Vicinae v1.5.0

Vicinae

Release Notes v1.5.0

Features

• feat: paste into active app feature completed by Dagim G. Astatkie
• feat: window recognition on window manager to be generic through settings (app class support) by Dagim G. Astatkie
• feat: filter vicinae launcher window from windows list by Dagim G. Astatkie

Fixes

• fix: add --install on build:install script by Dagim G. Astatkie
• Fix dev scripts for Gnome 49 by Yuriy Matskanyuk

Chores

• chore: bump version to 1.5.0 by Dagim G. Astatkie
• chore: update contribs by Dagim G. Astatkie
• chore: separate dev guide file and update readme by Dagim G. Astatkie

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in
4. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app

Build Info

• Built from commit: 8679b4c
• Build date: 2025-10-19T17:41:34+03:00

Note: Don't update to this version before vicinaehq/vicinae#503 gets merged on the main repo. Or you can build it from source to get the latest features.

Vicinae v1.4.0

Vicinae

v1.4.0 (Latest)

✨ New Features

• Binary Clipboard Transfer: Complete overhaul of clipboard management to use native binary data transfer instead of text/base64 encoding, providing better performance and compatibility with all MIME types
• GNOME 49 Support: Added full compatibility with GNOME Shell 49 by @fernandocarletti #5
• Enhanced Preferences UI:
  • Separated About and General preference pages for better organization
  • Added dynamic credits section with contributor information and GitHub links
  • Added debug command display showing journalctl /usr/bin/gnome-shell -f -o cat for easy log monitoring
• Improved Development Experience:
  • Streamlined VM setup scripts for faster development workflow
  • Enhanced build scripts with better packaging and installation options

Note: Don't upgrade to this version before the upstream pull request is merged because there are breaking changes on clipboard management. Or build vicinae from source on refactor/gnome-clipboard-management

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in
4. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app

Build Info

• Built from commit: eb746b4
• Build date: 2025-09-25T20:38:40+03:00

Vicinae v1.3.0

Vicinae Gnome Extension

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in
4. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app

📋 v1.3.0 Release Notes

🎉 What's New

Enhanced Window Management

• Added comprehensive workspace management methods to Windows D-Bus interface
• Improved focus window handling with strategic delays for better reliability
• Enhanced Windows D-Bus service with new signals and robust error handling

Clipboard Improvements

• Fixed empty clipboard content emission to prevent unnecessary notifications
• Improved clipboard service stability and performance

Build Info

• Built from commit: 8af5417
• Build date: 2025-09-09T21:23:58+03:00

Vicinae v1.2.2

Vicinae

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in
4. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app

Build Info

• Built from commit: 072ee0c
• Build date: 2025-09-01T18:53:31+03:00

Release Notes

• Proper logging with levels (info:default, error, warn and debug) through the extension settings.
• New icon for the general page in the extension settings

Vicinae v1.2.1

Vicinae

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in
4. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app

Build Info

• Built from commit: 6d26dff
• Build date: 2025-09-01T18:05:25+03:00

Release Notes

Version 1.2.1 - Documentation & Stability Improvements

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed critical startup crash affecting all extensions on system boot
• Enhanced window destroy signal handling in WindowTracker for better stability
• Improved window management reliability

📚 Documentation

• Completely rewrote the development section in README.md with comprehensive script documentation
• Added detailed descriptions for all development scripts (build.sh, log.sh, setup-vm.sh, dev-vicinae.sh)
• Improved development workflow documentation with clear host/VM setup instructions
• Enhanced project structure documentation and build process explanation

🔧 Build System

• Updated zip file naming to include version number in build artifacts
• Enhanced build script functionality

📖 Developer Experience

• Added comprehensive development workflow documentation
• Improved script usage examples and command references
• Better organization of development prerequisites and setup steps

This release focuses on improving the developer experience through better documentation while addressing critical stability issues that were causing system-wide extension crashes.

Vicinae v1.2.0

Vicinae

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in
4. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app

Build Info

• Built from commit: ae31251
• Build date: 2025-08-31T22:48:29+03:00

Vicinae-1.1.0

Vicinae

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app
4. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in

Build Info

• Built from commit: 27b6690
• Build date: 2025-08-30T10:48:01+03:00

Vicinae-1.0.0

Vicinae 1.0.0

Installation

1. Download the .shell-extension.zip file
2. Install using: gnome-extensions install --force <filename>
3. Enable the extension in GNOME Extensions app
4. Restart GNOME Shell or log out/in

Build Info

• Built from commit: c6b6d7c
• Build date: 2025-08-30T03:13:37+03:00