Muxspace v0.3.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Muxspace are documented in this file.

[Unreleased]

[0.3.0] — 2026-03-15

Added

• Terminal Session Persistence (tmux) — Terminal panes now run inside tmux sessions (dedicated muxspace socket). When the app restarts, tmux reattaches to existing sessions so running processes (e.g. claude, htop) survive. Falls back to direct shell if tmux is not installed
• Visible Rename Buttons — Added ✎ pencil icons next to project names (sidebar & main view), workspace tabs, and terminal pane headers for one-click rename; double-click still works
• VTE Parser: Cursor Horizontal Absolute (CHA) — CSI G — critical for bash readline history navigation
• VTE Parser: Cursor Next/Previous Line — CSI E (CNL), CSI F (CPL)
• VTE Parser: Line Position Absolute — CSI d (VPA)
• VTE Parser: Insert/Delete Characters — CSI @ (ICH), CSI P (DCH)
• VTE Parser: Erase Characters — CSI X (ECH)
• VTE Parser: Insert/Delete Lines — CSI L (IL), CSI M (DL)
• VTE Parser: Scroll Up/Down — CSI S (SU), CSI T (SD)
• VTE Parser: Erase in Line mode 1 — CSI 1 K (erase from start of line to cursor)
• VTE Parser: Erase in Display mode 1 — CSI 1 J (erase from start of screen to cursor)
• VTE Parser: Tab stops — \t (0x09) now advances cursor to next 8-column tab stop
• VTE Parser: BEL — \x07 acknowledged (no-op, suppresses garbled output)
• VTE Parser: DEC private mode stubs — CSI h/l/r/n/c acknowledged to prevent unknown-sequence noise
• Terminal Auto-Focus — Focused terminal pane automatically receives DOM keyboard focus via eval + setTimeout; skips focus steal when an INPUT/TEXTAREA is active (e.g. rename field)
• Terminal prevent_default — Added prevent_default: "onkeydown" on the terminal div so Tab sends \t to the PTY and arrow keys don't trigger browser scroll
• Muxspace tmux config — Auto-created at ~/.config/muxspace/tmux.conf with status bar off, escape-time 0, prefix remapped to Ctrl+], mouse enabled, 50k history

Fixed

• Tab key not working in terminal — Browser was intercepting Tab for focus navigation before the terminal handler could send \t to the PTY
• Arrow keys creating new lines instead of navigating history — Missing CSI G (CHA) command meant bash readline's cursor repositioning was silently dropped, causing garbled output when pressing Up/Down
• Terminal rename immediately exiting edit mode — Auto-focus JavaScript was stealing focus from the rename input field every 30ms; now checks document.activeElement.tagName before focusing

[0.2.0] — 2026-03-15

Added

• Browser Profile Integration — Import cookies and detect extensions from Chrome/Chromium browser profiles using SQLite and PBKDF2+AES-CBC decryption
• Multi-Tab Browser Panes — Embed real webkit2gtk WebViews inside the app via GtkOverlay with per-pane URL bar, user agent persistence, and tab management
• Custom Header with Menu Bar — Application header with Window, Edit, and Help dropdown menus replacing the native menu bar
  • Window menu: New Terminal Pane, New Workspace, Close Pane, Close Workspace, Next/Previous Workspace, Next/Previous Project
  • Edit menu: Configure Hotkeys
  • Help menu: Keyboard Shortcuts
• Configurable Hotkeys — JSON-based hotkey configuration at ~/.config/muxspace/hotkeys.json with prefix key support (tmux-style Ctrl+B prefix)
• Hotkey Editor Modal — GUI for viewing and configuring keyboard shortcuts, grouped by category (Pane Navigation, Panes, Workspaces, Quick Switch, Projects) with consistent dark theme styling
• Shortcuts Help Modal — Quick-reference overlay for all keyboard shortcuts
• Workspace Management — Add, switch, rename, and close workspaces with tab UI including × close buttons
• Workspace Deletion Persistence — save_projects_blocking() now scans and removes stale project:* keys from sled DB so deleted projects/workspaces stay deleted on restart
• Project Navigation — Sidebar with project list, create/switch/delete projects, next/previous project cycling via hotkeys
• Directory Picker for Project Creation — Native OS folder picker via rfd::AsyncFileDialog in the Create Project modal alongside manual text input
• PTY Terminal Panes — Embedded terminal emulator using portable-pty and vte parser with 33ms polling
• Prefix Mode Indicator — Fixed overlay at bottom-right showing available prefix-mode shortcuts when prefix key is active
• Welcome View — Landing page with keyboard shortcut reference when no project is selected
• Native File Dialogs — Added rfd = "0.15" for cross-platform file/folder picker support
• Terminal Auto-Title — Terminal pane headers automatically update to reflect the running program and directory via OSC 0/2 escape sequences (e.g. running claude shows "Claude: ~/project" in the pane header)
• Rename Projects — Double-click a project name in the sidebar or the project title in the main view to rename it inline
• Rename Workspaces — Double-click a workspace tab to rename it inline
• Rename Terminal Panes — Double-click a terminal pane's header title to set a custom name; custom names override auto-detected titles and are persisted

