Winfx 2.12 Released...

Thursday, October 02, 2003 - WindowFX adds cool effects to Windows XP

The first public update of WindowFX in over a year is now available. WindowFX is a program that adds special effects to Windows including:

• Shadows under windows

• Minimize/Maximize transition effects (windows can spin into the taskbar amongst other effects)

• Change the desktop icon size to 48x48 while leaving the rest of the Windows icons their normal size.

• 3D icon labels

• Window dragging effects (windows can sway and rotate as they are dragged on the screen).

• Set what resolution a window maximizes to (great for those running 1600x1200 or above)

• And much more!

WindowFX takes advantage of the hardware acceleration on modern video cards. The performance will vary depending on the quality of the video drivers. For example, on an ATI Radeon card with the latest drivers, these effects are done almost completely by the video hardware so that the computer isn’t “slowed down” by the effects.

Version 2.12 enables a bunch of effects to be tried out in the free version and incorporates the window dragging features.

#61711

thanks for the news pal

#61749

coolzes (Y)

Anone try it yet?

#61750

i tried it but it messed up my settings and wouldn't find the shadows for some reason - defeating the purpose entirely. I'm just reverting back to my old one.

No changelog i could see with it either, and stardock never seems to release changelog with their releases, which is really annoying. On the other hand they always re-release their publicity speal.

If anyone knows where to find the changelog, feel free to post, it would be much appreciated and would really let people know if they want to test it out or feel that winfx has improved enough to buy it. <_<

#61766

"> 2.11

> ----

> -fixes for max to set size

> -new max to set size toggles. Hold down the ctrl or shift

> keys to maximize to a different size.

> -fix for nvidia drivers trying to force an alpha channel

> when one wasn't present

> -fix to try and cut cpu usage when windows are picked up

> for drag operations

> -tweaks to transitions"

"2.12

----

-Fix for when running with WindowBlinds, how the main

window sometimes painted underneath during drag transitions."

ok, there's the change for the last two, quoted from the stardock newsgroups. It does look like there is a change to the public release that includes more testability over previous versions (though most of it is the window dragging effects which are kind of bloatage/irrelevant on older machines).

now if only stardock could post that on their frontpage release.

oh, and it seems the lost shadows problem is at least a few versions old, i'll post when i find a solution.

#61768

oh, and about the genie thing mentioned in the thread title: no new ones, only new to the public release = only genie effect is the one judge made months ago which can be found on the wincustomize website.

#61769

What about the genie effect??? is it true ??

#64036

#64037

:staffs here:

#64041

You might like to tell people that your "Wow" link leads to a pirate version of WindowFX with a keygen BEFORE they download it!

#64042

Now can we hook a shadow to the taskbar ?

#69446