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windows
zip: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v566/Hydrus.Network.566.-.Windows.-.Extract.only.zip
exe: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v566/Hydrus.Network.566.-.Windows.-.Installer.exe
macOS
app: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v566/Hydrus.Network.566.-.macOS.-.App.dmg
linux
tar.zst: https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus/releases/download/v566/Hydrus.Network.566.-.Linux.-.Executable.tar.zst

I had a good week. The long-awaited incremental tagger is ready, and the program supports some more document types. You will get a yes/no on update, but it isn't a big deal.

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

incremental tagger

When you open the manage tags dialog on several thumbnails, it now has a '±' button that lets you tag the files 'page:1', 'page:2', 'page:3' and so on. You can set the namespace (or no namespace), the starting point (so you can start at 'page:18' if you need to), the 'step' (so you can count by +2, or even -1 to decrement), and even prefix/suffix for the number if you need to decorate with 'page:x (wip)' or something.

I'm quite happy with how this worked out. There's some live text that gives you a preview of what's about to happen, so the best way to get to grips with it is to play with it. Just click and poke around, and let me know how you get on. Namespace will be remembered between opens, and if the first file in your selection has a number tag for that namespace, it'll set the 'start' position to that value. If you are setting page tags to a bunch of chapters, or gaps in a larger body, a bit of prep/overlap may help things here.

We've wanted this for years and years, and while I'm not expecting the program to handle paged content beautifully now, this is a decent step forward.

docx and friends

The document types .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx, which are the newer Microsoft Office 'Open' formats, are now recognised by the client. These are secretly zips, so there's a chance you have some in your client already. On update, you'll be asked if you want to scan your client's existing zips to see if they were really one of these. You probably don't, so it isn't a big deal, but if you think you do, hit yes and they should appear.

next week

Cloudflare are rolling out some annoying new cache-optimising tech that is causing file dupes, so I need to work on URL handling so we can patch the most-affected sites.