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What's new in the latest version
[!] Important
[+] New
[-] Fixed error
[*] Changes
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Actual Window Menu 5.1 (15.05.2008)
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[+] Now you can edit multiple specific settings at once in the Configuration
Module (use Ctrl+ to select several items).
[+] Now you can specify a custom icon for a window minimized
either to the system tray or on the screen.
[+] The custom hotkeys for standard Windows "Minimize"/"Maximize" commands are
added (by default Win+/Win+ accordingly).
[+] The compatibility mode for moving maximized windows between monitors is
added: if you have troubles when trying to move a maximized window to
another monitor then try to activate this mode to fix the problems.
[*] Window menu is slightly improved: additional options of AltMin and Roll Up
actions are grouped into a separate submenu.
[*] Now you can remove or reposition special "Pin to desktop" and
"Restrict placement" window menu items as well as any other menu items.
[-] The compatibility with applications written in Visual Basic is improved
(in particular, with WorkCentrics and NCSS 2007).
[-] The bug is fixed: enabling the Command Prompt Windows Support
when Tiny Personal Firewall is running led to system crash.
[-] Now window size can exceed the size of a single monitor in multi-monitor
configurations when resizing window in pixels and the "Keep window within
the desktop boundaries after resizing" option is enabled.
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Actual Window Menu 5.0 (16.01.2008)
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[!] The support for command prompt (or console/CMD/DOS) windows in Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista is added.
[!] The full support on native 64-bit applications running on any Windows x64
platform is added.
[!] Now the Control Center automatically defines the order of specific
settings considering their preference rank (this order affects the process
of selecting a proper rule for a certain window). See the
"Principles of Operation -> Preference Rank" article in program's Help
for more information.
[+] There are added some predefined hotkeys (non-configurable yet)
for easy window alignment/stretching: now you can use the
Win+NumPad1..NumPad9 key combinations to quickly align a window to 9
predefined positions, and the Win+Ctrl+NumPad1..NumPad9 (except for
NumPad5) key combinations to quickly stretch a window to 8 predefined
directions. Note: NumLock must be turned on to make these hotkeys
operational.
[+] Now when you resize a window manually (either with a mouse or keyboard)
the tooltip is displayed showing the actual window size.
[+] Now it's possible to use almost any key when specifying a hotkey
combination.
[+] Now it's possible to specify custom alignment position in the
"Alignment" submenu.
[+] Now it's possible to double-click an item in the list of "Copy Settings
from..." window to auto-select this item and close the window.
[+] Now it's possible to sort the list of specific settings and the list of
exclusions by clicking on their column headers.
[*] Both Control Center's and Configuration Module's memory consumption
is optimized.
[*] Now Align Window/Resize Window actions can be applied only if the target
window is in proper state: normal - for Align Window, normal or maximized -
for Resize Window. Otherwise, corresponding title buttons/window menu
commands are disabled.
[*] Now the "Enable logging" option can be turned on/off via tray icon's menu and
the log window is independent of the logging status so the log contents can
be viewed any time.
[*] The "Manage Window Settings" menu is renamed and slightly redesigned.
[*] The overall stability of "Send Configuration" commands is improved.
[-] The compatibility is improved with the following applications/windows:
- Windows Vista Start Menu user picture (doesn't turns black if transparent)
- Xfire 1.81 (now it correctly minimizes to tray)
[-] The constant CPU utilization by the Configuration Module application
is fixed.
[-] Crashes of Sysinternals Process Explorer and Microsoft IntelliPoint when
using the Window Finder are fixed.
[-] The bug caused "black windows" problem (e.g. with Windows Vista Sidebar)
is fixed.
[-] The "As before" option related to "Stay always-on-top" action is now
functional.
[-] The bug with inoperative Move-to-Monitor hotkey is fixed.
[-] The bug is fixed: when "Rolled up if inactive" and "Smooth Rollup" options
were enabled, dragging the rolled window led to "Roll Up" function's
disability.
[-] The bug is fixed: using the "Roll Up" hotkey along with "Smooth Rollup"
option enabled led to window's hang-up.
[-] Now the Resize Window action works as expected with PuTTY.
[-] Now Configuration window's status bar doesn't cut long hint strings.
[-] The incompatibility of the "Send Configuration -> Send to the Tech Support"
command and Microsoft Outlook is fixed.
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Actual Window Menu 4.5 (20.06.2007)
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[!] Windows Monitoring Log tool is added into the Control Center. It allows
detecting newly appeared windows and check, which window rule has been
applied in each particular case. Now you can easily solve any configuration
ambiguities and detect properties of short-living windows (like tool tips,
popup menus etc.). Be careful using this feature: turned on it may slow down
your system!
