This is your window into what's happening behind the scenes at Journal Genie. Here you'll find information about known bugs, features currently in development, and what's in the pipeline for future updates.
Updates will typically roll out every 1-2 months (I work a full time job and work/life/app development balance is key), though critical bug fixes may be pushed sooner. I believe in transparency about what's being worked on, what issues exist, and what features are being considered. Your feedback through the feedback form directly influences what makes it onto this page.
This page is updated regularly as bugs are fixed, features are completed, and new requests come in from the community. Check back often to see what's new!
Quick-insert HTML snippets for comment formatting. Add custom buttons to inject saved code snippets (bold, italic, blockquote, etc.) with one click.
Browse a curated gallery of roleplay handy codes that you can add to your snippets colection
Filter unwanted content by hiding or collapsing comments from blacklisted usernames across Dreamwidth, InsaneJournal, and LiveJournal.
Load additional comments without page navigation. Automatically fetch more comments as you scroll or via a "Load More" button. Decide between loading 1-2 pages at a time.
Add icons to posts from a browsable album directory.
Visual icon picker for Dreamwidth free accounts. Browse and select from your icon collection without upgrading to a paid account.
Adds comment expansion links to all unexpepanded comments and allows users to expand threads and or expand all threads in a post.
Export RP Tools settings so you never lose your curated codes or settings for easier transferring across devices and browsers.
No bugs have been reported at this stage
Fix expected:
Allow the Reload, Show All and Compact toggles to be show/hode as part of pop-up customisation
Expected: TBA
All users to permenantly enable the dark background that shows on hover over when a user is using icon Grid View, to improve the readability of names for users with lighter icons.
Expected: TBA
Allow users to disable platform tags for those who are only single-platform users.
Expected: TBA
Color-code or visually distinguish new/unread comments from already-read ones on the page, making it instantly obvious which comments are new without having to look for the 'NEW' text.
Expected: TBA
Allow the ability to change the font size in the popup
Developer Note: This is much easier said than done due to the constraints of the popup itself. While it's not feasible to have an increase/decrease option with the existing UI, I can provide an option that can be selected that has a larger font size to improve accessibility.
The ability to track activity for characters from the app, with visual reminders when something is overdue. Set due dates from a group level, set reminder dates, show status indicators in the Account Manager and popup when in group view. Customizable and optional feature.
Currently a low level request as I will need to learn the intricacies of Containers. This will greatly depend on user demand.