SliderDock Changelog

What's new in SliderDock 1.22

Jul 28, 2012
  • fix drag and drop not accepted on some computers.
  • fix mouse wheel activate shortcut when shortcut key is none.
  • get startIn path when dropping an exe file
  • added icon information display on the description box
  • grey out the run at startup option when portable mode is activated.
  • added Version system to the config file.
  • changed the topmost checkbox to a multi choice option.

New in SliderDock 1.21 (Oct 25, 2011)

  • added "start in :" option in the icon settings window
  • improve mouse and keyboard hook.
  • added mouse buttons to shortcut option
  • added menu item "add blank icon"
  • added ctrl + mousewheel to the internal commands to change rings.
  • fix crash due to an invalid target when pressing the target button in the icon settings.
  • added support to drag and drop from the browser address bar into SliderDock
  • added menu item "add link to SliderDock website"

New in SliderDock 1.20 (Apr 2, 2011)

  • fix bug where shortcut for selecting previous/next ring doesn't work anymore

New in SliderDock 1.19 (Apr 2, 2011)

  • In "Icon settings" menu, pressing the target "browse" button open the app installaion path by default
  • extend support for high res icons to support system icons when using ctrl+drag
  • add the ability to create an icon from url that was dropped from the internet browser.
  • added default icons that are loaded for new users or when save file is corrupted.
  • fix bug where SliderDock would need admin right during the update check otherwise it would crash.
  • uninstaller now remove data folder and completly remove SliderDock's install folder if it is empty.
  • added new option to reverse the mouse wheel rotation.

New in SliderDock 1.18 (Dec 28, 2010)

  • Fix bug where SliderDock doesn't show itself automatically when the option "hide SliderDock at launch" is unchecked

New in SliderDock 1.17 (Sep 29, 2010)

  • added an option to control the rotation animation quality
  • fix bug where deleting the last remaining ring would crash the application
  • added name to each ring.
  • added name animation appearing in the middle of the ring when switching ring
  • added to the right click menu the "select ring" sub menu.
  • added SliderDock version number written in the errorLog when an error occurs
  • In the dock option, rename the "theme" tab to "appearance".
  • Fix bug where the description box would appear more to the left
  • added help option which open the tutorial page of SliderDock's website
  • added font selection for the description box and the tooltip text.
  • improved menu system.
  • remove icon from the icons' tootip.
  • added "center to screen" option to tray icon.
  • set drag icon to forbidden when icon doesn't accept drop.
  • added windows button to the keyboard shortcut.
  • Dropping an icon on another icon will now move the dragged icon instead of switching 2 icons.
  • added lock position option to the right click menu.
  • added "automatically check for update" option

New in SliderDock 1.16 (Mar 24, 2010)

  • fix bug where save path return wrong folder path, which in turn give an error while loading or saving.

New in SliderDock 1.15 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • added relative path for icon's target.
  • improved installation setup. It will now check if .net is found in the computer and download it if it's missing.
  • improved the uninstall setup which now remove the registry entry for starting SliderDock with window.
  • improved support for virtual folder even further. Now all virtual folder should work.
  • added support for microsoft special shortcut(ex: MS office shortcut).
  • added support for shortcut which have a virtual folder as a target.
  • improved mouse event so that using the mouse wheel to rotate the icons will not affect other application anymore.
  • change versioning system for update support.
  • added check update button in the "About SliderDock" window.
  • added multiple rings support.
  • adding an icon to a ring will now make it appear within the IconSeeker next to the current selected icon.
  • improved icon saving method to stop the image quality from degrading each time it's loaded.
  • Changed saving path to Data folder(for the SD.ini and when in portable mode for the files config.xml and save.bin)
  • ErrorLog will now also appear in the Data folder.
  • Remove the dependancy to Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll and also remove the file from the setup.
  • removed support for virtual desktop because SliderDock freeze after launching some specific fullscreen app.
  • slightly slow down the rotation with the mouse wheel depending of the icon distance to the IconSeeker to increase the feeling of smooth transition.

