Release v0.4.16: Timeline enhancements and dashboard reorganization

Author: adolfousier

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.4.16 (2025-11-27)
+
+- **Timeline Visualization**: Full-width colored activity timeline for day/week/month views
+  - Each period (hour/day) colored by dominant activity category (Development=Yellow, Browsing=Blue, Communication=Green, Media=Magenta, Files=Cyan, etc.)
+  - Adaptive hour/day labels based on terminal width (every hour for daily, every day for weekly/monthly)
+  - Category legend showing top 5 active categories with their colors
+  - Visual indicators: █ (full block) for active periods, ░ (light shade) for inactive periods
+
+- **Dashboard Layout Reorganization**: Improved space utilization and information hierarchy
+  - Sessions timeline moved to dedicated dialog (accessible via 's' key from dashboard)
+  - Main dashboard now features colored timeline at bottom for better activity overview
+  - Detailed stats and categories repositioned for improved layout flow
+  - Better visual separation between dashboard sections
+
+- **View Mode Synchronization**: Fixed timeline to respect Daily/Weekly/Monthly views
+  - "Today's Activity Progress" now shows current view's data (Daily/Weekly/Monthly)
+  - Weekly view correctly aggregates last 7 days from Sunday
+  - Monthly view correctly aggregates full month from 1st
+  - All activity percentages now match their respective pie charts
+
+- **UI Improvements**: Enhanced visual clarity and information density
+  - Full-width timeline display for better visual impact
+  - Proper spacing and alignment for improved readability
+  - Category colors consistent across all views
+
 ## v0.4.15 (2025-11-25)
 
 - **Build System Migration**: Replaced Make with Just-rs

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "neura_hustle_tracker"
-version = "0.4.15"
+version = "0.4.16"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [[bin]]

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
 This app runs in your terminal and shows you exactly where your time goes during work sessions. Built with Ratatui.
 
 ![Demo](src/screenshots/hustler-tracker-demo-new.gif)
+![Demo](src/screenshots/hustler-tracker-demo.png)
+
+## Download Pre-Built Binaries (Easiest!)
+
+**No Rust installation needed!** Download ready-to-use binaries for your platform from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/adolfousier/neura-hustle-tracker/releases):
+
+- **Linux**: [neura_hustle_tracker-linux-x86_64](https://github.com/adolfousier/neura-hustle-tracker/releases)
+- **macOS (Intel)**: [neura_hustle_tracker-macos-x86_64](https://github.com/adolfousier/neura-hustle-tracker/releases)
+- **macOS (Apple Silicon)**: [neura_hustle_tracker-macos-aarch64](https://github.com/adolfousier/neura-hustle-tracker/releases)
+- **Windows**: [neura_hustle_tracker-windows-x86_64.exe](https://github.com/adolfousier/neura-hustle-tracker/releases)
+
+Just download, make executable on Linux/macOS (`chmod +x neura_hustle_tracker-*`), and run!
+
+**Note**: On macOS/Windows, you'll also need the daemon binary (`neura_hustle_daemon`) running in the background.
 
 ## What Does This Do?
 
@@ -84,6 +98,12 @@ Once the app is running:
 - **Shift+C** - See all available commands
 - **q** - Quit
 
+**Timeline Feature (v0.4.16+)**:
+- Daily view shows a 24-hour colored activity timeline at the bottom
+- Each hour is colored by your dominant activity category
+- Weekly and monthly views show daily activity patterns with matching data
+- See your category colors at a glance (Development=Yellow, Browsing=Blue, Communication=Green, Media=Magenta, Files=Cyan)
+
 The app tracks automatically. Just switch between your programs normally and it records everything.
 
 ## Two Ways to Run (Important!)

src/screenshots/gui_demo_wip.png

@@ -915,16 +915,12 @@ AppState::BreakdownDashboard { view_mode, selected_panel, panel_scrolls } => {
         crate::ui::render::draw_bar_chart(self, f, area, title, bar_data);
     }
 
-    pub fn draw_history(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: ratatui::layout::Rect) {
-        crate::ui::render::draw_history(self, f, area);
-    }
-
     pub fn draw_pie_chart(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: ratatui::layout::Rect, data: &[HierarchicalDisplayItem]) {
         crate::ui::render::draw_pie_chart(self, f, area, data);
     }
 
-    pub fn draw_timeline(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: ratatui::layout::Rect) {
-        crate::ui::render::draw_timeline(self, f, area);
+    pub fn draw_timeline(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: ratatui::layout::Rect, view_mode: &ViewMode) {
+        crate::ui::render::draw_timeline(self, f, area, view_mode);
     }
 
     pub fn draw_afk(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: ratatui::layout::Rect) {