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Sirca Shell 0.5.0

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@onuroluc onuroluc released this 23 Sep 16:03
· 5 commits to main since this release

The first numbered version. Everything before this was "whatever main was" — from here on main only moves when a version is
released, and hotfixes get their own number (0.5.1, …).

Since the last un-numbered push:

  • Quick settings: right-click a tile to show, hide and reorder tiles (also a list in Sirca Settings › Top bar).
  • New tiles: Power profile, Caffeine, Microphone, Follow the sun; VPN connections in the Network page.
  • New bar widgets: battery, microphone (while something records), privacy (mic / camera / screen share), keyboard layout,
    weather, removable disks, and your own widgets (shell/examples/widgets).
  • Meta+/ shows every shortcut. Search: emoji (:) and a colour picker (pick). Notifications: search, urgency, Meta+Shift+N clears.
  • Click the CPU / memory widget for a system monitor.
  • Dock: drop a file on an app, mouse wheel switches its windows, progress bars, one wiggle on attention, dodge modes.
  • Calendar events from .ics files, weather (opt-in), lyrics (opt-in), a spectrum level meter, accent colour from the wallpaper.
  • Snap zones while you drag a window (switchable).
  • Installer: the "Install now?" prompt was inverted; widget style is selected; blur and icon theme are restored on uninstall.
  • Performance: a notification card no longer repaints the bar every frame; ~15 MB less memory.
  • KWin effect: quality tiers, "reduce on battery", shader overrides are per build.