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Would it be possible to make this app sound an alarm when a message arrives or is pending?
Messages often are not noticed because the app does not sound an alarm when they arrive. It might be enabled in the settings.

Hello. I have seen a bug of Altus with KDE Plasma. This don't show icon on tray system. Also don't show icon app of application.

Describe the bug
When clicking a link (i.e. https://google.com) nothing happens.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open a chat
2. Click on a highlighted weblink
3. Nothing happens

Expected behavior
The default web browser opens with the URL as the clicked link.

Information:

• OS: Debain Buster
• Altus Version v3.8.0

This is happening to me constantly. I just installed Altus using the appimage, and it seems to work fine until I add my whatsapp account. After that, the window freezes and I can't click on anything... nothing happens.

Weirdly enough, I see new messages arriving to me... So it seems the UI is updating and running, but I can't interact with it!

By disabling the custom titlebar, I'm able to access the menu (since now its the system window menu). But everything below the menu remains frozen for interaction, either by using the mouse or keyboard!

I'm running Arch Linux, with Deepin desktop.

here a gif of the problem:

Here is another example where I actually can interact with the UI while whatsapp is loading... as soon as the whatsapp UI comes up behind the setting window, the UI freezes and I can't interact anymore, not even to close the setting window.

Originally posted by @hradec in #27 (comment)

Thanks for your good work. I love Altus for having a dark themed WhatsApp desktop client!

Today I let Altus check for updates. It said there was a new version 1.3.0.

I installed the program and was disappointed by the title bar being back to Windows' default light theme. I was about to submit a bug report, when I noticed your README actually suggests 2.4.0 as most recent version.

Also, I'm quite sure #35 is related to that.

I'm trying to change the settings, disabling the 3 options, but when I click save, It keeps loading forever and doesn't save anything.

I'm using the AppImage on Ubuntu 19.10.

Hi Sir!

First of all thx for that great app.
Unfortunately Notifications wont work at all for me (even without sound)

See yah

On my Macbook Air I got the following error, after opening preferences:

Uncaught Exception:
Error: Object has been destroyed
at createPrefWindow (/Applications/Altus.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.js:241:20)
at click (/Applications/Altus.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.js:303:13)
at MenuItem.click (/Applications/Altus.app/Contents/Resources/electron.asar/browser/api/menu-item.js:55:9)
at Function.executeCommand (/Applications/Altus.app/Contents/Resources/electron.asar/browser/api/menu.js:29:13)

I'm not sure if this is common or simply related to the Desktop Manager and OS i'm using, I'm currently running the .AppImage on KDE/Manjaro Linux and every start-up Altus starts in full-screen. Really a minor annoyance, an added step on a 5K monitor that is not needed. It would be nice if window geometry was retained.

Hi,

I would like to ask if files uploaded on a private message or group chat can be opened directly instead of requiring to be downloaded before you can open it.

Since Altus is using Electron, I presume you're using the WhatsApp Web. On the official WhatsApp web app, opening files directly aren't possible.

Looking forward to your feedback.

I would love the possibility to hide the tabs, because it takes so much space and I only have one account.

Yeah, I know, everyone could do that himself, but I'm sure, there are some people, who don't know how.
For those, it would be nice, if either the installer or the application offer some button or checkbox or something, which enables/disables Autostart for the app.

Hi on every first start (i have autostart enabled) comes there is an update, please klick to update WhatsApp..
After klicking it, it keeps the same Version. Than the update hint is gone up to the next start of my PC
I tried complete delete Altus and reinstalled it (fresh) nothing helps..

Hello,
from this project can we interact with whatsapp messages and make some kind of automations?
Thanks.

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to type this (i never used GitHub before)
I really really like Altus its the best WhatsApp clients out there
but a few things I noticed immediately were

• there was no "new message" indication in the icon at the taskbar, I think something like that is really important
• Can't Zoom in with "Ctrl and +" or (i think) at all
• when I try to save a picture, a window opens up saying I can't open "blob" files

other than that, the program is just a few steps away from being near perfect

It's not possible to use copy, paste on a Macbook Air.
Tested with both CMD + C/V, and CTRL + C/V.

Hi,

When I play audio messages I have got via WhatsApp, they have no audio. Where can I set an audio device for playback insinde the app? I didn't find any settings for that.

