What's new in Horas 6.45 Build 24101
Apr 10, 2024
- Added menu items to move the clocks to predefined positions on the desktop.
- Performed stability and performance improvements.
New in Horas 6.44 Build 23223 (Aug 11, 2023)
- Added a weekend option to the calendar for working days calculations.
- Performed stability and performance improvements.
- Discontinued Windows Vista and Server 2008 R1 compatibility to take advantage of newer Windows features. You can download v6.43 to run Horas on older Windows versions. The new minimum is Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.
New in Horas 6.43 Build 22063 (Mar 5, 2022)
- Increased the wallpaper size limit.
- Maintenance release.
New in Horas 6.40 Build 20092 (Apr 2, 2020)
- Added a backup feature to save and restore application settings.
- Updated the user interface and help guide including better display scaling support.
- Discontinued Windows XP and Server 2003 compatibility to take advantage of newer Windows features. You can download v6.38 to run Horas on Windows XP/2003. The new minimum is Windows Vista and Server 2008.
New in Horas 6.37 Build 17195 (Jul 17, 2017)
New in Horas 6.32 Build 13176 (Jun 26, 2013)
- Updated the software for Windows XP/2003 backward compatibility.
New in Horas 6.31 Build 13143 (May 23, 2013)
- Resolved installer issues on 32-bit platforms.
New in Horas 6.3 Build 13008 (Jan 9, 2013)
- Updated the software for Windows 8 compatibility.
New in Horas 6.2 (Sep 20, 2011)
- Added a configurable updater to keep the program up-to-date.
- Improved the Options window interface.
- Improved the installer.
New in Horas 6.1 (Mar 9, 2010)
- Improved the user interface of the hot key options section.
- Forced all but the clocks window to open within the desktop. This prevents Horas windows from opening partially or totally outside the desktop after reducing the display resolution.
- Stopped listing undefined hot keys in the startup notification message.
- Started displaying the startup notification message when Horas starts visible.
New in Horas 6.0 (Oct 3, 2009)
- Updated the software for Windows 7 compatibility.
- Created a 64-bit version of the software and updated the installer to include both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The installer will automatically select the version matching your system .
- Added a date calculator to the calendar.
- Added a hot key to activate the clocks window for a few seconds.
- Appended a "!" marker to time zones indicating midnight in the Time Converter window. When you see this marker, be sure to interpret the date correctly: a new day has begun.
- Enabled the time synchronizer to adjust the system clock even if the user doesn't have the privileges to do so (Requires Windows Vista, 7 or later, and Administrator rights.)
- Improved the user interface.
New in Horas 5.1.21128 (Dec 9, 2008)
- Added a search feature and Local/UTC time offsets to the Time in Zone window.
- Added font smoothing options to improve text readability.
- Added a home clock option and a separate color to display its name.
- Added a Set Time Zone menu item to easily switch zones while traveling.
New in Horas 5.0.11115 (Nov 19, 2007)
- Added the option to display time zones by city name so you can find them more easily.
- Added support for Vista's Dynamic daylight saving time feature to provides more accurate time conversions in past and future years.
- Added the ability to set the Windows time zone by clock name.
- Added the option to invert clock and name positions.
- Added the option to sort clocks by time zone.
- Added the option to run Horas when Windows starts.
- Added hotkey support to access features anytime, even when Horas is hidden.
- Added the ability to automatically return the focus to the user's window when the Calendar is opened for 10 seconds or less and then closed through a hot key. Added options to display taskbar notification messages for various events.
- Added the HH:mm:ss tt 24h time format to make the AM/PM indicator available to analog clocks.
- Added a clock style feature including many cool clocks (replaces digital/analog option).
- Added special effects when showing and hiding windows.
- Updated time continuously in the Time in Zone window.
- Redesigned the graphics engine to produce higher quality output including gradients.
- Redesigned the color configuration interface and added a color picker to select any color on the desktop.
- Redesigned the tool windows so they can be used concurrently.
- Redesigned the help guide.
- Updated the software to comply with Vista requirements.
- Redesigned the application to use the Unicode standard and improve its Windows integration and multilingual support.
- Redesigned the installer to use Microsoft MSI technology and comply with recent Windows guidelines.
- Discontinued Windows 98 and Me compatibility to take better advantage of new Windows features.
- Discontinued French versions. Licensees can follow the English upgrade path.
- Upgrading to this major update requires a licensing fee for existing customers who are licensed to use older versions.