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Releases: torchgm/ActiveDesktopPlus

The "It finally supports webpages" Update!

06 Oct 02:05
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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!

22 Sep 16:53
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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

17 Jul 17:42
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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!

08 Jul 20:37
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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!

06 Jul 17:09
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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

03 Jul 13:48
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Bug fixes

  • "Use Video" button now behaves properly

The "Better on Battery" Update!

30 Jun 22:00
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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!

28 Jun 23:45
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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!

28 Jun 00:52
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Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash when pinning a non-existent app
  • Tidied up a bunch of dumb code

The "Probably Usable" Update!

28 Jun 00:27
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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.