Release 0.1.0-alpha8

.github/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # LinuxFiles
 
-LinuxFiles is an independent Linux-only file manager built with C#/.NET 10 and Uno Platform's Skia desktop host. Alpha7 prefers native Wayland through the forked Uno 6.7.135-wayland.6 packages and falls back to X11/XWayland, without Windows or Wine.
+LinuxFiles is an independent Linux-only file manager built with C#/.NET 10 and Uno Platform's Skia desktop host. Alpha8 prefers native Wayland through the forked Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7 packages and falls back to X11/XWayland, without Windows or Wine.
 
 Based on [Files](https://github.com/files-community/Files) by the [Files Community](https://github.com/files-community) and its [contributors](https://github.com/files-community/Files/graphs/contributors), this fork is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Files Community. LinuxFiles has no Windows support or upstream sync. Individual upstream fixes may be brought over selectively with attribution; see the [upstream policy](../docs/linux-port/upstream-policy.md).
 
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ See the [showcase](../docs/linux-port/SHOWCASE.md) for screenshots and [packagin
 
 ## Known limits
 
-- The native Wayland host is new; please report compositor, scaling, input or packaging issues. Embedded web/media views are unsupported on Wayland: HTML previews show text with "Open with default app", audio/video shows a thumbnail and details with Open, and release notes open in the browser. X11 keeps embedded views and its existing outgoing drag path. Touch-started drags are untested; Wayland has no "link" drag action. Force X11/XWayland with `UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11`; see [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting).
-- AT-SPI accessibility is not implemented. X11/XWayland fallback can show soft text under fractional compositor scaling.
+- The native Wayland host is new; please report compositor, scaling, input or packaging issues. Audio/video previews on Wayland and X11 need optional `mpv` (libmpv), with play/pause, seek and volume; nothing is decoded until Play, and network, scripts and playlists are disabled. HTML previews need optional `webkit2gtk-4.1` for scrollable snapshots in WebKit's bubblewrap sandbox, with JavaScript off and no network; without the sandbox they fall back to text ([#198](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/pull/198)). NixOS packages lack mpv/WebKitGTK and use fallbacks; the release notes page still uses the fallback. Touch-started drags are untested; Wayland has no "link" drag action. X11 drag and drop with other apps: Uno's X11 host now starts drags itself with a drag icon and cursors, and drops from Wayland apps such as Dolphin on KDE arrive on XWayland ([#197](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/pull/197)). Force X11/XWayland with `UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11`; see [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting).
+- AT-SPI accessibility is not implemented. X11/XWayland fallback can show soft text under fractional compositor scaling. LCD text needs opaque windows and a known subpixel order: compositor monitor info, then fontconfig, KDE `kdeglobals` `XftSubPixel` or GNOME settings; otherwise text stays grayscale, as does rotated text. Set `UNO_SKIA_TEXT_LCD=auto|on|off` (default `auto`) or `UNO_SKIA_TEXT_RGBA=rgb|bgr|vrgb|vbgr|none`. Works with the alpha6 gamma fix (`UNO_SKIA_TEXT_GAMMA=skia` restores the previous gamma rendering); see [Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7](https://github.com/MemerGamer/uno/releases/tag/uno-wayland-6.7.135-wayland.7).
 - Select-all in folders with around 10,000 items remains slow because of Uno selection handling.
 - Tags use Linux extended attributes and a local database. Extended-attribute writes can fail on read-only files or unsupported filesystems; alpha4 preserves edits in the database across reloads and restarts, but those edits cannot be written back to the file when xattrs fail.
 - Release packages target x86_64. arm64 publishing is wired but untested. Network/MTP browsing requires a working GVfs session.
 - AppImage, Flatpak and plain Nix installs disable root actions; see [Root actions](#root-actions).
 
