{
  "version": "2026.08.08.081038",
  "published_at": "2026-08-08T15:16:48Z",
  "notes": "Opening a conversation no longer flashes the thread list, the repairs stage bar stops flickering, and the Revenue & Margin columns line up on every row.",
  "changelog": {
    "header": "2026-08-06",
    "body": "- Fixed repair labels sent from the phone not printing on the shop computer\n- Backups now show when they run automatically, and no longer report a failure after a successful run\n- Backup files are named after the shop\n- Turn off cash tracking if your shop doesn't count a drawer (Settings \u2192 Cash Drawer)\n- An employee's initials can now be changed"
  },
  "history": [
    {
      "version": "2026.08.06.124756",
      "header": "2026-08-06",
      "body": "- Fixed repair labels sent from the phone not printing on the shop computer\n- Backups now show when they run automatically, and no longer report a failure after a successful run\n- Backup files are named after the shop\n- Turn off cash tracking if your shop doesn't count a drawer (Settings \u2192 Cash Drawer)\n- An employee's initials can now be changed"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.28.230546",
      "header": "2026-07-28 (evening, third)",
      "body": "- Fixed labels sent from a phone failing to print on this computer"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.28.221135",
      "header": "2026-07-28 (evening, second)",
      "body": "- This computer now offers its printers to the phone app, so repair labels can be sent here to print\n- Labels sent from a phone print on the printer and label size chosen on that phone"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.28.170232",
      "header": "2026-07-28 (evening)",
      "body": "- Added printing repair labels from the phone \u2014 the shop computer prints them on its label printer, so you can tag a piece from anywhere in the store\n- Backups no longer need any extra software installed on Windows\n- Cash Drawer and Vault no longer appear in the sidebar when Cash Tracking is off\n- Fixed the \"offline\" banner flickering on shops set up with a single database\n- Fixed setup scripts that could fail to run on some Windows machines"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.28.120205",
      "header": "2026-07-28 (midday)",
      "body": "- Added a Cash Tracking setting (Settings \u2192 Transactions \u2192 Cash Drawer) \u2014 when off, sales, payments and buys never require an open vault or drawer; payment methods and the books still record normally\n- Taking a loan payment no longer freezes the app; the button shows \"Processing\u2026\" while it works\n- Faster payment posting, especially on remote connections\n- Reports opens once instead of running the report twice\n- Settings opens faster \u2014 only the section on screen is built; others build when clicked\n- Faster message checks \u2014 the app asks the server only for what's new\n- Message search no longer lags while typing\n- Update notes now list every change since the version you had, without repeats\n- \"Back up now\" works without administrator rights \u2014 Windows asks for approval once on machines set up earlier\n- Reorder Sidebar lists only the functions your shop has, and its rows match the app colors on Windows\n- Fixed the nightly loan-snapshot rebuild that could leave dashboard numbers and unpaid periods out of date"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.28.014106",
      "header": "2026-07-28",
      "body": "- Faster accounting screens and app startup\n- Smoother window resizing \u2014 panels no longer repaint on every pixel of a drag\n- Reduced background database chatter from notifications"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.27.232313",
      "header": "2026-07-27 (night)",
      "body": "- Inventory, buy/pawn/sales history, sold items and lookup search now load from the computer's own daily snapshot, with the server as fallback\n- Registers sync payments, loans, buys and sales to the other computers within about a second\n- Payment amounts are always confirmed live from the server at payment time"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.27.221733",
      "header": "2026-07-27 (late evening)",
      "body": "- Faster Sale screen \u2014 removed repeated re-stamping of buys on open\n- Faster loan screens \u2014 payoff, interest and fees are calculated once, not three times\n- Fixed an error that could stop an employee permissions edit from saving"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.27.154232",
      "header": "2026-07-27 (evening)",
