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Changes for v5.1.0 Beta 3 - v5.1.0 Beta 4

  • Fix: Resolved an issue that could cause Firefox to move to another monitor when closing a tab
  • Fix: No longer receive "CurrentMonitor is null" when reverting a monitor setup change in Windows 8
  • Fix: Improved support for alternate Start Menus in Windows 8
  • Fix: Wallpaper provider image history improvements
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements



Changes for v5.1.0 Beta 2 - v5.1.0 Beta 3

  • Fix: Jump Lists items now launch correctly again
  • Fix: Pinned Jump List sections now support custom sorting (when sorted on the Windows taskbar Jump List)
  • Fix: Tray clock on XP is no longer cutoff in some situations
  • Fix: DisplayFusion windows are no longer slow to open on some machines without an internet connection (code signing certificate checking)
  • Fix: UI improvements and bug fixes
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Windows Logon setting "use current wallpaper" now works in Windows 8 as expected
  • Fix: New admin policy to disable the Advanced Settings button
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer gets trapped behind fullscreen windows
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer disappears when Win+D is used
  • Fix: Added an Advanced Setting to disable Aero transparency in Windows 8



Changes for v5.1.0 Beta 1 - v5.1.0 Beta 2

  • Fix: Finished some missing Settings window translations
  • Fix: Wallpaper window UI improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons are no longer hidden on some top-tabs browsers
  • Fix: Windows Logon preview is now shown correctly when using the current wallpaper



Changes for v5.0.0 - v5.1.0 Beta 1

  • Change: Multiple tags can now be selected for the WallpaperFusion image provider
  • Change: Tags can now be excluded from the WallpaperFusion image provider
  • Change: Added History support to the online plugins to prevent duplicate images loading (history is per-monitor)
  • Change: Added a label to the random wallpaper interval selector (numeric control)
  • Change: Added support for environment variables in paths for: Window Location rules, Compatibility rules and Taskbar Shortcuts
  • Change: Added an option in the Settings window to login and automatically load your License Key
  • Fix: Resolved some Desktop Icons profile saving issues
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Flickr that caused a "No one could be found" message to repeatedly appear
  • Fix: Citrix windows are no longer ignored by DisplayFusion
  • Fix: Backup Settings button no longer requires elevation and now works to network drives
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused the Wallpaper window to sometimes have scrollbars
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented the wallpaper History feature to not work for some local images
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused the Jump Lists to hang for some processes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused timers to stack then fire all at once
  • Fix: Windows Logon now works correctly when using your desktop wallpaper as the image
  • Fix: Unpinning shortcuts now works even when your taskbar buttons aren't combined
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that causes quoted paths to fail for certain features (Window Location, Compatibility... etc)
  • Fix: Various UI and performance improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 - v5.0.1

  • Change: Multiple tags can now be selected for the WallpaperFusion image provider
  • Change: Tags can now be excluded from the WallpaperFusion image provider
  • Change: Added History support to the online plugins to prevent duplicate images loading (history is per-monitor)
  • Change: Added a label to the random wallpaper interval selector (numeric control)
  • Change: Added support for environment variables in paths for: Window Location rules, Compatibility rules and Taskbar Shortcuts
  • Change: Added an option in the Settings window to login and automatically load your License Key
  • Change: Added an advanced setting to prevent the taskbar from being forced bottom-most when the screen saver is running
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented the Windows Logon image from changing to the current wallpaper in Windows 8
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Google Chrome and Window Location rules
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that could cause Firefox to move to another monitor when closing a tab
  • Fix: No longer receive "CurrentMonitor is null" when reverting a monitor setup change in Windows 8
  • Fix: Improved support for alternate Start Menus in Windows 8
  • Fix: Pinned Jump List sections now support custom sorting (when sorted on the Windows taskbar Jump List)
  • Fix: Tray clock on XP is no longer cutoff in some situations
  • Fix: DisplayFusion windows are no longer slow to open on some machines without an internet connection (code signing certificate checking)
  • Fix: New admin policy to disable the Advanced Settings button
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer gets trapped behind fullscreen windows
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer disappears when Win+D is used
  • Fix: Added an Advanced Setting to disable Aero transparency in Windows 8
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons are no longer hidden on some top-tabs browsers
  • Fix: Windows Logon preview is now shown correctly when using the current wallpaper
  • Fix: Resolved some Desktop Icons profile saving issues
  • Fix: Resolved an issue with Flickr that caused a "No one could be found" message to repeatedly appear
  • Fix: Citrix windows are no longer ignored by DisplayFusion
  • Fix: Backup Settings button no longer requires elevation and now works to network drives
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused the Wallpaper window to sometimes have scrollbars
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented the wallpaper History feature to not work for some local images
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused the Jump Lists to hang for some processes
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused timers to stack then fire all at once
  • Fix: Unpinning shortcuts now works even when your taskbar buttons aren't combined
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that causes quoted paths to fail for certain features (Window Location, Compatibility... etc)
  • Fix: Various UI and performance improvements
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 12 - v5.0.0

  • 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 Х
  • 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
  • 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: Taskbar button grouping detection 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



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 11 - v5.0.0 Beta 12

  • Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Taskbar improvements for alternate start menus
  • Fix: TitleBar Button performance and compatibility improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 10 - v5.0.0 Beta 11

  • Fix: Windows 8 TitleBar Button alignment improvements
  • Fix: Wallpaper preview icons no longer show "my computer" icon sometimes
  • Fix: Taskbar button grouping detection improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 9 - v5.0.0 Beta 10

  • Fix: Context menus no longer open behind the Taskbar
  • Fix: Vertical Start 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: Start8 compatibility improvements
  • Fix: StartIsBack compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Classic Shell compatibility improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 8 - v5.0.0 Beta 9

  • Change: Start8 support is back (requires Start8 version 1.11 or higher)
  • 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
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer disappears when "Show Desktop" is used
  • Fix: Classic Shell compatibility improvements
  • Fix: DisplayFusion will use the same Start Button image as Start8 (when detected)
  • Fix: DisplayFusion will use the same Start Button image as StartIsBack (when detected)
  • Fix: No longer receive a GDI+ error when pasting images into the Wallpaper window



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 7 - v5.0.0 Beta 8

  • Change: StartIsBack support has been added (alternate Start Menu)
  • Change: Start8 support has been removed (too buggy)
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to remove the hot-corner gap in Windows 8 on the DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Change: Taskbar Jump Lists can now be navigated using the keyboard
  • Fix: Clover 2 is now treated correctly as a top-tabs application
  • Fix: Screen Savers now allowed "preview mode" to be unchecked when spanned
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Classic Shell compatibility improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 6 - v5.0.0 Beta 7

  • Change: Start8 is now supported as an alternate Start Menu (has a few issues)
  • Change: Added a new wallpaper provider: 500px
  • 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: Added a new Taskbar button mode: "DisplayFusion taskbars show all windows, Windows taskbar shows none"
  • 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)
  • Fix: Search Charm no longer appears in odd locations in-front of Metro apps
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons now longer blink over certain applications (Adobe CS6)
  • Fix: "Object reference" error resolved
  • Fix: PuTTY can now be resized using Functions
  • Fix: PuTTY's recent sessions now show up correctly in the Jump Lists
  • Fix: Jump Lists now show the correct number of items (same as Windows Jump Lists)
  • 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: Improved Taskbar compatibility
  • Fix: Improved TitleBar Button compatibility



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 5 - v5.0.0 Beta 6

  • Change: DisplayFusion Taskbars now have full Jump Lists
  • Change: Wallpaper background colour can now be a gradient
  • Change: Added a Function to toggle the Window Location feature
  • Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: DisplayFusion Taskbar transparency now matches the Windows Taskbar [Win8]
  • Fix: Taskbar clock text improvements



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 4 - v5.0.0 Beta 5

  • 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: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: iTunes 11
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements: Lotus Notes, Windows Live Messenger (older versions), AIMP3, KMPlayer, PotPlayer
  • Fix: Screen Saver previews failed to load sometimes
  • Fix: Screen Saver list was duplicated sometimes



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 2 - v5.0.0 Beta 3

  • Change: Added a "Windows 8" tab in the Settings window
  • Change: Added a feature to shrink the Start Screen to a mini-Start Screen (Win8 only)
  • Change: Added a feature to adjust window border size (Win8 only)
  • Fix: Classic Start Menuu compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Compatibility improvements: Citrix, Thunderbird, Pandora One, VB6, Communicator 2007, IE8... etc



Changes for v5.0.0 Beta 1 - v5.0.0 Beta 2

  • Change: The Start Menu Replacement feature now requires Classic Shell to be installed (more details in the Settings window)
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Office 2013, Citrix, NitroPDF
  • Fix: Performance improvements for the Settings and Wallpaper windows



