THE QUEDEX APP DEVLOG
Development notes from QueVault, Media Browser and the engineering behind them.
Recent Media Browser development has concentrated on the details that make a file browser dependable: finding your way home, keeping saved references attached to the…
Read note : Media Browser: keeping navigation and favourites together
October development has focused on making QueVault more useful for the records people actually keep, while making everyday navigation feel more settled. This is a…
Read note : QueVault: reusable templates and a clearer everyday workflowHow a software licence manager has grown into a more flexible personal vault, and where development is heading next.
Read note : QueVault: beyond software licencesRecent work on remote video streaming and keeping the viewing controls out of the way.
Read note : Media Browser: large files, small detailsIn mid-June, the project was still License Vault. The immediate job was a fresh SwiftUI foundation, replacing the older mixture of Swift, SwiftUI and Objective-C.…
Read note : Starting again, with a vault at the centreThe next stretch of work was about making the foundations comfortable to use. A growing application can quickly turn Settings into a long list of…
Read note : Making the licence manager feel like a proper Mac appAt the beginning of July we started turning import into a workflow rather than a file picker. Choosing an export from another application should not…
Read note : Giving imports a pause buttonThe 6 July checkpoint made the growing import workflow easier to understand and gave some other tools a clearer home. Backup Now and Restore moved…
Read note : Separating everyday tools from preferencesThis week’s recorded work concentrated on the transition between a locked vault and the main application. The unlock screen became a clean, full-screen experience, rather…
Read note : A locked vault should feel lockedThe 25 July checkpoint returned to importing, this time with more attention to particular source applications. Early mSecure 6 CSV detection began recognising its structure…
Read note : Learning from the files people actually export