SyncWall Changelog

What's new in SyncWall 2.0.0

Mar 27, 2014
  • Features:
  • Direct synchronization of wallpapers across network (sharing the same file is no more used)
  • Add Romanian translation. Thanks to jaff.
  • Ability to keep wallpaper system settings (on Windows)
  • Bugs:
  • incorrect display on multiple screen configuration in some cases
  • incorrect display of splashscreen on linux in some cases
  • incorrect decoding of image parameters during synchronization
  • incorrect clipping with horizontal center alignment
  • relaunch scheduler when wallpaper is changed manually
  • invalid lock of UI in server mode
  • incorrect behavior with fixed time scheduling

New in SyncWall 2.0.0 Alpha (Sep 19, 2013)

  • Direct synchronization of wallpapers across network (sharing the same file is no more used)
  • Add Romanian translation.
  • Change default location of translation file on linux ("/share/hotshots/locale" instead of "/share/locale")
  • Find the correct path for translation files on linux in some cases
  • Incorrect display on multiple screen configuration in some cases
  • Incorrect display of splashscreen on linux in some cases
  • Incorrect decoding of image parameters during synchronization
  • Incorrect clipping with horizontal center alignment

New in SyncWall 1.7.4 (Jul 15, 2013)

  • Features:
  • Add Vietnamese translation.
  • Bugs:
  • Incorrect loading of translation file in some cases.

New in SyncWall 1.7.3 (Jul 9, 2013)

  • Features - Add Dutch translation.

New in SyncWall 1.7.3 Beta 1 (Jul 6, 2013)

  • Bugs - correct a problem of Unicode name in the path on Seven.

New in SyncWall 1.7.2 (May 7, 2013)

  • some code refactoring
  • add a direct link to website for help
  • update .pro file for missed translation and installed files

New in SyncWall 1.7.1 (Apr 22, 2013)

  • Features:
  • added Lithuanian translation.
  • Bugs:
  • changed argument on LXDE window manager
  • Missing sqlite driver in setup.exe (Windows)
  • No sqlite but sqlite3 driver on some platforms

New in SyncWall 1.7.0 (Mar 23, 2013)

  • display name of current wallpaper in window header
  • change layout for better handling small screen (laptop)
  • addition of some global shortcuts (now also displayed in systray menu)
  • addition of rating on the images. The images with high rating are more often displayed.
  • addition of a simple database backend for image data to speed up display.
  • addition of image alignment defined graphically by user (in order to display best part of images)
  • addition of an horizontal alignment parameter
  • addition of several resampling methods
  • change of some icons
  • Bugs fixed:
  • correct invalid cmake definition file

New in SyncWall 1.6.0 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • Features:
  • add the ability to rotate image according to Exif metadata
  • bugs:
  • correct scheduling after manual wallpaper change
  • correct a crash if a second monitor is connected

New in SyncWall 1.5.1 (May 4, 2012)

  • bugs - correct a bug when a secondary monitor is unplugged

New in SyncWall 1.5.0 (May 2, 2012)

  • Features:
  • Add a previous wallpaper in system tray.
  • Detect change on monitor resolution or number
  • Bugs:
  • Correction of global shortcut configuration
  • Correct some text for translation
  • Fixed a problem on single monitor configuration

New in SyncWall 1.4.0 (Apr 3, 2012)

  • Features:
  • Add an alignment capability by dra&drop screen in "display parameters" panel.

New in SyncWall 1.3.0 (Mar 15, 2012)

  • Features:
  • add a random effect flag
  • add an option to skip too low resolution files in some cases (bad visual result)
  • add a "show interface" action in the system tray
  • add a feature to have downsize the panels on small screen
  • Fixes:
  • add a periodical save of settings
  • correct a thread affinity problem

New in SyncWall 1.2.1 (Jan 30, 2012)

  • Fixes:
  • incorrect multi monitor mode in Gnome 3.x (test on Ubuntu 11.10)
  • add thread to enhance network support (more reactivity)
  • add flag for splash screen incorrectly displayed on some platforms

New in SyncWall 1.2.0 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • add OS/2 support (thanks to Elbert Pol)
  • add LXDE support
  • add OPENBOX support
  • add command line argument to reset the stored preference
  • add debug info in log
  • add the ability to save log in a file
  • add drag&drop
  • add command option to disable multiple instance detection
  • bugs:
  • replace activated signal for action by triggered for os/2 platform
  • correct horizontal alignment (center image)
  • fix incorrect .desktop definition

New in SyncWall 1.1.0 (Jan 24, 2012)

  • add Sepia special effect
  • add Invert color effect
  • add Glow effect
  • add progressive blur effect
  • allow to remove multiple input images
  • add changelog display in interface
  • enhancement of UI
  • Bugs:
  • invalid display in thumbnail view
  • correct missing DLLs in the Windows installer for mingw compilation