[+] The ability to hide the mouse pointer, while it is floating over the
specific window, is added.
[+] The ability to copy settings from a selected window rule to others is added.
[+] The new hotkeys are added:
- "Reapply settings" action (Win+F5 by default)
- Configuration Module's launch (Win+C by default)
- "Unhide" submenu that shows the list of currently minimized/hidden
windows (Win+H by default)
[+] Now the hotkey status is displayed in the "Hotkeys" panel of the "Options"
window: when defining a new key combination, you can see, if the defined
combination is already in use with another application or assigned to
another action.
[+] When minimizing to screen, now you can make screen icons
semi-transparent.
[+] Now the balloon tip is shown over the Control Center's tray icon at first
start after the installation.
[+] Translation to the Dutch language is added (thanks to Onno Verschoor).
[*] The internal mechanism of hotkeys processing is significantly improved.
[*] The long-awaited improvement for permanent tray/screen icons is made: now
permanent icons behave like buttons in the Taskbar (i.e. active window is
minimized, inactive window is activated, minimized window is restored).
[*] The options structure is redesigned: new "Triggers" and "Actions" grouping
nodes are added.
[*] The "Hide Configuration Module while using Window Finder" option has been
moved from General to User Interface.
[*] "Custom Position" and "Custom Size" dialogs now display current window
position/size values in their captions.
[*] The "Alignment" window menu's submenu now displays the current window
position.
[-] Compatibility conflicts are solved with:
- Quattro Pro X3 menus
- GrabIt internal windows
- MS Office XP CTFMON.EXE service
- X-NetStat application
[-] Now the "Configure..." item of Control Center tray icon's context menu
is displayed correctly in Windows Vista.
[-] Transparency effect conflicts are solved with:
- CDArtdisplay application
- Emerge Desktop application
- Windows Vista Start button
[-] The bug of the "minimize-to-screen" feature is fixed: sometimes screen
icons used to go out of visible area after minimization.
[-] Sometimes windows used to freeze in the rolled state and needed to be
resized manually instead of unrolling - now the Unroll function works always
as expected.
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Actual Window Menu 4.4 (16.04.2007)
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[!] The long-awaited feature of "smart saving" is added: now only relevant
windows will re-apply their settings when the configuration has been saved.
[+] The long-awaited feature is added: now all the minimized windows can
be restored via "Unhide"/"Unhide All" items of Control Center's tray icon
context menu.
[+] The ability is added to adjust the font used by the Configuration Module
(refer to the "User Interface" property sheet in the "Options" window).
[+] The ability is added to turn on smooth transitions between different
transparency levels (refer to the "Make Transparent Action" property sheet
in the "Options" window).
[+] The ability is added to turn on the smooth rolling up/unrolling of windows
(refer to the "Roll Up Action" property sheet in the "Options" window).
[+] The ability is added for the "Send Configuration to Tech Support" main menu
command: if the automatic e-mail creation is failed then you can save the
archive with the configuration files somewhere to send it manually later.
[+] Translations to Brazilian Portuguese, Serbian (both Latin and Cyrillic) and
Polish languages are added.
[*] Run-time memory consumption is slightly reduced.
[*] All property sheets for window rule settings are significantly redesigned;
the new window rule features' Index panel is added.
[*] Now the Configuration Module remembers its main toolbars' placement and
column widths in most of list boxes.
[*] The transparency effect compatibility with Stardock WindowBlinds is
improved.
[*] The Resize Action Options property sheet is improved: now you can copy
items and adjust the height of Sizes list box.
[-] The bug with Microsoft Project 2002/2003 is fixed.
[-] The bug with command shell extenders (like 4NT) is fixed.
[-] Transparency effect's conflict with Rainlendar 2, RocketDock, Samurize
and Y'z Shadow is fixed.
[-] The bug is fixed: XP Remote Desktop client was crashed if minimized to the
system tray, and then the configuration was saved.
[-] The bug is fixed: now multiple instances of Excel 2003/2007 workbooks and
Acrobat 7 documents can be correctly minimized to the system tray.
[-] The bug is fixed: if in multi-monitor configuration some windows were placed
to a secondary display, and it was unplugged during the session then such
windows are moved automatically to the primary display.
[-] The bug with Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar's hang is fixed.
[-] Conflicts with Microsoft Office 2007 tool tips and popup menus are fixed.
[-] The bug is fixed: Mozilla applications (Firefox, Thunderbird) left their
taskbar entry if they were minimized to the system tray via the standard
Minimize button.
