OpenDeck v2.11.1

See the assets to download this version. See the README for installation instructions.

• fix: replace usage of Tauri currentMonitor method with window.screen API to avoid GNOME X11 crash (#301)
• fix: debounce profile saves for data URL image updates to prevent excessive disk writes (#302)
• perf: return early from setTitle handler if text was unchanged
• fix: debounce profile saves on the action instance level to prevent delaying a single change to one instance due to another constantly updating instance
• fix: advertise ESD v7.1 to satisfy compatibility checks for message identifiers support
• fix: preserve quoting and escaping for Run Command action values on Windows

OpenDeck v2.11.0

See the assets to download this version. See the README for installation instructions.

I'd like to give an honourable mention to @zersiax, who contributed much of the work to make OpenDeck more accessible to keyboard and screen reader users, and to @FazalAAli, who contributed some of the new features present in this release.

• feat: add controls for customising image scale (#268)
• feat: add keyboard focusability and accessible labels to items in the device view (#257)
• feat: trigger virtual button press when double-clicking key (#267)
• feat: support putting devices to sleep after a configurable period of inactivity (#264)
• fix: prevent further processing of input events that wake device from sleep to prevent unwanted triggers
• feat: support navigating the device view using the arrow keys for accessibility (#276)
• chore: sync formatting changes introduced by a Deno formatter update
• fix: ensure the focused slot is always visibly outlined, in part by enabling selection of empty slots
• feat: support keyboard shortcuts for delete, copy, and paste actions on the focused slot
• fix: don't hide focus outlines on interactive elements when using keyboard navigation
• feat: make the action list keyboard accessible (#285)
• feat: make the slot context menu keyboard accessible
• feat: enhance accessibility by adding labels and titles to form elements in the instance editor
• feat: support copying and pasting actions from the action list using keyboard shortcuts to create new instances
• feat: make the parent action view keyboard accessible (#290)
• feat: add accessible labels to elements in the settings view, profile manager, and instance editor (#291)
• feat: add dialog semantics and accessible labels to popups and the plugin manager (#294)

OpenDeck v2.10.1

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• fix: accept event argument directly in property inspector message handlers instead of destructuring
• refactor: update set_state command to replace the modified state instead of the entire instance
• fix: return the entire slot from create_instance so that updating the frontend profile in ParentActionView sets complete and up to date values
• fix: prevent WKWebView on macOS from suspending web-based plugins (#270)
• fix: only parse headline of buildInfo string to prevent detecting the running OS incorrectly

OpenDeck v2.9.1

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• chore: sync lockfile changes made by deno install after earlier commit regarding displaying GFM alerts
• fix: skip manual render of black background colours and use CSS instead for background colour display in the UI to prevent flickering
• fix: index more safely into an action's states in the instance editor as Toggle Action instances have more states than the base action does

OpenDeck v2.9.0

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• fix: always underline available plugin version element to highlight that it is clickable
• feat: display Input Simulation errors in the action's property inspector
• feat: support changing the rendered text's stroke size and colour (#216)
• fix: rename Input Simulation to Simulate Input for consistency with other actions
• feat: implement rotating rendered images
• feat: cancel key up events if their corresponding key down events targeted a different action instance
• fix: centre device grid horizontally when the window is enlarged
• docs: decrease references to Wine as few working plugins actually require it
• feat: add support for installing Node.js to the installation script
• feat: support encoders in the Switch Profile action
• feat: automatically wrap Run Command commands with distrobox-host-exec when running in a Distrobox
• feat: implement Open URL built-in action
• fix: ensure all_from_plugin locates instances within Multi Actions and Toggle Actions
• feat: support setting the background colour of an action instance's state (#233)
• feat: unify instance editor preview render and normal render to display text in the preview (#237)
• fix: use opaque black as default state background colour for consistency
• fix: ensure invisible colour pickers function correctly on macOS
• fix: ensure background colour picker opens already set to the current value
• chore: update dependencies
• feat: show datalist hints for device ID in Switch Profile property inspector
• fix: ensure propertyInspectorDidAppear event is always dispatched when PI frame loads
• docs: remove note on Flatpak caveat for background setting as single instance is now supported
• docs: add tip to README for using OpenDeck with Tacto when without hardware
• fix: only ever initialise hidapi once for Elgato device support to prevent crashes on macOS
• feat: support opening developer tools for web-based plugins on a per-plugin basis by checking for a debug marker file
• refactor: replace once_cell crate with stabilised std::sync equivalents
• fix: ensure links in plugin README files open in the default browser
• fix: ensure GFM alerts are rendered correctly when displaying plugin README files

As you can see, this is a feature-packed release that has taken significant amounts of my free time to put together. If you would like to support my development of this open-source software, please consider sponsoring me on GitHub ❤️

OpenDeck v2.8.2

See the assets to download this version. See the README for installation instructions.

