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Anonymous - Wednesday, 30 November 2022 - 13:38Hello Marco.
Thank you for your reply.
I have followed your steps with success.
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Marco Mastroddi - Tuesday, 22 November 2022 - 15:40Hello Sebastian.
Try to update BeeBEEP version with the "beta": https://www.beebeep.net/help#dev-version Read there how to install...
Remove the qt.conf file.
If the option is grayed out, you have selected in Settings - On Start - Reset windows geometry.
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Anonymous - Tuesday, 22 November 2022 - 15:37Hello Marco, it doesn't work for me with the qt.conf file.
I also noticed that the "Save window size" option under Settings is grayed out for me.
I have Windows 11 up to date.
Do you have any idea what else I could do? Many Thanks.
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Marco Mastroddi - Monday, 14 November 2022 - 09:01Hello! You have to select the online user in the right box.
If that user has shared file in BeeBOX you can get file dragging it from that box and dropping in your box.
You can open folder you selected and use the downloaded files... -
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Anonymous - Monday, 14 November 2022 - 06:47Open Files In beebox -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 17:56I have the beehosts.ini file with the settings described above.
beehosts.ini 192.168.1.255 192.168.88.255 10.0.2.255 255.255.255.0 But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? PD: The problem I describe is on windows (not linux) a doubt: In...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 17:27I have the beehosts.ini file with the settings described above.
beehosts.ini 192.168.1.255 192.168.88.255 10.0.2.255 255.255.255.0 But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? PD: The problem I describe is on windows (not linux) a doubt: In...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 17:19I have the beehosts.ini file with the settings described above.
beehosts.ini 192.168.1.255 192.168.88.255 10.0.2.255 255.255.255.0 But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? PD: The problem I describe is on windows (not linux) a doubt: In...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 17:04Maybe you should read my comment again.
I have the beehosts.ini file with the settings described above.
But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? PD: The problem I describe is on windows (not linux) Update: fortunately, I have solved the problem...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:55Maybe you should read my comment again.
I have the beehosts.ini file with the settings described above.
But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? PD: The problem I describe is on windows (not linux) -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:53Maybe you should read my comment again.
I have the beehosts.ini file with the settings described above.
But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:52Maybe you should read my comment again.
I have the beebeep.ini file with the settings described above.
But it still doesn't answer my question: How (and where) do I add the full range 192.168.0.0/16? -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:48Ok.
Do not use "PreferredSubnets", it is useful when you have 2 network card and you want to tell to BeeBEEP with IP use as default.
You have to create beehosts.ini file https://www.beebeep.net/faq#faq24 adding your subnets.
Place the file in the resource folder of every BeeBEEP....[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:48I do not understand your answer.
I read the content of the link and it is not clear to me.
What exactly should I do to make it recognize me for example the full class C range (192.168.0.0/16 - 192.168.0.1-192.168.255.255).
Add netmask but don't discover users (check image) PD: I don't understand...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:46I do not understand your answer.
I read the content of the link and it is not clear to me.
What exactly should I do to make it recognize me for example the full class C range (192.168.0.0/16 - 192.168.0.1-192.168.255.255).
Add netmask but don't discover users (check image) PD: I don't understand...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:44I do not understand your answer.
I read the content of the link and it is not clear to me.
What exactly should I do to make it recognize me for example the full class C range (192.168.0.0/16 - 192.168.0.1-192.168.255.255).
Add netmask but don't discover users (check image) PD: I don't understand...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:37I do not understand your answer.
I read the content of the link and it is not clear to me.
What exactly should I do to make it recognize me for example the full class C range (192.168.0.0/16 - 192.168.0.1-192.168.255.255).
Add netmask but don't discover users (check image) PD: I don't understand...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 10 November 2022 - 16:27I do not understand your answer.
I read the content of the link and it is not clear to me.
What exactly should I do to make it recognize me for example the full class C range (192.168.0.0/16 - 192.168.0.1-192.168.255.255).
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Marco Mastroddi - Wednesday, 09 November 2022 - 22:52Hello! thank you for your feedback...
For the ticket 464 you cam add as broadcast address with 255.255 but you must be sure that your router allow this broadcast.
If the router allow multicast, this is the simplier solution.
More info about network configuration here:...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Wednesday, 09 November 2022 - 20:10solved.
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mstudio - Wednesday, 09 November 2022 - 18:33Log content (searches but does not find the network 192.168.1.255) 2022-11-09 12:23:59 Unsent messages will be saved in path: C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Roaming\MarcoMastroddiSW\BeeBEEP\beebeep.off 2022-11-09 12:24:01 Broadcaster sends multicast datagram to 224.0.64.75 36475 2022-11-09 12:24:01...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Wednesday, 09 November 2022 - 18:29Log content 2022-11-09 12:23:59 Unsent messages will be saved in path: C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Roaming\MarcoMastroddiSW\BeeBEEP\beebeep.off 2022-11-09 12:24:01 Broadcaster sends multicast datagram to 224.0.64.75 36475 2022-11-09 12:24:01 Broadcaster has received loopback datagram from...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Wednesday, 09 November 2022 - 18:17add guest vm net conf -
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mstudio - Wednesday, 09 November 2022 - 18:15How to configure beebeep with another network in guest -
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Marco Mastroddi - Saturday, 29 October 2022 - 11:54Read this help: https://www.beebeep.net/help#workgroups -
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Marco Mastroddi - Saturday, 29 October 2022 - 11:52Hello! I think you used "DisableSendMessage" option in beebeep.rc file.
