Always remember to back-up your VirtueDesktops preferences before running any beta version.

All work done in this beta was done by Florent Bruneau.

Changes

• Fixes to localisation;
• Miscellaneous fixes for stability;

Known issues

• There is a massive memory leak in this build that builds up over time. Use an earlier beta if you don’t need the localisation provided by this build;

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All work done in this beta was done by Florent Bruneau.

Changes

• Changing to desktops when you launch, activate, deactivate, minimise, restore or quit an application should be much more consistent;
• Sticky windows now work again;
• Window ordering when changing desktops should be much more consistent;

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Changes

• Addresses a couple of specific crashes (thanks to Florent Bruneau!);
• Updates Growl support to the current version (0.7.6) and resolves a couple of crashes I was causing with Growl;

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Changes

• The about window should show up when you select the menu now;
• Lots of memory leaks have been fixed;
• The application inspector should report all standard applications, including non-bundled applications like the Microsoft Office suite;
• Sticky windows should be more reliable;
• The auto-update address has been updated to the (ugly, but working) new address;

Known issues

• Localisation is still spotty. As I’ve said before, this will be fixed closer to release;
• CPU usage may be a little higher in this build. It reports as using 0.1% more CPU than the last version on my MacBook Pro, but I’ll need your feedback to help me see if this will be a problem;
• There are still crashing bugs - make sure you report them as you find them;
• Sometimes the font panel gets lost when using VirtueDesktops (seemingly only inside VirtueDesktops);
• Light and Motion sensors triggers are still wonky. I will look at this as soon as the bugs above are handled;
• I’m also planning on writing help for the full 0.54 release, so hopefully I can label that a build for end users.
• At this stage, I’m not planning on supporting VirtueDesktops under Leopard.
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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• Growl can now be enabled and disabled from the appearance preference pane;
• Resolves the long standing bug where the status item would not update when desktop names changed;
• Resolved an issue where if an application no longer existed on the file-system, the application would fail to start.

Known issues

• Sometimes the font panel gets lost when using VirtueDesktops (seemingly only inside VirtueDesktops);
• Light and Motion sensors triggers are still wonky. I will look at this as soon as the bugs above are handled;
• I’m also planning on writing help for the full 0.54 release, so hopefully I can label that a build for end users.
• At this stage, I’m not planning on supporting VirtueDesktops under Leopard.
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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• All UI controls should now be hooked up and working as expected - please file issues on trac for any that aren’t;
• Applications settings are now stored as per the bundle ID, as opposed to the file system path of the application;
• Image overlays can now be scaled in exactly the same manner as the system desktop picture preferences. I would recommend everyone try them out, as there should be no visible difference in how the desktop appears, but the actual transition won’t have any delay (the new desktop picture should be part of the transition!). I will be looking at making this the default in 0.54 final;
• Desktops can now be re-arranged from the “Organise your desktops” window;
• Decorations that support positioning can now be centred on-screen;

Known issues

• Sometimes the font panel gets lost when using VirtueDesktops (seemingly only inside VirtueDesktops);
• Light and Motion sensors triggers are still wonky. I will look at this as soon as the bugs above are handled;
• I’m also planning on writing help for the full 0.54 release, so hopefully I can label that a build for end users.
• At this stage, I’m not planning on supporting VirtueDesktops under Leopard.
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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• New localisations for French and Japanese;
• Made behaviour of desktop inspector much more consistent;
• Resolved a crash on launch.

Known issues

• Lots of inconsistent UI and things that look messy;
• Sometimes the font panel gets lost when using VirtueDesktops (seemingly only inside VirtueDesktops);
• Light and Motion sensors triggers are still wonky. I will look at this as soon as the bugs above are handled;
• I’m also planning on writing help for the full 0.54 release, so hopefully I can label that a build for end users.
• At this stage, I’m not planning on supporting VirtueDesktops under Leopard.
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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• Adding desktops doesn’t result in multiple, unstable entries in the desktop inspector;
• Custom desktop pictures now work. Be aware that if your transition time is set too low, you won’t get a smooth change between desktops - I’ll be adding a warning to the transition preferences about this in the next build. In the meantime, using Image Overlays works real smooth;
• Bindings are working - check the application organiser and watch in wonder as windows update in near-real-time;
• There is now an option in the application inspector, and the operations window, to not change the focus of an application on desktop switches. This means you can exclude applications like X11.app and Parallels from taking focus when you switch to them — this was a patch submitted by Alex Peyser;
• There is now a welcome screen the first time you run VirtueDesktops, to show you where the menu is (you’d be surprised how often I get asked!);
• Fixed an error that was causing sticky applications to be ignored by Expose;
• All window operations should be much more consistent - try out sticky windows - no more lost windows!
• Lots of UI work.

Known issues

• Localisation is not finished. There will be a full-scale effort to do this closer to release - please don’t localise yet - I will be changing how I handle localisations in the newer builds;
• Lots of inconsistent UI and things that look messy;
• Sometimes the font panel gets lost when using VirtueDesktops (seemingly only inside VirtueDesktops);
• Light and Motion sensors triggers are still wonky. I will look at this as soon as the bugs above are handled;
• I’m also planning on writing help for the full 0.54 release, so hopefully I can label that a build for end users.
• At this stage, I’m not planning on supporting VirtueDesktops under Leopard.
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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• Some of the application desktop binding should work again. It’s not all there, but some calls to the CGS* stuff I changed for Leopard broke under Tiger - these have been reverted.
• Fixed a crash with the Colour Label Button on the desktop inspector.
• Modified the behaviour of the procmod authentication dialog.
• Other minor fixes.

Known issues

• Application desktop binding is only partially working in this build. If this is important to you, stay with a build lower than r220.
• A lot has changed in the Desktop Inspector’s controller and nib, so make sure you report any issues via VirtueTrac.
• The ALS code is very young. Use with caution. In the next couple of releases, I’ll be disabling and hiding hardware functionality if it isn’t present on the current machine.
• The sensitivity slide from ALS is set to 1% by default. It needs to be set to around 25%.
• I’ve started documentation and help files for VirtueDesktops, but they are not included in this release
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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• Updated behaviour of the broken dock extension window. Users can now choose to ignore the error rather than forcing a quit.
• Mouse triggers will now work properly after screen resolution changes.
• Endless permissions loop should not occur anymore. Users can choose to “Ignore” that their copy of VirtueDesktops is not functioning properly and continue to use the application. Allowing the application to modify it’s own permissions, or adding your account to the procmod group will stop this.
• VirtueDesktops will run under the WWDC preview of Leopard.
• Fixed a crashing bug in the desktop inspector.
• Removed debug messages which were going to the console.

Known issues

• Application desktop binding does not work in this build. If this is an important feature to you, please stay with an earlier build!
• A lot has changed in the Desktop Inspector’s controller and nib, so make sure you report any issues via VirtueTrac.
• The ALS code is very young. Use with caution. In the next couple of releases, I’ll be disabling and hiding hardware functionality if it isn’t present on the current machine.
• The sensitivity slide from ALS is set to 1% by default. It needs to be set to around 25%.
• I’ve started documentation and help files for VirtueDesktops, but they are not included in this release
• Please use VirtueTrac to search for any issues you may be having, and to report any new problems.

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