Change Summary

• Remove the broken drag and drop support
• Improve the windows daemon
• Use Deskflow-server.conf for the external server config name
• Code base is now 60% less smelly
• Fix issues around the dialog shown when you first connect a server / client.

Known Issues

• #8641 the core service will not start if the gui is start minimized.

What's Changed

• ci: force osxSysroot for osx13 builds by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8469
• fix: Show first server start message only when start was successful by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8467
• fixes #8463 do not assume C for root by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8464
• fix: Remove unnecessary log line endings and trimming by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8457
• fix: Add missing menu accelerators by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8471
• No assert clipboard by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8462
• fix: Default external server config name should be *-server.conf by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8487
• fix: Use QTextStream to write to stdout and stderr by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8490
• feat(daemon): Friendly message on daemon connection error by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8493
• Improve Windows daemon retry mechanism and related logging by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8495
• Change Qt mirror (download.qt.io is down/flakey) by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8500
• refactor: do not save empty RemoteHost line by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8497
• ci: add builder for fedora 42 by @Lochnair in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8515
• fix: user can not start in client mode without a remote host by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8509
• Remove unused old test mocks by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8510
• Remove more code for inverse connection by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8511
• ci: Adjust back to main flatpak builder by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8514
• ci: add osxSysroot to mac os14 job by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8519
• Save the host name if the lineEdit is not empty by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8518
• Rm switchon desk by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8454
• fix: firstshown called on every re open by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8523
• chore: Increase log level for noisy empty lang code log line by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8528
• build: Replace CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR with BUILD_ARCHITECTURE by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8524
• chore: remove unused TLSCertificate::getCertificatePath by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8533
• docs(readme): Add contrib link and badges to README.md by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8536
• docs: Create CONTRIBUTING.md by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8537
• fix: add reuse info to **.md by default by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8540
• ensure client, server and core use correct setting path by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8535
• chore: Use override for override methods by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8550
• Sonar cleanup default case should be first or last case in switch statements by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8548
• fix: incorrect paths for the server configs shown in help message by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8532
• ci: use normal built in vcpkg cache by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8541
• refactor: remove old mac os version checks by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8502
• Use nullptr where possible by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8549
• Sonar cleanup use auto by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8547
• Retry mechanism for Windows Daemon IPC client by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8508
• chore: Silence two compiler signedness warnings by @whot in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8553
• ei: Drain all events sitting in our pipe by @whot in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8556
• Fix: Cursor stuck off server screen (Wayland, attempt) by @mrnicegyu11 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8503
• Sonar issues use default methods by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8561
• docs: Improve readability of readme by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8558
• ci: switch to sithlord48/vcpkg-action by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8565
• Deskflow-gui add reset option by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8563
• Tidy up windows code smells missed by sonarscan by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8564
• Tidy up macos code smells missed by sonarscan by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8566
• Better detect windows Arm64 on both CI and local builds by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8567
• Port event queue by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8562
• Remove drag and drop support by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8569
• feat: add Initial Qt Tests items by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8413
• Fix code smells in GUI by @tcanabrava in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8580
• sync arch package depends those used on arch by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8581
• Further improve testing by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8585
• refactor: make sure settings dialog pushes all options to the top by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8591
• Port Fingerprint info to use Qt by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8584
• Resolve deprecated-enum-float-conversion compiler warnings by @samumbach in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8595
• Port more test to Qt Test by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8586
• Do not use SHA1 by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8594
• fix settings modifiers initilization, move initization to header by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8596
• fix: Show first server start message only in server mode by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8600
• Remove unused MinimalApp Class by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8602
• Directy use of console output in logOutputters by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8603
• fix: Disable the save button when config not writable by @nbolton in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8592
• fix: lockup if first run message is up and a client connects by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8601
• ci: Simplify our Install Dependencies action by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8608
• More Sonar cleanup by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8607
• Fix broken link "built it" in README by @Marenz in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8615
• Sonar cleanup 2 by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8610
• Remove Ifdef around iso_level5 by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8612
• Consolidate arch strings by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8617
• Log Error and stop the core process if print database is not writable by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8613
• Sonar cleanup 3 by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8616
• Sonar cleanup 4 by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8619
• IL Backport: Use some std::unique_prt in event Queue by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8622
• build: add qt6-svg to arch package depends by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8627
• Wix installer use BUILD_ARCHITECTURE to figure out regkey to look for msvc_redist by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8629
• fix: avoid leaking build paths in manpages by @ykasap in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8631
• IL backport: Cleanup Error handling by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8623
• Update flatpak depends by @sithlord48 in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8635

New Contributors

• @Lochnair made their first contribution in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8515
• @whot made their first contribution in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8553
• @mrnicegyu11 made their first contribution in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8503
• @tcanabrava made their first contribution in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8580
• @samumbach made their first contribution in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8595
• @Marenz made their first contribution in https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/pull/8615

Full Changelog: https://github.com/deskflow/deskflow/compare/v1.21.2...v1.22.0