stonerl/Thaw 1.1.99-beta.1

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Hello everyone,

This beta introduces features for managing complex menu bars, including custom naming for items, better handling of duplicate icons (like multiple OneDrive accounts), and a new custom tooltip system.

New Features

• Custom Item Naming: You can now rename any menu bar item via Cmd+E in the search panel.
• Persistent Custom Names: Custom names are stored in UserDefaults so they survive app restarts.
• Multi-Instance Support: Added an instanceIndex to uniquely identify and track multiple icons from the same application, such as multiple accounts for the same service.
• Advanced Tooltip System:
  • Replaced the system tooltip mechanism with a custom NSPanel-based tooltip for full control over timing and style.
  • Added a "Tooltip delay" slider (0–1s) in Advanced Settings.
  • Added an option to show tooltips for items directly in the system menu bar.

Improvements & Fixes

• Smart Rehide Logic:
  • Sections will no longer auto-hide if the mouse is hovering inside the menu bar or the IceBar.
  • The "Thaw" icon is now protected from being moved into hidden sections to ensure it remains accessible.
• Persistence Fixes:
  • Removed windowID from persistence keys for non-system items, as these IDs change every launch.
  • Added fallbacks for helper processes (like Little Snitch) to ensure they are identified by bundle ID or process name rather than a random UUID.
• Performance & Reliability:
  • Optimized image updates with debounce and deduplication.
  • Throttled mouse events to reduce CPU usage.
  • Serialized temporary show operations using @MainActor to prevent race conditions.
• UI Tweaks:
  • Suppressed AutoFill popovers on search and rename text fields.
  • Improved tooltip behavior to prevent interference between different UI controllers.

Localization

• Added Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR) localization.
• Added Russian (ru) localization.
• Updated Thai and Italian translations.

New Contributors

• @MarcoTerzulli made their first contribution in #132
• @dyxushuai made their first contribution in #136
• @afuno made their first contribution in #139
• @mrclrchtr made their first contribution in #156
• @josericardo-fo made their first contribution in #152

Full Changelog: 1.1.0...1.1.99-beta.1

Donations

If you find Thaw useful and want to support its further development, consider throwing a coin in my hat.

• GitHub Sponsor: https://github.com/sponsors/stonerl
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/stonerl