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 Dexpot 1.5.5 Build 1302 ( Top)

Features

  • New Taskbar Pager plugin
  • Extensions to the plugin API
  • Desktop switching by clicking on the taskbar or the desktop with the back/forward mouse buttons

Bugs

  • Fixed the "Window Catalog (active application)" hotkey
  • Better input focus preservation
  • Fixed shadow problem with Windows 7 Sticky Notes
  • No cross-activation of sticky and ignored windows
  • Fixed minor problems when changing the master password
  • Fixed readability problems with certain color schemes
  • Improved taskbar hiding
  • Fixed a plugin password bug

 Dexpot 1.5.4 Build 1212 ( Top)

Features

  • New Plugin API functions

Bugs

  • Fix for sticky window and menu shadows
  • Dexcube: Fixed a bug that prevented repeated use of manual mode hotkeys in quick succession
  • Improved handling of windows being activated on other desktops
  • Window state and input focus are kept more reliably in certain situations
  • Correctly restore focus when switching with SevenDex
  • Removed unnecessary UAC prompts when changing the "Start with Windows" option
  • "Run as administrator" option activated "Hide splash screen" instead on Windows 2000/XP

 Dexpot 1.5.3 Build 1178 ( Top)

Features

  • Support for custom tray icons with alpha channel

Bugs

  • Desktop Rules: fixed a crash when clicking checkboxes when no rules are defined
  • DexTab: text was cut off too soon in non-glass mode
  • Fixed several problems with activating windows on other desktops on Windows 7
  • Some command line switches opened the "Exit Dexpot" dialog in addition to their intended function
  • Enabling/disabling the "Start with Windows" option works more reliably in combination with the "Run as administrator" option

 Dexpot 1.5.2 Build 1162 ( Top)

Features

  • Italian translation update
  • Hungarian translation update
  • Required minimal size for windows in the Window Catalog
  • Operating system dependent switching exceptions
  • Middle click action for Desktop Manager additional button
  • Command line options for switching to the next, previous, and last desktop (/next, /prev, /back)
  • Unlimited number of windows and icons per desktop
  • Compatibility with ZBar

Bugs

  • More reliable unloading of Hooxpot from other processes
  • Fixed several SevenDex start-up problems
  • Really fixed the missing desktop bug (no icons, no menu)
  • Fixed automatic application of desktop rules after using a browse dialog on 64 bit systems
  • Warning during installation/removal when Dexpot is running
  • Uninstaller uses language selected in Dexpot settings
  • Fixed moving of icons onto current desktop in Desktop Windows overview mode
  • Minimized console windows don't appear on all desktops on XP and Vista any more
  • Mouse switch distance was off by one pixel at right and bottom edges
  • Update wallpaper clocks when switching from a desktop with a regular wallpaper
  • Keep list position when refreshing the list in Desktop Windows
  • Window catalog respects password protection
  • Desktop Manager: windows on other desktops didn't show when current desktop was password protected

 Dexpot 1.5.1 Build 1109 ( Top)

Bugs

  • Update failed if UAC is on and Dexpot runs in a standard user account (Windows Vista/7)
  • Uninstaller writes correct Control panel item

 Dexpot 1.5.1 Build 1101 ( Top)

Features

  • Korean translation update
  • 'Always on top' option in Desktop Manager
  • Restore default icon positions when exiting Dexpot
  • Mouse wheel support for task and desktop switcher
  • Custom action to perform when Ctrl-clicking a Dexpot tray icon
  • New hotkeys to move or copy a window to the next/previous desktops
  • Support for wallpapers in PNG format
  • SevenDex can launch Dexpot when pinned to the taskbar

Bugs

  • Fixed several problems with desktop icon customization
  • Couldn't disable 'Start with Windows' when running as admin
  • 'Hide splash screen' option didn't work in some situations
  • Fixed empty drop-down boxes in the rule assistant
  • Desktop Preview: fixed 'Auto-hide' crashes
  • Dexpot updater is once again able to shut down Dexpot
  • Fixed display of hotkey descriptions in the settings
  • Fixed taborder in the password entry screen
  • Respect password protection in Desktop Preview and in the task and desktop switchers
  • 'Auto-hide' option of Desktop Preview follows Fitts' Law
  • Compatible with 'Taskbar Eliminator' and 'Start Killer'
  • Fixed system menu integration for Google Chrome, Office 2010, and others
  • Don't show SevenDex in Alt+Tab
  • Fixed various bugs related to customization of the display resolution
  • Screenshots were cut off in some components when vertical resolution was too high
  • Preserve Aero preview thumbnails of minimized windows
  • Limited taskbar re-ordering for Windows 7
  • Fixed the missing desktop bug (no icons, no menu)

