Electron

You are the best, @blankspace!

roustem Thank you for taking the time to explain this all! With how big of a splash the 1P8 Mac beta has made, I'm sure you've got lots of other stuff to deal with right now.

Understanding now that most of the backend is independent, and the technical constraints you're working with, I think I agree that Electron is a reasonable solution (not that it really matters what I think 😁). Seems like most of the high memory usage problems with this front end are as a result of it being in beta, not because it's Electron.

It's good to know that a different front end isn't off the table, for when the time is right.

It is very difficult to sign in to any of my other accounts because I get a blocking, modal dialog box to sign in to a new account and that prevents access to the vault information stored in my 1Password vault.

Also, why does the preferences window have an X to close the window in the upper right hand corner of the window? Just now I went to close the Preferences window and got confused when I could not find the red close button in the upper left hand corner.

P.S. I am trying to be open minded and explore the new app before making too many judgments.

I too am disappointed by the move to an Electron-based app. Others have already noted why this is a bad move, but I'd like to point out a "case study".

Arq Backup released Arq 6, an Electron-based version of their previously native Mac app Arq 5. Arq 6 was kind of a dumpster fire, with the Electron aspect being just one issue. However, they listened to customer feedback, scratched Arq 6 completely and released Arq 7 later, which was a native Mac app. UI/UX wise, it was so much better than the Electron version. You can check out the blog post where they explain their rationale for going back to native - looks a lot like this thread.

This isn't an ad for Arq or anything, I just wanted to show that it's possible to admit that Electron is bad, backtrack and delay a release. I was positively surprised when Arq did it, and I really hope you guys will deliver a similar surprise.

roustem if you wanted the app to be a good macOS citizen, then you wouldn’t have used Electron. No Mac developer that wants to make a great Mac app would choose electron. It’s chosen for exactly the reasons you guys chose it, to cut down on costs so you can make it easier to be cross-platform at the expense of the users that got you here in the first place.

This company has become a complete disappointment and the fact that your still peddling Electron is great BS shows that it’s time to leave.

Seeing so bad feedback, I'm afraid of even trying 1P8 on Mac. Will you support 1P7 at least until 1P9 release? Hopefully you will revert to native app by then or make some magic fixes to all issues reported in this thread for chrome-y version. If I stay on 1P7 would I need to worry about security or anything?
You put me as a user in very difficult situation, because you're making changes to my established local environment and now you are making me spend time on something that I could just forget about it until now. Less time for me to work or leisure. I might also end up changing password tool if it becomes such burden.

Can we have the CMD+Backspace shortcut for quick autofill back? This has been a muscle memory for many.

Well, time to say goodbye.

Hi @DreamyLucid

Can we have the CMD+Backspace shortcut for quick autofill back? This has been a muscle memory for many.

Indeed; we’re actively working through feedback on this. We’re considering changing the default back. Regardless of the default this will absolutely be customizable. My colleague Andrew is working on customization of keyboard shortcuts today.

Thanks for the valuable feedback!

Ben