Put this option to "true" in the computers where user cannot write a message and "false" in the computers they can...
beebeep.rc in the computers not allowed to send a message: EnableChatWithAllUsers=false...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Saturday, 29 October 2022 - 06:48How to leave the chat active only with the company manager? -
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Anonymous - Saturday, 29 October 2022 - 02:54Enable chat only with some computers -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 22:01Spanish translation updated thanks to Miguel Zambrano. -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 10:23 -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 10:22This problem is fixed in the beta version: https://www.beebeep.net/help#dev-version Read the instructions...
the zip contains only the executable to replace the stable version... -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 10:21Thanks for the fast reply: the problem is actually the theme.
Using the default interface it works correctly but using dark theme the default colour for the text is white, so on the receving PC it seems that the messages are empty . - Marco Mastroddi modified a comment on ticket #938
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 09:43In fact, it is a strange behavior.
Check the option in font color chat.
Try putting it dark gray or black (to be avoided if your colleagues have the interface in "dark style").
Also if you highlight the space before or after the smiley maybe the text appears.
It doesn't make sense that the smiley is...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 09:15Messages sent empty -
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Marco Mastroddi - Friday, 14 October 2022 - 11:45Hello.
Yes I experienced this issue with other computers with Windows 10.
I fix it in the developer version of BeeBEEP.
Download it from: https://www.beebeep.net/help#dev-version In the ZIP package there is ONLY THE EXECUTABLE.
Please copy it in your installation folder of BeeBEEP (read the info in...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 13 October 2022 - 23:09BeeBEEP can't connect to network when computer wakes from sleep. -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 29 September 2022 - 12:45Added the option to delete unsent messages to user or to a chat.
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 29 September 2022 - 09:45I will add the option...
for now, if you delete the user from your list (remove him before from the groups), I think you will not receive that message.
If you are sure that unsent messages are only for that user, you can delete the file beebeep.off from data folder (only with BeeBEEP closed)....[ Read more ] -
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Marco Mastroddi - Wednesday, 28 September 2022 - 15:27Hello.
Click on the wheels icon in the chat bar.
There is an option to change alignment from LTR to RTL.
Please use it to reatore your preferred visualization. -
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Anonymous - Tuesday, 27 September 2022 - 21:46Chat is inverted -
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Briere Esteban - Tuesday, 27 September 2022 - 12:19Delete pending message sent to offline users -
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Marco Mastroddi - Monday, 05 September 2022 - 13:53If the problem is the subnet you can use Settings - Users - Add user, and manually add the subnet you want to use.
I think you can also set in Android preferences to allow BeeBEEP using network.
An Android version is planned but for several reason (the most important is the GUI) it is not ready...[ Read more ] -
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Marco Mastroddi - Monday, 05 September 2022 - 12:02Hello! Thank you for your feedback.
I'm reading something on the web for this issue.
Can you try the latest version? https://sourceforge.net/projects/beebeep/files/Linux/TEST/beebeep-5.8.5-beta-1544-qt5-amd64.tar.gz/download Untar in a new folder, chmod u+x beebeep and start ./beebeep on that...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Monday, 05 September 2022 - 01:23Chromebook / Android Version Request -
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Anonymous - Sunday, 04 September 2022 - 10:02Beebeep crashes on opening after first reboot -
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Marco Mastroddi - Tuesday, 30 August 2022 - 10:52Thank you for your feedback! -
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Sylvain LEREBOURG - Tuesday, 30 August 2022 - 09:33Hello, The problem is solved.
The 2 networks can communicate with each other.
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Marco Mastroddi - Tuesday, 30 August 2022 - 08:18 -
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Anonymous - Monday, 29 August 2022 - 23:06Not able to find users -
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Marco Mastroddi - Monday, 29 August 2022 - 17:31Hello! I think that broadcast between vlans is not allowed in your router, so try the direct connections.
If you use the standard ports please edit beehosts.ini of the computers in 192.168.X.255: 192.168.X.255 192.168.Y.255:6475 and for the 192.168.Y.255 192.168.X.255:6475 192.168.Y.255 The beta...[ Read more ] -
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Sylvain LEREBOURG - Monday, 29 August 2022 - 17:25Configuration with two vlan's -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 25 August 2022 - 10:40Try to use the beta version 5.8.5-1544: https://www.beebeep.net/help#dev-version (Read the instructions) I removed the TCP Keep Alive and the network performance was better.
