ZenDesktop v1.0.16

[1.0.16] - 2026-08-13

Added

• File favorites (pin to top): pin important files so they always float
  above a fence, regardless of the sort order. Toggle with Ctrl+P on the
  selected item or by clicking the pin button that appears on hover; pinned
  files show a pin badge in list and grid view and persist per rule (including
  virtual and tabbed fences).
• Dedicated language tab: Settings now has its own 🌐 Language panel with
  flag cards, instead of crowding the General tab (which also fixes the overlap
  with the export/import configuration section).

Fixed

• Settings scroll residue: scrolling the settings panels no longer leaves
  black lines over the input fields. Native edit controls are now repositioned
  and shown/hidden outside the Direct2D draw cycle (before/after EndDraw),
  so their previous positions are always repainted.

ZenDesktop v1.0.15

[1.0.15] - 2026-08-13

Added

• Keyboard navigation: arrow keys move the selection (Home/End jump to
  first/last, Shift extends the selection). Works in both list and grid
  view, auto-scrolls to keep the selected item visible, and pairs with
  Enter (open) and Delete (trash).
• Advanced rules: rules can now filter by file size (min/max, human
  readable like 5 MB), age (newer/older than N days), and a full regular
  expression on the file name. Filters combine with the existing
  extension/name patterns and apply to virtual fences and auto-organization.

Fixed

• F2 rename now works: fences are non-activating windows, so clicking a
  file never gave the fence keyboard focus and F2/Delete/Enter keystrokes
  went to the previously focused app. Clicking an item now activates and
  focuses the fence, so F2 rename, Delete, Enter, Ctrl+A and arrow keys all
  work right after selecting a file.

ZenDesktop v1.0.14

[1.0.14] - 2026-08-13

Added

• Pin to Top (always-on-top): a pin button next to the lock in each fence
  header makes that fence float above any app (HWND_TOPMOST), ideal for an
  Inbox or a notes box. The state persists with the layout, survives layout
  templates, and can also be toggled from the right-click menu.
• Per-fence icon size: each rule can override the global grid icon size
  with a cycling chip in Settings → Rules (Auto → 16 → 24 → 32 → 48 → 64 →
  96 px). Auto inherits the global Appearance setting.
• Header tooltips: hovering the lock or pin icon now shows a floating
  tooltip above the fence explaining the action, localized in all six
  languages.

ZenDesktop v1.0.13

[1.0.13] - 2026-08-13

Changed

• Live settings preview: options now apply instantly as you change them
  (theme, colors, sizes, rules, language, folders…), so you see the result
  immediately without an Apply button.
• Removed the Apply button: Save persists the changes and closes,
  Cancel reverts the live preview back to the state before opening
  Settings. Text fields commit when they lose focus or on Enter.
• An unsaved changes indicator (accent dot + label) appears in the
  Settings bar while the preview differs from the saved state.
• Debounced preview: rapid changes (typing + blur, fast toggles) coalesce
  into a single fence rebuild ~200 ms after the last change, so the desktop
  doesn't flicker while editing.
• State preserved on rebuild: fences keep their scroll position, selection,
  search text and active tab across live-preview rebuilds, so changing a
  color no longer resets what you were looking at.
• Selective organize: saving now only runs an organization pass when the
  rules or folders actually changed, so a purely visual tweak no longer
  sweeps the desktop.

Fixed

• Settings sidebar now shows the real build version instead of a hardcoded
  v1.0.11.

ZenDesktop v1.0.12

[1.0.12] - 2026-08-13

Added

• Layout templates: save named snapshots of all fence positions from
  Settings → General and reapply them with one click (clickable chips).
  Each template can be marked as the default (star icon).
• Multi-monitor aware templates: templates remember which monitor each
  fence lives on; applying one repositions fences onto their monitors even
  when the display setup changed (moved, swapped, resized, or unplugged
  monitors) — and never leaves a fence off-screen.
• Auto-restore on known monitors: when the current monitor arrangement
  matches the default template (e.g. reconnecting a dock), the layout
  restores itself automatically — at startup if the display changed since
  the last session, and live whenever monitors are connected/disconnected.
• Configurable startup delay: fences appear after a configurable delay
  (0–600 s) so they don't cover the desktop while Windows finishes booting.
• Toast queue: notifications now queue up (max 5) instead of overwriting
  each other, and clicking one dismisses it instantly.
• Magnetic snap guides: blue alignment guides while dragging fences —
  edges, centers, and same-size alignment with other fences and the monitor.

Changed

• Pretty empty state: empty fences show a centered icon and a hint
  ("Drop files here") instead of plain text.

ZenDesktop v1.0.11

[1.0.11] - 2026-08-12

Changed

• Test release to verify the end-to-end automatic update flow (1.0.10 ->
  1.0.11) over the CDN-only updater: detection, download with retries,
  signature verification, UAC elevation, mutex handoff and restart.

ZenDesktop v1.0.10

[1.0.10] - 2026-08-12

Fixed

• Update checks no longer hit the GitHub API: the public API rate-limits
  per IP (60/hour), which made the updater report "status code 403" and
  blocked updates entirely. The latest version is now read from a small
  version.txt published on the downloads CDN (no rate limit), and the
  exe/signature URLs are built by convention.

ZenDesktop v1.0.9

[1.0.9] - 2026-08-12

Changed

• Test release to verify the end-to-end automatic update flow from an
  installed build (1.0.8 -> 1.0.9: detection, download with retries,
  signature verification, UAC elevation, mutex handoff and restart).

ZenDesktop v1.0.8

[1.0.8] - 2026-08-12

Fixed

• Robust update downloads: GitHub's CDN intermittently cuts connections
  mid-transfer ("Network Error: Unexpected EOF"). The updater now retries
  with backoff, and signature verification happens inside the retry loop, so
  a truncated download is discarded and re-downloaded instead of failing.
• Better UAC diagnostics: if elevation is cancelled or blocked, the
  message now includes the real Windows error code (1223 = cancelled by
  user, 5 = denied/blocked) so the cause is identifiable.

ZenDesktop v1.0.7

[1.0.7] - 2026-08-12

Changed

• Test release to verify the end-to-end automatic update flow from an
  installed build (1.0.6 -> 1.0.7, including the UAC elevation path).