 ## Install
 
-[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles?include_prereleases&filter=linux-v*&label=release)](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/tag/linux-v0.1.0-alpha7)
+[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles?include_prereleases&filter=linux-v*&label=release)](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/tag/linux-v0.1.0-alpha8)
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> **0.1.0-alpha7 is the seventh public alpha release.** Expect rough edges and missing features, and keep backups of anything you care about. Please report problems in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/issues).
+> **0.1.0-alpha8 is the eighth public alpha release.** Expect rough edges and missing features, and keep backups of anything you care about. Please report problems in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/issues).
 
-Grab the assets from the [0.1.0-alpha7 release page](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/tag/linux-v0.1.0-alpha7). Requirements: x86_64 Linux with Wayland or X11/XWayland; the packages are self-contained, so no .NET install is needed.
+Grab the assets from the [0.1.0-alpha8 release page](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/tag/linux-v0.1.0-alpha8). Requirements: x86_64 Linux with Wayland or X11/XWayland; the packages are self-contained, so no .NET install is needed.
 
 ### Arch Linux (AUR)
 
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ programs.linuxfiles = {
 };
 ```
 
-This installs a patched helper, a matching polkit action and trusted deployment manifest, and enables the pkexec wrapper. A session authentication agent is required. The flake pins alpha7, which supports this opt-in. A runtime-capability assertion rejects incompatible or unmarked package overrides. See [Nix packaging details](../docs/linux-port/packaging.md#nix-flake).
+This installs a patched helper, a matching polkit action and trusted deployment manifest, and enables the pkexec wrapper. A session authentication agent is required. The flake currently pins alpha7, which supports this opt-in; it will be updated to alpha8 after the release assets and hashes are published. A runtime-capability assertion rejects incompatible or unmarked package overrides. See [Nix packaging details](../docs/linux-port/packaging.md#nix-flake).
 
 ### AppImage
 
 ```sh
-curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/linux-v0.1.0-alpha7/Files-x86_64.AppImage
+curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/linux-v0.1.0-alpha8/Files-x86_64.AppImage
 chmod +x Files-x86_64.AppImage
 ./Files-x86_64.AppImage
 ```
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Root actions remain disabled in the AppImage. Administrators can separately [pro
 ### Flatpak bundle
 
 ```sh
-curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/linux-v0.1.0-alpha7/Files-x86_64.flatpak
+curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/linux-v0.1.0-alpha8/Files-x86_64.flatpak
 flatpak install --user ./Files-x86_64.flatpak
 flatpak run io.github.memergamer.LinuxFiles
 ```
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ The bundle needs the `org.freedesktop.Platform//25.08` runtime and a configured
 ### Tarball
 
