[Release] miniMIZE 1.0.37

I have the pleasure of announcing that the build 1.0.37 of miniMIZE (3rd public beta) has just been released. The new features include:

• Ability to change start position of thumbnail placement
  
• Ability to change direction of thumbnail placement
  
• miniMIZE now cleans up after crashed applications
  
• Changing the default window level no longer affects current thumbnails
  
• Access to miniMIZE help from the context menu
  
• Fixed window level from being lost on restore and re-minimize of a window
  
• A number of fixes for strangeness that appeared when Explorer crashes
  

Also, I think I have fixed the bug that made miniMIZE not work for some people and where it stopped working after an indeterminate amount of time. I'm not 100% sure about this because none of my testers has had this problem, but I strongly believe that this is now fixed. If you have ever had problems starting miniMIZE, please try this release so I can confirm this fix.

For more information on miniMIZE go to the project page and you can download it from the miniMIZE download section.

Please post all comments and bug reports. Thanks.

Enjoy.

*edit: fixed the link to the download location

#353686

A.W.S.O.M.E !!! yahoo !!! Thanks god.

#353688

nice ! don't know if it's a feature, but when you use the Hide/Show thumbnails hotkey also re-maximized thumbs appear.

To reproduce:

1) set a hotkey for Hide/Show thumbnails

2) minimize a couple of windows

3) restore one of them

4) hide and show the thumbnails with the hotkey

now ALL thumbnails will be shown, including the restored window

#353690

Millennium, thanks

dreadnaut, umm, yes, that is a bug, thanks I'll sort that out

#353691

Okay I must be really stupid 'cause I can't find the .37 download link. Wanted to give the updated version a go.

#353720

Brilliant apps! On my 17'' monitor it's lookin' GREAT! Thank you very march.

#353744

great lil app

#353757

lid, you're not stupid, sorry, I just checked and found that the link was slightly wrong. I have corrected it. It should take you to the miniMIZE download folder, then select version 1.0.37.

#353768

Ahh.. cheers for sorting it out. Seems very smooth illumination. Seems to be coming on nicely. Just wondering why it doesn't minimize new windows in spaces left by previous closed windows. For example when filling downwards from left top corner it moves to the second column even when there are gaps in the first. Evetually it gets very messy unless you manually move each window after each minimize.

#353801

gonna give this a go, sounds like an interesting piece of software.

#353802

#354425

zorda75, thanks for the comments. Unfortunately there isn't a way to change the icons, or their size. I'll take a look and add it to the feature list as a possible feature.

As for the problem with styler toolbar, unfortunately, that seems to be a shortcoming with the method I'm using to get the screenshots. I don't think there is much I can do about that, but I will look into it.

#354793

i have a suggestion =D

is it possible to make it so that to make the window miniMIZE, make it that you right click on minimize button instead? i don't want to miniMIZE all of my windows all the time. maybe make it to be an option?

#354808

zorda75, thanks for the comments. Unfortunately there isn't a way to change the icons, or their size. I'll take a look and add it to the feature list as a possible feature.

As for the problem with styler toolbar, unfortunately, that seems to be a shortcoming with the method I'm using to get the screenshots. I don't think there is much I can do about that, but I will look into it.

in old "taskpicture" there was an added folder and .ini in wich to put icons and wrote what apps was using those (class namewindow name or something like that to write in ini) it was really usefull, i hope u add that option , i also hope you fix that toolbar issue for who using styler;

at the end your app is really working good,no need to use addshadow to get shadows, so many many thanks for your hard work!!

#354821

hi there!

great app, but i have one problem:

firefox doesn't show up on my desktop when minimized

#428686

Very cool little app, nice job!

Is there anyway you can make the thumbnails default to the secondary monitor in a dual monitor setup?

EDIT: Woah, I just found the option, sorry about that. Very cool!

#428705

hi there!

great app, but i have one problem:

firefox doesn't show up on my desktop when minimized

I am having the same problem with Firefox not showing up on desktop with miniMIZE

#497926