Changelog of Nimi Places

List of all recorded changes in Nimi Places development.

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  • Added (18%) 98
  • Changed (15%) 78
  • Fixed (25%) 135
  • Removed (4%) 21
  • Revised (27%) 144
  • Uncategoried (10%) 55

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Changes

  • 20130509

    May 9, 2013

    • Revised

       (2)
      • updated license agreement
      • updated sample files and folders rule patterns

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed "new version available" notification

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130505

    May 5, 2013

    • Revised

       (2)
      • revised shadow generating
      • updated bundled themes to match new theme specification

    • Changed

       (2)
      • changed inline-buttons size from 35px to 32px
      • changed images loading method when generating those thumbnails

    • Fixed

       (6)
      • fixed corral type collections capacity adjustment
      • fixed corral collection returning invalid element availability
      • fixed thread termination crashing application (e.g.: when removing containers)
      • fixed container database entries not being removal when requested
      • fixed support transparency for images with indexed pallete
      • fixed drag & drop mouse position offset

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130428

    Apr 28, 2013

    • Added

       (4)
      • added option to start elements as different User
      • added thumbnail processing prioritization by availability
      • added multi-threaded thumbnail processing
      • added image (pre)viewer keyboard shortcuts

    • Revised

       (8)
      • revised database operations
      • revised shortcuts processing
      • revised Place type container scrolling
      • revised concurrent operations
      • revised Places container elements interaction
      • revised checking for updates
      • revised desktop events detection
      • revised sorting by content

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed item "cut" keyboard shortcut to Control+X

    • Fixed

       (4)
      • fixed authentication credentials pattern checking
      • fixed update notifications message titles
      • fixed containers list thumbnails loading
      • fixed issue with generating thumbnails for all files inside directory when generating its thumbnail

    • Removed

       (3)
      • removed executable tooltips
      • removed tooltips
      • removed Polish localization

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130407

    Apr 7, 2013

    • Added

       (1)
      • added application menu key support for Place type container

    • Revised

       (2)
      • updated GUI colors use and system schemes
      • updated colors module

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed taskbar positioned incorrectly in quick setup preview
      • fixed color scheme not updated on some configurations
      • fixed containers colors displayed incorrectly in quick setup preview

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130310

    Mar 10, 2013

    • Revised

       (1)
      • revised IO module (and interface)

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed shortcut parsing returning reverse results
      • fixed "link" option not appearing in rules editing
      • fixed pattern not being loaded when editing pattern based rule

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130307

    Mar 7, 2013

    • Revised

       (1)
      • optimized file and directories attributes checking

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • fixed issue with shortcuts parsing possible lock on concurrent requests

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130304

    Mar 4, 2013

    • Added

       (3)
      • added reverse sort option
      • added place detection when system resumed
      • added rounding to items size when re-sizing container holding control key

    • Revised

       (3)
      • revised shadow generating
      • optimized icons re-scale (and load if not loaded) prioritization
      • optimized concurrent repaint operations

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed default sorting by use frequency order to descending

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed possibly an issue with containers disappearing on system resuming
      • fixed directory item not removed when deleted
      • fixed clearing deleted items bindings hover

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130219

    Feb 19, 2013

    • Added

       (1)
      • added items re-scale (and load if not loaded) prioritization

    • Revised

       (1)
      • optimized repaint buffering

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed handles detection method

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed items repaint prioritization
      • fixed scrolling into view when renaming
      • fixed possible scroll overflow when repainting

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130215

    Feb 15, 2013

    • Added

       (1)
      • added some of containers created during quick setup can now point to existing matching directories if available

    • Revised

       (4)
      • revised drag & drop operations
      • revised display cache
      • revised location detection
      • optimized shared icons low-level concurrent cache processing observation

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed shortcuts cache to low-level concurrent

    • Fixed

       (4)
      • fixed quick setup not appearing on first run
      • fixed rules not being updated on the rules list when relative path being toggled
      • fixed container position restoring
      • fixed minimum size adjustment when changing Places type container view mode

