New in Talisman Desktop 3.1
==========================
- Windows 7 support.
- Removed a limitation for top forms. Now you can create any number of independent windows.
- New command "showwindow <formname> <parameter>" to open any form as an independent window. Parameter=0/1 (normal window/top window)
- New command "sendcommandto <formname> <command string>" to send a Talisman command string into any opened topform.
- New command "closewindow <formname>" to close any opened topform.
- New command "moveform" to move any opened topform.
- New wallpaper effects for Windows wallpapers: flip, stretch, mirror functions.
- New "scrolling" effects for Talisman forms.
-
Fixed problem in LVolume plugin for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
- Fixed mistake in startup desktop effect. Now Talisman does not show white screen while executed effect for a main desktop.
- Fixed mistake in "New Button" procedure (lost text properties).
- Added function "Enable/Disable WIN-hotkeys" in shellmode of Talisman.
- New themes were added in the installation: Windows Wallpaper Changer, Cuckoo Clock, 6 screens.
- Other changes and bug fixes.
17.12.2008
Talisman Desktop
3.0 (build 3006)
New in Talisman Desktop 3.0 (build 3006)
===============================
- Updated Button object. Added alpha-blended PNG support for all phases of a button; vertical text labels.
- New button file format - TBTN instead the old BTN3 format. TBTN stores 3 alpha-blended PNG pictures and all button settings in one file.
- Updated Calendar object. Added support of alpha-blended PNG backgrounds; new "Horizontal Line" and "Vertical Line" styles of calendar; vertical text labels.
- Updated AClock object. Added support of alpha-blended PNG arrows; separated centers for each arrow; top picture (alpha-blended PNG).
- New options for desktop wallpapers: Fit by Width (Arange to Top/Center/Bottom) and Fit by Height (Arrange to Left/Center/Right). These options help to set standard (4:3) wallpapers to wide screens without distortions.
- New "Button Click delay" option in Program Settings window of Object Editor to set up any delay in msec. This option was added to avoid unexpected double clicks or long pressings on touchscreen displays.
- New "Preview Panel Color" option in Program Settings window of Object Editor to change background color of preview windows in Object Editor.
- New "tobject <form>.<button>.redraw", "tobject <form>.<button>.picture=<filename>", "tobject <form>.<button>.icon=<filename>", "tobject <form>.<button>.text=<your text>" commands for fast redrawing of Button objects.
- New screenwidth.tscr and screenheight.tscr script commands.
- Added "Copy Form" command in Ctrl+Right click menu. Now you can copy forms from one theme to another.
- Added new command "updateregistry". This command rewrite all standard Talisman registry settings including default Hotkeys and file associations.
- Added new installation option for corporate clients. Using new settings file (runonce.txt) placed in Talisman folder it is possible to copy Talisman and automatically register it on any new computer without slow setup procedure. (See detailed information in the Talisman Help file: Registration and Installation>Corporate Installation).
- Added new function "getvalue" for "setvalue" and "tobject" commands. This function allows to copy any value from one object to other.
For example, set the same icon as on Buton1 to Button2:
setvalue desktop0.button2.icon=getvalue desktop0.button1.icon
or
tobject desktop0.button2.icon=getvalue desktop0.button1.icon
- Added new command "tobject <form>.<button>.command=browsefile [type:<filetype>]" to change a Button command string from "Browse file" dialog.
Where <filetype> may be any file extension or * to browse all files.
For example to setup the command (EXE file) for Button1. Create a Button2 with command:
tobject desktop0.button1.command=browsefile [type:exe]
See "Media Center" theme as example (Press Ctrl+Alt+Z to show Form2).
- Fixed bug in List object "show Winamp playlist" option.
- Fixed bug in Callendar object "Next/Previous year" command.
- Other changes and bug fixes.
25.06.2008
Talisman Desktop
3.0 Beta 2 (build 3003)
New in Talisman Desktop 3.0 Beta 2 (build 3003)
===============================
- Added "Buttons" page in "Theme Manager".
- Added localization functions to "Theme Manager" and "Add Item" programs.
- Added "Copy Form" command in Ctrl+Right click menu. Now you can copy forms from one theme to another.
- Added new command "updateregistry". This command rewrite all standard Talisman registry settings including default Hotkeys and file associations.
- Added new installation option for corporate clients. Using new settings file (runonce.txt) placed in Talisman folder it is possible to copy Talisman and automatically register it on any new computer without slow setup
procedure. (See detailed information in the Talisman Help file: Registration and Installation>Corporate Installation).
- Added new function "getvalue" for "setvalue" and "tobject" commands. This function allows to copy any value from one object to other.
For example, set the same icon as on Buton1 to Button2:
setvalue desktop0.button2.icon=getvalue desktop0.button1.icon
or
tobject desktop0.button2.icon=getvalue desktop0.button1.icon
- Added new command
"tobject <form>.<button>.command=browsefile [type:<filetype>]" to change a Button command string from "Browse file" dialog.
Where <filetype> may be any file extension or * to browse all files.
For example to setup the command (EXE file) for Button1. Create a Button2 with command:
tobject desktop0.button1.command=browsefile [type:exe]
See
"Media Center" theme as example (Press Ctrl+Alt+Z to show Form2).