 Dexpot 1.5.0 Build 1042 ( Top)

Features

  • Option to run Dexpot as administrator
  • Singlethread option for Dexcube
  • Initial selection for DexTab desktop switcher configurable
  • Middle mouse button as a trigger for mouse switch
  • Rule database extended
  • New Hungarian language file

Bugs

  • Fixed performance problems with Desktop Rules
  • Improvements when running Setup from a restricted user account
  • Fixed automatic loading of last configuration in Profile selection
  • Changed standard hotkeys (AltGr no longer blocked)
  • Move/Copy hotkeys distribute icons only if focus is on desktop
  • Fixed Dexcube flip bug
  • Highlighting of active desktops no longer gets stuck in transparent Desktop Manager under WinXP
  • Fixed black box in desktop name display under WinXP
  • Fixed rule GUI bugs
  • SevenDex-Peek now works even before the first desktop switch
  • More than one admin may autostart
  • Fixed white full screen preview - again
  • Display iTunes in window catalogue
  • Fixed wrong tray icon tooltips after increasing number of desktops
  • Copy all desktop autostart windows to all desktops
  • Display missing entries in outdated language files in English
  • Install selected update immediately after Updexer elevation
  • Completed English language file

 Dexpot 1.5.0 Build 1003 ( Top)

Plugins

Features

  • Live full-screen preview
  • Live window catalogue
  • All desktops option in window catalogue
  • Zoom feature in window catalogue
  • More window catalogue improvements
  • New DexTab desktop switcher
  • Overhaul of DexTab task switcher
  • New processes sticking to desktop (Apothem)
  • Automatic distribution of "Desktop Start-up" windows
  • Database of desktop rules
  • Application of desktop rules re-implemented
  • Bring window being moved to target desktop when switching via hotkey
  • New Windows 7 wallpaper styles (Fit&Fill) supported
  • Icons in the tray container
  • Check for free key combination when defining hotkeys
  • Automatically register inverse DexTab hotkeys
  • [Feature 15] Show background colour in full-screen preview for desktops without wallpaper
  • [Feature 57] Keyboard control for window catalogue
  • [Feature 65] Cross Desktop Window Activation
  • [Feature 67] Maximize windows horizontally/vertically
  • Transparent desktop names are mow click-through
  • Parameter -R and /R applies rules
  • Parameter to reset settings /reset
  • Improved handling of unresponsive windows
  • Alsways show current values in Configure Desktops when customize background is disabled
  • Simplified exit
  • Helpful optimizations for entering the license code
  • Center full-screen preview horizonzally for two desktops
  • Adopted icon grid to XP grid
  • Ctrl+A for lists in Desktop Windows
  • Desktop Tools available in relation to Windows version
  • Hand-picked changes to understandibility of some options
  • Removed some unnecessary, rarely used options
  • GUI for mouse keys as mouse change triggers
  • Name of components in title bar first
  • New icons, incl. 256 resolution
  • Turkish language file (1.4)