    • Uncategoried

       (2)
      • rolled-back previous concurrent collections locking
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130208

    Feb 8, 2013

    • Added

       (1)
      • added keyboard actions support for setting's list

    • Revised

       (5)
      • revised containers concurrent paint operations
      • revised threads priority
      • revised PlaceTime network detection
      • revised elements execution request method
      • revised concurrent collections locking

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed containers fading to threaded

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed possible flickering when loading containers
      • fixed setting's list rendering
      • fixed containers position restoring when running in multi-displays environment

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20130106

    Jan 6, 2013

    • Revised

       (2)
      • updated compressor
      • updated license agreement

  • 20121224

    Dec 24, 2012

    • Added

       (3)
      • added text files thumbnails
      • added remembering container position per display device and its resolution
      • added support for displaying shortcuts as local elements

    • Revised

       (1)
      • revised container composition routine

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed position saving to delayed

    • Fixed

       (5)
      • fixed shortcut creation
      • fixed shortcut parsing encoding issue
      • fixed localizations detection module
      • fixed drag & drop invalid action flag
      • fixed opening changelog when clicking notification balloon after upgrade

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20121124

    Nov 24, 2012

    • Added

       (1)
      • added dynamic path conversions

    • Revised

       (6)
      • updated compressor
      • revised containers path using scheme
      • revised settings list
      • revised keyboard dialog actions
      • revised sorting support
      • revised shapes drawing operations

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed database data model

    • Fixed

       (12)
      • fixed containers selection indication transparency values
      • fixed context menu icons display on older systems
      • fixed thumbnail service support for older systems
      • fixed window thumbnail service support for older systems
      • fixed tooltip window thumbnails positioning on older systems
      • fixed queued playback callback
      • fixed selection rectangle invalid colorization
      • fixed adapting to system color scheme and colorization
      • fixed desktop pinning
      • fixed folder shell operations path issues
      • fixed settings window behavior on older systems
      • fixed thumbnail colour palete unification

  • 20121114

    Nov 14, 2012

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed container internal used paths to absolute

    • Fixed

       (2)
      • fixed path issues when using template created container (caused by double-slash)
      • fixed image thumbnail generation to fallback to icon when it can't be processed

  • 20121113

    Nov 13, 2012

    • Revised

       (3)
      • revised API path passing
      • revised desktop pining
      • updated compressor

    • Changed

       (2)
      • changed executing executable with drop-down file list to be triggered only when mouse hovered over item for a moment
      • changed labels menu icons

    • Fixed

       (4)
      • fixed notify icon causing application closure delay
      • fixed containers fading in/out
      • fixed invalid icons alpha when generating thumbnail
      • fixed minimum size issue on first start

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20121104

    Nov 4, 2012

    • Added

       (11)
      • added audio tag cache
      • added retry option to pack theme feature in settings
      • added unified parallel elements repaint queue
      • added folder icon updates upon representing directory file changes (file addition etc.)
      • added folder in-line preview for supported types (currently music only)
      • added hourglass pointer to appear before showing progress dialog for sorting by content, if execution time might be noticeable
      • added for videos thumbnail service requests system thumbnails before trying to generate thumbnail
      • added labels icons in context menu
      • added keyboard shortcut for labels and switching container view modes (Places type container)
      • added new sample containers layout to quick setup
      • added sorting by content now analyses directories contents as well

    • Revised

       (12)
      • updated compressor
      • revised parallel element access
      • revised theme painting for Places type container
      • revised concurrent thumbnail generation
      • revised directory icon/thumbnail generation
      • revised icons requests
      • revised Place type container item repaint
      • revised GUI
      • revised Places type container scaling
      • improved color support for themes
      • improved default theme system color auto-adapt
      • optimized thumbnail saving formats

    • Changed

       (7)
      • changed thumbnails and data extensions
      • changed icons/thumbnails size to 96x96 px
      • changed theme elements sizes
      • changed elements overlays to be painted in container rendering process instead of element one
      • changed Places type container element text display on hover
      • changed Places type container selection field transparency gradation
      • changed directory sub-items count method

