NovaTab – Devlog #6

This update focuses on deployment and project documentation improvements.

New Changes

• Project successfully deployed using GitHub Pages
• Live version is now publicly accessible online
• Created a clean and structured README.md file
• Improved project presentation and documentation clarity

Improvements

• Better project visibility with live hosting
• More professional repository structure
• Clear usage instructions and feature overview in README

Notes

NovaTab is now fully accessible as a web app and properly documented for users and contributors.

NovaTab – Devlog #5

Refactored and expanded NovaTab into a more structured productivity dashboard.

New Features

• Added To-Do system with localStorage (create, toggle, delete tasks)
• Added Calendar widget with monthly navigation and current day highlight

Refactoring / Structure

• Split project into separate files:
  • index.html
  • styles/style.css
  • scripts/app.js
• Cleaner separation of UI, logic, and styling

Improvements

• Better project organization and scalability
• Improved layout consistency
• Persistent state for links and tasks via localStorage
• Smoother widget interaction (search, calendar, to-do)

NovaTab – Devlog #4

Added customizable Quick Links powered by localStorage.

New Features

• Added custom quick links section
• Users can add their own links directly from the UI
• Links are saved with localStorage and persist between sessions
• Right-click to remove saved links
• Added show/hide panel for managing links

Improvements

• Improved bottom navigation layout
• Added weather API error handling
• Cleaned up UI interactions and styling

Next Steps

• To-do list with localStorage
• Light/Dark theme toggle
• Better weather icons and location display
• Settings panel

NovaTab – Devlog #3

Improved NovaTab into a more functional productivity dashboard.

New features

• Added real-time weather using Open-Meteo API
• Integrated browser geolocation for automatic location detection
• Expanded command system with shortcuts:
  • /git GitHub search
  • /ytb YouTube search
  • /r Reddit search
  • /chat OpenAI chat shortcut
  • /mail Gmail access
• Improved overall UX flow for faster search interactions

Improvements

• Cleaner UI spacing and structure
• Better input handling (Enter key support)
• More consistent command behavior across features

Next steps

• Add quick links section
• Improve weather widget UI (icons + styling)
• Add local storage for personalization
• Add theme (dark/light toggle)

NovaTab – Devlog #2

Improved the overall design and user experience of NovaTab.

Changes

• Added a modern dark gradient background
• Redesigned the search bar with a glass-like style
• Improved spacing and typography
• Added smooth hover and focus animations
• Refined the clock and date display

Next

• Quick links
• To-do list
• Weather widget

NovaTab – Devlog #1

Started building NovaTab, a custom new tab page for productivity.

Done so far:

• Basic layout with HTML/CSS/JS
• Centered UI with Flexbox
• Live clock and date using JavaScript Date
• Working search bar with Google redirect
• Enter key support for search

Next steps:

• Add quick links
• Improve UI (dark mode / styling)
• Add to-do list (localStorage)
• Weather API integration