 ```sh
-curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/linux-v0.1.0-alpha7/files-linux-x64.tar.gz
+curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/linux-v0.1.0-alpha8/files-linux-x64.tar.gz
 tar xzf files-linux-x64.tar.gz
 ./linux-x64/Files                      # run it in place
 ```
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ curl -LO https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/releases/download/nightly/Linu
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
-**Choose a host (alpha7):** `UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11 files` forces X11/XWayland; `UNO_SKIA_HOST=wayland files` requires native Wayland. The default chooses Wayland when available and falls back to X11 when Wayland host probing fails or `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` is unset. Restart Files when switching. See [host and package details](../docs/linux-port/wayland-packages.md).
+**Choose a host (alpha8):** `UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11 files` forces X11/XWayland; `UNO_SKIA_HOST=wayland files` requires native Wayland. The default chooses Wayland when available and falls back to X11 when Wayland host probing fails or `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` is unset. Restart Files when switching. See [host and package details](../docs/linux-port/wayland-packages.md).
 
 **Soft text or icons with X11/XWayland fallback on niri / xwayland-satellite:** Enable **Detect display scale from the compositor (experimental)** in Settings > Appearance and restart Files to use niri's focused output scale when no Uno, Xft, GDK or Qt scale hint is present and both `NIRI_SOCKET` and `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` are set. Check stderr for `[display-scale]` to see whether IPC or CLI detection succeeded. Detection defaults off and may double-scale on some setups. `FILES_NIRI_SCALE=1` forces it on and `FILES_NIRI_SCALE=0` forces it off, overriding the saved preference. Launch with `UNO_DISPLAY_SCALE_OVERRIDE=1.25 files` to select a scale manually (replace `1.25` with your output scale). The scale is chosen at startup. See [display scale details](../docs/linux-port/appearance-transparency.md#display-scale-on-niri).
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@ LinuxFiles is an independent Linux-only fork of [Files](https://github.com/files
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha8 - 2026-10-16
+
+Eighth public alpha, focused on sharper text and real media/HTML previews on Wayland and X11. Expect rough edges and keep backups. Report issues at
+https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/issues.
+
+### Highlights
+
+- Sharper text on opaque windows with subpixel (LCD) antialiasing ([Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7](https://github.com/MemerGamer/uno/releases/tag/uno-wayland-6.7.135-wayland.7)). Subpixel order comes from compositor monitor info, then fontconfig, KDE `kdeglobals` `XftSubPixel` or GNOME settings; otherwise text stays grayscale. Rotated text stays grayscale. Set `UNO_SKIA_TEXT_LCD=auto|on|off` (default `auto`) or override the order with `UNO_SKIA_TEXT_RGBA=rgb|bgr|vrgb|vbgr|none`. Works alongside the alpha6 gamma fix; set `UNO_SKIA_TEXT_GAMMA=skia` to restore the previous gamma rendering.
+- Real previews on Wayland and X11 ([#198](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/pull/198)): audio/video plays via libmpv (optional `mpv` dependency), with play/pause, seek and volume. Nothing is decoded until Play; no network, scripts or playlists. HTML renders as a scrollable snapshot via optional `webkit2gtk-4.1`, with JavaScript off and no network in WebKit's bubblewrap sandbox; without the sandbox it falls back to text. The release notes page still uses the fallback. NixOS packages do not include mpv/WebKitGTK yet, so previews fall back there.
+- X11 drag and drop with other apps: Uno's X11 host now starts drags itself (drag icon, copy/move/link cursors, Shift/Escape), and drops from Wayland apps such as Dolphin on KDE arrive on XWayland; before, such a drop was lost and could leave KWin's drag bridge stuck. `UNO_X11_DND_LOG=<file>` traces XDND messages ([#197](https://github.com/MemerGamer/LinuxFiles/pull/197)).
+- Uses the forked Uno **6.7.135-wayland.7** packages ([Uno 6.7.135-wayland.7](https://github.com/MemerGamer/uno/releases/tag/uno-wayland-6.7.135-wayland.7)), verified against committed SHA-256 pins. The Nix flake currently pins alpha7; it will be updated after the alpha8 release assets and hashes are published.