    • Fixed

       (13)
      • changed icons for fixed grid icons view for Places type container adjust to available size
      • fixed generated thumbnails not added to quick check cache upon generation
      • fixed clipboard file operation issues
      • fixed container elements position not being restored
      • fixed audio tag processing
      • fixed settings menu re-opening when opened and tray notification icon clicked
      • fixed some containers could disappear while desktop was selected via "show desktop"
      • fixed internet shortcut parsing fallback to system icon
      • fixed icons for internet shortcuts to non-shared
      • fixed shortcut parser freezing container when parsing some shortcuts
      • fixed sorting by content dialog not hiding after successful operation
      • fixed displaying tooltip for running applications
      • fixed some partially visible elements not repainting

    • Removed

       (5)
      • removed containers concurrent initialize limiter
      • removed default dimmed theme
      • removed Places type container elements effects
      • removed folder tooltips
      • removed support for restoring custom icons when clearing cache

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20120902

    Sep 2, 2012

    • Added

       (3)
      • added 3 sample themes to distribution package
      • added drag & drop selection feedback
      • added option to pack Place container theme from settings menu

    • Revised

       (5)
      • updated compressor
      • updated theme support
      • revised icons scaling
      • revised audio processing
      • revised asynchronous operations

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed cross-communication method (e.g.: multimedia)

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • fixed directory thumbnails generation

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20120808

    Aug 8, 2012

    • Added

       (5)
      • added support for using executable with drag & dropped files
      • added containers DWM blur support (only for inbuilt themes)
      • added "New" (create new file or folder), "Open all" (opens all items in container) and "Open in new window" menu (opens container directory) to containers menu
      • added IO operations frontend
      • added sorting by content

    • Revised

       (9)
      • optimized extensions thumbnail lookup
      • optimized containers repaint
      • revised rule loading and execution mechanism
      • updated database methods
      • updated item position calculation
      • updated item mouseover painting operation
      • updated containers drag & drop handling
      • updated settings GUI
      • updated dialogs GUI

    • Changed

       (7)
      • changed batch rename enumeration
      • changed container data saving format
      • changed opaque thumbnail saving quality
      • changed icon loading queueing
      • changed container stick to desktop method
      • changed internal items mapping
      • changed items cross-store

    • Fixed

       (7)
      • fixed settings window hanging when loading container icon
      • fixed scrollbar bounds recalculation
      • fixed items sorting with invisible items
      • fixed archives processing
      • fixed thumbnailing engine extension issue
      • fixed dialogs language convention
      • fixed process lookup

    • Removed

       (3)
      • removed hide desktop tweak
      • removed container layer selection
      • removed items collector

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20120422

    Apr 22, 2012

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed selection colorization field not changed on system colorization change
      • fixed naming issue (dot issue)
      • fixed switching to automatic layer

  • 20120421

    Apr 21, 2012

    • Added

       (4)
      • added PDF thumbnails rendering
      • added scrollbar to places container type
      • added keyboard shortcuts for quick sorting (ALT key + numeric 1-6)
      • added option to drag time range to time range selection control

    • Revised

       (7)
      • updated themes format to newer
      • updated sorting methods
      • updated hashing alghoritm
      • updated thumbnail cache library
      • updated icons and graphics - smoothed edges
      • updated stream operation methods
      • updated tooltips display behaviour

    • Changed

       (6)
      • changed places container type rendering method
      • changed name sort method
      • changed container inactive when transparent visibility triggers to mouse only
      • changed .url files thumbnailing settings
      • changed container settings save to delayed
      • updated directory thumbnail generating method - now support cover images as well as consider subdirectories when rendering

    • Fixed

       (2)
      • fixed compressor path issues
      • fixed container maintaining bottom-most position

    • Removed

       (4)
      • removed widgets functionality
      • removed server functionality
      • removed places container system display mode
      • removed paths and patchwork container types

