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DisplayFusion Change Log
v8.1 • October 27, 2016
Added a "Condense TitleBar Buttons" option to make the buttons closer together on some versions of Windows
Digital Blasphemy is now listed under the "account required" section in the wallpaper source selector
Added an option to disable the Wallpaper Autofix feature
New Advanced Setting to disable the monitor ID's in the monitor selector window
Hooks no longer shutdown when only monitor splitting is enabled
Many background performance optimizations when various features are disabled
Alt+Tab aero colour is now correct in Windows 8.1
Auto-fix no longer fixes the wallpaper in some situations when it's disabled
Scripting function BFS.Window.GetBounds now correctly adjusts for Windows 10 window borders
Scripted functions should start faster on some machines
After logging out of Pinterest you can now login as a different user
Small "Move newly opened windows" behaviour changes
Hooks no longer cause Explorer.exe to freak out when Aero colour changing is enabled
Mouse cursor is now shown correctly over mirrored windows
Website Wallpaper provider improvements and fixes
Taskbars no longer stay visible when they're supposed to autohide in some situations
All Settings window tabs now have admin policies for hiding them
Video wallpaper no longer uses alphabetical order when the setting is disabled
Start Menu now opens correctly on non-English machines with split monitors
Panoramio works again on non-English machines
Changes Monitor Profiles now activates the Trigger event correctly all the time
Jump Lists for non-running pinned apps now show recent/pinned items
Pinterest now shows images from boards with spaces in the name
Window Created trigger event no longer fires when a window is focused
When loading a Wallpaper Profile with a hotkey, no longer shows an error message sometimes
Start Menu windows are no longer affected by Trigger events
Mouse wheel now works in the DisplayFusion Alt+Tab handler
Wallpaper window sizes and scales correctly all the time now
Minimizing a window no longer sometimes launches a Metro app in some situations
Website Wallpaper provider now works on 32-bit versions of Windows
Blank window no longer appears on the Windows taskbar
Hooks are no restarted after changing debug logging level
Tumblr improvements
Unsplash improvements
Flickr improvements
Alt+Tab compatibility improvements
Taskbar compatibility improvements
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
v8.0 • August 8, 2016
Now targeting the .NET Framework 4.0, which will automatically install during setup if needed
Added an "Our Apps" tab to the settings window with details about other great Binary Fortress apps (you can disable this tab in the Advanced Settings if you don't want it)
New Feature: Triggers! Perform actions based on events like Desktop Unlocked, Windows Created, Window Focused, System Idle and many more
An all-new wallpaper source selector is now here!
New Wallpaper Source: "Website Wallpaper" to use a website as a wallpaper, including mouse and keyboard input!
New Wallpaper Source: "My Videos" for playing videos as your desktop wallpaper!
New Wallpaper Source: Tumblr
New Wallpaper Source: Pinterest
New Wallpaper Source: "Unsplash"
New Wallpaper Source: "Panoramio"
New Wallpaper Source: "Dropbox"
Added a "Request Trial License" button to the settings window to request new trial license keys (if needed)
Added a new desktop context menu item to pause wallpaper image changing
Added "Reset All" and "Enable All" to the Taskbars menu in the system tray
Added a new context menu option and Function to pause all wallpaper animations (video and website sources)
Removed the "Taskbar Open Windows on monitor with Start Menu" feature and replaced it with "Window Management Move Newly Opened Windows..."
