What's New in the Latest Version - Actual Virtual Desktops

Actual Virtual Desktops Full Changelog

[!] Important [+] New [-] Fixed error [*] Changes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Virtual Desktops 2.2 (03.06.2010) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [+] The ability to create specific window settings from the Windows Monitoring Log window is added. [*] The default key combinations for the Move to Next/Previous Virtual Desktop window actions have been changed to Win+\ instead of Win+= and Win+Shift+\ instead of Win+Shift+=, accordingly, because of conflicts with Windows 7 reserved hotkey. [*] Now Vista SideBar widgets are visible on all virtual desktops. [*] Administrative tools (like Regedit, Event Viewer, etc.) are now extended in Vista/7. [*] Support of console windows under Windows 7 is improved. [-] Title buttons were drawn incorrectly in windows using right-to-left languages. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Virtual Desktops 2.1 (12.02.2010) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [!] The console windows support is available on Windows 7. [!] Checking for updates online by contacting Actual Tools website and retrieving information about latest version available has been added. The check process can be launched either automatically with the defined period (daily, weekly, monthly) or manually by pressing the Check Now button (see the "Check for Updates" group in the General Options panel). [+] All executable files (including setups) are digitally signed. [+] The option to prevent running the library from the %Temp% folder has been added (see the "Run the library from the installation folder" option in the "Control Center Options" group). [+] The ability to customize the background color for the "Single picture" wallpaper mode is added. [+] New "Crop to fit" wallpaper position mode has been added. [+] New hotkey combinations to suspend/resume the Control Center (Ctrl+Alt+Num-/Ctrl+Alt+Num+ by default, respectively) have been added. Please note that they are disabled by default. [+] The ability to turn off automatic switching of virtual desktops has been added (see the "Virtual Desktops Options" group in the Virtual Desktops tab). [*] The Virtual Desktops Switcher now correctly displays the Unicode window captions. [*] Tracking of window caption changes has been improved. [-] The problem with the not responding Control Center while logging off is fixed. [-] Intermittent crashes of Control Center after reboot are fixed. [-] The intermittent crashes of applications written in Visual Basic have been fixed. [-] Title buttons looked and placed incorrectly in non-standard screen DPIs (e.g. if the "Large fonts" option was enabled). [-] After suspending/resuming Control Center, windows weren't returned to their assigned virtual desktops. [-] The bug with interrupted Desktop Background Slideshow feature in Windows 7 has been fixed. [-] The unwanted automatic cyclic switching of virtual desktops has been fixed. [-] The bug with corrupted icons in the Virtual Desktop Switcher has been fixed. [-] After minimizing and then restoring Photoshop CS4 there was a redundant set of title buttons. [-] The bug with the blurred title buttons in Windows Explorer windows under Vista Aero has been fixed. [-] Crash of some programs (e.g. WinZip 14 Professional) when using system menu commands has been fixed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Virtual Desktops 2.0 (12.08.2009) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [!] Virtual Desktops Switcher window is added: it displays a set of toolbars (one toolbar per virtual desktop) where each toolbar shows the icons of applications running on its corresponding virtual desktop. You can toggle this Switcher window via special hotkey (Alt+` by default). [+] Windows Thumbnails feature is added. Once enabled, it creates a small preview copy for each running window (either visible or hidden) and displays this preview as a visual tip over Virtual Desktops Switcher buttons. [+] The ability to shift the extra title button along title bar is added. [*] Virtual Desktops panel is slightly redesigned: - background and hotkey settings are divided onto separate tabs; - the Switcher settings group is added. [-] The bug is fixed: in full screen applications (like games) title buttons were though invisible but still active and responded to mouse clicks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Virtual Desktops 1.2 (08.04.2009) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [+] Now virtual desktops support the extra multi-monitor settings for their wallpapers. [+] The option to make additional title buttons Office 2007-like is added. [+] The Description field is added for Exclusions. [*] The amount of consumed Windows graphics resources is decreased significantly (this prevents the resource exhaustion when too many windows stay open). [*] Now hotkeys in active window work even if it has no title bar. [*] Now Settings dialog remembers its Maximized state between sessions. [-] The bug in Settings dialog with non-disappearing horizontal scroll bar is fixed. [-] Now the additional title buttons and system window menu items work as expected in Windows Live Mail. [-] Now console windows are correctly extended in the zero user session on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 2003. [-] The long unwanted pause, when closing console windows via Close title button, is removed. [-] The incorrect behavior of Virtual Desktops (activating hidden windows, such as Sound Volume Control, unintentionally activated the first virtual desktop), is fixed. [-] The incorrect behavior of Virtual Desktops under Windows Vista, when using the Alt+Tab key combination (the appearance of the Task Switcher window unintentionally activated the first virtual desktop), is fixed. [-] Now virtual desktops with custom wallpaper correctly consider the Desktop Background settings of the Remote Desktop Client. [-] The crash of Windows Vista Snipping Tool, when closing it, is fixed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Virtual Desktops 1.1 (16.10.2008) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [*] Now the title button looks fully native under Windows Vista Aero. [*] Now you can cancel the changes of Target Window edit fields made with the Window Finder by pressing the Escape key. [*] The overall stability is improved when running on Windows x64. [-] The bug caused the Explorer crash when trying to delete files under Windows Vista/2008 x64 is fixed. [-] Now the change of order in the list of virtual desktops is handled correctly. [-] Now the tool windows of Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Flash CS3 are processed correctly when switching between desktops. [-] The reaction on Win+D system hotkey is improved. [-] The compatibility with windows of Mozilla applications (Firefox, Thunderbird) is improved. [-] Now the custom wallpaper is preserved correctly while running via the Remote Desktop connection. [-] No more crashes of NoteZilla when closing its Preferences dialog. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual Virtual Desktops 1.0 (04.07.2008) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [!] Initial Release