Home page's search-box placeholder was hardcoded "Search the web
(DuckDuckGo)", but the browser's default engine has been Startpage
for a while and any user can switch to another in Settings. The
"DuckDuckGo" claim then contradicted the actual engine that would
run the query (main.js routes through settings.searchEngine).
Fix: placeholder starts as plain "Search the web" and populates on
load with "Search the web with <engine.name>" via a new
window.home.getEngines() IPC (reuses the existing search-engines
handler). Silently no-ops if the preload isn't bound.
Also swapped the never-fires no-preload fallback URL from
duckduckgo.com to startpage.com so it matches Theseus's own default.
Setup bb9d8dec124b8e2a976642ed77051b04edd1d03185581f99db845ef168919836
Portable 1e2d02aea13656574c374440b0c41374290f1bbf85ac6313cec075292cfc34f8
Home cards decoupled from the installer. Theseus now fetches
https://dl.silentmode.st/home-cards.json at boot and every 6h, caches
into <userData>/home-cards-remote.json, and applies it as the default
tier. Priority in loadHomeCards() is:
1. <userData>/home-cards.json (user edits — unchanged, always win)
2. <userData>/home-cards-remote.json (last successful fetch)
3. DEFAULT_HOME_CARDS (code fallback for offline first-boot)
On a successful refresh, main pushes the new list to every home tab
via the home-cards IPC — but only when the user has NO local edits.
The user's edit mode remains authoritative.
Content updates now happen by editing site/home-cards.json and running
scp + sia-upload. No browser build required.
Prometheus.X copy fix: "Decentralized App Marketplace" (was
"marketplace for BCDN-hosted apps" — the marketplace isn't BCDN-
specific). Applied to both DEFAULT_HOME_CARDS (fallback) and
site/home-cards.json (canonical live copy).
Deployed:
- scp installers + manifest + tools/ + releases/ + home-cards.json
to /opt/silent-mode/dl/ and /opt/silent-mode/site/
- sia-upload of both site trees
- verified home-cards.json served 200, manifest 0.3.0 live
Existing installs of 0.2.5 will surface 0.3.0 in the update chip and
also pull the new home-cards.json — so the "Decentralized App
Marketplace" wording lands on ANY current install (0.3.0+) the moment
this commit deploys, without waiting for anyone to install 0.3.0.
Wait — 0.3.0 is what CARRIES the fetch logic. So the auto-pull benefit
only kicks in from 0.3.0 onward. Users on 0.2.5 or earlier need to
install 0.3.0 once; from then on every home-card edit reaches them
without a new browser release.
Setup f2afc14efc63008cbb9dad44176e94146386db4c0afda4459f1d4eb929172b6d
Portable 5d08b1415526934db8de780949a610896064fe9567aa0e5e1702ebabd7eb7df2
Chromium's default 'This site can't be reached' replaced with a Theseus-
themed error page. did-fail-load on every tab's webContents (main frame
only, non-ignorable code) routes the tab to error.html with the
attempt URL, host, error code, and description as query params. The
page keeps t.url pointing at the failed URL so the address bar shows
what the user typed and they can edit + retry - refreshTabUrl's
existing file:// skip means the error page's own path never leaks
back into the bar.
Five kinds, chosen by pickErrorKind(code, host):
name-not-registered BCNR-eligible host + ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.
Says "no BCDN record on chain, no clearnet host
either." Offers Register on Sirius + Search +
Retry + Home.
name-unreachable ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED on a non-BCNR host. DNS
failed - offers Retry + Search + Register +
Home.
unreachable CONN_REFUSED/RESET/TIMED_OUT/CLOSED/NETWORK_CHANGED.
Offers Retry + Tor guide + Home.
tls ERR_CERT_* range (-200..-299). Offers Retry +
Home.
generic Everything else.
home-preload.js gains `window.errorpage` alongside `window.home`. Both
APIs are sender-URL-gated in main - a random page seeing the shape
can't invoke them (isErrorPageSender / isHomePageSender). The external-
open handler additionally allowlists Silent Mode domains only.
package.json build.files gets error.html + error-preload.js so
electron-builder actually bundles them (GOTCHAS rule: an unlisted
runtime-loaded file silently opens blank).
