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@paehtz paehtz released this 23 Sep 06:52
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v1.1.4
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DeskTabs-Setup-v1.1.4.exe: a normal setup wizard. Pick a folder or keep the suggested one, tick autostart, done. No admin rights needed, and DeskTabs shows up in Apps & features with a proper uninstaller. An update keeps your settings, icons and time logs.

DeskTabs-v1.1.4.zip: the portable route. Unpack it anywhere, keep the folder together and run DeskTabs.exe.

Both files are also listed under Assets at the bottom of this page, together with SHA256SUMS.txt to check them. One line in PowerShell works as well:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paehtz/DeskTabs/main/setup.ps1 | iex

A release about the first impression and about picking icons.

Looks finished from the first start

A fresh install no longer shows a plain row of names. Out of the box every desktop gets its own colour, a large icon next to its name and the light tint on the active one:

  • The automatic view starts at large icon + name and only steps down when the bar runs out of room.
  • Desktops without an icon of their own get one from a suggested set (DefaultIcons). Nothing is written to your settings; pick your own icon or choose Remove icon and the suggestion is gone.
  • The desktop number in front of the name is now off by default (ShowIndex).

Icon library: pick, then confirm

  • Fixed: clicking an icon could apply a different one. The click position was measured against the outer window instead of the grid, 31 px too low and 8 px too far right. Most clicks picked the icon one row further down, and clicks in the last row or column did nothing at all.
  • A click now marks the icon; OK or Enter applies it, a double-click applies it at once, Cancel leaves everything as it was.
  • The desktop's current icon is preselected and scrolled into view.
  • The name of the icon under the mouse sits below the grid instead of in a floating tooltip, which showed wrong names and could swallow clicks.
  • The grid no longer flashes when you move the mouse over it or scroll.
  • The search box has a clear button, and the quick filters (Files, Data, Media, Messages ...) now search several terms at once, in English and German: 26 to 127 hits each instead of one to five.

Everything else

Unchanged from v1.1.3: the clearly marked active desktop, keyboard shortcuts for jumping to a desktop, tab icons from a website or a file, settings that survive a deleted desktop, the setup wizard, and reproducible builds with checksums.

Windows SmartScreen may warn on first start because the executable is not signed, and Smart App Control blocks it outright. Free code signing for open source is being applied for (#10). Until then, people with Smart App Control can run DeskTabs from source with AutoHotkey v2, see the README.

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