What's new in Volumouse 2.10
Sep 5, 2022
- Volumouse now uses completely different method to hook the mouse wheel events. This change has multiple advantages:
- It fixes the problem with the taskbar of Windows 11.
- It fixes the problem with the trackbar indicator on Windows 10.
- There is no need for the hook DLL anymore (vlmshlp.dll)
- volumouse is just a single .exe file that works with both 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
- Mouse over the title bar - Updated to work properly with non-standard title bars (Like in Chrome, Firefox, and Explorer windows of Windows 10/11)
New in Volumouse 2.03 (Oct 4, 2014)
- 'Mouse cursor is over the taskbar' now also works with the taskbar on secondary monitor (Windows 8).
New in Volumouse 2.02 (Jun 19, 2014)
- When trying to use Volumouse 32-bit on 64-bit systems, Volumouse now displays a warning.
New in Volumouse 2.01 (Jul 16, 2013)
- Fixed a problem with the percent label of on-screen indicator in some systems
New in Volumouse 2.00 (Jan 9, 2012)
- Volumouse now allows you to configure up to 12 rules, in 2 pages.
- Volumouse x64 now supports both x64 applications and 32-bit applications.
- On Windows Vista/7/2008 you can now change the volume of specific application.
- On Screen Display indicator now allows you to add your own text that describes the rule.
- Added 'Send Hot Keys' component, which allows you to send the specified keys combination to the active application on every wheel move. (Be careful with this feature: Don't use it with Ctrl/Shift/Alt keys on the rule's condition)
- Added "Don't restrict the indicator position to screen size" option for TrackBar indicators. This feature may be useful for users with multiple monitors.
New in Volumouse 2.00 Beta 3 (Dec 12, 2011)
- New powerful feature: Custom Key Combination. You can now create a rule with every key combination you want. For example: if you want to change the volume when both Windows key and left control key are pressed, simply choose 'Custom keys are pressed' in the condition combo-box, and then in the 'Advanced Rule Option' window, check the 'Windows Key' and 'Left Control' options.
- You can also use this feature with all other conditions. For example, you can choose the 'Mouse cursor over the taskbar' condition, and then in the Custom Key Combination, select the Shift key, so the rule will be used only when the mouse cursor is over the taskbar and the Shift key is pressed.
New in Volumouse 2.00 Beta 2 (Dec 12, 2011)
- All buttons are now standard buttons of Windows (without colors)
- If Volumouse cannot save the .cfg file into the folder of volumouse.exe, the .cfg file is now saved into the user profile. ( C:\Users\[profile name]\AppData\Local\Volumouse\volumouse.cfg )
- This change solves problem with saving the .cfg file on Windows 7 64-bit.
New in Volumouse 2.00 Beta 1 (Dec 12, 2011)
- Volumouse now allows you to configure up to 12 rules, in 2 pages.
- Volumouse x64 now supports both x64 applications and 32-bit applications.
- On Windows Vista/7/2008 you can now change the volume of specific application. (See the 'Windows 7/Vista/2008 Options' in the 'Advanced Rule Options' window)
- On Screen Display indicator now allows you to add your own text that describes the rule.
- Added 'Send Hot Keys' component, which allows you to send the specified keys combination to the active application on every wheel move. (Be careful with this feature: Don't use it with Ctrl/Shift/Alt keys on the rule's condition)
- Added "Don't restrict the indicator position to screen size" option for TrackBar indicators. This feature may be useful for users with multiple monitors.
New in Volumouse 1.72 (Aug 6, 2009)
- Fixed issue for multiple monitors - Volumouse now open the options windows in the primary screen
New in Volumouse 1.71 (Jul 30, 2009)
- Fixed bug in Windows 7/Vista: When choosing 'Default Playback' or 'Default Recording' option, the channels combo-box was disabled, so you could not use the mute/unmute option on default Playback/Recording
New in Volumouse 1.70 (Jul 5, 2009)
- Added 2 new conditions for working with almost any application window: 'The specified application window is focused' and 'Mouse cursor is over the specified window'. You can specify the desired window according to window title and/or window class, in the Advanced Rule Options.
- Changed the installer - Now the Volumouse setup .exe is created with NSIS instead of my old ZipInstaller.
- Fixed bug: In new Volumouse installations, the OSD indicator was transparent, instead of green.
New in Volumouse 1.67 (Mar 16, 2009)
- Fixed bug: Windows key settings were not saved when you exit from Volumouse.
New in Volumouse 1.66 (Mar 4, 2009)
- Added support for Windows key (in separated check-box) when using hot keys instead of wheel mouse
New in Volumouse 1.65 (Nov 11, 2008)
- Added support for setting the color of On Screen Display.
- Added support for displaying the percent label in 'On Screen Display'.
- Action add/change: 'The cursor is on screen corners' action now really works only when the cursor is on screen corners. There is a new action, 'The cursor is on screen edges' that works like the corners action in previous versions.
New in Volumouse 1.60 (Sep 22, 2008)
- Added new type of indicator: On Screen Display. (Only for Windows 2000 or greater)
- Added enable/disable options. When Volumouse is disabled, scrolling the wheel mouse or pressing the hot-key combination will make the regular task and won't be captured by volumouse.
- On 64-but systems, you can now run 2 separated instances of Volumouse. one for using it with 32-bit applications, and the other for using it with 64-bit applications
New in Volumouse 1.57 (Aug 3, 2008)
- Add new option: Increase steps value on high volume
New in Volumouse 1.56 (Jul 13, 2008)
- New Rule Condition: When VLC Player is focused.
New in Volumouse 1.55 (Jun 25, 2008)
- Added /cfg command-line option to load the configuration of Volumouse from another file. (For example: volumouse.exe /cfg "c: empvm.cfg")
New in Volumouse 1.54 (Apr 29, 2008)
- Fixed problems with multiple monitors
New in Volumouse 1.53 (Nov 23, 2007)
- Fixed bug: Volumouse failed to change the volume when the component type is 'Default Playback' or 'Default Recording' (in Vista)
New in Volumouse 1.52 (Nov 1, 2007)
- Increased the width of drop-down lists.
- Added negative values to steps combo-box.
New in Volumouse 1.51 (Aug 25, 2007)
- Added support for creating plugins.
New in Volumouse 1.50 (Jul 2, 2007)
- Volumouse now works under Windows Vista (both 32-bit and x64 versions)
- Under Vista, there is no default mixer device anymore, but you can select the default playback and recording device in the component combo-box.
- Under Vista, You can select more 6 channels, in addition to the 2 standard left and right channels.
- Under Vista, changing the master volume doesn't affect the default left/right balance, as in the previous version of Windows.
- All default settings are now saved into .cfg file instead of the Registry.
- Added new options to "Use the wheel when" combo-box: Windows Media Center is focused, iTunes is focused, Mouse cursor is over the Vista Gadgets, GOM Player is focused, Alt Shift are down, Alt Ctrl are down, Ctrl Shift are down, The cursor is on screen corners.
- New option: Use hot-keys instead of the mouse wheel.
- Added additional rule line (6 instead of 5 in previous versions...)
New in Volumouse 1.3.1 (May 27, 2006)
- New option in device combo-box - Use the default playback device in Control Panel.
- When Windows Media Player is focused - Now also works in full screen mode