follow_the_leader

Mar 27, 2026

• Upgrade super_keyboard to v0.4.0.

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.

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.

Jan, 2023

Fix Leader offset reporting.

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

Jan, 2023

Leader and Follower scaling.

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

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

Sept, 2023

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

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.

Oct, 2023

Fix dirty paint state for Followers in Linux golden tests.

Nov, 2023

Added a FunctionalAligner for easier aligner implementations.

May, 2024

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

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.