• Num Lock status
• Caps Lock status
• Scroll Lock status
• Hard Drive activity (read or write) with current speed in a tooltip

If you need to show this information in your taskbar, download TrayStatus today!

• Added the “All taskbars show relevant windows” in Windows 7
• Taskbars now use Aero rendering in Windows 7
• Better Winamp compatibility
• Taskbar buttons with & in the text would show up incorrectly
• Added an “Open Task Manager” to the DisplayFusion context menu
• Changed: Added a bunch of new advanced settings
• Taskbar window thumbnail previews now use the windows themes and look more native
• Taskbar items now blink/flash when they need attention (ex: instant messaging windows)
• Performance improvements (reduced CPU usage, reduced response time… etc)

As always, this represents only a fraction of the actual changes in this release, and only highlights the major advances. For a complete run-down head over to the official change log. If you haven’t been prompted to upgrade already, I would encourage you to head over to the DisplayFusion page and download the new version today!

• Added taskbar thumbnail window previews (hover over taskbar items for a thumbnail window preview)
• Added drag/drop taskbar button sorting (on DisplayFusion taskbars only)
• Taskbars are no longer removed/re-added when closing the Settings window
• Dragging over a DisplayFusion taskbar item now restores that window so you can drag/drop in it
• Added an option to disable the “Do you wish to apply these settings?” wallpaper prompt
• Full Microsoft Excel 2002/2003/2007 taskbar compatibility in all operating systems
• Fixed an issue that caused the taskbar icons to be lower quality in certain situations
• Fixed clicking on a focused taskbar item didn’t always minimize it in Windows 7
• Fixed monitor order was sometimes different than Windows and affected window movement hotkeys
• Fixed an issue that caused the wallpaper to be tiled incorrectly when high DPI settings are in use in Vista/Win7

Taskbar thumbnail window previews

As you can see, there are a number of important changes. You can see the complete list of changes in the DisplayFusion Change Log. There is also a new Portuguese (Portugal) translation available on the DisplayFusion Languages page – thanks Rui Pedro da Silva Gomes da Costa!

I would encourage everyone to update as soon as you can to take advantage of the new functionality.

• Significantly better Windows 7 and Windows 2000 support
• Applying the wallpaper settings manually (in the Wallpaper window) now turns off the image freezing
• New HotKey: “Move window to previous monitor” (Ctrl + Win + W)
• New HotKey: “Move window to previous monitor and size proportionally” (Ctrl + Win + E)
• New HotKey: “Move window to previous monitor and maximize” (Ctrl + Win + D)
• Fixed an issue that caused the HotKeys to get reset on reboot with Windows Vista/Windows 7 in certain situations
• Fixed the “Arial does not support style ‘regular’” error in the Wallpaper and Settings windows
• Better application compatibility with Outlook 2007, MySQL GUI Tools, Google Chrome, Apple Safari 4 and Delphi applications (TOAD for Oracle, PSpad, FlashFXP… etc)

To see the complete list of changes, just visit the DisplayFusion Change Log. I would encourage everyone to update to this new version as soon as possible to take advantage of all the fixes and added functionality. If you have the auto-update feature enabled in DisplayFusion you will be prompted to upgrade the next time you start-up. Otherwise, just head over to the DisplayFusion page to download this version right now.

• Taskbars now support auto-hiding
• Added a “Taskbar Opacity” option, to make the DisplayFusion Taskbar translucent
• Wallpaper checker/changer is now delayed 30 seconds from application startup, to allow the system to fully start before trying to change anything
• Huge improvement in response time for taskbar item updating (new windows, closed windows, focused windows… etc)
• Better window management compatibility with Google Chrome and Apple Safari 4 (doesn’t move browser to the next monitor when middle-clicking a tab at the top of the window)
• Silent installations now work correctly
• Installer would sometimes use English, even if another language was selected

As always, you can see the complete list of changes in the DisplayFusion Change Log. I would expect that everyone that has the auto-update notification enabled has already updated, but for everyone else, I would encourage you to update today!

• Full Windows 7 support
• Added a “Windows Context Menu” option to the file result context menu
• Double-clicking a search result item will open the file with the default file handler
• Shows the current search path in the window caption bar
• The 4 search criteria boxes now store a history of 10 items
• The path box now auto-completes using a combination of the history and file system

This is only a sample of the improvements in this new version. You can view the full change log here. I would encourage everyone to update to the latest version today to take advantage of all these enhancements. If you haven’t tried FileSeek before, what are you waiting for? Start searching your files right now!

