v8.9 [Jul 24, 2016]
[ ] The CFL command line switch is expanded with the ability to specify an arbitrary folder where the configuration files should be stored: ActualWindowMinimizerCenter.exe CFL ""
[*] Overall stability is improved.
[*] Proper scaling in high DPI resolutions has been finally implemented for:
- extra title buttons
- Log window
- AltMinimize floating screen preview
[*] Evaluation dialog has been restyled.
[*] Proper scaling in high DPI resolutions has been finally implemented for program dialogs (About, Register, Check for Updates, etc.).
[-] Auto-detection of free space for extra title buttons worked incorrectly in high DPI resolutions for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office windows.
[-] Some features stopped working in Skype windows after saving the Actual Window Minimizer configuration.
[-] Windows 7 : Specific window settings with certain Window Caption criterion specified did not apply to Microsoft Management Console windows (Event Viewer, Task Scheduler, Disk Manager, etc.).
[-] Intuit QuickBooks windows hung for a while after right clicking the extra title buttons.
v8.5 [Sep 1, 2015]
Windows 10: Numerous fixes for extra title buttons.
Automatic detection of free place for extra title bar buttons.
Automatic gradual Compact View.
v8.1 [Feb 10, 2014]
- German translation is revised.
- Windows XP/Vista: Command prompt windows launched after starting Actual Window Minimizer remained unprocessed.
v7.0 [Mar 15, 2012]
[!] Configuration window has been revamped.
[*] Compatibility with Windows 8 Consumer Preview is improved.
[*] Compatibility with Windows Snipping Tool is improved.
[*] Compatibility with TechSmith's Snagit is improved.
[*] Compatibility with GOM Media Player is improved.
[*] Compatibility with Gyazo is improved.
[*] The "C" command line option has been modified: now it expects a fully
qualified name of a folder that contains alternative configuration files
to load.
[-] In some rare cases, window settings did not re-apply after modification.
[-] Some window settings re-applied after saving the configuration even if
they were not modified.
[-] Crashes in dwm.exe happened occasionally.
[-] In some cases, Control Center might crash upon reloading the configuration.
[-] When launching Actual Window Minimizer after Stardock DeskScapes,
Windows Explorer crashed or became unstable.
[-] With Actual Window Minimizer running, capturing a video in TechSmith's
Jing made it crash upon closing.
[-] Title buttons did not appear in the Windows Media Center window.
[-] Additional commands did not appear in the Windows Media Center window menu
after switching its window back from full-screen.
[-] Windows that were minimized to the tray/screen via window menu command
did not restore via Unhide submenu.
[-] Configuration windows stayed out of sight when they were located
on a secondary monitor and the monitor got disabled.
v6.7 [Nov 13, 2011]
- Sometimes the dwm.exe process crashed.
- The auto-minimization of inactive Outlook dialogs is improved.
- Title buttons did not update their placement in Mozilla Firefox 7 windows after maximizing/restoring a window.
- In some cases, console windows might hung for some time at startup.
- Some Configuration windows (like Select Window from List, Test Regexp) did not return into a visible area after their last monitor was disconnected.
- Sometimes, empty match lines appeared in the Test Regexp results.
- Norwegian language is added (translation provided by Stale Pedersen).
- Ability is added to toggle the "Run the library from the installation folder" option via program's command line (use the L /L- command line option to turn this option on/off, accordingly; by default, this option is off).
- Window rules (specifics and exclusions) are now compatible with windows of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
- Compatibility with many Adobe products is improved (however, some functions may be unavailable yet).
- Compatibility with Mindjet's MindManager is improved.
- Compatibility with TechSmith's SnagIt is improved.
- Tracking of window caption changes is improved (in particular, for own Actual Window Minimizer configuration dialogs).
- Title buttons look and behave correctly in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 windows.
- Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 crashed after opening/closing the Chart Source Data dialog.
- Various Adobe products (like Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Dreamweaver,Fireworks, Illustrator) crashed upon exiting.
- Autodesk Softimage hung at startup if Actual Window Minimizer was running.
- Title buttons' glow effect looked wrong with non-standard values of Screen DPI.
v6.6 [Aug 3, 2011]
- Indonesian language is added (translation provided by Elda Taluta).
- Windows Vista/7: When installing a new version, special system mechanism is used to avoid the reboot after updating program's runtime library.
- Windows Vista/7: Sometimes Actual Window Minimizer caused Desktop Window
Manager's crash.
v5.0 [Mar 17, 2008]
1) The support for command prompt (or console/CMD/DOS) windows in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista is added. 2) The full support of native 64-bit applications running on any Windows x64 platform is added.