ScreenThemes: What's New?
A version history of ScreenThemes



Version 1.22A - 23 Dec 98
Changes from the previous version...

  • Modified program to wait up to 20 seconds for CD to spin up when registering for the first time.

  • Fixed screen saver support for CD-ROMs.



Version 1.22 - 24 Nov 98
Changes from the previous version...

  • Added CD-ROM support.



Version 1.21 - 12 Nov 98
Changes from the previous version...

  • Fixed: ST once again recognizes free packs.

  • Fixed: ST now correctly honors settings to show new wallpaper every 2+ days.

  • Fixed: When set to show new wallpaper every 2+ days, ST displays the correct time remaining to the next wallpaper change.

  • Added option to prevent changing wallpaper on "off" days.

  • Added capability to give all desktop icons a transparent text background. This significantly reduces the "color clutter" you get with lots of icons on your screen.



Version 1.20 - 06 Oct 98
Changes from the previous version...

  • ScreenThemes is now Win98 compatible. What this really means is that it is Active Desktop compatible. There isn't much programmer's documentation on Active Desktop, so we may have missed one or two aspects of this new technology. If you're having problems with your wallpaper when you have "View As Web Page" turned on, please send us email.

  • You can now set ScreenThemes to set a new wallpaper image more than just once per day. See the "schedule" dialog.

  • When you move your mouse over the system tray (blueberries) icon, the tooltip help window that pops up now reports the time remaining to the next wallpaper change.

  • We added an optional setting in the "schedule" dialog that will force ScreenThemes to stay in the system tray if you decide that's what you want.

  • Removed MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL from the installer, since 99% of Windows users already have them. This greatly reduces the size of the download.

  • Uninstall can now be run from the "Add/Remove Programs" facility in the Windows Control Panel.

  • The uninstaller now allows you to keep all your image packs and uninstall just the program.

  • Various updates to selected messages within the program.

  • When registering multiple image packs at the same time, the program remembers your CC# from one pack to the next.

  • When registering a pack, you now have the option to immediately view a random image from that pack.

  • All newly-registered packs get higher preference in the randomization process.

  • Added an item in the system tray popup menu to immediately run our screen saver.

  • The popup menu in the system tray can now be accessed with the left or the right mouse button.

  • The sort-by-date option in the thumbnail display is reversed: it now displays the most recent dates first. To display recent dates last, hold the SHIFT key down while pressing the sort-by-date toolbar button.



Version 1.13 - 01 Apr 98
Changes from the previous version...

  • Added screen saver.



Version 1.12A - 19 Dec 97
Changes from the previous version...

  • Fixed bug that occurred when only one image pack was selected in the "Select Image Packs" dialog. If that pack was a free pack, and ST was subsequently restarted, it said that only one free pack was allowed.



Version 1.12 - 18 Dec 97
Changes from the previous version...

  • Added "Change Wallpaper / Select Image" dialog to allow selecting any image for wallpaper without bringing up the thumbnail display.

  • Added "Select Image Packs" dialog to allow users to deselect packs they no longer wish to see, without deleting them.

  • Moved the list of packs from Help/About to File/Select Image Packs.

  • Further minor memory management improvements.

  • Marking the current image as unseen is no longer allowed.



Version 1.11 - 20 Nov 97
Changes from the previous version...

  • Improved memory management when minimized.

  • Changed a few default settings for first-time users.

  • Minor changes to a few messages.



Version 1.10 - 29 Aug 97
Changes from the previous version...

  • Replaced many core functions for bitmaps to improve flexibility and to allow for more video modes.

  • Added support for 8-bit color mode (256 colors).

  • Added support for 32-bit color mode.

  • Now handles registration for give-a-gift recipients.

  • Added logic to handle IE's Active Desktop, so it will display a BMP file as wallpaper instead of an HTML file.

  • Added capability to display an image's description.

  • Now allowing user to choose whether ST redraws wallpaper on resolution change and/or color mode change.

  • Fixed bug that wouldn't allow modifying an invalid email address.

  • Fixed very obscure GPF that occurred occasionally when setting an entire image pack to unseen.

  • Added "give a gift" toolbar icon and menu item.

  • Added "download image pack" toolbar icon and menu item.

  • Added "FAQ" toolbar icon (menu item was already there).

  • Program now displays "Pack XYZ" instead of "Pack XYZ 1" for first packs within a theme.

  • Help/About dialog box now displays the number of unseen images that remain in each pack.



Version 1.00B - 15 Jul 97
Fixes two page fault errors that a small percentage of users have reported, especially non-US users.



Version 1.00A - 13 Jul 97
First attempt at fixing page fault errors.



Version 1.00 - 30 Jun 97
Original general-release version. We'd like to thank the more than fifty beta testers who helped us make this program the best in its class!




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