fedro86/ferrispad 0.1.6

FerrisPad v0.1.6

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Added

• Windows Dark Mode Detection: Automatic system theme detection on Windows
  • Reads Windows Registry AppsUseLightTheme value
  • Respects Windows system dark/light mode preference
  • Content (editor, menus) automatically themes on startup
• Windows Title Bar Theming: Dark/light title bar support
  • Uses Windows DWM (Desktop Window Manager) API
  • Title bar matches application theme
  • Supports Windows 10 build 1809+ and Windows 11
  • Dual attribute ID support (19 and 20) for cross-version compatibility
  • Updates dynamically when theme changes via menu or settings

Changed

• Default Font: Changed from Screen Bold to Courier for better readability
• Improved bump-version script to handle pre-release versions (e.g., 0.1.5-rc.1)
• Enhanced Windows security documentation with Defender exclusion instructions

Fixed

• Version bump script now correctly updates download URLs for RC versions
• Windows Registry dark mode detection properly isolated to Windows platform
• Windows Defender quarantine workaround documented in README and website

Technical

• Added platform-specific Windows dependencies:
  • winreg 0.52 (Windows Registry access)
  • windows 0.58 with Win32_Foundation and Win32_Graphics_Dwm features
• Implemented set_windows_titlebar_theme() function (Windows only)
  • Called after window.show() to ensure valid HWND
  • Uses DwmSetWindowAttribute() with both attribute IDs (19 and 20)
  • Graceful degradation on unsupported Windows versions
• Platform-conditional compilation with #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
• Updated detect_system_dark_mode() with platform-specific blocks
• Cross-platform verification (builds on Windows and Linux targets)
• Comprehensive debugging documentation (32KB journey document)

Platform Support

• Windows 11: Full support (dark mode + title bar)
• Windows 10 2004+: Full support (dark mode + title bar)
• Windows 10 1809-1903: Full support (dark mode + title bar via attribute 19)
• Windows 10 <1809: Dark mode detection only (no title bar theming)
• Linux: Unchanged (GNOME/GTK dark mode detection)
• macOS: Unchanged (defaults to light mode, detection planned for future)