Revamps the settings page with improved layout, modernized CSS, and enhanced accessibility, including new layout helpers, better grouping, and consistent styling. Updates Electron from v39.2.7 to v40.0.0 in dependencies. Adds dynamic theme application to the settings page, ensuring user-selected themes are reflected immediately.
Revamps the Electron update section in settings with a new UI, status banner, and clearer messaging. The updater logic is now only available in development mode; the main process disables update attempts in packaged builds. Updates to the renderer and main process ensure users on Steam or packaged builds are informed that updates are handled externally, while developers can check and install Electron updates during development.
Introduces a new Big Picture Mode with a controller-friendly, console-style UI optimized for Steam Deck and handheld devices. Adds new renderer files (HTML, CSS, JS) for the mode, updates main and preload scripts to support window management and IPC for Big Picture Mode, and documents features and usage in BIG_PICTURE_MODE.md. Updates settings and navigation to allow launching and exiting Big Picture Mode.
Integrates electron-updater for automatic app updates, including IPC and renderer APIs for update status and controls. Adds display scale (zoom) setting to settings UI, persists user preference in localStorage, and applies it on startup. Updates OAuth popup allowlist logic and upgrades Electron to v39.2.7.
Introduces an Electron upgrade section in settings, allowing users to check for and upgrade to the latest stable or nightly Electron versions. Implements backend logic to read the installed Electron version directly from package.json, properly handles switching between stable and nightly builds, and improves error handling and UI feedback during upgrade operations. Includes documentation of the upgrade process and bug fixes related to version display and upgrade reliability.
Introduces a plugin architecture, including a PluginManager, plugin loading in main and renderer processes, and a sample plugin demonstrating menu, IPC, and context menu contributions. Adds a Plugins tab to the settings UI for managing plugins (enable/disable, reload), and updates preload.js to load renderer preloads from plugins. Documentation for plugin development is included in README-PLUGINS.md.
Introduces an edit mode on the home page allowing users to drag and reposition the greeting, search bar, top sites, and 'at a glance' widget. Adds persistent storage for these layout preferences and a settings panel for fine-tuning positions and widget corner. Updates CSS, HTML, and JS to support edit UI, drag logic, and settings integration.
Introduces a dynamic greeting, live clock, and weather widget to the home page. Adds a 'Reset' button for bookmarks, refines the bookmarks card UI, and updates CSS for new widgets and improved layout. Settings page now includes a weather unit preference (auto, Celsius, Fahrenheit) that syncs with the home page weather display.
Introduces an About tab in the settings page displaying app, runtime, and system diagnostics. Adds IPC and preload bridge for about info, clipboard copy functionality, and external navigation for GitHub and Help links. Updates site-history.json with relevant links.
Site history items in settings are now clickable links that request navigation in a new tab, preserving the settings view. Renderer logic updated to handle 'navigate' events with a 'newTab' option from both webview IPC and postMessage.
Moved site and search history management from the main process to the renderer for better performance and reliability. Updated settings UI to use a sidebar tab layout with improved accessibility and responsive design. Refactored tab rendering in the browser to use efficient scheduling and added a robust tab label function. Cleaned up context menu code and improved async file operations for bookmarks and history.
Added support for a dynamic 'Custom' theme button that appears when user settings diverge from predefined themes. Improved theme state management by tracking the active theme name in localStorage, updating button states, and refining the preview to better reflect customizations. Also updated the settings page layout and styles for better user experience and fixed the preview to always show the custom title.
Introduces seven new built-in themes (cyberpunk, midnight-rose, arctic-ice, cherry-blossom, cosmic-purple, emerald-dream, mocha-coffee, lavender-fields) with corresponding JSON files, updates the FEATURES documentation, and enhances the settings UI to display and select these themes. Also updates theme loading logic in theme-manager.js and improves the theme selector layout for better usability.
Introduces a full browser customization system with support for theme presets, live editing, import/export, and non-destructive design. Adds new documentation for customization, updates the features list, and implements a ThemeManager for loading and managing themes at the application level. Updates home and settings pages to support live theming and preview, and adds four built-in themes (default, forest, ocean, sunset).
Site history is now managed in localStorage for faster access and better cross-tab experience, with file sync for persistence. Added a dropdown for quick site history access in the address bar, updated settings page to display and manage site history from localStorage, and improved history recording logic in both main and renderer processes. Also added debug info and test data utilities for development.
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