New in Talisman Desktop 3.0 Beta 1 (build 3002)
===============================
- Updated Button object. Added alpha-blended PNG support for all phases of a button;
added vertical text labels.
- New button file format - TBTN instead the old BTN3 format. TBTN stores 3 alpha-blended PNG pictures and all button settings in one file.
- Updated Calendar object. Added support of alpha-blended PNG backgrounds; new "Horizontal Line" and "Vertical Line" styles of calendar; vertical text labels.
- Updated AClock object. Added support of alpha-blended PNG arrows; separated centers for each arrow; top picture (alpha-blended PNG).
- New options for desktop wallpapers: Fit by Width (Arange to Top/Center/Bottom) and Fit by Height (Arrange to Left/Center/Right). These options help to set standard (4:3) wallpapers to wide screens without distortions.
- New "Button Click delay" option in Program Settings window of Object Editor to set up any delay in msec. This option was added to avoid unexpected double clicks or long pressings on touchscreen displays.
- New "Preview Panel Color" option in Program Settings window of Object Editor to change background color of preview windows in Object Editor.
- New "tobject <form>.<button>.redraw", "tobject <form>.<button>.picture=<filename>", "tobject <form>.<button>.icon=<filename>", "tobject <form>.<button>.text=<your text>" commands for fast redrawing of Button objects.
-
New screenwidth.tscr and screenheight.tscr script commands.
- New TSHAPE 3.0 format for alpha-blended Shape objects.
- New "Resize" function for Shape objects. Now you can resize an unlocked Shape object by dragging its bottom-right (8x8 pixels) conner.
- New internal commands: restart, poweroff, hibernate. Use these commands to directly restart/shutdown or hibernate computer without Windows dialog.
- Antialiased arrows in AClock object.
- "Create new object" dialog window for dragging file procedure.
- Added new presets for "Default Button" in form settings.
- Added new icons for drives (Hard, Floppy, CD/DVD, Net, RAM).
- Fixed bug in commenu.mnu for inputbox object.
- Fixed bug in "load default menu" command of TOE.
- Fixed bug in "move cached form" procedure.
- Fixed bug in Button object "Redraw" command.
- Other changes and bug fixes.
Next version will be Talisman 3.0.
10.04.2006
Talisman Desktop
2.98
Release (build 2980)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.98
==========================
- Updated "wallpaper=windows" option for OnTop forms. If you set "wallpaper" parameter of such form in "windows" - the topform will be drawn over all opened windows using all transparency and alpha-blending effects. Note: this function doesn't use the "alpha-blend" procedures of Windows2000/XP. The function works in Windows9x systems too. But the function doesn't redraw the screen when you move any window under your "transparented topform". You can use only "autohided" or "closed-by-click-outside" forms with "wallpaper=windows" parameter.
- Fixed the "Hide only with parent form" bug of HTML and Flash objects in forms with "Caching" parameter.
- Corrected "moveform" and "sizeform" commands for forms with "Caching" parameter.
- Added PNG support in "Draw" and "Drawex" commands.
- Added new command "Drawicon <x> <y> <iconsize> <iconnum> <form> <align> <filename>" . Where <iconsize> - size of icon (16,24,32,48,64,72,96,128); <iconnum> - number of icon in ICL,DLL,EXE files (use 0 for usual ICO files). The Drawicon function draws icons from ICO, ICL, DLL, EXE files.
- Added new command "Drawpic <x> <y> <width> <height> <form> <align> <filename>". The Drawipic function draws any pictures from BMP, JPG, PNG files.
If <width> and <height> parameters =0 - the picture will be drawn in its original size. If <width> and <height> parameters are not zero - the picture will be scaled.
- Added new command "Drawrect <x> <y> <width> <height> <color> <form> <align>". The Drawrect function draws rectangle and fills it using the current <color>.
<Color> parameter may be defined as decimal or hex RGB value. For example: 0 or $000000 is Black color; 16777215 or $FFFFFF is White color.
- Added new command "Drawtext <x> <y> <width> <height> <form> <align> <text>". The Drawtext function draws text in the specified rectangle using the current Font. Font attributes must be defined by another command: SetDesktopFont.
- Added new command SetDesktopFont <size> <style> <color> <font name>". Where <style> is 0 - normal;1 - bold;2 - italic;3 - bold-italic. The SetDesktopFont function sets a current Font for Drawtext command.
- Fixed the "PNG picture alligned to right/bottom" bug.
- Added new command "tobject alteros3d.command=<alteros command>". This function send any command string in Alteros3D program. See the list of Alteros3D commands in Alteros help file.
- Other changes and bug fixes.
28.03.2006
Talisman Desktop
2.97
Release (build 2970)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.97
==========================
- Alpha-blended PNG support for Picture, Shape, Form, Desktop, Analog Clock objects.
- Added "custom size" option for Picture objects. Now any Picture object can be scaled.
- Updated Object Editor (TOE):
- rearranged controls for a Button object. Now X,Y position boxes are hidden by default.
- Added "Copy/Paste" commands in the popup menu of the objects tree.
