This changelog summarizes the full project history reconstructed from the repository commits since the project started on August 20, 2012.

Early history is grouped by day to keep the file readable while still covering the full timeline.

• Reorganized the xterm.js terminal preview modules around terminal-view naming to avoid confusion with the xterm export format.
• Split terminal preview command builders into a dedicated commands area.
• Added a live usability command that reports WCAG-based text contrast for the current terminal palette.
• Updated terminal help output with grouped tools and example commands, including colored command names and short descriptions.

• Migrated the terminal preview window to xterm.js while preserving the classic 4bit terminal proportions and font behavior.
• Added an interactive terminal preview prompt with commands for color matrix, git diff, git status, ls, ls -al, clear, and help output.
• Kept terminal preview content stable during slider changes by updating the theme without restoring the boot transcript.
• Fixed terminal view dimensions while the page and font are loading.

• Added export support for Windows Terminal, Termite, ConEmu, KiTTY, and macOS Terminal.
• Updated GNOME Terminal export support for the newer format without keeping the old fallback.
• Stabilized the ConEmu snapshot date used in generated output.

• Restyled About page feature cards to resemble terminal previews.

• Added a dedicated SEO-focused About page for 4bit with project history, supported terminal links, source references, and an explanation of the color-generation model.
• Reworked the page header navigation so the About page links back to the editor while the editor keeps the download workflow.
• Shared the page shell, header, footer, button, theme, asset, and store code between the editor and About page.
• Reorganized presentation code into about-page, editor-page, and shared areas to reduce coupling between page-specific UI and shared layout.
• Decoupled browser URL synchronization from Pinia by passing the scheme store into the infrastructure adapter.

• Added compact s query-string serialization for complete scheme settings while keeping backward compatibility with legacy shared URLs.
• Added mintty drag-and-drop URL payload support so generated palettes can be dropped into mintty from shared links.
• Updated social sharing and browser URL synchronization to use the compressed scheme settings and mintty drag payload.
• Extended unit and browser smoke coverage for compressed settings, legacy URL hydration, sharing URLs, and mintty drag serialization.

• Completed the Vue migration of the remaining UI pieces.
• Refactored Advanced controls to Vue components while keeping the legacy jQuery color wheel wrapped inside Vue.
• Ported newer legacy master changes into the Vue app, including exporter updates and newer defaults.
• Removed leftover legacy entrypoints and duplicated assets that were no longer used by the Vite app.
• Unified slider wrappers and added proper jQuery UI cleanup on unmount.
• Replaced runtime <style> injection with CSS variables driven by the calculated scheme store.
• Scoped component layout styles and moved more styling closer to Vue components.
• Added SEO metadata, JSON-LD, robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and a dedicated social preview image.
• Configured the Vite production base path for GitHub Pages project-site deploys.
• Simplified the XML sitemap, added a text sitemap fallback, and disabled Jekyll processing for GitHub Pages.
• Added unit tests for palette calculation and export generation.
• Added a GitHub Actions workflow that runs tests and deploys GitHub Pages from master.
• Upgraded the project runtime target to Node 24 and refreshed the dependency stack, including jQuery 4 and Color 5.
• Added an Advanced Hue Set tab for choosing Monochrome, Duotone, Tricolor, or Hexachrome chromatic presets with adjustable hue, saturation, and lightness ranges, including neutral defaults that preserve the legacy standard palette.
• Added query-string persistence for the full scheme state so generated palettes can be shared as links, with backward-compatible hue-set aliases for older URLs and automatic restoration of the last used scheme when returning without query parameters.
• Added a defaults button next to Global Properties that resets the full scheme back to the built-in defaults.
• Updated Hue Set so duotone uses complementary hues and the main Hue slider adapts its range to the active preset while staying stable when switching modes.
• Updated the X share button to use the current scheme URL and prefill share text while keeping the original widget styling.
• Updated developer setup notes in the README.
• Updated author links in the README and footer.

• Refactored the Get Scheme / download dialog from legacy code to a Vue component.

• Refactored color and scheme logic by extracting more behavior from stores into services.

• Added chromatic, black, and white lightness sliders.

• Added hue and saturation sliders.

• Added the editable scheme store.
• Connected the terminal preview to live state.
• Added the dynamic style service used at that stage of the migration.

• Added the terminal preview component.

• Applied layout corrections.
• Moved images into public.
• Added ESLint with Vue support.

• Rewrote the page shell, header, and footer in Vue.

• Started the modern frontend migration.
• Installed Vue and Pinia.
• Added Vite and Less.
• Created src/ and moved styles there.
• Removed the legacy Google Closure Library dependency.

• Made the download dialog scroll when the terminal list gets long.
• Removed Google Plus and Facebook buttons from the page header/footer area.
• Updated links to the proper domain.
• Adjusted the social media wrapper sizing.
• Added a favicon.

• Moved Closure Compiler into the project via npm and updated the build script.
• Performed cleanup and documentation updates.

• Changed exported configuration formats to download as files instead of opening raw text in a new tab.

• Added the deprecated Google Closure Library as a submodule as an intermediate maintenance step.
• Updated the README.

• Merged the Terminator homepage URL fix from PR #25.

• Updated the Terminator homepage URL.

• Added Google Analytics.
• Updated lessc usage for a newer API and full-path execution.

• Merged Terminator support.
• Added Terminator documentation to the README.

• Fixed the color order in the Terminator palette export.

• Added Terminator support.

• Added Gnome Terminal support.
• Added PuTTY support.
• Updated the README with PuTTY and Gnome Terminal documentation.

• Added mintty support.
• Revised the mintty exporter.
• Darkened the dialog overlay.

• Added Guake support and revised the generated output.
• Added iTerm2 .itermcolors export support.
• Corrected iTerm2 output values to use reals from 0 to 1.
• Added iTerm2 instructions to the README.
• Cleaned trailing whitespace and other small formatting issues.

• Updated the README.

• Added XFCE4 Terminal support.
• Updated generated timestamps.
• Removed Aptana project config from the repository.

• Improved development build speed.
• Expanded usage instructions and documentation.

• Added the Get Scheme button with the dialog flow used by the classic app.
• Prepared KDE-related support for production.
• Updated contributor links, README content, _blank behavior, and CSS cache handling.

• Added Konsole .colorscheme generation support.
• Merged the related contribution from Stefan Wienert.

• Fixed inverted cyan and magenta colors.
• Bundled third-party libraries, fonts, and images into the repository to simplify contributions.
• Expanded information about supported terminals and project usage.

• Cleaned the app directory.
• Applied early visual fixes.

• Initial commit.
• First beta version of the project.