v1.2.0 released, UI Edition

Version 1.2.0 of Kapell has just been released on the App Store.

This release didn’t get a bunch of beta release posts. It was a focused branch aimed at righting the wrongs of a rookie macOS developer with more energy than experience.

Split view

The focus of the work is a revamped split view with a small left rail and dedicated enrichment pane with tabs.

Split pane view with D'Angelo and the Vanguard's Black Messiah — Tight left rail, split pane for enrichment, and new chin-mounted telemetry.

Kapell’s telemetry is now mounted on the restyled chin/transport area. It can be toggled on or off, as well as small or medium. Individual units in the rack can be expanded, yielding more information.

Expanded telemetry rack — The (optional) chin-mounted telemetry rack gives data about APIs, caching, enrichment, and signal path.

And more for quality of life

There are lots of small improvements nestled in these changes:

⌘-K launched “command palette” for jumping to screens
Hotkeys for sidebar items (⌘-f for search, ⌘-1 through ⌘-6 for others)
Responsive album header and button placement for smaller window sizes
Latched play controls to avoid buttons in weird states and shimmering track lists
Show Album option when right clicking on album art in the chin