- Added "New" submenu in the popup menu of the objects tree.
- Predefined "Google/Yahoo/MSN search" commands were added in the InputBox Commands menu.
- Added "tobject <form>.<button>.redraw" function for Button objects. It works without theme refreshing. Note: this function redraws a button directly on the previous image. Therefore you should use it only for rectangular objects without transparent areas.
- Added "tobject <form>.<picture>.redraw" function for Picture objects. It works without theme refreshing. Note: this function redraws a picture directly on the previous image. Therefore you should use it only for rectangular objects without transparent areas.
- Added "tobject <form>.<picture>.picture=<filename>" command for Picture objects. It works without theme refreshing. Note: this function redraws a picture directly on the previous image. Therefore you should use it only for rectangular objects without transparent areas.
- Added "tobject windows.workarea.refresh" function. Changing of Windows workarea size doesn't require full refreshing of a theme now.
- Added a custom command line for the List object (like for the InputBox object). If you enter any Talisman command line in this box with [value] variable - the word [value] will be replaced by selected List item text in the executable command.
- Fixed the "Save First Item Position" bug in List objects of top forms.
- Other changes and bug fixes.
8.12.2005
Talisman Desktop
2.95
Release (build 2950)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.95
==========================
- Added "autorun" command, that automatically creates or removes Talisman shortcut in Windows StartUp folder.
- Added "historymenu" command for InputBox objects.
- Added "gettext(<param>)" function for all text labels.
- Updated "tobject <form>.<button>.command=..." function for Button objects. Now it works without theme refreshing.
- Added "sendcommand ..." command for Top forms. This command can send any command string from Top form to the main Talisman window.
- Fixed the "decimal point" bug in calculator.
- Fixed the "%-symbol" bug in "sendkeys" command and "http://..." commands.
- New default theme.
- Other changes and bug fixes.
5.07.2005
Talisman Desktop
2.9
Release (build 2900)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.9
==========================
- New "Theme Manager". "Theme Manager" allows to display your Talisman Themes collections, open, delete, rename, copy, move any theme or groups of themes.
"Theme Installer" will install your downloaded themes "by one click" using drag-and-drop procedures.
"Theme Creator" will help you to create your own themes.
- New automatic theme installation function: to install a new theme just drag a downloaded zip-file with Talisman theme to Talisman Desktop.
- Start talisman.exe with parameters. Now you can open Talisman with any theme from Windows command string. For example:
"c:\Program Files\Talisman\talisman.exe" "c:\Program Files\Talisman\themes\Wallpaper Changer\desktop0.ini"
- New templates for "Theme Creator" with additional options: different Color Styles, Wallpaper changing and other.
- New commands for Calendar object:
tobject <form>.<calendar object>.month=previous - show previous month;
tobject <form>.<calendar object>.month=next - show next month;
tobject <form>.<calendar object>.year=previous - show previous year;
tobject <form>.<calendar object>.year=next - show next year;
- New "Calculator" option for InputBox object. You can create simple calculator from InputBox with keyboard input or calculator from InputBox and Button objects to work with mouse.
New command that must be assigned to such "calculator" buttons is:
tobject <form>.<inputbox object>.add=N
where N is numbers 0...9 or symbols "." , "," , "/" , "*" , "+" , "-" , "=" ,
or special symbols:
"!" - 1/x operation,
"#" - +/- operation,
"|" - Back Space,
"@" - clear.
These 2 commands will scroll your list by page.
See examples of these commands in "Default" theme.
- New "winamp" option for the List object. You can use "winamp.m3u" (default playlist of Winamp) or any other *.M3U file as the List path. Talisman will display such playlist an send the commands to Winamp player when you select any song.
- Added "sorting" option in the List object. Now it can arrange items vertically and horizontal.
- "Save first item position" option in the List object. This option will help to restore position in the big lists after refreshing or reloading.
- Fixed bug in the List object (unchecked "Show Icons" option for Button works now).
- Fixed bug in the Menu object (unchecked "Show Icons" option works now).
- Added "dayscript " command. Syntax: dayscript [hh][mm] , where [hh] - hour, [mm] - minute.
Examples of using: dayscript 1200 - execute system clock script for 12:00 time;
dayscript hh00 - execute system clock script for current hour, 00 minute.
dayscript 01mm - execute system clock script for 01 hour, current minute.
System clock scripts are located in the dayscripts.txt file in theme folders.
Examples of system clock scripts see in "World Map" theme.
- Added "yearscript " command. Syntax: "yearscript [mm][dd] , where [mm] - month number, [dd] - day number.
Examples of using: dayscript 1231 - execute script for 31 December;
dayscript mm01 - execute script for first day of current month.
dayscript 01dd - execute script for current day of January.
Year scripts are located in the yearscripts.txt file in theme folders. Structure of yearscripts.txt file is the same as dayscripts.txt.
- Changed procedure of new button/shape/text/inputbox objects creating. Now they will be created from New menu immediately, without screen refreshing.
- Added "keydown" and "keyup" commands for keyboard control. The same commands are associated with Up/Right Arrow keys and Down/Left Arrow keys on keyboard.
