Changelog

New Features

• Function hotkeys for the channel grid. Trigger any channel's call action from a global hotkey — works even when Landline is unfocused, minimized, or collapsed to the status bar. Defaults map left-to-right, top-to-bottom: slot 1 = Alt + F14, slot 2 = Alt + F15, … once Alt + F24 is reached the next slot uses Ctrl + Alt + F14, and so on. Every slot is remappable from Settings → Hotkeys via a click-to-edit popover (Alt / Ctrl / Shift modifiers + F13–F24).
• Call control hotkeys. Accept, decline, or silence the most recent incoming call from a global hotkey. Defaults: Accept = Alt + F13, Decline = Ctrl + Alt + F13, Silence = Alt + Shift + F13. Like the channel hotkeys, these fire everywhere — collapsed status bar, expanded panel, or even when the window is unfocused or minimized.
• Live status light. The dot and label in the collapsed status bar (and now the expanded title bar) reflect what's actually happening: Ready, Dialing…, Connected, On Hold, Held by remote, Active Line, Incoming, Silenced, Override, Monitor, Transferring…, and Conference. Color and pulse change with the state so you can read the situation at a glance without expanding the panel.

Improvements

• Settings page redesigned. Settings is now organized into five tabs — Audio, Display, Hotkeys, Account, and Advanced — with a left rail for navigation. The same controls are there, just easier to find.
• Cleaner login splash. The login window is now a simple facility picker. Training mode is reached after sign-in from the Switch to Training Mode button on the waiting screen, instead of from a hidden toggle on the login splash.

Bug Fixes

• Active call panel no longer overlaps text while dialing or transferring. Long callsigns and position display names with the Connecting… indicator could collide on shorter window heights; the panel now uses uniform spacing and falls back to scrolling if the area is unusually short.
• Exit FE returns to the docked app cleanly. Clicking Exit FE from the configurator while logged into a position used to leave the window stuck at login dimensions and unresponsive. It now restores the docked status bar properly, with always-on-top and auto-expand re-enabled.
• Whitelisted FE users can reliably create training sessions. Hardened the training-authority check so whitelist rows with stray whitespace are still recognized, and added server-side diagnostic logs that explain why access was granted or denied for any given CID/facility pair.

Removed

• Graduation cap on the login splash. The training-mode toggle has been removed from the login window. Training mode is now exclusively reachable after authentication.

New Features

• FE gear on the main window. If your CID has facility engineer access to the facility you're logged into, a gear icon now appears in the title bar next to the pin button. Click it to jump straight into the FE panel for that facility — no need to log out and reopen from the waiting screen.
• Options tab in the FE panel. A new Options tab lets any facility engineer toggle the facility's fun settings (TMU Imperial March, hold music) without needing superadmin rights or the old facility editor.

Improvements

• Training authority is automatic. You can now create training sessions and share training codes if you're a superadmin, on the facility's FE whitelist, or VATUSA shows you as FE, INS, TA, MTR, or a mentor (or holding an I1/I3 rating) at the facility. No more manual staff list.

Removed

• Staff tab. The FE panel's Staff tab has been removed. Training session eligibility now comes directly from VATUSA roles, so there's nothing to maintain by hand.

New Features

• Follows your VATSIM connection automatically. Landline now watches your VATSIM status in the background. If you change ATC callsigns (for example, TWR → APP), it swaps you onto the new position silently — your active call and audio keep running. If you log off VATSIM, it returns you to the waiting screen with an explanation so you can log back in cleanly.
• Coworker awareness. When two controllers share a position (trainer/trainee or shift overlap), you now see who's with you everywhere it matters:
  • The status bar shows a small +CALLSIGN chip next to your callsign.
  • Incoming call cards show an "also ringing: …" sub-line so you know the call is hitting both of you.
  • When a coworker picks up a call you were ringing for, a short toast tells you who answered instead of silently removing the incoming card.
  • Active calls have a new "On this position" row that lists you and your coworker with a live speaking indicator — essential for trainers monitoring a trainee's transmissions.
  • Join / leave events raise a brief toast so you're never surprised by a silent coworker arrival or departure.

Improvements

• Better "position full" message. If you try to log into a position that already has two controllers, the error now lists who's on it (e.g. "APP already has 2 controllers logged in (K7ABC & K7XYZ)") instead of a generic rejection.

Improvements

• Right sidebar redesigned into three equal panels. Active Call, Incoming Calls, and Active Shout Lines each take exactly one-third of the sidebar height. Every panel keeps its title pinned at the top and scrolls its body independently, so a long list of pending calls or active shout lines never pushes the other panels off-screen.
• Incoming Calls cards refreshed. Each incoming call is now a compact single-row strip with a CALL / OVR / MON badge, a color stripe matching the call type, a two-line caller/meta block, and tight Accept / Reject buttons — matching the shout-line rows' visual grammar. The ring countdown, consolidation markers, facility code, and silenced state are all preserved, just more compact.
• Active Shout Lines rows tightened. Rows are shorter and more info-dense so more lines fit in the panel before it needs to scroll.

New Features

• Active Shout Lines panel shows every active line. You can now see shout lines going hot even if your position isn't set up to monitor them — useful for awareness of neighboring activity. Lines you monitor sort to the top; others appear below with a "not monitoring" tag and a Join button so you can listen in.
• Shout-line editor: bulk-assign positions. Opening a shout line now shows an "Assigned Positions" section with a searchable multi-select. Tag a line to every tower position with one click.
• FE: Neighbors and Groups sections. The Shout Lines tab now has collapsible Neighbor ARTCCs and Shout Line Groups sections alongside the lines list.
• FE: Per-position "Active Shout Lines" picker. The Position editor has a searchable picker of own-facility lines, neighbor EXTERNAL lines, and groups for setting what each position auto-monitors.
• FE: Drag shout lines onto the grid. The channel grid editor's sidebar has Shout Lines and Groups sections; drag either onto an empty cell to create a shout-line grid button.