New Feature: "Window Management Move newly opened applications windows to the current monitor"
Wallpaper can now be enabled/disabled like any normal feature
Wallpaper auto-fix setting has been removed, when the Wallpaper setting is enabled it will auto-fix for you
Updated old Google+/Picasa wallpaper provider to be the new "Google Photos" wallpaper provider
The "Download Scripted Function" window is much improved
You can now filter/search for Functions in the Settings window by name
New wallpaper image info tag: wp-titleonly
Added an option to the 500px wallpaper provider to block nude images
Flickr wallpaper provider now supports albums and favourites
Compatibility rules now allow TitleBar offsets to be up to 99999px
Google Images wallpaper provider now requires a user API key
Added a new wallpaper info tag for system startup time as 24 hour clock
Lots of new built-in Functions
Lots of new scripting functions (BFS.xxx.xxx)
Lots of new Advanced Settings
Taskbar no longer sits on top of the Windows 10 lock screen
Website Wallpaper source is blocked on Windows 7 and lower (too many technical limits)
Video Wallpaper source is blocked on Windows 7 and lower (too many technical limits)
Digital Blasphemy wallpaper source fixes
"Combine With..." wallpaper sources fixed when selected in the Source selector
GPO policies are now enforced correctly if the window is opened directly from the command line
Many Windows 10 window padding issues are resolved (split maximizing, custom functions... etc)
InputList in Scripted Functions now works correctly again
Save/Restore Window Positions function is much improved
Window spanning/unspanning now works in Windows 10 correctly
BFS.DisplayFusion.RunFunction() now passes in the function's window handle by default
"Load from URL" wallpaper source no longer loses the current URL sometimes
deviantArt categories have been updated
Instagram wallpaper source now works again (Instagram changed their API and made it more restrictive)
Aero Peek on the DisplayFusion Taskbars now uses the Windows setting
Window mangement improvements (fixed some timing issues and app-specific issues)
Code editor improvements
Vladstudio thumbnails sometimes didn't load on high-DPI monitors
Resolved an OAuth issue that affected Flickr, Smugmug, and Zenfolio on some systems
Resolved an issue that caused DisplayFusion to detect the wrong scaling level on some systems
v7.3.2 • November 16, 2015
Resolved a Windows 10 issue that caused an error message to be shown after the latest Windows update (1511)
v7.3.1 • September 23, 2015
Note: On some multi-dpi configurations using monitor splits you may have an 8px gap on the left edge of some maximized windows, this is due to a Windows 10 bug
Note: Some pinned Metro (Universal) Apps may need to be re-pinned to the DisplayFusion Taskbars to work correctly
Pinned items now launch correctly
Auto-hidden Taskbar should no longer appear behind desktop windows
Added an Advanced Setting to disable the loading screens
Added an Advanced Setting to disable the TitleBar Button tooltips
Opening a new Chrome window on some machines no longer results in a blank window
Added a desktop context menu entry for pausing/resuming wallpaper changes
Resolved some errors around Steam key loading
Resolved some issues that prevented trial license keys from being properly created on some machines
Windows 10 compatibility improvements
Start Menu replacement compatibility improvements (Start8, Start10, Classic Shell... etc)
Taskbar compatibility improvements
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
v7.3 • September 14, 2015
Note: On some multi-dpi configurations using monitor splits you may have an 8px gap on the left edge of some maximized windows, this is due to a Windows 10 bug
Added an option to Blur wallpaper images (fully adjustable)
Added a desktop context menu entry to open the current wallpaper image in Windows Explorer
Windows 10 improvements and bug fixes in all DisplayFusion features
Monitor Splitting is much improved, with better application compatibility
Per-monitor DPI scaling is now fully supported for all DisplayFusion features (TitleBar Buttons, Taskbars... etc)