Changes for v4.3 - v5.0.0 Beta 1

  • Change: WallpaperFusion now has full integration! More features coming soon.
  • Fix: Wallpaper window is now sized correctly (with scrollbars when needed)
  • Fix: Languages no longer revert to auto-detected when updating
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements: Visual Studio
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Visual Studio, Mitel UCA, Desktop iCalendar, custom combo boxes
  • Fix: Taskbar buttons now show the correct icons for some problem applications
  • Fix: Taskbar Start Button uses the Classic Shell custom image if specified
  • Fix: Added and Advanced Setting to force TitleBar Buttons to be positioned using the normal size, even when maximized (good for Matrox monitor divider)



Changes for v4.2.0 Beta 6 - v4.2.0

  • 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)
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements (FTP Rush, Transmission Remote GUI... etc)
  • Fix: Resolved some taskbar WindowBlinds issues
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements (Office 2013, Visual Studio 2012... etc)
  • Fix: Hanging issues at shutdown are resolved
  • Fix: Window scaling issues have been resolved on lower resolution monitors
  • Fix: "Download with DisplayFusion" from WallpaperFusion now looks correct with portrait monitors
  • Fix: Windows no longer return quickly to their old position when being moved with the Functions (only affected a few apps)
  • Fix: Improved Window Location detection/response
  • Fix: Resolved some application hooking issues
  • Fix: Windows Location compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Resolved issues related to high-contract themes
  • Fix: MMO launchers no longer crash when hooked (CO, STO... etc)
  • Fix: Transparency Functions now work as expected on more windows
  • Fix: sys-boottime wallpaper tag now uses regional formatting for long date
  • Fix: Window Location wildcard rules no longer affect overlay windows or Screen Saver windows



Changes for v4.1 - v4.2.0 Beta 6

  • 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')
  • 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)
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements (FTP Rush, Transmission Remote GUI... etc)
  • Fix: Resolved some taskbar WindowBlinds issues
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements (Office 2013, Visual Studio 2012... etc)
  • Fix: Hanging issues at shutdown are resolved
  • Fix: Window scaling issues have been resolved on lower resolution monitors
  • Fix: "Download with DisplayFusion" from WallpaperFusion now looks correct with portrait monitors
  • Fix: Windows no longer return quickly to their old position when being moved with the Functions (only affected a few apps)
  • Fix: Improved Window Location detection/response
  • Fix: Resolved some application hooking issues
  • Fix: Windows Location compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Resolved issues related to high-contract themes
  • Fix: MMO launchers no longer crash when hooked (CO, STO... etc)
  • Fix: Transparency Functions now work as expected on more windows
  • Fix: sys-boottime wallpaper tag now uses regional formatting for long date
  • Fix: Window Location wildcard rules no longer affect overlay windows or Screen Saver windows



Changes for v4.2.0 Beta 4 - v4.2.0 Beta 5

  • Fix: Translation/localization UI fixes
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements (Office 2013, Visual Studio 2012... etc)
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements (FTP Rush, Transmission Remote GUI... etc)
  • Fix: Hanging issues at shutdown are resolved
  • Fix: Window scaling issues have been resolved on lower resolution monitors



Changes for v4.2.0 Beta 2 - v4.2.0 Beta 3

  • Change: Hold 'shift' while middle-clicking to move a window to previous monitor instead of the next monitor
  • Fix: Resolved a startup settings issue
  • Fix: Resolved some taskbar button combining issues (Chrome, Git)
  • Fix: Resolved some taskbar WindowBlinds issues
  • Fix: Improved taskbar compatibility with more applications
  • Fix: Improved TitleBar Button compatibility
  • Fix: Improved Window Location detection/response



Changes for v4.2.0 Beta 1 - v4.2.0 Beta 2

  • 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')
  • Fix: Resolved some Application Hooking
  • Fix: Resolved some Windows Location issues
  • Fix: Resolved issues related to high-contract themes
  • Fix: Windows 8 improvements



Changes for v4.1 - v4.2.0 Beta 1

  • Fix: Context menus no longer get moved by Window Location rules
  • Fix: MMO launchers no longer crash when hooked (CO, STO... etc)
  • Fix: More screen savers can be exited by keypresses
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer shows infront of Win8 Metro apps
  • Fix: Transparency Functions now work as expected on more windows
  • Fix: sys-boottime wallpaper tag now uses regional formatting for long date
  • Fix: Lots of small Windows 8 improvements
  • Fix: Lots of general bug fixes and improvements



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 14 - v4.1

  • Fully tested and supported on Windows 8
  • Taskbars now support combining of pinned and running buttons to match the Windows 7/8 taskbar (can be disabled)
  • HotKeys and TitleBar Buttons features have been combined and renamed to Functions
  • New Functions for window and monitor mirroring, highlighting windows with a coloured border, moving a window to the current monitor, and more
  • New Function for preventing most full screen game windows from deactivating on mouse-out or Alt+Tab (must be used in a Window Location rule)
  • DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver has new customizable settings, including the delay between images
  • Desktop Icon Profiles can now be linked to Monitor Profiles for automatic loading
  • Desktop Icon Profiles can now be assigned to HotKeys or TitleBar Buttons
  • Added a "Use the same Image on each Monitor" wallpaper background mode
  • Window Location rules now allow you to choose "Current Monitor" instead of a specific monitor
  • New Advanced Setting to force DisplayFusion to ignore sub-folders when using the random wallpaper changer
  • Resolved some Monitor Configuration issues
  • New admin settings to disable the "Check for Updates" and "Internet Connection Settings" buttons (updated ADMX templates)
  • 27 languages bundled
  • Many other bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 11 - v4.1.0 Beta 14

  • Fix: Resolved an issue that caused some Pinned items to have the wrong icon
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 10 - v4.1.0 Beta 11

  • Change: Pinned items are now replaced like the Windows 7 taskbar (can be disabled)
  • Fix: Wallpaper UI improvements
  • Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
  • Fix: Windows 8 improvements
  • Fix: Resolved a maximized Firefox window movement issue



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 9 - v4.1.0 Beta 10

  • Change: Bing search results are now cached to help resolve Bing over-usage issues
  • Change: More languages bundled
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that could leave taskbar buttons on the taskbar when not needed
  • Fix: Resolved a monitor enabling issue
  • Fix: Faster monitor profile loading



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 8 - v4.1.0 Beta 9

  • Change: Added a "Use the same Image on each Monitor" wallpaper option
  • Change: "Image Scaling" for the wallpaper is now a per-monitor setting, even when spanned (allows for better flexibility with different resolution monitors)
  • Fix: No longer crashes when clicking the "Identify" button in the Monitor Configuration window



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 7 - v4.1.0 Beta 8

  • Change: Added Window and Monitor mirroring
  • Change: Added a Function to highlight windows with a coloured border
  • Change: Added a "Load From Image URL" option in the Wallpaper window
  • Fix: Resolved a Taskbar focus-stealing issue
  • Fix: Resolved a TitleBar Button Z-Order issue



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 6 - v4.1.0 Beta 7

  • Fix: Resolved a Taskbar shortcuts issue



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 3 - v4.1.0 Beta 4

  • Fix: Resolved a wallpaper preview issue in the Wallpaper window
  • Fix: Resolved a few wallpaper UI issues
  • Fix: Lots of little bug fixes



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 2 - v4.1.0 Beta 3

  • Fix: Resolved a number of crashing/locking/freezing issues
  • Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented the Screen Saver settings from appearing on some corporate computers