For the High CPU I need more info: How many people are connected? How many lines in chats? Some performance of QT Libraries...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 25 August 2022 - 10:23down to version 5.4.2 is smooth. -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 25 August 2022 - 03:05High CPU&Bandwidth usage on macOS and Windows -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 18 August 2022 - 16:44Hello! This often happens because your firewall settings blocks incoming connections.
For more info: https://www.beebeep.net/faq#faq21 -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 18 August 2022 - 16:42When I enter the application in version 5.8.4, everyone appears offline -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 11 August 2022 - 09:04Yes.
BeeBEEP load beebeep.rc also from "data folder": https://www.beebeep.net/faq#faq6 Groups cannot be populated with AD or a file, but "one person" can create (with him) all the groups.
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 11 August 2022 - 09:00File beebeep.rc will be found before in resource folder and then in data folder (changed priority). -
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Marco Mastroddi - Wednesday, 10 August 2022 - 18:14Hello! I cannot answer at fhe moment.
I see the faq https://www.beebeep.net/faq#faq4 but I'm pretty sure that beebeep.rc file can be also placed in data folder and it will be read if the one in resource folder does not exist.
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Anonymous - Tuesday, 09 August 2022 - 23:59Managing groups and group membership in a RDS environment - Marco Mastroddi modified a comment on ticket #928
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 04 August 2022 - 11:19Hello! You can search for a string within the conversation using either the context menu (right click on the chat) or the CTRL+F shortcut.
You can search for the next occurrence of the string with "CTRL+G" or the previous one with "CTRL+SHIFT+G".
For more information on shortcuts you can look at the...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 04 August 2022 - 10:25Find In Text -
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Marco Mastroddi - Wednesday, 03 August 2022 - 14:26Close BeeBEEP.
Replace in data folder the file beebeep.dat with beebeep.bak.
Starts BeeBEEP. -
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Anonymous - Wednesday, 03 August 2022 - 12:58how to restore the .bak or .dat files? -
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Marco Mastroddi - Friday, 22 July 2022 - 09:50Did you put the executable in the ZIP of dev version in the same folder of your previously installed BeeBEEP.
The dev version contains only the executable and not the libraries needed.
Please follow the instructions here: https://www.beebeep.net/help#dev-version The dev version will fix the "blank...[ Read more ] -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 17:03Done.
After running the commands, the first thing I noticed was the dark theme was nearly as bright as the light theme.
When I tried to send a file, external drives did not show up.
I have reverted to the stable version, if for no other reason to retain the dark theme.
You and I have done as much as...[ Read more ] -
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Briere Esteban - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 16:29Or check this : https://www.beebeep.net/faq#faq21 -
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Briere Esteban - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 16:25Hi, do you check if you have the same subnet address ? -
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Briere Esteban - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 16:22Its done :) -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:53With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) The only way it works fine is when all users have the same theme Tested on: SO: Ubuntu Mate...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:51With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) The only way it works fine is when all users have the same theme beeBeep v...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:38With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) The only way it works fine is when all users have the same theme beeBeep v...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:37With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) The only way it works fine is when all users have the same theme beeBeep v...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:14With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) beeBeep v 5.8.4-1476-p90-qt5-64bit Ubuntu Mate 22.04 x64 PD: Soon I will test the dev version...[ Read more ] -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:12With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) beeBeep v 5.8.4-1476-p90-qt5-64bit Ubuntu Mate 22.04 x64 -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:10With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) beeBeep v 5.8.4-1476-p90-qt5-64bit Ubuntu Mate 22.04 -
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mstudio - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 15:09With light theme, the menu is not visible, but the messages are received well by the users With dark theme, the menu is visible, but the messages are NOT received by the users (they receive a blank message) -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 11:28I think you "update" the snap version before with the command sudo snap refresh --edge beebeep and then you can do: sudo snap connect beebeep:removable-media -
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Anonymous - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 11:26Thanks for thinking about this issue.
Here's what I got when running the command: sudo snap connect beebeep:removable-media error: snap "beebeep" has no plug named "removable-media" -
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Marco Mastroddi - Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 10:56I made some tests.
Windows 5.8.5 - 1538 (previous one) Linux 5.8.5 - 1544 Windows (using dark theme) sends "white colored" message to Linux.
Linux (white theme) receive "gray colored" message - readable (not works for history).
So it works...
Windows (using white thene with chta background in black)...[ Read more ] -
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Marco Mastroddi - Wednesday, 20 July 2022 - 12:48There is a function to identify if the foreground color and background color are too similar.
If it is true the foreground color is changed...
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Anonymous - Wednesday, 20 July 2022 - 12:45Hi, For me (v5.8.5-1544) the problem is not solved.
If the other person uses a white font color I cannot see their messages.
I think that you should add an option to override the other person font color.
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Marco Mastroddi - Wednesday, 20 July 2022 - 10:19I released today a bug fixes version.
I continue to work on it...
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