Start Menu replacement compatibility improvements (Start8, Start10, Classic Shell... etc)
Taskbar compatibility improvements
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
v7.2 • July 27, 2015
Fully compatible with Windows 10
New Wallpaper provider: Digital Blasphemy
New Wallpaper provider: Wallpaper Abyss
Added a setting to choose which window gets opened when double-clicking the tray icon
Prefers .NET 4.0 now, but will still run with .NET 2.0
Includes 2 new screen savers
Updates to existing screen savers
Added many new functions and fixed some bugs with the Scripted Functions API
Added an Advanced Setting to force the taskbar buttons to be sorted alphabetically
Added many new functions and fixed some bugs with the Scripted Functions API
Improved Start8 and Start10 integration
Hook performance reliability improvements (too many to list)
Translation fixes
Resolved an issue that caused duplicate context menu entries
Resolved a crashing issue
Resolved some UI issues at 125% and 150% font scaling
Improved compatibility with maximized windows on split monitors
You can now use the Tab key in a HotKey binding
Resolved some crashes and silent exits (silent crashes)
No longer crashes when running the save/restore window location functions on some computers
Group policy improvements
Resolved an issue that caused DisplayFusion to deadlock, hang or crash
TitleBar Buttons no longer overlap Chrome user-switching button
Added an Advanced Setting to pass parameters to the application that runs when the wallpaper is set
Key Combination editor now shows the correct keys, not just "OEM5"
TitleBar Buttons on child windows no longer appear on top of other child windows
Screen Saver timeout sometimes failed to save correctly
Middle-clicking a taskbar button to open a new instance now passes the command line parameters correctly
Taskbar previews sometimes failed to open
Settings backup/restore now works correctly for all scripted functions
Screen Saver performance improvements
Alt+Tab compatibility improvements
Taskbar compatibility improvements
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
Performance and memory usage improvements
v7.1 • January 8, 2015
Wallpaper images can now be moved up to 999,999 pixels, not limited to 10,000
Improved Scripted Function downloader, now with function updates (highlighted in yellow in the list)
More than 30 new scripted function helpers
GPO support improvements
Much improved "Rollup Window to TitleBar" Function, better compatibility and performance
Resolved some minor issues
Hook improvements
Performance and stability improvements
v7.0 • December 16, 2014
DisplayFusion Remote Control (with mobile apps for Android, iOS and more)
Scripted Functions are now here
Code anything you can imagine in DisplayFusion using C# and VB.net and run it like any other function
All new "Splits and Padding" window in Monitor Configuration
Asymmetrical splits, split padding and odd-sized splits are now supported
Splits and Padding can be used with Bezel Compensation in nVidia and AMD drivers
5 new DisplayFusion Screen Savers bundled that are login-screen compatible
DisplayFusion can now set the login screen saver (for when no one is logged in)
Windows 10 Technical Preview support (let us know if you run into any issues please)
New Wallpaper Provider: Current Time of Day
New Wallpaper Provider: Current Weather
New Wallpaper Provider: Facebook
New Wallpaper Provider: Google+ (Picasa Web Albums)
New Wallpaper Provider: Imgur
New Wallpaper Provider: Instagram
New Wallpaper Provider: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
New Wallpaper Provider: Pixabay
New Wallpaper Provider: Smugmug
Added a dozen new Image Info tags: image description, wallpaper profile, EXIF data, network info, file date created, file date modified and more
Added 2 new Window Location modes
Wallpaper Info text can now be outlined instead of just a solid background colour, it looks much nicer
WallpaperFusion provider now support logins and filtering by "My Ratings" and "My Favourites"
Rate WallpaperFusion images by right-clicking your desktop or a monitor in the Wallpaper window
Dozens of new built-in Functions
Much, more more!