Changes for v4.0.0 - v4.0.1

  • Change: Console windows can now be resized vertically using HotKeys / TitleBar Buttons
  • Change: Compatibility rules now support wildcards for application paths
  • Change: Window Location rules now accept wildcards for application paths
  • Change: Added the "Use Preview Mode" setting again for screen savers
  • Change: DisplayFusion Photos screen saver now has an option to scale smaller images
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting called "Shortcut Size" to allow the default shortcut/pinned item size to be overridden
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting called "Allow Reloading when Fullscreen" to allow taskbars to reload when a fullscreen window is detected
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting called "Memory Trim Enabled" for forcing more aggressive memory trimming
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to prevent DisplayFusion from loading random images when applying settings in the Wallpaper window
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to show different Time Zone's times on each DisplayFusion taskbar
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to force the taskbar clock text to be a specific colour
  • Fix: Taskbar thumbnail preview improvements
  • Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements
  • Fix: "Load More Images" button for Vladstudio now works as expected
  • Fix: Taskbar clock no longer stays highlighted when showing the calendar
  • Fix: Windows that frequently stop responding are no longer removed/re-added constantly (TrojanHunter, MalwareBytes)
  • Fix: Wallpaper provider no longer shows an annoying message constantly when the network is unavailable
  • Fix: HotKeys/TitleBar Buttons can now resize PuTTY windows
  • Fix: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver no longer shows duplicate images until it's shown all of them (per-monitor)
  • Fix: Screen Saver crashing issues have been resolved
  • Fix: Resolved some Taskbar crashing issues
  • Fix: Taskbar grouping and incorrect icon issues have been resolved
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that could cause Window Location rules to override Taskbar shortcut forced monitors
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that could cause DisplayFusion (or just the hooks) to hang
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented console windows in Win7 from being hooked on the first try
  • Fix: Window size/move tooltips now appear even when cursor overlaps
  • Fix: Firefox TitleBar Buttons no longer have a gap (Firefox 12 removed the TabGroups button, the gap can be added again with a DF Compatibility rule)
  • Fix: Middle-click to move windows is now more precise
  • Fix: Corrected some taskbar button icon issues
  • Fix: Various Screen Saver improvements
  • Fix: Adobe Reader X TitleBar Buttons should update correctly now
  • Fix: Fixed some Right-to-Left interface issues
  • Fix: Fixed some Right-To-Left issues in the installer
  • Fix: Vista Start Button now looks correct when taskbar is smaller than Start Button
  • Fix: Improved compatibility with 3rd party screen savers
  • Fix: No longer shows the "DisplayFusion is already running" message when not expected
  • Fix: Window sizing tooltips are now more precise
  • Fix: Window sizing tooltips no longer disappear when not expected



Changes for v4.0.1 Beta 6 - v4.0.1 Beta 7

  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting called "Shortcut Size" to allow the default shortcut/pinned item size to be overridden
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting called "Allow Reloading when Fullscreen" to allow taskbars to reload when a fullscreen window is detected
  • Fix: Resolved some Right-To-Left issues in the installer
  • Fix: Improved the Win7-style taskbar thumbnail previews



Changes for v4.1.0 Beta 5 - v4.0.1 Beta 6

  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to prevent DisplayFusion from loading random images when applying settings in the Wallpaper window
  • Fix: Taskbar thumbnail preview improvements
  • Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements



Changes for v4.0.1 Beta 4 - v4.0.1 Beta 5

  • Fix: "Load More Images" button for Vladstudio now works as expected
  • Fix: Taskbar clock no longer stays highlighted when showing the calendar
  • Fix: Windows that frequently stop responding are no longer removed/re-added constantly (TrojanHunter, MalwareBytes)
  • Fix: Wallpaper provider no longer shows an annoying message constantly when the network is unavailable
  • Fix: HotKeys/TitleBar Buttons can now resize PuTTY windows
  • Fix: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver no longer shows duplicate images until it's shown all of them (per-monitor)
  • Fix: Screen Saver crashing issues have been resolved



Changes for v4.0.1 Beta 3 - v4.0.1 Beta 4

  • Change: Added a new advanced setting called "Memory Trim Enabled" for forcing more aggressive memory trimming
  • Fix: DF Photos screen saver should work better now
  • Fix: Resolved some Taskbar crashing issues
  • Fix: Taskbar grouping and incorrect icon issues have been resolved



Changes for v4.0.1 Beta 2 - v4.0.1 Beta 3

  • ** Note: Beta 2 users may need to kill the DisplayFusion process to update to Beta 3, Sorry! (because of the handle leak issue mentioned below)
  • Change: Console windows can now be resized vertically using HotKeys / TitleBar Buttons
  • Change: Compatibility rules now support wildcards for application paths
  • Fix: Fixed a handle leak that could cause "out of memory" exceptions
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that could cause Window Location rules to override Taskbar shortcut forced monitors
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that could cause DisplayFusion (or just the hooks) to hang
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented console windows in Win7 from being hooked on the first try



Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 16 - v4.0.0

  • Change: Windows 8 compatibility
  • Change: Added a new feature to save/load desktop icon profiles
  • Change: Added an option to set the Windows Aero colour to match the wallpaper or the currently active window (Win7 and higher)
  • Change: A multi-monitor Photos screen saver is now included
  • Change: Taskbars now have optional Jump Lists for the right-click menu
  • Change: Alternate Start Menu is now included (great for Windows 8!)
  • Change: Pinned Taskbar items can now have custom names
  • Change: DisplayFusion Taskbars now have system tray icons that mirror that Windows system tray
  • Change: DisplayFusion Taskbars now have basic pinning
  • Change: Added an "Enable All Taskbars" button in the Settings window to easily enable any disabled taskbars
  • Change: Taskbar Button Grouping now has 3 modes: Automatic, Enabled or Disabled
  • Change: Ctrl+Shift+Click on Taskbar buttons now opens a new elevated instance
  • Change: You can see a monitor's resolution and aspect ratio by right-clicking the monitor in the Wallpaper window
  • Change: You can now swap Wallpaper settings between monitors by right-clicking on the monitor in the Wallpaper window
  • Change: Added support for Flickr's "Interestingness" API
  • Change: Added deviantART as a wallpaper source
  • Change: Added Google Image Search as a wallpaper source
  • Change: Added Bing Image Search as a wallpaper source
  • Change: Removed the "Use Preview Mode" setting for Screen Savers
  • Change: "Start Screen Saver" HotKey/TitleBar Button is no longer a Pro-only feature
  • Change: Added 4 new preset HotKeys to move windows to the 4 corners of a monitor
  • Change: Added a new command line parameter for running HotKeys via DisplayFusionCommand: -HotKeyRun "hotkey-name"
  • Change: HotKey edit window lets you drag to select a target window to create a HotKey automatically using window's size and location
  • Change: HotKeys are now grouped by category in the Settings window and "Run HotKey on this Window" menu
  • Change: New HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Lock Desktop"
  • Change: New HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Move window to monitor #X and size proportionally"
  • Change: You can now add or edit HotKeys while creating TitleBar Buttons
  • Change: You can now add or edit HotKeys while creating Window Location rules
  • Change: Added new HotKeys to open the DisplayFusion Settings, Wallpaper and Monitor Configuration windows
  • Change: Added an advanced setting to prevent tray icon notification balloons from showing
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to override the taskbar clock text tooltips
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to allow invalid language files to be force-loaded
  • Change: Folder browser now allows you to type in a path (great for UNC paths)
  • Change: Added a "Support Request" button to the Settings window for easily contacting us about any issues
  • Fix: Window location rules with "Minimize" now work as expected
  • Fix: Taskbar no longer appears in-front of other windows when it's not supposed to
  • Fix: Better compatibility with font scaling enabled and non-DPI aware applications
  • Fix: Huge performance improvements with the local random image changer with large image collections
  • Fix: Taskbar clock text tooltip advanced setting now accepts new line characters (\n)
  • Fix: TitleBar Button position issues have been fixed for a number of applications
  • Fix: Taskbar button issues have been fixed for a number of applications
  • Fix: Undocking a laptop or unplugging a monitor will no longer result in orphaned taskbar items
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer get jumbled the first time you configure them in some situations
  • Fix: Huge improvements for right-to-left languages
  • Fix: Middle-click to close tabs in Google Chrome Canary now works as expected
  • Fix: Taskbar now longer crashes when using a 3rd party taskbar replacement application
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented RDP/VNC windows from giving-up mouse control in some situations
  • Fix: Blank screen savers now work as expected
  • Fix: Pinned apps marked as "require administrator" now launch as expected
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented large wallpaper files from downloading while the Wallpaper window was open
  • Fix: Taskbars now reload if the monitor IDs change
  • Fix: Steam windows should now redraw correctly when snapped
  • Fix: Windows Vista taskbar tray icons for volume, network... etc now show up correctly
  • Fix: The "Reset HotKeys" button in the Settings window no longer removes custom HotKeys
  • Fix: DisplayFusion should no longer hang/freeze in some situations
  • Fix: Taskbar shortcuts to the desktop now work as expected
  • Fix: No longer receive "You need DF Pro" when trying to set Windows Logon background
  • Fix: Monitor identification overlays now disappear when clicked
  • Fix: Taskbar window animation on the Windows taskbar is now correct
  • Fix: Taskbar font-scaling now works correctly
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer get cut-off on maximized windows in some situations
  • Fix: Excel and Access 2000 windows are now properly detected on the DF taskbars
  • Fix: Fixed a bug that prevented some applications from opening
  • Fix: Fixed a bug that prevented some applications from receiving mouse input
  • Fix: Taskbar shortcut order is no longer reversed incorrectly
  • Fix: No longer runs as administrator after an auto-update
  • Fix: Taskbar wouldn't come out of auto-hide sometimes when mousing over shortcuts



Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 15 - v4.0.0 Beta 16

  • Change: More languages bundled
  • Change: Alternate Start Menu is now included and working (great for Windows 8!)
  • Fix: Better compatibility with font scaling enabled and non-DPI aware applications
  • Fix: Start button is now properly translucent in Windows 7 as expected
  • Fix: Desktop icon save/load windows now appear on current monitor
  • Fix: Huge performance improvements with the local random image changer with large image collections



Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 14 - v4.0.0 Beta 15

  • Change: More languages bundled
  • Fix: Taskbar clock text tooltip advanced setting now accepts new line characters (\n)
  • Fix: Long menus now appear on-top of the DF taskbar as expected
  • Fix: Clicking on a tray icon and moving the mouse quickly no longer selects the wrong tray icon
  • Fix: TitleBar Button position issues have been fixed for a number of applications
  • Fix: Taskbar button issues have been fixed for a number of applications
  • Fix: Some MSI installer issues have been resolved
  • Fix: Undocking a laptop or unplugging a monitor will no longer result in orphaned taskbar items
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer get jumbled the first time you configure them in some situations
  • Fix: Huge improvements for right-to-left languages



Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 13 - v4.0.0 Beta 14

  • Change: Updated the DisplayFusion icon to be more consistent with the 4.0 graphics
  • Change: More languages bundled
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to override the taskbar clock text tooltips
  • Fix: Middle-click to close tabs in Google Chrome Canary now works as expected
  • Fix: TitleBar Button position issues have been fixed for a number of applications



Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 12 - v4.0.0 Beta 13

  • Change: UI is now text-complete, other translations will be bundled with the new betas!
  • Change: You can see a monitor's resolution and aspect ratio by right-clicking the monitor in the Wallpaper window
  • Change: deviantART API now supports adult content filtering
  • Fix: Taskbar now longer crashes when using a 3rd party taskbar replacement application
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented RDP/VNC windows from giving-up mouse control in some situations
  • Fix: Blank screen savers now work as expected



Changes for v4.0.0 Beta 11 - v4.0.0 Beta 12

  • Change: Added an "Edit Pinned Item" option to the DF Jump Lists
  • Change: Jump Lists are now animated
  • Change: Pinned items can now have custom names
  • Change: You can now swap Wallpaper settings between monitors by right-clicking on the monitor in the Wallpaper window
  • Change: A basic multi-monitor Photos screen saver is now included
  • Fix: Taskbar status overlays now work again
  • Fix: Pinned apps marked as "require administrator" now launch as expected
  • Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented large wallpaper files from downloading while the Wallpaper window was open



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 10 - v4.0.0 Beta 11

  • Change: We're making lots of exciting changes in these Betas, so we've bumped the version to 4.0 to reflect that! Still a free update for everyone!
  • Change: Taskbars now have optional Jump Lists for the right-click menu (enabled by default, MRU not yet supported)
  • Change: Added new HotKeys to open the DisplayFusion Settings, Wallpaper and Monitor Configuration windows
  • Change: Added an Advanced Setting to allow invalid language files to be force-loaded
  • Change: Removed the "Use Preview Mode" setting for Screen Savers
  • Change: Added 4 new preset HotKeys to move windows to the 4 corners of a monitor
  • Change: Folder browser now allows you to type in a path (great for UNC paths)
  • Change: Added an option to set the Windows Aero colour to match the wallpaper or the currently active window (Win7 and higher)
  • Fix: Taskbars now reload if the monitor IDs change
  • Fix: Taskbar auto-hide animation is working again
  • Fix: Console window hooking is now fixed
  • Fix: Steam windows should now redraw correctly when snapped
  • Fix: Windows Vista taskbar tray icons for volume, network... etc now show up correctly
  • Fix: The "Reset HotKeys" button in the Settings window no longer removes custom HotKeys
  • Fix: Dozens of application compatibility fixes



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 9 - v3.5.0 Beta 10

  • Fix: DisplayFusion should no longer hang/freeze in some situations
  • Fix: Taskbar shortcuts to the desktop now work as expected
  • Fix: No longer receive "You need DF Pro" when trying to set Windows Logon background



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 8 - v3.5.0 Beta 9

  • Change: Major taskbar internal re-working to allow for future improvements (auto-hide animation has been removed temporarily)
  • Change: Added support for Flickr's "Interestingness" API
  • Fix: Monitor identification overlays now disappear when clicked
  • Fix: Windows gain focus correctly when restoring from tray icons
  • Fix: Tray icon menus now close correctly when they lose focus
  • Fix: Improved right-to-left language support
  • Fix: More CPU performance improvements



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 7 - v3.5.0 Beta 8

  • Fix: Improved Windows 8 compatibility
  • Fix: More CPU performance improvements
  • Fix: Double-clicking a taskbar tray icon no longer performs the single and double-click action
  • Fix: Google Chrome can now be moved correctly when middle-clicking the caption (not the tabs)
  • Fix: Taskbar window animation on the Windows taskbar is now correct
  • Fix: Taskbar tray icons without text are now shown correctly
  • Fix: Taskbar font-scaling now works correctly
  • Fix: deviantART categories are now correct



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 6 - v3.5.0 Beta 7

  • Change: Added deviantART as wallpaper sources
  • Fix: DisplayFusion will now auto-start correctly
  • Fix: Significant performance improvements for people using random local images with large image collections
  • Fix: Windows XP tray clock now looks correct when tray icons are disabled
  • Fix: Restoring windows from the tray icons no longer causes the window to become inactive (Skype)
  • Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer get cut-off on maximized windows in some situations



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 5 - v3.5.0 Beta 6

  • Change: Added Google and Bing image search as wallpaper sources
  • Fix: Resolved some performance and freezing issues



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 4 - v3.5.0 Beta 5

  • Fix: Resolved more high-CPU issues
  • Fix: Excel and Access 2000 windows are now properly detected on the DF taskbars



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 3 - v3.5.0 Beta 4

  • Change: Added a new feature to save/load desktop icon profiles
  • Fix: Fixed a bug that prevented some applications from opening
  • Fix: Fixed a bug that prevented some applications from receiving mouse input



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 2 - v3.5.0 Beta 3

  • Change: Added a "Support Request" button to the Settings window for easily contacting us about any issues
  • Change: Added a new command line parameter for running HotKeys via DisplayFusionCommand: -HotKeyRun "hotkey-name"
  • Fix: Numerous TitleBar Button issues have been fixed
  • Fix: Numerous Taskbar issues have been fixed
  • Fix: Reduced CPU usage
  • Fix: Taskbar shortcut order is no longer reversed incorrectly



Changes for v3.5.0 Beta 1 - v3.5.0 Beta 2

  • Change: HotKey edit window now lets you drag to select a target window to create a HotKey automatically using target's size and location
  • Fix: Taskbar tray icons now support multiple rows/columns
  • Fix: Lots of Taskbar tray icon related fixes (context menu positioning, icon spacing, font scaling... etc)
  • Fix: No longer runs as administrator after an auto-update (updating from B2 will fix this)
  • Fix: Taskbar wouldn't come out of auto-hide sometimes when mousing over shortcuts



Changes for v3.4.1 - v3.5.0 Beta 1

  • Change: DisplayFusion Taskbars now have system tray icons that mirror that Windows system tray
  • Change: DisplayFusion Taskbars now have basic pinning (shortcuts are removed when the app is launched, will be improved shortly)
  • Change: Added an "Enable All Taskbars" button in the Settings window to easily enable any disabled taskbars
  • Change: "Start Screen Saver" HotKey/TitleBar Button is no longer a Pro-only feature
  • Change: HotKeys are now grouped by category in the Settings window and "Run HotKey on this Window" menu
  • Change: New HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Lock Desktop"
  • Change: New HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Move window to monitor #X and size proportionally"
  • Change: You can now add or edit HotKeys while creating TitleBar Buttons
  • Change: Taskbar Button Grouping now has 3 modes: Automatic, Enabled or Disabled
  • Change: Ctrl+Shift+Click on Taskbar buttons now opens a new elevated instance
  • Change: Various UI improvements (better dropdown lists... etc)
  • Fix: Improved Window Location compatibility
  • Fix: Improved TitleBar Button compatibility



Changes for v3.4.0 - v3.4.1

  • Changed: Clicking the DF taskbar clock will now show the same calendar as the Windows taskbar clock
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "Monitor Configuration: Don't Show Confirm Prompt"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "Taskbar: Always Show Preview Window Text"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "Taskbar: Force Classic Style"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "TitleBar Buttons: Force Classic Style"
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion Taskbars in Windows 7 using a custom theme and "Icons Only" now look correct
  • Fixed: Custom HotKeys that set window transparency can now be edited
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration window now displays the correct colour depth, not the refresh rate
  • Fixed: Using the "Use Wallpaper image" setting for Windows Logon no longer requires that you select an image first
  • Fixed: Clicking a grouped taskbar button with Win7-style previews now opens/closes the preview window
  • Fixed: Win7-style taskbar preview improvements (custom themes, title text, vertical stacking, performance)
  • Fixed: Monitor sharing apps, like AirDisplay and MaxiVista, are now fully supported
  • Fixed: Enabling monitors with non-standard resolutions now works as expected
  • Fixed: Taskbar clock size is now correct in Vista
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button glow now loads correctly all the time
  • Fixed: Screen Savers now disable correctly when unchecked
  • Fixed: Screen Savers now correctly blank the screen when "no screen saver" is selected
  • Fixed: General performance, stability and compatibility improvements
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button Compatibility: iTunes 10.5, Citrix XenApp
  • Fixed: Window Location Compatibility: Outlook 2010



