Raccoon for Lemmy app

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This community is dedicated to the discussion about the Raccoon for Lemmy mobile app. Raccoon is an open source app powered by Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform (CMP) which intends not only to provide a mobile client for Lemmy, but also to create a space where users' voice is listened to, and we grow together by exchanging opinions.

Main features:

view post feed and comments with different listing and sort types;
possibility to upvote and downvote (with configurable swipe actions);
community and user detail (with info about moderators/moderated communities);
user profile with one's own posts, comments and saved items;
inbox with replies, mentions and direct messages;
global search with different result types (all, posts, comments, user, communities);
create and edit new posts (with optional images);
cross-post contents to other communities;
reply to post and comments (and edit replies);
mark posts as read (even while scrolling) and hide read contents;
custom appearance (color scheme, fonts, text sizes, post layout, etc.);
custom localization (independent of system settings);
block users, communities and instances;
report post and comments to moderators;
support for multiple accounts with account-specific settings;
lazy scrolling (referred to as "zombie mode");
explore all the communities on a given instance in guest mode;
multi-community (community aggregation);
view the moderation log;
community moderation tool (examine and resolve reports, ban users, feature posts in community, block further comments from posts, mark comments as distinguished, remove posts/comments, review all created posts/comments, edit/create community);
save drafts for posts and comments;
anonymous mode with quick instance switch;
admin tools (purge users/posts/comments/communities, feature posts locally, hide/unhide communities).

Why was the project started?

experimenting and testing Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform in a real world project, to explore what could be achieved with multiplatform libraries and share as much code as possible in the commonMain source directory;
offering a feature rich Lemmy client mainly aimed at both beginners and “pro” users, i.e. users who are not content with just browsing the contents of the Fediverse, creating posts and answers but be able to customize the app and “feel at home”;
dig deeper inside Lemmy’s internals and understand better what it is like to work with a decentralized platform.

We believe that Lemmy has a lot of potential and part of its success depends on users being able to enjoy the experience on robust and well-done clients. Moreover, encouraging discussion between people is important to develop a healthy and tolerant society where everyone's right and freedom are safeguarded. To know more, have a look at the Procyon Project's manifesto.

References

Quick links

have a look at the source code;
create a report in the issue tracker;
join the Matrix room to reach out to the developers!

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[AMA] 2024-08-07 session: reply to this post to ask questions about everything you want (self.raccoonforlemmyapp)

submitted 4 months ago by akesi_seli to c/raccoonforlemmyapp

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Welcome to this session! For the whole day I'll be looking at the replies to this thread and answer your questions. If something remains unanswered, replies can be posted even during the following days.

There are no rules, "anything" is anything! Use a grain of salt and a little bit of irony, though. Also, I would really like to hear something in your native language on your first comment: it can be a greeting, the question itself, a joke, an insult or anything crosses your mind in that moment. Have fun!

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[–] voracread 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Compared to another app say Eternity, I get the feeling that Raccoon wastes less space. Particularly I have seen the wasting of space in apps that unusually tom tom their Material design.

Do you know why does it appear like that? And is there no way for a user to adjust padding?

[–] akesi_seli 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Raccoon is implemented using Jetpack Compose for the UI layer and the Material 3 libraries (some components like pull-to-refresh are in falback mode on Material 2, though) so it should respect the guidelines, e.g. for text fields, bottom navigation, navigation drawer, top application bar, etc.

Where there were blatant violations it has been reported and fixed in the past, e.g. here, here or here. However if you are referring to post layout, the choices are not configurable except for full-width images.

There was a graphic designer once who told spacings were "all wrong" but when asked for suggestions he disappeared. If we could isolate the most painful points and make targeted interventions, it would be super. The next months are going to be dedicated to stabilize and improve the app rather than adding new features.

[–] voracread 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would be most happy if you do not increase empty space further 😃

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Good timing! I'm updating one of the UI elements to use a newer library, which increased the spacing a bit on its own.
I've attached an example here, so you can see the before and after.

Please bear in mind

Spacing around the handle comes that way
The library is currently bugged when it comes to detecting the nav bar height, so I had to set it to clear the 3 button nav bar

Finally, it may be possible to add a setting to configure the spacing in the app - we would likely need to define a few different Spacing definitions (compact, medium, airy?)... While not a priority at this exact moment, it may be worth creating a feature request!

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