v6.1.2 • September 10, 2014
Directory Opus compatibility improvements
Windows Taskbar is now contained correctly on monitors with 3 or more splits
External hook app is no longer started dozens of times in some situations
Wallpaper "image not found" errors have been fixed
v6.1.1 • September 7, 2014
Wallpaper images from online sources are now saved correctly with new DisplayFusion installations
TeamViewer and GoToMeeting compatibility improvements
External hook app is no longer started dozens of times in some situations
Blank taskbar buttons are no longer added to the Windows XP taskbar for hidden windows
v6.1 • September 3, 2014
Added a new wallpaper provider: Zenfolio
New command line parameter: -applywindowslogon
Added an Advanced Setting to control how long random images are stored in the history
Added an Advanced Setting to change the "Web Images" folder path
Now shows a tray balloon/growl message when changing Audio Devices in a function
Resolved a number of crashing bugs
Taskbar tray overflow sometimes opened in the wrong location on split monitors
Improved CPU usage
Alt+Tab Aero Peek should trigger faster
Alt+Tab mouse move no longer triggers until you move the mouse at least 5px
Wallpaper info tag improvements (memory, OS name)
Invalid username and password are now removed automatically from the Binary Fortress Account tab
Compatibility improvements for people that use roaming profiles
Ctrl+A shortcut key works on all DisplayFusion UI textboxes now
DeviantART image quality improvements
Middle-click compatibility improvements with Chrome/Canary
Audio Device improvements in Windows Vista
Random local wallpaper image improvements (more random, better history)
Resolved an issue where hidden windows weren't added back to the Windows taskbar sometimes
Taskbar window previews no longer cross onto other monitors
Fix: Taskbar buttons no longer disappear leaving a gap
Fix: Desktop Icons profiles now load correctly on startup for everyone
Fix: Connecting to the console after a remote session no longer crashes DisplayFusion
Fix: Fixed a few "Object Reference" errors
Fix: Hooks now startup correctly all the time
Fix: Silverlight fullscreen windows are no longer hooked in Chrome
Fix: Monitor Splits are now applied correctly when switching profiles using the tray icon
Fix: Right-aligned shortcuts no longer reverse their order on taskbar reload
Fix: No longer loses the random folders setting for Wallpaper images
Fix: No longer loses the license key randomly and reverts to the Free version
v5.1.1 • November 27, 2013
Added an option on the Taskbar tab to disable Aero transparency on all taskbars
Added a warning to the wallpaper window for people using an interval less than 1 minute
New Advanced Setting: "Don't Show HotKey Bind Errors"
New Advanced Setting: "Use Classic Functions for Monitor Configuration"
New Advanced Setting: "Don't Show Desktop Window in DisplayFusion's Alt+Tab"
New Advanced Setting: "Use /N instead of /E when opening Windows Explorer folders"
Wallpaper changes longer cause the desktop to flicker in Windows 8.1
Wallpaper changes no longer cause window focus issues (on some computers)
Windows 8.1 improvements for the "Boot to Desktop" feature
Improved support for RDP connections
Framing Metro applications now works in Windows 8.1
Auto-update improvements
Wallpaper change no longer runs up the CPU when also setting the Logon image
Auto-Split monitors are now detected correctly by the hooks
Wallpaper images can now be pasted into the Wallpaper window
Windows 8.1 DPI scaling compatibility improvements
Windows 8.1 Aero Peek now works correctly on all machines
Hooks sometimes failed to load for no apparent reason
"Move to Next Monitor and Minimize" function now works correctly on maximized windows
Desktop Icons can now be set correctly when changing monitor profiles
Window Snapping fixes
Wallpaper info text now appears on spanned solid-colour wallpaper images
Split Monitor improvements
Improved performance with certain applications
Wallpaper window no longer puts a lock on files
Improved compatibility with Windows XP x64
All Settings window strings are now translated correctly when changing languages
Tabs are now supported in Wallpaper Image Info text
Screen Saver no longer crashes when ZoneAlarm is set to High security
Improved CPU usage when changing the wallpaper
Much improved inactive window mouse-wheel scrolling compatibility
Language auto-detection now works on a fresh install
DisplayFusion Photos screen saver now hides the mouse cursor
DisplayFusion Photos screen saver now allows the computer to sleep
Now supports systems that don't have SSE2 capable CPUs
Desktop icon profiles now wait for 8 seconds on system boot before applying (need to let the desktop startup)
Wallpaper gradient angle values are now saved correctly in all situations
TitleBar Buttons are no longer added and removed very quickly
Window Highlighting no longer crashes in some situations
Taskbar Shortcuts edit window now works with a split primary monitor
Clearing the wallpaper cache no longer shows a UI
No longer receive the "No disk in drive" error message
Screen Savers set to span and non-preview mode now work as expected
Window Location and Monitor Splits have improved compatibility
Taskbar compatibility improvements
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