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20120203

    Feb 3, 2012

    • Added

       (3)
      • added drag & drop filtering request for UIPI
      • added buffered regen option (affecting collection changes) for Places & Paths type containers
      • added cache clear dialog

    • Revised

       (2)
      • updated thumbnailing component
      • optimized repaint operations

    • Changed

       (3)
      • changed tooltip display activation for Places type container - element must be selected
      • changed shortcuts reader component
      • changed image preview behaviour to full screen

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed update balloon issue
      • fixed gradient issues - quick setup and generally Place type component with gradient based theme.
      • fixed slow binary operations (influencing thumbnailing, checking for information tags)

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20111231

    Dec 31, 2011

    • Added

       (2)
      • added quick setup dialog - which appears on first run
      • added help section

    • Revised

       (6)
      • updated icon load sequence for Places & Path containers - when reloading icons, quick preview is only drawn for visible elements
      • updated scaling for for Places & Path containers
      • updated container rendering methods
      • updated tooltip sensivity and toggling
      • updated GUI
      • updated icons

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed thumbnail engine
      • fixed audio tags high memory usage
      • fixed HTML fetch widget

    • Removed

       (2)
      • removed GUI fade in/out transitions
      • removed Nimi Sync support

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20110930

    Sep 30, 2011

    • Added

       (3)
      • added partial support for url file thumbnails
      • added two new labels
      • added Nimi Places for Web server

    • Revised

       (4)
      • updated default selection field for Place container
      • updated relative paths support
      • updated elements reordering in Place and Path type containers
      • updated thumbnailing mechanism

    • Fixed

       (4)
      • fixed drag & drop path issue
      • fixed sticked to desktop containers blink when showing desktop
      • fixed rules add dialog
      • fixed icon padding in lists

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20110626

    Jun 26, 2011

    • Added

       (1)
      • added PlaceTime icon next to containers having PlaceTime settings

    • Revised

       (4)
      • general code maintenance
      • updated links to Nimi Store categories and Nimi Accounts
      • updated fade functions
      • improved Place and Path containers scrolling - should be smoother

    • Changed

       (1)
      • executable for Current branch is now AnyCPU instead of x86

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed bug disallowing to add more than 1 container of type
      • fixed showing PlaceTime settings icon in Center for deleted containers
      • updated/fixed Place container theme changing

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20110515

    May 15, 2011

    • Revised

       (1)
      • optimized some conditionals

    • Changed

       (1)
      • cosmetic changes of Nimi Accounts key generation panel

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • updated/fixed autoupdate

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other updates, fixes and changes

  • 20110418

    Apr 18, 2011

    • Added

       (4)
      • added drag & drop from (drag & drop to was there already) support for Patchwork image collections viewing
      • added PlaceTime - time and location based container visibility settings
      • added PSD thumbnails support
      • added option to select and copy to clipboard part of images in image viewer (custom shapes, and circle - depending on key modifiers)

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed container loading mechanism

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • fixed hash function - lowered number of possible collisions

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other updates, fixes and changes

  • 20110216

    Feb 16, 2011

    • Added

       (1)
      • Added Patchwork container

    • Revised

       (1)
      • Updated thumbnailing component

    • Fixed

       (5)
      • Updated/fixed drawing fonts in Place container
      • Updated/fixed drawing labels in Place container
      • Updated/fixed positioning tooltip in Path container (affected Place container partially)
      • Updated/fixed updating container colour on system colourization change (on feature supported operational systems)
      • Fixed indicator widget state image choosing from images pool

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20110201

    Feb 1, 2011

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed labels exceeding item width in Paths container
      • fixed disabling checking up for new widgets in Paths container - now it checks every time menu is open
      • fixed indicator widget ignoring last image in given set

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20110131

    Jan 31, 2011

    • Revised

       (1)
      • optimized - loading language localizations

    • Changed

       (1)
      • changed - virtual folders are now being ignored when copying elements or dragging - instead their contents is selected

    • Fixed

       (4)
      • fixed - tooltips aren't showing automatically when widget isn't visible
      • fixed - drag icon positioning in Paths
      • fixed/changed - screen counter in Paths, it doesn't add additional screen just when icon is a little of the scrollable area.
      • fixed - some localization issues, upper-cases etc.

