Axis Browser v0.1.3

Frosted Glass Effect ✨
- Implemented beautiful frosted glass effect throughout the browser
- Window is now transparent with macOS vibrancy support
- Added backdrop-filter: blur(80px) saturate(200%) for strong blur effect
- Semi-transparent backgrounds (96% opacity) allow light to shine through
- Desktop wallpaper visible through blurred, tinted surfaces
- Glass effect applied to sidebar, content area, and all panels
- Removed black shadow outline from webview container for cleaner look
Window Transparency
- Enabled transparent: true in Electron window configuration
- Set backgroundColor: '#00000000' for full transparency
- Added vibrancy: 'ultra-dark' for macOS native blur effect
- Light and colors from desktop shine through beautifully

Window Controls Integration 🪟
- Window controls (minimize, expand, fullscreen) now slide out with sidebar
- Controls automatically appear when sidebar slides out from edge
- Controls hide when sidebar is fully hidden
- Seamless integration with sidebar visibility state
Library Feature 📚
- Transformed Downloads panel into comprehensive Library
- Displays files from multiple locations: Downloads, Desktop, Documents, Pictures
- File type classification: folders, images, videos, audio, PDFs, documents
- Shows file metadata: name, path, type, size, modification date
- Removed search bar, refresh button, and "go to system folder" button
- Clean card-based layout with file type icons
- Click to open files in system default applications

Settings Page Redesign 🎨
- Complete visual overhaul with modern dark theme
- Black background (#000000) replacing navy colors
- Removed search bar from sidebar
- Cleaner navigation with "Basics" label
- Modern setting cards with hover effects
- White highlights instead of blue accents
- Simplified design without gradients
- Settings tab title positioning fixed for proper alignment
Tab Spacing Consistency 📏
- Fixed spacing between pinned tabs to match unpinned tabs
- Removed extra margin from pinned tabs
- Consistent gap: 8px spacing throughout tab sections
- Uniform visual appearance across all tabs
Tab Closing Animation ⚡
- Removed problematic animated close transition
- Tabs now close instantly without dragging other tabs
- Eliminated weird empty space when closing tabs
- Smooth, immediate tab removal
Settings Tab Improvements
- Fixed settings tab title positioning
- Icon properly aligned with other tab elements
- Settings tab maintains axis://settings URL persistently
- No longer resets to google.com when navigating away and back

Settings Persistence 💾
- Fixed settings not saving when changed
- Implemented polling mechanism for instant setting detection
- Settings now persist correctly when closing and reopening
- All setting changes save immediately
Search Engine Selection 🔍
- Added working search engine selector (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo)
- Fixed DuckDuckGo search engine loading issues
- Changed to HTML version for better webview compatibility
- Search engine preference persists across sessions
Reload Functionality 🔄
- Fixed reload webpage button not working
- Fixed Cmd + R keyboard shortcut for page reload
- Now correctly targets active tab's webview
Keyboard Shortcuts ⌨️
- Browser shortcuts now work even when interacting with webpages
- Implemented globalShortcut API for OS-level shortcut handling
- Added Shift + Cmd + C to copy current URL
- All shortcuts work regardless of focus state

Theme System Enhancements 🎨
- Added hexToRgba() helper function for color conversion
- Glass background colors calculated dynamically from theme
- Theme caching per domain for instant theme switching
- Cached themes applied on tab switch for zero delay
Performance Optimizations ⚡
- Instant tab switching with synchronous UI updates
- Deferred non-critical updates using requestAnimationFrame
- Removed unnecessary transitions during theme changes
- Optimized DOM updates for smoother experience
Code Quality
- Removed "move sidebar" button from navigation menu
- Removed theme mode options from settings
- Cleaned up unused code and improved organization
- Better separation of concerns for glass effect implementation

Full Changelog: v0.1.2...v0.1.3

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