You can use this commands with HotKeys or Remote Control Units to work with Talisman without mouse and touchscreens. This option will be useful for HomeTheater PCs and other computers without pointer devices.
Note: keyup/keydown commands are still in the beta-stage. They work only with "button" and "list" objects. Therefore the themes that use these commands must be maximum simple and don't use complex scripts or forms.
- Added HotKeys (editable in Object Editors>System>Hotkeys):
Alt+Up - "keyup" command. This HotKey may be used for keyboard control if the Talisman window hasn't focus.
Alt+Down - "keydown" command. This HotKey may be used for keyboard control if the Talisman window hasn't focus.
Ctrl+Alt+Z - start "default.tscr" script from the current theme folder. This HotKey may be used in themes specially designed for keyboard control.
For example you are creating a theme with OnTop form "form1" and want to call this form on any computer by standard keys combination.
In this case default.tscr must have one string:
"showtopform form1". This command will be executed by Ctrl+Alt+Z on all computers with Talisman 2.8 and your theme.
- Added some new commands in Lvolume plugin:
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 0 - hide Volume Control;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 1 - show Volume Control;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 2 - hide Title;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 3 - show Title;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 4 - hide Song Position;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 5 - show Song Position;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 3790 0 1 - reload all setting;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 1 N - set Volume level in N percents (0..100);
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 2 N - increase/decrease Volume level on N percents (-100 .. 0 .. 100);
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 3 N - set Positionl in N percents (0..100);
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 4 N - increase/decrease Position on N percents (-100 .. 0 .. 100).
- Added some new commands in LVDM plugin:
sendmessage tform1 lvdm 1024 0 1 - switch in first virtual desktop;
sendmessage tform1 lvdm 1024 0 2 - switch in second virtual desktop;
sendmessage tform1 lvdm 1024 0 3 - switch in third virtual desktop;
sendmessage tform1 lvdm 1024 0 4 - switch in 4th virtual desktop.
- Added third color setting in Taskbar for pressed state.
- Added standard Position/Align controls for Taskbar and Tray. (Tray uses it in limited version. It will grow outside its zone in the next lines)
All taskbar items that not go in taskbar area will be displayed as menu.
- Added Resize direction options for Taskbar/Tray:
Resize to Left(Down)
Resize to Right (Up)
Resize from Center
- Added separate "Show Hint" and "Show Text" checkboxes for Taskbar/Tray.
- Added dragging files on taskbar option. (Limited: not all apps accept files dragged directly on taskbar).
- Added "Close Form" command string for forms. (Analogue of "Autostart" script).
- Added sorting of Control menu items.
- Added List menu in OnTop forms.
- Added using ontop forms as Main Menu. Just enter "showtopform <your form>" command in the Main Menu command box. You can use also any Talisman command instead right click Main Menu.
- New plugin sendcommand.exe. Use "sendcommand.exe" to send any Talisman command string from your own applications or Flash movies into Talisman. Syntax:
sendcommand.exe <command string>
Note: sendcommand.exe must be placed in your application/Flash folder to be available from your application/Flash movie.
- Updated Lvolume plugin. Added Title indicator and Track Position controls for Winamp mediaplayer.
- Updated LDrive plugin. Added drive menu, displaying of removable and network drives, horizontal orientation option for drive panels.
- Updated LZoom plugin. Added RGB indicator and other options.
- New options for Inputbox object: using a text entered in InputBox as a parameter for compound commands; replacing symbols in the entered string. These new features allow to create for example Google Search box and other similar functions.
- Added Connect menu (connectmenu <parameters>), Connect submenu (submenu connections) and Connections parameter for the List object.
- Added Drives menu (drivesmenu <parameters>), Drives submenu (submenu drives).
- Added Recent Files menu (recentfilesmenu <parameters>), Recent Files submenu (submenu recentfiles) and Recent Files parameter for the List object. Added [type:] parameter for Recent Files functions.
- Added Recent Folders menu (recentfoldersmenu <parameters>), Recent Folders submenu (submenu recentfolders) and Recent Folders parameter for the List object. (These functions work only on WindowsXP computers.)
- New effects for wallpapers: Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Mirror Left, Mirror Right, Mirror Top, Mirror Bottom.
- New effects for the Picture object: Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Mirror Left, Mirror Right, Mirror Top, Mirror Bottom.
- Added "Tasklist" parameter for the List object.
- Added "Themes" parameter for the List object.
- Added "themesmenu" command.
- Added "newmenu" command.
- Talisman tray icon, Connection icon and Language icon are optional and may be hidden.
- Added popup menu for drives in the List object.
- Added new options for Calendar object: displaying events and texts in the associated Text Block. Events texts are stored in the new ../talisman/events/ subdirectory.
- Added "TimeZone" option for the Sytem Clock object.
- Added scripts function for the Sytem Clock object. Sytem Clock can execute user-defined scripts under a time-table. This new option allows to create reminders and other time-depended functions in Talisman.
- Fixed "Minimization" bug in Talisman Taskbar for some applications.
- Fixed Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) trayicon bug: only one icon will be displayed in tray after pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del.
- Fixed "not-removable menus" bug in tray.
