Releases

Release of version 3.5.0

As part of this release we had 30 commits which resulted in 14 issues being closed.

This milestone includes bug fixes, minor enhancements, and documentation updates to improve overall quality and usability.

bugs
- #944 Incorrect Results When Using ‘Show Previous Search’ with Additional Parameters
- #945 Pressing ESC in Search Box Closes Both Search and Settings Panels
- #949 Catch error in upate verification
- #957 Parameters in CmdLine are broken
- #962 shutdown is not working anymore
- #967 Alias to search with Google is broken
enhancements
- #935 Setup When search box becomes visible shows too many results
- #937 Add different level of logging in settings
- #946 Configure Column Visibility in Data Reconciliation
- #948 Enhance Version Window
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.5.0
Release of version 3.4.0

As part of this release we had 43 commits which resulted in 36 issues being closed.

This milestone focuses on analytics. Add a new feature that provides deeper insights into how you use this tool.

bugs
- #860 [Data Reconciliation] Display glitches for inactive aliases
- #862 [Data Reconciliation] Soft deleted aliases are on reports
- #866 Crash when deleting empty last line while creating multiple additional parameters
- #868 Restart Notification Text Is Truncated
- #873 Feature flag do not save
- #874 Macro doesn’t have description
- #878 Crash when showing Version
- #882 Error when using @github_issue@
- #911 Delete Alias doesn’t refresh the cache
- #914 NullException when no UWP application is selected
- #925 Obsolete UI still visible
- #931 Logging is broken
enhancements
- #839 Add scrollbar in the exception view
- #851 Add year selection for trends charts
- #857 Enhance Deleted Item Recovery
- #907 Improve Lua scripting
features
- #241 [Data reconciliation] Add statistics to show unused aliases
- #244 Notify user when new version is released
- #591 [Data reconciliation] List alias with low usage
- #592 [Data reconciliation] List aliases not used for a long time
- #870 Add macro to create new issue
- #885 Add support to log aggregation tools
- #908 Allow alias creation for installed UWP apps
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.4.0
Release of version 3.3.0

As part of this release we had 37 commits which resulted in 17 issues being closed.

This milestone focuses on enhancing stability and usability by fixing critical bugs and improving the user interface. These updates aim to provide a smoother, more intuitive experience for all users.

bugs
- #805 Doubloon reconciliation does not work
- #809 Merging a Deleted Alias Keeps It Deleted
- #811 Settings “Should the last query be shown when the search opens?” not working
- #822 Day chart display wrong first day
- #824 Settings unit tests fail randomly
- #838 CPU usage is wrong when reopening SearchBox
enhancement
- #847 Convert Daily Usage Analytics to Histogram Format
features
- #657 Implement Permanent Alias Deletion Mechanism
- #801 Display CPU & Memory usage
- #804 Clipboard Unformatter Macro
- #815 Add autosave for settings
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.3.0
Release of version 3.2.2

As part of this release we had 18 commits which resulted in 11 issues being closed.

This release is focused solely on addressing bugs and enhancing the overall stability and performance of the system. Users can expect improvements in reliability and a smoother experience, with no new features introduced at this time.

bugs
- #777 Error when executing alias
- #783 Statistics cannot filter on year
- #787 Load most used application analytics is slow
- #789 Most used statistics filter not working
- #793 stat_execution_count_by_year_vshow wrong results
- #797 Cannot infer path of CoreTemp when creating alias
- #798 The confirmation window has a waiting cursor
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.2.2
Release of version 3.2.1

As part of this release we had 28 commits which resulted in 19 issues being closed.

Stability and Bug Fix Release

This release focuses on fixing bugs and improving the stability of Lanceur.

bugs
- #741 Clearing the thumbnails sometimes fails
- #742 User can start twice Lanceur
- #746 Shortcut Override No Longer Works
- #749 Impossible to Use add Keyword in Certain Circumstances
- #750 Improve transparency for QueryResult
- #751 Search keyword do not show all result on empty query
- #758 Chart doesn’t filter by year anymore
- #759 Exception when loading statistics
- #768 Thumbnail clearing from database does nothing
- #770 Fails to show doubloons
- #771 Everything is not working on a clean install
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.2.1
Release of version 3.2.0

As part of this release we had 24 commits which resulted in 11 issues being closed.

