CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to Rolotabs are documented here.

Format: Keep a Changelog. Versioning: Semantic Versioning.

The canonical version lives in manifest.json ("version").

[0.15.0] — 2026-02-19

Fixed

• Folder rename not persisting: The inline editor committed the new name but the UI reverted to the old title until some unrelated event triggered a full rebuild. chrome.bookmarks.update() was not being awaited before refreshState() was called, so getState() raced against the write and returned the stale title from the index. All rename callbacks now await the bookmarks API before refreshing.
• Bookmark title stale in index: BookmarkIndex had no path to update a title in-place. chrome.bookmarks.onChanged only propagated URL changes; title-only updates (renames) were silently dropped. Added updateBookmarkTitle() to the index and wired it into the onChanged listener so the index stays current without waiting for a full rebuild.
• Items couldn't be reordered within a folder: Drops inside a folder's children container bubbled up to the outer bookmarks-list drop handler, which always used rootFolderId as parentId — moving the dragged item to the root instead of keeping it in the folder. Each .folder-children div now has its own drop zone (setupFolderChildrenDropZone) that stops propagation and passes the correct folder ID.
• Folder drop zone flickered and blocked adjacent folders: showFolderDropGhost was inserting the ghost element into .folder-children (outside the folder header). The pointer immediately left the header, firing dragleave, which removed the ghost — then dragover re-added it, looping at frame rate. The ghost-insertion path is removed; both collapsed and expanded folders now simply apply the .drop-target CSS class to the header, which is stable for the duration of the drag. The dragleave guard was also widened to check the outer .folder-item container rather than the header alone, so moving into child elements no longer triggers a premature hide.

[0.14.0] — 2026-02-15

Removed

• Tab groups: Removed Chrome tab group management (📌 Pinned / 📚 Bookmarks). Tabs now open ungrouped like normal browser tabs.
• tabGroups permission: No longer needed.

[0.13.2] — 2026-02-13

Changed

• Release pipeline: Added manual trigger for the release workflow.

[0.13.1] — 2026-02-13

Changed

• Release pipeline: Replaced third-party Chrome Web Store action with direct API calls.

[0.13.0] — 2026-02-13

Removed

• Copy URL shortcut: Removed the Alt+C copy-URL feature. It didn't work when installed from the Chrome Web Store due to offscreen document limitations.
• offscreen permission: No longer needed without the clipboard feature.

[0.12.0] — 2026-02-12

Fixed

• Zone 2 empty on first load: Bookmarks in "Other Bookmarks" were not showing because the index only annotated Bookmarks Bar's children. Now all top-level folders are indexed and zone 2 correctly filters to the root folder.
• Root folder discovery: Removed hardcoded "2" as Other Bookmarks ID. Uses positional lookup in Chrome's bookmark tree, which works regardless of browser language.

Changed

• Sidepanel split: Extracted context menus, drop zones, edit-in-place, toast, and favicon logic into src/ui/ modules (1090 → 589 lines).

[0.11.0] — 2026-02-12

Changed

• Project restructured: Extension assets (manifest.json, HTML, CSS, icons) moved into extension/ folder. Root is now clean with only docs, config, and source. Build output goes to extension/dist/. Load the extension from the extension/ directory.

[0.10.0] — 2026-02-12

Added

• Copy URL shortcut: Alt+C copies the active tab's URL to the clipboard. Customizable at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.
• New permissions: offscreen for clipboard access, scripting removed.

Fixed

• Tab group duplication: Service worker restarts no longer create duplicate 📌 Pinned and 📚 Bookmarks tab groups. Existing groups are recovered on startup, and duplicates are automatically consolidated.