Changed

• Removed native window decorations — Set with_decorations(false) on WindowBuilder, with_menu(None) on Config, and added GTK/GDK-level decoration removal via glib::idle_add_local_once for window managers with server-side decorations
• Removed duplicate window controls — Removed custom minimize/maximize/close buttons from the Header since the native title bar persists on some WMs (TUXEDO OS/KDE/GNOME SSD), avoiding double controls
• Removed duplicate header — Removed "Muxspace" h1 from the Header component since the sidebar already contains branding
• Modal z-order fix — WebViews are hidden when modals are open (via a polling coroutine) so HTML-based modals aren't obscured by the GTK overlay
• Hotkey editor redesign — Rewrote with category grouping, consistent dark theme colors (#0f0f1a background, #1a1a2e chips, #6366f1 accent), fixed 200px label column, section headers, and config file path reference in footer

Fixed

• glib v2_68 feature flag — Enabled v2_68 feature on glib crate to fix G_SIGNAL_ACCUMULATOR_FIRST_RUN compile error on systems with GLib ≥ 2.68
• glib/gtk Cast import mismatch — Changed glib::Cast to gtk::prelude::Cast to resolve trait bound conflicts between glib 0.20 and gtk 0.18 (which internally depends on glib 0.18)
• Workspace deletion not persisting — save_projects_blocking() only inserted projects but never removed stale keys from sled DB; added cleanup logic
• Browser URL bar not updating — Fixed URL persistence when switching between browser tabs/workspaces
• Unused code warnings — Removed unused get_tab_count, added #[allow(dead_code)] on ExtensionInfo

Dependencies

• dioxus 0.5 with desktop feature
• dioxus-desktop 0.5 with transparent feature
• glib 0.20 with v2_68 feature
• gtk 0.18, gdk 0.18, webkit2gtk 2.0
• rfd 0.15 — native file dialogs
• rusqlite 0.31 (bundled) — browser cookie/extension SQLite reading
• aes 0.8, cbc 0.1, pbkdf2 0.12, sha1 0.10 — Chrome cookie decryption
• portable-pty 0.8, vte 0.13 — terminal emulation
• sled 0.34 — embedded database for project persistence
• tokio 1, serde 1, chrono 0.4, anyhow 1

[0.1.0] — 2026-03-15

• Initial commit: Muxspace workspace manager with Dioxus desktop
• Simplified repo structure to Dioxus-only app

Muxspace v0.2.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Muxspace are documented in this file.

[Unreleased]