Z.

Hi,
Since the last WA update my design is fucked :3 it hurts in my eyes

https://i.imgur.com/cXBpYaL.png

Don't know whats up, but I noticed that there is no sound (at videos) on Altus connected to Huawei P20 Mate... The connected Samsung Galxy S4 mini works fine.
If I download the respective .mp4 file to desktop, I can see the video and hear the sound playing it with vlc-player. So the mp4 seems to be OK...

Any Ideas?
Regards,
Wolfgang

An option to close to the tray item (minimize to tray instead of closing) would be awesome.

Hello!

Is there a way to remove the menu bar on Windows version?

Hi, it seems like the icon on tray don't show at all in my linux mint 19.1 (xfce - gnome based) (ubuntu 18.04 based), another thing i miss in the app is the close to tray option, so if i minimize or close the app, it just get out of taskbar, but keeps running with the tray icon. Thanks!

Cmd + v doesn't paste the clipboard and there is no paste option in the menu either.

Even enabling Notifications, no notification are visible when receiving a new message on Windows 10.
However the badge & the sound are working and the number of unread messages correctly appear in the left upper tab.

My windows version is :
Windows 10 enterprise, version 1803 (build 17134.765)

I am using a mac os and whenever i am trying to use more than 1 instance of whatsapp its freezing and then it stays the same even after restarting the app.

It would be awesome if we could use extensions within the Chrome base.

My goal would be the extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammar-and-spell-checker/oldceeleldhonbafppcapldpdifcinji

Grammar and spell check ;)

There is a very good project for Android device called [Disa](https://disa.im), it would be great if a plugin for [Disa](https://disa.im) can be created from scratch.

I'm using your product and came across something that I think is Bug,
The whatsapp constantly displays a message to update version. Everything I did, I couldn't keep up to date. The update only holds until the next time you open the program.

Hi,
first of all, I am just a user (from Germany) and really appreciate the job you've done with this app!
I use it for several days now and have the latest update but I never get a notification when I work e.g. in another programm (word, browser, whatever).
Sound works (can I change the sound somewhere? And maybe even according to the respective account?).
Thanks

Altus is not starting on Ubuntu 18.10. I tried the AppImage and the .deb file. This is the response I'm getting if I launch it via the console.
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Disabling tray icons causes the following error whenever the application is launched.

Clicking 'OK' results in the application launching as normal.

The error seems to be caused by trayIcon.destroy(); in main.js
Removing it doesn't appear to have any negative effects.

altus want update chrome to v36.
But I aleady have installed chrome v73.0.3683.103

the other thing:
altus starts also at the system start. How can I start altus when i need it?
Greetings,
Mathias

When i recive an audio message and i touch the play button, no sound anything, only the slider is moved, no more, no message error.

Information:

• OS: XUbuntu 18.04
• Altus Version 3.9.0

I am using 3 monitors and always had WhatsApp on my right one. Whenever I drag Altus to my right monitor and either restart my PC or play a game in full screen (tested with Minecraft in custom resolution and Civilization V), Altus goes to my middle monitor (in Windows set as main display) or just disappears (?).
Is there a way, that Altus can "remember" the display it was on last time?
Because whenever I start playing any game, I can't look on my WhatsApp messages.

Excellent app, especially the fact that the taskbar icon sets a red flag when new messages arrive.
Unfortunately the original Altus icon is hardly visible on a dark taskbar, so it would be a good feature to be able to change it. You either might create a whatsapp-like icon or allow users to replace the original icon with one of their choice. Changing the icon via the properties of the app does not work because then the red mark for incoming messages is not available anymore. I presume that you are using two different icons, one with the red mark and another without it. Allowing the user to replace both would do the trick.
Thanks

Immediately after starting the app, it crashes

I get the message that i need to update Chrome into 49+.
But I installed the newest Chrome 75.0.3770.142
In this case I can't use altus anymore cause WhatsApp chat wont start.

I use combination Alt+Space to switch language layout, but in altus this combination open File menu.

Can we somehow change it or disable at all?

Can an in application proxy support be added?
I would very much like to see an option to configure the client to route all it's traffic (and only his traffic) through a proxy, specifically socks5 proxy in my use case.

