New Discover tab and Follow Packs on Amethyst Desktop. Thanks @Bitcoin Sikho for the UI inspiration 
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Let me know what you think:
- disabled some of the system uis. So we go towards a more branded look
- changed card shapes
- added expanded sidebar with text
- quick search to home feed
Follow packs and other coming later
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feat(desktop): Visual Personality Overhaul — Unified Theme, Sidebar, Search, Cards by nrobi144 · Pull Request #3098 · vitorpamplona/amethyst
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Comprehensive visual identity refresh for Amethyst Desktop transforming it from an OS-native-adaptive look into a distinctly branded experi...
One challenge with Nostr clients is set of features & navigation. How do you support multiple use-cases (browsing, researching, writing, etc...)
On Amethyst Desktop via Workspaces:
- AppDrawer to easily search screens & Workspaces
- Create custom Workspaces (single or deck). For ex. Default, Play, Reading, Writing
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feat(desktop): App Drawer with workspaces, customizable nav bar by nrobi144 · Pull Request #2445 · vitorpamplona/amethyst
Summary
Complete desktop navigation overhaul in 3 phases:
App Drawer (Cmd+K): Full-screen overlay with categorized screen grid, instant search, ke...
Read & Write long form content on Amethyst Desktop:
- .md support, zoom in/out, highlight locally & publish if you want
- write local drafts (stored as an .md file) & publish when ready
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feat(desktop): highlight UX, shared stores, profile tabs, editor toolbar by nrobi144 · Pull Request #1942 · vitorpamplona/amethyst
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Shared DesktopHighlightStore & DesktopDraftStore — single instance at app level, passed through layouts. Fixes cross-deck reactivity...
Play chess while reading. Amethyst Desktop - Multi Decks: 
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feat(desktop): multi-column deck layout with single-pane toggle by nrobi144 · Pull Request #1760 · vitorpamplona/amethyst
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Add multi-column deck layout with resizable, reorderable columns (Home, Notifications, Messages, Search, Reads, Bookmarks, Global, Profile...
Curious what folks think, but I think Chess on Amethyst is a must @Vitor Pamplona
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chess: live chess game implementation with Jester protocol by nrobi144 · Pull Request #1702 · vitorpamplona/amethyst
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Complete implementation of live chess games over Nostr using the Jester protocol (NIP-64), with support for both Android and Desktop platfo...
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@Vitor Pamplona thoughts?
@Vitor Pamplona I feel like Amethyst should take a bolder stance on redefining UX standards. For ex. making all broadcast events more transparent, for ex: reaction broadcasts to show a "note like broadcast to x/n relays" snackbar with an expandable popup with the relays and broadcast status. Benefits IMO:
- more transparent about what hitting like just did
- drives user decisions about managing relays. "Why is this relay always failing, etc..."
What do you think?
I don't know how I didn't know about @Citrine. It's my favorite way of interacting with the internet: sync, go offline, read and interact. And sync next time when I go online
@Vitor Pamplona PR with Threads and Notifications for Desktop: 
I've moved files around without the type alias reference hack. One q I'm having is how to share ViewModels properly. Feels like there's a lot to be shared, but part of it is platform specific.
What do you think of introducing UseCases in the Domain layer? ViewModel becomes more dumb and just UI logic related. Maybe the Actions can already be considered domain layer components 🤔
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