Ship pages (releases-manifest.json, tools/index.html, releases/index.html,
site-theseus-x/index.html) updated to 0.1.3 with the new hashes.
DEPLOY STATUS - blocked on VPS SSH: my IP was hit with a full-port ban
mid-turn (likely fail2ban from the burst of scp during the 0.1.0-0.1.2
iterations). Site pages/manifest/installers are committed locally but
NOT yet on dl.silentmode.st or the Sia mirror. Live still reads 0.1.2.
User needs to unban 195.184.247.106 on their end, or wait for the ban
to expire, before the ship pages match reality.
Six user-visible improvements + supporting infra, all uncommitted from
the earlier session-in-progress state. Ships together in one release.
Chrome / tabs
- Same-size tabs: flex 1 1 0 with max 200px, min 60px. Container gets
overflow: hidden so many tabs shrink evenly instead of scrolling out.
- Drag-and-drop tab reordering. HTML5 drag events on each .tab; drop
side chosen by pointer x within target (Chrome UX). New move-tab IPC
splices the tabs array + re-emits.
Address bar
- Persistent history at userData/history.json capped at 500 LRU. Ranked
by host-prefix > url-prefix > contains > title-contains > recency.
- Floating suggestions dropdown (addressPicker WebContentsView) anchored
under the URL bar. Debounced 80ms input; ArrowUp/Down forward to the
picker via address-cursor IPC; Enter fires goURL; blur closes after
160ms so click-through registers. New files address-picker.html +
address-picker-preload.js. Cleared by existing clearHistoryOnQuit.
Password autofill (A.2 MVP)
- Green key chip in the address bar appears when the vault is UNLOCKED
and the active tab's host has matching credentials (exact hostname
match for phase 1; eTLD+1 upgrade queued as A.2.5).
- Click chip → floating picker of usernames. Click a match → main.js
runs a small script in the active tab: finds first visible
input[type=password]:not([disabled]), walks the same form for a
visible text/email/tel/url/search input whose name/id/autocomplete
matches /username|user|email|login|account|id/, fills both via the
native value setter + dispatches input/change so React/Vue-controlled
inputs update. New files pw-fill.html + pw-fill-preload.js.
- emitPwAvailability fires from pushNav + vault setup/unlock/lock so
the chip's visibility + count stays accurate.
Bookmarks bar
- Right-click context menu on the favorites bar. On empty area:
"Add current page" (or "Remove current page" if already saved). On a
specific bookmark: "Open", "Edit title…" (prompt), "Remove", plus
the add/remove-current entry. Uses a shared .ctxmenu style mirroring
the settings ctxmenu (dark/light aware).
- Empty-state text updated to mention right-click.
Home page
- Larger responsive card grid: auto-fill minmax(260-280px, 1fr) with
breakpoints at 600/900/1200. Cards have a subtitle line, a colored
badge (on-chain / Sia / server / custom), and edit affordances that
reveal only in Edit mode.
- User-editable set: Edit toggle reveals per-card ✎/✕ + a dashed "+ Add
card" tile. Modal for add/edit with title / URL / subtitle / badge.
Reset-to-defaults button.
- Persisted at userData/home-cards.json. New home-preload.js exposes
window.home = { getCards, setCards, resetCards, navigate }. IPC
handlers in main.js validate sender.getURL() matches our own
home.html — third-party pages see the API shape via the preload but
can't act on the user's local cards.
- Fallback set of 2 cards renders when window.home is unavailable
(e.g. opening home.html directly outside Electron for preview) so
the grid is never blank.
Docs
- TheseusNavigator/ROADMAP-identity-wallet.md — the phased plan for
the two independent strands (password manager A.2/3, browser wallet
B.1-6). Committed earlier this session; re-listed here for context.
- TheseusNavigator/SESSION-PROMPT-identity-wallet.md — pastable
kickoff for the next session picking up either strand.
Files added to build.files: address-picker.html,
address-picker-preload.js, pw-fill.html, pw-fill-preload.js,
home-preload.js.
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