This will be perfect for work, I'm a sysadmin, the network guys from my team block whatsapp media downloads, and though they have excluded our team, the exclusion rules are not always working... so I find it easier to just route whatsapp web traffic via shadowsocks + foxyproxy extension to my home network... then bugging the networking guys every time.

After updating Altus from v2.3.3 to v3.6.0, I noticed that whenever I launch the application an exception is thrown in the start itself stating that an error occurred in the main process (index.js).

Below is the screenshot of the same:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'value' of undefined

Add context menu entries for Bold, Italic, Monospaced and linestroked text

Recently, I've been trying to work on bug fixes and new features, but it has become very tedious since the code is very cluttered. So, I've decided that it would be good to start from scratch and build a major update.

I'll try to fix bugs before I start working on v4.0 if they are urgent. But any feature request will not be added until v4.0.

This thread is to discuss the upcoming update. I'll list the things I have in mind below. Feel free to drop your own suggestions and anything that you want to discuss.

Major Changes

⚛ Switch to React

Switching to React will allow for less cluttered code in my opinion. I say this because it'll allow me to separate the code into components which will definitely improve readability and will allow for easier modifications. If you look at the UI, it will make a lot of sense to use components.

Although, the are definitely some concerns to using React. One of them is that it might bloat the app because of all the dependencies that will be required. I think this can be partially solved at least, by using tree-shaking.

I would definitely like some feedback on this aspect.

New Features

👓 Revamped UI w/ Accessibility features

You might notice that the UI is not consistent throughout. I intend to change this by creating a basic "design system" for the next version. Also, the UI will be more accessible and user-friendly by following WCAG guidelines.

Revamped Tabs

I think the tab system could definitely use a revamp. Especially re-arrangement. Currently you can't drag and drop tabs to re-arrange them. Also would be better to align the tab hotkeys to browser tab hotkeys as users will be more familiar with those hotkeys.

⚙ Import/Export/Restore Settings

It would be good to implement some kind of import/export system for the settings, also the ability to restore to the defaults. The current settings system doesn't have any of these.
This would probably require changing how the settings are structured currently, but it will be worth it.

⬇ Downloads History

A separate tab for storing a history of downloads. Similar to the "Downloads" area in browsers like Chrome & Firefox.
This history will be stored locally so there aren't any privacy concerns. The benefit of this will be that you'll easily be able to re-download the file without having to go back to that specific chat.

See this comment for the to-do list.

It seems Bitdefender marks Altus as Ransomware

I'm using Altus since 1.2.x version. I've just updated to 2.0.2 and now the app is using custom titlebar (a.k.a. CSD). This change is very unfortunate for KDE Plasma users, for several reasons:

• Can't resize the main window (since there is no border). I have to use a custom key + mouse combination (Alt + right click drag).
• Doesn't respect global titlebar button configurations (In plasma you can use a global menubar or a special button in the titlebar for the app menu).
• Main window has no shadows under KWin (KDE Plasma's window manager).
• Borderless apps appears on ALL "activities" (or desktop workspaces), breaking my workflow.

This is Altus 2.0.2 in KDE Plasma. Note the lack of borders and shadows (it's hard to resize the main window):

This is Altus after disabling the "No border" option in the window manager (ergo forcing native window decorations). Note the duplicated title, menubar (app menu is embebed in the second button from left to right in the titlebar) and minimize/maximize/close buttons:

Is it possible to add a configuration option for disabling Custom Titlebar? The classical Electron titlebar from Altus 1.2.x works fine on KDE Plasma.

After Update to ver. 3.6.0 I get regularly this message after new start of Altus...:

Nevertheless, after a few seconds Altus starts and seems to work correctly...

watch title :/

While notifications are disabled in the preferences, they are still shown.

After you start Altus you can't access WhatsApp anymore. Because WhatsApp needs Google Chrome 36+. I think it's possible to fix this issue if we update the electron version again.

I would suggest to add Support for Threema Web. Threema is a very cool App for chatting, secure and with many functions. Threema Web is avalible under web.threema.ch .
C.B.

I have always loved the WhatsApp Dark Theme in Altus but recently in version 3.1.0 (which I clean installed from the release section), the dark theme seems to be broken.

The chat bubble is white while the foreground text is light grey in color which looks completely clumsy.

(Broken Default Dark Theme)

P.S.: Custom Theme worked for me though... 😉