Weekly Development Updates for D.BUZZ - Today: Image Update

What's Good Friends?

The graphic artist "Frank Frazetta" once said...

What I do is create images, period.

• Frank Frazetta

Mr. Frazetta would be happy with today's update from D.BUZZ, as we have taken our image processing and handling system to the next level.

It has been our top priority for the last few weeks to sort out and streamline our image processing system. We had to design a new content renderer, then image compression system, and a few other algorithms to ensure images get uploaded to our IPFS system, then get displayed again properly. We are proud to say that, after extensive testing, the system is now working great.

You can now upload images above the 1 MB cap. Our internal compression algorithm will shrink that image down and upload them to the IPFS system. When needed, the image will be pulled and rendered correctly on the D.BUZZ front end. With the internal content rendering system in place, we have opened up more flexibility in developing future features involving imagery and how we display content. #AwesomeThingsSoon

We know you like to be informed.

We've also added a notification box that will inform users of any new features or updates to the platform, and what version of the platform they are currently running. This notification will help keep users informed, and if they have any issues, to report what version of the platform they're running.

Making it better.

We have in addition squished over 15 bugs and issues that have been a nuisance on the system. These bugs were reported by users (like you) to us, and we are taking action on what they sent. If you experience any bugs or issues - please join our discord server HERE, and let us know. We take feedback from our community seriously. You help shape the platform.

Below is a complete list of the updates, straight from our developers’ fingertips to your eyes!

D.BUZZ - v3.21.0 (Mainnet)

What's New?

• Image Compression Functionality.
  This will fix image upload issues and help images load faster on DBuzz.

• Advanced Image Handling Functionality
  Sometimes images just don't load or sometimes images are broken so we've
  implemented a functionality to handle broken images. We've also implemented a new dynamic loading functionality for images.

Improvements:

• Added new character counter in reply modal.
• Added new character counter in update buzz modal.
• Other minor improvements.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed hashtags not accepting dashes and underscores
• Fixed emoji box not working in buzz modal
• Fixed issue where clicking an emoji always adds the emoji at the end of the
  post or comment, not where the typing cursor is
• Fixed upvoting using zero voting power shows a failed transaction
• Fixed error simply showing up as “failed” instead of an actual error message
• Fixed single buzz recognized as a thread, now it will not show
  the discard thread that pops up in a single buzz.
• Fixed buzz options not showing when selected (including Tip option).
• Fixed cursor moving to the end of the buzz when writing a buzz in the buzz modal.
• Fixed comments bug freezing the app.
• Fixed other minor bugs.

Summary :

This week on D.BUZZ, image handling and uploading have been addressed to a satisfactory level, additional systems for notifying users have been implemented, character counters have been enhanced, and many bugs and other small fixes have been rolled out.

Thanks for joining us on this adventure!

• What do you think of today's updates?
• What are you most excited about?
• Do you have any updates you would like to see in the future?

- The D.BUZZ

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