[-] The bug of incorrect window placement to a primary display while it's
resized on secondary display is fixed.
[-] The bug of adding a new rule to the empty Specific Windows list is fixed.
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Actual Window Menu 4.3 (15.12.2006)
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[!] Since this release Actual Tools are fully compatible with Windows Vista.
[!] Now all the configuration files are stored in user's profile (in the folder
like "%UserProfile%\Application Data\Actual Tools\Actual Window Manager").
[-] The old known issue with the Lotus Notes client's crash at startup is fixed.
[-] The known issue with the Internet Explorer 7 crash while saving the
configuration is fixed.
[*] Now the Internet Explorer windows are correctly processed in Windows Vista.
[-] The issue with the Mozilla-based browsers' (like Firefox, Seamonkey etc.)
undesired focus switch is partially fixed (the issue still presents in
Win9x).
[-] The issue of the malfunction of drag-n-drop in the Opera browser is
fixed.
[-] The visual glitch of Windows Vista Sidebar widgets when they are made
transparent is fixed.
[-] The visual glitch of Stardock's ObjectDock is fixed.
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Actual Window Menu 4.2 (10.10.2006)
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[!] The long-awaited feature is added: now the "Window caption" criterion
correctly detects windows which quickly change their captions at startup
(like Notepad, Internet Explorer, MS Word, MS Excel etc.).
[*] The "Manage Window Rule" submenu is renamed to "Manage Window Settings".
[+] The "Modify default settings" command is being included now into the "Manage
Window Settings" submenu if the "All Windows" settings were applied.
[+] The translations to German, French, Spanish and Ukrainian are added.
[+] Now you can suspend the ghost mode with the special hotkey pressed
(Ctrl+Shift by default).
[+] The blocking of the undesired self-activation for windows minimized to the
tray is added.
[*] The minimization of the modal dialogs is improved.
[*] The Move-to-Monitor action now works correctly with the maximized
windows.
[*] The Stretch Window action now remembers the previous sizes for the four
main directions independently.
[-] The bug with the blocked Move-to-Monitor hotkey is fixed.
[-] The bug with the neglect of options other than "keep aspect ratio" in the
"After Moving to Another Monitor" group is fixed.
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Actual Window Menu 4.1 (01.08.2006)
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[+] Multi-monitor support: the new "Move to" window menu option is added.
[+] The ability to maximize window to desktop by the right-click on the standard
Maximize title button is added.
[+] The ability to stretch window by the right-click on its border is added.
[+] the ability to set the custom position for a window on the fly is added.
[+] Currently assigned hotkey's display is added in the window options' names.
[+] The translations to Japanese, Russian, Chinese Simplified and Chinese
Traditional are added.
[*] The work speed and overall stability were slightly improved.
[-] The bug with the internal windows of MS Visual Studio 2003/2005 is fixed.
[-] The minor visual glitch with the Excluded Windows list in the right pane is
fixed.
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Actual Window Menu 4.0 (05.05.2006)
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[!] The Configuration Module's user interface is redesigned totally.
[!] Settings file size is significantly reduced comparing to the previous
versions.
[!] Executable modules' size and run-time memory consumption are slightly
reduced.
[!] The Help contents is redesigned almost from scratch.
[+] The Help system has become context-sensitive.
[+] Added the ability to copy window rules.
[+] Added the ability to customize an icon for a particular Specfic Window rule.
[+] Added the ability to automatically create the e-mail message with the
attached configuration file.
[+] Window Selector tool form now has the "Refresh" button.
[+] Window Selector's "Flash window" indication is improved: now it shows
the window border even for a covered windows and also flashes window's
taskbar button.
[+] "Create/Modify window rule" window menu option was transformed into
a submenu named "Manage Window Rule" which provides the following abilities
for a particular window:
- create a new/modify the existent Specific Window rule
- create an Excluded Window rule
- re-apply the window rule
[+] If a window was processed with the particular Specific Window rule the
"Modify window rule" window menu item now indicates this rule's name.
[+] Added the ability to customize some user interface's options (like toolbars'
buttons size).
[*] Now every new Specific Window rule is created using the All Windows rule as
a template.
[+] Added the "Restore to Defaults" command which resets a particular Specific
Window rule's options to All Windows rule's options.
[*] The correct scaling of the user interface forms is implemented when using
the non-standard screen DPIs.
[+] Added the ability to set the desired width/height values as a percent of
the corresponding desktop size.
[+] Window Finder internal tool was adapted for the detection of the
current window size and position.