[0.9.0] — 2026-02-12

Added

• Keyboard shortcut: Alt+S toggles the side panel. Customizable at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

[0.8.0] — 2026-02-12

Added

• Live favicons: Zones 1 and 2 now show the tab's live favicon instead of the cached Chrome favicon API, updating in real time as pages load.
• "Replace with current URL" context menu option on bookmarks and pinned items — updates the bookmark to the tab's current page URL.
• Draggable folders: Folder headers can be dragged to reorder, move to root, or nest inside other folders.
• Drop into collapsed folders: Visual feedback (header highlight) when dragging onto a collapsed folder. Drops work regardless of folder state.
• Zone 3 reordering: Drag open tabs within zone 3 to reorder them (reorders actual Chrome tabs).
• Navigated-away indicator: Orange left border on bookmarks/pinned items when the tab has navigated away from the bookmarked URL.
• Scroll to active tab: The sidebar auto-scrolls to the focused tab on tab switch.
• Peek in collapsed folders: When the active tab is inside a collapsed folder, it peeks below the folder header without expanding the full folder.
• Privacy policy (PRIVACY.md).

Changed

• Tab association preserved on navigation: Tabs that navigate away from their bookmarked URL stay associated instead of appearing as duplicates in zone 3.
• Onboarding always shown with a ✕ dismiss button; dismissal persisted in storage.
• Zone 2 → Zone 3 drop indicators: Inactive bookmarks show "delete bookmark" text ghost; active bookmarks show a positional ghost.
• Default context menu suppressed everywhere.
• Updated icons.

[0.7.0] — 2026-02-12

Added

• Onboarding always shown: Onboarding welcome message now appears regardless of bookmark state, with a ✕ close button. Dismissal persisted in storage.
• Zone 3 reordering: Drag open tabs within zone 3 to reorder them (reorders actual Chrome tabs via chrome.tabs.move).
• Suppress default context menu: Right-clicking anywhere without a custom menu no longer shows the browser's default context menu.

Changed

• Zone 2 → Zone 3 drop indicators: Inactive bookmarks show a red "delete bookmark" text ghost fixed at top. Active bookmarks show a positional ghost for choosing placement order.
• Updated icons.

[0.6.0] — 2026-02-12

Added

• Light theme: Automatic via prefers-color-scheme. All hardcoded colors extracted to CSS custom properties.
• Confirmation toasts: Destructive bulk actions (close all above/below, close others, clear all, delete folder) now show a Yes/No toast instead of instant execution or confirm() dialogs.
• Onboarding: Welcome message with drag instructions for first-run users, auto-hides once items are pinned or bookmarked.
• Custom rolodex icon: Yellow/purple rolodex icon by M2n from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0) at all sizes (16, 32, 48, 128px).

[0.5.0] — 2026-02-11

Changed

• Folder icons: Replaced tree chevrons with 📁 (collapsed) / 📂 (expanded) folder emojis.
• Pinned favicon size: Now 32×32px in a 40px grid (increased in v0.3.0).
• README rewritten: Updated architecture, features, setup, and roadmap to reflect current state.

Added

• Edit in place: Double-click folder names to rename inline. Context menu "Rename" also uses inline editing for both bookmarks and folders.
• Instant folder creation: "Add folder" button and context menu create a "New folder" immediately and enter edit mode. No more prompt() dialogs.
• Create folder button on the zone 1/2 divider.
• Clear all button on the zone 2/3 divider to close all open tabs.

Removed

• All prompt() dialog usage — replaced by edit-in-place.
• Double-click to rename bookmarks (only folders support double-click rename; bookmarks use the context menu).

[0.4.0] — 2026-02-11

Added

• Zone 3 context menu: Right-click open tabs for Pin, Bookmark, Close tab, Close all above, Close all below, Close other tabs. Contextual items hidden when not applicable (e.g. "Close all above" on first tab).
• Auto-ungroup inherited tabs: New tabs opened from pinned/bookmarked tabs are automatically removed from managed tab groups since they belong in zone 3.

Fixed

• Tab group titles/icons disappearing: Groups now always re-apply title and color when tabs are added. Removed race condition where Chrome's async group assignment triggered premature ungrouping.

[0.3.0] — 2026-02-11

Changed

• Pinned favicon size: Zone 1 icons enlarged to 32×32px (from 16×16) with wider grid cells (40px) for better visibility.
• Danger drop ghost at top: When dragging an inactive bookmark to zone 3, the 🗑 delete indicator now appears at the top of the zone.
• Empty-state text hides during drag: "Drag tabs here to pin/bookmark" placeholders fully disappear (text + space) when dragging, replaced by the ghost drop indicator only.
• Removed zone 2 bottom padding (was 30px).

