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DisplayFusion 6.0 Now Available!

June 18, 2014

We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 6.0 is now available for download, and also on sale at up to 50% off until June 30th! This release includes a few greatly anticipated features, including the ability to switch audio devices, combine specific monitors for spanning wallpaper, and our new Alt+Tab Handler.

All of our other products are also on sale, so feel free to check out ClipboardFusion, FileSeek, iTunesFusion and LogFusion as well!

DisplayFusion 6.0 Highlights

Added the ability to combine monitors for spanning wallpaper, while still using a different image on other monitors
Added an Alt+Tab Handler, allowing you to show only windows on current monitor, or all monitors
Added the ability to switch audio devices via the tray menu, key combinations, or automatically by assigning them to Monitor Profiles
New Windows 8 Tweaks: Disable Lock Screen Image, Configure Lock Screen Monitor Timeout, Toggle Aero Shake, Toggle Hot Corners
New Function: Minimize Window to System Tray (Ctrl + Win + T by default)
New Wallpaper Source: Load from URL (can now refresh the image on a timer)
Wallpaper is now lossless in Windows 8.1 (much better quality)
Settings that require elevation are now applied using DisplayFusionService (no more UAC prompts for Windows Logon Background!)
Added a "Launch as Administrator" option for taskbar shortcuts
New Advanced Setting for changing automatic settings backup location
38 languages bundled (if you'd like to help translate DisplayFusion into your language, please contact us)
Many performance, stability and bug fixes

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage everyone to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Change Log. We'd like to send out a big thanks to the dozens of people who helped with the DisplayFusion translations, and the thousands of people that helped test the Beta versions. Thanks everyone!

DisplayFusion 6.0 Screenshots

Wallpaper Combining

Alt+Tab Handler: All Monitors

Tray Menu: Audio Devices

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How To Span Wallpaper Images Across Groups of Monitors

May 22, 2014

Wallpaper images can span multiple monitors or splits, while displaying a separate image on other monitors/splits, ideal for people who run less conventional multi-monitor arrangements.

Wallpaper Combining

For Wallpaper images to span multiple monitors with specific combinations, you'll need to follow these steps:

Right-click the DisplayFusion tray icon and click "Desktop Wallpaper." You can also access this via the Options tab in Settings.
Make sure "Allow DisplayFusion to manage the Desktop Wallpaper" is enabled.

Set the Background Mode option to "Use a different Image for each Monitor."
Select a monitor by left clicking on it in the Wallpaper Preview. A red box will surround the selected monitor. For this example, this will be your "source" monitor.
Choose a Wallpaper Source by clicking the "Change" button and selecting a source (some require accounts or specific configuration).

Additional source settings can be made via the "Load Image" button or "Get Settings" button (when "Enable desktop wallpaper slideshow" is enabled).

Select a second monitor/split which you would like to share the same Wallpaper Source as selected for your source monitor.
Right-click this second monitor and select "Combine With..." from the menu, choosing your source monitor.
Click "Apply."

Tips

Combining monitors can also be done via the Wallpaper Source "Change" button. Click "Change" and choose the source monitor from the source list.

To edit combined monitors, use the Source and Settings of the source monitor. Changes made there will automatically apply to its combined monitors.

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Spring Sale on All Products!

April 1, 2014

Update: This sale has ended, thanks everyone!

Spring is finally here, and we're celebrating by ~~offering all of our products on sale at 33% off until April 7th!~~ The only exception to the sale is iTunesFusion, which is actually 50% off while it's in beta.

If you're not familiar with all of our apps, feel free to check them out on our More Apps page.

Happy Spring, everyone!

DisplayFusion

FileSeek

ClipboardFusion

iTunesFusion

LogFusion

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Working with DisplayFusion Monitor Profiles

March 5, 2014

DisplayFusion Monitor Profiles store your various monitor configurations for easy transition. This is ideal for laptop users who may have different monitor setups at home, work, etc.

Create a Monitor Profile

Open the DisplayFusion Monitor Configuration window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Monitor Configuration" (also accessible via the Options tab in Settings).
Configure your monitors and click the "Apply" button to test your settings.
Click the "Save Profile" button and choose "New Profile."
Enter a name for the Profile and click OK.

Modify a Monitor Profile

Open the DisplayFusion Monitor Configuration window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Monitor Configuration" (also accessible via the Options tab in Settings).
Configure your monitors and click the "Apply" button to test your settings.
Click the "Save Profile" button, then select the Monitor Profile that you want to overwrite.
Click Yes on the confirmation prompt.

Rename a Monitor Profile

Open the DisplayFusion Monitor Configuration window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Monitor Configuration" (also accessible via the Options tab in Settings).
Click the "Manage Monitor Profiles" button.

Select the Monitor Profile you'd like to rename and click the "Rename" button.
Enter a new name for the Monitor Profile and click OK.

Delete a Monitor Profile

Open the DisplayFusion Monitor Configuration window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Monitor Configuration" (also accessible via the Options tab in Settings).

Click the "Manage Monitor Profiles" button.
Select the Monitor Profile you'd like to rename and click the "Delete" button.
Click Yes on the confirmation prompt.

Assign a Key Combination to a Monitor Profile

Open the DisplayFusion Monitor Configuration window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Monitor Configuration" (also accessible via the Options tab in Settings).
Click the "Manage Monitor Profiles" button.

Select the Monitor Profile to which you'd like to assign a key combination.
Click the "Key Combination" button and choose "Set Key Combination."

Add a TitleBar Button for a Monitor Profile

You can add a button in Windows title bars to quickly load a Monitor Profile without needing to access a DisplayFusion menu.

