unchihugo/FluentFlyout v2.9.0

v2.9.0 — Logo Refresh, Use Album as Accent Color & More!

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This update introduces lots of new features, like matching UI elements to the album cover colors! We also have a new, refreshed icon for FluentFlyout! (read more here) 🎉 Thanks to everyone for your continued support and feedback <3

📝 Changelog

New settings:

• 🎨 Use Album as Accent Color — Added a new option to use the dominant color of the current album art as the accent color for certain UI elements like the Taskbar Visualizer and the Media Flyout's play/pause button, in Settings > System. by @unchihugo in #436
• 🖥️ Lock Keys Target Monitor Selection — Added options to choose which monitor to display the Lock Keys flyout on; including options to show it on the monitor with the mouse cursor or active window, in Settings > Lock Keys Flyout. by @Hikaru11747 in #449
• 🖱️ Visualizer Click Action — Added an option in Settings > Taskbar Visualizer to directly open the Visualizer settings page when clicking the Taskbar Visualizer. by @unchihugo in #465
• ⚙️ Advanced Settings & Legacy Taskbar Positioning — Added a new Settings > System > Advanced Settings page and introduced a setting to use legacy taskbar width calculation. This allows for better compatibility when using taskbar mods like WindHawk or Start11. by @unchihugo in #478

Other updates:

• Updated FluentFlyout icon in settings, tray and throughout the app to use the new, refreshed icon.
• Improved the reliability of media flyout triggers by updating how it detects media/volume key presses. This fixes issues where the Media Flyout wouldn't pop up for media keys on some machines. by @unchihugo in #482
• Optimized and improved media flyout and taskbar widget performance by optimizing thumbnail updates.
• Updated taskbar widget theming to accurately match the Windows system theme instead of the app theme to prevent mismatched theming issues.
• Premium labels are now colored with the Windows accent color. by @unchihugo in #459
• Fixed a bug where the Taskbar Visualizer would freeze after changing audio input/output devices if the device wasn't properly initialized by Windows by @unchihugo in #455
• Fixed an issue where settings were lost after shutting down or safely quitting the app by ensuring settings are saved during the cleanup process by @unchihugo in #490
• Updated the app and README with the new FluentFlyout logo and branding by @unchihugo in #488
• Added Russian translation to the FluentFlyout README by @mak7im01 in #484
• Updated the contributors list in Settings > About and ordered the translator list alphabetically by @unchihugo in #489
• Updated translations of 11 languages (thanks to @3mr9 @FenrirXVII @TranMC @Self4215 @junior0liveira @xsm2 @naturbrilian @D4NA-DANA @mak7im01 @MiguelC221 @Benoit-V @hartelex @oski165 ❤️) by @weblate in #439
• Other bug fixes and changes

Code optimizations:

• Refactored NativeMethods to use LibraryImportAttribute and moved XAML utilities to App.xaml for improved performance by @unchihugo in #456
• Full Changelog: v2.8.0...v2.9.0

📦 How to install

⬆️ The update is live on the Microsoft Store.
📦 Follow the installer instructions for manual installing/updating, or install the Microsoft Store version for automatic updates. If you're on ARM64, you can install and use the x64 version.