•  Chinese (Simplified)
•  Czech
•  Dutch (Belgium)
•  English (included with DisplayFusion)
•  French (included with DisplayFusion)
•  German (included with DisplayFusion)
•  Italian
•  Norwegian
•  Portuguese (Brazil)
•  Spanish (included with DisplayFusion)
•  Swedish

Head over to the DisplayFusion Languages page right now to download any of these excellent translations.

• Added an option: “Rotate wallpaper images automatically using JPEG EXIF information”
• Added a registry key to force a specific taskbar height (see support forum)
• Fixed application compatibility with a bunch of applications (AQT Query Tool, Microsoft Excel, TOAD, Paint.NET… etc)
• Fixed an issue that caused a restored window to be too size for the monitor and the caption bar would be pushed off the top
• Fixed an issue that would cause the DisplayFusion taskbar to appear half-way up the screen when changing resolutions
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause a grey bar to appear on the top and left of scaled wallpaper images

If you would like to see the full list of changes you can visit the DisplayFusion Change Log. You may be required to reboot when installing this update, because of the new DisplayFusion hook DLL. Not everyone will need to reboot, but if you are prompted to reboot DisplayFusion won’t work properly until you do. I would advise everyone to update to this new version as soon as possible, as there are a number of important fixes in this release.

Thanks everyone, and happy downloading!

The single biggest new feature in DisplayFusion 3.0 is the addition of Multi-Monitor Taskbar support for DisplayFusion Pro users. This has been the most requested feature since DisplayFusion was released, and has also required the most amount of work to develop. Thanks to a significant amount of testing, the Multi-Monitor Taskbar support in DisplayFusion 3.0 is first-class and completely integrates with Windows. It uses the standard Windows Themes in Windows XP/Vista, and even works perfectly with hacked Windows XP themes that use a modified UxTheme.dll file. There are a variety of configuration options available for the Multi-Monitor Taskbar, allowing you to configure it exactly the way you want to.

One huge benefit from community involvement is the addition of more language translations. DisplayFusion 2.2 was originally released with 3 languages, but I happy to announce that DisplayFusion 3.0 now has 9 supported languages and is constantly growing. DisplayFusion 3.0 is being bundled with 4 languages (English, French, German and Spanish) with 5 more available for immediate download (Italian, Swedish, Simplified Chinese, Dutch and Portuguese).

When I released the first version of DisplayFusion with integrated Flickr support, I had every intention of adding more image providers at a later date. However, most wallpaper sites don’t provide an API like Flickr, and as a result integration just isn’t possible in most cases. During the development of DisplayFusion 3.0 I was approached by Vlad from the popular Vladstudio website. Vladstudio has arguably some of the best wallpapers available for download, and all of the standard resolution images are completely free. The new Vladstudio wallpaper integration is free for everyone to use and allows access to the entire Vladstudio collection. People with paid Vladstudio accounts will have access to higher quality multi-monitor wallpaper, but free users aren’t left out. Free users will have access to the same excellent images, just at a lower resolution.

DisplayFusion 3.0 has also received a complete interface overhaul. Every piece of the interface has been revised and streamlined to allow for easier use. For example, the Settings window has been divided up into more tabs for better separation of configuration options, while becoming easier to navigate at the same time.

The Wallpaper settings window has also undergone a transformation. With the addition of some excellent new image post-processing features (free for everyone to use) and the streamlining of the interface, it is now more powerful and easier to use than ever. You can do everything from applying a single image on one monitor to setting a random Vladstudio image to be spanned across all monitors. Everything has been simplified, but made more powerful at the same time.

There are a number of smaller, frequently requested changes in DisplayFusion 3.0 as well. For example, the addition of a HotKey to change to a new random wallpaper image (DisplayFusion Pro only). Moving windows between monitors has been made even easier now, thanks to the addition of the new middle-click window movement option. When enabled, just middle-click on a window’s caption bar and the window will be moved to the next monitor. Very easy, and much faster than dragging the window to the desired monitor. Of course, the old drag-and-drop window movement is still there, and has been enhanced to provide better application compatibility.

DisplayFusion 3.0 also introduces a special game detection feature. When a game is starting up DisplayFusion will suspend all background operations to free up maximum systems resources for your game. Once you exit the game, DisplayFusion will resume everything automatically without you having to touch anything.

As always in any big release there are dozens of bug fixes as well. DisplayFusion 3.0 includes some fixes that apply to wallpaper centering, mouse lag, HotKey bindings and much, much more.

I would encourage everyone to update to DisplayFusion 3.0 today. If you have the auto-update option enabled you will be prompted to update the next time you start DisplayFusion. If you don’t have auto-update enabled, just head over to the DisplayFusion page to download the new version. DisplayFusion Pro users don’t need to worry, your existing license will work with DisplayFusion 3.0 and all future DisplayFusion versions.

