Changelog - Pie Launcher

[0.5-alpha] - 2026-01-16

Smart Controller Mode: Automatically detects the active application (Chrome, VS Code, Terminal, etc.) and switches context instantly.
Controller Presets: Built-in support for 50+ popular applications including Browsers, IDEs, Creative Tools, and Office apps.
Preset Management:
- Import presets from the built-in library.
- Import custom presets from JSON files.
- "From Running Apps" scanner to quickly add configurations for currently open programs.
Group Launcher: Create folders/groups in the launcher to organize multiple apps under one slice.
- Includes auto-generated "stacked" icons for groups.
- Launches all apps in a group simultaneously.
Enhanced Settings UI:
- Real-time Preview Wheel in Launcher and Controller settings.
- Drag-and-Drop reordering for Launcher items.
- Up/Down buttons for manual reordering.
- "Browse Installed" and "From Running" pickers for easier app selection.

Instant Response: Refactored window spawning to eliminate "first-launch freeze" and UI lag.
Zero Lag Rendering: Applied GPU-accelerated BitmapCache for shadows and complex geometry.
Memory Optimization: Implemented LRU (Least Recently Used) caching for icons to keep memory usage low.
Async Loading: Switcher mode now loads process data asynchronously on a background thread.

Fixed "invisible arrows" in Launcher settings reorder buttons.
Fixed Controller keyboard shortcuts not firing due to focus stealing (added focus restoration logic).
Fixed issue where Controller icons appeared as generic dots (now contextually mapped to action names like "Save", "Find", "New").
Fixed "flash" artifact when opening the menu.
Fixed drag-and-drop file locking issues.