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WinSnap v2.0 Ultimate
Well, three weeks of hard development and it is going to be released. Of course, I have not implemented all features I wanted from the beginning. But there are really major improvements in this version.
WinSnap v2.0 Ultimate is the first release with full Windows Vista support. It was especially designed to capture the new Aero theme and can handle all possible issues with rounded corners and shadows.
WinSnap can draw a drop shadow effect which is very similar to the new Windows Vista UI. There is no need to place certain windows over a white background and then crop a fullscreen image.
I have rewritten all image processing algorithms to provide full alpha-channel support. Now you can save your screenshots as transparent PNG or TIFF. It allows really easy image compositing, and it is very useful when placing your screenshots on multi-colour backgrounds.
The third "big feature" is the Multi-Object capture mode which allows you to select multiple windows (and controls) on the screen and easy combine them into one screenshot image. Use Ctrl + left-click or mouse middle-click to do it.
WinSnap v2.0 contains a configurable External Tools menu, Fixed-Size Region capture mode, and many other small improvements and core optimization.
You may find some tutorials and examples of usage here:
- Aero Glass capturing with shadows and transparencies
- What is image transparency and alpha-channel
- How to capture multiple windows on the screen
- Work faster with configurable External Tools
WinSnap v2.0 makes screenshots even better!
Posted by Alexander Avdonin on 13-Feb-07 10:26
Windows Developer Power Tools
"Windows Developer Power Tools" is a book by James Avery and Jim Holmes. It describes the growing number of free and open source software for developers who work on Windows platform.
23.11. Managing and Switching Tasks with TaskSwitchXP
«It's amazing how dependent we become on the simple Alt-Tab or Alt-Shift-Tab keystrokes in our daily workflow. Task switching is a critical part of getting around in the Windows multitasking environment. Unfortunately, Alt-Tab task switching isn't very helpful when you've got a lot of applications open, because the list of icons gets muddled and confusing. And what if you have several instances of the same application running - how do you tell which application icon refers to the instance you're looking for?»
Annotation: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527549/
Posted by Alexander Avdonin on 09-Feb-07 00:04
Hstart v1.1 released
Hstart is a little utility which allows you to run console applications and batch files without any windows. There is an updated version of Hstart with new /WAIT and /HELP flags.
When using this /WAIT flag with multiple command lines (e.g. hstart /WAIT "command1" "command2"), Hstart starts command1 and command2 continuously and returns an unsuccessful code (non-NULL) if one of these processes return it.
Discussion at: http://www.ntwind.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=129
Posted by Alexander Avdonin on 01-Feb-07 22:25
WinSnap v1.1.10 released
A new version of WinSnap has been released today. A week ago I have started to develop version 2.0, so I think it is the latest v1.x release.
Changes in v1.1.10 (January 31, 2007):
- New interface languages: Norwegian, Serbian, Portuguese (24+ now).
- Palette optimization for 8-bit GIF images.
- Issues with auto-save image format were fixed.
Today you may get a free license key for WinSnap at www.giveawayoftheday.com
Posted by Alexander Avdonin on 31-Jan-07 16:03
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