diff --git a/link-status-preload.js b/link-status-preload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c19ecd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/link-status-preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("linkstatus", {
+ onUrl: (cb) => ipcRenderer.on("link-status-url", (_e, url) => cb(url)),
+ resize: (w, h) => ipcRenderer.invoke("link-status-resize", w, h),
+});
diff --git a/link-status.html b/link-status.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f82665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/link-status.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 3765905..5e15af1 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -916,6 +916,12 @@ let apW = 520; let apH = 60;
// site has matching credentials.
let pwFillPop, pwfVisible = false, pwfPos = { x: 8, y: 90 };
const PWF_W = 280; let pwfH = 80;
+// Link-hover status bar — small pill at the bottom-left of the window
+// showing the href when the mouse hovers a link (Chrome / Firefox style).
+// Hidden when hover leaves. Fed by webContents.update-target-url on every
+// tab; the pill auto-sizes to its text.
+let linkStatus, linkStatusVisible = false;
+let linkStatusW = 100, linkStatusH = 22;
// In-memory download list. Not persisted: closing the browser clears history
// (the files are still on disk; only the list of "recent downloads" is dropped).
const downloads = []; let nextDlId = 1; const dlItems = new Map(); // id -> DownloadItem
@@ -951,6 +957,7 @@ function layout() {
positionDownloads();
positionAddressPicker();
positionPwFill();
+ if (linkStatusVisible) positionLinkStatus();
}
function positionPopover() {
if (!popover) return;
@@ -1013,6 +1020,26 @@ function positionPwFill() {
const x = Math.max(6, Math.min(pwfPos.x, width - PWF_W - 6));
pwFillPop.setBounds({ x, y: pwfPos.y, width: PWF_W, height: pwfH });
}
+function positionLinkStatus() {
+ if (!linkStatus || !win) return;
+ const { width, height } = win.getContentBounds();
+ const w = Math.min(Math.max(120, linkStatusW), Math.max(200, width - 20));
+ const h = Math.max(20, linkStatusH);
+ linkStatus.setBounds({ x: 0, y: Math.max(0, height - h), width: w, height: h });
+}
+function showLinkStatus(url) {
+ if (!linkStatus) return;
+ const s = String(url || "");
+ if (!s) {
+ if (linkStatusVisible) { linkStatus.setVisible(false); linkStatusVisible = false; }
+ return;
+ }
+ positionLinkStatus();
+ // Raise the pill above any tab view that was added after it.
+ try { win.contentView.removeChildView(linkStatus); win.contentView.addChildView(linkStatus); } catch {}
+ linkStatus.setVisible(true); linkStatusVisible = true;
+ try { linkStatus.webContents.send("link-status-url", s); } catch {}
+}
function showPwFill(show, matches) {
if (!pwFillPop) return;
if (show) {
@@ -1134,6 +1161,7 @@ function setActive(id) {
activeId = id;
if (popVisible) showPopover(false); // don't carry a stale popover across tabs
if (epVisible) showEnginePicker(false);
+ if (linkStatusVisible) showLinkStatus(""); // clear any lingering hover pill
for (const t of tabs) t.view.setVisible(t.id === id);
const t = activeTab();
if (t?.prov) pushNav(t.prov);
@@ -1197,6 +1225,9 @@ function createTab(initial, opts = {}) {
wc.on("did-navigate-in-page", () => { refreshTabUrl(tab); emitTabs(); historyAdd(tab.url, tab.title); });
wc.on("did-start-loading", () => setLoading(tab, true));
wc.on("did-stop-loading", () => setLoading(tab, false));
+ // Firefox / Chrome-style bottom-left link preview: fires with the href
+ // when the pointer enters/leaves an anchor. Empty string = no hover.
+ wc.on("update-target-url", (_e, url) => { if (tab.id === activeId) showLinkStatus(url); });
wc.on("will-navigate", (e, u) => {
try {
// Skip our own programmatic loads. fallbackToWeb calls loadURL("https:///")
@@ -1328,6 +1359,12 @@ function createWindow() {
win.contentView.addChildView(pwFillPop);
pwFillPop.webContents.loadFile("pw-fill.html");
pwFillPop.setVisible(false);
+ // Link-hover status pill (bottom-left of window).
+ linkStatus = new WebContentsView({ webPreferences: { preload: path.join(__dirname, "link-status-preload.js") } });
+ try { linkStatus.setBackgroundColor("#00000000"); } catch {}
+ win.contentView.addChildView(linkStatus);
+ linkStatus.webContents.loadFile("link-status.html");
+ linkStatus.setVisible(false);
chrome.webContents.once("did-finish-load", () => {
const saved = settings.restoreSession ? loadSession() : [];
if (saved.length) saved.forEach((u) => createTab(u)); else createTab();
@@ -1801,6 +1838,11 @@ ipcMain.handle("toggle-pw-fill", async (_e, rect) => {
showPwFill(true, matches);
});
ipcMain.handle("close-pw-fill", () => showPwFill(false));
+ipcMain.handle("link-status-resize", (_e, w, h) => {
+ linkStatusW = Math.max(60, Math.min(2000, Math.round(w) || 100));
+ linkStatusH = Math.max(20, Math.min(60, Math.round(h) || 22));
+ if (linkStatusVisible) positionLinkStatus();
+});
ipcMain.handle("pw-fill-resize", (_e, h) => {
pwfH = Math.max(60, Math.min(300, Math.round(h) || 80));
if (pwfVisible) positionPwFill();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d8bd3e..71bb50f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
"pw-fill.html",
"pw-fill-preload.js",
"home-preload.js",
+ "link-status.html",
+ "link-status-preload.js",
"collision.html",
"collision-preload.js",
"messages.html",