New in SliderDock R14 (Feb 15, 2010)

  • Fix bug on vista/7 where SliderDock would be centered and it would be impossible to move it if the user drag the application on any side of the screen to make it grow.
  • Added supports to more virtual folder. Now most control panel icons works.
  • added Shader effects when mouse enter icon.
  • improved rotation speed with keyboard keys
  • reorganize the tab index order for the "icon settings" window.
  • pressing enter in "icon settings" window will now close it and save the settings.
  • Fix an error that can occcurs while retrieving a background icon path.
  • Stop keyboard shortcut response when "icon settings" or dock settings" windows are open.
  • Fix : icons being cut out on the side when the ring size is big on some screen which have a different dpi.
  • added different events option when SliderDock unhide
  • added more images for the icon background
  • Fix a bug where the window was updating twice.
  • Removed sounds file and clean up the code.
  • Added : SliderDock hides from virtual desktop application so they can't affect it anymore.

New in SliderDock R13 (Jan 25, 2010)

  • Fix bug where the relative icon background path would return a wrong file address during windows boot.

New in SliderDock R12 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • A bug on xp made the application crash. R12 fix this issue.

New in SliderDock R11 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • Fix a bug on xp caused by relative path.

New in SliderDock R10 (Dec 24, 2009)

  • Support for unhandled error.(This should write all errors into the errorlog file)
  • fix : now SliderDock should not be affected by the "desktop360" application.
  • fix : SliderDock stop registering an error if the config file doesn't exist.
  • change mouse when dragging data to show if data is supported or not
  • fix : each user can have one instance running.
  • added relatif path support for images
  • added support to .URL file. (Now SliderDock target the actual website address rather than the shortcut file on your computer)
  • added different status for the description box
  • Disable sound effects(because on some computer, it cause the application to crash randomly when switched on)

New in SliderDock R9 (Oct 19, 2009)

  • Improved memory usage (In overall, I noticed SliderDock use half the memory when it is visible, but when hidden, it can go as low as 1MB)
  • SliderDock will not auto-hide if application isn't found.
  • add option to set if SliderDock will load itself in "bellow normal" priority

New in SliderDock R8 (Oct 12, 2009)

  • fix support for unicode path.
  • fix : retrieve shortcut arguments when a shortcut is dropped onto SliderDock

New in SliderDock R7 (Oct 12, 2009)

  • fix bug on vista with sound crashing the application.
  • the "rotation speed" option only affects the shortcuts keys now.
  • added a button in "icon settings" to open the folder where an icon's target point to. (this will automatically save any change done on the icon's properties)
  • disable tooltip during rotation for better animation.
  • set the process priority to bellowNormal when the application load. (this should help windows load more important processes first at windows start-up therefore load windows faster)
  • If an error related to sound happen, it will now appear in the error log file.
  • fix swapping icons position doesn't copy icons' arguments
  • added support for dragging special folder such as "my computer", "recycle bin" and "my document"

New in SliderDock R6 (Sep 30, 2009)

  • improved mousewheel rotation
  • added arguments support for icons

New in SliderDock R5 (Sep 30, 2009)

  • Fix : break reference link from image files used.
  • fix retrieval of gif images.
  • Fix : resizing ring doesn't cut of Icons on monitor with high dpi.
  • added "about" option on IconSeeker right click menu
  • added sound effects
  • added more images for customization theme.

New in SliderDock R4 (Jun 25, 2009)

  • remove application from the alt+tab window

New in SliderDock R3 (Jun 15, 2009)

  • performance improvement during rotation
  • support for unicode symbols in icons name
  • many bugs fix
  • improved custom images performance

New in SliderDock R2 (Mar 24, 2009)

  • added a customization menu,
  • keyboard shortcut support,
  • a different set of icons for each users,
  • possibility to reorganize icons by easily doing a drag and drop,
  • some bugs fixed.