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Releases: torchgm/ActiveDesktopPlus
Releases · torchgm/ActiveDesktopPlus
The "It finally supports webpages" Update!
Changes of note
- You can now use webpages as wallpapers!
Note this feature requires an Insider channel of Microsoft Edge to be installed - When using a YouTube URL as a wallpaper, it will automatically bypass ads and play muted in fullscreen on loop
Note that - When using a ShaderToy URL as a wallpaper, it will automatically switch to fullscreen
- Drag-and-drop support for URLs on the quick-add page
Bug fixes
- Nothing major to report here, probably some minor things here and there though
Issues
- Web support currently requires WebView2Loader.dll, which refuses to be embedded at this time so for now ADP is in a zip.
- I've probably introduced an insane number of bugs with displaying websites that I've simply not discovered yet.
- Adding web support means I need to officially drop support for Windows Vista, so it's 7+ now.
- Unsupported multi-monitor configs + scaling will still cause issues because sadness :c
The "I made it easier to use" Update!
Changes of note
- New shiny quick setup page that makes the configuration of wallpapers super-easy
- Dynamic theme options
- Custom accent colour (now matches Windows where possible)
- Slightly better support for fullscreen apps on multi-monitor configs
Bug fixes
- Fixed Windows 8.x/7 compatibility
- Prevented ADP from exploding
- Some other stuff I forgot
Issues
- The occasional crashes might still be there
- I've probably introduced a ton of issues with the new UI panel
- Unsupported multi-monitor configs + scaling can still cause issues and it's annoying but I probably can't do much about that
R8 Hotfix 1
Changes of note
- Improved logging
- Added warning notification in debug mode
- Added Span option for covering all monitors with one window
- Fixed UWP paths
Bug fixes
- Logs aren't useless
- Mitigated a few crashes
Issues
- Still occasional crashes with no known cause and no reproducibility aaaaaaaa
The "It's genuinely like really properly vaguely usable" Update!
Changes of note
- New help page providing FAQs to users
- New debug mode providing an insight to ADP's functionality
- New Store icons
- In-app icons replaced with Fluent icons
- Logging [debug mode only]
- Reload option [debug mode only]
Bug fixes
- Fixed captions
- Minor performance improvements
Issues
- Not everything is logged yet. I'll add more things to the logs when I can work out what's actually useful.
The "It's on the Store now" Update!
Changes of note
- ADP is now available on the Microsoft Store!
Bug fixes
- Literally nothing changed between R7.1 and R7.2 in terms of code so unfortunately there are no new bug fixes
Issues
- Turns out I need to update a few captions
- The store icons need to be redone massively, I'm definitely looking forward to that /s
R7 Hotfix or smth
Bug fixes
- "Use Video" button now behaves properly
The "Better on Battery" Update!
Changes of note
- New setting to toggle pausing of video playback when obscured by a maximised window
- New setting to toggle pausing of video playback when on battery power
- New setting to toggle pausing of video playback when Windows is set to Battery Saver
- Improved the Use Video button
Bug fixes
- Minor performance improvements
- Fixed crash when clicking the Remove button without an app selected
Issues
- As last time, no new ones I know about but probably plenty :c
The "Pretty UI" Update!
Changes of note
- New shiny Fluent UI!
- Dark theme!
- More room for expansion!
- Really messy code!
- New customisable tray icon!
- New settings page and settings file (
settings.json
)!
Bug fixes
- Copying app properties works properly again
- More alignment tweaks
- Probably squished some other bugs
Issues
- Nothing new of note, but there probably are some more bugs, sowwy :c
R5 Hotfix!
Bug fixes
- Fixed a crash when pinning a non-existent app
- Tidied up a bunch of dumb code
The "Probably Usable" Update!
Changes of note
- The UI has been reworked to bring it all onto one page. This will probably be redone in the future but makes it significantly easier to develop new features.
- The Lock and Pin functionalities have been reworked to make them significantly more reliable.
- The ability to use videos as your wallpaper has been added. Replace the Command-line with "MEDIA" or click the "Use Video" button. Videos will pause when a maximised window is on the monitor they occupy.
- The config has been replaced with significantly less messy JSON
- The ability to run ADP and associated apps on system startup has been added
- Support for multi-monitor setups has been added.
- A monitor selection button has been added.
- Options to fix alignment have been added.
- A tray icon and the ability to hide the main window has been added.
- Lots of tidying up
Bug fixes
- Misaligned origins no longer cause windows to appear on the desktop in the wrong place.
- Attempting to copy an app's properties with no app selected no longer crashes ADP.
- Attempting to launch an app with no app selected no longer crashes ADP.
- Having a blank config file no longer crashes ADP.
- Locked apps no longer occasionally trigger bugchecks.
- ADP no longer occasionally turns your PC into a space heater.
- The UI is no longer tiny.
Issues
- The UI is now ugly.
- There are still some origin issues with fullscreen apps under specific multi-monitor setups.
- Apps very occasionally start in the wrong place.
- Video wallpaper playback is unnecessarily taxing on the system.
- The code is still messy and many more optimisations need to be made.
- ADP crashes if it attempts to launch an application without the correct permissions.