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v0.16
5 years ago
Packaging changes
New dependency:
pynput
New macOS dependency:
accessibility
Dependency removal: notify-send
Added
Ability to switch output location on runtime
Ability to type output directly
Ability to automatically update modules
Windows installer
Polish translation
Changed
Switch to Qt5 for notifications
Remove delay in showing notifications
Core and module update checks are now done together
Critical module errors now create a dialog box
Fixed
Inconsistent behaviour between clicking or selecting an entry
MacOS menu not merging on non-English languages
v0.15
5 years ago
Packaging changes
The macOS .dmg is now officially supported
Changed
Remove quit without saving option
Configuration changes are now saved instantly, instead of only on a clean quit
Fixed
Focus not resetting after Pext hiding on macOS
Updated PyQt5 to fix some emoji display issues
macOS .dmg not being able to install all modules
v0.14
6 years ago
Packaging changes
Packagers can now modify pext/constants.py to more easily control some behaviour
Added
French translation (thanks, Aurora Yeen!)
Changed
Modules are now installed by metadata.json, instead of by git URL
Make pext_dev default to CC-BY-3.0 for themes
Fixed
Make text properly wrap in the installing from repository dialog
Crashes on tab completion and minor errors (regression in 0.13)
Crash on module reloading (regression in 0.13)
IDs and names are now used more consistently
Crash when trying to load a theme as a module
Update pext_dev to be create files compatible with current Pext
v0.13
6 years ago
Added
Hindi translation (thanks, Satyam Singh!)
Add automatic AppImage builds (thanks, TheAssassin!)
Changed
Tray icon is now always shown when the application is minimized to tray
Hide minimize to tray on macOS (too broken, can cause crashes)
The main window now has a minimal size of 500x300
Versioning now complies with PEP440
Merge module and theme repo and object selection into a single screen to save a click
Modules and themes are now saved based on the location of their ID
Modules and themes being in an incorrect location for their ID are automatically removed
Fixed
Themes now apply properly on Windows (forcing Fusion styling)
Properly fix i18n handling and giving i18n to modules
The name setting in metadata.json is now consistently respected
Make &Pext translatable
v0.12
6 years ago
Added
Support renaming profiles
Switching profile from the GUI
Opening a second instance with another profile from the GUI
Basic profile management from the GUI
Ability to change language through the UI
--list-locales
argument to show supported languages
The installation screens now tell you if you already have a module or theme installed
Russian translation (thanks, Ivan Semkin)
Changed
Profile name is no longer displayed if default
Trying to create a profile that already exists throws an error
Trying to delete a profile that is currently in use throws an error
Use argparse for argument parsing instead of getopt
Update checking now happens if the last check was over 24 hours, instead of each app launch
Combine all menu groups in settings for organizational purposes
Relicensed documentation under CC BY-SA 4.0
Fixed
Pext crash when module tries to empty context_menu_base
Inconsistent font sizing
Improved main screen resizing and logo showing
Pext passing None as locale to modules in some cases
--background stealing focus on macOS
Modules and themes are now sorted correctly in the install from repository lists
Removed
Removed manpage
v0.11.1
6 years ago
Packaging
Fix missing translation files
v0.11
6 years ago
Packaging changes
Pext now depends on dulwich
Pext no longer depends on pygit2
Translation updates
Added Norwegian Bokmål (thanks, Allan Nordhøy!)
