Wallpaper Cycler: Bug Fixes and New Features
The following new features have been implemented in Wallpaper Cycler:
- WPC now remembers which wallpaper categories and layout categories are expanded or not.
- Added option for auto-save after auto-sync.
- Double click on the “time until next cycle” pane in the statusbar will open the cycling settings dialog.
- A red “Skipped Cycles” pane in the statusbar will display the number of skipped cycles due to CPU load monitoring once a cycle has been skipped. When you double click that pane, the CPU load monitoring settings dialog appears.
- The thumbnails in the listview don’t display black bars anymore if the aspect ratio of the image doesn’t match the listview image aspect ratio.
- New fields for a Calendar Notes Template: Author Name, Author Email, Author Website and Theme Description, just like it already existed for Calendar Templates.
- In the screensaver you can now press the “right-arrow” key on your keyboard to advance to the next image.
- Nicer alpha blended selection of thumbnails on Windows XP or later. This can be seen in the screenshot below
I also made the following bug fixes for Wallpaper Cycler:
- Fixed an infinite loop on certain jpg images.
- Properly handle context menus in the tree and the wallpaper list on the main window with shift+f10.
- Fixed a crash that happened sometimes when calculating desktop icon background color.
stan said,
Wrote on May 14, 2007 @ 6:56 pm
I hope and wonder if this release fixed the problems I reported in late 2004/early 2005. I’ve been waiting all this time for an update. Actually, no, I stopped using WPC in 2005 after losing all hope that it would ever be updated again. I’m very glad to see that it is being developed again.
stan said,
Wrote on May 14, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
Ah, stupid me. WPC hasn’t been updated. Version 3.1.0.39 from mid-2005 is still the one posted for download.
Marc Gregoire said,
Wrote on May 14, 2007 @ 8:25 pm
3.1.0.39 is indeed still the current version, but like mentioned, a new development cycle is in progress and on this blog you can see the progress made.
What are the problems you are refering to? I can see if they have been fixed for the next release.
Paul said,
Wrote on May 16, 2007 @ 11:35 pm
Great WPC will get an update, I’m a happy user of the current version but do have my whishes….
Regarding:
“In the screensaver you can now press the “right-arrow” key on your keyboard to advance to the next image.”
Since I discovered screensaver mode a year ago… my livingroom PC is now constantly on screensaver. However as before I’m more often asked to return to the previous picture instead of skipping the current. Is that possible?
Marc Gregoire said,
Wrote on May 17, 2007 @ 5:01 pm
Paul: I’ll see if I can add left-arrow-key support to the screensaver to go back 1 wallpaper. But only 1 wallpaper. So you won’t be able to keep pressing left.
Marc Gregoire said,
Wrote on July 26, 2007 @ 6:44 pm
There is no download yet.
Beta cycle is about to be started.