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Hello, John Smith.
I am glad to inform you that we have released the new version 6.7 of our main line of products, the new version 3.2 of Actual Virtual Desktops and new version 3.4 of Actual Multiple Monitors products.
In this version we focus mostly on bugfixes and minor improvements of compatibility and usability. See below for details.
Issue contents:
Foreword
In this version, we put a lot of efforts into improving the stability and reliability, which resulted in plenty of changes in the most basic low-level mechanisms of our programs. Although most of errors have been caught and fixed during the beta testing, some yet uncaught bugs may survive so that I call everyone who wants to help us - please send us each and every Windows Error report you will encounter. In other words, click the Send Error Report button any time you will see the regular Windows Error dialog like following:
Please send the Windows Error reports even in case they have no mentions of Actual Tools software: detailed error information will go to Microsoft where we will be able to access and analyze it thoroughly. We hope this will help us catch and fix the rest of nasty bugs and make our software clean, robust and reliable as never before. Thank you in advance for your co-operation!
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New Features Comparison Chart
Below is the comparison chart of features implemented in this version. This chart shows only the most noticeable features; to view the full list of changes made in each product, click the product's icon.
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Minor Fixes and Improvements
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Bugfixes
Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 crashed after opening/closing the Chart Source Data dialog.
Various Adobe products (like Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator) crashed upon exiting.
Autodesk Softimage crashed at startup.
After restarting Windows Explorer, the Win key stopped invoking the Start menu.
Taskbar button's extra features (like progress indicator, overlay icon, control buttons in a preview) stopped working in the primary taskbar after moving a window to a secondary monitor and then returning it back to the primary.
Auto-hidden secondary taskbar did not appear after pressing the Win key.
Taskbar buttons for Google Talk windows showed in a wrong taskbar.
Pinned taskbar button looked tabbed even after closing its corresponding application (for example, Opera web browser with several opened tabs).
Even when the Use drop shadows for icon labels system option was turned off, the wallpaper slideshow mode made it active again.
After restoring a system from standby/hibernation, the slideshow did not start.
Show Desktop button on secondary taskbars sometimes stopped showing the desktop on mouse hovering.
After maximizing a window to desktop, the Restore menu command got disabled.
In Actual Multiple Monitors, hotkeys for Minimize and Maximize/Restore system commands did not work.
Soft Mouse Lock worked incorrectly for dragging a window between monitors.
If an application (like fullscreen game) locked the mouse within the primary monitor at startup, the mouse was freed needlessly.
Windows 7: Hidden tray icons popup window did not close in some cases when clicking outside of it.
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How to Upgrade
| Product |
Version |
New Reg. Code Required |
Upgrade Type |
What to Do |
| Main product line (all programs except for Actual Virtual Desktops and Actual Multiple Monitors) |
1.x - 2.x |
Yes |
Free |
Contact our Customer Support Service to get a new registration code |
| 3.x - 5.x |
Yes |
Paid |
Visit our Upgrade Center and enter there your original registration code - you will get the special link to purchase the new registration code with a significant discount |
| 6.x |
No |
Free |
Simply download the new version of the product you are currently using and install it |
| Actual Virtual Desktops |
any |
No |
Free |
Simply download the new version and install it |
| Actual Multiple Monitors |
1.x - 2.x |
Yes |
Paid |
Visit our Upgrade Center and enter there your original registration code - you will get the special link to purchase the new registration code with a significant discount |
| 3.x |
No |
Free |
Simply download the new version and install it |
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Join Us on Facebook! Follow Us on Twitter!
I'd like to remind you that you can join our Multiple Monitors Facebook group or become our follower on Twitter. There you can find the recent news about our software, useful articles and links related to a multi-monitor productivity, and share your experience with other multi-monitor users. Welcome!
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That's all at the moment, thank you for your time! Waiting for any kind of feedback from you at our Beta Testing forum section or on e-mail - you are always welcome!
Yours sincerely,
Alex Fadeyev
Actual Tools
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