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New "Tile labels" setting picks between numbers (1-9) and letters (app initials). In letters mode, every tile gets a sticky 2-char prefix derived from its app name — "gc" for Google Chrome, "wa" for WhatsApp, "cu" for Cursor, "cc" for Claude Code — and the user types the prefix to pick + activate. Algorithm: - Tokenize the app name on whitespace and camelCase boundaries. "WhatsApp" -> ["Whats", "App"], "VSCodium" -> ["VS", "Codium"]. - 2+ tokens: first letter of first two tokens. 1 token: first two letters. - Same-app dups keep the first letter and pick the second from a home-row pool (j k l f d s a g h) — second Chrome window becomes "gj". - Cross-app collisions extend to 3 chars from the app name (Calendar vs Camera -> "ca" vs "cam"). - Assignments are sticky for the lifetime of the process: closing or opening other windows never reshuffles existing prefixes. Input: - A typeahead buffer matches the prefix as you type. The matched portion of each tile's chip renders in yellow; tiles whose prefix does not match the buffer dim to 30%. - delete (backspace) pops the last char, esc clears the buffer (and dismisses on a second press). - letters mode suppresses 1-9 picks, ctrl+letter app jump, and the wasd movement keys; arrows still move and cmd+arrow still swaps.
Flips the unset-config default from numbers to letters and updates the README accordingly. Numbers (and wasd / ctrl+letter app jump) remain available via "tilePicks": "numbers" in the config or the Settings picker.
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Re-opening #16 (auto-closed when its base `fresh-show` was deleted on #15 merge).
Summary
Adds a new Tile labels setting that lets the user pick between the existing 1-9 numeric picks and a new letters mode where every tile is labelled with a 2-char prefix derived from its app name (`gc` Google Chrome, `wa` WhatsApp, `cu` Cursor, `cc` Claude Code). Letters mode is the default for new and existing installs; numbers mode remains available via Settings or `"tilePicks": "numbers"`.
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