment secrets support for secure dependency access, and open-weight model options including GLM. Teams can define custom project labels and statuses, assign project leads, use durable IDs for projects and initiatives, and automate workflows with new team-based triggers for onboarding and reassignment.
Loops, Linear's recurring agent workflows, now respond to more workspace activity including project, initiative, and cycle changes, can edit Linear documents and post updates to Slack. This helps teams automate coordination tasks like updating docs and keeping stakeholders informed when plans change.
Linear now offers a Priority tab that intelligently separates urgent notifications from less critical ones, preventing important items like release-blocking reviews from getting lost. Additionally, document editing is now available on iOS and Android, rich previews render in diffs, draft projects with Linear Agent for planning, and admins can approve third-party app access on paid plans.