I would like to send out a big thank you to everyone who helped to make this release possible. From the people who submitted suggestions, to the people who helped translate and test, you all made this release possible.

Thanks everyone!

 Chinese (Simplified)
Thanks to Hui Liu & Wang Hao.

 Italian
Thanks to Alessandro Ghisoni.

 Swedish
Thanks to Hans Silverberg.

You can find these and more languages on the DisplayFusion Languages page. Thanks guys!

• Multi-monitor taskbar support:
  • Adds a taskbar to every monitor
  • Takes advantage of Windows Themes so it looks like a native part of the operating system
  • Works and looks excellent with or without Windows Themes enabled
  • Full right-click context menu support for all taskbar items
  • Option to hide taskbar items from the Windows taskbar if they are present on the DisplayFusion taskbar
• New mouse shortcut:
  • Middle-clicking on a window’s caption bar will move it to the next monitor
• Completely re-designed Settings window:
  • Easier to navigate
  • Options are grouped and ordered more logically
• Integration with Vladstudio.com:
  • Integrated just like Flickr in DisplayFusion
  • Choose single images, or have DisplayFusion select random images on a timer

This has turned out to be a substantial new release. With the numerous bug-fixes and tons of new functionality, this is shaping up to be one of the biggest DisplayFusion releases ever.

With these new changes, and after much deliberation, I have decided to adjust DisplayFusion’s pricing. Effective January 1, 2009 DisplayFusion’s price will be changing to $20 (CAD). I believe this new price is still a fair representation of what DisplayFusion is worth, especially taking into account the additional functionality version 2.3 will bring. If you are interested in how much this will cost in your local currency I have done the calculation for a few of the major currencies here:

• CAD: $20.00 (base price in Canadian Dollars)
• USD: $15.50 (US Dollars)
• EUR: €12.20 (Euros)
• GBP: £10.60 (British Pounds)

Please keep in mind that the exchange rate for each of these currencies will fluctuate. I am announcing this price change 1 month in advance so that people currently evaluating DisplayFusion Pro will still have time to finish their trial and purchase a Pro license at the current price. Also, effective immediately, I have introduced volume discounts on the purchase page. This is how the discounts work:

• Purchase 2 or more licenses and receive 20% off each license
• Purchase 3 or more licenses and receive 30% off each license
• Purchase 5 or more licenses and receive 40% off each license

If you want to use DisplayFusion Pro on more than one computer, this is an excellent way to purchase multiple licenses and save some money at the same time. As always, I would love to hear any feedback you have about any of these changes, or anything in general. You can use the contact page, or you can find me on Twitter. Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Here is what the multi-monitor taskbar looks like in Windows XP with the Blue theme. The Windows Taskbar is on the left and the DisplayFusion Taskbar is on the right. As you can see, all of the taskbar windows are being shown on both taskbars.

In the second screenshot you can see DisplayFusion is only showing the windows that are on each screen in the DisplayFusion Taskbar. There are still a number of options that need to be finalized, but I want to start testing now to get as much feedback as I can from other people’s desktop configurations. If you are interested in trying this out please contact me and I’ll send you the download link.

Update: When you contact me please send the email address you used to register DisplayFusion, or your DisplayFusion Pro license key so I can verify your Pro status. Thanks!

• Resized some windows to allow them to work properly at 800×600
• Fixed an issue that prevented DisplayFusion from starting when using certain locales (ex: Turkish)
• Fixed some of the “jerky mouse movement” issues in rare situations
• Fixed some windows failing to drag maximized or snap properly (ex: Windows Live Messenger)

If you would like to see the full list of changes, head over to the DisplayFusion change log. I would encourage everyone to update as soon as they can. If you are using DisplayFusion Pro then you should be prompted to upgrade and DisplayFusion will take care of downloading and installing this update. For everyone using the free version you will be notified of the new version but you will need to download and install the update manually from the DisplayFusion website.

As always, if you encounter any issues please be sure to check out the DisplayFusion Support Forum or you can contact me directly. Thanks everyone!

• Added an “Open with Other Application” context menu option for selected files
• Added an “Open Containing Folder” context menu option for selected files
• Added a “Case sensitive query” option

Check out the full change log for more details on these changes. Also changed in this release is the addition of an advertisement in the Settings window for one of my other applications, DisplayFusion. This is just a hard-coded image, and will never, ever connect to the internet to download new ads. This isn’t some sleazy spyware stuff, this is just a link to one of my applications. This is the first application that I have tried this with, and I would be very interested to hear any feedback on this in the FileSeek Support Forum, or just contact me directly.

A big thanks to everyone who helped with this release. Thanks everyone!