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 10 - v3.4.1 Beta 11

  • Fixed: General compatibility improvements
  • Fixed: Compatibility improvements for window management
  • Fixed: Compatibility improvements for window location detection
  • Fixed: Taskbar rendering improvements in Vista
  • Fixed: Taskbar rendering improvements for Win7-style previews



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 9 - v3.4.1 Beta 10

  • Fixed: Resolved a wallpaper sizing issue that prevented the "NoCrop" sizing from working correctly in rare situations
  • Fixed: Taskbar now supports Ctrl+left-clicking grouped buttons to cycle through the open windows
  • Fixed: Taskbar now supports the "LastActiveClick" Windows registry setting to reverse the Ctrl+left-click behaviour
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion now deletes the installer file from the last auto-update automatically to save space
  • Fixed: Resolved an issue that prevented screensavers from being detected in system32 in rare situations
  • Fixed: Resolved an issue that caused taskbar shortcut URL icons from loading correctly
  • Fixed: Resolved an an issue that caused the taskbar to stick behind windows when set to autohide



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 8 - v3.4.1 Beta 9

  • Fixed: Resolved a wallpaper sizing issue that prevented the "NoCrop" sizing from working correctly in rare situations



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 7 - v3.4.1 Beta 8

  • Fixed: General compatibility improvements
  • Fixed: Fixed a few small installer issues



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 6 - v3.4.1 Beta 7

  • Fixed: General compatibility improvements



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 5 - v3.4.1 Beta 6

  • Fixed: Taskbar auto-hide now looks better on top/left sides
  • Fixed: Taskbar Start Button now works correctly with auto-hide enabled
  • Fixed: IE9 tabs no longer disappear when middle-clicked
  • Fixed: Window management improvements
  • Fixed: Monitor Config now supports resolutions that are forced/missing by default
  • Fixed: Wallpaper profiles should now be changed as expected when changing monitor profiles
  • Fixed: Various Monitor Profile improvements
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Spotify



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 4 - v3.4.1 Beta 5

  • Fixed: Taskbar auto-hide now looks better on top/left sides
  • Fixed: Taskbar Start Button now works correctly with auto-hide enabled



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 3 - v3.4.1 Beta 4

  • Fixed: Improved Opera browser compatibility (TitleBar Buttons, window detection... etc)



Changes for v3.4.1 Beta 2 - v3.4.1 Beta 3

  • Fixed: Resolved an issue that could cause DisplayFusion to not start correctly on some machines



Changes for v3.4.0 - v3.4.1 Beta 1

  • Changed: Clicking the DF taskbar clock will now show the same calendar as the Windows taskbar clock
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "Monitor Configuration: Don't Show Confirm Prompt"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "Taskbar: Always Show Preview Window Text"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "Taskbar: Force Classic Style"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting: "TitleBar Buttons: Force Classic Style"
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion Taskbars in Windows 7 using a custom theme and "Icons Only" now look correct
  • Fixed: Custom HotKeys that set window transparency can now be edited
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration window now displays the correct colour depth, not the refresh rate
  • Fixed: Using the "Use Wallpaper image" setting for Windows Logon no longer requires that you select an image first
  • Fixed: Clicking a grouped taskbar button with Win7-style previews now opens/closes the preview window
  • Fixed: Win7-style taskbar preview improvements (custom themes, title text, vertical stacking, performance)
  • Fixed: Monitor sharing apps, like AirDisplay and MaxiVista, are now fully supported
  • Fixed: Enabling monitors with non-standard resolutions now works as expected
  • Fixed: Taskbar clock size is now correct in Vista
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button glow now loads correctly all the time
  • Fixed: Screen Savers now disable correctly when unchecked
  • Fixed: Screen Savers now correctly blank the screen when "no screen saver" is selected
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button Compatibility: iTunes 10.5, Citrix XenApp
  • Fixed: Window Location Compatibility: Outlook 2010



Changes for v3.3.1 - v3.4.0

  • Windows 8 Pre-Beta Support
  • Monitor Configuration and Profiles
  • Taskbar window previews now support Aero Peek functionality
  • Taskbar buttons now support progress overlays and status icons
  • TitleBar Button Separators allow for grouping of TitleBar Buttons
  • Application Definitions allow us to update compatibility for applications without needing to update DisplayFusion
  • New HotKeys and TitleBar Buttons: "Send Window to Back" and "Move All Windows to Current Monitor"
  • "Close All Windows" option when right-clicking grouped Taskbar buttons
  • Application Hooks can be disabled per-application instead of globally (Compatibility)
  • Monitor ID's are now detected correctly to match the Windows 7 display settings. Note that this may cause some Taskbars to lose their settings. Click here for more info and instructions on how to recover the settings.
  • 25 languages bundled
  • Wallpaper Settings have been moved to the Desktop Wallpaper window and no longer have their own tab in the Settings window
  • Uninstaller now provides a "complete uninstall" option to remove all settings, preferences and temporary files
  • Tons of bug fixes and miscellaneous improvements!



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 19 - v3.4.0 Beta 20

  • Changed: All monitor profiles will be erased and need to be setup again, hurray for beta software!
  • Fixed: Screen Saver previews in the Settings window now work as expected with multiple monitors
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button Compatibility: Zune
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration now shows all detected monitors, not just the connected monitors plus one
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration now selects and shows the correct monitor when loading a profile
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration is now linked to monitor IDs which should help resolve issues where the incorrect monitors are activated
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration monitors no longer jump around when clicked on slower computers or when the CPU is at 100%
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration monitor no longer jumps/moves when setting as primary
  • Fixed: Monitor Configuration refresh rate and colour depth no longer jump around when moving the resolution slider
  • Fixed: Dragging the cursor over a selected taskbar button will show the preview window even if it is already focused
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion should no longer lockup when trying to exit in rare situations
  • Fixed: Windows that are snapped using Aero Snap are now compensated for when moving between monitors



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 18 - v3.4.0 Beta 19

  • Fixed: Items launched from Jump Lists no longer incorrectly change monitors
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion Taskbars now respect the MaxThumbSizePx and MinThumbSizePx registry values
  • Fixed: Monitor ID detection improvements
  • Fixed: Improved Windows 8 (pre-Beta) support



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 17 - v3.4.0 Beta 18

  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting to hide the system tray icon
  • Changed: 23 languages bundled
  • Fixed: Opening/closing the Settings window after an install won't show a UAC prompt every time (unless it's required to configure a feature)
  • Fixed: When dragging over the DF Taskbar, if Win7 preview mode is selected the preview thumbnails will be shown
  • Fixed: Desktop context menu items are now localized when changing the language from the system tray menu
  • Fixed: Monitor Selector now updates correctly if the monitor configuration changes
  • Fixed: Monitor ID detection improvements
  • Fixed: Screen Savers installed in the SysWOW64 folder are now listed
  • Fixed: Wallpaper Profiles (that are loaded manually) are no longer overridden by the Monitor Profile setting
  • Fixed: Taskbar window minimize animations no longer point to the DisplayFusion Taskbar when "All taskbars show all windows" is selected
  • Fixed: Desktop context DisplayFusion menu items now open on the monitor they were selected on
  • Fixed: Window Location "run hotkey" option now works as expected in Windows 8 and on slower computers
  • Fixed: Non-rectangular windows look correct in the Win7-style Taskbar previews
  • Fixed: Improved Windows 8 (pre-Beta) support



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 16 - v3.4.0 Beta 17

  • Changed: HotKey key combo edit improvements
  • Changed: 6 languages bundled
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion's features now work as expected when monitors are in cloned mode
  • Fixed: Taskbars now detect touch screens and adjust accordingly
  • Fixed: Improved Windows 8 (pre-Beta) support
  • Fixed: Desktop context menu entries are now localized



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 15 - v3.4.0 Beta 16

  • Changed: Monitor Profiles now support loading Wallpaper Profiles automatically
  • Changed: Grouped Taskbar items now have a "Close All Windows" right-click context menu
  • Changed: Early Windows 8 support (all DF features should function, but may not look correct yet)
  • Fixed: Monitor IDs in Windows 7 should now be correct
  • Fixed: Taskbar Compatibility: Album Player, mSecure
  • Fixed: Items on the Wallpaper > Info tab are now disabled correctly when unselected
  • Fixed: Resolved an issue that prevented the Taskbar shortcut URLs from loading icons correctly on some machines
  • Fixed: Taskbar preview thumbnails no longer overlap each other in some situations