Window Location compatibility improvements
Start8 compatibility improvements
Start Menu X compatibility improvements
Classic Shell 4 compatibility improvements
StartIsBack compatibility improvements
WindowBlinds compatibility improvements
Directory Opus compatibility improvements
v5.1 • September 2, 2013
New Feature: Monitor Splitting for creating smaller, virtual monitors out of your large monitors (in the Monitor Configuration window)
New Feature: Circular mouse wrapping (cursor wraps from one edge back to the opposite edge)
New Feature: Prevent mouse cursor from snagging on unaligned monitor edges
New Feature: Automatically move child windows over the parent (Settings Window Management)
New Feature: Scroll whatever window is under the cursor using the mouse wheel (Settings Window Management)
Monitor Configuration and Profiles now support Cloned Monitors
Windows 8.1 compatibility
Added InterfaceLIFT as a wallpaper provider
New Function: "Toggle Window Snapping"
New Function: Move Mouse Cursor to Next Monitor
New Function: Move Mouse Cursor to Previous Monitor
New Function: Launch Application
New Function: Frame Windows 8 Metro Application (creates a window for the Metro app and allows you to use it on the normal desktop)
New Function: Move Mouse Cursor to Specified Location
New Function: Move Mouse Cursor to Centre of Current Monitor
New Function: Move Mouse Cursor to Centre of Active Window
New Function: Move Mouse Cursor to Centre of Monitor #X
Locked mouse cursor can now be moved by a DisplayFusion function and re-locked automatically
Wallpaper window now supports Windows 7+ Libraries
Multiple tags can now be selected for the WallpaperFusion image provider
Tags can now be excluded from the WallpaperFusion image provider
Added History support to the online plugins to prevent duplicate images loading (history is per-monitor)
Added support for environment variables in paths for: Window Location rules, Compatibility rules and Taskbar Shortcuts
Added an option in the Settings window to login and automatically load your License Key
The mouse cursor is now shown when mirroring application windows
Taskbar button positions are now remembered between taskbar reloads
Generated wallpaper images are now uncompressed and super-high quality by default (Win7 and higher)
DFCommand now supports settings backup from the command line
Trying to load an already loaded Wallpaper Profile will force the next image to load
Multiple applications can be specified in one Compatibility rule using the | symbol
Wallpaper window UI improvements
Asian language UI improvements
New admin policy to disable the Advanced Settings button
New Advanced Setting: Don't Show Desktop Window in Alt+Tab
New Advanced Setting: Disable Sound Effects
New Advanced Setting: Font Scaling Force X
New Advanced Setting: Font Scaling Force Y
New Advanced Setting: TitleBar Button Icon Offset Horizontal
New Advanced Setting: TitleBar Button Icon Offset Vertical
New Advanced Setting: Generate Smaller Wallpaper Files (lower quality)
New Advanced Setting: Disable Touch Detection
New Advanced Setting: Mouse Cursor Lock adjustment values can now be set separately for each side
New Advanced Setting: Prevent the taskbar from being forced bottom-most when the screen saver is running
New Advanced Setting: Adjust the TitleBar Button separator size
New Advanced Setting: Disable the taskbar button tooltips when previews are disabled
New Advanced Setting: Disable Aero transparency in Windows 8
Improved Taskbar performance, stability and application compatibility
Improved TitleBar Button performance, stability and application compatibility
Improved Window Location performance, stability and application compatibility
Improved Window Snapping performance, stability and application compatibility
Improved Classic Shell compatibility
Improved WindowBlinds compatibility
Improved Dexpot compatibility
Improved support for alternate Start Menus in Windows 8
Wallpaper provider image history improvements
Installer improvements
Resolved an issue that caused some Screen Savers to appear as "Unknown"
Taskbar shortcuts for Windows Explorer folders now use /e instead of /n to open
Launching a DisplayFusion pinned item as admin no longer loses the command line parameters
No Longer shows the font scaling warning when not needed
Taskbar buttons no longer lose their overlay icons when moving back to the Windows taskbar
Load Next Monitor Profile function is now more reliable
Visual Studio code windows can now be spanned
Visual Studio no longer crashes when debugging on some computers
No longer crashes when toggling DWM on Vista with some computers
Mouse cursor now snaps to new window position with Window Location feature when needed
Resolved a few hook related performance issues
Taskbar jump lists are no longer slow to open for some items
Taskbar jump list items no longer use the wrong names in some cases
Window Location no longer moves Windows 8 system windows (like the Charms bar)
Compatibility rules no longer disable application hooks unexpectedly
Uninstaller now removes the DisplayFusionService all the time
Taskbar pinned items on network shares now have icons
Launching a second instance of an application from the DF taskbar now follows the Window Location rules
The transparent taskbar with WindowBlinds is being fixed in the next beta of WindowBlinds, keep an eye out for it!
