Download Samurize 1.60

Version 1.60 of Samurize has just been released. With this program it is possible to display all kinds of information on your desktop such as CPU usage, free hard disk space, the temperature in the case and network traffic. The number of possibilities is unlimited by means of scripts, and things such as the weather forecast, what’s on television and what Winamp is currently playing can also be displayed. All this with beautiful pictures and graphics. The changelog for this release shows the following changes:

Bug fixes:

• fixed graphic object height buttons bug
• fixed minor alert bug
• fixed minor graph bugs
• fixed bounce scrolling bug
• fixed large fonts problem with Instance Manager
• Fixed Bug with leading and trailing spaces/tabs removed on Text Output
• fixed Analog meter memory leak
• fixed About box bug for visual plugins
• fixed “No Disk” Drivespace meter error
• leading zeroes now preserved in text display type
• fixed instance manager error on first use
• fixed Server pause bug
• fixed commandline option bugs when instance/config names contain “reserved” commands
• Pin to Desktop “Compatibility Mode” for users running multimonitor setups
• fixed minor image bug so image does not get reset when clicking in the path box
• fixed select config file menu bug
• fixed png/xml server command line options
• ‘close’ commandline option does not open an instance if it is not running
• fixed server PNG output bug when no config loaded

Changes/Improvements:

• loop N times for animated GIFs
• translated instance manager
• instance names no longer case-sensitive
• multiline scrolling supported
• zoom up to 1200%
• individual refresh rates per meter
• New Look Toolbars and Menu Bars
• Improved Preferences Dialog Box
• custom colors loaded/saved on show/close color dialog
• upgraded graphics engine (should be stabler)
• reduced CPU usage for Image display type when aspect ratio not maintained
• 12-hour time display without AM/PM for DateTime meter
• taskbar client API calls
• snap to screen edges works with edges of multiple monitors
• multiple drive selection for DriveSpace meter
• Reload/Edit Config buttons, tray icon for instance manager
• Instance manager menu option in clients
• Min digits before decimal place for text display meter
• pressing enter applies all edit controls
• Text meter wrapping – words that are too long for a line are wrapped
• %v works in sound/command alerts/meter linkage
• tweaked tray icon to use 16×16 icons in preference to 32×32, and relative paths
• image cropping option for Image display type
• Config name added to client tray icon hint
• Ctrl+Shift+V performs paste meter in original position
• tweaked meter linkage/alert commands to pass parameters correctly
• new icons (big props to JyriK)
• Added Edit Image buttons to Background image and Meter Image properties
• proxy settings

New Features:

• Run Meters when Config loads into Editor
• SpeedFan meter type
• CPU priority
• PHPScript support
• Import Export tool for easy config sharing

Installer:

• Language settings
• Winning configs from the last config competition are included

[break]Examples of and information about this program can be found on GoT in the third Serious Samurize Stuff topic.