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DisplayFusion Change Log

v2.1.1 ~ April 27, 2008

  • Fixed: Issue that prevented some Vista users from browsers for images on their local computer in rare situations

v2.1.0 ~ April 27, 2008

  • Added: Random images from Flickr on a timer
  • Added: Window Edge Snapping that detects when windows are near the desktop borders and “snaps” the window to the edge
  • Added: Update check can now download and install the new version (Pro only)
  • Added: Can now paste files and filenames from the clipboard into the Desktop Wallpaper window
  • Added: Can now drag images from anywhere into the Desktop Wallpaper window
  • Added: DisplayFusion and its installer are now signed using a Vista compatible certificate - this will make any UAC prompts a lot friendlier and will avoid other Vista permission problems all together
  • Changed: Now using lower quality images in the Wallpaper preview pane to make it considerably faster
  • Changed: Random image changer will no longer display the same image on 2 monitors at the same time
  • Changed: Now using a higher quality image resizing method to reduce image degradation
  • Changed: Merged the “Auto Update” with the “Options” tab to save space in the Settings window
  • Changed: Moved the “About” window to a tab in the “Settings” window
  • Changed: Now saves Flickr search information between searches
  • Changed: Reworked the “Choose a Flickr Group” window to add more functionality
  • Changed: Now displays a message box when there are no Flickr images that match your search criteria
  • Changed: Doesn’t try to fix your wallpaper or pick a new random image while a full screen application is running (like games or a PowerPoint presentation)
  • Changed: Using the “Window Span” hotkey on a window that is already spanned un-spans the window
  • Changed: Shows proper program version and icon in the uninstall information (Add/Remove Programs)
  • Changed: Revised icons, which include higher resolution versions for a better looking desktop icon
  • Changed: Installer now has a License Agreement
  • Changed: Installer now lets you create a desktop shortcut
  • Changed: Installer now lets you choose whether to open the Welcome page or not
  • Fixed: Issue where the wallpaper sometimes leaves a line of pixels on the right or bottom side of monitor is now fixed
  • Fixed: Wallpaper shifting now works properly when an image is taller than the monitor when in span mode
  • Fixed: Spanning hotkey no longer leaves a 1 pixel gap on the right and bottom sides of windows
  • Fixed: Issue where spanned windows “disappear” behind the screen is now fixed
  • Fixed: Issue that prevented some applications in rare situations to not be draggable when maximized is now fixed
  • Fixed: Issue that caused images dragged and dropped into the Desktop Wallpaper window to sometimes be applied to the incorrect monitor is now fixed
  • Fixed: Tab index issues in the settings window are now cleared up

v2.0.2 ~ February 18, 2008

  • Added: Option to enable/disable dragging maximized windows between monitors
  • Added: New wallpaper image scaling option: “Best fit and maintain aspect ratio (clip edges)”
  • Added: Option to ignore wallpaper & resolution changes while in a terminal session (RDP)
  • Added: Button to reset your wallpaper settings back to the defaults
  • Added: Context menu for each monitor in the wallpaper window for pasting images from the clipboard and other handy functions
  • Changed: Reworded the version update notification to show more information
  • Changed: Added a confirmation to the “Clear Image” button in the wallpaper window
  • Fixed: Wallpaper not applying sometimes in very rare situations
  • Fixed: “Move window to next monitor” didn’t keep the window maximized if it already was
  • Fixed: Monitor and video card names sometimes wrong in desktop wallpaper window

v2.0.1 ~ February 7, 2008

  • Fixed: Window spanning hotkey issue (windows only maximized to 1 monitor, didn’t span)
  • Fixed: Issue that prevented DisplayFusion from properly detecting resolution changes and automatically adjusting for it
  • Fixed: Control focus issue while applying wallpaper settings (now all controls are disabled while applying settings)
  • Fixed: Grammatical errors in the custom hotkeys window
  • Fixed: Issue with the “minutes to change” box when typing in a value then changing the selected monitor
  • Fixed: Tab order in the custom hotkey window
  • Fixed: Issue that sometimes prevented 1 monitor from being updated when applying settings
  • Fixed: License textbox focus issue when re-entering a license key
  • Changed: Added confirmation when removing files/folders from wallpaper timer box
  • Changed: Can now remove more than 1 file/folder from wallpaper timer box
  • Changed: License expiry box is hidden to avoid confusion unless a license that expires is used (Pro licenses do not ever expire)
  • Changed: Disabled hotkeys now say “Disabled” beside their name in the list, for easier identification
  • Added: Custom hotkey renaming
  • Added: New system tray menu item for changing to the next random wallpaper or freezing on the current one - only for people who are using the wallpaper changing on a timer

