* feat(help): rewrite English Q/A entries — trim, consolidate, refresh
The Help page had grown to ~50 entries over time, with several that
the UI itself answers (double-click to play, click the cover for
fullscreen, click the repeat button to cycle, …) and other groups
that were better folded into a single answer (rating + Skip-to-1★,
Internet Radio basics + supported formats, Device Sync overview +
filename template + cross-platform behaviour, …).
This pass:
- drops obviously-redundant entries (q4, q7, q8, q11, q22, q24, q25,
and the trivial Settings → X pointers q12, q13, q15, q32, q42, q43)
- consolidates the natural groupings (q5+q31, q37+q38+q39, q53+q54+q55,
q34+q35+q47, q26+q27+q28, q12+q41, q56+q57)
- adds entries for features that did not exist yet when the previous
Q/A list was written: Orbit (Listen Together), Magic Strings
sharing, LUFS Smart Loudness Normalization, Mini Player + Floating
Player Bar, Smart Playlists, Track Preview, Search and Advanced
Search, Statistics, Tracks library hub, Genre tag-cloud browser,
Discord Rich Presence, Bandsintown tour dates, Multi-select +
Shift-click range selection, Sidebar / Home / Artist Page
customization, Sleep Timer, Open Source Licenses
Result: 45 focused entries across 10 sections (Getting Started /
Playback & Queue / Audio Tools / Library & Discovery / Lyrics /
Sharing & Social / Personalization / Power User / Offline & Sync /
Integrations & Troubleshooting), each one answering something the UI
does not already answer at a glance.
* feat(help): restructure into 10 sections with live search
Page is now organised into ten focused sections (Getting Started,
Playback & Queue, Audio Tools, Library & Discovery, Lyrics, Sharing
& Social, Personalization, Power User, Offline & Sync, Integrations
& Troubleshooting) each rendered as its own column-friendly accordion
group with a Lucide icon.
A search input lives in the page header. Typing filters every Q+A
pair across all sections by case-insensitive substring; sections that
end up empty are hidden, matched items are auto-expanded so the user
sees the answer without having to click each result, and a "no
results" empty state appears when the query matches nothing. Clearing
the input restores the manual accordion behaviour. An × button next
to the input clears the query in one click.
CSS uses dedicated `.help-search`, `.help-search-icon`,
`.help-search-input`, `.help-search-clear` rules instead of leaning
on the global `.input` class — the latter brought its own focus-ring
styles that doubled with the wrapper border. Focus state highlights
the wrapper border to `--accent` via `:focus-within`.
* i18n(help): translate the new Help page to 7 locales
Updates de, fr, nl, zh, nb, ru, es to match the new English Q/A
structure (45 entries across 10 sections, plus the live-search
labels: title, searchPlaceholder, noResults).
DE / FR / NL / NB / ES were translated directly. RU and ZH are
structurally correct but written at machine-translation quality;
both could use a pass from the original locale maintainers
(@cucadmuh for RU, @jiezhuo for ZH) — none of the wording is
load-bearing for the i18n keys, so the page renders correctly today
and refinements can land as follow-up touch-ups without coupling.
* docs: changelog + contributors for PR #485
Adds the v1.46.0 "Changed" entry and the Psychotoxical contributors
line for the Help page rewrite.
* feat(ui): unify queue toggle handle behavior
Show the queue toggle in the header when the queue is collapsed and use a seam-aligned drag handle when it is open. Hide the seam handle while the main content is actively scrolling to reduce accidental interactions.
* feat(ui): add adaptive header search collapse behavior
Collapse header search to a magnifier when top controls get crowded and expand it as an overlay only while active. Use measured header space with hysteresis to avoid flicker and keep neighboring controls stable.
* chore(ui): remove leftover search prototype artifacts
Drop an unused icon import from live search and remove an unused header container-type rule left from an earlier layout experiment.
* feat(ui): persist sidebar and queue visibility state
Save left sidebar collapse and right queue open/closed visibility in local storage helpers so both panel modes are restored after app restart.
* feat(ui): unify player overflow menu behavior
Use a single overflow menu for click and wheel interactions, with a volume-only mode that keeps the same layout and volume controls as the full menu.
* feat(ui): add wheel seek controls to waveform
Apply 10-second wheel seek steps with trailing 1-second debounce and keep the waveform preview stable so the playhead moves smoothly during rapid scroll input.
* fix(now-playing): stabilize narrow dashboard layout
Switch now-playing responsiveness to container-based breakpoints and prevent stacked widgets from overlapping when width is constrained.
* fix(search): reduce collapse jitter and avoid header overlap
Add a short collapse-state cooldown to prevent threshold flicker and hide conflicting header controls while collapsed search expands as an overlay.
* fix(i18n): localize player overflow controls across locales
Replace hardcoded player overflow labels with translation keys and add the missing keys for all shipped locale files.
* fix(search): keep advanced control clickable in collapsed mode
Prevent focus loss on the advanced search button in collapsed overlay mode so its click handler consistently runs.
* fix(i18n): restore queue translation in offline library
Use the existing queue.appendToQueue key for the offline enqueue button tooltip and label instead of a missing key and hardcoded English text.
* fix(ui): apply overlay scrollbar to right-panel text tabs
Switch now-playing content, lyrics, and info panes to OverlayScrollArea and harden tour-item layout so long concert metadata stays within panel bounds.
* fix(ui): add unread indicator for new releases and guard sidebar drag clicks
Track unread new-release IDs per server/library scope and clear the badge when opening the New Releases page. Also prevent click-through navigation after sidebar drag release and keep related i18n/responsive sidebar-adjacent refinements in this snapshot.