Update Chinese (Traditional) translation
Update Spanish translation
Update Hungarian translation
Update Dutch translation
Fixed
Ubuntu/Debian compatibility for git operations over HTTPS
Install module from URL screen not working (regression from adding theming support for 0.9)
Theme selector now correctly displays current theme before switching
Pext no longer creates an empty theme file for the system theme and doesn't show it in the list of themes
v0.10
6 years ago
Packaging changes
Pext now depends on pygit2, which uses libgit2, instead of git
API changes
Bump API version to 0.7.0
Add set_entry_info queue call
Add replace_entry_info_dict queue call
Add set_command_info queue call
Add replace_command_info_dict queue call
Add set_base_info queue call
Add set_entry_context queue call
Add replace_entry_context_dict queue call
Add set_command_context queue call
Add replace_command_context_dict queue call
Add set_base_context queue call
Add extra_info_request function
Add a none SelectionType
Made more parameters optional
Added
Add info panels which modules can use to show extra info on the current status on selected entry
Add context panels for state changes and extra actions for entries/commands
Traceback is now printing when an exception is triggered
Last updated info for modules
Version info for modules
Windows support
Support for checking for updates (stable versions only)
Changed
Command mode no longer locks onto the first entry
Commands are always displayed in italics, instead of using italics for whatever is unfocused
Versioning is now more precise
Check if a module/theme has an update before updating it
Pext now auto-restarts after changing the theme
Pext now displays less broken when the height is higher than the width
Removed tray menu because it can't be translated due to PyQt limitations
Make clicking the tray icon toggle visibility on macOS
Minimizing normally after Pext is done is now the default on all platforms
Module requesting window hide will only reset the selection of that module instead of all
The --exit option got removed, Pext now will only start the UI if no options were given or all options were session-related
Fixed
Regression introduced in 0.9 which could cause selections to trigger wrongly when emptying the search bar
Page up and down causing QML errors when used too close to the start/end of the list
Minimizing behaviour didn't always work
Git commands are now properly limited to Pext directories
Desktop notifications now also show when Pext is minimized normally
Modules no longer lock up Pext while making a selection
Direct Git URL clone ending in / no longer creates an undeletable module
Modules now always properly get localization info
Ugly line between entries and entry info in some themes
No themes available dialog now correctly shows
Modules can't crash Pext by throwing an exception on stopping on Pext exit
v0.9
6 years ago
API changes
Whenever the state changes (either by the user going back, selecting something or set_selection being called), the queue is now emptied
ask_input and ask_input_password now ask for a prefill before the identifier
Translation updates
Added traditional Chinese (thanks, Jeff Huang!)
Added Spanish (thanks, Emily Lau!)
Updated Dutch (thanks, Heimen Stoffels!)
Added
Theming support based on QPalette
UI option to choose minimizing behaviour
UI option to choose sorting behaviour
UI toggle to enable/disable tray icon
--background command line option to make Pext not launch/foreground the UI
Changed
The design philosophy is now explained in the empty state screen
pyqt5 is added as install_requires
The about dialog now thanks translators
Info-only CLI parameters will no longer launch Pext as well (--help, --version, --list-styles, --list-modules, --list-themes)
Closing the main window will now quit Pext and save state
Fixed
pext_dev's generated base file now leaves the copyright open for the author to fill in
Not being able to select an entry until the list is fully loaded
Selection constantly resetting while items are being added
Loading and reloading a module while text is in search now applies the filter correctly
Fix crash in command mode when pressing enter while hovering over a wrong entry
v0.8
6 years ago
API changes
The settings variable now contains _api_version ([major, minor, patch]) and _locale by default
Queue requests that cause process_response to be called can now optionally give an identifier to receive when process_response is called
Modules must now declare their settings in metadata.json
Added
Simple pext_dev command to help module development
Support metadata.json for showing info on installed modules
i18n support
Dutch translation
Changed
Move all UI code to QML
Improved installation dialogs
Improve load module dialog
Get rid of update and uninstall dialogs in favor for a central module management dialog
Check module functions parameter length on module load to prevent some runtime crashes for modules
Module settings is no longer a freeform input field
Display "Waiting" instead of "Ready" in the statusbar when not processing and the active module has not sent anything yet
Fixed
Crash when picking a command while there are also other entries to display
Removed
config.ini for editing Pext config directory (use $XDG_CONFIG_HOME or $HOME instead)
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