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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 …

Desktop Info v3.14.0

Version 3.14.0 July 2024 Change 1: If the ‘d’, ‘f’ or ‘n’ format gets something that looks like text, it will attempt to convert it to a number. Change 2: Fixed a regression issue when no ini files can be found. If all options for finding an ini file fail, DTI will use a default …

Desktop Info v3.13.1

Version 3.13.1 May 2024 Change 1: New code signing certificate courtesy of a few financial supporters. Change 2: The thread-timeout option is available only if the no-wait/thread option is set. Change 3: Looking for the bug that is causing a lockup when coming back from sleep. Change 4: Some defensive code around the charts to …

Desktop Info v3.13.0

Version 3.13.0 March 2024 This was going to be a minor release fixing a few bugs in v3.12 but once again I got carried away. I’ve noticed while working on the scaling that some fonts give more accurate height measurements than others. Change 1: Added ‘xr’ and ‘yb’ to absolute positioning to position from the …

Desktop Info v3.12.0

Version 3.12.0 February 2024 I’ve been trying to pin down a random lockup. I’ve found a few possible culprits but I’m not yet convinced I’ve solved it. I’ll continue looking. There’s a lot of code changes in this release. The following is what I can remember, there may be other changes I’ve not documented. I’m …

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