Changelog

Window command reliability fixes

• FixedPush and Pick & Drop commands now recover when a relaunched app briefly reports an unavailable Accessibility (AX) server
• FixedRapid window boundary hotkeys no longer replay stale geometry targets

Chromium window fixes & direct zone hotkeys

• FixedCycle/focus hotkeys no longer bail when a Chromium window's AXWindowNumber doesn't match its CGWindowID — selecting won't crash or detach from zone
• FixedPick & Drop now skips Chromium helper windows (GPU process, tab strip overlays) that steal cursor hits
• FixedEliminated ~300ms AX self-deadlock when StackWM queries its own focused window during hotkey processing
• NewCycle region: press ⌥⌘+digit to directly cycle a numbered zone without focusing it first
• NewScene Manager now shows a display selector when more than one monitor is connected
• FixedSettings license error messages now show the actual failure reason
• FixedZoneSwitcher item view retain cycle in icon loading closure
• FixedNavigation flash overlay retain cycle in DispatchQueue closure

Layout editor and license activation fixes

• NewZone Switcher: press ⌥⇥ / ⌥⇧⇥ to switch between windows in the current zone
• ImprovedZone Switcher now supports mouse selection, drag reordering, live window updates, and safer long-title wrapping
• FixedAdding an app in the layout editor no longer lets app picker typing trigger split shortcuts
• ImprovedLicense activation now separates rejected keys, activation limits, service errors, and real network errors

Scene switching reliability & memory optimization

• NewUnified parking system replaces hide/unhide for scene switching
• NewScored candidate pool for smarter window-to-zone matching on scene restore
• ImprovedScene Manager layout UX simplified — cleaner grid editor and preset panel
• ImprovedAXUtil consolidated to a single shared instance (reduced memory overhead)
• ImprovedIconCache now has a defensive 8 MB byte limit
• FixedApp picker keyboard navigation in scene editor
• FixedFive canvas interaction bugs in scene editor
• FixedNew windows no longer auto-assigned to zones — user decides placement

Bidirectional stack cycle & UI polish

• NewCycle backward hotkey for stack cycle (reverse direction)
• NewOperation hints on layout editor toolbar and scene section headers
• NewPer-zone app picker for manual app assignment when saving scenes
• ImprovedStartup and Settings panel open latency reduced
• ImprovedUnified card backgrounds with accentColor fill and vibrancy
• ImprovedConsistent color, radius, and typography across scene surfaces
• FixedCycle backward not traversing full stack
• FixedLayout preview not showing for user-defined layouts in scene switcher
• FixedScene manager panel not refreshing when editor saves layout
• FixedDivider positions drifting on drag in scene editor
• FixedWindow swap using wrong stack element (stack.first → stack.last)

Auto-launch missing apps on scene restore

• NewAuto-launch and place missing apps when restoring a scene
• ImprovedUnified window-first activation across sync and async paths
• FixedAuto Layout ambiguity warnings in UI

Scene card switcher & hotkey overhaul

• NewEdit button in Scene Card Switcher for quick scene editing
• NewFocus left/right hotkeys and cycle bounce toast
• NewExtension code system for legacy users
• NewSDP-style hotkey actions with Shift modifier for window swap
• ImprovedScene manager app picker flow and visual hierarchy
• ImprovedSwitcher cold-start icon loading performance
• ImprovedComprehensive SwiftUI modernization and optimization
• ImprovedSimplified hotkeys to ⌃⌥-only scheme
• FixedHotkey/scene conflict between Scene Card Switcher and push region 1
• FixedQWERTY keycode mapping for letter keys
• FixedPreferences window not coming to front when opened
• FixedScene save (⌃⌥S) now updates active scene instead of creating new
• FixedZone ID allocation changed from row-major to column-major