Bugs

  • [Bug 69] Component settings broken on Win2k
  • No more duplicate system menu entries on x64 systems
  • Fixed Dexpot-is-gone-in-battery-mode problem
  • Customize desktop icons did not work under certain conditions
  • Fixed crash when deleting icons with number of desktops = 2
  • Fixed taskbar ghost problem
  • Moved back command IDs for system menu entries (fixes Outlook hotkey problem)
  • Current desktop highlighting in Desktop Manager now has the same colours everywhere
  • Use borders of virtual screen for mouse switching
  • Fixed problem with unresponsive tray icons
  • Fixed a bug when activating the tray icon container
  • Fixed rare crash when changing the background settings
  • Fixed similarly rare crash when updating Desktop Windows
  • Dexpot prevented Windows from shutting down unser certain circumstances
  • Prevent maximized windows from being restored when starting Despot
  • Fixed roll-up for Dexpot windows
  • Fixed removal of wallpaper when switching to a desktop with no wallpaper defined
  • Fixed potentially false display of background in Configure Desktops after removing the wallpaper
  • White full-screen preview when customize background is enabled but no wallpaper defined
  • Don't set a wrong icon color when exiting
  • Do not show ignored windows in Desktop Manager
  • Fixed a bug in Hotkey definition
  • Definition of italic fonts for desktop name display now possible
  • Desktop name display with white font on transparent background was broken
  • Fixed desktop name display on desktop background
  • Correctly update current desktop highlighting in Configure Desktop
  • Fixed empty settings window after changing the number of desktops
  • Full-screen preview can no longer be moved
  • Contents of non-password protected desktops can be hidden in Desktop Preview
  • Improved application of rules to windows with a move-switch-exception
  • Ignore strange Catalyst windows
  • Slider mouse pointer was unoperable
  • Correted tab indices in several dialogues
  • Updexer improvements

 Dexpot 1.4.2 Build 768 ( Top)

Features

  • New Korean translation

Bugs

  • Desktop names including an "&" are displayed correctly
  • Taskbarbutton order is kept
  • Respect the group policy to change the wallpaper
  • Some fixes for the Updexer

 Dexpot 1.4.2 Build 757 ( Top)

Features

  • New Polish translation

Bugs

  • Fixed highlighting of multiple desktops in Desktop Manager with transparent background
  • No more icon chaos after reboot
  • Consider drag&drop of startup entries in Configure Desktops as a modification
  • Wallpaper can now be changed when the desktop icons are hidden on Windows XP
  • Broadcasting of wallpaper changes made by Dexpot - this time it actually works
  • Fixed a compatibility problem with Miranda
  • Improved support of languages using Eastern European or Cyrillic character sets
  • Fixed some Updexer problems

 Dexpot 1.4.2 Build 691 ( Top)

Features

  • Dexpot Updater
  • Ability to take along windows on mouse switch
  • Mouse buttons as mouse switch triggers
  • Increase desktop work are when hiding the task bar
  • Keep selection when refreshing Desktop Windows
  • Copy the Settings window to the current desktop when it was opened on another desktop
  • Activate window when single clicking on a sketch in Desktop Preview
  • Keep windows' tray minimizing state in window distribution
  • Edit Desktop Start-up entries by double clicking
  • New switching exceptions (ignore and hide in wechsel.ini)
  • New and updated language files

Bugs

  • White window drawing problem on Vista fixed
  • On Windows shutdown all the icons on the current
  • Some settings didn't get saved in profiles
  • Some settings were not displayed correctly after loading a profile
  • Fixed loading of Desktop Start-up entries from profiles
  • Remove old start up entries and rules from portable.ini
  • Automatic loading of the last configuration in the profile selection fixed
  • Compatibility with some applications improved
  • Fixed a memory leak
  • Fixed a crash when repeatedly refreshing the Window Catalogue
  • Correctly activate icon customizarion when dropping icons onto the Desktop Manager
  • Maximizing a window minimized to the system tray removes it from the tray
  • The Fullscreen Preview screenshots are no longer deleted when changing the number of desktops
  • No more accidental shutdown of Dexpot by pressing Alt+F4
  • Check passwords in Desktop Windows
  • Select textbox content when entering wrong password
  • Don't show contents of protected desktops in Desktop Manager
  • Hide the start button on Vista (somewhat)
  • Re-enable the button to start the slideshow after stopping it
  • Fixed the mysterious problem restoring a maximized window after the first desktop switch
  • Respect the group policy to disable the desktop
  • Broadcasting of wallpaper changes made by Dexpot

 Dexpot 1.4.1 Build 553 ( Top)

Features

  • No more restrictions when running Dexpot as administrator on Vista (dexwork/-around.exe)
  • Faster switching between desktops with different wallpapers
  • Dexpot Portable: use system language as the default language
  • Compatibility with CursorXP and -FX: cursor visible on all desktops
  • Show Dexpot windows in the task bar by default
  • New Simplified Chinese language file

