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+title: "Mathesar 0.1.6 Released"
+tags: release announcement
+date: 2024-04-03
+author: kriti_godey
+description: "Mathesar 0.1.6 Released"
+image: /assets/images/016-announcement.png
+---
+
+Mathesar 0.1.6 introduces Japanese localization of the UI and adds better support for working with long text in individual record pages. Improvements for administrators include compatibility with Python 3.10 and 3.11, support for databases running PostgreSQL 16, and the removal of `npm` and `nodejs` as dependencies when installing from scratch. 
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+This post gives you a peek at some of the improvements in the release. Please see our [Release Notes](https://docs.mathesar.org/releases/0.1.6/) for the comprehensive list of all changes and bugfixes.
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+### Mathesar's UI can now display in Japanese
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+The language setting is stored per-user and can be modified when logging in or when editing a user. This changes the text displayed on buttons and other UI elements within Mathesar. It does not change the display of data within your database (e.g. table names, column names, and cell values). We are hoping to support more languages beyond English and Japanese eventually. Please reach out to us if your are interested in helping to add more translations! 
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+![image](https://github.com/mathesar-foundation/mathesar/assets/52523023/f100423a-922c-4b6c-ad22-3c16cd06afde)
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+### Text fields now auto-expand on the record page
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+**Before**
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+All text inputs on the record page had the same height, regardless of their content.
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+![image](https://github.com/mathesar-foundation/mathesar/assets/52523023/e6ded1de-7b81-49f9-9b2e-7a6311a22d4f)
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+**After**
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+All text inputs in record page dynamically adjust to accommodate the content seamlessly.
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+![image](https://github.com/mathesar-foundation/mathesar/assets/52523023/31e031cc-5c71-447f-9381-c4d6fae03b2d)
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+### Mathesar is now compatible with more Python versions
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+Mathesar now officially supports Python versions 3.10 and 3.11, in addition to the existing 3.9 compatibility. This will provide great flexibility while building Mathesar from source on an OS that natively ships with relatively newer versions of Python.
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+### Mathesar is now compatible with PostgreSQL 16
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+Mathesar now officially supports, and is tested against, Postgres versions 13, 14, 15 and 16.
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+### NodeJS is no longer a requirement for building Mathesar from source
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+We removed NodeJS as a dependency in favour of providing users with pre-built static assest for building Mathesar from source.
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+Here's the link to our [Release Notes](https://docs.mathesar.org/releases/0.1.6/) again if you'd like to see the full list of all changes and bugfixes.