From alchemyreply1753 at mindworkshop.com Sat Mar 30 10:38:14 2019 From: alchemyreply1753 at mindworkshop.com (alchemyreply1753 at mindworkshop.com) Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:38:14 -0400 Subject: [Newsletter] Announcements from Alchemy Mindworks Message-ID: <243c7259-9867-ec8f-3f4a-88075fb7ff06@mindworkshop.com> Click here to UNSUBSCRIBE . ( http://mindworkshop.com/mailman/options/newsletter ) Contents: 1. *?Screen Saver Construction Set 9 Revision 2 * 2. *?Presentation Wizard 9 Revision 2***(second notification) * * 3. *?The Ultimate Screen Clock 9 Revision 3 ***(second notification)** 4. *?Graphic Workshop Professional 9 Revision 8 **(additional notification) * 5. *Replying to this Message, List Removal and Details * *** A dagger speaks louder than words... Click on the book.*** Screen Saver Construction Set 9 Revision 2 Screen Saver Construction Set 9 has been updated. This release: * Updates the *JPEG functionality* in Screen Saver Construction Set to be blindingly, shockingly fast... and possibly violate a few laws of physics. The new JPEG reader addresses a number of potential security holes which could have allowed a maliciously-crafted JPG file to execute arbitrary code and compromise a computer running Screen Saver Construction Set. We urge everyone running Screen Saver Construction Set to update to this release really, really soon. * Updates the Screen Saver Construction Set *image handling libraries* with our new anti-tampering logic. * Extends Screen Saver Construction Set's *Remote C**o**ntent* objects ? now include server-based sounds in your presentations. You can build WAV, MP3 andMIDI objects into your presentation pages that are fetched from your server, rather than stored in your presentation documents. As such, you can change the content of your presentations after they've been distributed. If it were any cooler, it would be measured in degrees Kelvin. * Fixes several bugs in the original *Remote Content* functionality that could leak memory under certain builds of Windows. * Updates the *page refresh* logic of Screen Saver Construction Set's run time to make it quicker. * Fixes a bug in the aforementioned Screen Saver Construction Set runtime that could see *Image objects with alpha transparency* drawn twice when a page refreshed, which caused translucent elements, such as shadows, to appear darker than they should have. * Cleans up a number of *user interface* issues throughout the application. * Updates the *PNG readers and writers* in Screen Saver Construction Set to address some security issues. We strongly urge all users of The Ultimate Screen Clock to update to this version to close these potential security holes. * Addresses a number of *GDI and performance issues* that software developers never really stop meddling with. * Updates the *documentation*. Click on the blue button to download Screen Saver Construction Set 9. Upgrades If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Screen Saver Construction Set 8, we invite you to upgrade to Screen Saver Construction Set 9 for *half the current new-user price*. Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page. Announcing Presentation Wizard 9Revision 2 (second notification) Presentation Wizard 9 has been Updated. This release: * Extends Presentation Wizard's *Remote C**o**ntent* objects ? now include server-based sounds in your presentations. You can build WAV, MP3 and MIDI objects into your presentation pages that are fetched from your server, rather than stored in your presentation documents. As such, you can change the content of your presentations after they've been distributed. If it were any cooler, it would be measured in degrees Kelvin. * Fixes several bugs in the original *Remote Content* functionality that could leak memory under certain builds of Windows. * Updates the *page refresh* logic of Presentation Wizard's run time to make it quicker. * Fixes a bug in the aforementioned Presentation Wizard runtime that could see *Image objects with alpha transparency* drawn twice when a page refreshed, which caused translucent elements, such as shadows, to appear darker than they should have. * Cleans up a number of *user interface* issues throughout the application. * Updates the *PNG readers and writers* in Presentation Wizard to address some security issues. We strongly urge all users of The Ultimate Screen Clock to update to this version to close these potential security holes. * Addresses a number of *GDI and performance issues* that software developers never really stop meddling with. * Updates the *documentation*. Click on the blue button to download Presentation Wizard 9. Upgrades If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Presentation Wizard 8, we invite you to upgrade to Presentation Wizard 9 for *half the current new-user price*. Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page. The Ultimate Screen Clock 9 Revision 3(second notification) The Ultimate Screen Clock 9 has been updated. This release: * Corrects the *document path* where The Ultimate Screen Clock looks for style overrides, user-created clocks and other ancillary items. It was previously set to My Documents/My Screen Clocks ? sadly, a non-existent folder as far as the software was concerned, rather than My Documents/My Screen Clocks 9 , as it is now. From last weekend's release: * Adds the *Radio* *clock style*, examples of which are illustrated here. The small graphics don't really do this one justice. Harkening back to a fanciful past ? which is way more fun than a dystopian present ? the Radio style is available in three sizes, with and without a bezel, and in animated versions in which its digits cycle, just like back when a personal computer was about the size of an Amazon warehouse. You might want to stand well back from your monitor if you select one of the Huge style options. Note that you'll need to download and install the extra styles library for The Ultimate Screen Clock to access all the Radio style options. * Updates the *Select Style window* to generate list graphics in the background, to minimize the delay as you initially scroll through the available clocks. The Select Style windows are a lot more responsive now, and way easier to use. There's a complete discussion of this functionality in the section of the Reference document that deals with selecting styles, and we hasten to mention that it can be disabled if you don't like it as much as we did. * Updates the *PNG readers and writers* in The Ultimate Screen Clock to address some security issues. We strongly urge all users of The Ultimate Screen Clock to update to this version to close these potential security holes. * Addresses some potential timing issues in the*Net Time* functionality. * Improves the *clock rendering engine*. * Addresses a number of*GDI and performance issues* that software developers never really stop meddling with. * Updates the *documentation*. Click on the blue button to download The Ultimate Screen Clock 9. Upgrades If you have registered or upgraded a registration for The Ultimate Screen Clock 8, we invite you to upgrade to The Ultimate Screen Clock 9 for *half the current new-user price*. Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page. Graphic Workshop Professional 9 Revision 8(additional notification) Graphic Workshop Professional 9 has been updated. This release: * Fixes a bug in the *Favorites* window that could prevent it from creating new Favorites galleries under some configurations of Windows. It was admittedly, an obscure bug, but we chortled when it finally became demised. * Further improves the performance of the new *View window* update logic. * Fixes an embarrassing typo in the View mode closing save file prompt. From last weekend's release: * Rewrites the *View mode screen update logic*. It's now shockingly quick. It also has an Optimum Size mode that will display your pictures to completely fill the view window, rather than selecting the nearest integral zoom factor. We hasten to add that you can select Optimum Size as the default zoom level in Setup, and you can use the View mode Configure window to set your middle mouse button or mouse wheel to toggle between Optimum Size and 100% zoom. Because of the warped structure of the universe, we're fairly certain that there exists at least one computer... somewhere... that won't entirely get along with the improved screen update functionality. As such, you'll see a message the first time you open a picture in View to the effect that it can be reverted to the original banded screen update functionality. Unselect the Show Me This Message Again option to avoid seeing it in the future. * Rewrites the *thumbnail *read functionality to make Graphic Workshop's browser windows populate in less time... 'specially under Windows 10, which is? bit lackadaisical about such things. * Fixes a truly pernicious bug in the *View mode Filter window* and the batch mode and right-click Filter windows which could leak resources and crash things. We urge all users of Graphic Workshop to update to this version and nail this insidious little beast before it nails you. * Fixes pretty much the same pernicious bug in the *Textures and Fractals window*. * Adds the ability to remove permanent thumbnails from items in the *Search* window. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the thumbnail button. * Changes the behavior of the *Add Permanent Thumbnails* function of the Search window ? hold down the Alt key and click on the Thumbnail button. The previous behavior, which used the Shift key, could enable the face detection feature of the thumbnail generator if you didn't release the Shift key quickly enough. * Updates the documentation. * Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software developers never really stop meddling with. Upgrades If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Graphic Workshop Professional 8, we invite you to upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 9 for *half the current new-user price*. Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page. Replying to this Message, List Removal and Details This message has been sent from an unmonitored address - please do not reply to it. To remove your address from this mailing list or to change your address, please visit our web page at http://www.mindworkshop.com/update-list.html or click on the Unsubscribe button: Removal requests will be processed instantly. 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