+
+### Known limitations
+
+- The native Wayland host is new; please report compositor, scaling, input or packaging issues. X11/XWayland remains available with `UNO_SKIA_HOST=x11`.
+- Resizing is smoother but not yet perfectly fluid; layout still keeps the UI thread busy during a drag.
+- LCD antialiasing needs an opaque window and a known subpixel order; other text, including rotated text, stays grayscale. Some toolbar glyphs have thin strokes that can look soft. Icons at display scales above 100 percent may still be soft.
+- Preview backends are optional: audio/video needs mpv, and HTML needs WebKitGTK 4.1 with its bubblewrap sandbox. NixOS packages still use fallbacks, as does the release notes page. Touch-started drags are untested, and Wayland has no "link" drag action.
+- Select-all in folders with 10,000 items is still slow due to Uno selection handling.
+- AT-SPI accessibility is not implemented. Mica/Acrylic is not implemented on Linux.
+- The Nix flake pins alpha7 until the alpha8 release assets and hashes are published. Plain Nix installs, AppImage and Flatpak keep root actions disabled.
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha7 - 2026-10-15
 
 Seventh public alpha, focused on file drag-and-drop and preview fallbacks on Wayland. Expect rough edges and keep backups. Report issues at

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <!--  Native Wayland host from the MemerGamer/uno fork; see docs/linux-port/wayland-packages.md  -->
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <UnoWaylandVersion Condition="'$(UnoWaylandVersion)' == ''">6.7.135-wayland.6</UnoWaylandVersion>
+    <UnoWaylandVersion Condition="'$(UnoWaylandVersion)' == ''">6.7.135-wayland.7</UnoWaylandVersion>
     <!--  Set to true with the first UnoWaylandVersion whose X11 host drags to other apps itself (wayland/host-x11dnd); Files then stops starting its own X11 drag source.  -->
-    <FilesUnoX11NativeDrag Condition="'$(FilesUnoX11NativeDrag)' == ''">false</FilesUnoX11NativeDrag>
+    <FilesUnoX11NativeDrag Condition="'$(FilesUnoX11NativeDrag)' == ''">true</FilesUnoX11NativeDrag>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(FilesUseUnoWayland)' == 'true'">
     <RestoreConfigFile Condition="'$(RestoreConfigFile)' == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)nuget.wayland.config</RestoreConfigFile>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <!--  Uno.Sdk rejects any Uno.WinUI other than its own release (UNOB0005); allow only the reviewed fork cohort with its unchanged 6.7.135 SDK base.
        Runs before UnoSdkVersionCheck evaluates its condition, which is the only user of PkgUno_WinUI.  -->
-  <Target Name="_FilesAllowUnoWaylandPackages" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild;ResolveReferences" Condition="'$(FilesUseUnoWayland)' == 'true' And '$(UnoWaylandVersion)' == '6.7.135-wayland.6' And '$(UnoVersion)' == '6.7.135' And $([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($(PkgUno_WinUI))) == '$(UnoWaylandVersion)'">
+  <Target Name="_FilesAllowUnoWaylandPackages" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild;ResolveReferences" Condition="'$(FilesUseUnoWayland)' == 'true' And '$(UnoWaylandVersion)' == '6.7.135-wayland.7' And '$(UnoVersion)' == '6.7.135' And $([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($(PkgUno_WinUI))) == '$(UnoWaylandVersion)'">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <PkgUno_WinUI />
     </PropertyGroup>

build/uno-wayland-packages.sha256

@@ -26,3 +26,11 @@
 6.7.135-wayland.6 16830c4efaccdd6dc25bc2904775251d5155d40e49f76115d7f79b674809518e Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.6.7.135-wayland.6.nupkg
 6.7.135-wayland.6 840cbb2211ad5a6fec08b67db7a41ad8b2d84892864746dbd3e1cc525a97509d Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.X11.6.7.135-wayland.6.nupkg
 6.7.135-wayland.6 2612263e7e88efec40621fbc549f51e1710df41a0a6d391428a019b6cd2c5283 Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.Wayland.6.7.135-wayland.6.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 746a9d0a120fe4fb238980d4da5bb0043a573845908c5eda8b11734a5cd06631 Uno.WinUI.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 4e3b230eac79efcc9fe66b033ff72a0e35c41f307bd220766721a24793c5c608 Uno.WinRT.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 79ca29212d0f3599ca449af1e0f99c1ccba74597bc6c1cdec34bdf74f84c16e2 Uno.Foundation.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 e2275b6721d4edd41531ce6122d99e3424c61f12abc23b28c918e91825ca1986 Uno.Foundation.Logging.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 b16cdff7b4750de38f3914bcb6b8b6d0c1b18b0e71e1d8f99b8ceb7bbf646d90 Uno.UI.Adapter.Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 9dc61cd23f0fe2553e388abbd677cf26098a2ce5d085494fdfadb396a02c13b3 Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 9c16928041cfb1622529107c7c9a274ffc456dea63e55d7f473b7b15bd85c3b1 Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.X11.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg
