AETHER v0.0.5 — Spatial Quad-Grid, Dock Zones & Synchronized Scrolling

Added

• Spatial Quad-Grid (2x2) & N-Pane Orchestration: Introduced comprehensive multi-pane spatial viewing configurations supporting Dual (⌥⌘2), Triple (⌥⌘3), and Quad-Grid 2x2 (⌥⌘4). Automatically tiles active viewports across symmetric Cartesian coordinates while dynamically managing tab associations and focus states.
• Visual Drag-to-Dock Zones: Enhanced drag mechanics with ethereal glowing quadrant dock pads and fluid translucent placement previews. Dropping a tab into quadrant corners (topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft, bottomRight) or edge targets seamlessly docks into spatial matrix layouts.
• Synchronized Scrolling Mode (⌥⌘S): Integrated low-latency DOM scroll synchronization across paired and tiled split panes for side-by-side document diffing, documentation referencing, and responsive design validation. Includes a floating translucent HUD indicator badge.
• Dynamic Multi-Pane Tab Bar: Generalized tab items to represent arbitrary multi-pane viewports with proportional hairline dividers, title truncation, and individual favicon rendering in single cohesive tab rows.

AETHER v0.0.4 — Spatial Multi-Pane Dividers & Active Focus Halos

Added

• Interactive Spatial Multi-Pane Dividers: Replaced flat hairline split dividers with an ergonomic interactive gutter featuring a floating capsule pill grab handle (GutterPillHandle). Supports hover glow transitions, grab feedback, and continuous double-click ratio toggle (50/50, 70/30, 30/70).
• Active Focus Halos: Implemented dynamic focused pane detection and subtle glowing oceanic halo aura (Palette.NS.accent) around the active split pane. Clearly delineates keyboard and scroll ownership without obscuring page content or overflowing stage boundaries.
• Divider Motion & State Persistence: Preserves exact 7pt physical hit geometry for backwards test compatibility while providing smooth fluid dragging and space-isolated ratio persistence.

AETHER v0.0.3 — Dynamic Tab Hibernation & Modernized Glass UI

Added

• Dynamic Tab Hibernation & Memory Compression: Tabs backgrounded and inactive for over 15 minutes (or under macOS memory pressure) automatically hibernate — capturing compressed snapshot previews and caching interaction state tokens before releasing heavy WKWebView WebContent processes. Upon switching to or clicking an asleep tab, AETHER seamlessly reconstitutes the web view with zero data loss, displaying the cached snapshot cover instantly to prevent white flashes while history and scroll positions restore.
• Ergonomic Rounded Pill Tabs: Completely modernized tab styling across horizontal tab bar strips, vertical sidebars, and split views. Replaced flat rectangular blocks with ergonomic 8px continuous rounded pills, subtle border sheens, and radiant ocean-purple active indicator bars with soft ambient glow.
• Floating Glass Omnibox: Re-engineered address bar with floating acrylic glass appearance (.ultraThinMaterial layered over translucent ground), dual elevation shadows, and a soft oceanic focus ring.
• Security & Protocol Badges: Integrated color-coded security indicator pill inside the Omnibox providing live protocol status (green TLS lock for HTTPS, warning for HTTP, ocean badge for local file URLs, and system sparkles for internal views).
• Hibernate Tab Action: Added explicit "Hibernate Tab (Sleep)" action to tab context menus.

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AETHER v0.0.1 — Initial release

AETHER v0.0.1: Initial release from Avartana Labs

• Pure Swift, SwiftUI, and WebKit native browser architecture (7.0 MB bundle footprint)
• Decoupled from legacy company servers and external telemetry
• Restricted commercial proprietary license under Avartana Labs Inc.
• Integrated stability, memory deallocation, and POSIX path resolution fixes
• Established benchmark harnesses and Model Context Protocol (MCP) baseline
• Onboarding experience hero showcase and architectural Bento Grid documentation