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 X
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 (the best multi-monitor wallpaper images!)
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: 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
v4.3 • November 6, 2012
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Wallpaper window has been re-designed
You can now set your Windows Logon image using DisplayFusion in Windows 8
Updated Classic Shell to version 3.6.2
Added a Settings button for configuring the Classic Shell in the DisplayFusion Settings window on the Taskbar tab
TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: Mitel UCA Client, Steam, Adobe AIR, Live Meeting, Rapid SQL, NitroPDF and more
HotKey window compatibility improvements: Clover and other windows that host other processes windows
Taskbar tray icon context menus shouldn't get stuck behind the taskbar in Windows 8 anymore
Wallpaper preview quality is much improved
Wallpaper preview for tile/centre is now correct
Flickr image downloading issue has been resolved
DisplayFusionCommand now works from a Scheduled Task in Windows 8
Windows 8 taskbar improvements (better Metro app detection, less flickering)
Alt+Tab handler order issues have been fixed
Multiple Wallpaper windows are prevented from opening now
Taskbar icon rendering improvements
Resolved an issue that caused the trial reminder to constantly appear
Taskbar time zones now work correctly
Middle-click Google Chrome min/max/close buttons now moves the window correctly
Settings backup and restore improvements
General performance and compatibility improvements
v4.2 • October 23, 2012
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)
Taskbars now support progress overlays in Windows 7
Added Monitor Profiles for saving different monitor layouts for different locations
Taskbars now support status icon overlays in Windows 7
Taskbar with "auto-hide, show with Windows" enabled is now much more responsive
Windows 7-style taskbar previews now show the window icon and text
Taskbar colour is improved
Aero Peek is now enabled for the Win7-style taskbar thumbnail previews
Windows 7 taskbar thumbnail previews now look better, match the native colour more closely
Minimize window animations now go to the DisplayFusion Taskbar when needed
The "Icons and Text" Taskbar button style is now a per-Taskbar setting and can be configured by right-clicking on each Taskbar
Grouped Taskbar items now have a "Close All Windows" right-click context menu
You can now middle-click a Windows 7-style taskbar preview to close the window
HotKey editor window is now more intuitive
Added TitleBar Buttons separators for grouping your TitleBar Buttons
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Send Window to Back"
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Move All Windows to Current Monitor"
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Minimize Window"
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Maximize Window"
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Restore Window"
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Load Monitor Profile X"
Added a new HotKey / TitleBar Button: "Load Wallpaper Profile X"
The Wallpaper Settings window now has a button to open the Desktop Wallpaper window
Clicking the "Settings" button in the Windows Screen Saver properties box now opens the DisplayFusion Settings window (if needed)
Added an option to force applications opened through the Start Menu to open on the monitor they were launched on
Compatibility settings can now be used to not load DisplayFusion Hooks per-application
Added a new feature called "Application Definitions". When the Auto-Update checker is enabled, DisplayFusion will check (in the background) every 24 hours for new definitions and update itself (without a UAC prompt) if new definitions are found. These definitions allow us to provide better application compatibility for TitleBar Buttons and Taskbars, without having to release a new version.
Added an Advanced Setting to hide the system tray icon
Added 4 new Advanced Settings to control the Mouse Locking boundaries
Added an Advanced Setting to force DisplayFusion to run as a Low Priority process
Hundreds of other bug fixes and performance improvements!
v3.3.1 • May 20, 2011
Added the option to use the current desktop wallpaper image as the Windows Logon background
Disabling the Windows Logon feature now resets your Windows Logon image to the Windows default
DisplayFusion Taskbars now support the Start Button in all versions of Windows
DisplayFusion Taskbars now have a "Show Desktop" button
DisplayFusion Taskbars now support custom icons for all types of shortcuts
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
Window Location feature now has a "Span" option
Window Location feature now has a "Minimize" option
Window Location can now run a selected HotKey against the new window, instead of using one of the 5 pre-configured options
Added a new option to show a window's size and location when moving/re-sizing it (Settings Window Management
Added a new setting on the Window Management tab: "Allow DisplayFusion to help minimize all windows when Win + M is pressed"
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
Added a new HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Lock Mouse Cursor to Monitor"
Added a new HotKey/TitleBar Button: "Lock Mouse Cursor to Focused Window"
When right-clicking on the TitleBar Buttons, the context menu now contains all HotKeys so you can easily perform other actions on that window
Window snapping is now immediate without needing to release the mouse button to snap (called Sticky Snapping)
Added a new "Image Info" tab in the Wallpaper Settings window for embedding information about the wallpaper image or system info
TitleBar Button offset compatibility settings can now be specified for normal and maximized windows separately
Added an Advanced Setting called "Taskbar: Windows Key Opens DisplayFusion Start Menu Disabled"
Added an Advanced Setting called "Don't Hide for Top-Tabs (Chrome, Firefox 4)"
Setting the Taskbar size mode to Automatic is now improved when the DF taskbar is on a different edge than the Windows taskbar
A few Win7 Taskbar sizing issues fixed
Issues with Compatibility settings have been resolved
Window Snapping is no longer performed when a window is being re-sized, only when a window is moved
Window Snapping no longer snaps to windows that are behind other windows
Window Snapping no longer snaps to desktop gadgets
Fullscreen Flash videos are no longer moved accidentally by the Window Location feature
Taskbar Shortcuts failed to load some website favicons
