v0.1-alpha

Release Notes: v0.1-alpha

Summary

v0.1-alpha establishes the first end-to-end Retrocore workflow for Windows Terminal:

• local or shim-based CLI usage
• preset-driven CRT shader generation
• profile-default or profile-specific targeting
• standalone PowerShell apply and removal scripts
• automatic settings backups before writes

Included in this release

• retrocore.py CLI for status, apply, presets, config editing, and targeting
• retrocore manager dark desktop UI for core controls and effect editing
• retrocore.cmd wrapper for local project execution
• manager.ps1 and manager.bat direct launchers
• install_dependencies.ps1 guided setup flow
• standalone global apply and remove scripts
• built-in presets: subtle, warm, arcade, amber, phosphor-green, ice
• JSONC-tolerant Windows Terminal settings parsing for comments and trailing commas
• smoke-test script at tests/smoke_test.py

Known limitations

• Windows-only target
• no formal automated test suite beyond smoke coverage
• CLI output is functional but still visually plain
• writing Terminal settings back normalizes formatting to standard JSON
• no packaged installer or GitHub release flow yet

Recommended verification

python .\tests\smoke_test.py
.\retrocore.cmd status
.\retrocore.cmd on
.\retrocore.cmd off

Next planned work

• stronger CLI presentation
• a dedicated Retrocore manager surface
• installer packaging
• GitHub publishing and release assets