ArsClip Official Release

Version 5.44 of ArsClip has been released. This update contains a few notable major changes and a lot of fixes.

First, the biggest change revolves around JavaScript. AC uses the already-installed JavaScript support in Windows. Technically, this is called JScript - a subset of JavaScript. In later versions of Windows, this uses the Chakra JScript engine. AC will now automatically detect newer installs and uses the highest JScript version possible (which can be overridden in the ac.ini file). So, AC's JavaScript support should include any features you'd expect to see in IE11.

JS Support in general has been updated. There's now an option to enabled the "STAYOPEN" feature for JavaScript clips in the "_Clip Menu" group. The "Edit Permanent Clip" window has been updated with more features to make working with JS clips easier - including some new JavaScript functions.

In Edit Clips/Macros, the lists have been reworked for better visuals. For the History tab, the icons and the highlighting have been updated. For the Permanent Clips/Macros tab, the list now use an icon to show the type of clip: JS, AC Macro, Plain text, Picture, HTML, RichText. The Global Hotkey is shown in the right-side of a list item to make it easier to identify and read. The "_Alter Clipboard" and "_Clip Menu" special groups now show checkboxes for enabled items on the list.

Finally, AC now uses a custom HTML control for displaying HTML Clips. This was first implemented for the Tooltip Hint to test stability and is now used in almost all parts of the program for displaying these clips. This feature has been updated to make dark text on a dark background readable. Also, the font is now scaled smaller for Tooltip Hints.

Rename Master Hotfix Release

I've released a hotfix (v4.03) to work around an issue with Dark Mode support. This only occurs when the Renaming Script is long enough to need scrolling. For now, the ScrollBar in this location will not be drawn correctly, but it also will not freeze the program.

Rename Master Official Release

Version 4.02 of Rename Master has been officially released. The main changes in this update are new File Details meta-data support and improved Dark Mode support.

The "Details" tab shown on the Properties window in Explorer is not included as meta-variables in RM. While RM's own internal file tags are faster to read, the File Details can be used to extract any data format that RM does not natively support. For example, RM does not support newer version of the newest MP3 ID3 tags. If Explorer can show them in the Details tab, then RM can extract them.

Dark Mode support has been significantly improved. The previous support was experimental an some text was hard to read. RM has updated icons and fixed issues with colors in this version. The Configuration settings for the Renaming Script and File List colors are shown as expected. Dark Mode can also be manually disabled by editing the rm.ini file. RM will, by default, use Dark Mode when this Windows setting is detected on.

ArsClip Official Release

Version 5.44 of ArsClip has been released. The major new features for this version are new/improved modes for the Popup. The majority of changes are minor tweaks and bug fixes.

The Pinned mode has been reworked an updated to completely replace the former Form Mode functionality. A Transparent toggle has been added to the Popup. Finally, a Paste Selected mode button has been added to completely replace the separate Paste Selected window. The old window can be shown using a Permanent Clip/Macro, but it is deprecated.

RFC (Request for Comments) for JMoveIt

JMoveIt Public Beta

JMoveIt is a program for Multi-Monitor setups with only two functions. See the above link for a description of what it does.

The Monitor Watcher feature needs testing on multiple different systems. The way it works is highly dependent on the way Windows reports events. It can respond to a Monitor Power State change or a Resolution Change. The Power State works for a Display Port connected monitor, but may not work for other connections. It depends on the drivers of the monitor. The Resolution Change is a backup method that is only likely to work if one monitor has a different resolution or scaling settings.

I need feedback about this feature. It could perform way better or way worse than I suspect. I've included a Debug window that will tell me about the timing of Windows reported events. This information could be helpful as well as a description of the scaling/resolutions/connect types of the monitors.

I've worked on this program for a few months behind the scenes. It's a niche utility that I use a lot, especially when one monitor is turned off. I suspect not many users have a multi-monitor setups and I suspect most of those users also don't have setups that would need this utility.