UIFriend Changelog

What's new in UIFriend 2.3.1

Dec 12, 2009
  • Fixed Options sometimes crashes when switching to the Screen Saver or Desktop page.

New in UIFriend 2.3.0 (Nov 30, 2009)

  • Added Support for 64-bit Windows.
  • Please note that a new setup program is required when installing on 64-bit Windows.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the program to report restoration of an icon layout on the very first start.
  • "Enable Screen Saving" is no longer shown in the menu if screen saving is not configured.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the program to incorrectly detect a process integrity mismatch during autostart.
  • A default icon layout is now saved if the program detects no saved layouts exist.
  • The CTRL-ALT-L hotkey now defaults to "Switch User" on Windows 7 / Vista.
  • Adjusted default filtering options of the display mode addition dialog to be more intuitive.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the results of display mode testing from saving if all available display modes were untested.
  • Notification icons now display in the proper order on multiple monitor systems in Windows 7.

New in UIFriend 2.2.2 (Nov 17, 2008)

  • Fixed a compatibility problem with display devices that contain a backslash in the name.

New in UIFriend 2.2.1 (Mar 18, 2008)

  • Added an additional method of display device detection for compatibility with software that does not properly notify of addition, removal or change of monitors that are connected to the computer.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the UIFriend tray icon(s) to unnecessarily be refreshed while the console is disconnected.
  • Fixed a problem with the setup program that would not correctly apply the autostart preference to the current user in some situations.
  • Made the setup program more user-friendly when performing an update by not requiring that UIFriend be closed before setup even begins.
  • Miscellaneous fixes.

New in UIFriend 2.2.0 (Mar 6, 2008)

  • Added enhanced support for saving and loading of icon layouts when the align-to-grid desktop setting is active.
  • Added a fix to prevent the trial version from crashing on Windows Vista when DEP is enabled.
  • Added support for the Windows Vista 'Standard VGA' video driver.
  • When double-buffering the desktop, UIFriend no longer draws the desktop icons on Windows Vista if the "Show Desktop Icons" desktop setting is off.
  • Fixed a problem that may cause an incorrect layout to be saved on Windows Vista when changing the display settings of a multiple monitor system.
  • Fixed a problem that may result in incorrect detection of display devices on a multiple monitor system.
  • Corrected a problem that might result in a monitor's PnP ID being incorrectly read from the EDID.
  • Added a warning that is displayed when the user elects to turn on the Active Desktop.
  • Added support for multiple monitor systems that report the monitors in a one to many manner.
  • Updated the menu drawing code in the trial version to fix a problem with improper drawing on some systems.
  • Fixed a problem that would occur if the user attempts to start a screen saver when the screen saver timeout is zero.
  • Fixed an error in which the main program thread could permanently receive an elevated execution priority during fast user switching.
  • Updated the way the Display Setting Management dialogs indicate that a display mode is no longer valid to be more user friendly.
  • Updated the way new display devices are detected to be more reliable.
  • Updated the way 'recent' display modes are recorded so that the proper display modes will have been recorded in the event the system crashes during operation.
  • Fixed an issue with the wrong display mode being recorded as 'recent' on Windows Vista when going directly to the users screen.
  • If the user requests to start the screen saver and screen saving is disabled, it will be enabled automatically and started.
  • Fixed a problem that would prevent the desktop icon layout from being saved when shutting down a Windows 98/Me system.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented proper recovery should uifriend.exe crash on a Windows 98/Me system.
  • Added fixes to correct issues of an incorrect icon layout being restored on a Windows Vista multiple monitor machine when switching users.
  • Fixed a problem with the way Display Setting Management/Startup operates that could occur on Windows Vista if the autostart programs are loaded while the 'Welcome' screen is still active.
  • Updated the way icon text colors are assigned to be more consistent when the icon text shadow system option is active, but the system decides not to apply it.
  • Updated the behavior of the 'Use drop shadows for icon text' and 'Enable the Active Desktop' items in the Options dialog to be more intuitive.
  • Miscellaneous fixes.

New in UIFriend 2.1.1 (Apr 28, 2007)

  • Resolved a cosmetic error that could occur when switching to the Desktop section of the UIFriend options.