+6.7.135-wayland.7 6f23e3182482caf78734ec5ce7651f9c17b8a356186f68af670ec74eea51c130 Uno.WinUI.Runtime.Skia.Wayland.6.7.135-wayland.7.nupkg

docs/linux-port/dnd.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Clipboard and drag & drop of files (W-CLIP)
 
 Uno 6.7's X11 host cannot publish file lists on the clipboard (`X11ClipboardExtension` offers text, URI and HTML only) and
-`X11DragDropExtension.StartNativeDrag` throws `NotImplementedException`. Files works around both on its own X connection.
+`X11DragDropExtension.StartNativeDrag` throws `NotImplementedException`. Files uses its own X connection for clipboard file lists, and
+for outgoing drags when `FilesUnoX11NativeDrag=false` (the fork packages from `6.7.135-wayland.7` have Uno's own source, below).
 
 ## Pieces
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ and runs a copy or move (cut) through `IFilesystemHelpers.CopyItemsAsync` / `Mov
 
 ## Outbound drag (XDND source, version 5)
 
-`BaseLayoutPage.FileList_DragItemsStarting` calls `DesktopFileDragHelper.StartExternalDrag`. The host then follows the pointer with
+On X11 with `FilesUnoX11NativeDrag=false`, `BaseLayoutPage.FileList_DragItemsStarting` calls `DesktopFileDragHelper.StartExternalDrag`. The host then follows the pointer with
 `XQueryPointer` (Uno's window keeps the implicit pointer grab, so no second grab is needed), finds the deepest XDND-aware window under
 it (skipping windows of this process, where Uno handles the drag), and sends `XdndEnter`, `XdndPosition`, `XdndDrop`/`XdndLeave`.
 Data is served from the `XdndSelection` selection (`text/uri-list`, `text/plain`). Action is copy, or move while Shift is held; the
@@ -54,10 +55,9 @@ X connection (drag icon window from the DragView snapshot, copy/move/link/no-dro
 grab), routes the pointer back into Uno while it is over the window the drag started in, and offers `text/uri-list` plus the text
 targets. Files then only has to put the file list into `e.Data`, as on Wayland (`DesktopFileDragHelper.StartDrag`).
 
-Released packages up to `6.7.135-wayland.6` do not contain it, so `FilesUnoX11NativeDrag` (Directory.Packages.props) defaults to
-`false` and Files keeps starting its own X11 drag source. Set it to `true` together with the first `UnoWaylandVersion` that includes
-the branch; `UNO_X11_NATIVE_DRAG` then skips `StartExternalDrag` on X11. The old source and `DesktopRuntimeGuards` stay as the path
-for packages without it.
+Packages from `6.7.135-wayland.7` (alpha8) contain it, and `FilesUnoX11NativeDrag` (Directory.Packages.props) defaults to
+`true`: `UNO_X11_NATIVE_DRAG` skips `StartExternalDrag` on X11. Build with `-p:FilesUnoX11NativeDrag=false` against older packages
+(up to `6.7.135-wayland.6`); Files then starts its own X11 drag source, and that path and `DesktopRuntimeGuards` stay for them.
 
 Verified with a LinuxFiles build using `-p:FilesUnoX11NativeDrag=true` and the branch's `Uno.UI.Runtime.Skia.X11.dll`:
 - private Xvfb with a GTK3 drop target: copy, Shift move, Escape, a rejecting target (no-drop cursor), drop onto a folder in the
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ under `dbus-run-session` with a private `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` (the socket path must
 
 ## LINUX-TODO
 
-- `LINUX-TODO(dnd)`: (fixed by Uno's X11 source once `FilesUnoX11NativeDrag` is on) no drag icon or cursor feedback outside the window (the pointer is grabbed by Uno's window; changing it needs
+- `LINUX-TODO(dnd)`: (fixed by Uno's X11 source since alpha8, `FilesUnoX11NativeDrag`) no drag icon or cursor feedback outside the window (the pointer is grabbed by Uno's window; changing it needs
   `XChangeActivePointerGrab` on that connection, or the Uno extension point). Dropping on a window that answers `XdndStatus` with
   "reject" silently does nothing.
 - `LINUX-TODO(dnd)`: the guard only covers file lists (`FileList_DragItemsStarting`). Drags from the sidebar, tabs and the shelf leave