Wall Switch Changelog

What's new in Wall Switch 1.5.1

Sep 27, 2017
  • Fix issue with wallpaper 'fill' not scaling properly, when the image is larger than the screen.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.10 (Sep 28, 2015)

  • Add extra error handling and retries to the image saving process.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.9 (Sep 28, 2015)

  • Added option to clear between random groups when in collage mode.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.8 (Sep 28, 2015)

  • Added support for groups of sequential images between random ones.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.7 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • Added support for high DPI under Windows 8.1.
  • Fixed transparency slider not scaling with window properly.
  • Removed invalid widget 'IWidget' from the list of available widgets.
  • Added keyboard shortcut for delete key in history list.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.6 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • Added a slider to control window transparency.
  • Added a theme setting to switch to that theme when exiting.
  • Force .NET garbage collection after every wallpaper switch to free memory used during rendering.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.5 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • Fixed issues with images not being displayed in the correct positions for multiple monitors under Windows 8 in some cases.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.4 (Dec 8, 2014)

  • Fixed issues when used with multiple monitors of different sizes.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.3 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Now ignores hidden files and folders (configurable through Tools -> Settings)

New in Wall Switch 1.3.2 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Fixed collage/sequential images not being displayed.
  • Re-enabled the 'Separate image for each monitor' checkbox in collage mode.

New in Wall Switch 1.3.1 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Fixed error with version 1.3 installer.
  • Fixed problem with application not shutting down properly when killed by the installer.

New in Wall Switch 1.3 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Added 'widgets' which allow users to create their own custom objects that can be rendered over the wallpaper.
  • Added ability to span images across multiple monitors, if they have a suitable aspect ratio.
  • Change installer from NSIS to WiX due to blue screens caused by NSIS.
  • Added 3 initial widgets:
  • Calendar - Displays the current month's calendar
  • Sys Info - Displays information about your computer
  • Flip Image - Inverts the image of a single monitor, horizontally or vertically.

New in Wall Switch 1.2.5 (Sep 6, 2014)

  • Added support for sequential order in collage mode.
  • Added option to display multiple images per switch in collage mode.
  • Fixed bug where border width wasn't being loaded properly, and was reverting to default values.
  • Fixed bug where sequential order was repeating images on multiple monitors.
  • Decreased likelihood of random images being repeated.

New in Wall Switch 1.2.4 (Apr 29, 2014)

  • Added an option to put a solid border around the image in collage mode.

New in Wall Switch 1.2.3 (Jul 8, 2013)

  • Fixed issue with auto-update version number detection.

New in Wall Switch 1.2.1 (Nov 12, 2012)

  • Improved collage image distribution to overlap older images first.
  • Set default collage background blur distance to 4 (provides a more gradual effect).
  • Fixed issue where wallpaper not displayed on Windows Vista when Cross-Fade transitions enabled.
  • Fixed issue with duplicated themes not updating history view correctly.

New in Wall Switch 1.2 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Added ability to duplicate a theme.
  • Added drop shadows to collage mode.
  • In collage mode, can use separate color effects for foreground and background.
  • Added a blur option to collage background.
  • Image positions in collage mode are now more evenly distributed.

New in Wall Switch 1.1 (Oct 29, 2012)

  • Now automatically checks for updates (can be disabled if desired)
  • Misc bug fixes.

New in Wall Switch 1.0.6 (Oct 1, 2012)

  • Added hotkeys to perform a variety of operations (next/previous image, pause, clear history, etc.)
  • Added color effects for grayscale, sepia and intense color.
  • Various fixes.

New in Wall Switch 1.0.5 (Sep 5, 2012)

  • Added cross-fade transitions (thanks to Freshie for assistance).
  • Added tooltip text to controls.
  • Added option to prevent small images from being scaled too large.
  • Fixed incorrectly scaled images in collage mode.

New in Wall Switch 1.0.4 (Jul 21, 2012)

  • Changes in previous version broke hotkey support; fixed this.
  • When minimizing the window to tray, if there are unsaved changes, then prompt to save first.
  • When changing the path on a folder location, reset the file list.
  • Fixed app not shutting down properly when closed externally.
  • Improved installer to shut down app instead of requiring reboot.
  • Clear History action now clears all history, rather than just the current theme.