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commit 2026-01-26-upgrade-dashboard-with-tabs-and-icons
Author: MJ
Date: Jan 26, 2026

2026-01-26 - Upgrade dashboard with tabs and icons

Timeline

  • (Context) Analyzed existing tkinter quick launch app and its simple list structure.
  • (Action) Created execution plan for tabbed dashboard upgrade (EXEC_PLAN_V2.md).
  • (Action) Refactored dashboard UI files to use ttk.Notebook for category tabs and grid layout for items.
  • (Action) Implemented settings UI for adding/removing categories and managing items within them.
  • (Observation) User requested icon support for buttons.
  • (Action) Created execution plan for icon support (EXEC_PLAN_ICONS.md).
  • (Action) Updated dashboard UI files to support icon_path, image loading (PNG/GIF), and compound=“top” button rendering.
  • (Open Thread) Verify application runtime behavior and icon rendering on Windows.

Context

  • Analyzed existing tkinter quick launch app and its simple list structure.

Actions

  • Created execution plan for tabbed dashboard upgrade (EXEC_PLAN_V2.md).
  • Refactored dashboard UI files to use ttk.Notebook for category tabs and grid layout for items.
  • Implemented settings UI for adding/removing categories and managing items within them.
  • Created execution plan for icon support (EXEC_PLAN_ICONS.md).
  • Updated dashboard UI files to support icon_path, image loading (PNG/GIF), and compound=“top” button rendering.

Observations

  • User requested icon support for buttons.

Open Threads

  • Verify application runtime behavior and icon rendering on Windows.

Boundary Reminder: Seeds. No maintenance. No roadmap.