DeskBox 1.3.2

DeskBox 1.3.2 is a major feature release. It introduces a complete desktop search system (USN Journal + Windows Index), adds three new languages (Japanese, German, Brazilian Portuguese) with a rewritten localization architecture, redesigns the onboarding flow, adds a hardware-adaptive tray animation system, expands the weather city database 10×, ships an ARM64 installer, and fixes a critical QuickLook compatibility issue.

Download

DeskBox_Setup_1.3.2_x64.exe — for Intel/AMD Windows 11 PCs
DeskBox_Setup_1.3.2_arm64.exe — for Surface, Snapdragon, and other ARM64 Windows 11 PCs

SHA256:

DeskBox_Setup_1.3.2_x64.exe
d95a4e650412ca2b3fbbec27781c231c5d1ae3b95074d298ab008163d0842ec1

DeskBox_Setup_1.3.2_arm64.exe
8101bd3d4788078f233e36672e2ad26ed36f49fd24414f42851a17d01c7f4764

Both installers are framework-dependent. They do not bundle the .NET 10 or Windows App Runtime installers; they check the target PC and download only a missing dependency (the x64 variants on x64 PCs, the ARM64 variants on ARM64 PCs).

Highlights

Search System (New)

Full-text desktop search with a dedicated popup window, global hotkey activation, and instant results.
USN Journal indexing for fast file discovery without directory-tree walking.
Windows Index integration for content-searchable results.
Weighted result ranking, search history, type sort/filter, and a recommended-apps panel with keyboard navigation.
Dedicated search settings section.

Multi-Language Expansion

Added Japanese (ja-JP), German (de-DE), and Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR) with 1500+ strings each.
Replaced legacy .resw with a JSON-based LocalizationService for easier translation contributions.

Onboarding Redesign

Rebuilt as a focused five-step flow (Welcome → Features → Storage → Hotkey → Done) with entrance animations and full five-language support.

Adaptive Tray Animation System

Hardware-adaptive animation controller that adjusts complexity based on GPU capability.
Batch animation driver for synchronized multi-widget show/hide.
Synchronized scheduling to eliminate tearing on rapid toggles.

Weather Improvements

City database expanded from ~500 to 5000+ entries with CJK-aware fuzzy search.
Improved location service with timeout handling and last-known-position fallback.
Refined widget layouts for all four size modes.

Installer and Updater

ARM64 installer support.
Reliable process-kill before overwrite, force-update enforcement, helper cleanup, official download URLs.
English installer language file for non-Chinese systems.

Architecture

Extracted App.Tray.cs, added ServiceRegistry, SettingsMigrationService, FileMetaService, AppDiagnosticsService.
Added a 10-chapter user guide under docs/user-guide/.

Fixes

QuickLook compatibility (critical): Fixed pipe server crash caused by empty connections. Availability checks no longer touch the named pipe.
Wallpaper loss: Prevented WorkerW spawn from destroying the desktop wallpaper.
Capsule defaults sync, tray menu height, dead shortcut cleanup, weather code mapping.

Installer, Search & Capsule Polish

Installer language selection: The installer now shows a language-selection dialog (Chinese, English, Japanese, German, Brazilian Portuguese) pre-selected to the system locale. The chosen language is written to HKCU\Software\DeskBox\InstallLanguage, and DeskBox uses it as the default app language on first run (a manual in-app change still wins).
Search popup polish: The result-list header now aligns with the data rows; the sort header carries a subtle background and shares the menu-bar margins.
Weather capsule fix: Removed a duplicate title icon so capsule mode shows only the weather emoji.
Capsule hover mask: Hidden the semi-transparent right-edge hover mask in capsule mode (interaction unchanged).

中文说明

DeskBox 1.3.2 是一个重大功能版本。引入完整的桌面搜索系统（USN 日志 + Windows 索引），新增三种语言（日语、德语、巴西葡萄牙语）并重写本地化架构，重构引导流程，新增硬件自适应托盘动画系统，天气城市数据库扩展 10 倍，发布 ARM64 安装器，并修复 QuickLook 兼容性严重问题。

更新重点

搜索系统（全新）

全文桌面搜索：专用搜索弹窗、全局快捷键唤起、即时结果展示。
USN 日志索引 + Windows 索引集成，快速文件发现。
加权结果排序、搜索历史、类型排序/筛选、推荐应用面板（键盘导航）。
独立搜索设置分区。

多语言扩展

新增日语、德语、巴西葡萄牙语，每种 1500+ 条目。
本地化架构从 .resw 重写为 JSON 嵌入式资源。

新用户引导重构

五步聚焦流程（欢迎 → 功能 → 收纳 → 快捷键 → 完成），入场动画 + 五语言支持。

自适应托盘动画系统

硬件自适应控制器，根据 GPU 能力调整动画复杂度。
批量动画驱动器，同步多格子显示/隐藏。
同步调度消除快速切换撕裂。

天气改进

城市数据库 500 → 5000+，CJK 模糊搜索。
定位服务优化 + 四种尺寸布局改进。

安装器与更新器

ARM64 安装器、可靠进程关闭、强制更新、缓存清理、正式下载地址、英文安装界面。

架构

提取 App.Tray.cs，新增 ServiceRegistry、SettingsMigrationService、FileMetaService、AppDiagnosticsService。
新增 10 章用户指南。

修复

QuickLook 兼容性（严重）：修复空连接导致管道服务器崩溃，可用性检查不再触碰管道。
壁纸丢失、胶囊默认值对齐、托盘菜单高度、死快捷方式清理、天气代码映射。

安装器、搜索与胶囊打磨

安装器语言选择：安装器现在提供语言选择对话框（中文、英文、日语、德语、巴西葡萄牙语），默认按系统区域预选。所选语言写入 HKCU\Software\DeskBox\InstallLanguage，DeskBox 首次启动会默认使用该语言（手动在应用内切换仍优先）。
搜索弹窗打磨：结果列表表头与数据行现已左对齐；排序表头增加半透明底，并与上方菜单栏左右对齐。
天气胶囊修复：移除了重复的标题图标，胶囊模式下只显示天气 emoji。
胶囊悬停遮罩：隐藏胶囊右侧边缘的半透明悬停遮罩（交互行为不变）。

Test Checklist

Verify About shows 1.3.2, then test fresh install and overwrite install on a clean Windows 11 x64 PC.
Switch language to Japanese, German, and Brazilian Portuguese — verify all UI text is localized.
Open the search popup, type a query, verify type sort/filter and recommended-apps panel work correctly.
Delete %LocalAppData%\DeskBox\data\onboarding.json and restart — verify the new five-step onboarding appears.
Open the weather widget, search for a small city — verify the expanded database returns results.
With QuickLook running, press Space on a file in DeskBox — verify QuickLook preview works and QuickLook remains functional afterward.
Test tray show/hide (F7) rapidly 10 times — verify no animation tearing or wallpaper loss.
Drag a dead .lnk shortcut into a file widget — verify it is detected and can be cleaned up.
Test overwrite upgrade from 1.3.1 — existing widgets, settings, and managed storage should survive.
Run the installer on a non-Chinese locale (e.g. English/Japanese) — verify the language dialog appears, the chosen language is applied to the installer UI, and DeskBox defaults to it on first run.
On an ARM64 PC (or a VM), run DeskBox_Setup_1.3.2_arm64.exe — verify it detects the ARM64 .NET 10 / Windows App Runtime and launches.

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