"Ignore alternate start menus" now ignores them in more places correctly
Alternate start menu start buttons no longer have a black outline in Win8.1
Launching pinned Explorer folders no longer gives an error in some situations
Classic Start Menu (Classic Shell) 3.9.x (4.0 beta) is now supported
Taskbar will now reload itself if the workarea reservation is lost
Alt+Tab improvements
Application menus no longer open behind the DisplayFusion Taskbar in Windows 8
Taskbar is no longer forced to the bottom of the monitor when a Metro app is snapped to the edge
Middle-clicking a taskbar button to open a new instance now correctly passes the command line parameters
Performance improvements through more registry caching
Mouse no longer jumps to the Windows taskbar in some situations
Taskbar icon rendering improvements
Resolved a few issues related to wallpaper changes: flickering icons, focus changes, cursor jumping... etc
Fixed an issue that caused the wallpaper info tags to say "Unknown"
Improved taskbar detection for RDP/console logins
Resolved an issue that prevented the Windows Logon image from changing to the current wallpaper in Windows 8
Resolved an issue with Google Chrome and Window Location rules
Resolved an issue that could cause Firefox to move to another monitor when closing a tab
No longer receive "CurrentMonitor is null" when reverting a monitor setup change in Windows 8
Pinned Jump List sections now support custom sorting (when sorted on the Windows taskbar Jump List)
Tray clock on XP is no longer cutoff in some situations
DisplayFusion windows are no longer slow to open on some machines without an internet connection (code signing certificate checking)
Windows Logon setting "use current wallpaper" now works in Windows 8 as expected
Taskbar no longer gets trapped behind fullscreen windows
Taskbar no longer disappears when Win+D is used
TitleBar Buttons are no longer hidden on some top-tabs browsers
Windows Logon preview is now shown correctly when using the current wallpaper
Resolved some Desktop Icons profile saving issues
Resolved an issue with Flickr that caused a "No one could be found" message to repeatedly appear
Citrix windows are no longer ignored by DisplayFusion
Backup Settings button no longer requires elevation and now works to network drives
Resolved an issue that caused the Wallpaper window to sometimes have scrollbars
Resolved an issue that prevented the wallpaper History feature to not work for some local images
Resolved an issue that caused the Jump Lists to hang for some processes
Resolved an issue that caused timers to stack then fire all at once
Windows Logon now works correctly when using your desktop wallpaper as the image
Unpinning shortcuts now works even when your taskbar buttons aren't combined
Fixed an issue that causes quoted paths to fail for certain features (Window Location, Compatibility... etc)
v5.0.1 • April 27, 2013
Multiple tags can now be selected for the WallpaperFusion image provider
Tags can now be excluded from the WallpaperFusion image provider
Added History support to the online plugins to prevent duplicate images loading (history is per-monitor)
Added a label to the random wallpaper interval selector (numeric control)
Added support for environment variables in paths for: Window Location rules, Compatibility rules and Taskbar Shortcuts
Added an option in the Settings window to login and automatically load your License Key
Added an advanced setting to prevent the taskbar from being forced bottom-most when the screen saver is running
Resolved an issue that prevented the Windows Logon image from changing to the current wallpaper in Windows 8
Resolved an issue with Google Chrome and Window Location rules
Resolved an issue that could cause Firefox to move to another monitor when closing a tab
No longer receive "CurrentMonitor is null" when reverting a monitor setup change in Windows 8
Improved support for alternate Start Menus in Windows 8
Pinned Jump List sections now support custom sorting (when sorted on the Windows taskbar Jump List)