Improvements

• Auto-monitored lines are a commitment. If your position is assigned to monitor a line, you can no longer leave it. The Active Shout Lines panel shows only Answer and Hang-up for those lines — the connection stays open either way. Lines you joined voluntarily still have a Leave button.
• Answer / Hang-up labels. The mic toggle in the Active Shout Lines panel is now labeled Answer (to unmute) and Hang-up (to mute), matching the phone-line language used elsewhere.
• Shout-line buttons dim when nobody's listening. A shout-line or group cell with no monitors renders dimmed with a gray dot. A line with monitors stays bright with a green dot even when silent — so you can tell at a glance which lines are reachable.
• Grid-cell indicators pulled inward. Status lights, line-number badges, and the YOU/CON tag on every grid cell moved ~10 pixels toward center for a tighter, cleaner look.

Developer Tools

• Emulated positions can dial shout lines directly from the emulator panel — type a 2–3 digit line number, hit Dial, and the emulator transmits.
• Emulator test audio no longer plays through your local speakers. The only way to hear an emulator's transmission is to be subscribed to the same line (exactly as a real controller would).

New Features

• Shout lines reworked as party lines. Every shout line now has a server-assigned 2-digit number (extending to 3 digits as needed). Anyone can dial any line from anywhere — including lines outside your facility or neighbors.
• Auto-monitored lines per position. Facility engineers can set which lines a position automatically listens to. When a line activates, the user hears it right away.
• Neighboring ARTCCs. Facilities can declare their neighbors; neighbor ARTCCs' external lines appear in your pickers.
• Shout line groups. A single grid button can transmit on several lines at once.
• Active Shout Lines panel. A new panel below Incoming Calls shows lines that are currently active. Join to listen, unmute to talk, leave when done.
• Shout Line dialer tab. A numpad in the dialer lets you key in any line number and transmit directly.

Improvements

• Click-to-latch on every grid button. Clicking a lit button now releases the line — ending a call, stopping an override, stopping a monitor, or stopping a shout transmission. Consistent across all button types.
• Shout lines now keep working for a minute after the last speaker stops, so a brief pause doesn't drop the line.
• Consolidation now applies to shout-line monitoring: if a child position's operator isn't logged in, the parent automatically picks up that child's active lines.

Breaking Changes

• The old shout line system (facility-to-facility targeted calls with ringing and incoming consolidation order) has been removed. Existing shout line configurations will need to be recreated under the new model.

New Features

• CID-based FE access. FE passwords are gone — access comes from VATUSA role, a per-facility whitelist, or superadmin status.
• New Superadmin tab in the FE panel for managing superadmin CIDs.
• FE whitelist editor on every facility (manage which CIDs can administer that facility).
• Per-channel Ring Type picker in the quick edit modal — pick Dial (rings like a phone) or Override (instant connect).

Improvements

• Gear icon moved to the waiting screen (post-OAuth). It only appears if your CID has FE access somewhere.
• Facility picker modal replaces the old password prompt — each facility is tagged with how you got access.
• Channel sidebar's "Unused" section is now "Not on this page," grouped by suffix and collapsible.
• Override tone now plays on the caller's side as well as the recipient's.
• Channel tooltips no longer reference "shout" on regular channels.

Bug Fixes

• Closing the main Landline window now also closes the training-code and developer-tools windows.

Improvements

• Improved conference call stability during participant disconnects
• Smoother audio handoff when a connection drops and reconnects
• Better logging for connection diagnostics

Bug Fixes

• Fixed audio recovery after conference downgrade to 2-party call
• Resolved edge case with call transfer on pending calls
• Fixed UI state consistency when calls end unexpectedly

New Features

• Transfer button now hidden for pending calls (not applicable)
• Expanded Active Call panel height for better visibility

Bug Fixes

• Fixed pending call transfer button display logic
• Corrected call panel layout on smaller screens

New Features

• Added call transfer functionality for 2-party calls
• Implemented blind transfer workflow
• Added transfer target position selector

Bug Fixes

• Fixed conference merge button visibility
• Improved call state synchronization

New Features

• Full mesh conference calling (3-party calls)
• Conference merge functionality from pending calls
• Automatic conference-to-call downgrade when participant leaves
• Conference participant display in Active Call panel

Improvements

• More reliable call connections, especially on flaky networks
• Cleaner audio startup and teardown between calls
• Better recovery when a brief network drop interrupts a call

New Features

• Override mode for priority two-way communication
• Monitor mode for checking if controller is on frequency
• Mode selector in control panel
• Mode-specific call badges

Improvements

• Redesigned control panel layout
• Clearer position status indicators
• Improved call type visibility

New Features

• Hold/Resume functionality
• Mute toggle button
• Call timer display
• Keyboard shortcuts (Escape, M, H)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed audio device selection persistence
• Resolved window position reset on launch

Initial Release

• Voice calls between controllers
• VATSIM position detection and matching
• Position grid with online status indicators
• Pending calls panel with Accept/Decline
• Audio device selection
• Compact/Expanded window modes
• Always-on-top toggle
• Training mode (CID 1000001)
• FE administration panel
• Position consolidation routing