Added

• Browser Profile Integration — Import cookies and detect extensions from Chrome/Chromium browser profiles using SQLite and PBKDF2+AES-CBC decryption
• Multi-Tab Browser Panes — Embed real webkit2gtk WebViews inside the app via GtkOverlay with per-pane URL bar, user agent persistence, and tab management
• Custom Header with Menu Bar — Application header with Window, Edit, and Help dropdown menus replacing the native menu bar
  • Window menu: New Terminal Pane, New Workspace, Close Pane, Close Workspace, Next/Previous Workspace, Next/Previous Project
  • Edit menu: Configure Hotkeys
  • Help menu: Keyboard Shortcuts
• Configurable Hotkeys — JSON-based hotkey configuration at ~/.config/muxspace/hotkeys.json with prefix key support (tmux-style Ctrl+B prefix)
• Hotkey Editor Modal — GUI for viewing and configuring keyboard shortcuts, grouped by category (Pane Navigation, Panes, Workspaces, Quick Switch, Projects) with consistent dark theme styling
• Shortcuts Help Modal — Quick-reference overlay for all keyboard shortcuts
• Workspace Management — Add, switch, rename, and close workspaces with tab UI including × close buttons
• Workspace Deletion Persistence — save_projects_blocking() now scans and removes stale project:* keys from sled DB so deleted projects/workspaces stay deleted on restart
• Project Navigation — Sidebar with project list, create/switch/delete projects, next/previous project cycling via hotkeys
• Directory Picker for Project Creation — Native OS folder picker via rfd::AsyncFileDialog in the Create Project modal alongside manual text input
• PTY Terminal Panes — Embedded terminal emulator using portable-pty and vte parser with 33ms polling
• Prefix Mode Indicator — Fixed overlay at bottom-right showing available prefix-mode shortcuts when prefix key is active
• Welcome View — Landing page with keyboard shortcut reference when no project is selected
• Native File Dialogs — Added rfd = "0.15" for cross-platform file/folder picker support

Changed

• Removed native window decorations — Set with_decorations(false) on WindowBuilder, with_menu(None) on Config, and added GTK/GDK-level decoration removal via glib::idle_add_local_once for window managers with server-side decorations
• Removed duplicate window controls — Removed custom minimize/maximize/close buttons from the Header since the native title bar persists on some WMs (TUXEDO OS/KDE/GNOME SSD), avoiding double controls
• Removed duplicate header — Removed "Muxspace" h1 from the Header component since the sidebar already contains branding
• Modal z-order fix — WebViews are hidden when modals are open (via a polling coroutine) so HTML-based modals aren't obscured by the GTK overlay
• Hotkey editor redesign — Rewrote with category grouping, consistent dark theme colors (#0f0f1a background, #1a1a2e chips, #6366f1 accent), fixed 200px label column, section headers, and config file path reference in footer

Fixed

• glib v2_68 feature flag — Enabled v2_68 feature on glib crate to fix G_SIGNAL_ACCUMULATOR_FIRST_RUN compile error on systems with GLib ≥ 2.68
• glib/gtk Cast import mismatch — Changed glib::Cast to gtk::prelude::Cast to resolve trait bound conflicts between glib 0.20 and gtk 0.18 (which internally depends on glib 0.18)
• Workspace deletion not persisting — save_projects_blocking() only inserted projects but never removed stale keys from sled DB; added cleanup logic
• Browser URL bar not updating — Fixed URL persistence when switching between browser tabs/workspaces
• Unused code warnings — Removed unused get_tab_count, added #[allow(dead_code)] on ExtensionInfo

Dependencies

• dioxus 0.5 with desktop feature
• dioxus-desktop 0.5 with transparent feature
• glib 0.20 with v2_68 feature
• gtk 0.18, gdk 0.18, webkit2gtk 2.0
• rfd 0.15 — native file dialogs
• rusqlite 0.31 (bundled) — browser cookie/extension SQLite reading
• aes 0.8, cbc 0.1, pbkdf2 0.12, sha1 0.10 — Chrome cookie decryption
• portable-pty 0.8, vte 0.13 — terminal emulation
• sled 0.34 — embedded database for project persistence
• tokio 1, serde 1, chrono 0.4, anyhow 1

[0.1.0] — Initial Release

• Initial commit: Muxspace workspace manager with Dioxus desktop
• Simplified repo structure to Dioxus-only app

Muxspace v0.1.0

Muxspace v0.1.0 - Initial Release

A native terminal workspace manager built with Rust and Dioxus Desktop.

Features

• Multi-Pane Terminal: Split terminal with multiple PTY sessions
• Project Navigator: Switch between projects with configurable hotkeys
• Workspace Management: Multiple workspaces per project
• Embedded Browser: Built-in browser via mxproxy protocol
• Configurable Hotkeys: Customize all keyboard shortcuts
• SQLite Persistence: Automatic state saving
• Dark Theme: Native WebView UI

Installation

Download the binary and run:

chmod +x muxspace-linux-x64
./muxspace-linux-x64

Building from Source

cargo build --release

Prerequisites (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev

See README.md for full documentation.