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@blackbartblues blackbartblues released this 14 Jun 23:16
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Wayfile 1.1.0

A big feature release for the obsidian-and-gold Qt6/QML file manager: a brand-new icon system, custom per-type icons, a redesigned interface, and a reorganised Settings.

✨ Highlights

A distinguishable icon system

Folders and files no longer read as one undifferentiated gold texture.

  • Folders share a single gold identity with light cream emblems (Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Git, Docker, src, node_modules, …).
  • Files render as labelled cream "pages" with a colour-coded type ribbon:
    • one universal </> symbol for every programming language and structured-data format (JS, Python, Rust, Go, C/C++, JSON, YAML, XML, TOML, shell, …), distinguished by ribbon colour + label;
    • dedicated symbols for Markdown, Git, spreadsheets, databases, config, certificates, audio, images, video, 3D models, vectors and fonts;
    • distinctive glyphs for archives (gold folder + zip) and apps (teal window).
  • Built on a new C++ IconMap with unit tests; thumbnails still win for images/video.

Recolor any file type

  • Right-click a file → Recolor Icon opens a dialog with a live preview, a 32-colour ribbon palette and a symbol picker.
  • Apply gives every file of that type your custom colour/symbol; Reset restores the default.
  • Overrides persist to a icon-overrides.json sidecar and update live.

Interface rework

  • The top toolbar is gone — content fills the window.
  • File actions and search moved into a new sidebar action bar that collapses to an overflow menu in compact mode.
  • Every pane gained a navigable path strip across its top.
  • Split view panes are now seamless and flush, parted by a single hairline divider.
  • The window is dragged from the tab bar.

Typography

  • The whole interface moved to IBM Plex Sans, with slightly larger text for readability.

Settings, reorganised

  • Eight focused sections — Theme, Appearance, Browsing, Sidebar, Window, Motion, Palette, Tools — in a larger window.
  • The theme picker is surfaced and several previously hidden options are now exposed.

🛠 Fixes & polish

  • Quill tooltip now has a visible raised background.
  • Compact sidebar rail glyphs centred and normalised; redundant favorite-star anchors removed; overflow menu items gained icons.
  • Sidebar action iconbar never clips merge/settings actions.

Notes

Local build from source / AUR (wayfile-git) remains the recommended install. No AppImage is attached to this release.

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