* fix(ui): stabilize live dropdown layering and unread reset flow
Render the topbar Live dropdown via a portal so it consistently overlays sidebar layers. Rework new-releases unread tracking to handle library scope baselines, ignore stale refresh races, and mark items as seen after a 5-second stay on the New Releases page.
* feat(ui): add localized New badges for recently added albums
Show a theme-consistent New badge on album cards and album detail for albums created within the last 48 hours. Localize the badge label across all supported locales and centralize recency logic in a shared utility to avoid duplication.
* fix(album): prevent tracklist jump when entering multiselect
Move bulk selection actions from the tracklist body into the album toolbar next to the track filter. Keep selection controls stable in the header area so enabling multiselect no longer shifts the tracklist content downward.
* fix(tray): add playback-state badge and finalize queue handle tooltip
Show play/pause/stop icons in the Linux tray now-playing entry and persist state safely in Tauri managed state.
Also switch the queue-resize handle tooltip to the dedicated localized key across all locales.
* fix(header): prioritize search collapse before Live/Orbit labels
Make topbar compression deterministic by collapsing search first and compacting Live/Orbit labels only in sustained low-space mode.
Add sticky hysteresis-based header compact state to prevent oscillation while resizing.
* fix(ui): stabilize header compaction and show tray state icons
Prevent topbar flicker in the narrow-width range by tightening compact-mode thresholds, gating on real overflow, and removing width transitions from live search.
Also include playback state icons in tray tooltip text across platforms while preserving tooltip length limits.
* fix(tray): keep tooltip iconization Windows-only
Revert Linux tray tooltip/title fallback attempts and keep state icons only in Windows tray tooltips, while Linux continues to show playback state in the now-playing menu entry.
* fix(ui): restore queue resize response after overlay scroll interactions
Hide the queue handle while scrolling on both the main route viewport and the now-playing viewport, and clear stale thumb-drag state before starting queue resize.
Also ignore inactive/faded overlay thumbs in resizer suppression so horizontal pointer transitions no longer leave the queue seam unresponsive.
* docs(changelog): summarize ui-refinements branch features
Document the branch-level feature additions in 1.45.0 as separate changelog sections and group remaining branch-local fixes under a single polish entry.
* docs(changelog): add PR #397 references for ui-refinements
Attach PR metadata to the new 1.45.0 ui-refinement sections and the polish entry so release notes map directly to the merged branch discussion.
Ratings (q37-q39): how to rate songs/albums/artists, click active star to
remove rating, Skip-to-1★ and rating filter for mixes. Folder Browser (q40).
Settings: Theme Scheduler (q41), UI Scale (q42), Seekbar styles (q43),
AutoEQ (q44), Replay Gain (q45), Hot Cache (q46). Offline: playlist
caching and toggle (q47). All 7 locales updated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
### Added
- SVG logo with theme-adaptive gradient in sidebar (full wordmark + P-icon for collapsed state)
- Player bar: song title/artist marquee scroll on overflow
- Player bar: live volume percentage tooltip on slider hover
### Changed
- Sidebar collapse button moved to right-edge hover tab
- Player bar: fixed 320px track info width, increased waveform margins
- Settings: Server tab opens by default
- Crossfade: experimental badge removed (stable)
- Help page: Lyrics/Keybindings/Font entries added, theme count corrected
### Fixed
- Global shortcuts double-fire (Rust-side ShortcutMap idempotency fix)
- W98 theme: comprehensive contrast fixes for navy hover backgrounds
- Help page: removed orphaned translation key under Playback
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Themes:
- Add Poison (phosphor green on charcoal), Nucleo (warm brass light), Classic Winamp (LCD glow, Winamp yellow/orange) themes
- Overhaul Psychowave — refined deep violet, no longer WIP
- Reorganise ThemePicker into groups: Catppuccin, Nord, Retro, Tokyo Night, Psysonic Themes
- Add --volume-accent CSS var for per-theme volume slider colour override
Queue:
- Full toolbar redesign with centred round buttons (Shuffle/Save/Load/Clear/Gapless/Crossfade)
- Crossfade popover with 1–10 s range slider, right-aligned to avoid viewport overflow
- Queue header: title + count + duration inline in accent colour, close button removed
- Tech info (codec/bitrate) as frosted-glass overlay badge on cover art
UI:
- CoverLightbox shared component for album cover (AlbumHeader) and artist avatar (ArtistDetail)
- NowPlayingDropdown: separate spinning/loading state — button always clickable, icon spins 600 ms min
- Settings: "Experimental" badge on Crossfade and Gapless toggles
- Help page: 2-column grid layout, new Crossfade & Gapless Q&A entry, updated theme/language entries
i18n:
- Full French (fr) and Dutch (nl) translations across all namespaces
- Language selector sorted alphabetically (nl, en, fr, de)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- PlayerBar redesigned: canvas waveform seekbar (500 bars, blue→mauve gradient + glow) replaces thin slider; new flex layout; queue toggle moved to content header (consistent with sidebar pattern)
- MilkDrop visualizer in Ambient Stage via Butterchurn; hidden audio analysis, preset shuffle, smooth blend transitions
- Tracklist: animated EQ bars for playing track, play icon when paused, align-items: center fix
- Artist pages: Last.fm + Wikipedia open in native Tauri WebviewWindow (in-app browser)
- Hero/Discover deduplication: single fetch of 20 random albums split between sections
- Update checker: runs every 10 minutes during runtime; version shown without v-prefix
- Settings version: now read from package.json instead of hardcoded
- Help page: new Random Mix section, updated Playback + Library sections, improved accordion styling
- Bump version to 1.3.0
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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