AnyStatus Desktop Changelog

What's new in AnyStatus Desktop 2.6.11

Jun 11, 2019
  • Features:
  • #141 System Information widgets category.
  • #142 GitHub Repository Issues widget.
  • #134 RAM Usage widget.
  • #123 Process CPU Usage widget.
  • #138 Page File Usage widget.
  • #135 Process Count widget.
  • #136 Thread Count widget.
  • Changes:
  • Minor UI changes in Options window.
  • Credits:
  • Special thanks to Toby Smith for contributing several plugins and bug fixes in recent releases.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.5.22 (Jun 11, 2019)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • #126 Window always opens in dark theme.
  • #125 Window always docks to primary window.
  • #122 Window is off screen when disconnecting extended monitor.
  • #121 Stuck sub-pixel in application icon.
  • Changes:
  • Removed “Show debug information in the output window”.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.5 (Jun 11, 2019)

  • Features:
  • New User Interface. Read more.
  • #120 Battery Meter Widget.
  • Added read-only Priority column to Color Theme table in settings window.
  • Allow metrics to have child nodes.
  • Changes:
  • Code signing certificate has been renewed.
  • Removed minimize button from all windows.
  • Auto-size dialog boxes to fit content.
  • Options has been renamed to Settings.
  • Widgets can now replace the default tooltip text with custom text.
  • Slightly darker window background.
  • Trim long widget names instead of horizontal scrolling.
  • Added RestSharp for plugins who use REST calls.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • No confirmation dialog when restoring default color theme.
  • System Requirements:
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or above.
  • Added Visual Studio 2019 support.
  • API:
  • Allow widget handlers to invoke other widget handlers to support use-cases such as refreshing a build status before starting a new build.
  • New IUiAction interface for invoking actions on UI thread.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.4 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • #104 Bug: VSTS build names with special characters fail.
  • #112 Bug: Folder name is not saved when clicking on window background while editing folder name.
  • Changes:
  • Themed dialog windows.
  • Folders such as VSTS Release and Jenkins View are now collapsed by default.
  • Changed “Units” to “Interval Units” in widget properties window.
  • Hide interval-units when editing folders.
  • Changed widget category “Code” to “Custom”.
  • Moved “Options” from context menu to main menu.
  • Changed default interval of performance counters to 30 seconds.
  • Changed default sparkline colore to green.
  • Changed window close and minimized button colors in light theme.
  • Shorten text for widgets with very long name to prevent horizonal scrolling.
  • Breaking Changes:
  • TFS extension pack has been retired and replaced with Azure DevOps Plugins.
  • Minor API changes.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.3.26 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Changes:
  • Added sparkline to Performance Counter widget.
  • Round metric value.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.3 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Features:
  • Light and Dark themes for AnyStatus Desktop (beta).
  • API support for sparklines (line chart).
  • Added a sparkline to CPU Usage widget.
  • Allow user to specify interval units of seconds or minutes (default).
  • VSTS Releases: Use “All Tasks -> Start” to create a new release.
  • VSTS Release Environment: Use “All Tasks -> Start” to deploy latest release to selected environment.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug in root context menu after selecting a widget.
  • Hide error dialog when checking for updates fail.
  • Improvements:
  • Show “pause” icon when a metric widget is disabled.
  • Minor UI improvements.
  • Changes:
  • When refreshing, write a single line to the activity log instead of one for each widget that is being refreshed.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.2 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Features:
  • #85 Trigger scripts, executables and custom notifications on any status change.
  • #44 Use Alt+Up and Alt+Down to move widgets.
  • Auto-download AnyStatus updates when a new version is available.
  • Include pre-release versions when checking for updates.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • #99 Performance Counter widget fails due to “The network path was not found”.
  • Changes:
  • TeamCity build: hide user name and password when “Use guest user” is checked.
  • Jenkins job: hide parameters when “Parameterized Build” is unchecked.
  • Categories in “Add Widget” window have changed to DevOps, Health Checks, Metrics and Other.
  • Improvements:
  • Minor UI performance improvements.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.1.23 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Features:
  • #64 Persist AnyStatus Desktop window size, position and docking.

New in AnyStatus Desktop 2.1.18 (Feb 25, 2019)

  • Features:
  • #91 Enable customizing status icons via Color Theme tab in Options window.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • #90 AnyStatus Desktop window disapears when docked in high DPI displays.
  • Improvements:
  • Changed the default status color of statuses: Unknown, Canceled, Disabled and None.
  • Show an empty circle when status is “None”. Reset or edit your Theme in the Options window, to use the new icon.
  • Disable “All Tasks” when no tasks are available.