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 14 - v3.4.0 Beta 15

  • Changed: Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Send Window to Back"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Move All Windows to Current Monitor"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Minimize Window"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Maximize Window"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Restore Window"
  • Changed: Monitor Profiles can now be set using a HotKey, TitleBar Button or the tray context menu
  • Changed: The DF taskbars now respect the "Use Aero Peek to preview the desktop" setting in Windows
  • Fixed: You can now middle-click a Taskbar preview to close the window
  • Fixed: You can now right-click a Taskbar preview to show the window's context menu
  • Fixed: Closing a window from the Taskbar preview no longer closes the preview
  • Fixed: Right-clicking on a TitleBar Button will show the menu more cleanly (no flicker, will disappear when clicking away)
  • Fixed: Taskbar no longer loads the wrong icon from the cache when adding new taskbar shortcuts
  • Fixed: Fixed a taskbar issue that prevented windows from being detected properly with high a DPI setting
  • Fixed: Monitor change revert now works correctly when re-enabling a monitor



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 13 - v3.4.0 Beta 14

  • Changed: Added Monitor Profiles for saving different monitor layouts for different locations (hotkey, titlebar button support coming soon)
  • Fixed: Taskbars are no longer reloaded when switching between Aero/Basic modes in Windows 7
  • Fixed: Default web browser detection has been improved for Taskbar shortcut icons
  • Fixed: Taskbar buttons now show a tooltip when thumbnail previews are disabled
  • Fixed: Improved proxy server compatibility (no more 407 errors)
  • Fixed: Taskbars now cache application shortcut icons
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue with the Flickr API and non-English languages
  • Fixed: Steam (Valve) now works with the Window Location feature



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 12 - v3.4.0 Beta 13

  • Fixed: Taskbars are no longer reloaded when switching between Aero/Basic modes in Windows 7
  • Fixed: Default web browser detection has been improved for Taskbar shortcut icons
  • Fixed: Taskbar buttons now show a tooltip when thumbnail previews are disabled



Changes for v3.4.0 Beta 11 - v3.4.0 Beta 12

  • Changed: Monitor Configuration only ever shows 1 attached monitor now (some people have dozens of potentially unattached monitors according to Windows)
  • Fixed: Some small fixes to the new Application Definitions feature
  • Fixed: The desktop context menu entries now only appear when right-clicking the desktop, not folder backgrounds as well
  • Fixed: Hooking stability improvements
  • Fixed: Taskbar progress state is now correct for Windows Explorer file copies
  • Fixed: Translated some missed strings
  • Fixed: Window Location items now allow moving to a selected monitor and running a custom HotKey together
  • Fixed: Taskbar now stays visible when auto-hide is enabled the Start Menu is visible
  • Fixed: Start Menu is now positioned correctly when auto-hide is enabled and the Windows Key is used to open the Start Menu



Changes for v3.3.0 - v3.3.1

  • Changed: Added the option to use the current desktop wallpaper image as the Windows Logon background
  • Changed: Disabling the Windows Logon feature now resets your Windows Logon image to the Windows default
  • Changed: DisplayFusion Taskbars now support the Start Button in all versions of Windows
  • Changed: DisplayFusion Taskbars now have a "Show Desktop" button
  • Changed: DisplayFusion Taskbars now support custom icons for all types of shortcuts
  • Changed: Added an "Automatic" setting for Taskbar Button Alignment, Taskbar Clock and Taskbar Shortcuts to position them automatically based on where the monitor is positioned relative to the primary monitor
  • Changed: Window Location feature now has a "Span" option
  • Changed: Window Location feature now has a "Minimize" option
  • Changed: Window Location can now run a selected HotKey against the new window, instead of using one of the 5 pre-configured options
  • Changed: Added a new option to show a window's size and location when moving/re-sizing it (Settings > Window Management
  • Changed: Added a new setting on the Window Management tab: "Allow DisplayFusion to help minimize all windows when Win + M is pressed"
  • Changed: You can now middle-click in Firefox 4's caption buttons (min/max/close) to move it to the next window, because middle-clicking anywhere else opens a new tab
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Lock Mouse Cursor to Monitor"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Lock Mouse Cursor to Focused Window"
  • Changed: When right-clicking on the TitleBar Buttons, the context menu now contains all HotKeys so you can easily perform other actions on that window
  • Changed: Window snapping is now immediate without needing to release the mouse button to snap (called Sticky Snapping)
  • Changed: Added a new "Image Info" tab in the Wallpaper Settings window for embedding information about the wallpaper image or system info
  • Changed: TitleBar Button offset compatibility settings can now be specified for normal and maximized windows separately
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Taskbar: Windows Key Opens DisplayFusion Start Menu Disabled"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Don't Hide for Top-Tabs (Chrome, Firefox 4)"
  • Fixed: Setting the Taskbar size mode to Automatic is now improved when the DF taskbar is on a different edge than the Windows taskbar
  • Fixed: A few Win7 Taskbar sizing issues fixed
  • Fixed: Issues with Compatibility settings have been resolved
  • Fixed: Window Snapping is no longer performed when a window is being re-sized, only when a window is moved
  • Fixed: Window Snapping no longer snaps to windows that are behind other windows
  • Fixed: Window Snapping no longer snaps to desktop gadgets
  • Fixed: Fullscreen Flash videos are no longer moved accidentally by the Window Location feature
  • Fixed: Taskbar Shortcuts failed to load some website favicons
  • Fixed: Taskbars now adjust correctly when changing Windows theme modes between Aero, Basic, Classic
  • Fixed: DisplayFusion taskbar icon updates no longer miss an update
  • Fixed: Improved monitor ID detection in Windows 7 (should have more accurate ID numbers now)
  • Fixed: Windows can now be dragged to the top of the screen to maximize the window (a Windows 7 feature) while Window Snapping is enabled
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons no longer get hidden behind their parent window
  • Fixed: Taskbar sizing, positioning improvements for all rendering modes
  • Fixed: Fixed a small proxy password and Vladstudio keycode decryption issue
  • Fixed: Context menu colours now look correct in Windows XP and Windows Vista/7
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons no longer cause VLC Media Player to crash while playing a fullscreen video on some computers
  • Fixed: Taskbars no longer drop application items when docking/undocking or disconnecting from an RDP session
  • Fixed: Taskbar now closes Excel and PowerPoint windows correctly when Taskbar Grouping is enabled
  • Fixed: Taskbar now focuses Excel and PowerPoint windows correctly when Taskbar Grouping is enabled
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Skype 5.1, Firefox 4, MetroTwit, Mintty
  • Fixed: Clicking on a taskbar button multiple times now works much faster without ignoring any clicks
  • Fixed: Taskbar buttons now respect the "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\MinWidth" setting