Open the DisplayFusion Settings window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Settings."

Click the "Functions" tab and ensure the "Enable TitleBar Buttons" checkbox is enabled.
Scroll down in the Functions list and select your Monitor Profile from the "Monitor Configuration" section.
Click "Add TitleBar Button."
Select the TitleBar Button Image Set, the TitleBar Button Image, and click OK.
Click Apply.

Auto-Loading Wallpaper and Desktop Icon Profiles

DisplayFusion can be configured to automatically load a Wallpaper Profile or Desktop Icon Profile when a specific Monitor Profile is loaded or detected. This is especially helpful if Windows moves your Desktop Icons around on restarts.

As soon as DisplayFusion starts up and detects your previously saved Monitor Profile, it will automatically load the associated Wallpaper and Desktop Icon Profiles without intervention.

Open the DisplayFusion Monitor Configuration window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Monitor Configuration" (also accessible via the Options tab in Settings).
Click the "Manage Monitor Profiles" button.
Select the Monitor Profile to which you'd like to assign a Wallpaper or Desktop Icon Profile.

Click the "Wallpaper Profile" or "Desktop Icon Profile" button, and choose the appropriate Wallpaper or Desktop Icon Profile.

Loading Monitor Profiles via Command Prompt

If you need to load a Monitor Profile via the command line, you can use displayfusioncommand.exe (located in the directory where DisplayFusion is installed).

The command is as follows:

displayfusioncommand.exe -monitorloadprofile "profile name"

Loading a Monitor Profile on Startup

If you'd like to load a Monitor Profile automatically on startup, you can create a shortcut in your startup folder that will run the command in the previous section.

For the full set of instructions, see Loading a Monitor Profile on Startup.

Advanced Settings

There are a few Monitor Configuration related settings in the DisplayFusion Settings > Advanced Settings window. The most useful one is the option to disable the confirmation prompt when changing monitor settings. If you switch Monitor Profiles often, you may wish to disable this prompt to make the process easier.

Note: If for some reason your monitors are unusable after a settings change, DisplayFusion won't be able to revert back to the original settings if the confirmation prompt is disabled. You'd likely need to reboot your machine to make the displays usable again.

Open the DisplayFusion Settings window by right-clicking the DisplayFusion tray icon and clicking "Settings."
Click the Advanced Settings button.

Search for and double-click "Don't Show Confirmation Prompt" Setting.
Select "Confirmation prompts are not shown" and click OK.

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Customizing the DisplayFusion Taskbar

February 12, 2014

By default, the DisplayFusion taskbar will match the behaviour of the Windows taskbar, but the DisplayFusion taskbar has a wealth of customization options. This document covers some of those options and where to configure them.

Global Taskbar Settings

Some settings affect all DisplayFusion taskbars. These global taskbar settings are in the Taskbar tab of DisplayFusion's Settings.

Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."
Click the Taskbar tab.

Taskbar Tab

This area allows you to:

Enable Multi-Monitor Taskbars
Enable Jump Lists
Enable focus, full screen, and transparency options
Set Taskbar Modes (windows display options)
Set the Taskbar Button Middle-Click Behaviour
Select the Windows Preview Style
Set Taskbar Opacity

Taskbar Shortcuts

The DisplayFusion taskbar allows you to add different types of shortcuts to the taskbar. You can add regular application shortcuts, like the Windows taskbar, but you can also add shortcuts to files, folders, and websites.

Taskbar Shortcuts are in the Taskbar tab of DisplayFusion's Settings.

Right-click the DisplayFusion icon and click "Settings."

Click the Taskbar tab.
Click the Taskbar Shortcuts button.

From here you can add all of the shortcut types (Application, File, Folder, Website), and also edit, rename, re-arrange, and specify custom icons for the shortcuts.

Applications, Folders, and Websites shortcuts start on the same monitor as the taskbar by default.

You can disable this action by disabling the "Force [shortcut] to open/start on same monitor as Taskbar" checkbox. On Applications you also have Administrator and Metro options as well as the ability to use Command Line Arguments.

Application shortcuts can also be added by right-clicking a button on the DisplayFusion taskbar and choosing "Pin this program to Taskbar."

Individual Taskbar Settings

Each taskbar element (Start button, shortcuts, application buttons, system tray, clock, and show desktop button) can be moved to either side of the taskbar, or disabled completely.

Right-click a blank space on any DisplayFusion-controlled Taskbar and select "Multi-Monitor Taskbar" to bring up the submenu options.

Multi-Monitor Taskbar Menu

This menu allows you to:

Control the Size and Position of the taskbar
Set the Auto-Hide option
Set the visibility and location of the System Tray Clock, System Tray Icons, Start Button, Show Desktop Button and your Shortcuts. There is also a link to Edit Shortcuts.
Choose the Alignment, Style, and Grouping of Buttons

Examples

Below are some examples of configured Taskbars.

Example 1 - Left Position, Start Button Disabled

Left Position, Disabled Start Button

Shortcuts Left, Start Button Disabled, Button Alignment Middle

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BinaryFortress

January 24, 2014

We're very excited to announce that we've rolled out our newly re-designed websites over the past couple of days! Along with the new visual design, there are some functionality improvements that we'd like to share with you:

Easier Account Access

You can now access your account information from the top-right of each site, instead of having to login to each site's specific portal.

My Account Link

Easier License Access

Once you're logged in, you can access your license information by using the "My Licenses" link at the top of every page.

My Licenses Link

Single Sign-On

Now when you login on one of our sites, you'll automatically be logged in to any of our other sites that you visit. No more logging in to each Discussions forum individually!