RELEASE NOTES

What's New in TopDesk 1.5.4.1?

The new features in TopDesk 1.5.4.1 are:

• Bug Fix - Stretched desktop wallpaper images are now displayed correctly on video cards that do not support non-power-of-two textures.

What's New in TopDesk 1.5.4?

The new features in TopDesk 1.5.4 are:

• 32-bit Image Support - TopDesk can now display windows using 32-bit color.
• Improved Window Image Snapshots - TopDesk is now more compatible with non-standard applications.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer remains disabled after the computer unlocks, resumes, or a screensaver exits.
• Bug Fix - The Windows hot key no longer becomes "stuck" on/off after TopDesk restarts.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now correctly disables itself when a fullscreen 3D accelerated game runs at a different resolution than the Desktop.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer consumes CPU while detecting desktop wallpaper changes.
• Bug Fix - Windows minimized while tiled now restore correctly.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now displays the Flip view correctly on multi-monitor systems where one or monitors have a negative position.
• Bug Fix - Window tiling and title colors in the Options dialog are now reset properly when the "Restore Defaults" button is clicked.

What's New in TopDesk 1.5.3?

The new features in TopDesk 1.5.3 are:

• Win+Tab Hot Key Support - The Windows+Tab hot key combination is now supported by TopDesk.
• Improved Window Image Snapshots - TopDesk is now more compatible with Java applications and Linux ports.
• Hide TopDesk System Tray Icon - The TopDesk system tray icon can now be hidden.
• Enable/Disable TopDesk From System Tray Menu - TopDesk can now be enabled/disabled from the TopDesk system tray menu.
• Configure TopDesk From Start Menu - Users can launch the TopDesk Options dialog from the Start Menu.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer remains disabled after the computer is unlocked.

What's New in TopDesk 1.5.2?

The new features in TopDesk 1.5.2 are:

• Quick Launch Shortcuts - Users can now tile and hide windows using quick launch toolbar shortcuts.
• Portability - TopDesk can now run portably (e.g. on a USB memory stick).
• Improved Game Compatibility - TopDesk now works with more full screen 3D accelerated games, and now lets users know why it disabled itself.
• Restore Default Configuration - Users can now restore the default configuration.

What's New in TopDesk 1.5.1?

The new features in TopDesk 1.5.1 are:

• Mouse Selection In Flip Layout - Windows can now be selected using the mouse when using the Flip layout.
• Improved Video Performance - TopDesk now preloads window images before tiling, reducing stutter caused by the video driver loading images into memory.
• Improved Video Compatibility - Glitches that occur while tiling windows that use 3D acceleration and/or overlays, such as Windows Media Player, have been reduced.
• Improved Game Compatibility - TopDesk now works with more full screen 3D accelerated games.
• Improved Screen Saver Compatibility - TopDesk now turns off screen savers while tiling.
• Configurable Tiling And Untiling Behavior - Users can now choose between TopDesk 1.4.2 tiling/untiling behavior or traditional Alt-Tab tiling/untiling behavior.
• Tips - TopDesk now displays optional tips while tiling.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now displays the desktop background in Windows Vista.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer tries to snapshot an application window image if the application is hung.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now only untiles when the Alt key is released if Alt is part of a TopDesk hot key combination.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now behaves correctly when multiple hot key combinations are activated in quick succession.

What's New in TopDesk 1.5?

The new features in TopDesk 1.5 are:

• Improved Game Compatibility - TopDesk now automatically disables itself when other full screen 3D accelerated applications are open.
• Traditional Alt-Tab Switching In Flip Layout - TopDesk now supports traditional Alt-Tab switching between the two frontmost windows while using Flip layout.
• Improved Video Card Compatibility - TopDesk is now runs on more lower-end video cards.
• Improved Application Compatibility - TopDesk now works with more applications.
• Compatibility With Non-Administrator User Accounts - TopDesk now runs under non-administrator user accounts.
• Improved Disable Behavior - TopDesk hot keys are now available for use by other applications while TopDesk is disabled.
• Improved Hot Key Configuration - Hot keys can now be disabled.
• Configuration Minimized Window Transparency - Minimized window transparency can now be turned on or off.
• Configurable Restart Window Enumeration - TopDesk can now enumerate only visible windows when it starts/restarts, preventing minimized windows from appearing while resuming/unlocking a computer.
• Configurable "No Windows To Tile Or Hide" Warning - The "beep" TopDesk sounds when no windows are available to tile or hide can now be turned on or off.
• Bug Fix - Other applications are now prevented from stealing focus while TopDesk is tiling windows.
• Bug Fix - The mouse scroll wheel now works when tiling is activated using mouse hotspots.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer crashes when Explorer crashes.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer exits with an error message when delayed by other applications at system startup.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now works better when locking/unlocking, resuming from standby or hibernation, and when using Remote Desktop.
• Bug Fix - Desktop wallpaper changes are now always correctly detected.
• Bug Fix - Centered desktop wallpaper on non-primary monitors is now displayed correctly.
• Bug Fix - Hebrew/Arabic language windows are now displayed correctly.
• Bug Fix - The ESC key now cancels selection in Flip layout.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now uses less CPU while disabled.
• Bug Fix - The window tile window title font size is now displayed correctly in Options dialog.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer attempts to scroll when only one window is displayed in Flip mode.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now animates scrolling when only two windows are displayed in Flip mode.
• Bug Fix - Maximized iTunes windows are now displayed while tiling.

What's New in TopDesk 1.4.2?