Changes for v3.1.6 - v3.3.0

  • Changed: Taskbars can now show a clock which can be configured to display on the left/right or top/bottom of Taskbar
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Taskbar: Clock Text" to control the Taskbar clock's appearance
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Taskbar: Clock Size" for manually controlling the Taskbar Clock's width or height
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Taskbar: Button Dragging Icons" to toggle the Taskbar button dragging icons (the little green arrows that appear by default)
  • Changed: Added a new Taskbar setting: "Focus window when mouse is dragged over Taskbar button"
  • Changed: Multi-Monitor Screen Savers are now supported and can be configured in the DisplayFusion Settings window
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey and TitleBar Button called "Start Screen Saver" that starts the currently configured Screen Saver
  • Changed: Added more Window Snapping options (snap mode, snap key modifier... etc)
  • Changed: Window application edges are now lined up (if close enough) when snapping
  • Changed: Window application edge snapping now performs "inside" snapping as well (snaps the edges of a window the inside edges of another window)
  • Changed: Wallpaper Profiles are now supported: create multiple Wallpaper settings, and switch between them with 1 click
  • Changed: HotKeys and TitleBar Buttons can now be created to load Wallpaper Profiles (still need TitleBar Button images though)
  • Changed: Added a new Colour Mode, "Inverted"
  • Changed: Flickr random image loader will now select from the newest 500 images, not the newest 100
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Wallpaper: Run Program After Wallpaper Change" to run an external program after each wallpaper change (like BGInfo)
  • Changed: Added a "Move window to specified location" HotKey (custom) and TitleBar Button
  • Changed: Added a "Toggle Window Transparency" HotKey and TitleBar Button
  • Changed: Installer now accepts a DisplayFusion Pro license key during installation
  • Changed: Added a "Backup Settings" button to the Troubleshooting tab in the Settings window for generating a .REG file backup
  • Changed: All new hooking method to eliminate the need to reboot when installing updates
  • Changed: TitleBar Buttons now show the HotKey key combination in their mouse-over tooltip for quick reference
  • Changed: Redesigned the "Edit HotKey" window
  • Changed: Redesigned the "Edit TitleBar Button" window
  • Changed: Added the ability for system Administrators to set certain settings, look in the FAQ
  • Fixed: Proxy server issues resolved
  • Fixed: Window snapping with more than 1 application window, or 1 application window and a monitor edge now works as expected
  • Fixed: Disconnecting from a LogMeIn session in Windows 7 now returns to Aero rendering correctly
  • Fixed: Internal changes to help prevent lockups and stutters on multi-core systems in some situations
  • Fixed: TaskbarsButtonGapX advanced setting now works as expected when the taskbar is vertical
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons are now toggled correctly when the corresponding HotKey is used
  • Fixed: Item lists no longer flicker when being sized or scrolled
  • Fixed: Fixed some font scaling issues at lower scales (110%)
  • Fixed: Fixed some localization issues in the Settings window
  • Fixed: Hook compatibility improvements with "Classic Shell"
  • Fixed: Hooks performance improvements
  • Changed: Added a new feature called "Window Location" (in the Settings window), which allows you to specify which monitor an application should open on
  • Changed: Added a "Show Monitor Selector" HotKey/TitleBar Button that can be used to easily move a window to any monitor
  • Changed: Added 2 new Start Menu shortcuts for opening the Wallpaper and Settings windows directly
  • Changed: You can now browse for installed Screen Savers
  • Changed: New 'Internet Connection Settings' window to make configuring proxy settings easier
  • Changed: Installer now automatically extracts hook DLLs to the installation directory, still avoids reboot prompts
  • Changed: ToolTip improvements: TitleBar Button tooltips are now faster to show, more reliable
  • Changed: Created a new tool called DisplayFusionCommand as a way to interact externally with DisplayFusion from the command line: supports load wallpaper profile, load next wallpaper images, load/unload application hooks, open wallpaper window, open settings window
  • Changed: The EXE installer (not the MSI installer) now automatically closes all DisplayFusion instances when in Silent mode (prevents the need to reboot)
  • Changed: Redesigned auto-update window that now shows the highlights of the new release
  • Changed: Windows are now moved so that they retain their "restore" location when un-maximizing them (Windows 7 ONLY). Some applications do not like this, so there is an option on Compatibility tab to exclude certain applications from using this new method
  • Changed: Added an "Advanced Settings" edit window, just click the "Advanced Settings" button in the Settings window
  • Changed: Spanned windows now remember their location, just click the "Span Window" TitleBar Button (or use the HotKey) to restore the window's old position
  • Changed: The update check no longer displays an error balloon during the start-up update check
  • Changed: Increased the update check startup delay from 45 seconds to 4 minutes to allow for wireless connections to be established
  • Changed: The "Show a prompt when applying Wallpaper settings" option is now an Advanced Setting and no longer in the Settings UI
  • Changed: Added 2 new Compatibility settings for pausing Taskbars or TitleBar Buttons when an application is detected
  • Changed: Taskbar Buttons can now be top/bottom/left/right aligned
  • Changed: Per-Taskbar settings are now stored in the "Taskbars\#" registry key (advanced and normal settings)
  • Changed: Taskbars now support application shortcuts (pinned applications in Windows 7): Applications, files, folders and URLs
  • Changed: Taskbar now supports new Windows 7 thumbnail style previews (on by default, configurable in the Settings window)
  • Changed: Taskbar Auto-Hide is now animated (there is also an Advanced Setting to disable the animations)
  • Changed: Shift + Left-Click now performs the same action on Taskbar buttons as Middle-Click (configurable in the Settings window)
  • Changed: Modified the "Taskbar Clock Text" advanced setting to allow the "week number" to be shown
  • Changed: Taskbar now supports button grouping
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Don't use Aero TitleBar Button Positioning"
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "TitleBar Buttons: Show Debug Info" to show extra debug info in the TitleBar Button tooltips
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "TitleBar Buttons: Minimum Window Width" to force DisplayFusion not to add TitleBar Buttons to windows that are below a certain width value.
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "Window: Use New Method To Move Windows" to force DisplayFusion to use an experimental window move method with no window animations (instant), but with less application compatibility
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "General: Application Hooks Disabled" to disable the global application hooks when troubleshooting
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "General: Run as a High Priority Process" to run DisplayFusion as a high priority process
  • Changed: Added an Advanced Setting called "General: Memory Trim Disabled" to control how DisplayFusion trim's used memory
  • Changed: Added 4 Administrator Advanced Setting to allow admins to disable certain image providers in DisplayFusion
  • Fixed: Spanned windows are no longer sized to a height of 0 when monitors are vertically stacked
  • Fixed: When a random wallpaper image fails to load, the desktop is no longer left blank
  • Fixed: Taskbar performance improvements, reduction in hanging taskbars
  • Fixed: Smoother taskbar preview animations
  • Fixed: Adobe Reader X window functions now work again in Vista and Win7
  • Fixed: Windows 7 taskbar hover colour detection improvements (works with Python 2.7 now)
  • Fixed: Window restore now restores the window correctly on the new monitor
  • Fixed: Modified "Advanced Settings" window to show "TaskbarClockSize#" entries for 9 taskbar values (you can manually add more if you have more than 9 monitors)
  • Fixed: Various performance improvements
  • Fixed: Windows Gadget items would be incorrectly added to the Windows Taskbar
  • Fixed: Better detection for hung windows
  • Fixed: Screen Savers should now be listed correctly on all machines
  • Fixed: Clicking "Apply" in the Settings window while on the Windows Logon tab no longer causes the Windows Logon preview to go black
  • Fixed: Layered (alpha) windows that are completely transparent (alpha=0) are no longer given TitleBar Buttons
  • Fixed: Taskbar clock time zone and time changes are now automatically detected and updated instantly
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons are now removed from applications that are in a "hung" state
  • Fixed: When a HotKey fails to bind, a more helpful message with troubleshooting steps is shown
  • Fixed: Non-Administrator users are now prompted to login when automatically installing updates
  • Fixed: Adobe Acrobat Reader should now maximize properly when being moved between monitors
  • Fixed: "Select Application" window now shows all applications, previously it skipped some x86 processes
  • Fixed: Taskbar Clock now detects 24 hour time correctly
  • Fixed: When a previously used language file is out-of-date, you are now prompted to visit the Languages page
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button tooltips now only show the HotKey combination when HotKeys are enabled
  • Fixed: Applying settings in the DisplayFusion Settings window while screen savers are being used is much less "flickery" now
  • Fixed: The DisplayFusion Taskbar will no longer try to force itself to the front when the Start Menu is open
  • Fixed: Hidden Internet Explorer 9 (Beta) windows no longer appear on the taskbar
  • Fixed: Taskbar Compatibility improvements: TraceTool, Winamp 2.x
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility: MetroTwit, Skype 5.1, MetroTwit, Steam
  • Fixed: Tons of performance improvements and small tweaks
  • Fixed: The Settings window is now scaled correctly when using Font Scaling in Windows
  • Fixed: Monitor detection failed in rare situations on Windows start-up
  • Fixed: Taskbar now shows & signs correctly when in Classic mode (no visual styles)
  • Fixed: Taskbar no longer hangs/crashes when the system is under heavy load
  • Fixed: Taskbar items no longer get shuffled in Windows XP when the taskbar isn't on the primary monitor
  • Changed: Taskbars can now be disabled per-monitor by right-clicking on the Taskbar and selecting "Multi-Monitor Taskbar Position > Disabled"
  • Changed: Taskbar settings can now be reset to defaults using the "Reset All Taskbars" button in the Settings window (also restores disabled Taskbars)
