Rebuild + redeploy of the prior commit (9b9c93c). Version bumped from
0.0.1 to 0.0.2 (parallel-session bump in package.json). New hashes live
on dl.silentmode.st + Sia bns/silentmode/:
TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.0.2.exe
sha256 b62ecf528dc672a07a144af5a8bbb5772b2853b4ad5eec5926bdc6247792ad53
TheseusNavigator-0.0.2-portable.exe
sha256 ba80a808446bd75a6b649d93094af9e21be38476dd23980bad7ac0e228a6ce76
Also snapshotted the parallel-session 0.0.1 (81831c08 / b4807aa1) that
was live just before this ship into /opt/silent-mode/dl/_prev/ so it's
available as a rollback alongside the earlier 418e7bba / 208b059a /
036e94c7 builds.
Manifest hashes were previously updated by the parallel session to a
STALE 0.0.2 build (b3a81047 / 37679d29) that never made it live; those
have been overwritten with the actual live hashes now.
On-chain pointer at releases.silentmode.bch unchanged — publishes the
manifest URL, so BCNR clients see the new hashes automatically without
a wallet spend.
PENDING.md updated with the new rollback list.
Rebuild + redeploy of the prior commit (5ef4bba). New hashes live on
dl.silentmode.st + Sia bns/silentmode/:
TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.0.1.exe
sha256 418e7bbaa08c248cebdf4b9137eaf0351139c2f328fc788bcf5d08888bba2ec3
TheseusNavigator-0.0.1-portable.exe
sha256 93d579639affa6108d9ad80fd0a20eb183fc156b7d954a7acd525ed74d9e1ccf
Two rollback points on the VPS at /opt/silent-mode/dl/_prev/:
208b059a (pre-shield, from earlier today)
036e94c7 (two revisions back)
On-chain pointer at releases.silentmode.bch is unchanged — publishes
the manifest URL so this build is reachable through BCNR without a
wallet spend.
PENDING.md updated with the new rollback list.
Rebuild + redeploy of the prior commit (4654940). New hashes:
TheseusNavigator-Setup-0.0.1.exe
sha256 208b059a14c8ddf10cf553e530e77f34129cf8ba999b697da08720ffc3685d22
TheseusNavigator-0.0.1-portable.exe
sha256 bf08976500978dcd0d7305b04cc1480e63da54a24a71253cf4cfd9c910431a89
Verified all runtime-loaded files present in app.asar (downloads.html,
downloads-preload.js, engine-picker.html, popover.html — the trap from
the earlier 6bbccf9c build).
Live on dl.silentmode.st + Sia bns/silentmode/. Manifest date bumped to
2026-08-02. Previous build backed up on the VPS at
/opt/silent-mode/dl/_prev/ so rollback is `cp` away if the new build
misbehaves. On-chain pointer at releases.silentmode.bch is unchanged —
it publishes {"u":"https://dl.silentmode.st/releases-manifest.json"} so
new hashes are reachable through BCNR too, no wallet spend needed.
PENDING.md drained — this session's group is empty now.
Bundle of UX + feature work. Split from packaging by intent so the diff
is reviewable; the next Theseus rebuild ships it.
Features
- Download tracker (new): session.on("will-download") → per-item state
{id, filename, url, mime, total, received, state, savePath, startedAt}
with updated/done event handlers. New downloadsPop WebContentsView
loads downloads.html (new file) + downloads-preload.js (new file);
panel positioned under a new #downloads toolbar button between search
and Tor. Full IPC: downloads-get, toggle/close/resize-downloads,
download-open/show/cancel/clear, downloads-clear-all. In-memory only —
cross-session persistence is a future addition. Button badge shows
active count + spin/done/err color.
- Search engines split by kind + tier:
* kind: "search" | "llm" — separate headers in picker + settings
("Search with" / "Ask an AI"). Empty sections hidden.
* tier: "catalog" | "extra" — Settings now has THREE panes behind the
"+ Add search engine" button: curated catalog, wider discoverable
bank filtered by a live search input, custom URL form.
* DEFAULT_ENABLED unchanged (5 major engines).
* Custom user-added engines carry tier="custom" (never in catalog/extra
panes).
- 9 tier="extra" engines added (all non-login ?q=): Marginalia, Stract,
Yep, Presearch, MetaGer, Qwant, Swisscows, Naver, Baidu. Same rot rule
as LLMs: if one starts bouncing to a login gate, drop it.
Bug fixes
- Loadbar collapses to 0px when idle (was reserving a permanent 2px
strip below the address bar). .loadbar {height:0} + .loadbar.on
{height:2px} + 120ms transition.
- Native <select> popup theme sync via :root { color-scheme: dark } +
@media(prefers-color-scheme: light). nativeTheme.themeSource already
drives prefers-color-scheme, so the OS popup color follows the app
theme automatically (fixed light popup on dark app / vice versa).
- .ctl layout flipped to flex-direction: row with flex-wrap so
anti-fingerprint mode + value fields fit side-by-side.
Settings restructure
- General section: Startup group at the top ("Open previous windows and
tabs" toggle), then Appearance below with three visual THEME CARDS
(System / Light / Dark) — small mock-browser previews per theme,
Firefox-style, active card gets a blue ring. System pipes through to
nativeTheme.themeSource = "system".
- Search promoted to a top-level sidebar item between General and
Naming. Search-engine controls moved out of General into Search.
- Search section: enabled list shows only enabled engines, grouped by
kind, drag-reorder within a kind. "+ Add search engine" opens the
catalog/extras/custom-URL panel.
Search engine catalog trims (already flagged in prior work)
- Removed ChatGPT / Claude / You.com (login-gated ?q=).
- Removed SearXNG (federated; every single-instance default rots).
Docs
- TheseusNavigator/PENDING.md and GOTCHAS.md born with this work
(see the HANDOFF.md commit for the convention).
- PENDING.md's own "session: 2026-08-02:theseus-ux-polish" group will be
emptied after this ship lands.
Preview harness
- _preview.html + _settings-preview.html stubs updated with kind + tier
+ downloads seed + tier="extra" samples so the preview reflects reality.
Both files are gitignored — local only.
Coordination
- Parallel session's collision-policy work (chrome.html registry chips,
popover switcher, Naming section, in-tab collision prompt) already
landed in commits 256079d/42b340f/b0d6375/78dddda. This commit adds
cleanly on top.