v2.0.0 ~ February 3, 2008

  • Added: The option to change your desktop wallpaper using a timer
  • Added: New wallpaper image scaling option: “Best fit and maintain aspect ratio”
  • Changed: Completely re-wrote the Flickr image loader
  • Fixed: Encrypted password problem - you will need to re-enter your Proxy Password
  • Fixed: Sometimes ignored wallpaper changes, even when auto-fix is enabled
  • Fixed: Incorrectly detected whether another instance of DisplayFusion is already running
  • Changed/Fixed: Numerous bugs and interface inconsistencies
  • Added: Free/Pro versions with advanced functionality reserved for the Pro version

v1.5.0 ~ December 5, 2007

  • Added: Wallpaper shifting for each monitor
  • Added: Option to adjust wallpaper for Active Desktop
  • Fixed: System tray icon sometimes doesn’t appear
  • Changed: Significant memory usage improvements
  • Changed: Now detects a change with Active Desktop and prompts to adjust your wallpaper (if you have the wallpaper check enabled)
  • Changed: Added an “Apply” button to the Desktop Wallpaper window

v1.4.2 ~ November 11, 2007

  • Changed: Bolded the default system tray menu item, “Desktop Wallpaper”
  • Changed: Now displays the screen # and a “p” for the primary screen when setting your wallpaper
  • Changed: Increased the proxy settings fields to 1000 characters
  • Fixed: “DisplayFusion is already running” doesn’t happen anymore when using multiple sessions
  • Fixed: Wallpaper gets applied in reverse order when Active Desktop is enabled (thanks Keith and Eric Lammers)

v1.4.1 ~ September 29, 2007

  • Changed: Re-applying wallpaper is now smarter, to allow for people that frequently go from 2 monitors to 1
  • Changed: 1/10th of a second key delay between hotkeys
  • Changed: The “large change” value of Flickr wallpaper scrollbar is now 7
  • Fixed: “Move windows to next monitor and size proportionally” hotkey is now working again

v1.4.0 ~ September 24, 2007

  • Added: Now stores the last used wallpaper folder, for easier access
  • Added: Can now set DisplayFusion to run at startup in the setup wizard
  • Added: Option to not prompt when the wallpaper changes and just fix it automatically
  • Added: Option to disable the HotKeys
  • Fixed: Rounding error that caused windows to move up/left 1 pixel each time they are moved between monitors
  • Fixed: Proxy password is now longer displayed or stored in plain text
  • Fixed: If auto-update doesn’t find a valid XML file it displays a nicer error message
  • Fixed: Corrected an issue where some windows wouldn’t drag if you tried to drag them from the very top while they are maximized
  • Fixed: The HotKey description “size to 95%” has been corrected to “size to 100%”

v1.3.0 ~ September 17, 2007

  • Added: New hotkey to centre the window and size it to 100% (basically maximized without actually maximizing it)
  • Added: Option to watch if any other programs (or computer policies) change your wallpaper, then prompt you to restore it
  • Added: Option to search Flickr images by Group name/description as well, not just by a Person’s name
  • Added: New About window
  • Changed: Moved the folder that web images get saved to from AppData to the “My Pictures” folder for easier access
  • Changed: Changed the default filenames of web images from random IDs to the image’s title for easier access

v1.2.1 ~ September 10, 2007

  • Fixed: Problem with wallpaper being offset incorrectly
  • Added: Proxy settings for internet access (auto-update, Flickr images… etc)

v1.2.0 ~ September 4, 2007

  • Added: Now shows the resolution of the Flickr image in the menu that appears when you click on an image
  • Fixed: Wallpaper issue with more than 2 monitors of different sizes
  • Fixed: Flickr image preview aspect ratio issue
  • Fixed: Flickr image preview threading issues
  • Fixed: Office 2007 (and other non-working applications) should work perfectly now when dragging the maximized windows between monitors
  • Fixed: A mouse hook issue that could lead to program slowdowns and DisplayFusion “lagging”

v1.1.0 ~ August 29, 2007

  • Added: Integrated Flickr image downloading, using keyword and username searching
  • Fixed: Mouse stuttering issue when open some windows, or configuring wallpaper

v1.0.1 ~ August 26, 2007

  • Fixed: Hotkey descriptions that didn’t make sense
  • Fixed: Restoring a window that was dragged to a different monitor now restores to the correct monitor (the monitor that it was dragged to)

v1.0.0 ~ August 22, 2007

  • First public version