Added

• Ghost drop indicators: All drag-and-drop interactions now show contextual ghost elements instead of highlight-based feedback.
• Unbookmark ghost: Dragging an active bookmarked tab from zone 2 to zone 3 shows a blue 📂✕ ghost (distinct from the red 🗑 for deletions).
• Zone-specific drag-over highlights with differentiated colors and opacity per context.
• Phase 2 drag-and-drop reordering within zones.

Fixed

• Drop indicator stacking from re-render.
• Zone 3 intercepting drags from its own items.
• Drag breaking when empty-state elements were hidden (min-height fallback).

[0.2.0] — 2026-02-11

Changed

• Full bookmark tree: Zone 2 now shows the browser's entire bookmark hierarchy instead of a special Rolotabs/ folder. The extension works with bookmarks as-is.
• Pinned state decoupled from folders: Zone 1 pinned status is tracked in chrome.storage.local as an ordered list of bookmark IDs. Pinning moves the bookmark to the root (Other Bookmarks) folder.
• Zone 3 label changed from "Today" to "Open Tabs".

Added

• Tab groups: Tabs opened via Rolotabs are auto-grouped in Chrome's tab strip — 📌 Pinned (blue, leftmost) and 📚 Bookmarks (grey, second). Groups reposition automatically and follow pin/unpin/unbookmark actions.
• Folder management: Create, rename, and delete bookmark folders via context menus (right-click folder headers or empty space in zone 2).
• Drag and drop within zone 2: Move bookmarks between folders by dragging onto folder headers.
• Unbookmark via drag: Drag a bookmark from zone 1/2 to zone 3 to remove the bookmark, keep the tab open, and ungroup it.
• Custom context menus: Floating dark-themed menus replace prompt() dialogs. Icons, separators, danger-styled destructive actions. Dismiss on click-outside or Escape.
• Zone 3 drop target visibility: "Drop here to unbookmark" appears during drag even when zone 3 is empty.
• Empty state placeholder in zone 2 for drag targeting.

Fixed

• Duplicate drop events from stacking event listeners on re-render.
• Promoted tab association lost by async onCreated listener race.
• Zone 3 visibility toggle (classList vs inline style).
• annotateNode marking unloaded bookmarks as active when activeTabId was null.

[0.1.0] — 2026-02-11

First working release.

Added

• Three-zone sidebar in Chrome's Side Panel API
  • Zone 1 (Pinned): compact icon grid of pinned bookmarks. Pinned state tracked in chrome.storage.local, independent of bookmark folder structure.
  • Zone 2 (Bookmarks): hierarchical view of the browser's full bookmark tree with collapsible folders. Loaded tabs highlighted, active tab accented.
  • Zone 3 (Open Tabs): open tabs not matching any bookmark. Hidden when empty.
• Bookmark↔tab association: clicking a bookmark focuses an existing matching tab or opens a new one. Never duplicates.
• Drag and drop:
  • Open tab → Zone 1: creates bookmark + pins it
  • Open tab → Zone 2: creates bookmark (at root or in a specific folder)
  • Bookmark → Zone 1: pins it (moves to root)
  • Pinned → Zone 2: unpins it
  • Bookmark → folder header: moves into that folder
• Folder management: create, rename, and delete folders via context menu (right-click folder headers or empty space in zone 2).
• Custom context menus: floating dark-themed menus with icons and danger-styled destructive actions. Dismiss on click-outside or Escape.
• Bookmark context menu: pin to top, rename, delete.
• Pinned context menu: unpin, delete.
• Dark theme with CSS custom properties.
• Favicon display with fallback on load error.
• Debounced side panel notifications (50ms batching).
• TypeScript source (Deno 2.6.4) with esbuild bundling (~10ms builds).
• 38 unit tests via Deno's built-in test runner.
• TDD workflow documented in CLAUDE.md.