VORTEX BROWSER - CHANGELOG

[0.2.2]

🎨 Major UI Modernization

• Chrome-like floating tabs: Complete redesign with overlapping tabs, rounded corners, and shadows
• Enhanced tab system: Increased tab height from 34px to 38px for better visual presence
• Improved spacing: Better tab positioning with optimized add button placement
• Professional shadows: Added subtle shadows to floating tabs for depth and modern appearance

🔧 Positioning & Layout Fixes

• Fixed webview positioning: Resolved issues where webpage content overlapped URL bar and controls
• Accurate header calculations: Precise height calculations (129px with bookmarks, 92px without)
• Bookmark bar auto-hiding: Fixed positioning when bookmark bar shows/hides dynamically
• Settings page improvements: Reduced gaps and improved layout spacing

🎯 Window Controls Enhancement

• Consistent theming: Window controls maintain gray appearance across all color themes
• Red close button: Close button shows red background on hover regardless of theme
• Rounded controls: Added 6px border radius to window control buttons
• Proper spacing: Moved close button away from window edge with padding

🛠️ Technical Improvements

• Theme isolation: Comprehensive CSS overrides to prevent theme interference
• Code organization: Fixed syntax errors and improved CSS structure
• Performance optimization: Better rendering and reduced style conflicts

[0.2.1]

🔄 Auto-Updater System

• Complete implementation of electron-updater
• GitHub releases integration
• Professional notification system with progress tracking
• One-click update installation with app restart
• Smart notification management with cooldown systems

🎯 Icon & Branding

• Custom application icon implementation
• Proper icon embedding in executable
• Fixed icon caching issues

📦 Build System

• ASAR packaging enabled for security
• Automated publishing pipeline
• GitHub repository configuration for releases

[0.2.0]

🛡️ Major Security Overhaul

• Re-enabled Chromium sandbox for enhanced security
• HTTPS enforcement with automatic HTTP to HTTPS conversion
• Enhanced Content Security Policy (CSP)
• Certificate validation and error handling

📱 Widget System Enhancement

• Weather Widget: Manual location input, geocoding integration
• News Widget: Multi-country support, category filtering
• Better error handling and fallback mechanisms

🎛️ Settings System Redesign

• Complete UI redesign with modern card layouts
• Organized sections (Appearance, Privacy, About)
• Enhanced theme selector
• Cleaner interface with reduced clutter

[0.1.0]

🎨 Theme System

• Multiple color themes (Light: Default, Mint, Sakura, Sunny)
• Dark themes (Default, Purple, Nord, Forest, Rose)
• Theme persistence and proper switching
• CSS variable-based theme system

🔖 Bookmark System

• Complete bookmark management
• Visual bookmark bar
• Add/remove bookmarks functionality
• Bookmark persistence

⚡ Performance Optimizations

• Memory management improvements
• Tab hibernation system
• Garbage collection optimizations
• Resource usage monitoring

[0.0.7]

🏗️ Core Architecture

• Enhanced tab management system
• Improved IPC communication
• Better state management
• Module organization improvements

🔧 Functionality Expansion

• Enhanced navigation controls
• Quick links system
• Better bookmark integration
• Improved user interactions

[0.0.1]

🚀 Initial Release

• Basic Electron browser framework
• Tab management system
• Custom title bar with window controls
• URL navigation and basic browsing
• Settings foundation
• Modern UI foundation with CSS styling

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Legend

• 🎨 UI/UX Improvements
• 🔧 Bug Fixes
• 🛡️ Security
• ⚡ Performance
• 📱 Features
• 🎯 Enhancements
• 🔄 System Changes
• 📦 Build/Deploy
• 🏗️ Architecture
• 🚀 New Release

FUTURE ROADMAP:

Planned for v0.2.3+:

• Enhanced ad blocking capabilities

• Password manager integration

• Advanced privacy controls

• Performance optimizations

• Additional theme options

• Extended widget ecosystem