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@Shantil-K Shantil-K released this 21 Sep 00:47
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v0.7.0-beta
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What's new since v0.6.0-beta

New: App info (Settings, last tab) - a system-information page for the launcher, like the one on a PC:

  • the icon, release, package and when it was last updated, and whether it runs as a trusted app or with root
  • whether a settings backup is saved (with root it finds the backup file and shows its date), how many settings you changed, and your layout (pinned, folders, hidden, renamed)
  • the wallpaper source, the screen resolution and web engine, the TV's model and firmware, and the GitHub project (address, where to report a problem, licence)
  • Check for updates asks GitHub for the newest release. The internet is only used when you press it.

Settings

  • Dim level (Settings > Screen): how bright things stay when the TV is idle, 5-100% (30% as before), with a dimmed miniature screen beside it.
  • Idle dimming now darkens the clock, bar and buttons instead of making them see-through, so it looks the same over the wallpaper and over the black moment between two videos.
  • Video sources (Settings > Wallpaper): lists where the streamed videos come from and how many there are of each.
  • A line at the bottom explains the little i icons ("Hover over the info icon next to a setting to view more info"). The panel is now titled OpenLauncherSettings.

Apps

  • Rename (pencil button in Edit mode, or "Rename..." in the OK menu): give an app your own name. It is used in the app menu, the bottom bar and Recent, and is kept in your backup.
  • An Unpin button on the bottom bar's tiles (only there; the app menu still pins by dragging an app onto the bar).
  • The launcher's own tile is no longer listed in the app menu; its information is in App info.
  • The "hover the bottom bar to pin it" tip moved to the bottom right so it no longer covers the folder chips.

Remote control

  • When the Magic Remote's cursor times out, the item it was on keeps the highlight and the arrow keys carry on from it. Pressing an arrow while the cursor is still showing starts from the item under it.
  • Right from the Edit/Done button wraps round to the Apps button.

Also: a new launcher icon and a redesigned README, and a fix so two folders made in the same moment can't share an id.

Notes

  • Uninstall is not offered for the launcher itself or apps the TV reports as not removable.
  • The cursor-timeout behaviour uses webOS's cursorStateChange event and was tested with a simulated event, not on a real Magic Remote yet.
  • The settings panels use flex gap, which needs Chromium 84+ (webOS 22 and newer).
  • Streaming uses roughly 6 Mbps (about 2.7 GB per hour). Use Game or Filmmaker picture mode to avoid grainy video.
  • This is a beta. Please report anything odd.
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