v3.42.0-rc.1

✨ Features

• Add unexposed account setting for hiding poll creation (#7972).
• Allow pinning polls (#7922). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20152.
• Make trailing : into a setting (#6711). Fixes element-hq/element-web#16682. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Location sharing > back button (#7958).
• use LocationAssetType (#7965).
• Location share type UI (#7924).
• Add a few more UIComponent flags, and ensure they are used in existing code (#7937).
• Add support for overriding strings in the app (#7886).
• Add support for redirecting to external pages after logout (#7905).
• Expose redaction power level in room settings (#7599). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20590. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Update and expand ways to access pinned messages (#7906). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21209 and element-hq/element-web#21211.
• Add slash command to switch to a room's virtual room (#7839).

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Add another null guard for member (#7984). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21319.
• Fix room account settings (#7999).
• Fix missing summary text for pinned message changes (#7989). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19823.
• Pass room to getRoomTombstone to avoid racing with setState (#7986).
• Hide composer and call buttons when the room is tombstoned (#7975). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21286.
• Fix bad ternary statement in autocomplete user pill insertions (#7977). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21307.
• Fix sending locations into threads and fix i18n (#7943). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21267.
• Fix location map attribution rendering over message action bar (#7974). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21297.
• Fix wrongly asserting that PushRule::conditions is non-null (#7973). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21305.
• Fix account & room settings race condition (#7953). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21163.
• Fix bug with some space selections not being applied (#7971). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21290.
• Revert "replace all require(.svg) with esm import" (#7969). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21293.
• Hide unpinnable pinned messages in more cases (#7921).
• Fix room list being laggy while scrolling 🐌 (#7939). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21262.
• Make pinned messages more reliably reflect edits (#7920). Fixes element-hq/element-web#17098.
• Improve accessibility of the BetaPill (#7949). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21255.
• Autofocus correct composer after sending reaction (#7950). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21273.
• Consider polls as message events for rendering redactions (#7944). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21125.
• Prevent event tiles being shrunk/collapsed by flexbox (#7942). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21269.
• Fix ExportDialog title on export cancellation (#7936). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21260. Contributed by @luixxiul.
• Mandate use of js-sdk/src/matrix import over js-sdk/src (#7933). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21253.
• Fix backspace not working in the invite dialog (#7931). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21249. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Fix right panel soft crashes due to missing room prop (#7923). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21243.
• fix color of location share caret (#7917).
• Wrap all EventTiles with a TileErrorBoundary and guard parsePermalink (#7916). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21216.
• Fix changing space sometimes bouncing to the wrong space (#7910). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20425.
• Ensure EventListSummary key does not change during backpagination (#7915). Fixes element-hq/element-web#9192.
• Fix positioning of the thread context menu (#7918). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21236.
• Inject sender into pinned messages (#7904). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20314.
• Tweak info message padding in right panel timeline (#7901). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21212.
• Fix another freeze on room switch (#7900). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21127.
• Clean up error listener when location picker closes (#7902). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21213.
• Fix edge case in context menu chevron positioning (#7899).
• Fix composer format buttons on WebKit (#7898). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20868.
• manage voicerecording state when deleting or sending a voice message (#7896). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21151.
• Fix bug with useRoomHierarchy tight-looping loadMore on error (#7893).
• Fix upload button & shortcut not working for narrow composer mode (#7894). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21175 and element-hq/element-web#21142.
• Fix emoji insertion in thread composer going to the main composer (#7895). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21202.
• Try harder to keep context menus inside the window (#7863). Fixes element-hq/element-web#17527 and element-hq/element-web#18377.
• Fix edge case around event list summary layout (#7891). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21180.
• Fix event list summary 1 hidden message pluralisation (#7890). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21196.
• Fix vanishing recently viewed menu (#7887). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20827.
• Fix freeze on room switch (#7884). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21127.
• Check 'useSystemTheme' in quick settings theme switcher (#7809). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21061.
• Fix 'my threads' filtering to include participated threads (#7882). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20877.
• Remove log line to try to fix freeze on answering VoIP call (#7883).
• Support social login & password on soft logout page (#7879). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21099.
• Fix missing padding on server picker (#7864).
• Throttle RoomState.members handlers (#7876). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21127.
• Only show joined/invited in search dialog (#7875). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21161.
• Don't pillify code blocks (#7861). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20851 and element-hq/element-web#18687.
• Fix keyboard shortcut icons on macOS (#7869).