[SamiWiecieKto]

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Watch Visuals8 introduction video
Note on upcoming releases(effects reports etc.) and RC2-3

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Changelog:
8 RC3 codename: Listener
+changed some compatibility settings
+updated error handling
+updated autoadapt alpha bug
+fixed contrast screen
8 RC2 codename: Listener
#Notes:
#changed elements handles detection method
#optimized detection - it should be 3-4 times faster
+updated core
+updated effect versions

More information tomorrow on my blog - and new effects will be added soon, but those require a lot more work. Anyway, upcoming ones:
-Jelly windows - 3.0 version
-Transparent window borders
-Window perspective, flow
-Make window opaque on mouse hover - different from transparency when mouse leaves window area, as it will affect all windows (eventually 90%)
-Scrollable virtual desktop (eventually 50%)
and few other things.

This post has been edited by SamiWiecieKto: 24 March 2009 - 09:16 AM

[Eye Pie Rate]

I think you already know what I'm going to say.
Doesn't do a thing for me on XP or 7.

[SamiWiecieKto]

Eye Pie Rate, on Mar 23 2009, 08:52 AM, said:

I think you already know what I'm going to say.
Doesn't do a thing for me on XP or 7.

Btw, on NW we got new bug type reported... and I can't recall - were You using x64 OS version?

[SamiWiecieKto]

Update new version RC3:

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8 RC3 codename: Listener
+changed some compatibility settings
+updated error handling
+updated autoadapt alpha bug
+fixed contrast screen

Should be more stable now & work on more "complicated" computers

This post has been edited by SamiWiecieKto: 24 March 2009 - 08:49 AM

[coldemone]

My computer has low hardware it doesn't have a real graphics and sound card.
but I wonder why the wobbly jelly effect is as slow as a sloth, since much things using directx (im guessing you used it since it looks like flip3d) they look fine in me. Is it some kind of optimization limit?

[SamiWiecieKto]

Corn Muffin, on Mar 24 2009, 04:40 AM, said:

My computer has low hardware it doesn't have a real graphics and sound card.
but I wonder why the wobbly jelly effect is as slow as a sloth, since much things using directx (im guessing you used it since it looks like flip3d) they look fine in me. Is it some kind of optimization limit?

Actually it's redraw limit I set - moving window unhappily is CPU consuming and adding animation isn't making it easier. Though upcoming 3.0 version of jelly windows - will be better and use other deform idea (to be blunt I was working on it for 8 release, but had few problems that require more time to solve)

And I'm not using DirectX - maybe one day I will learn it, but for now I prefer old school working solutions

Thanks for reply

[surya]

I am getting this error Can anyone help me please ....

[SamiWiecieKto]

surya, on Mar 24 2009, 03:01 PM, said:

I am getting this error Can anyone help me please ....

Good and bad news: good it isn't something with app itself ^-^...bad - after quick search(You can find more explained/detailed solutions by searching for error code - I simplified those), two possibilities:

• Antivirus/firewall is blocking Nimi
  
• You might need to install newest .NET 3.5 (remember that there are service packs)

Looking forward to hearing if it worked for You

[AMIRZ]

I have already added Nimi to the list for the transparency and animation features (thanks for the nice app and info)...and seems that the new release still doesn't work properly on my Windows 7 Build 7057 only, dunno why

[SamiWiecieKto]

AMIRZ, on Mar 24 2009, 05:35 PM, said:

I have already added Nimi to the list for the transparency and animation features (thanks for the nice app and info)...and seems that the new release still doesn't work properly on my Windows 7 Build 7057 only, dunno why

Good work

Hmm and what do You mean by doesn't work properly? I didn't have opportunity to test Visuals 8 on W7 by myself yet.

[Eye Pie Rate]

YES!

Success with RC3!
Jelly windows works but its very laggy and it doesn't work well with aero enabled (it makes it look black).

Window Kinetics still doesn't work.

Move on transparency works 100%

[SamiWiecieKto]

Eye Pie Rate, on Mar 24 2009, 07:41 PM, said:

YES!

Success with RC3!

Eye Pie Rate, on Mar 24 2009, 07:41 PM, said:

Jelly windows works but its very laggy and it doesn't work well with aero enabled (it makes it look black).

Actually that's redraw limit I've set. 3.0 will be better

Eye Pie Rate, on Mar 24 2009, 07:41 PM, said:

Window Kinetics still doesn't work.

Move on transparency works 100%

Seems that .NET is buggy then - window kinetics is purely relying on it (no external api usage AFAIR)

[BLueSS]

Yes! The non-active window transparency is working great on Vista for me! I haven't tested anything on XP for RC3.

Interestingly, the MS Office programs do not become transparent using the effect.

[SamiWiecieKto]

BLueSS, on Mar 24 2009, 10:17 PM, said:

Yes! The non-active window transparency is working great on Vista for me! I haven't tested anything on XP for RC3.

Interestingly, the MS Office programs do not become transparent using the effect.

hmmmm guess I can't get handle from API - I will think of replacing it with other function then (as I decided to not use hooks anymore)

oh and glad to hear it works




Edit Would be grateful is someone update, put some pictures in Nimi Visuals entry in Wikipedia.org

This post has been edited by SamiWiecieKto: 25 March 2009 - 12:03 AM

[BLueSS]

Hmm, some more updates of programs not going transparent:
On vista, VLC media player and Explorer are both not going transparent.

And I'll just add again that an adjustable transparency would be great, because the inactive windows that are "transparent" on my desktop look like they are barely transparent. I can barely see what is behind them.