# Changelog

All notable changes to 505Processor are documented here.

## [1.0.0] - 2026-05-18

Initial public release.

### Added
- Core operations: Combine Records, Extract Records, Decode Datecodes
- Export format preference: Full (standard F!505) or Minimal (grid + datecode only)
- Minimal + Date Decode export format combining minimal output with decoded dates
- Preferences dialog with configurable export format and version check URL
- Automatic version check on startup with update notification
- Summary file prompt before saving Combine Records output
- File dialogs raised to foreground on all platforms
- Windows batch launcher (`run.bat`) and Unix shell launcher (`run.sh`)
- User manual and installation guide
- Release build script (`build_release.py`)
- `setup.py` now creates a desktop shortcut at the end of setup (and when
  re-run). Windows gets a `.lnk` file with the 505 icon via PowerShell;
  Linux/Raspberry Pi gets an XDG `.desktop` file marked executable and
  trusted automatically where supported.
- `setup.py` on Linux now also installs the `.desktop` file to
  `~/.local/share/applications/` and pins 505Processor to the GNOME dash
  favorites bar automatically. `StartupWMClass` is set so the running window
  links to the pinned icon correctly.

### Changed
- Installation Guide updated: manual `chmod` and desktop shortcut steps removed;
  desktop icon is now the documented primary launch method.
- Installation Guide updated: Step 4 notes that setup.py pins the app to the
  GNOME dash; Step 5 documents the dash icon and dot indicator behavior.
- User Manual updated: Quick Start and Notes & Tips reflect desktop icon launch;
  notes that re-running `setup.py` recreates the shortcut if the folder is moved.
- User Manual updated: Launching tip in Notes and Tips documents the GNOME
  dash icon and notes that re-running setup.py after moving the folder
  recreates both the desktop shortcut and dash icon.
- `build_release.py` now generates `dist/version.json` automatically as part
  of the build; no more manual editing of `version.json` between releases.

### Fixed
- Extract Records failing when input file used minimal format
- Minimal export format incorrectly including the F!505 marker
- Minimal export format omitting grid and datecode fields
- File dialogs appearing behind modal dialog windows
- Misleading label in Preferences dialog