Tray clock on XP is no longer cutoff in some situations
DisplayFusion windows are no longer slow to open on some machines without an internet connection (code signing certificate checking)
New admin policy to disable the Advanced Settings button
Taskbar no longer gets trapped behind fullscreen windows
Taskbar no longer disappears when Win+D is used
Added an Advanced Setting to disable Aero transparency in Windows 8
TitleBar Buttons are no longer hidden on some top-tabs browsers
Windows Logon preview is now shown correctly when using the current wallpaper
Resolved some Desktop Icons profile saving issues
Resolved an issue with Flickr that caused a "No one could be found" message to repeatedly appear
Citrix windows are no longer ignored by DisplayFusion
Backup Settings button no longer requires elevation and now works to network drives
Resolved an issue that caused the Wallpaper window to sometimes have scrollbars
Resolved an issue that prevented the wallpaper History feature to not work for some local images
Resolved an issue that caused the Jump Lists to hang for some processes
Resolved an issue that caused timers to stack then fire all at once
Unpinning shortcuts now works even when your taskbar buttons aren't combined
Fixed an issue that causes quoted paths to fail for certain features (Window Location, Compatibility... etc)
Various UI and performance improvements
Taskbar compatibility improvements
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
Window Location compatibility improvements
v5.0 • February 11, 2013
Change: Taskbar support for new alternate Start Menu: Classic Shell
Change: Taskbar support for new alternate Start Menu: Start8
Change: Taskbar support for new alternate Start Menu: StartIsBack
Change: Taskbar support for new alternate Start Menu: Start Menu X
Change: Alternate Start Menu (Classic Shell) is no longer bundled, DisplayFusion will use the existing Classic Shell installation if detected
Change: Taskbar Jump Lists now support the full Windows Jump Lists (frequent, pinned, tasks... etc)
Change: Taskbar Jump Lists can now be navigated using the keyboard
Change: Added a new Taskbar button mode: "DisplayFusion taskbars show all windows, Windows taskbar shows none"
Change: New Wallpaper Image Provider: WallpaperFusion (the best multi-monitor wallpaper images!)
Change: New Wallpaper Image Provider: 500px
Change: Wallpaper window re-uses the image loading windows, so you don't have to re-search for images on different monitors
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to allow scaling (grow or shrink) of the Start Buttons
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to remove the hot-corner gap in Windows 8 on the DisplayFusion taskbar
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to force TitleBar Buttons to be positioned using the normal size, even when maximized (good for Matrox monitor divider)
Change: Added a prompt when deleting a Wallpaper or Desktop Icon profile that is in use by a Monitor Profile
Change: You can now double-click a monitor image in the Wallpaper window to open that file in Windows Explorer
Change: New Win8 Feature: "Move Power User Menu (Win+X) to current mouse position"
Change: New Win8 Feature: "Bypass Windows Start Screen" (boots straight to the desktop)
Change: New Win8 Feature: "Adjust Border Margin/Padding"
Change: New Win8 Feature: "Mini-Start Screen" (shrink the Windows 8 Start Screen to a specific size)
Change: Wallpaper background colour can now be a gradient
Change: Added a Function to toggle the Window Location feature
Change: Added an "Adjustments" tab in the wallpaper window for scaling/moving/rotating/flipping images
Change: Added a "Show in Explorer" menu item to the wallpaper window (right-click a monitor in the preview pane at the top)
Fix: Window Location performance and compatibility improvements
Fix: TitleBar Button performance and compatibility improvements
Fix: Performance improvements for the Settings and Wallpaper windows