Taskbars now adjust correctly when changing Windows theme modes between Aero, Basic, Classic
DisplayFusion taskbar icon updates no longer miss an update
Improved monitor ID detection in Windows 7 (should have more accurate ID numbers now)
Windows can now be dragged to the top of the screen to maximize the window (a Windows 7 feature) while Window Snapping is enabled
TitleBar Buttons no longer get hidden behind their parent window
Taskbar sizing, positioning improvements for all rendering modes
Fixed a small proxy password and Vladstudio keycode decryption issue
Context menu colours now look correct in Windows XP and Windows Vista/7
TitleBar Buttons no longer cause VLC Media Player to crash while playing a fullscreen video on some computers
Taskbars no longer drop application items when docking/undocking or disconnecting from an RDP session
Taskbar now closes Excel and PowerPoint windows correctly when Taskbar Grouping is enabled
Taskbar now focuses Excel and PowerPoint windows correctly when Taskbar Grouping is enabled
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
v3.1.8 • March 13, 2010
Changed: Added a "Don't snap windows while 'Shift' is pressed" option
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: 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
v3.1.7 • January 26, 2010
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
v3.1.6 • December 6, 2009
Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "Wallpaper Startup Change Delay" for manually adjusting the amount of the time DisplayFusion will wait after start-up before trying to change the wallpaper
Changed: Added a new Advanced Setting called "TitleBar Button Horizontal Offset" for manually controlling the location of the TitleBar Buttons
Changed: Each DisplayFusion window now has a "Help" button that links to the online documentation for that window
Changed: When DisplayFusion is run for the first time it shows a balloon notification to show new users where the DisplayFusion icon is located
Changed: Added a button on the TitleBar Buttons tab in the Settings window to reset the TitleBar Buttons back to the defaults
Changed: No longer using any global low-level mouse hooks, only application level hooks
this results in much less mouse stuttering
Changed: Now checks for application updates once per day, in addition to checking on startup when the "Auto-update" setting is enabled
Fixed: "Move to Next/Previous Monitor" HotKeys no longer put Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8 into full screen mode
Fixed: Taskbar compatibility improvements: Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007
Fixed: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements: BPFTP, Windows Media Player, Adobe PhotoShop
Fixed: Better debug logging for failed wallpaper image loading
Fixed: Taskbars should no longer be duplicated/stacked in rare situations
Fixed: Taskbars should no longer appear away from the bottom of the monitor (when it should be locked to the bottom)
Fixed: Lower CPU usage when polling for monitor changes
Fixed: Lower CPU usage when using the TitleBar Buttons
Fixed: Settings window now looks and functions correctly when Windows font scaling is in use
Fixed: Flickr image search no longer locks up when opening the window in rare situations
Fixed: The "Add File" and "Add Folder" wallpaper buttons now correctly remember the last used folder location
Fixed: Default TitleBar Button wasn't being created on the first run
Fixed: Full compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 1
Fixed: Text should no longer appear vertical in the Settings window in rare situations
Fixed: HotKeys can no longer manipulate the Start Menu when focused
Fixed: Taskbar items now update instantly when being dragged between monitors, not just when the mouse button is released
Fixed: Settings window would sometimes lock up when removing the license key when using more than 1 TitleBar Button
Fixed: Taskbar button hover colour in Windows 7 is now correct when the button is flashing (notification)
Fixed: Taskbar button hover colour is now closer to the Windows 7 taskbar button hover colours
v3.1.5 • October 14, 2009
Changed: Added a "Middle-clicking a taskbar item opens a new application instance" setting for the multi-monitor taskbars (same feature as in Windows 7)
Changed: Added a "Wallpaper Settings" button to the main Wallpaper window, for easier access to the global wallpaper settings
Changed: Taskbar thumbnail previews now use the Windows 7 style slide/morph effect, instead of fading in/out (affects all versions of Windows)
Changed: Taskbar now supports Aero rendering in Windows Vista
Changed: Languages are now loaded when selected, not while DisplayFusion is loaded (this should help any translators who want to make changes without closing DisplayFusion
just select a different language then select yours again)
Fixed: Taskbars are no longer hidden by the "Aero Peek" feature in Windows 7
Fixed: Taskbars now load even when standard Windows (Segoe, Arial... etc) fonts are corrupt
Fixed: Taskbar thumbnail previews are no longer transparent where they shouldn't be
Fixed: Taskbar thumbnail previews now look correct when Windows font scaling is used
Fixed: Taskbar thumbnail preview tooltips no longer show double ampersands incorrectly (&&)
Fixed: Mouse Hook compatibility improvements: SRWare Iron
Fixed: HotKeys and TitleBar Buttons can now position console-style windows correctly (command prompt, Putty... etc)
Fixed: Better DisplayFusion taskbar compatibility with Delphi applications
Fixed: If you assign all HotKeys to TitleBar Buttons, it now shows the correct warning when trying to add another TitleBar Button
Fixed: The TitleBar Buttons feature now correctly detects the background/foreground images in Windows 7 and Windows Vista "classic/standard" mode
Fixed: Taskbar thumbnail preview tooltip no longer covers the first taskbar items when the taskbar is vertical
Fixed: Failed wallpaper updates don't show duplicate tray notifications anymore (results in less duplicate tray notifications)
Fixed: Middle-clicking the desktop in Windows 7 no longer causes the desktop icons to temporarily disappear
Fixed: Tab order and keyboard shortcut issues in a few places
Fixed: Tooltips in the Wallpaper window no longer flicker
Fixed: Taskbars will start-up correctly when a full-screen application is detected (previously it would wait until the full-screen application was closed or no longer full-screen)
Fixed: Blank grey window that appears and covers other windows should no longer appear
v3.1.4 • September 17, 2009
Fixed: Windows 7 taskbar item colour is now correct in non-Aero mode
Fixed: Window movement is now correct when a docked window is present (like Pidgin, or the Google Desktop Toolbar)
