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Desktop Info v3.19.1

Version 3.19.1 April 2025 Change 1: PROXY will return no result if it doesn’t find the registry entry. Change 2: HTTPGET, IMAGE and DTI will log a WARNing if the url times out. Change 3: Fixed a bug in the SharedData procedure. Change 4: Fixed a bug in the chart options parser. Change 5: Added …

Desktop Info v3.19.0

Version 3.19.0 April 2025 Change 1: Added upn to USER item and HOST item. Specific to domain connected machines. I haven’t tested this as I don’t have access to a domain. Change 2: Setting the correct range for the vertical scroll bar in W mode. Change 3: Added a snapshot tool to the right click …

Desktop Info v3.18.1

Version 3.18.1 March 2025 Change 1: Allow the CHART item to grab all data rows from the source item. Change 2: Fixed an introduced bug in the chart refresh. Change 3: Fixed a bug in the background-interval processing. Change 4: Now that I’ve refactored the display code, I’m having another shot at a scroll bar …

Desktop Info v3.18.0

Version 3.18.0 March 2025 This release represents another fairly major code refactor in two key areas: how Desktop Info puts itself on the screen and how it collects performance metrics. Change 1: The Desktop Info package now contains six executable files: The familiar transparent desktop attached application, the window application (W mode) and the screen …

Desktop Info v3.17.1

Version 3.17.1 February 2025 Change 1: The length parameter for the string format, sub, is now optional. If not specified then characters are extracted starting from ‘p’ through to the end of the string. Change 2: Fixed nav button flicker. Change 3: Added server logging. Change 4: Catching the ERegistryException in OSBUILD2. Change 5: Added …

Desktop Info v3.17.0

Version 3.17.0 January 2025 This is one of those releases where there’s a lot of code changes for relatively small return. The reason for this chiefly comes down to the ongoing scaling issues and apparent WMI lockups. Let me know your experiences with this release in the forums. Change 1: Much reworking of the scaling …

Desktop Info v3.16.0

Version 3.16.0 November 2024 Change 1: Some more tinkering with the hyperlink scaling. Change 2: Increased the process priority during display painting to avoid the black background. Change 3: Fixed a small bug in the alarm display. Change 4: Added the BOX item. Change 5: Added the enumerated format. Change 6: Added bluetooth items BLUETOOTH …

Desktop Info v3.15.2

Version 3.15.2 September 2024 Change 1: Fixed collector timing exception and tidy up code. Change 2: Added display-change in [options]. This will cause a configuration reload when a display change such as scaling is detected. Change 3: The font-size option on the ITEMS now supports user variables and expressions but only on configuration load. The …

Desktop Info v3.15.0

Version 3.15.0 August 2024 I’ve been trying to track down a situation where the collector locks up and stops returning data. I’m almost convinced there’s a bug in the Windows WMI subsystem that randomly causes a WMI query to never return. If you’ve been experiencing such apparently random lockups, you can try to pin down …

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