https://youtube.com/watch?v=pg-yeXEvVwA [Embed]
windows
zip: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v537/Hydrus.Network.537.-.Windows.-.Extract.only.zip
exe: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v537/Hydrus.Network.537.-.Windows.-.Installer.exe
macOS
app: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v537/Hydrus.Network.537.-.macOS.-.App.dmg
linux
tar.gz: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v537/Hydrus.Network.537.-.Linux.-.Executable.tar.gz

I had an ok week. There's a mix of bug fixes and a couple of neat improvements.

Full changelog: https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/changelog.html

highlights

First off, the filetype selector, which you'll see in 'system:filetype' and any File Import Options, is completely rewritten to a checkbox tree. It is easier to work with than the old expanding panels system and scrolls smoothly when it gets internally tall. I've been worried about adding more filetype support for a while because of how busy this widget was getting, but this will relieve things.

Also, the 'applications' group is now split up. All the archives like zip and rar are now in 'archives', and all the xcf, psd, and krita formats are in 'image project files'. It doesn't matter much yet, but these groups also exist as separate rows in the viewing settings under _options->media_.

Secondly, I have figured out a 'fast delete' method for very large database objects. Deleting the PTR is now an instant operation! Unfortunately, under the hood this is really just a deferred delete, so the object still uses its hard drive space until it is deleted later in the background in pieces. Unfortunately x2 is that I haven't written the maintenance job that does the delete yet, lol, so if you need to delete some service or do a large database regenerate job, please bear with the bloat for a week.

If you updated last week, jumping up several versions at once, and got a popup that some EXIF scanning update did not work, don't worry. I fixed the problem, and nothing important was actually broken anyway. Thanks for the reports!

I fixed the grid layout on tags->migrate tags, which exploded under my nose. Sorry if you were recently confused by this!

next week

I'll finish this background deletion maintenance system and keep on trucking on smaller fixes. I've got a lot of immediate work like this to do and github issues to catch up on. I'd also love to get some more system predicate parsing, for ratings and more, working.