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20110130

    Jan 30, 2011

    • Added

       (5)
      • added support for some Open Documents thumbnails
      • added support for advanced themes
      • added folder statistics for some folders - shares, music (with play support), images (with up to 3 images preview)
      • [b]added Nimi Flux - web browser engine component[/b]
      • added support for using relative paths

    • Revised

       (9)
      • updated thumbnail engine - should be faster
      • renamed boxes to virtual folders
      • updated shadow drawing for fonts
      • rewritten Paths background generating and positioning
      • reverted to old and updated scroll indicator in Paths
      • updated tooltips positioning and showing
      • updated hover status notification
      • updated icon showing in interactive widgets
      • updated fetch widget

    • Changed

       (8)
      • changed hashing method
      • directory thumbnails are now generated as 3 rows of 3 columns (rule of thirds) of icons
      • virtual folders are now notified when grouped element changes notification state
      • changed shadow algorithm used in Paths
      • changed text-position in Paths
      • changed reflection dimension in Paths
      • cursor is now positioned to click when dragging in Paths
      • changed drag drop on folders and capable widgets to hold over to drop - about 1 second.

    • Fixed

       (3)
      • fixed positioning issues when clicking on interactive elements in Paths
      • fixed Places now can be scrolled - when scrolling
      • fixed translation matching

    • Removed

       (1)
      • removed generated directory thumbnails types

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20101231

    Dec 31, 2010

    • Added

       (6)
      • added widget types - data fetch(for retrieving and displaying content from the Internet), indicators (for showing processor load, memory use, remaining battery power and drive use)
      • added syncing with Nimi Store - selected items from Nimi Store can be installed in batch by clicking sync
      • added image viewer - images in containers can be now viewed directly in container by pressing magnifier icon displayed on image hover
      • added sorting by use(click) frequency
      • added language localization support - localization wizard will be available in Nimi Store soon
      • added some switches to be later used (like on program side - update channel settings)

    • Revised

       (3)
      • updated database component
      • revised items sorting
      • revised Paths skinning component

    • Changed

       (4)
      • updated upgrade component - now it matches new Nimi Compressor requirements
      • changed interface
      • removed themes collector - now it's handled by synchronization
      • swap images for Paths container can be now themed

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • fixed(or rather changed) - directory sub-items counting is now asynchronous, previously it could lag container load for counting time

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • other changes, updates and fixes

  • 20101124

    Nov 24, 2010

    • Changed

       (2)
      • changed box widget graphics
      • some thumbnail cache changes - for near future use

    • Fixed

       (8)
      • fixed invalid rename box position
      • fixed scrolling issue when changing scale
      • fixed thumbnailing not loading and generating thumbnails correctly (parallel operations sync issue)
      • fixed not updating thumbnails on widget request
      • fixed not updating changes in directory upon multiple request
      • fixed issue with creating Places from desktop
      • fixed Paths container not displaying correctly for empty directories
      • fixed colourization colour issue - now it will be turned to control text colour when too bright(close to white).

    • Uncategoried

       (2)
      • when dragging elements onto directory element in container, and not holding alt key(enables normal reordering mode) - those will be dropped (with action depending upon state of key modifier) onto given directory. Same applies to file drop from outside active container, yet alt key doesn't disable this feature in this case
      • other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20101120

    Nov 20, 2010

    • Added

       (8)
      • added "add" menu with widgets
      • added box widget - boxes allow to change visibility of collection elements put inside those by clicking those
      • added option to stick container to desktop
      • added current scroll indication
      • added visible and hidden state for elements in containers
      • added asynchronous loading of thumbnails into containers
      • added tooltip support for widgets
      • added widget supports - more events, and actions as well as loading mechanism

    • Revised

       (3)
      • rewritten Paths type container
      • enabled layer modes
      • improved cache and flushing thumbnails