Bugs

  • Dexpot Portable: don't create any registry entries
  • Fixed Explorer crashes on Windows 2003 Server
  • Dependency on C runtime library MSVCR90.dll removed
  • Desktop preview with hidden title bar no longer moves across the screen

 Dexpot 1.4.1 Build 528 ( Top)

Features

  • Support for 64-bit operating systems
  • Dexpot Portable
  • More languages supported

Improved support for Windows Vista

  • [Bug 59] Desktop Preview in Vista (Auot-hide)
  • Show start button und Sidebar on every desktop
  • Autorun Dexpot using the Task Scheduler
  • JPEG wallpaper support
  • Run Dexpot as administrator (.manifest)

Bugs

  • [Bug 52] Dexpot starts twice after being registered
  • [Bug 54] Hide protected desktops in the fullscreen preview
  • [Bug 55] Password prompt concealed by fullscreen preview
  • [Bug 58] Disabling full screen preview causes desktop preview malfunction
  • Sticky menu shadows fixed
  • Reordering of taskbar buttons improved
  • Don't close windows that are present on the current desktop on shutdown
  • Hide fullscreen preview from context menu in preview when fullscreen preview is disabled
  • Automatically show content of a protected desktop in the preview after switching to this desktop
  • Adjust size of the desktop preview when showing/hiding its title bar

 Dexpot 1.4.0 Build 486 ( Top)

Features

  • [Feature 5] Mauswechsel in Desktopecken
  • [Feature 6] Esc zum Abbrechen von DexTab
  • [Feature 8] Benutzerdaten im Ordner Anwendungsdaten speichern
  • [Feature 12] Autostartprogramme auch automatisch beenden
  • [Feature 13] Kommandozeilenparameter für Vollbildvorschau
  • [Feature 18] Fenster finden
  • [Feature 21] Fensterzuordnung beibehalten
  • [Feature 23] "Desktop schwärzen" als Boo-Funktion
  • [Feature 24] Standardaktion bei Doppelklick auf Trayicon
  • [Feature 25] Erweitertes Hauptmenü für Zweitastenmäuse
  • [Feature 34] Iconunterschriftentransparenz bei Iconwiederherstellen
  • [Feature 35] Verschiedene Icontextfarben
  • [Feature 36] Mauswechsel nur wenn bestimmte Taste gedrückt
  • [Feature 48] Hotkeymodifikatoren per Tastendruck definieren
  • Fensterkatalog
  • Titelleisten-Aktionen
  • Fenster aufrollen
  • Symbolische Vorschau
  • Fenstermenü-Hotkey
  • Fenster mitnehmen
  • Halbautomatische Regeln
  • Hotkeys können in den Einstellungen per Doppelklick definiert werden
  • Neuer Info-Dialog
  • Neue Standardhotkeys
  • Automatische Iconwiederherstellung
  • Fenstermenü-Funktion "Regeln auf Fenster anwenden"
  • Konfigurierbare Wechselausnahmen
  • Desktopicons per Drag and Drop auf den Desktop Manager verteilen
  • Übersicht, Vorschau und Verschollen im Desktop Fenster auch für Icons verfügbar
  • Vielseitige Drag and Drop-Funktionalität in Desktops konfigurieren
  • Funktion zum Kopieren einzelner Einstellungen in Desktops konfigurieren
  • Ändern der Desktopreihenfolge per Drag and Drop in Desktops konfigurieren
  • Colorkey-Transparenz im Transparenz-Dialog
  • Sprachen werden alphabetisch sortiert
  • Deaktivierte Regeln werden ausgegraut
  • Exe-Name im Fenstermenü bei Fenstern ohne Titel
  • In der Desktop Vorschau können Fenster auf nicht aktiven Desktops nicht mehr bewegt werden
  • Iconausrichtung und -anordnung wird beim Ändern der Einstellungen aktualisiert
  • Ausgegrauter Desktophintergrund in der VV
  • Alle Checkboxen im Übersichtstab von Desktop Regeln Multiselect-kompatibel gemacht
  • Modale Formulare sind nicht mehr minimierbar
  • Bei verschiedenen Drag and Drop-Aktionen wird der Effekt (Verschieben/Kopieren) jetzt am Mauszeiger angezeigt