Stability improvement

Improve stability and fix bugs for better performance, along with minor enhancements.

bugs
- #710 Schedule task: apps stops when not anymore in AC power
- #711 Wrong naming in settings
- #723 Bug: Test NotRecreateAliasOnLoad Incorrectly Uses In-Memory Database
- #735 Thumbnails are not created
- #740 Cannot override Everything Store with . (dot)
features
- #713 Add new keyword help
- #728 Hide Files from the Recycle Bin in Everything
- #729 Add a way to read exception message on error
- #738 Add “Clean Thumbnails From Database”
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.2.0
Release of version 3.1.0

As part of this release we had 91 commits which resulted in 43 issues being closed.

Enhanced Browser Support & Analytics

This release introduces access to your browser bookmarks (supported on Zen Firefox and Chrome). It includes expanded analytics, a comprehensive documentation rewrite, and the ability to override default keywords for various stores.

bugs
- #629 Bug: Keyword Counters Not Working
- #631 Improve error handling
- #645 Bug: Setting Change Doesn’t Trigger Required Restart
- #646 Cannot create alias with name of a deleted alias
- #650 Search with “Everything” doesn’t display icons
- #653 Enhancing FavIcon Handling and Display
- #655 Lua script is not updated when save alias
- #659 Glass Effect not applied after reboot
- #661 Macro doesn’t display description in search results
- #670 Application Crashes When Using Store Shortcut Override with Leading Space
- #674 Wrong display
- #680 add: Duplicate and Phantom Aliases in Settings
- #682 Bug: Crash When Bookmarks Are Set to an Uninstalled Browser
- #683 Bug: Scheduled Task Is Installed Alongside Autorun
- #684 Bug: ‘Tabbed’ Is Not a Recognized Backdrop
- #691 Cannot Create App Packages
- #700 Cannot Create Additional Parameters
- #704 CTRL+ENTER Not Opening Directory in Everything Search Results
- #706 add keyword adding unexpected multiple additional parameters
- #707 Trace logging not activable
features
- #500 Add New Store to Enable Search in Firefox and Chrome Bookmark
- #574 Everything: Shift+Enter should open the directory where the file is
- #575 Everything: should have a shortcut to search only exe files
- #599 Add usage analytics by year
- #615 Add Documentation and User Instructions
- #617 Enable Override of Default Store Alias
- #643 Improve UI of settings
- #663 Enhance Favicon Retrieval for Bookmark Storage
- #665 Smart Cache Invalidation: Efficiently Refresh Data When Needed
- #668 SnackMessageBox Display Time Configuration
- #673 Everything: Exclude Files from the Recycle Bin
- #686 Invalidate Cache on Bookmark Source Configuration Change
- #689 Remove complexity in Thumbnail managment
- #694 Startup Notification & Flicker-Free Launch
- #696 Improve format of log files
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.1.0
Release of version 3.0.0

As part of this release we had 34 commits which resulted in 21 issues being closed.

The next release of Lanceur-bis features a major UI overhaul for a more intuitive experience and extensive internal refactoring to boost performance and stability.

bugs
- #604 Cannot add new UWP application alias
- #607 Results display incorrect usage count
- #613 Searchbox Visibility Setting Not Saving and Showing Results
features
- #312 Generate List of Most Used Aliases by Year
- #317 Change UI for WPF-UI
- #511 Use PageUp & PageDown to navigate in the results
- #586 Remove the plugins facility
- #588 Add possibility to display analytics per year
- #593 Add settings for delay in search
- #600 Implement Logical Alias Deletion Functionality
- #601 Automatically Include App Name in Comments by Default
- #603 Configurable Search Box Behaviour
- #606 Add functionality to remove aliases with incorrect paths during reconciliation
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 3.0.0
Release of version 2.9.0

As part of this release we had 8 commits which resulted in 5 issues being closed.

bug
- #572 Fix DEBUG alias
feature
- #557 Optimise search of aliases
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.8.1

As part of this release we had 15 commits which resulted in 7 issues being closed.

Coding conventions. No feature

bugs
- #552 Cannot use @multi@
- #553 Telemetry URL changed
- #554 Include . in the single char aliases
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.8.0

As part of this release we had 11 commits which resulted in 2 issues being closed.

