3.4.4 Beta 2

This release contains the new support for custom editors and shells. I wanted to publish a release with this enabled to see if anyone could help with testing, in case there are some platform-specific things we need to upstream with fixes to help stabilize this feature.

New

• Add support for custom editors and shells - desktop#18954

Fixed

• The "Open a Pull Request" and "About" dialog's headings are announced via NVDA - desktop#19107
• The branch selection popover in the "Open a Pull Request" dialog does not close on filter clearing - desktop#19106
• Increased contrast ratio of icon in the diff file warnings - desktop#19097
• Use "alertdialog" role for "Push Local Changes" dialog - desktop#19098
• Add emoji descriptions for screen readers - desktop#19101
• Only ask for SSH credentials for the selected repository and only delete them after an authentication error - desktop#19019

Improved

• The squash dialog provides input labels - desktop#19100
• Added search input visual labeling in the form of a search icon - desktop#19103

3.4.3 Linux RC1

Fixed

• Allow pushing to gists - desktop#19009
• Context menu actions in the diff are accessible via keyboard - desktop#18946
• Add/Remove Co-authors hint text is positioned correctly when scrolling through the changes list - desktop#18929
• Increased contrast of several texts and icons in the app - desktop#18922
• Add aria-expanded and aria-controls attributes to Stashed Changes button - desktop#18924
• Hunk header text color contrast ratio is greater than 4.5:1 - desktop#18916

Improved

• Additional Zed support - desktop#18962. Thanks @adil192!

3.4.2 Linux RC1

New

• Option to use Git Credential Manager for repositories hosted outside of GitHub.com - desktop#18700
• Allow customizing tab character width in spaces - desktop#15561

Fixed

• Remote urls containing spaces are now displayed in their entirety in the remote settings screen - desktop#18876
• Newly uploaded images are rendered in Pull Request comments and reviews - desktop#18830

3.4.1 Linux RC1

Fixed

• Using hooks on Windows no longer results in an "command not found" error - desktop#18739

3.4.0 Linux RC2

Fixed

• Upgrade electron package to latest v29 release

3.4.0 Linux RC1

New

• Reset to a previous commit - desktop#12393
• Added support for Zed editor - #1085, thanks @MVDW-Java!
• Added support for Warp terminal - #1087, thanks @aminya!

Added

• Add accessibility settings to toggle link underlines and diff check marks - desktop#18227

Fixed

• Support multiple accounts for remote urls that differ in path - desktop#18676 desktop#18651
• Refreshing repository indicators will not invalidate credentials - desktop#18622
• Clear stored credentials when authentication fails on insecure http hosts - desktop#18588

Improved

• The generic git auth dialog contents are announced to users of screen readers - desktop#18670
• The diff line numbers and line group controls show check marks so color is not the sole medium to determine inclusion into a commit - desktop#18077
• Links are underlined by default - desktop#18035

3.3.18 Linux RC1

Fixed

• Prevent Pull Request comment or review dialog from moving constantly under some circumstances - desktop#18596
• Prevent Pull Request notification dialogs from truncating long Pull Request titles - desktop#18596
• The welcome start flow content does not overlap or clip when zoomed - desktop#18565
• Clear stored credentials when authentication fails on insecure http hosts - desktop#18588

Improved

• Improved accessibility of checks failed notification dialog by moving "Re-run checks" button out of the heading element - desktop#18596
• Add support for launching VSCodium from snap installation as external editor - #1058, thanks @TwitchSolvesCube!
• Add support for launching Pycharm Professional from snap installation as external editor - #1063, thanks @GheorgheMorari!

3.3.17 Linux RC1

Fixed

• Pushing and pulling repositories using Git LFS no longer causes an indefinite loop - desktop#18582

Improved

• Improve the accessibility of the tabs in the preferences dialog for users of screen readers - desktop#18567
• Always focus the first focusable element in the preferences dialog on open - desktop#18567

3.3.16 Linux RC1

Fixed

• Resolved auth failures when interacting with repositories hosted on non-GitHub hosts - desktop#18568 desktop#18570 desktop#18569

3.3.15 Linux RC1

Added

• The diff view now highlights Zig syntax - desktop#17957. Thanks @imkylecat!

Fixed

• Bring back color to links in PR timeline - desktop#18561
• Remove unnecessary br elements to make the app easier to navigate with screen readers - desktop#18444 desktop#18436
• Prevent clipping of dialog controls and content when app is zoomed - desktop#18412

Improved

• Make sure the arrow path in a dropdown button can't receive focus - desktop#18562
• Increase contrast on modified and conflicted octicons - desktop#18560