What's new in Desktop Ruler 3.34
Jan 26, 2017
- BUG FIX:
- in a previous build one line of code accidentaly got deleted, causing a series of bugs
New in Desktop Ruler 3.33 (Jan 25, 2017)
- Removed "Minimize to Tray" menu option - handling the application minimized to system tray was not intuitive enough, so this option is permanently removed
New in Desktop Ruler 3.32 (Jun 17, 2016)
- Single bugfix:
- application does not show a taskbar icon any more, just like in older versions up to 3.28
New in Desktop Ruler 3.31 (Jun 15, 2016)
- Security patch:
- application INI file moved from setup to user appdata filder
- ruler now runs without interfering with UAC settings
New in Desktop Ruler 3.30 (Jun 13, 2016)
- Improved performance
- smoother ruler dragging on 64-bit versions of Windows
- faster new version checking
- unicode support for languages with different character sets
New in Desktop Ruler 3.28 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Single bugfix:
- corrected wrong positioning of information and hints in case of scale drawn on the lower edge of the ruler.
New in Desktop Ruler 3.27 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Single bugfix:
- corrected reversed order of RGB components display from the previous release
New in Desktop Ruler 3.26 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Improved message dialogs:
- help button does not close the dialog
- dialog always stays above the ruler window
- Show information option updated:
- RGB color components are now displayed in decimal and hexadecimal format
- Setup optimization:
- new code and optimization resulted with some 20% smaller installation program
- Minor bugfix:
- some screen savers were causing "Can't create compatible..." cascading error messages
New in Desktop Ruler 3.25 (Apr 13, 2016)
- New localization routines:
- enabled user interface translation to any language without interventions in source code
- new translations can be distributed separately to avoid new version notifications
- Better Online Help:
- online help now includes a full text search option
New in Desktop Ruler 3.24 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Screensaver compliance:
- improved mouse position reading routine that caused occasional interferences with some screensavers
New in Desktop Ruler 3.23 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Single bugfix:
- fixed extremely stupid mistake we made in release 3.22 that crashed Ruler after clean installation (only if there was no "ini" file from any of the previous releases)
New in Desktop Ruler 3.22 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Single bugfix:
- fixed a bug that caused error messages if user tried to log off or shut down Windows while Ruler was running.
New in Desktop Ruler 3.21 (Apr 13, 2016)
- New message dialog:
- standard system message dialog is replaced with a custom one, providing better design, full unicode support and custom buttons
- Bugfixes:
- improved detection of Desktop Magnifier installation when launched from Ruler
- fixed a minor bug in new version detection
New in Desktop Ruler 3.20 (Apr 13, 2016)
- New version check:
- menu options for automatic and manual checking to find out if there is a newer version without opening a Web browser
- please note that from now on, registered users will not receive e-mail notifications any more
New in Desktop Ruler 3.18 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Single bugfix:
- fixed a bug that sometimes required user to have administrative privileges
New in Desktop Ruler 3.17 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Integration with Desktop Magnifier:
- new menu option and keyboard shortcut for launching Desktop Magnifier from Desktop Ruler user interface
- New languages:
- user interface is now available in two new languages: German and French
- new menu options for selecting new languages
- Hide Logo:
- new menu option for removing Coder logo from the Ruler
- Show Advanced Options:
- new menu option for filtering the most often menu items
- Minor improvements and bugfixes:
- menu items for quick support requests (e-mail)
- improved installation procedure
- icons for language menu items
- corrected translation and positioning of "Color Preview Area" text on Custom Settings form
New in Desktop Ruler 3.04 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Customizing window:
- brand new feature for custom scale units, resolution, Ruler size, transparency and colors
- new items were added into the appropriate submenus, allowing use of custom settings
- New scale drawing routines:
- in order to correctly draw scale with customized units and resolution, all drawing routines have been rewritten from scratches
- now, scale shows numbers even for unit fractions on higher resolutions
- new menu options for selecting the side of the Ruler that scale should appear on
- new menu option to draw scale right from the edge (useful with full-sized Ruler)
- Autostart with Windows:
- brand new feature that allows automatic launch of the Ruler on every system startup
- New double-click actions:
- moving to the next available monitor
- opening of the customizing window for tuning the settings
- New menu options for choosing what information should be displayed on the Ruler:
- scale units and resolution
- mouse co-ordinates
- RGB components of color under the mouse pointer
- hints
New in Desktop Ruler 2.01 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Precise Measuring tool:
- brand new feature with magnifiers, enabling the precise measuring of screen distances and angles in selected measuring units
- Multiple monitors support:
- brand new feature enabling bounding the Ruler to up to four monitors
- Customizable double-click action:
- brand new feature that allows user to choose among various options what the Ruler should perform when double-clicked
- Other improvements:
- reorganized "Scale" sub-menu, for more intuitive approach
- fine tuned colors and contrasts for better readability and overall impression
- all in-program texts moved to a separate module, enabling quick and easy translation of user interface to other languages
- Ruler now saves its settings even if operating system is shut down while Ruler still running
- many small improvements to "polish" the Ruler application
New in Desktop Ruler 1.70 (Apr 13, 2016)
- Better graphics:
- all graphic functions have been rewritten, providing much faster drawing, better colors and improved visibility of scale numbers, mouse co-ordinates and hints
- Fixed pixels scale bug:
- pixels scale is now subdivided as it should be, no matter what measuring units are selected
- New Web links menu items:
- Minor improvements to registration mail composition (again):
New in Desktop Ruler 1.60a (Apr 13, 2016)
- New menu option for online help:
- complete help file in .CHM format
- new hotkey F1 opens the help file
- Fixed inches scale bug:
- inches are now subdivided into 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 instead of centimeters' subdivisions of 1/2, 1/5 and 1/10
New in Desktop Ruler 1.50d (Apr 13, 2016)
- Precise Ruler movements with cursor keys (nudge):
- cursor (arrow) keys move Ruler in one pixel steps
- nudge step can be increased if one of the following keys is pressed together with cursor keys:
- Shift: 5 pixels
- Ctrl: 10 pixels
- Alt: 20 pixels
- Brand new user registration form:
- simplifies the registration process
- prevents often user input mistakes
- automates reg's input on server side
New in Desktop Ruler 1.47f (Apr 13, 2016)
- Added inches as measuring units:
- choice between centimeters and inches is available from new menu options under "Draw Scale / Units"
- Improved scale drawing routine:
- if there are 10 subdivisions between two numbered lines every fifth is drawn longer to increase readability
- Improved "Minimize to Tray" routine:
- if Ruler was closed from a system tray icon menu while "Save Settings on Exit" option was turned on, next run will launch Ruler in Tray only, smoothly
New in Desktop Ruler 1.45b (Apr 13, 2016)
- Added full support for Croatian language:
- all menus, hints, message dialogs and registration form are now available both in English and Croatian
- depending on the selected language, "browse web" menu option opens the download page in appropriate language
- Added warning/hint dialog that shows only the first time "Stick to Mouse" menu option is selected:
- some users did not figure out how to get their mice over the Ruler after this option was selected
- Improved setup and uninstall routines:
- thanks to great Inno Setup Compiler 4.2.7
New in Desktop Ruler 1.41a (Apr 13, 2016)
- Text output on Ruler:
- shows mouse coordinates as well
- new menu option for turning text output on/off
- Minor bug fixes:
New in Desktop Ruler 1.38 (Apr 13, 2016)
- About box:
- provides basic instructions
- temporarily moves Ruler aside if placed on top of it
- shows automatically on first run
- Text output on Ruler (in horizontal position only):
- shows current scale settings, unless scale is turned off
- shows hints when Ruler is stuck to mouse and dragged to the end of the screen preventing mouse access to the other applications