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "Taskbar Button Gap Size (X)" for overriding the distance between DisplayFusion Taskbar buttons
  • Changed: Added a "Vertical TitleBar Button Offset" setting to the Compatibility settings
  • Changed: Wallpaper image scaling now accepts up to 2 decimal places for more accurate scaling
  • Changed: The UI language can now be changed in the Settings window, as well as the tray context menu
  • Changed: Taskbar "auto-hide" setting is now a per-Taskbar setting, accessed by right-clicking the Taskbar
  • Changed: New custom HotKey action: "Move to Monitor #X and Maximize"
  • Changed: The Window Snapping tab in the Settings window now shows a visual guide for the snapping settings
  • Changed: Added an option to force default TitleBar Button backgrounds, recommended for use with custom themes only
  • Changed: New HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Toggle Freeze Current Wallpaper Images"
  • Changed:Added a new Compatibility option to prevent Taskbar items from being removed from the Windows Taskbar (if desired)
  • Fixed: Fixed an issue that caused the DisplayFusion Taskbar to get "stuck" behind some applications in rare situations
  • Fixed: Taskbar now auto-hides correctly when Winamp has scrolling text enabled
  • Fixed: Taskbar compatibility improvements: Winamp, Light Alloy Media Player, Foobar2000 Fullscreen Visualizations
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Skype, PSPad, Google Chrome, Adobe Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5
  • Fixed: Window Snapping compatibility improvements: Reaper
  • Fixed: Using the "Move to Next Monitor" HotKey with a maximized Windows Explorer window no longer causes it to go fullscreen
  • Fixed: Wallpaper is no longer incorrectly clipped in rare situations
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons are no longer added to windows that are too narrow
  • Fixed: Spanned window edges (using the HotKey or TitleBar Button) no longer hide behind the Windows taskbar when the taskbar is vertical
  • Fixed: Significantly lower CPU usage when performing fullscreen application checks
  • Fixed: Forced wallpaper changes (using HotKey or TitleBar Button) now work even when a fullscreen or an application with Compatibility options set is running
  • Fixed: The "Move Window to Monitor #X" HotKey and TitleBar Button now moves the window using the same method as "Move to Next Monitor", instead of moving and sizing proportionally
  • Fixed: The "Move Window to Monitor #X" HotKey and TitleBar Button no longer makes the window flicker if it is already on the target monitor
  • Fixed: RDP windows are now moved correctly when using the HotKeys or TitleBar Buttons
  • Fixed: Windows Explorer windows in Windows XP SP2 no longer go fullscreen when using the Ctrl + Win + A HotKey
  • Fixed: Window snapping didn't work when one edge was snapped to an application window edge, and another edge was snapped to a monitor edge
  • Fixed: PhotoShop CS4/CS5 tool windows can now be dragged correctly when TitleBar Buttons are enabled
  • Fixed:Taskbar buttons are now sized and spaced correctly in Windows 7 when themes are disabled
  • Fixed: Vladstudio integration now works again, and works with the new Vladstudio API
  • Changed: Added a "Pause wallpaper changes while on battery power" option
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey and TitleBar Button: "Toggle Window Always on Top"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey and TitleBar Button: "Move window to monitor #X"
  • Changed: Added a new HotKey and TitleBar Button: "Move all windows to monitor #X"
  • Changed: Added a "Check for Beta Updates" option in the Settings window, on the Options tab
  • Changed: Added an "Automatically select the best image" option in the "Edit TitleBar Button" window
  • Changed: Added an "Image" column to the TitleBar Button tab in the Settings window to show the selected button image's filename
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "TitleBar Button Vertical Offset" for forcing the TitleBar Buttons position up/down
  • Changed: Vladstudio random image changer now chooses from all the images, not just the newest 100 images
  • Changed: Each HotKey in the HotKeys list in the Settings window now has a tooltip describing it's actions
  • Changed: Improved taskbar button dragging
  • Changed: Wallpaper and Settings windows now open on the monitor the mouse cursor is currently on (instead of always opening on the primary monitor)
  • Changed: Wallpaper window now automatically re-sizes itself to fit on smaller resolution monitors (like netbooks)
  • Changed: Wallpaper window now has a "Copy settings from Monitor #x" in each monitor's context menu
  • Changed: Wallpaper window now only prompts to apply settings when you have changed something
  • Changed: Wallpaper images can now be scaled by a certain percent to enlarge or shrink the image
  • Changed: Added new options for middle-clicking taskbar buttons on the DisplayFusion taskbars
  • Changed: Added 2 new Compatibility settings for disabling maximized window dragging and middle-click window moving
  • Changed: Added an "Edit" button to the TitleBar Buttons tab in the Settings window for editing existing buttons
  • Fixed: Taskbar compatibility improvements: Stardock DeskScapes, Stardock WindowBlinds, Winamp, Microsoft Office 2007/2010
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Stardock DeskScapes, Stardock WindowBlinds, Trillian Astra, LogMeIn Hamachi, Google Chrome, Opera 10.50
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons no longer disappear when partially hidden by another window
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button glow effect is now much improved, no longer flickers (Windows 7, Vista)
  • Fixed: Taskbar buttons no longer show double ampersands
  • Fixed: Taskbar is correctly adjusted when another docked application is closed (no more gaps along the monitor edge)
  • Fixed: Taskbar performance improvements (reduced update latency, less blocks)
  • Fixed: Taskbar buttons for windows with a title text length of 0 are now displayed correctly
  • Fixed: Improved Windows version detection (now detects Windows Server 2008 R2 correctly)
  • Fixed: Taskbar colour is now almost perfect when Windows Aero translucency is disabled
  • Fixed: Sometimes TitleBar Button image would shift with custom theme
  • Fixed: When a taskbar is set to auto-hide, the taskbar is now shown when a taskbar button starts flashing
  • Fixed: A window is no longer restricted to the workspace size when specifying a value for width or height in a custom HotKey
  • Fixed: Taskbars are correctly refreshed when a program disables desktop composition for compatibility
  • Fixed: Log file has been moved into the temp folder and the old log is deleted
  • Changed: Taskbar can now be re-sized very easily by right-clicking on it and selecting "Multi-Monitor Taskbar Size"
  • Changed: Now shows an optional monitor indicator when dragging a maximized window between monitors
  • Changed: Rearranged the Desktop Wallpaper window and added icons to some of the dropdowns to simplify it
  • Changed: Added a "Don't stretch smaller images" option to the Desktop Wallpaper window - this option will force DisplayFusion to centre images that are smaller than the monitor, instead of stretching them
  • Changed: Added an option to snap window edges to other application's windows, not just to monitor edges (disabled by default)
  • Changed: The "Move to Next Monitor" and "Move to Previous Monitor" HotKey and TitleBar Buttons now use the monitors in their logical layout, not sorted by ID
  • Changed: Right-clicking on the TitleBar Buttons will now show the DisplayFusion context menu
  • Changed: All DisplayFusion windows now respond correctly to the Enter and Esc keys, as well as accelerator keys (Alt + key)
  • Changed: HotKeys can now be set to use a single key with no modifier keys (alt, ctrl, win)
  • Changed: Added a "Compatibility" tab in the DisplayFusion Settings window for managing TitleBar Button exclusions, TitleBar Button Offset (per application), Window Snapping exclusions and Wallpaper Changing exclusions - instead of managing these exclusions separately on each tab
  • Changed: Added an option to allow random wallpaper changes to be paused while a specified application is running - configure this in the Compatibility tab
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "AutoUpdateBeta" for checking for new beta versions
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "TitleBarButtonsBackgroundCustom" for using a custom TitleBar Button background image
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "TaskbarsPreviewAnimation" for enabling/disabling the Taskbar thumbnail preview animations
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "TaskbarsColourTrackingRGB" for forcing the Taskbar to use a specific tracking colour
  • Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "MonitorsForceOrder" for forcing the monitors to be treated in a specific order
  • Fixed: Taskbar compatibility improvements: Winamp
  • Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Console Windows
  • Fixed: Taskbar is now more responsive to Windows theme colour changes
  • Fixed: Taskbar text anti-aliasing is now much better, and text looks exactly like the Windows taskbar (Vista, Win7)
  • Fixed: Taskbar now supports hacked themes in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (custom taskbar backgrounds, buttons and text effects like text glow)
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons now supports hacked themes in Vista and Windows 7 (custom titlebar button backgrounds and Windows Aero glow effects)
  • Fixed: When a monitor is added, removed or re-sized DisplayFusion reacts much quicker
  • Fixed: Changing a taskbar's position using the taskbar context menu is now much faster
  • Fixed: Restarting DisplayFusion doesn't cause the hooks to silently fail to load in rare cases (silently prevented certain features from working with no indication as to why)
  • Fixed: Improved full-screen application detection
  • Fixed: Moving a window that isn't sizable isn't accidental re-sized in rare situations
  • Fixed: Fixed a problem that caused taskbar items to not be added back correctly when disabling a secondary monitor
  • Fixed: Better application compatibility with the Windows 7 Snipping Tool
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons no longer appear 1px too high when monitors are vertically stacked
  • Fixed: "Font 'Tahoma' does not support style 'Underline'" error appeared sometimes when open the Flickr image search in Windows 7
  • Fixed: Taskbar and TitleBar exceptions now work correctly with VMware Player
  • Fixed: TitleBar Buttons now scale properly and don't get blurry when font scaling is being used
  • Fixed: System Tray message balloon text is no longer truncated incorrectly (prevented error messages from being fully displayed)
  • Fixed: Taskbar buttons now respect the "MinWidth" taskbar button size hack ("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\MinWidth")
  • Fixed: Taskbar previews now show the correct window for Microsoft Excel



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