[Newsletter] Announcements from Alchemy Mindworks

Sat Dec 10 08:17:00 EST 2016



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      1. Graphic Workshop Professional 7 Revision 3

      2. Animation Workshop 7 Revision 2 (Second Notification) 

      3. Upgrade from Version 5 (For a Limited Time Only)

      4. Replying to this Message and List Removal


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     1. Graphic Workshop Professional 7 Revision 3
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     Graphic Workshop Professional 7 has been updated. This release:


     - Fixes a bug in the new combined Save As window that could prevent the
       File Name field from getting the keyboard focus in some circumstances,
       under some builds of Windows, in some quantum universes.


     - Adds a thumbnail-based history list to the GWS Camera screen capture
       to provide its users with a visual record of what's been snagged, and
       a quick way to view and delete existing captures.


     - Adds a Recent files list to the Graphic Workshop browser right-click 
       menu, to make it easy to re-use recently-opened documents. We hasten 
       to add that this feature has a fair number of less-than-obvious 
       options to improve its usefulness. We further hasten to add that if
       you don't want Graphic Workshop to remember which files you've opened,
       it can be disabled in Setup. See the section of the Reference Document
       that deals with Browser Windows.


     - For everyone who's asked for a keyboard shortcut for the Save function
       of Graphic Workshop's View mode... open the Configuration window from
       the Picture menu in View mode, enable Ctrl+Shift+S Shortcut For Save
       and your wish shall be granted. We regard this one as something of a 
       power user option... assuming that "power user" is still a thing... and
       as such, it defaults to being disabled. Once set, it will be remembered
       between sessions.


     - Graphic Workshop's EXE self-displaying pictures have been updated to 
       the latest Presentation Wizard runtime, which will make them quicker, 
       and addresses a few memory and resource leaks that beset their 
       ancestors.


     - Graphic Workshop's SCR convert to Windows screen savers have been 
       updated to the latest Screen Saver Construction Set runtime, which 
       also makes them quicker and addresses a few memory and resource leaks 
       that beset their ancestors. It also enables Screen Saver Construction 
       Set 7's resolution-independent screen savers.


     - Adds an option to GWS Camera to have the left Alt or Ctrl key capture 
       your screen, and the right Alt or Ctrl key summon the Setup window.
       See the discussion of the Right Modifier Open Setup option. Note that
       this feature is disabled by default, so it doesn't confuse the unwary.


     - Addresses several theoretical security issues.


     - Improves the validation logic for Windows 10 users.


     - Addresses a number of user interface issues.


     - Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software 
       developers never really stop meddling with.      


     - Updates the documentation.


     We'd like to urge all the users of Graphic Workshop Professional 7 to
     download and install this update... doubly so if you're running 
     Windows 10.


     You can Graphic Workshop Professional 7 from:

         http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwspro.html#download


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     UPGRADES


     As of this writing, if you're running Graphic Workshop 5 or 6, you can 
     upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 7 for half the cost of a new 
     single-user license.

     Please visit: 

         http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html     

     to upgrade.
     

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     2. Animation Workshop 7 Revision 2 (Second Notification)
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     Animation Workshop 7 has been updated. This release:


     - Addresses a number of issues that crept into the first release of 
       Animation Workshop 7... as software is wont to do.

  
     - Modifies the registration logic to work around Windows 10's recent 
       updates, which have been randomly de-registering software when they
       sneak silently onto your computer. The sudden appearance of the "this
       key is already registered" message should be a distant memory.


     - Updates UpToDate.


     - Improves the rendering engine.


     - Updates the graphic import logic.


     - Addresses a number of user interface issues.


     - Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software 
       developers never really stop meddling with.      

     - Updates the documentation.


     You can download Animation Workshop 7 from:

         http://www.mindworkshop.com/animwork.html#download


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     UPGRADES


     If you have previously registered or upgraded to Animation Workshop 6, 
     you can upgrade to Animation Workshop 7 for half the cost of a new 
     single-user license.

     Please see:

         http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html     

     to upgrade.


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     3. Upgrade from Version 5 (For a Limited Time Only)
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     If you're still using one of the version 5 Alchemy Mindworks 
     applications, we invite you to upgrade to the corresponding version 7
     software for half the new single-user license cost.

     For example, you can upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 7 
     for $22.49.

     Aside from adding new features and improved functionality to our
     software, the version 7 upgrades are compatible with Windows 10.

     Version 5 applications will not install or run under Windows 10.

     The half-price upgrade from version 5 will be available until
     December 30, 2016... after which it will be history.

     Please visit

         http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html 

     to upgrade.


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