      "body": "- Repair pickup cash now lands in the open cash drawer; a warning shows if no drawer is open\n- Added a full repair checkout \u2014 cost, tax, deposit credit, change due, and split payments\n- Dashboard repair tiles are clickable and open the matching filtered list; the Ready tile shows dollars waiting\n- Repair income now appears on the revenue chart and customer panel\n- Reports and vault screens fit 1080p displays without clipping\n- Fixed a stray \"?\" character in printed report headers\n- Signing in always starts on a fresh screen after a user switch\n- Updated the update-install window to show clear numbered steps\n- Added a sign-in notice for managers and owners when a new version is available\n- Added Final, Additional, and Paid-by columns to the repairs list; tickets show how pickup was paid\n- Buys now show purchase price and hold status instead of loan payment buttons; buy dates show in local time\n- Faster document printing \u2014 bills of sale and purchase agreements no longer stall\n- Fixed the settings confirm window's Save button sitting off-screen on small displays\n- Printing runs in the background so the register stays responsive; failed prints open the document for manual printing\n- Tidied the buy screen action row\n- **Sidebar icons fixed for good** \u2014 the icons that kept vanishing are rebuilt so there's nothing left to disappear\n- **Find past audits fast** \u2014 filter your audit history by date, person, or bin, or just type anything into the new search box\n- **Search the way you type** \u2014 phone numbers match with or without dashes (even partial numbers), and \"925\" finds \".925\" silver\n- **Enter key works in Lookup** \u2014 pressing Enter on a payment card no longer shows an error\n- **800 silver everywhere** \u2014 the metal calculator and every purity dropdown now include .800\n- **Karat and weight at a glance** \u2014 item descriptions across the app (transactions, inventory, buy and pawn history) now show 14K/.925 and grams, and pawn/buy labels print them too\n- **Print a label from anywhere** \u2014 item details and pawn/buy item windows gain a Print Label button\n- **Payment estimates on existing loans** \u2014 the payment estimator from New Transaction now also shows when viewing a loan\n- **Website chat goes to YOUR inbox** \u2014 the chat embed code is now tied to your shop (sign in to LuxeConnect to generate it)\n- **Cleaner settings for your shop type** \u2014 pawn and layaway message automations only show when you offer them, and several confusing setting descriptions got rewritten in plain language\n- **Search your settings** \u2014 a search box at the top of Settings finds any setting as you type and takes you straight to it. Type \"GL\" to find your GL codes, \"tax\" for tax setup, and so on\n- **Arrange your own sidebar** \u2014 right-click the sidebar and choose \"Reorder sidebar\" to put the screens you use most at the top (your profile, cash drawer, vault and Users stay where they are)"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.27.132311",
      "header": "2026-07-27",
      "body": "- New shops start with a vault and till already set up\n- Fixed an error that could stop a repair ticket from saving; repair screen buttons fit smaller displays\n- Fixed Complete sending the screen back to the customer tab instead of finishing\n- Pop-up windows size themselves to the screen so Save/Confirm buttons stay visible\n- Standardized all Windows dropdowns to one style\n- Repair intake formats names, addresses, phone numbers and birthdays the same as the transaction screen\n- Customer summary panel shows repair history for repair shops and hides pawn figures when pawn is off\n- Database self-repairs on startup so template-created shops can't miss fields\n- Added a Backup screen (Settings \u2192 Advanced) with last-backup status and a Back up now button"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.26.000000",
      "header": "2026-07-26",
      "body": "- New customers added during a pawn or buy now save their address and ID details every time\n- ZIP code fills in city and state on every address screen\n- Added a sign-in notice when a new version is ready, with notes and an install-now option\n- Moved \"New Repair\" to the sidebar under \"New Transaction\"\n- Repair screen shows the same customer stats panel as New Transaction and the customer card\n- Fixed a false \"connection lost\" flash during dashboard load\n- \"Member Since\" on the customer card shows a clean date\n- New shops start with the standard gold purities preloaded\n- Updated payment reminder wording to invite a reply or call instead of promising a payment link"
    },
    {
      "version": "2026.07.24.000000",
      "header": "2026-07-24",
      "body": "- Sidebar \"Repairs\" starts a new repair in one click; the repair tracker lives inside Inventory with status filters\n- Pawn, buy, and repair screens hide automatically when a module is off\n- Added auto-print item tags on completed pawns and buys (single setting)\n- Fixed the Windows updater closing the app without finishing; errors now report clearly\n- Plainer wording in setup and provisioning screens\n- Added City / County / State sales tax parts that sum to the total and print on receipts\n- Fixed customer phone and address showing N/A on the transaction summary\n- Overdue or ready repair tickets light up Inventory, the Repairs tab, and the ticket line\n- Removed non-applicable setup clutter; business and assistant names appear throughout; reports print clean\n- Fixed customer phone, ID, and address occasionally not saving on template-created shops\n- Repair labels auto-print on save by default (Settings \u2192 Repairs to turn off)\n- Updater shows progress (backing up, installing, restarting) and no longer stalls on a busy file\n- Quick Audit includes Repairs and shows only the types the shop uses"
    }
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