1.2.0-beta.4

Added

• Added Plugins and Snippets explorers with enable/disable actions and folders that open in the native file manager.
• Added plugin-emitted ribbon icons and working Iconic change-icon actions for Properties, Tags, and Plugins, with user overrides taking precedence.
• Added pause and resume controls for Content searches so partial matches can filter the explorer and be replaced before a full scan finishes.
• Added an Exclude file action and editable excluded-files setting for the Files explorer.
• Added floating-index state and scope persistence to saved view configs, plus configurable static or always-visible glyph colors.
• Added opt-in rainbow folder colors for the Files tree.
• Added remaining-inline-task statistics as an optional file cell, hover field, and sort option.
• Added configurable Files hover information, word-count sorting, character statistics, and persistent statistics caching for large vaults.
• Added an optional floating index for Files, Props, and Tags with close, mode, scope, back, and collapse-aware lifecycle actions.
• Added Add-ons settings for Iconic integration and configurable file/folder icon visibility while preserving existing manual icon behavior.
• Added Niagara rail scrubbing with reversible drag behavior, prototype-shaped node displacement, joined action/index tracks, and optional soft scrolling.
• Added hold-click recursive folder expansion and an Updates message that explains renamed or newly introduced behavior after upgrading.
• Added named view layouts, Style Config controls, toolbar auto-hide with edge peek, and a condensed Files Tools menu.

Changed

• Redesigned By level sorting with inline or submenu presentation, nested and fixed-folder controls, click-to-pick scopes, six-character scope labels, contextual options, and optional floating-index scope synchronization.
• Reorganized Layout Settings into clearer Explorer and Context menus sub-pages and moved dock visibility below the style preset controls.
• Aligned file opening, modifier-click handling, drag payloads, native menus, Make a copy, and third-party menu actions more closely with Obsidian Core Files.
• Renamed Action Presets to Operations Presets, moved View Config beneath it, and placed Floating index settings inside Style Config.
• Made explorer rows, floating-index nodes, tool condensation, and the optional index gutter respond to frame size and display density.
• Moved the performance HUD into Developer Tools and renamed Clean Selection to Clean Filters.
• Moved node-type sort controls into a second-level menu, enabled multi-selection, and renamed property/value sorting for clarity.

Fixed

• Fixed add-on index reveals, external plugin enable-state refresh, and plugin cell ordering so configuration precedes the right-aligned toggle.
• Fixed Content search scanning binary files, blocking input while typing, double-counting local matches, and retaining stale previews after replacements.
• Fixed explorer panels appearing empty after leaving and returning to a tab.
• Fixed Iconic runtime lookups hanging explorer renders and made external data.json icon changes refresh without restarting Vaultman.
• Fixed Niagara rail taps triggering deformation, restored free directional displacement within the frame, and added an optional stretch interaction mode.
• Restored narrow-toolbar tool-case collapse, reserved-lane rail positioning, and root-level sorting behavior that regressed in beta.3.
• Fixed active-filter highlighting so a collapsed parent bubbles the state of matching descendants.
• Fixed floating-index availability warnings, scoped collapse recovery, Collapse all recovery, bottom placement, plain rail styling, and switching between indexed explorers.
• Fixed Iconic overrides and plugin-provided file menu actions not propagating consistently to Vaultman file nodes.
• Fixed Niagara upward movement and reverse-direction dragging so the gesture scrubs through the opposite node range before moving the rail again.
• Fixed explorer and floating-index controls appearing disproportionately small on high-density mobile displays.