OpenRiot v7.9.26 — Securely Random, Perfectly Aligned

“One of these is not like the others. Cryptographically.” — The OpenRiot Crew, replacing math/rand with crypto/rand for lock screen selection

Release Overview

v7.9.26 is the polish release. The lock screen picker now uses crypto/rand instead of math/rand — because which background appears before you type your password shouldn’t be predictable. The crypto portfolio table got a full columnar alignment pass: entry price, current value, portfolio percentage, comma-separated totals. Two new lock screens snuck in. The CPU model name no longer wraps into infinity in notifications. And the README finally credits the header art properly.

Everything from v7.9.25 is here — the binary-embedded Migrate, the Disk Manager TUI, Firefox private browsing detection, Kate installer, mascot wallpapers, clipboard exorcism, and the resume hook. v7.9.26 adds the cryptographic polish on top.

🔐 Cryptographically Random Locks (v7.9.26)

math/rand is fine for games. It’s not fine for deciding which image greets you at the lock screen. One crypto/rand.Int call later, the selection is unpredictable. Two new lock screens (73 and 74) joined the rotation.

File	Change
`source/lock/lock.go`	`math/rand` → `crypto/rand` with
	`cryptoRandIndex()` helper
`Locked/73.webp`	NEW — lock screen
`Locked/74.webp`	NEW — lock screen

💰 Crypto Table Alignment (v7.9.26)

The ROWML output got a full columnar makeover. Entry price, current price, position value, portfolio percentage, and comma-separated totals. The “Stop” sell limit was replaced with “Hold” — if you’re underwater, the output tells you to wait, not to panic-sell at 90%.

Old format:

COIN     HELD   PRICE        % GAINS       $ GAINS
BTC   1.2345 x $67,890.12  +12.3%    +$8,432.10

New format:

Coin Held      Entry    Price   Value    %Entry  %Port
BTC  1.2345 60,000  67,890  83,789  +12.3%  45.2%

File	Change
`source/crypto/crypto.go`	New aligned table columns;
	`fmtHeldClean`, `fmtValue`,
	`fmtPriceShort`,
	`formatIntWithCommas` helpers;
	“Stop” → “Hold” for underwater
	positions; comma-separated
	totals in notifications

🖥️ Polybar CPU Model Wrapping (v7.9.26)

GetCPUDetails() now truncates long CPU model strings at 35 characters with a smart word-boundary break. No more notification popups that span half the screen.

File	Change
`source/polybar/polybar.go`	CPU model truncation at 35 chars

System Monitor (btop) now launches with font.size=10 for a tighter terminal. The Backup & Restore entry uses an absolute path to install/openriot to avoid PATH ambiguity.

File	Change
`config/rofi/apps.txt`	System Monitor with `font.size=10`
`config/rofi/utilities.txt`	Absolute path for backup entry;
	btop font.size=10

📖 README Refresh (v7.9.26)

Header art by Hero now properly credited. Desktop image swapped from desktop.webp to header.jpg. Removed stale ArchRiot references and some redundant marketing text. ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 added to supported laptops table.

File	Change
`README.md`	Hero art credit; header image swap;
	cleanup; X1C8 laptop entry
`assets/header.jpg`	NEW — README header art

🗂️ Files Changed (v7.9.26)

File	Change
`source/lock/lock.go`	`crypto/rand` lock selection
`source/crypto/crypto.go`	Aligned table columns; “Hold”
	for underwater; helpers
`source/polybar/polybar.go`	CPU model truncation
`source/backgrounds/backgrounds.go`	Unstaged
`config/rofi/apps.txt`	btop font.size=10
`config/rofi/utilities.txt`	Absolute backup path; btop font
`install/openriot`	Rebuilt binary
`README.md`	Header art credit; cleanup
`assets/header.jpg`	NEW — header image
`Locked/73.webp`	NEW — lock screen
`Locked/74.webp`	NEW — lock screen

🗣️ Final Words

“math/rand chose your lock screen. crypto/rand chose this release. One of them knows the difference.” — The OpenRiot Crew, after one too many predictable lock screens