- Fixed bug of Analog Clock objects in OnTop forms.
- Fixed bug of "tobject mediaplayer" command used from OnTop forms.
- Fixed special symbols (& , ' " and etc) bug in filenames.
- Fixed "transparent" bug in OnTop forms.
- Fixed "scaled from mouse position" bug in OnTop forms.
- Fixed "shift" bug in Calendar object.
- Fixed bug in recent programs list (some started programs were not added in the recent list).
- Other changes and bug fixes.
24.09.2004
Talisman Desktop 2.8 Beta
(build
2805)
New in build 2805
============================
- Added "World Map" theme;
- Added "Media Center" theme;
- Added "Desktop Calendar" theme;
- Removed "Windows XP" theme;
- Added "dayscript " command. Syntax: dayscript [hh][mm] , where [hh] - hour, [mm] - minute.
Examples of using: dayscript 1200 - execute system clock script for 12:00 time;
dayscript hh00 - execute system clock script for current hour, 00 minute.
dayscript 01mm - execute system clock script for 01 hour, current minute.
System clock scripts are located in the dayscripts.txt file in theme folders.
Examples of system clock scripts see in "World Map" theme.
- Added "yearscript " command. Syntax: "yearscript [mm][dd] , where [mm] - month number, [dd] - day number.
Examples of using: dayscript 1231 - execute script for 31 December;
dayscript mm01 - execute script for first day of current month.
dayscript 01dd - execute script for current day of January.
Year scripts are located in the yearscripts.txt file in theme folders. Structure of yearscripts.txt file is the same as dayscripts.txt.
- Changed procedure of new button/shape/text/inputbox objects creating. Now they will be created from New menu immediately, without screen refreshing.
- Fixed bugs.
6.09.2004
Talisman Desktop 2.8 Beta
(build
2804)
New in build 2804
============================
- Added "keydown" and "keyup" commands for keyboard control. The same commands are associated with Up/Right Arrow keys and Down/Left Arrow keys on keyboard.
You can use this commands with HotKeys or Remote Control Units to work with Talisman without mouse and touchscreens. This option will be useful for HomeTheater PCs and other computers without pointer devices.
Note: keyup/keydown commands are still in the beta-stage. They work only with "button" and "list" objects. Therefore the themes that use these commands must be maximum simple and don't use complex scripts or forms.
- Added HotKeys (editable in Object Editors>System>Hotkeys):
Alt+Up - "keyup" command. This HotKey may be used for keyboard control if the Talisman window hasn't focus.
Alt+Down - "keydown" command. This HotKey may be used for keyboard control if the Talisman window hasn't focus.
Ctrl+Alt+Z - start "default.tscr" script from the current theme folder. This HotKey may be used in themes specially designed for keyboard control.
For example you are creating a theme with OnTop form "form1" and want to call this form on any computer by standard keys combination.
In this case default.tscr must have one string:
"showtopform form1". This command will be executed by Ctrl+Alt+Z on all computers with Talisman 2.8 and your theme.
- Added some new commands in Lvolume plugin:
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 0 - hide Volume Control;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 1 - show Volume Control;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 2 - hide Title;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 3 - show Title;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 4 - hide Song Position;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1024 0 5 - show Song Position;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 3790 0 1 - reload all setting;
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 N 1 - set Volume level in N percents (0..100);
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 N 2 - increase/decrease Volume level on N percents (-100 .. 0 .. 100);
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 N 3 - set Positionl in N percents (0..100);
sendmessage TForm1 Lvolume 1025 N 4 - increase/decrease Position on N percents (-100 .. 0 .. 100).
- Added third color setting in Taskbar for pressed state.
- Added standard Position/Align controls for Taskbar and Tray. (Tray uses it in limited version. It will grow outside its zone in the next lines)
All taskbar items that not go in taskbar area will be displayed as menu.
- Added Resize direction options for Taskbar/Tray:
Resize to Left(Down)
Resize to Right (Up)
Resize from Center
- Added separate "Show Hint" and "Show Text" checkboxes for Taskbar/Tray.
- Added dragging files on taskbar option. (Limited: not all apps accept files dragged directly on taskbar).
- Fixed Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) trayicon bug: only one icon will be displayed in tray after pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del.
- Fixed "not-removable menus" bug in tray.
- Added "Close Form" command string for forms. (Analogue of "Autostart" script).
- Added sorting of Control menu items.
- Added List menu in OnTop forms.
- Fixed "transparent" bug in OnTop forms.
- Fixed "scaled from mouse position" bug in OnTop forms.
- Fixed "shift" bug in Calendar object.
- Fixed bug in recent programs list (some started programs were not added in the recent list).
- Fixed other small bugs.
31.07.2004
Talisman Desktop 2.8 Beta
(build
2803)
New in build 2802
============================
- Corrected startup procedure
- Fixed small bugs
26.07.2004
Talisman Desktop 2.8 Beta
(build
2802)
New in build 2802
============================
- Fixed "Insert disk in drive A" startup bug
- Fixed VB-applications minimizing bug
- Fixed "tobject <form>.<list>.listpath=recentfiles" command bug
- Fixed [event] command for TextBlock in OnTop forms bug
16.07.2004
Talisman Desktop 2.8 Beta
(build
2801)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.8 Beta
============================
1. Using ontop forms as Main Menu. Just enter "showtopform <your form>" command in the Main Menu command box. You can use also any Talisman command instead right click Main Menu.
