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@paehtz paehtz released this 24 Sep 05:24
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DeskTabs-Setup-v1.1.5.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-v1.1.5.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 numbers and about finding your way around the menu.

Desktop numbers

  • Number badges: while the keyboard shortcuts are on, a small numbered badge sits on the top left of each icon and shows the key that jumps there (desktop 10 shows 0). Switch it on or off under View › Numbers.
  • The number as the icon: a filled circle in the desktop colour with the digits cut out, so the tab shows through. Pick it per desktop under Icon › Number as icon, or for every desktop without an icon of its own under View › Icons.

A clearer right-click menu

  • Fixed: several submenus listed their entries in alphabetical order instead of the intended one, for example the view levels and the modifier keys.
  • New structure: the tab part starts with Icon, Colour and Abbreviation. View lists what a tab shows from wide to narrow, with Icons and Numbers as small submenus. Bold label now sits under Active desktop. Rarely used switches moved to More settings.
  • Clearer names in German and English, for example Light or dark instead of Theme and Match Windows instead of Automatic (Windows).
  • The menu now opens with a header showing the app icon, the name and the version.

Also new

  • Time log in its own folder: the monthly CSV files now live in timelog\ inside the program folder. Existing files are moved there on the next start. More settings › Time log › Open folder takes you straight to them.
  • Dark theme: icons and badges on the active tab no longer fade into its tint.
  • Removed: the docking option Above the taskbar. It covered the bottom edge of every window and was not usable in daily work. If you had it on, the bar returns to the taskbar.

Windows SmartScreen may warn on first start because the executable is not signed, and Smart App Control blocks it outright. Until the app is signed, people with Smart App Control can run DeskTabs from source with AutoHotkey v2, see the README.

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