    • Changed

       (6)
      • container order options against other windows are now grouped under layer menu
      • regrouped menu entries - filters are now in appearance menu section
      • scroll snapping snaps to view instead of element now
      • changed method of saving and loading containers data (like labels, order)
      • split thumbnail cache into shared (like extensions) and non shared
      • merged 70-80% of containers into one

    • Fixed

       (7)
      • fixed flickering when rescaling
      • fixed precision for clicking widgets
      • fixed some fonts area issue
      • fixed shortcut reader - shortcuts paths should be now read correctly
      • fixed flickering when loading system theme for Places type container
      • fixed some synchronization issues and updated parallel operations execution
      • fixed batch renaming

    • Removed

       (3)
      • removed running executable indicator
      • removed jumping items
      • removed masking

    • Uncategoried

       (3)
      • when hovering over running executable, thumbnails of its windows are shown in a tooltip. Additionally windows can be focused by clicking or hovering
      • now item text is displayed on bottom
      • [u]a lot of other changes, fixes and updates[/u]

  • 20101010

    Oct 10, 2010

    • Added

       (7)
      • Added align to grid option when moving or resizing container and holding shift
      • Added hide containers on "show desktop" preventing component
      • Added new sorting types by creation and last modification date
      • Added option to place name label on bottom of Place type container
      • Added file and folder rules - by name pattern or modification time in given range
      • Added video thumbnails for possible types
      • Added media preview option directly from container (inbuilt multimedia player front-end)

    • Revised

       (5)
      • Code revision - improved error handling, cleaned code, conditionals and short circuiting etc.
      • Updated thumbnail component - should be 2x faster
      • Reduced memory usage - better cache and thumbnail handling
      • Improved scrolling - better performance, smoother
      • Improved repainting - as above

    • Changed

       (3)
      • Improved container loading time should be ~2-3x faster (benefit from both thumbnail component speed up and some other changes)
      • Containers now automatically scroll on drag and drop
      • Replaced old list with new one in Nimi Center, themes and file collector

    • Fixed

       (2)
      • Fixed saving container position bug
      • Fixed clear cache option in Nimi Center

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20100825

    Aug 25, 2010

    • Added

       (1)
      • Added copy, cut and paste menu and actions

    • Revised

       (2)
      • Update check & auto-update component updated
      • Update check & auto-update component updated

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other updates, fixes and changes

  • 20100820

    Aug 20, 2010

    • Revised

       (2)
      • Updated Paths elements positioning
      • Updated items visibility when scrolling in Paths

    • Changed

       (3)
      • Launched executables (and compatible shortcuts to executables) should now show notification while running
      • Changed some default settings
      • Inner items structure change - and related - to be unveiled possibly in next release

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20100817

    Aug 17, 2010

    • Added

       (1)
      • Added option to create Places from desktop selection

    • Revised

       (4)
      • Updated items reordering in Paths
      • Updated item animations in Paths
      • Updated Paths resize grip
      • Updated search feature in Places

    • Changed

       (1)
      • Updated drag cursor generation - should be nicer now

    • Fixed

       (2)
      • Fixed repaint issues in Paths on reordering and animations
      • Updated Places and Paths loading and unloading - like fixed some double opening issues, added sequencing

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other updates, changes and fixes

  • 20100722

    Jul 22, 2010

    • Revised

       (1)
      • updated compressor

    • Changed

       (1)
      • other changes

    • Uncategoried

       (2)
      • some components update
      • some GUI update

  • 20100716

    Jul 16, 2010

    • Added

       (4)
      • Added 2 new skins for paths - bamboo and surfboard
      • Added option to change place name
      • Added option to show item names only on hover for paths
      • Added print menu entry for files

    • Revised

       (1)
      • Optimized thumbnailing

    • Changed

       (2)
      • Optimized regen - should be now much faster
      • Changed "Look" to "Appearance"

    • Uncategoried

       (2)
      • Compacted menu
      • Other changes, fixes and updates

  • 20100712

    Jul 12, 2010

    • Added

       (2)
      • Added paths
      • Added tweaks menu - currently with hide desktop enhancement