Bugs

  • [Bug 11] Unintended change of screen resolution
  • [Bug 14] Delete profile
  • [Bug 17] "Launch screen saver" ignores password protecton
  • [Bug 27] Internet Explorer closes Windows Explorer
  • [Bug 32] Mouse switch and Windows Login
  • [Bug 33] Query master password on shut down
  • [Bug 40] Deletion of conditions and actions in Desktop rule assistant
  • [Bug 41] Explorer windows not shown in MTV for off-Desktops
  • [Bug 44] Align to grid puts icons on top of each other
  • [Bug 47] DexTab always on top
  • [Bug 49] Icon arangement/alignment when starting Windows
  • Fixed an error when moving windows, due to which it was no longer possible to switch between desktops
  • Fixed an error when copying icons to all deskopts
  • Fixed an error when deleting icons
  • Copying windows to all desktops did not work in desktop windows
  • Fixed empty list of icons in desktop windows after activation of icon adaption
  • Diverse Fehler bei der Profilverwaltung behoben
  • Problem beim Verschieben von Mozilla-Anwendungen behoben
  • Doppelte Desktopzuordnung von Fenstern beim direkten Verschieben wird verhindert
  • "Verfolgungswahn" von Fenstern beim Wechsel beseitigt
  • Deaktivieren eines Autostarteintrags in DK wurde nicht gespeichert, wenn keine anderen Änderungen gemacht wurden
  • Vorschau-Einstellungen wurden teilweise nicht gespeichert
  • Verschieben der Desktop Vorschau beim Auflösungswechsel verhindert
  • Explorerabstürze nach dem ersten Desktopwechsel bei Nutzung von Rainlendar behoben
  • Absturz beim Einlesen eines Profils ohne Regeln im Regelimport behoben
  • Erste Regel aus Profilen wurde im Regelimport nicht angezeigt
  • Größenänderung derDesktop Vorschau beim Laden einer Sprachdatei behoben
  • Commondialog-Filter für Auswahl von Symboldateien war kaputt
  • Beibehalten derFensterreihenfolge beim Desktopwechsel verbessert
  • Setzen des Fensterfokus beim Desktopwechsel verbessert
  • Neues Wechselverfahren für Härtefälle wie Internet Explorer
  • Fokusprobleme beim Wechseln mit geöffneter MTV behoben
  • Ressourcenloch in der Systemmenüerweiterung geschlossen
  • Systemmenüerweiterung nur noch bei bestimmten Fenstern
  • Bei hohem Ressourcenverbrauch alternative Systemmenüerweiterung ohne Untermenüs
  • Transparente Fenster fehlten in der Vollbildvorschau
  • Absturz beim Verkleinern der Desktop Vorschau behoben
  • Darstellungsfehler bei großen Schriftarten korrigiert
  • Einige Dialoge waren nicht mit ESC abbrechbar
  • Tabs waren nicht mit Tastatur wechselbar
  • Absturz beim Laden eines Profils mit aktivierter Systemmenüerweiterung im PLD behoben
  • Beim vollständigen Laden eines Profils in den Einstellungen wurden die Iconpositionen nicht wiederhergestellt
  • Zweifaches Öffnen der Einstellungen nach Laden eines Profils korrigiert
  • Iconflattern nach Explorer-Absturz behoben
  • Probleme beim Ändern der Desktopzahl behoben
  • Absturz beim Schließen von Desktops konfigurieren nach Erhöhung der Desktopzahl behoben
  • Fehlende Hotkeys nach Reduzieren der Desktopzahl behoben
  • Masterpasswort beim Ändern der Desktopzahl nur abfragen, wenn Passwortschutz aktiv
  • Fehlende Desktopnamen bei nicht vorhandenem Registryschlüssel korrigiert
  • Geänderte Desktopnamen wurden nicht sofort in Hauptmenü und Desktop Vorschau übernommen
  • Fehlendes Leerzeichen beim Standardnamen in Desktops konfigurieren
  • Zentrierten/gekachelten Hintergrundbildern von nicht besuchten Desktops wurden in der Vollbildvorschau falsch dargestellt
  • Laden von Hotkeys aus Profilen korrigiert
  • Tabindizes in verschiedenen Dialogen korrigiert

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