2. New options for Calendar object: displaying events and texts in the associated Text Block. Events texts are stored in the new ../talisman/events/ subdirectory.
3. Added "TimeZone" option for the Sytem Clock object.
4. Added scripts function for the Sytem Clock object. Sytem Clock can execute user-defined scripts under a time-table. This new option allows to create reminders and other time-depended functions in Talisman.
5. New plugin sendcommand.exe. Use "sendcommand.exe" to send any Talisman command string from your own applications or Flash movies into Talisman. Syntax:
sendcommand.exe <command string>
Note: sendcommand.exe must be placed in your application/Flash folder to be available from your application/Flash movie.
6. Updated Lvolume plugin. Added Title indicator and Track Position controls for Winamp
mediaplayer.
7. Updated LDrive plugin. Added drive menu, displaying of removable and network drives, horizontal orientation option for drive panels.
8. Updated LZoom plugin. Added RGB indicator and other options.
9. New options for Inputbox object: using a text entered in the InputBox as a parameter for compound commands; replacing symbols in the entered string. These new features allow to create
Google Search box and other similar functions.
10. Added Connect menu (connectmenu <parameters>), Connect submenu (submenu connections) and Connections parameter for the List object.
11. Added Drives menu (drivesmenu <parameters>), Drives submenu (submenu drives).
12. Added Recent Files menu (recentfilesmenu <parameters>), Recent Files submenu (submenu recentfiles) and Recent Files parameter for the List object. Added
[type:*] parameter for Recent Files functions (allows to create menus or
lists of recent files for selected apps).
13. Added Recent Folders menu (recentfoldersmenu <parameters>), Recent Folders submenu (submenu recentfolders) and Recent Folders parameter for the List object. (These functions work only on WindowsXP computers.)
14. New effects for wallpapers: Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Mirror Left, Mirror Right, Mirror Top, Mirror Bottom.
15. New effects for the Picture object: Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Mirror Left, Mirror Right, Mirror Top, Mirror Bottom.
16. Added "Tasklist" parameter for the List object.
17. Added "Themes" parameter for the List object.
18. Added "themesmenu" command.
19. Added "newmenu" command.
20. Talisman tray icon, Connection icon and Language icon are optional and may be hidden.
21. Added popup menu for drives in the List object.
22. Fixed "Minimization" bug in Talisman Taskbar for some applications.
23. Fixed bug of Analog Clock objects in OnTop forms.
24. Fixed bug of "tobject mediaplayer" command used from OnTop forms.
25. Fixed special symbols bug (& , ' " and etc) in filenames.
26. Other changes.
29.06.2004
LDrive
2.8, LVolume 2.8, LZoom 2.8
Talisman plugins from the coming release Talisman Desktop 2.8. Copy these
plugins (exe files) in your talisman/plugins folder and use them with the
current Talisman 2.71.
02.02.2004
Talisman Desktop 2.71
(build 2710)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.71
============================
1. Added "myvideo", "mymusic" commands to open appropriate folders.
2. Added "run_winamp", "run_psp", "run_coreldraw" commands to start Winamp (versions 1/2/5), PaintShop Pro 8, CorelDraw (all versions).
3. Added alteros.ico, winamp.ico and photoshop.ico in the shared icons folder.
4. Fixed different small bugs.
03.12.2003
Talisman Desktop 2.7 German version released!
03.11.2003
Talisman Desktop 2.7
(build 2707)
New in Talisman Desktop 2.7
============================
1. OnTop forms. Version 2.7 can show any form as a window. Forms can be showed as a Normal window or as a TopMost window. Use the commands "ShowTopForm <formname>" and "ShowTopMostForm <formname>". OnTop forms have some limitations:
- right-click menu, dragging and other editing functions are disabled in such forms.
- the program can't show 2 different ontop forms simultaneously.
Note for users "Lmenu Beta" plugin:
Lmenu is included in installation now. You don't need to copy it in your
themes and add startplugin commands. Just use ShowTopForm and
ShowTopMostForm commands instead.
2. Support of 32bit ICL files. New icons32.icl library for the main menu of Talisman. You can edit such libraries and place them in your themes folders - the icons in the main menu will be changed automatically.
3. Updated Talisman Object Editor (TOE).
4. Support of dragging in the Talisman Object Editor (TOE).
5. New "Analog Clock" object. New *.TCLOCK file format for Analog Clock object. TCLOCK supports alpha-channel, bitmap digits, time zones. TCLOCK files can be dragged into the Talisman workspace and the program will create a new clock immediately. TCLOCK files can be created and edited directly in Talisman Object Editor.
6. New *.TSHAPE file format for shape object. TSHAPE is a scalable picture that can be used for filling of shapes, forms and desktops in Talisman instead BMP and JPEG tiling or stretching. TSHAPE files can be dragged into Talisman workspace and the Talisman will create a new shape immediately. TSHAPE files can be created and edited in a separate program "Talisman Shape Builder". Talisman Shape Builder is available for free downloading from
Link.