The new features in TopDesk 1.4.2 are:

• Bug Fix - The foreground window no longer disappears when using Spatial or Grid layouts with the taskbar "always on top" mode disabled.
• Bug Fix - Keyboard input no longer slows down when TopDesk is disabled.
• Bug Fix - Minimizing/closing windows using mouse buttons now works correctly on multiple monitors.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now stops Outlook and Excel from forcing themselves to the front of the window z-order.
• Improved Flip Layout Support For TabletPC - TopDesk now shows more windows in 3D "Flip" layout when in Portrait mode.

What's New in TopDesk 1.4.1?

The new features in TopDesk 1.4.1 are:

• 3D Flip Layout - TopDesk now supports a 3D "Flip" layout, similar to the Flip3D taskswitching feature of Windows Vista®.
• Rotation Tiling Animation - While animating window tiling TopDesk can now rotate windows around their x, y, or z axis.
• Alt-Tab Emulation - While tiling TopDesk now responds to Alt-Tab keypresses in the same way as the Windows TaskSwitcher.
• Improved Middle and Center Mouse Hotspots - Middle and center mouse hotspots are now easier to find.
• Close/Minimize/Restore Windows Using Mouse Buttons - Users can now close tiled windows using the Right Mouse Button and minimize/restore tiled windows using the Middle Mouse Button.
• Improved Escape Key Behaviour - Pressing the Escape key while tiled now completely cancels window selection instead of selecting the frontmost window.

What's New in TopDesk 1.4?

The new features in TopDesk 1.4 are:

• Tile Visible Windows - TopDesk can now tile visible windows.
• New Window Image Update Modes - TopDesk now supports more window image update methods, including capturing the foreground window image before tiling and capturing window images once after tiling.
• New Performance Settings - Users can now configure the memory usage and priority of TopDesk.
• More Mouse Hotspots - Mouse hotspots have been added to the middle of the top, bottom, and sides of the screen.
• Close/Minimize/Restore Windows While Tiled - Users can now close and minimize/restore tiled windows.
• Show All Window Titles - TopDesk can now show all window titles while tiled.
• Customizable Window Title and Selection Colors - Users can now customize the window title font and background colors and the window tile selection color.
• Minimized Windows Re-minimized After Snapshot - TopDesk now re-minimizes any minimized window it restored while capture window images.
• Taskbar Hidden If Already Hidden - To improve compatability with dock utilities, TopDesk now keeps the taskbar hidden if it was already hidden before TopDesk started.
• Unsupported Screens Blanked Off During Tiling - While tiling TopDesk now blanks off screens that do not support hardware acceleration.
• Improved Hide Visible Windows Compatibility - Where possible, maximized windows are now set to normal size before hiding and re-maximized after showing to improve compatibility with applications such as Internet Explorer.
• Reduced CPU Usage During Tiling - CPU usage during tiling has been significantly reduced.
• Improved Disable TopDesk - Disabling TopDesk now clears all TopDesk DirectX resources, improving compatibility with other DirectX applications.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.7?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.7 are:

• Bug Fix - The frequency with which the Windows XP "black window snapshot" issue occurs has been significantly reduced.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now handles DirectX screensavers correctly.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.6?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.6 are:

• Bug Fix - TopDesk now handles login screens correctly after resuming from standby.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now handles minimized windows correctly when window image settings are changed.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.5?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.5 are:

• Improved Taskbar Notification Icon - TopDesk now indicates when it is hiding visible windows.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now handles windows closing while hiding visible windows.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now handles resuming from hibernation correctly.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.4?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.4 are:

• Drag and Drop Support - TopDesk now offers support for Windows drag-and-drop functionality.
• Improved Window Hiding - the Hide Visible Windows function is now more user-friendly.
• More HotKeys Supported - extended keyboard keys such as Play and Start Application are now supported.
• Improved Tiled Window Layout - window tile layout is now completely consisitent.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now handles windows closing while in tiled mode.
• Bug Fix - GeForce 6600 video cards now work with with uncompressed window images.
• Bug Fix - CPU usage has been reduced while TopDesk is disabled and while a screensaver is active.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.3?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.3 are:

• Faster Live Window Updates - an option has been added to speed up live window updates using uncompressed window images.
• Up-To-Date Window Images - an option has been added to keep tiled window images completely up to date by updating window images before tiling.
• Improved Memory Usage Efficiency - memory usage has been reduced.
• Improved Mouse Pointer Visual Feedback - the mouse pointer changes to a cursor after tiling instead of remaining as an hourglass.
• Bug Fix - a resource leak that occurred while a screensaver was active or the computer was locked has been resolved.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk now prevents windows from being lost while hiding visible windows when a screensaver becomes active or the computer is locked.
• Bug Fix - When configured to start when Windows starts on machines with compatible older graphics cards, TopDesk no longer incorrectly reports that the screen resolution is not supported.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.2?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.2 are:

• Bug Fix - Microsoft Explorer no longer uses 50% CPU when TopDesk is running.
• Bug Fix - Left Mouse Button selects windows on secondary monitors again.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3.1?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3.1 are:

• Improved Spatial Window Tiling - spatial window tiling is now more consistent.
• Improved Multi-Monitor Support - more multi-monitor configurations are now supported.
• Improved Hot Key Support - hot keys combinations are now supported on more systems.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer uses 100% CPU when a screen saver is active.
• Bug Fix - TopDesk no longer crashes after resuming from standby or hibernation.

What's New in TopDesk 1.3?

The new features in TopDesk 1.3 are:

• Multiple Monitor Support - systems with more than one monitor are now supported.
• Improved Spatial Window Tiling - tiles windows according to their optimum tiled position and size.
• Unicode Font Support - enables users to view window titles in their native language.
• Floating Buttons - users can activate TopDesk by tapping buttons that float on top of other windows.