[Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v0.8.8...v0.8.9-rc.1) * Prevent an exception getting scroll node [\#902](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/902) * Fix a few remaining snags with country dd [\#901](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/901) * Add left_aligned class to CountryDropdown [\#900](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/900) * Swap to new flag files (which are stored as GB.png) [\#899](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/899) * Improve phone number country dropdown for registration and login (Act. 2, Return of the Prefix) [\#897](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/897) * Support for pasting files into normal composer [\#892](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/892) * tell guests they can't use filepanel until they register [\#887](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/887) * Prevent reskindex -w from running when file names have not changed [\#888](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/888) * I broke UserSettings for webpack-dev-server [\#884](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/884) * various fixes to RoomHeader [\#880](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/880) * remove /me whether or not it has a space after it [\#885](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/885) * show error if we can't set a filter because no room [\#883](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/883) * Fix RM not updating if RR event unpaginated [\#874](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/874) * change roomsettings wording [\#878](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/878) * make reskindex windows friendly [\#875](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/875) * Fixes 2 issues with Dialog closing [\#867](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/867) * Automatic Reskindex [\#871](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/871) * Put room name in 'leave room' confirmation dialog [\#873](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/873) * Fix this/self fail in LeftPanel [\#872](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/872) * Don't show null URL previews [\#870](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/870) * Fix keys for AddressSelector [\#869](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/869) * Make left panel better for new users (mk II) [\#859](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/859) * Explicitly save composer content onUnload [\#866](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/866) * Warn on unload [\#851](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/851) * Log deviceid at login [\#862](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/862) * Guests can't send RR so no point trying [\#860](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/860) * Remove babelcheck [\#861](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/861) * T3chguy/settings versions improvements [\#857](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/857) * Change max-len 90->120 [\#852](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/852) * Remove DM-guessing code [\#829](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/829) * Fix jumping to an unread event when in MELS [\#855](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/855) * Validate phone number on login [\#856](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/856) * Failed to enable HTML5 Notifications Error Dialogs [\#827](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/827) * Pin filesize ver to fix break upstream [\#854](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/854) * Improve RoomDirectory Look & Feel [\#848](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/848) * Only show jumpToReadMarker bar when RM !== RR [\#845](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/845) * Allow MELS to have its own RM [\#846](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/846) * Use document.onkeydown instead of onkeypress [\#844](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/844) * (Room)?Avatar: Request 96x96 avatars on high DPI screens [\#808](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/808) * Add mx_EventTile_emote class [\#842](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/842) * Fix dialog reappearing after hitting Enter [\#841](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/841) * Fix spinner that shows until the first sync [\#840](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/840) * Show spinner until first sync has completed [\#839](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/839) * Style fixes for LoggedInView [\#838](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/838) * Fix specifying custom server for registration [\#834](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/834) * Improve country dropdown UX and expose +prefix [\#833](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/833) * Fix user settings store [\#836](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/836) * show the room name in the UDE Dialog [\#832](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/832) * summarise profile changes in MELS [\#826](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/826) * Transform h1 and h2 tags to h3 tags [\#820](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/820) * limit our keyboard shortcut modifiers correctly [\#825](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/825) * Specify cross platform regexes and add olm to noParse [\#823](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/823) * Remember element that was in focus before rendering dialog [\#822](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/822) * move user settings outward and use built in read receipts disabling [\#824](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/824) * File Download Consistency [\#802](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/802) * Show Access Token under Advanced in Settings [\#806](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/806) * Link tags/commit hashes in the UserSettings version section [\#810](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/810) * On return to RoomView from auxPanel, send focus back to Composer [\#813](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/813) * Change presence status labels to 'for' instead of 'ago' [\#817](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/817) * Disable Scalar Integrations if urls passed to it are falsey [\#816](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/816) * Add option to hide other people's read receipts. [\#818](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/818) * Add option to not send typing notifications [\#819](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/819) * Sync RM across instances of Riot [\#805](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/805) * First iteration on improving login UI [\#811](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/811) * focus on composer after jumping to bottom [\#809](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/809) * Improve RoomList performance via side-stepping React [\#807](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/807) * Don't show link preview when link is inside of a quote [\#762](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/762) * Escape closes UserSettings [\#765](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/765) * Implement user power-level changes in timeline [\#794](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/794)