follow_the_leader 0.5.2

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Nov 4, 2025 #

• Upgrade super_keyboard to v0.3.0.

Oct 7, 2025 #

• Follower gap is now measured in DIP instead of PX.

July 10, 2025 #

This release is the same as 0.0.5 - we're pushing up the version number to opt-in to 0. semver Pub upgrade rules. This will hopefully avoid unexpected dependency upgrades for our users in the future.

July 9, 2025 #

FEATURE: Created KeyboardFollowerBoundary based on the height reported by super_keyboard. FEATURE: Created SafeAreaFollowerBoundary based on the padding reported by MediaQuery. BREAKING: FollowerBoundary and FollowerAligner contracts have changed:

• FollowerBoundary no longer does any positioning - it just returns a global rectangle.
• FollowerBoundary now receives a BuildContext to help choose the boundary.
• FollowerAligners are now given the desired globalBounds and they make the decision about where to align the Follower given those bounds.
  • If the aligner still tries to position the Follower outside the globalBounds, then the Follower internally constrains itself to the nearest bounded offset.

May, 2024 #

Hacked around a bug in tests related to render objects still being dirty after the test finishes.

Nov, 2023 #

Added a FunctionalAligner for easier aligner implementations.

Oct, 2023 #

Fix dirty paint state for Followers in Linux golden tests.

Sept, 2023 #

More fixes for Follower content alignment, e.g., iOS popovers. This fix schedules an extra paint frame if it tries to paint a Follower when the FollowerLayer isn't attached.

Sept, 2023 #

Adjusted Follower internal transform management to solve iOS toolbar arrow alignment issues on first frame, and when focal point moves.

July, 2023 #

Fixes and adjustments.

• FIX: Follower no longer drifts when it hits a boundary
• CHANGE: Follower doesn't fade until the entire Leader leaves the boundary
• Supports Dart 3

Jan, 2023 #

Leader and Follower scaling.

• Reworked Follower implementation to correctly handle scaling. Added bounds support for scaled Leaders and Followers.

Jan, 2023 #

Fix Leader offset reporting.

• Fix getOffsetInLeader from last release by correctly applying Leader scale.

Jan, 2023 #

Scrollables and scaling.

• Added recalculateGlobalOffset to Leader, which should be used to notify Leaders when an ancestor Scrollable scrolls, so the Leader can notify Followers that it moved.
• Added scale and getOffsetInLeader to LeaderLink because the Leader's scale was previously ignored.

Dec, 2023 #

Easier following.

• Breaking: Follower.withDynamics is now Follower.withAligner.
• LeaderLink now mixes ChangeNotifier and notifies listeners when the Leader moves or changes size.
• Added Follower property called repaintWhenLeaderChanges, which repaints the Follower child whenever the Leader moves or changes size.
• Added FollowerFadeOutBeyondBoundary widget, which will fade out its child when the Leader exceeds a given FollowerBoundary.

Dec, 2022 #

MVP release.

• Primary widgets are now called Leader and Follower
• The widget link in this package is now called LeaderLink
• Follower supports customized alignment and boundaries
• BuildInOrder lets you build Followers without an implied layout

Aug, 2022 #

Initial release.

• Not ready for any production use, yet.