ergohaven/entropy v0.5.0

Entropy v0.5.0

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v0.5.0

Main Features

• Added per-application layouts and automatic switching for Macropad v2 and v3 on compatible firmware, with editable presets, application categories, and background operation while another keyboard is selected
• Added cross-tab keycode search, including localized descriptions, custom keycodes, named Macro and Tap Dance slots, and Universal Symbols
• Added headless --export-layout for scripted .entlayout backups, with device selection and read-only keyboard access
• Added local Show/Hide Keys editing per keyboard, preserved in layout backups and exported images
• Extended layout backups to include compatible module settings and, on supported Macropads, Default and all application layouts together with their shared resources

Improvements

• Added category icons to picker tabs and grouped top menus, with keyboard and screen-reader support for picker controls
• Added a shared, grouped Macropad icon catalog and automatic persistence of Default layout assignments
• Added Linux .deb, .rpm, and Arch package build targets and a pinned container build path, with shared desktop integration and package checks
• Added expanded Text Expander rule editing and Linux IBus source reinstall and removal controls
• Added English and Russian labels and tooltips for the K:04 auto-layer threshold setting
• Improved encoder settings for K:03 and Imperial44, layer-name editing during loading, and layout editor spacing

Fixes

• Corrected RMK unlock completion confirmation and Vial protected-page access, cancellation, and return navigation
• Allowed macOS Bluetooth HID connections after stale permission preflight results while preserving actual permission-denial guidance
• Accepted Option-modified text in Typing Trainer and removed blocking System Events lookups from macOS Text Expander settings and typing callbacks
• Aligned Vial alternate layouts, retained matching older-backup assignments, and added readable tri-layer labels
• Preserved Macropad Default edits and custom pictograms, isolated background switching from the selected keyboard, and improved backup validation and recovery after failed transfers
• Preserved Entropy's native X11 window identity and corrected legacy application profiles mislabeled as Vial

Contributors

• Special thanks to @jidckii for Linux packaging and reproducible build tooling in #152
• Special thanks to @AlexBSoD for the K:04 threshold labels and headless layout export in #168 and #169
• Special thanks to @D19ital for RMK unlock confirmation and shared encoder settings in #170 and #186
• Special thanks to @IgorArkhipov for Typing Trainer input, macOS Bluetooth and Text Expander fixes, Vial lock handling, alternate layouts, and tri-layer labels in #171, #172, #175, #179, and #181
• Special thanks to @Glitchy-Sheep for picker search, category icons, and grouped top menus in #173 and #174
• Special thanks to @Yurii-Q for Macropad application layouts, icons, Default persistence, background switching, and complete layout backups in #177, #185, #187, #189, and #190

Downloads

• Linux x86_64: download the .AppImage, make it executable, and run it. This official Release-workflow build requires glibc 2.39 or newer; it is host-built, not the pinned Debian container build. Native .deb, .rpm and Arch package build targets are available in the source but are not attached to this release.
• Windows x86_64: download and run the portable .exe. Microsoft Visual C++ v14 x64 Redistributable is required. The executable is not Authenticode-signed.
• macOS: download the .dmg matching your Mac (arm64 for Apple Silicon, x86_64 for Intel), and drag Entropy to Applications. Minimum OS: macOS 11 for ARM64, macOS 10.15 for Intel. The app is ad-hoc signed, without Developer ID or notarization; macOS may block it until quarantine is removed.
• SHA256SUMS.txt contains SHA-256 checksums for all four downloads.

The original four platform builds passed on release commit ad64fa8b. Linux GUI startup was smoke-tested under an isolated display; native Windows/macOS execution and physical-device validation of the full release matrix were not performed.

Windows asset refresh — PR #191

• Replaced only entropy-v0.5.0-windows-x86_64.exe with the Windows CI build for merged source 3f540010d7b6d7e8311dbcecb8dd580868200d9c from Build run 38764429513. The CI synthetic merge checkout has the identical source tree; embedded version remains 0.5.0.
• Fixed Macropad layer renaming during application metadata refresh and preserved pending names when metadata changes the active/editor profile. Windows validation of this fix was reported successful by Evgeny; this does not establish physical-device validation of the full release matrix.
• Updated SHA256SUMS.txt. Linux and both macOS downloads are unchanged. Tag v0.5.0 remains at the original release source ad64fa8bee323490e713ecbed042df3ebaa5d6a7; it was not moved to the refreshed Windows source.