7. New "Calendar" object. New *.TCAL file format for Calendar object. TCAL files can be dragged into Talisman workspace and the Talisman will create a new calendar immediately. TCAL files can be created and edited directly in Talisman Object Editor.
8. New "Shadow" property for Text objects.
9. New "Shadow" property for text label in Button objects.
10. Fixed bug of using "&" separator in menus.
11. Multiple *.TLST files for List objects. Now you can create any number of *.TLST files and switch them by "tobject <form>.<list object>.listpath=yourfile.TLST" commands.
12. New "drives" option for List object. List object with such path will show all drives except floppy drives.
13. New "control" option for List object. List object with such path will show all Control Panel items.
14. New "trbe.exe" plugin allows to use the standard Talisman installation for old Windows95 and WindowsNT4 systems without updates.
15. New commands "sizeform3" and "sizeform4" allow to resize forms to left and to top.
16. Added a minimal value of form resizing: 4 pixels.
17. New command to start/stop AnalogClock objects: "tobject clocks.<clock name>.enable=<1/0>"
18. New "DrawEx <x> <y> <align>" command allows drawing of any picture on desktop using X,Y coordinates and Align property.
19. New shared "Objects" folder with clocks/shapes/calendars files.
20. New theme: World Time Panel.
21. New original icons in shared ../talisman/icons/ folder.
22. New "48x48 icon + text" preset for List objects.
23. Other changes.
16.04.2003
News of Talisman Desktop 2.6 Release (Build
2601)
1. Desktop Panels. In difference from the
previous versions of Talisman, version 2.6 allows to set up custom sizes
for the main form (desktop) of Talisman. Now it is possible to create
different desktop panels which will not occupy all workspace, but will
work only on part of it. Now you don't have to change your interface
completely. You can only add some Talisman functionality to your
workspace. Use "Desktop Panel Options" button in TOE>desktop0
window to set up sizes of Desktop Panel.
2. Menus. Talisman 2.6 offers multicolumn
menus with icons of any sizes from 16x16 to 128x128 pixels. With these new
options you can easily create, for example: a horizontal menus; menus
without labels; square menus with big 32bit icons or other types of menus.
Use "Properties>Menu>Add Command>Popup menu commands"
submenu to insert formatting commands in Talisman menus.
3. Recent Programs List. Talisman 2.6 has its
own procedure of building the recent programs list. Talisman counts all
starts of all other programs and can show this arranged list by different
ways: as an independent "Recent Programs" menu (recentmenu); as a
submenu (submenu recentprograms); as
an embedded part of any menu (insert the word
recentprograms in the "Caption" field of menu and enter number
of items in the "Command String" field of menu); as a "List" object on desktop.
4. Custom HotKeys. On numerous demands we
have added the custom defined HotKeys option. It is possible to
create/modify/delete any number of custom hotkeys and assign any Talisman
commands or scripts to them.
Default installation of Talisman 2.6 contains
following predefined hotkeys:
Alt+Z - set up the next Windows wallpaper from current folder;
Alt+X - set up the previous Windows wallpaper from current folder;
Alt+C - change Windows wallpaper dialogue;
Alt+S - start ShellSwitcher;
5. LDialer plugin for Windows2000/XP. LDialer
plugin solves the problem of hidden dialup icon in Windows2000/XP
system tray in the shell mode of Talisman.
6. Timer object. New object can start any
commands or scripts by timer. You can start/stop, change interval and
command of timers. Timer object allows, for example, to create an
autochaging wallpapers.
7. New commands for Timer objects:
tobject timers.<timer
name>.interval=<seconds> - change timer interval;
tobject timers.<timer name>.enabled=<0 or
1> - stop or start timer;
tobject timers.<timer
name>.command=<command or script> - the command or script
which will be executed by each timer event.
8. New commands to change Windows or Talisman
wallpapers: next wallpaper, previous wallpaper, change wallpaper dialogue
and other:
tobject
windows.desktop.wallpaper.next -
show next Windows wallpaper from the folder with current wallpaper. This
command works only for Windows Desktop and it can work only if you have
any wallpaper on desktop. Default HotKey: ALT+X.
tobject
windows.desktop.wallpaper.prev - show previous
Windows wallpaper from the folder with current wallpaper. This command
works only for Windows Desktop and it can work only if you have any
wallpaper on desktop. Default HotKey: ALT+Z.
tobject windows.desktop.wallpaper=<filename>
- set file <filename> as Windows wallpaper.
changewallpaper windows
- show the "Change Windows Wallpaper" dialogue. Default HotKey:
ALT+C.
tobject windows.desktop.wallpaper.remove
- remove Windows wallpaper.
tobject windows.desktop.style=<0/1/2> -
Windows wallpaper style = centered wallpaper/tiled wallpaper/stretched
wallpaper.
tobject
<formname>.wallpaper.next - show next wallpaper from the folder with
current wallpaper.
tobject <formname>.wallpaper.prev
- show previous wallpaper from the folder with current wallpaper.
tobject <formname>.wallpaper.style=<0/1/2> - wallpaper
style = centered wallpaper/tiled wallpaper/stretched wallpaper.
