taskfacade.mybb3.org

2008-02-24: TaskFacade 4.0 Release Candidate 5


+ New standard theme: Yellow
+ New theme: Minimal. This is the theme you use in 3.8.5. It uses practically no resources, made for those who use devices with less memory or launch many programs simultaneously
+ when loading, settings and theme files will be validated. if a problem occurs, the program informs you and gracefully exits
+ A log file with the info on TF's last launch added. You will have all bug info together with some tracing there
+ You will be able to put the whole screenshot into a specific rectangle within a slot (see Yellow theme). It allows you not intersecting frames and titles if necessary (at the moment, you draw frames and titles always above a screenshot. if a frame or a title uses some large space and are not transparent, you lose some part of a screenshot)
+ Gaps between slots and selected slot's extension settings are moved into themes. These parameters will be scalable regarding to user's screen resolution, as everything else in a theme
+ Wallpaper can be of a size smaller than the screen (e.g., logo only, see Minimal theme for an example). In this case it will be put over the solid fill (can be also alpha-blended)
- removed "Enable/disable titles" setting and "Titled/untitled frames" settings for a theme. Reason: it will make theme creation easier, not forcing a designer to create a mode he is not willing to create. Instead, you can create 2 separate themes. Bad news here: those who already developed a theme will have to update it (good news - it takes ca. 2 minutes)
# default display mode will be changed to FullScreen for PocketPC, Menu for Smartphones.
# bugfix: program logo re-added

2008-02-19: TaskFacade 4.0 Release Candidate 4


+ New standard theme: Gloss (thanks htctoucher!)
# bugfix: exception when hiding the last process
- AppToDate support removed

You need to have .NET Compact Framework 3.5 on your device:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e3821449-3c6b-42f1-9fd9-0041345b3385&displaylang=en


2008-02-10: TaskFacade 4.0 Release Candidate 3

+ New standard theme: MacOS
+ Drawing speed optimized
+ Theme dialogs optimized
+ New setting: Options->Layout->ShowSelectionInTaskbar (shows the name of currently selected program in the taskbar)
+ New settings in themes: Theme->Titles->[Shadow settings] (allow you to draw a title shadow, can be seen in MacOS theme)
# Bugfix: wallpaper/solidFill did not draw correctly when 'Enabled' flag was off

2008-01-25: TaskFacade 4.0 Release Candidate 2

# Drawing sequence fix: ProcessClose/ProcessDead icons were drawn before Title. Now they are drawn above title
# fix: processes were managed incorrectly
# theme Minimal changed to look like 3.8.5 standard

2008-01-21: TaskFacade 4.0 Release Candidate 1

# Bugfix: Was not able to draw an alpha-blended image with bounds different from standard;
# Options->About tab added;
# New theme in package: Minimal. Uses minimal resources.

2008-01-20: TaskFacade 4.0 Alpha-3

# Activation time and overall drawing speed optimized greatly
# LongPress Enter key to mark the process for closing
# DoubleClick can be switched off: Options->EnableDoubleClick (Off by default)
# Theme's structure changed: themes are divided into 2 independent subsets: portrait and landscape
# New elements in themes: for SmartBitmap: a) "Enabled" attribute (allows you to switch this element off from painting), b) "Bounds" element (you can now draw an image smaller than the whole slot); for TitleText: "Alignment" element (defines horizontal alignment of a title)
# Settings renamed to Options
# Options->FrameInflation renamed to SelectedFrameExtension
# Options->LongTapDelay renamed to LongPressDelay
# Dialogs adapted for changes
# Bugfix: process was displayed in a wrong position after hiding

2008-01-12: TaskFacade 4.0 Alpha-2

BEFORE INSTALL, PLEASE REMOVE THE WHOLE TASK FACADE PROGRAM FOLDER (e.g., \Program Files\TaskFacade)

# Changing from wallpaper to solidFill caused exception when starting TF next time
# Bug with wrong text rectangles after changing a theme
# Last file in the image selection combo included the full path
# Settings dialog: Tabs swapped: Layout tab comes first, System tab comes second
# Settings dialog: Display mode setting moved from the System tab to the Layout tab.

2008-01-09: TaskFacade 4.0 Alpha-1

Major changes comparing to 3.8.5:

- Fully adapted for using on SmartPhones;
- Configuration separated to Settings and Themes;
- Settings and Theme dialogs re-written completely, can be used both on Smartphones and PocketPCs;
- Drawing sequence now is as follows: Background image or solid fill -> Snapshot -> Frame with transparent areas -> Special frames (processToBeClosed or ProcessIsDead);
- Themes extended dramatically, now including any customization one can imagine : configurable fonts, title locations, usual and selected frames, special frames;
- Transparency of 2 different kinds (simple 1-color transparency and much cooler Alpha-Blending) can be used when creating frames;
- Dispay modes include: TitlebarAndMenubar; Menubar (both can be used on Smartphones); Titlebar; FullScreen (menu still available by tapping empty space on the screen);
- Animation speed improved;
- Images can resize, so there is no need to use a separate image for each screen size.

hi dude,

the round frames look fine, and it runs faster but I guess because the animations look awful now, snapshot quality is terrible

snapshots are fine now, and it's still fast to run, but you're right, it's slower to load !
I'd rather prefer it to be fast instead of beeing cute

lastnikita wrote:snapshots are fine now, and it's still fast to run, but you're right, it's slower to load !
I'd rather prefer it to be fast instead of beeing cute

not only to load. changing selection is the same.

what machine do you have? screen? processor rate?

omnia, wqvga, xscale 624mhz

With this version the text is almost unreadably small.

TaskFacade.exe
MissingMethodException

at Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.MessageWindow._WndProc(Message& msg)
at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop(IntPtr hwnMain)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)
at TaskFacade.Program.Main()

on my touch dual it works very well.
i think that on my device it works better than official release.

well done !
I've been using 3.8.5 lately coz it worked better than the beta.
new version works simply great
Good job, really.

I got it freezed for a few seconds, maybe this was my device, I'll let you know.
FYI, I use 4 frames instead of 5, faster and still smooth. Also I reduce gap to 1.

nice