rovr v0.5.0

quite a couple things have changed since the last release of v0.4.3.post2

for those who are new here, rovr is my current project it is a python based terminal file manager built to experiment with the Textual framework to solve my issues with superfile

some major changes have been done, it shouldn’t impact much considering the smaller reach this has, but I just wanted to make this post for fun

breaking changes

a bump in the minor version for a major version zero project means something has been irreversibly changed

well four things have been changed

  • interface.preview_*

    previously there were only texts for error, binary and initial placeholder. it has been refactored into its own section at settings.preview_text with two more texts

    • interface.preview_text.error (for errors in rendering)
    • interface.preview_text.binary (for binary files)
    • interface.preview_text.start (shown for a split second when starting up)
    • interface.preview_text.empty (when the file is empty)
    • interface.preview_text.too_large (when the file is too large, which is >1MB)

  • settings.preview_full

    this was quite a scuffed feature, it let you view the full content of a file, and also an archive, but there were major performance issues, so I’ve removed it for now. Archive previews list the full contents though

  • settings.cd_on_quit

    originally this was from superfile, but after the --cwd-file was added in 0.4.0, it had to happen you can check the updated function for it at https://nspc911.github.io/rovr/features/cd-on-quit/

  • interface.compact_mode

    it got expanded to two sections

    • interface.compact_mode.buttons to compact the header buttons
    • interface.compact_mode.panels to make the panels smaller

new features

  • interface.scroll_off

    The number of files to keep above and below the cursor when moving through the file list.

    Defaults to 3

  • sort order

    finally, you can change the sort order in rovr. you can just press the button for it or press , and you can view the switcher!

  • new CLI flags

    --show-keys let’s you see the name of the keys that you press, useful for any rebinding --tree-dom lets you view the DOM structure if you want to make some changes to the styles

  • state manager

    also another feature that had to be made lets you save the panel visibility ane sort orders for other sessions. this syncs across different instances, so a change in one gets reflected in the others

this should be the most important changes, obviously refer to the full diff to know what changed