Behaves like mobile app (CachyOS) #63

devinside commented 2026年05月18日 23:26:08 +02:00

Hey,
I'd installed HelixNotes via AUR and tried it also via Appimage and the app behaves like the mobile app is supposed to behave. There is not sidebar, no top bar elements. TL;DR: it is on my desktop unusable:

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Hey, I'd installed HelixNotes via AUR and tried it also via Appimage and the app behaves like the mobile app is supposed to behave. There is not sidebar, no top bar elements. TL;DR: it is on my desktop unusable: 

ArkHost commented 2026年05月20日 19:57:21 +02:00

Hello, do you have any scaling options set in your desktop environment?
Can you tell me which desktop environment you're using?

Hello, do you have any scaling options set in your desktop environment? Can you tell me which desktop environment you're using?

devinside commented 2026年05月20日 23:44:53 +02:00

@ArkHost
I am running KDE Plasma on a 4K Display with 150% scaling or short standard-settings for that resolution.

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@ArkHost I am running KDE Plasma on a 4K Display with 150% scaling or short standard-settings for that resolution. 

ArkHost commented 2026年06月17日 09:24:17 +02:00

Hello, if possible, can you check if this issue has been fixed for you?

Hello, if possible, can you check if this issue has been fixed for you?

ArkHost commented 2026年06月19日 10:13:22 +02:00

This should be fixed in the newest version. Closing this issue

This should be fixed in the newest version. Closing this issue

devinside commented 2026年06月19日 12:40:27 +02:00

Ehem, I can't acces the options
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Ehem, I can't acces the options 

devinside commented 2026年06月19日 12:46:12 +02:00

Well I clicked the folder Icon as well and it asks for storage permission. Well it should have it already?! In this state it is unusable.

Well I clicked the folder Icon as well and it asks for storage permission. Well it should have it already?! In this state it is unusable.

ArkHost commented 2026年06月19日 13:33:06 +02:00

When you resize the window, like make it just smaller, is the bar at the bottom still not appearing?

When you resize the window, like make it just smaller, is the bar at the bottom still not appearing?

devinside commented 2026年06月19日 20:45:07 +02:00

can't test it cause I am stuck on that screen:
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can't test it cause I am stuck on that screen: 

devinside commented 2026年06月23日 01:07:06 +02:00

@ArkHost Installed the new update, still got stuck on the screen you see there.

@ArkHost Installed the new update, still got stuck on the screen you see there.

ArkHost commented 2026年06月23日 09:58:01 +02:00

Hi @devinside , thanks for the follow-up and sorry this is still getting in your way.

To clarify what you're seeing: that storage-permission screen is part of the mobile vault picker, so the fact that it's showing means your desktop build is still falling through to the mobile layout despite the change.

The earlier fix moved the layout decision in the Rust backend to the build platform flag (cfg!(mobile)), but the frontend still has a separate user-agent check deciding mobile vs. desktop, and on some WebKitGTK builds (which CachyOS uses) that user-agent looks "mobile" enough to trip it. The Rust fix and the frontend check disagreed, so you ended up with the mobile UI.

We're going to fix the frontend to decide the layout from the actual build platform too, matching the Rust side, so the user-agent is no longer involved. We'll get that into the next release. If you'd like, I can also send you a test build first so you can confirm it's sorted on your CachyOS/KDE setup before it ships.

Thanks for your patience.

Hi @devinside , thanks for the follow-up and sorry this is still getting in your way. To clarify what you're seeing: that storage-permission screen is part of the mobile vault picker, so the fact that it's showing means your desktop build is still falling through to the mobile layout despite the change. The earlier fix moved the layout decision in the Rust backend to the build platform flag (cfg!(mobile)), but the frontend still has a separate user-agent check deciding mobile vs. desktop, and on some WebKitGTK builds (which CachyOS uses) that user-agent looks "mobile" enough to trip it. The Rust fix and the frontend check disagreed, so you ended up with the mobile UI. We're going to fix the frontend to decide the layout from the actual build platform too, matching the Rust side, so the user-agent is no longer involved. We'll get that into the next release. If you'd like, I can also send you a test build first so you can confirm it's sorted on your CachyOS/KDE setup before it ships. Thanks for your patience.