Edge-Drop v0.2.9 — Custom Hotkey Recorder, Filter-Scoped History Clearing & Pastel Icon Suite

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Edge-Drop v0.2.9 Release Notes

Edge-Drop v0.2.9 introduces configurable global hotkey recording, filter-scoped history clearing, handcrafted 3D pastel file iconography, hover pre-staging for zero-latency drag-and-drop, and structural deletion animation fixes.

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Key Features and Improvements

• Configurable Global Toggle Shortcut

  • Customize the shelf toggle hotkey (defaults to Alt+C) directly from the Settings menu.
  • Features live keycap preview, automatic modifier conflict detection, and dynamic background shortcut registration.

• Filter-Scoped and Time-Based History Clearing

  • Clear history across predefined time intervals (Last 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours, or Clear all).
  • History clearing performed while inside a category view (Images, Files, Links, Text) or an active search query is strictly scoped to that view, ensuring items in other categories remain intact.

• 3D Pastel SVG File Iconography Suite

  • Added handcrafted vector SVG icons for all supported file classifications: Folders, Code, Spreadsheets (.xlsx, .csv), Documents, PDFs, Presentations, Audio, Video, Archives, and Executables.
  • Replaced raster assets across item cards, file bundles, preview flyouts, and OLE drag ghosts.

• Hover Pre-Staging for Instant Drag-and-Drop

  • Hovering over clipboard cards pre-stages OLE file handles and drag previews in the background, eliminating drag ghost initiation latency.
  • Dynamically manages window Z-band hierarchy during active drags for consistent handoffs into external desktop software.

• Windows Snipping Tool Integration

  • Native recognition for screenshot clips captured via Windows Snipping Tool (Win+Shift+S) across Rectangular, Freeform, Window, and Fullscreen modes with standardized timestamped file naming (Screenshot YYYY-MM-DD HH.MM.SS.png).

• Zero-Gap Layout Deletion Physics

  • Item deletion transitions now utilize physical height and margin collapse within Framer Motion layout projections, eliminating empty spaces and list coordinate shifts during card removal.

• Win32 Focus Protection and Explorer Recovery

  • Applied WS_EX_NOACTIVATE window styling to ensure clicking on Edge-Drop controls never steals active OS input focus from foreground applications.
  • System tray state and taskbar exclusion are safely re-asserted if Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) restarts.

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Verification and Quality Assurance

• Type Safety: 100% strict TypeScript compilation across Node.js backend (electron/) and React 19 frontend (src/).
• Automated Test Suite: 19 test files passed (175 unit tests across geometry, power management, storage encryption, and clipboard pipelines).
• Package Formats: Available as a standalone GitHub release executable (.exe) and Microsoft Store package (.appx).

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