[+] The ghost mode was separated from the transparency and now can be turned
on independently.
[+] Added the new window menu items for the following actions:
Ghost, Change Priority.
[+] Added the ability to enable/disable all the extra window menu items for a
particular window rule.
[+] Added the ability to "freeze" the window stay-on-top state which
prevents the application from resetting this state.
[-] Fixed the bug with Windows Movie Maker: it had hung after stream capture was
started.
[-] Fixed the bug with Adobe Photoshop: the image window had lost the focus
after selecting any tool in the Tools panel.
[-] Fixed the bug with the Windows folders: if you close the rolled up
folder window then it will be restored with the incorrect size.
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Actual Window Menu 3.8 (23.09.2005)
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[*] Fixed the bug: if minimized-to-tray application was
restored by self or other application and not through the tray icon, in
some programs icon remained in tray. To name just a few: Windows Task
Manager, TextPad, Microsoft Outlook.
[*] Work with almost all integer-valued entry fields has been simplified.
Now, one can start entering numbers from empty line and minus as a first
symbol in window position fields is possible.
[*] Options Dialog: the disappearance of hotkeys list when all flags are
disabled and all "Hotkey" values are set to "None" is fixed.
[-] Window Rule: "Window class" criterion's "Substring match" option has
been removed. Now the criterion's test is always made as checking a join of
"Window class" field's entered string into real window class name.
[*] Window system menu: the problem with incomplete activation of
Configuration Module when choosing command "Create/Modify Window Rule" was
finally solved.
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Actual Window Menu 3.7 (02.08.2005)
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[-] Fixed the bug that didn't allow setting the previous level of
transparency correctly in Windows 2000.
[+] Added supports of RAdmin remote access windows.
[*] We have improved window class identification. Exact matching of the
entered window class with the real window class is no longer required.
[-] Fixed the bug that didn't allow the Configuration Module to restore
correctly when accessed through the "Create/Modify Window Rule"
command of the menu.
[-] Fixed the bugs in the contextual menu in the Configuration Module tree.
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Actual Window Menu 3.6 (06.04.2005)
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[!] New way to create the custom options for specific windows.
The new item "Create Window Rule" is included in the system window menu
of all windows. With a right mouse click on the window title call a
menu and follow the item "Create Window Rule" to create a rule for this
window. The new rule will be created automatically and what is left is
to specify the actions which you would like to apply to this window.
[+] New option "Restore total visibility to the window" is added to
Resize Window action. It enables to enlarge the window without having
it partly hidden beyond the bottom right-hand corner of your desktop.
The window is automatically shifted in the top left-hand corner
direction and thus recovers entire visibility.
[+] New "Do not add icon to the tray" option is added to "Minimize to Tray"
action. This option is useful for windows that have their own tray
icons, such as Microsoft Outlook 2003, Windows Messenger and so on.
[*] Custom window rules are added in for the browsers Mozilla Firefox and
Opera. Moreover, some settings of already existing rules are modified.
[*] The interface of the program is slightly changed.
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Actual Window Menu 3.5 (20.01.2005)
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[!] Windows Extension Engine is improved.
[+] Added "Hide Configuration Window when using the Window Finder
(gunsight) tool" option.
[+] Added "Enable All Rules" and "Disable All Rules" commands.
[+] Added context menu for Window Rules.
[+] Supports of MFC windows (window class like Afx:X:X:X:X:X)
[*] Memory usage and load speed optimization.
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Actual Window Menu 3.0 (13.10.2004)
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[!] Hotkeys support: Now you can minimize programs to the system tray,
always keep them on top, roll up windows, make them semitransparent,
etc. by means only one keystroke combination. Such a possibility lets
you manage the same actions much quicker on condition of using
keyboard.
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Actual Window Menu 2.8 (31.08.2004)
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[+] Added command line support.
[+] Added a "silent" installation option.
[+] Added Dutch language.
[*] Some interface features changed and added.
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Actual Window Menu 2.7 (28.07.2004)
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[+] Added a new "Temporarily stop program" option to a context menu.
[+] Now supports Mozilla FireFox and Netscape browser.
[*] Some small bugs were fixed.
[*] Some interface features changed and added.
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Actual Window Menu 2.6 (26.05.2004)
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[+] Added Danish and Russian languages.
[+] Added a description field for Window Rule.
[+] Added commands for moving windows' rules up and down, in order to make
them easier to find.
[*] Optimized memory usage and increased execution speed.
[*] Some interface features changed and added.
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Actual Window Menu 1.0 (05.11.2003)
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[!] Initial Release.
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