Version 0.0.70 (November 24th, 2002)

  • + Merged in Jonne's awesome task handling patch (with a few improvements)! 8) Jonne/ironhead/qwilk
  • + The menu.frame gradient now renders correctly -> it's no longer locked to horizontal... :D ironhead
  • ~ Fixed the bug that caused the menu to disappear if opened in the upper left corner of the screen ironhead
  • + Added [path] = dynamic folder support to the menu ironhead/qwilk
  • + Added visual (bool) indicators to the configuration menus ironhead
  • ~ Fixed a bug where minimized tasks were still showing up in the Workspace #1 menu ironhead
  • + Modified [stylesmenu] to make it parse subfolders too ironhead
  • + Added plugin menu support and new messages to the Blackbox API ironhead/qwilk
  • ~ Lots of minor changes and bug fixes in the system tray code ironhead
  • + Holding down the control key on style change now prevents Blackbox from executing the rootCommand qwilk
  • ~ Tweaked the menu appearance to make it more similar to Blackbox for the X Window System qwilk/ironhead
  • ~ Cleaned up the menu code, making it easier to follow qwilk
  • ...and a few more things... :)

    • Version 0.0.61 (September 19th, 2002)

  • ~ Drag'n'drop of images to the desktop now uses bsetbg -> support for png, jpeg, tiff, bmp and more! ironhead
  • + Added descriptive variable names to exported functions in the Blackbox API ironhead
  • ~ Minor changes and bug fixes ironhead

    • Version 0.0.60 (September 7th, 2002)

  • + Blackbox for Windows now has a top notch internal system tray! :D (tip: mid click on the toolbar) ironhead
  • ~ Streamlined the gradient rendering code (again!) for a HUGE increase in performance!!! 8) ironhead/qwilk
  • + ...and introducing: Broadcast messages -> bro@ms -> the bang killah! :D <vbg> qwilk
  • + Thanks to a patch by nivenh, the PipeCross and Rectangle gradients are now working! nivenh
  • + Merged Negotive's HideExplorer code into the core (with permission - thanks Stephen!) Negotive/qwilk
  • + Fixed reconfigure (in fact, it hasn't been working at all until now... <g>) qwilk
  • + rootCommands are now executed on display change (i.e. resolution change) too ironhead
  • ~ ...and rootCommand error messages are automatically suppressed (by popular demand) qwilk
  • + It is now possible for external sources (e.g. plugins) to temporarily display text in the toolbar qwilk
  • + New menu commands: TogglePlugins (show/hide), AboutStyle (parses bbconf style information tags) qwilk
  • ~ Fixed a bug in hook.dll that affected WindowBlinds qwilk
  • ~ No longer resets XMouse back to the Windows default on exit qwilk
  • ~ SnapToWindowEdge was using only the right/bottom settings of the DesktopArea qwilk
  • + New MoveWindowLeft and MoveWindowRight internal commands (to be used by e.g. BBKeys) qwilk
  • ~ New and updated mouse click commands (see documentation for details) qwilk
  • ~ How about a better looking diamond bullet? ;) qwilk/dreamer
  • ~ <hint> Cleaned up the Blackbox API, making it easier to use </hint> qwilk/ironhead
  • ~ Fixed a *lot* of minor bugs and major memory leaks... ironhead/qwilk
  • ...and much, much more! :D

    • Version 0.0.41 (June 30th, 2002)

  • ~ Further streamlined BImage and fixed Sunken style items not rendering correctly qwilk
  • + The toolbar date/time display can now be configured! ironhead
  • + New shutdown menu commands: Hibernate, Suspend qwilk
  • ~ Fixed a bug that made some startup items not execute correctly qwilk
  • + Blackbox will now show an error message if command execution fails qwilk
  • ~ Improved working directory extraction before executing commands qwilk
  • + Created the missing 48x48 pixel icon... :) qwilk

    • Version 0.0.40 (June 4th, 2002)

  • # Rewrote the BImage gradient engine using the original Blackbox rendering code (looks awesome! :D) qwilk
  • ~ Improved style parsing, more efficient painting qwilk
  • + Added toolbar border support qwilk
  • + Added support for the "circle" menu bullet qwilk
  • ~ Blackbox now works in Windows 9x! qwilk
  • ~ Fixed Explorer file manager not updating under Blackbox (removed SetAsShell at startup) qwilk
  • + Ported and simplified LiteStep's -install/-uninstall code qwilk
  • + Implemented the "Full maximization" menu item (thanks kitsune for the heads-up!) qwilk
  • + Blackbox will now automatically display current version in the menu title if no label is specified qwilk
  • + New menu commands: EditStyle/EditMenu/EditPlugins make Blackbox everyday use much smoother qwilk
  • ~ New shutdown menu commands: Shutdown, Reboot, Logoff, LockWorkstation qwilk
  • + Blackbox now displays an error message if a plugin does not exist qwilk
  • ~ Menu [exec]'s will now open a document in the default viewer if no app is specified qwilk
  • + Blackbox now sets the working directory when executing commands qwilk
  • ~ Improvements and extensions to the Blackbox API qwilk
  • ~ Cleaned up the code, adding comments and making minor changes all over the place... =] qwilk
  • # Blackbox for Windows is now open source! (license information included) qwilk
  • ...and much more!

    • Version 0.0.30 (March 10th, 2002)

  • # First release by the new development team! :D
  • + Toolbar with task+workspace switching/display and date/time qwilk
  • ~ Fixed a lot of mem leaks... deadbeat/[steev]
  • ~ Lots of fixes and improvements in the menu deadbeat
  • + Toolbar menu to configure toolbar placement, AlwaysOnTop etc. qwilk
  • + Drag'n'drop of styles (to the toolbar) and wallpaper bitmaps (to the desktop) is now supported qwilk
  • ~ Blackbox doesn't show up in the task manager now [steev]
  • ~ Miscellaneous fixes in style parsing deadbeat/qwilk
  • ~ Improved colour parsing deadbeat
  • ~ Minor improvements to gradients/bevels deadbeat/qwilk
  • ~ Lots of bug fixes [steev]
  • + New HTML documentation qwilk
  • ~ Changed the little afro-dude to a nice black box icon by Maur... :) qwilk


    • ...you can find the early history of Blackbox for Windows and more detailed information in the change log.