    • Revised

       (3)
      • Updated GUI
      • Updated item re-ordering
      • Updated error handling

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • Fixed build signature - should now check for and update correctly

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes, fixes & updates

  • 20100701

    Jul 1, 2010

    • Revised

       (5)
      • Improved surface regen - checking if its really needed, optimized caching and time-sequence related operations
      • Improved repainting - more selective
      • Improved drag & drop support
      • Improved item reordering accuracy
      • Improved menu entries

    • Changed

       (1)
      • Changed selection method - selecting selected element without crtl key down unselects other elements

    • Uncategoried

       (3)
      • New version of icon size patch - applies to only new thumbnails - by so might require thumbnail catch clearing for existing places.
      • During drag & drop - if dropped, while pressing crtl copies elements, shift links(on compatible systems)
      • Added files and directories linking on compatible systemsOther changes, fixes & updates

  • 20100619

    Jun 19, 2010

    • Uncategoried

       (5)
      • Font shadowing method revision
      • Rendering synchronization revision
      • Scrolling algorithm & method revision
      • Item selection, dragging etc. - update, revision
      • Other fixes and changes

  • 20100616

    Jun 16, 2010

    • Added

       (1)
      • 3 new themes Added minimalistic native, pastel rose, crystalline black

    • Revised

       (2)
      • Optimized rendering performance - queuing, operation reduction - more fluent scrolling, resizing, item hovering etc.
      • Updated drag & drop

    • Changed

       (2)
      • Places can now show their title - it can be disabled from look menu
      • Places can now be created from context menu ("Create place") entry - via element collector

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • Fixed on top issue

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other fixes, changes & updates - overall a lot of those

  • 20100523

    May 23, 2010

    • Added

       (3)
      • Added elements labels - like work, private, todo etc.
      • Added item sorting - like by name, extension, type(file or directory), label, size, sub elements count
      • Added special thumbnail generating for music collections(containing "coverart.jpg" etc. file) and pictures collection

    • Revised

       (2)
      • Updated thumbnailing mechanism - improved quality and performance
      • Updated rendering mechanism - improved performance

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • Fixed - loaded thumbnails aren't saved again

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes & updates

  • 20100520

    May 20, 2010

    • Revised

       (1)
      • Updated lists in center

    • Changed

       (1)
      • Updated thumbnailing mechanism, now it has support for 3rd part file thumbnailers

    • Fixed

       (2)
      • Fixed dragging items naming issue
      • Fixed generating thumbnailing mechanism for .lnk and .ico file types

  • 20100519

    May 19, 2010

    • Revised

       (3)
      • Updated [U]surfaces generation and actualization performance[/U]
      • Updated layered window generation
      • Updated file system names related methods

    • Changed

       (1)
      • Changed: center GUI

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes & updates

  • 20100501

    May 1, 2010

    • Added

       (5)
      • Added new themes: blueprint, old paper, simple black
      • Added element [u]filters[/u] - grayscale, sepia, posterize, posterize black & white, blur inactive, transparent inactive
      • Added scaling slider accessible from features menu
      • Added element searching and scrolling to if found when typing
      • Added places [u]can be individually set to be visible only when desktop is focused[/u]. (hidden elsewhere)

    • Revised

       (3)
      • Updated themes - other related.
      • Updated fading mechanism
      • Updated surface generation & display

    • Changed

       (1)
      • Other changes

    • Fixed

       (1)
      • Fixed & updated places management from Center.

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Skinning mechanism revision - support dynamic individual loading (still limited to inbuilt themes only)

  • 20100416

    Apr 16, 2010

    • Added

       (3)
      • Added [u]elements scaling[/u]
      • Added option to [u]turn box transparent when inactive[/u]
      • Added progress bar for loading box

    • Revised

       (2)
      • Improved thumbnailing mechanism
      • Optimized memory usage and speed

    • Changed

       (1)
      • Changed layered window skinning alghoritm

    • Uncategoried

       (1)
      • Other changes, fixes and updates
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