New features

feature
- #513 Remove session feature
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.7.1

As part of this release we had 9 issues closed.

Bug fixing

bugs
- #520 The launcher disappears from the screen when I switch to a different monitor.
- #521 Cannot retrieve favicon when port is exotic
- #530 Error with ObservableLoggingOverrideMixin
features
- #533 Change version MessageBox
- #534 Remove command line execution
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.7.0

As part of this release we had 19 issues closed.

Provide SDK for plugin development

bugs
- #501 Executing a QueryResult that is not an alias is added into the alias
- #504 File are at the wrong place
features
- #315 Everything search
- #466 Close UI right after ask execution of an Alias
- #491 Add confirmation on alias with side effects
- #515 Integrate Grafana or Seq for the logs
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.6.0

As part of this release we had 19 issues closed.

bugs
- #431 Lua’s syntax highlight has many unused keywords configured
- #439 Cannot use , to create synonyms when adding a new alias
- #452 Error in SQL query are swallowed
- #456 Warning logs “The Lua script is on error” raised in Lanceur.Infra.Managers.ExecutionManager
- #458 Additional parameters seems to disapear in some conditions
- #461 Error when updating URL of alias
- #467 Output of a command is trimmed
- #471 Investigate on Cannot execute alias 'k'. Check the path of the executable or the URL.
- #476 Lua script behaves wrongly
- #482 ADD keywords crashes
features
- #364 Avoid to create unsupported macros
- #445 Add a cache for IPackagedAppSearchService in KeywordViewModel
- #450 Improve speed on search Alias
- #470 For keyword >, start PowerShell with -noprofile
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.5.1

As part of this release we had 11 issues closed.

Bug fixing for version 2.5.1

bugs
- #403 Error when launching an alias
- #407 Crash when enumerating the result
- #408 Comment on AliasQueryResult should be limited to 90 chars
- #415 Add @centre@ as a default keyword
- #416 By default, centre the search box in the middle of the screen
- #423 Fix doubloon is slow and freeze the UI
builds
- #413 Add new label in CI/CD
- #428 Bump to version 2.5.1
internal refactorings
- #396 Namespace Lanceur.Ui is at wrong place
- #401 Set ReactiveUi logs as Trace
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.5.0

As part of this release we had 65 issues closed.

Create some plugins

bugs
- #304 No version number on plugin
- #305 Plugin counter reset after restart of Lanceur
- #313 Cannot create multiple alias at once
- #339 Clean doubloons delete too much data
- #343 Fix database connection issue
- #351 Issue when bubble up exact match in result
- #356 Icons are not displayed correctly
- #357 Add scroll bars to additional parameters
- #362 Cannot remove synonym
- #363 Using arrow key to navigate eventually crashes
- #365 Issue when macro is misconfigured
- #374 When thumbnails directory doesn’t exists: crash
- #377 Error when creating a macro keyword
- #382 Impossible to add a URL without favicon because of HTTP 404 error
- #384 Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined.
- #385 Search result contains unexpected items
- #386 Lua script not executed as expected
- #391 Crash after update of an additional parameter
- #392 Fix icons in KeywordsView
- #409 Refresh thumbnails removes additionnal parameters
- #417 Cannot fix empty alias
- #418 Packaged application displays wrong description
- #419 Packaged application display wrong icon
builds
- #282 Fix build to not release when no feature or bugs
- #323 Remove workaround for GitReleaseManager
- #330 Update GitVersion.yml to use branch name in pre-release
- #332 Fix build.cake
- #369 Update version of alpha release
features
- #51 Create a repository for plugins
- #235 Create a SDK for the plugins
- #287 Create plugin installer for the web repository
- #289 Install web plugins from Lanceur
- #300 When listing web plugins, hide already installed
- #310 (local plugin) Check version and refuse to install when version is less than the installed one.
- #311 Show installed plugin when newer version
- #314 Add alias alternative with other parameters
- #319 Improve toast: Add icon for log level
- #322 Allow update of old plugin (file)
- #325 Allow update of old plugin (web)
- #333 Add scripting to alias
- #334 Create an icon when the alias is only an URL
- #372 Get favicon when link is URL
internal refactorings
- #278 Check src/Version.cs is still used
- #279 Change plugin manifest name
- #292 Register View can be simpler
- #294 Remove project Lanceur.Core.Plugins
- #297 Rename WebRepository to PluginWebRepository
- #301 Add support for Jetbrain Rider
- #324 Check AsXxx and ToXxx
- #335 Roll back into main solution the FileOperationScheduler
- #338 Remove .idea directory
- #348 Full cleanup of code
- #398 Small refactoring
- #399 Thumbnail managemenet can be optimised
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.4.0

