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uICE Version History

v2.34

  • added 'Global Commands' selection to 'Set Active Application' action
  • property uICE.RemoteControl is now read/write
  • modified WebControl|Connect and WebControl|Disconnect to work on broadband connections
  • bugfix: LoadConfiguration action could cause an exception under certain circumstances
  • bugfix: ATI Remote Wonder driver generated an exception after resuming from standby mode
  • bugfix: fixed some display issues in the timers menu on systems using 12 hour time format

v2.33

  • new action: Window messages->Application Command (WM_APPCOMMAND)
  • bugfix: shutdown action caused an error when associated button was pressed multiple times while the countdown was displayed
  • bugfix: audio controls set to other lines than master reverted to master after a restart

v2.31

  • extended keyboard hotkey support
  • bugfix: audio controls stopped working after some time on systems prior to WinXP

v2.30

  • Display Window Title action fixed
  • Fixed bug with system shutdown/reboot actions if OSDs were disabled
  • script editor window remembers size

v2.29

  • added methods Window() and Refresh() to Window object
  • WinFast TV 2000 XP: added autodetection of WinFast Wizard
  • generic OSD: fixed bug where the wrong layout name was displayed in multi-layouted commands with Switch Layout actions.

v2.28

  • HTML OSD: font smoothing disabled to prevent transparency artefacts
  • added Device ID selection to ATI Remote Wonder driver
  • bugfix: OSD position, timeout and border settings were applied only after restarting uICE

v2.27

  • Sleep method improved
  • added property Timeout to OSD Object
  • HTML OSD refresh bug fixed

v2.26

  • Active Scripting support
  • uICE object model with script-programmable OSDs, timers and global variables
  • Winamp 2 preset updated
  • Windows Media Player 6 preset updated
  • new device: Soundblaster Audigy 2 (RM-1000 remote control)

v2.25

  • option to enable forced system shutdown (General Options)
  • option to auto-activate applications based on the foreground window (General Options)
  • option to disable remote control if certain application is active (application preset property)
  • updated driver for Magic TView
  • updated driver for ATI Remote Wonder

v2.24

  • new device drivers:
    • FlyVideo 3000 TV cards (SAA7130/SAA7134 chipset, RM-050 remote control)
    • Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe TV cards (CoolCommand remote control)
    • Soundblaster Extigy (RM-1000 remote control)
  • bugfix: On-Screen Menu Shortcut action fixed
  • Windows ME compatibility fix: Outlook Express 5.x freezed when uICE was running

v2.23

  • new device driver for ATI Remote Wonder
  • added option to not enable Hotkeys automatically on startup (General Config -> General Options)
  • sleep timer extended to 999 minutes
  • bugfix: Load configuration failed if default remote configuration existed
  • bugfix: Win98 OpenFileDialog bug fixed

v2.22

  • bugfix: OSM file browser did not display filtered files properly if file extensions are hidden in Windows Explorer

v2.21

  • new device driver for Pinnacle PCTV / PCTV Pro / PCTV Sat
  • new device driver for Magic TView (CPH 051 / CPH 061) TV cards
  • OSM: "Play all files from ..." creates playlist with entries sorted by filename
  • Action Definition remembers last used action
  • Reduced CPU load in TV card driver
  • Faster TV card initialization
  • "Repeat Threshold" (AntiRepeat) and "Typematic Delay" are now remote control properties (Hardware Setup)
  • Improved AntiRepeat logic
  • optional priority boost when executing a command (General Config)
  • WM_APPCOMMAND support for PostMessage action

v2.20

  • status line displays active application
  • first-time auto-configuration improved
  • added "Play all files from directory" function to OSM for Music and Video files
  • On-Screen Displays get disabled automatically if other applications are in DirectDraw exclusive fullscreen mode (e.g. 3D games, Winamp visualization plugins).
  • OSM background image resizes according to screen border setting
  • in filebrowser On-Screen Menu mode, Left/Right performs a Page Down/Page Up.
  • added "Reload Defaults" to context menus at Hardware Setup and On-Screen Display to reload the default remote control configuration (if available)
  • Hotkey handling completely revised. Hotkeys are now handled like normal remote control buttons, i.e. associated with a command at Hardware Setup.
  • added support for the additional hotkeys of multimedia keyboards (volume keys, internet keys etc)
  • WinLIRC client device updated to API v2
  • new server protocol RCTP/1.0 finished.
  • uICE network client dll with test application available for application developers
  • Network clients now fully integrate into On-Screen Menu and comply with multi-application control guidelines
  • removed unnecessary options "Disable server for application commands" and "Application must be the foreground window" from application configuration
  • overall presets renamed to "Configuration" for better distinction to Application Presets
  • bugfix: Web Control/Open Location fixed
  • bugfix: Audio Panning (Adjust Up/Right, Adjust Down/Left in Panning mode) caused a buffer overrun on XP systems
  • bugfix: repeated commands from WinLIRC were not properly handled and caused malfunctions in On-Screen Menu
  • bugfix: mouse position tool stopped responding sometimes when trying to close it

v2.19a

  • removed a critical deadlock situation in task monitor

v2.19

  • added translucent menu background effect
  • bugfix: uICE did not always activate application commands properly when application was launched manually
  • "Shutdown/Suspend Windows" action now goes directly to the OSM's Sleep Timer when associated button is pressed a second time.
  • added check for duplicate button codes across different remote controls at Hardware Setup
  • new action: OSD Actions->On-Screen Menu shortcut
  • new action: Engine Actions->Load preset
  • Window Picker Tool now groups windows by executable
  • PostMessage supports executable file check
  • Message Capture Tool can monitor all windows of an application at once

v2.18

  • added "Global Commands" to Applications OSM to be able to switch back to global commands if configured applications are running
  • added "Files" to OSM to browse and launch files from the harddisk
  • added scrolling effect for selected OSM items that are too wide to display
  • added background image option to display an image as OSM background
  • added border option to set the screen border for OSM displays
  • added Creative Live!Drive IR / AudigyDrive device driver (RM-900 remote control)
  • PostMessage: WM_KEYDOWN and WM_CHAR now support key combinations with Ctrl and Shift
  • bugfix: PostMessage action failed on child windows

v2.17

  • added Anir Multimedia Magic device
  • bugfix: launching applications directly from application folder command did not set the folder commands active

v2.16

  • bugfix (Win2k): Action Reference help topic popped up when opening Action Definition, causing uICE to crash
  • bugfix: Message Capture Tool produced invalid Window Path for child windows with classname only

v2.15

  • Version numbering scheme changed. From now on, we'll only use single-dotted version numbers.
  • On-Screen Menu (OSM)
  • separate page for On-Screen Display/OSM configuration
  • Shutdown/Standby timer moved into OSM
  • Layout Selector moved into OSM
  • Improved multi-application control through OSM
  • New action: Engine actions->Set active application
  • Wake-up timer (OSM)
  • message capture tool improved
  • WM_CHAR and WM_KEYDOWN support for PostMessage
  • keystroke actions improved
  • execution engine rewritten
  • tvcard.dll and nec.dll converted to device API 2.0
  • added context menu option 'Batch Learn Common Commands' for batch learning of common buttons (play, pause, ...)
  • highspeed realtime application monitor
  • highly optimized driver for Packard Bell Fast Media
  • gradient effect for volume osd
  • several user interface improvements like auto-rename of commands associated with actions when renaming a button
    at Hardware Setup
  • Setup Guide for first-time users
  • Documentation rewritten and converted to HtmlHelp format
  • Automatic update checking
  • bugfix: Set mouse position relative to window does not use normalized coordinates any more
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