Issue extensions for GitHub, GitLab, and Sentry links now take up less space in the issue view. Additional improvements include removing pointer cursors from the application (except for external links), carbon removal commitment, and numerous UX enhancements across cycles, keyboards, and interface elements.
Streamlined issue extensions
To simplify the issue view we designed the issue extensions (Github, Gitlab, and Sentry links) to take less space while keeping the same information.
No more pointers
We've arrived at a point where we feel that Linear is a true application, not a web page. We have keyboard shortcuts, contextual menus, no page loads, and realtime updates. To double down on the application-like behavior, we have removed pointer cursors from the entire application, except links to external resources.
Helping the climate
At Linear, we want to do our part in helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. Starting today, 1% revenue from Linear subscriptions will go towards carbon removal. This happens through Stripe’s new climate initiative which you can read more on their blog.
Other improvements and fixes
When a cycle has a custom name, its icon will now display the number of the cycle
Cycle graphs improved the way the dates on their x-axis are rendered
Cycle graphs in the Cycle detail pane now contain a legend
New icons for issue relationship
Desktop windows locations are now retained between launches
More controls now react to mouse hover
Improvements to the color picker of the Project editor
Better support for keyboard shortcuts for Russian and other non-Latin keyboards
Fixes to keyboard shortcuts for parent/sub-issue navigation
Fixed several issues with clients getting out of sync
Improved the reliability of saving outstanding changes under certain edge cases, like refreshing the client just after a database migration
Comment notifications now link directly to the comment
A number of fixes to contextual menus
Fixes to workspace creation
Templates are no longer applied on top of the data from a pre-filled issue creation link
Fixed search in smaller screens
Fixes to rendering cards on the boards
Fixes the order of rendering of modifier keys for macOS
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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.
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