• fix: ensure prefix is also canonicalised before matching in webserver request handler

OpenDeck v2.8.1

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• feat: load font list from system installed fonts
• fix: ensure requested paths are within the OpenDeck config directory when containing dot segments
• fix: add bounds checks for state index (#219)
• fix: render text at correct Y position when text alignment is set to top (#221)
• fix: add readiness check before calling connection code injected into web-based plugins
• fix: ensure data URL state images contain / and , before attempting to read their contents
• fix: correctly resolve relative-path symlinks to plugin directories
• chore: update Tacto section of the plugin manager to use new domain name

OpenDeck v2.8.0

See the assets to download this version. See the README for installation instructions.

• chore: run rustfmt on code fixed automatically by clippy
• docs: create OpenDeck development guide for agents (and humans)
• feat: allow profiles to be renamed from the profile manager
• docs: note poor upstream Flatpak support in the tooltips for the background and autolaunch settings
• feat: display available plugin updates in the plugin manager
• feat: implement the didReceiveDeepLink event (#196)
• docs: direct users to reach out on OpenDeck support channels before attempting to contact plugin developers
• fix: apply dark mode background colour to entire document body
• docs: clarify non-Flatpak Node.js install requirement
• docs: link to the FAQ in the troubleshooting section of the README
• feat: support overriding the detected package family in the installation script
• feat: update starter pack plugin to use code paths mapped by target triple
• feat: support installing Tacto Connect from the plugin store
• feat: reload property inspectors from the relevant plugin when reloading a plugin
• fix: spawn new thread for CLI handlers to ensure their completion
• feat: migrate starter pack to v2 of the openaction crate
• fix: clear plugin update notification when the installed version changes
• fix: ignore build numbers during comparison of plugin versions
• fix: prioritise plugins with settings interfaces in installed plugins list
• docs: mention the opendeck-bin AUR package in the installation section of the README
• docs: remove link to Elgato Marketplace plugin installation instructions from the plugin manager
• perf: don't load the Elgato App Store archive automatically
• feat: implement support for the Stream Deck Neo's Touch Points (#208)

Over the course of this release, a similar amount of effort has also gone into the improving the libraries and documentation used for creating plugins. If you would like to support my development of this open-source software, please consider sponsoring me on GitHub ❤️

OpenDeck v2.7.1

See the assets to download this version. See the README for installation instructions.

• Prevent setting the current state of an action out of the bounds of its possible states
• Support dragging and dropping images onto the image input in the instance editor (#180)
• Show the correct cursors when dragging and dropping actions and images
• Sort folders and profiles in the profile manager for consistent display
• Update elgato-streamdeck to support the Discord edition of the Stream Deck Mini
• Update dependencies
• Prevent copying or overwriting images when moving or copying an instance if an instance is already present at the destination
• Add udev rules for the Discord edition of the Stream Deck Mini (#181)
• Add Visual Studio Code debug configurations (#186)
• Add Visual Studio Code workspace configuration
• Update enigo to latest upstream to receive unreleased fixes
• Collapse nested if-let statements as it was stabilised in Rust 1.88.0

To turn your smartphone or tablet into an extra Stream Deck Mini for free, check out Tacto at https://tacto.rivul.us/, which is now in beta.

OpenDeck v2.7.0

See the assets to download this version. See the README for installation instructions.

• Use alternative ports if default ports are already in use
• Hide and show the Dock icon on macOS
• Revise sysinfo usage to optimise process monitoring
• Support encoders in Input Simulation
• Update elgato-streamdeck to support Stream Deck Modules
• Remove support for pre-v2.1.0 profile formats
• Skip refreshing processes if no installed plugins use application monitoring
• Make input fields in starter pack property inspectors consistently sized
• Only show scrollbars if necessary in ParentActionView and Popup components
• Ensure context menus close when clicking on another key or into a property inspector
• Use tailwindcss colours for icons instead of Adwaita hex codes