Fix: Wallpaper window is now sized correctly (with scrollbars when needed)
Fix: Languages no longer revert to auto-detected when updating
Fix: Taskbar buttons now show the correct icons for some problem applications
Fix: DisplayFusion Taskbar transparency now matches the Windows Taskbar in Windows 8
Fix: Windows 8 TitleBar Button alignment improvements
Fix: Wallpaper preview icons no longer show "my computer" icon sometimes
Fix: Context menus no longer open behind the Taskbar
Fix: Improved alpha blending on Start Button images
Fix: Wallpaper files are no longer locked in Explorer
Fix: Taskbar no longer disappears when "Show Desktop" is used
Fix: No longer receive a GDI+ error when pasting images into the Wallpaper window
Fix: Screen Savers now allow "preview mode" to be unchecked when spanned
Fix: Search Charm no longer appears in odd locations in-front of Metro apps
Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer blink over certain applications (Adobe CS6)
Fix: PuTTY can now be resized using Functions
Fix: Start Menu is now drawn correctly when using a WindowBlinds custom theme
Fix: Taskbar Preview Size advanced setting now works correctly
Fix: Monitor Profile detection issues (with cloning, Eyefinity) are resolved
Fix: "CurrentMonitor is NULL" issue has been resolved
Fix: DisplayFusion Screen Saver is now correctly disabled when changing to the Free version of DisplayFusion
Fix: Window Snapping with Adobe CS6 (and possibly others) now works without messing up the window
Fix: Taskbar clock text improvements
Fix: Screen Saver previews failed to load sometimes
Fix: Screen Saver list was duplicated sometimes
v4.3 • November 6, 2012
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Wallpaper window has been re-designed
You can now set your Windows Logon image using DisplayFusion in Windows 8
Updated Classic Shell to version 3.6.2
Added a Settings button for configuring the Classic Shell in the DisplayFusion Settings window on the Taskbar tab
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Mitel UCA Client, Steam, Adobe AIR, Live Meeting, Rapid SQL, NitroPDF and more
HotKey window compatibility improvements: Clover and other windows that host other processes windows
Taskbar tray icon context menus shouldn't get stuck behind the taskbar in Windows 8 anymore
Wallpaper preview quality is much improved
Wallpaper preview for tile/centre is now correct
Flickr image downloading issue has been resolved
DisplayFusionCommand now works from a Scheduled Task in Windows 8
Windows 8 taskbar improvements (better Metro app detection, less flickering)
Alt+Tab handler order issues have been fixed
Multiple Wallpaper windows are prevented from opening now
Taskbar icon rendering improvements
Resolved an issue that caused the trial reminder to constantly appear
Taskbar time zones now work correctly
Middle-click Google Chrome min/max/close buttons now moves the window correctly
Settings backup and restore improvements
General performance and compatibility improvements
v4.2 • October 23, 2012
Change: Hold 'shift' while middle-clicking to move a window to previous monitor instead of the next monitor
Change: New Advanced Setting: Enable custom Alt+Tab Handler
Change: New Advanced Setting: Disable Wallpaper History
Change: New Advanced Setting: Adjust taskbar shortcut gap size
Change: New Advanced Setting: Ignore Monitors (specify monitors that DisplayFusion should ignore for things like 'move to next monitor')
Change: For Administrators: Previously enabled settings no longer get disabled when tabs are hidden by admin/group policy. The settings on hidden tabs will need to be specifically disabled using the other policies.
Fix: Windows 8 compatiblity and performance improvements
Fix: General UI, compatiblity and performance improvements for all versions of Windows
Fix: Taskbar start button no longer overlaps shortcuts in some situations
Fix: Taskbar shortcuts without icons can now be un-pinned by right-clicking on them
Fix: Resolved some taskbar button combining issues (Chrome, Git)
