CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[1.3.0] - 2024-12-18

Added

• Native tkinter menu bar integration replacing popup menu system
• Comprehensive menu structure with File, Server, Tools, View, and Help menus
• Organized submenus for better navigation and functionality grouping
• Menu keyboard shortcuts and accelerators
• Professional menu bar appearance consistent with modern desktop applications

Fixed

• Improved menu accessibility and usability over previous popup system
• Menu items now follow standard desktop application conventions
• Better integration with operating system menu styling

Changed

• BREAKING: Replaced button-based popup menus with native menu bar
• Menu structure reorganized into logical categories:
  • File: Server management, import/export, directory access
  • Server: Server management and control operations
  • Tools: Development tools, server utilities, web interfaces
  • View: Interface navigation and theme selection
  • Help: Documentation, support, and system information
• Removed obsolete popup menu methods and UI elements
• Cleaner interface with more space for content

Removed

• Old popup menu system (show_file_menu, show_server_menu, etc.)
• Menu button widgets from top toolbar
• Popup window menu implementations

[1.2.2-pre] - 2024-12-18 (Pre-release)

Added

• Window icons throughout the application using icons/launcher.ico
• Icon support for main GUI window and all popup dialogs/menus
• Resource path handling for both development and PyInstaller builds

Fixed

• Fixed GUI launcher reliability when launching Desktop GUI from different working directories
• Improved absolute path handling in launcher for all script executions
• Enhanced process monitoring with daemon threads for cleaner app exit
• Added existence checks for script files before launching

Changed

• GUI launcher now uses absolute paths and proper working directories
• All Toplevel windows (menus, dialogs) now display the application icon
• Improved error messages showing full paths when scripts are not found

[1.2.1] - 2024-12-18

Added

• Comprehensive menubar with File, Server, Tools, View, and Help menus
• Import/Export functionality for server configurations and server lists
• Batch operations for starting/stopping multiple servers
• Server cloning functionality
• Quick access to project and config directories
• Enhanced navigation with tab switching from View menu
• Python to Java converter integration in Tools menu
• Backup and restore server functionality
• Web GUI launchers (Python and PHP versions)
• WebSocket server integration
• System information display
• About dialog with version information

Fixed

• Fixed TclError in file dialogs by replacing initialvalue with initialfile
• Corrected tab reference from "Properties" to "Server Properties" in View menu
• Improved error handling for server operations

Removed

• Removed "Create Executable" option from Tools menu
• Cleaned up unused launch_exe_builder function

Changed

• Enhanced GUI with modern menubar interface
• Improved user experience with organized menu structure
• Updated version numbering to 1.2.1

[1.2.1] - Initial Release

Added

• Basic Minecraft server management functionality
• GUI interface for server setup and control
• Web interface for remote management
• Command-line interface for server setup
• Support for multiple server configurations
• Java version checking
• Automatic server JAR downloading
• EULA acceptance handling
• Server properties configuration
• Real-time server console integration