As part of this release we had 21 issues closed.

bug
- #260 Unit tests are failing from time to time
features
- #232 Plugin: list installed plugins
- #233 Plugin: Remove installed plugins
- #234 Plugin: Install new plugin
- #258 Check minimum version when running plugins
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.3.0

As part of this release we had 16 commits which resulted in 8 issues being closed.

features
- #77 Duplicate Keyword doesn’t work
- #87 Add usage counter for plugins
- #101 Restart application when settings saved only when needed
- #211 Make calculator working without special keyword
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.2.0

As part of this release we had 47 issues closed.

This release is Plugin oriented but can contain bug fixes

bugs
- #134 Update session create new item in list
- #150 Multi macro don’t hide after execution
- #158 Args do not work with plugin
- #160 Arrow selection not working
- #161 Calculation of =150/4 is not working
- #162 Notes can be too long
- #188 Cannot ADD new alias
- #197 Closing search box do not clear results
- #198 Cannot use setup
- #204 @MULTI@ macro not working
- #207 Error when loading all the thumbnails (to be investigated)
- #209 ArgumentOutOfRangeException in MainViewModel
- #213 @MULTI@ macro keeps UI open
- #214 If auto complete doesn’t fit the search query, hide it
- #215 Click on alias don’t work
- #221 Error when launching any keyword
features
- #159 Replace usage history with bar diagram
- #186 Update themes
- #196 Add settings to allow showing every keyword
- #212 Add a thin border around the different components
- #217 Display selected item in query box when navigating
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.1.0

As part of this release we had 91 commits which resulted in 77 issues being closed.

bugs
- #5 ADD keyword not working as expected
- #44 Issue in the options
- #55 Impossible to create new keyword from settings
- #56 Weird display for duplicates
- #57 Cannot remove doubloons
- #67 Crash when showing statistics with no value
- #70 When changing DB, restart is needed but nothing to say it
- #73 Adding a db path with " crashes the application
- #76 Cannot find settings on first startup
- #81 Settings files has issue when saving
- #82 Feedback when trying to create doubloon alias is not clear
- #83 Settings: Wrong filter in DB selection window
- #84 Invalid Json when saving settings
- #86 Search in plugin store is not correct
- #92 Issue with restart delay + wrong design
- #94 Change theme has some glitches
- #97 NullReferenceException when loading the first time
- #98 Counter does not work with Macros
- #99 default shortcut AltGr+Space is automatically replaced with Space
- #100 Order result in the wrong way
- #109 PowerShell reserved keyword lacks of feeback
- #112 Cannot execute URL anymore
- #113 Progressbar is flickering
- #116 Searchbox keeps text after pressing enter
- #118 Wrong allias executed
- #123 When executing search, first result is not selected any more
- #127 Startup not working. Configuration lost
- #129 First start looses settings
- #130 Icon in taskbar disappeared
- #137 Start as admin not working anymore
- #142 Packages applications don’t work when not asked to run in admin
- #144 MULTI macro not working anymore
features
- #59 Handle process output
- #60 ESC to quit settings
- #61 In settings, by default show Keywords
- #63 Add counter for non alias
- #64 Add validation to avoid saving alias with empty file name
- #89 Reduce restart time from 2 sec to 0,5 sec
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0
Release of version 2.0.2

As part of this release we had 26 issues closed.

bugs
- #24 Arrow doesn’t navigate in the results
- #26 Sometimes extract thumbnails fails
- #28 Alias DEBUG doesn’t accept argument anymore
- #33 Empty query keeps previous result
- #34 Changing theme does not change colour of view
Where to get it

You can download this release from Lanceur 2.0

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