MandelX Changelog

What's new in MandelX 1.51

Jul 15, 2016
  • Added multithreading to 32bit emulated palette animation.
  • Some minor fixes and improvements.

New in MandelX 1.5 (Jul 15, 2016)

  • Added emulated palette animation in 32bit true color mode.
  • Palette animation position is saved in mandelx files.
  • Changing colors does not require redrawing anymore.

New in MandelX 1.43 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Added support for more than 4 CPU cores/threads.
  • Fixed Paledit not showing up when started from Mandelx.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in MandelX 1.42 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Minor cosmetic changes.

New in MandelX 1.41 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Fixed dialog box issues when changing desktop resolution.
  • Fixed parameters dialog not showing up in fullscreen mode.

New in MandelX 1.40 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Added DPI aware manifest to avoid fullscreen glitches because of high DPI virtualization under Win7/8.
  • Many changes (dialog fonts, printer dialog etc.) for better user experience under high DPI modes.
  • Disabled themes under 8bit fullscreen modes to avoid hard to read dialog boxes opened from context menu.
  • Removed settings dialog default dock mode that heavily lagged under Win7/8.(You can re-eanble it in the system menu of the dialog).
  • Fixed incorrect paledit detection in UAC enabled mode.
  • Removed source because no one can compile it without heavy hacking of built-in units that I am not allowed to distribute.

New in MandelX 1.39 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Fixed user interface bug in case of higher than normal(96) windows DPI setting.

New in MandelX 1.38 (Jan 20, 2013)

  • Subpixel calculation implemented for smoother images. This works best with fine structures.

New in MandelX 1.37 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Full multithreaded rendering support (very useful for AVI record). Some changes for better wide screen monitor support.
  • Global settings are stored in INI file.

New in MandelX 1.36 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Multithreaded picture rendering under "Print & Disk rendering". Some optimization for win7 and newer video drivers (default video buffer in system memory, because video memory access is slow on some drivers. There is a new option in settings to switch it off).Invertrect default is turned off since flickering occurs on win7 (waitforverticalblank is not working with directdraw).Changed default LCD widescreen operation: aspect ratio correct rendering without 4:3 adjusting.

New in MandelX 1.35 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • SSE2 code path implemented. Iteration Codes moved to separate library 'SIMD_LIB.DLL'. Some bug fixes.
  • Aero and Vista's theme breaks some functionalities so disable Aero, or use compatibility modes.

New in MandelX 1.34 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Palette animation executes in a separate thread, allowing resize, zoom, recalculate etc. while in animation mode.

New in MandelX 1.33 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Saved mandelx files (*.man) now include the actual palette if a palette map is loaded, so colors preserved.
  • Color of the set's interior can be choosen independently from the RGB procedural coloring method.
  • Major bug fixes related to non 4:3 fullscreen modes and Julia Set preview.

New in MandelX 1.32 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Added integrated Palette editor (based on OS Palette Editor v1.21). First start Paledit.exe and register server.
  • Palette maps work in High and True color modes too.

New in MandelX 1.31 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Added Julia set preview window that helps searching while you move your cursor over the Mandelbrot set.
  • Press 'J' to enable/disable the window.
  • Added palette map handling in 256 color modes. Mandelx uses Fractint compatible MAP files or Paint Shop Pro JASC Palette files.
  • Since Mandelx palette is only 224 colors, you can specify in the open dialog box from which color the 224 out of the 256 colors will be loaded.
  • (Warning! Mandelx doesn't treat the first palette entry as the color of the set's interior)
  • Added make negative Image in 256 color modes .Press 'N' to activate.

New in MandelX 1.30 (Jun 26, 2012)

  • Julia set generation implemented. Move the mouse cursor to the point in the Mandelbrot set
  • you interested in and press Space. The corresponding julia set will be generated.
  • Press space again to return to the original Mandelbrot set.
  • Added Show rendering time in Fullscreen Mode: 'T'