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@Abdelrhman-AK Abdelrhman-AK released this 05 Oct 19:53
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If you are using a language file, please re-download it from here

Warning
Please run SFC /scanfile=%windir%\System32\imageres.dll in Command Prompt as administrator and restart your Windows if you used a previous beta version to fix imageres.dll corruption made by modifying Windows startup sound. Don't use previous beta versions 1.0.7.x.

New Features:

1. WinPaletter is written now in C# instead of Visual Basic .NET

It is expected to face bugs due to programming language shift. Please report problems you may face in Issues.

2. Drag and drop colors items - read this to learn more.

You can drag a color into another color to make it easier and quicker to change colors. You can also swap between colors, you can learn it from wiki.

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3. Palette extraction and distribution

  • If you are confused with colors for your Windows colors, WinPaletter now can generate a palette from one color or from an image.

  • Read this to learn more about this feature

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4. Colors history

Click on a color item and navigate to history tab, you will see all color used for current open item.

  • Read this to learn more about this feature

5. GUI language editor

  • It will help you create, modify and update languages JSON files by showing mini-forms that you can edit so that you can see all text items in real time

  • Read this to learn more about this feature

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6. New download sources for WinPaletter

  • Including WinGet and Chocolatey #168

  • Read this to know how to download from these sources

7. Theme log levels

  • There is a new level called "Advanced details" that shows you all registry modifications and actions done to your system during theme applying

  • Read this to learn more about this feature

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8. Windows Effects new feature

  • Animate controls and elements inside window

Improvements:

  • Sounds
    • Added Unlock and Charger connected sounds #170
    • Improvement in Task Scheduler deflection method #170
    • Fix empty icons after patching imageres.dll
    • Fix "Sound API only supports playing PCM wave files" on opening a WAV file
    • Added alert dialog on changing PE files resources, for example imageres.dll (for startup sound)

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  • Classic colors speed improvements

Bugs fixes:

  • Fix issue of disappearing taskbar and start in preview
  • Fix issue of conflict between custom DPI and metrics and fonts #179 #178
  • Fix small icons fonts and other fonts on applying metrics and fonts with DPI higher than 125 and with delaying metrics and fonts effects option in settings is enabled
  • Fix bug of opening an old theme file causes null or non-found values for the newly loaded theme
  • Fix WinPaletter theme load issue #173