9. Aranging icons by dragging in the
"List from file" object.
10. Possibility to use the string
"windows" instead wallpaper filename for Talisman forms or
desktops. Talisman will copy Windows wallpaper to its forms or desktops.
11. "Theme always on top" setting
for themes.
12. "Disable dragging and Edit
menu" option in TOE. This option allows to disable dragging
files/objects in Talisman workspace and disable "Edit menu" (Ctrl+Right
click) for themes which must be used as protected interfaces.
13. New default themes: Big Icons Panel,
Wallpaper Changer Panel, Menu Panel, Windows2004 Panel; and new templates:
Protected Interface, Sidebar Panel, Draggable Desktop Panel.
14. Other changes.
23.12.2002
T 2.5 build 2508 -
fixed problem with Win95/NT4 and with launching CorelDraw apps
Talisman Desktop 2.5 build 2508:
- fixed bug with starting Talisman Desktop 2.5 in Windows 95 and Windows
NT4.
- fixed bug with launching of Corel Draw apps from Talisman Desktop.
3.12.2002
News of Talisman Desktop 2.5 Release (Build
2507)
1. Support of 32bit Windows XP icons with 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 72, 96, 128 sizes.
2. New List object with 17 presets (including XP icons presets).
3. Dragging files from external programs on the "Button" and "List" objects of Talisman.
4. Dragging files between "List" objects in the Talisman workspace.
5. Custom icons in the Talisman menu.
6. "Alignment" property for a "Text" object.
7. "Font color" setting for a pressed state of a "Button" object.
8. Individual "Iconsize" settings for each state of a "Button" object. Allows to create
"zoomers".
9. New "Mediaplayer" object and commands allow to control some popular
audioplayers: Winamp 1/2/3, Windows Media Player 7/8/9, Apollo, QCD Player,
CoolPlayer, Sonique.
10. New "Sendkeys" command allows to emulate pressing of hotkeys in any launched program. .
11. Added predefined commands for most frequently used programs in "Commands" menu of TOE.
12. New hotkeys for shell mode of Talisman:
WIN+T - show Main Menu of Talisman;
WIN+F - show Find File dialogue;
WIN+M - minimize all windows;
WIN+D - minimize all windows;
WIN+A - show About window of Talisman;
WIN+E - start Explorer;
WIN+R - show RUN dialogue;
WIN+Break - show system properties;
WIN+F1 - open Talisman help;
WIN+F3 - show Find File dialogue;
WIN+F5 - refresh Talisman desktop;
SHIFT+F10 - show popup menu for object in Talisman and in TOE objects tree.
25.11.2002:
News of Talisman Desktop 2.5 beta 5 (Build
2505)
1. Fixed bug "Canvas doesn't allow
drawing" in Talisman tray with animated icons.
2. Updated "Default" theme.
3. Other changes.
22.11.2002:
News of Talisman Desktop 2.5 beta 4 (Build
2504)
1. New "Mediaplayer" object and commands allow to control some popular audioplayers: Winamp 1/2/3, Windows Media Player 7/8/9, Apollo, QCD Player, CoolPlayer, Sonique.
2. New "Sendkeys" command allows to emulate pressing of hotkeys in any launched program. .
3. Fixed "Mute" bug in Lvolume plugin under WindowsXP.
4. Fixed "negative drivespace" bug in Ldrive plugin under WindowsXP.
5. Fixed bug in Language Indicator under Windows 2000/XP.
6. Fixed bug of hidden "All users" startmenu items for users without Administrative rights under Windows 2000/XP.
7. Fixed bug of "emptyrecycle" command for Recycle Bin with additional items in its popup menu.
8. Fixed bug with incorrect hints of tray icons in Windows 2000/XP.
9. Added predefined commands for most frequently used programs in "Commands" menu of TOE.
10. Other changes.
05.11.2002:
News of Talisman Desktop 2.5 beta 3 (Build
2503)
1. Fixed bug with hidden icons in the
Talisman tray.
2. Other corrections.
13.10.2002:
News of Talisman Desktop 2.5 beta 2 (Build
2502)
1. New hotkeys for shell mode of Talisman:
WIN+T - show Main Menu of Talisman;
WIN+F - show Find File dialogue;
WIN+M - minimize all windows;
WIN+D - minimize all windows;
WIN+A - show About window of Talisman;
WIN+E - start Explorer;
WIN+R - show RUN dialogue;
WIN+Break - show system properties;
WIN+F1 - open Talisman help;
WIN+F3 - show Find File dialogue;
WIN+F5 - refresh Talisman desktop;
SHIFT+F10 - show popup menu for object in Talisman and in TOE objects tree.
2. Fixed bug with messages of plugins: "Talisman desktop not found..."
3. Fixed bug with hidden floppydrive icon in the List objects.
4. Fixed bug of startmenu when some icons were not displayed in Windows2000/XP.
5. Distance between zoomers in the List object was reduced.
6. Added "New" command in the popup menu of "List from file" object.
7. Added new "72/128" preset for "List" objects.
8. Other corrections.
03.10.2002:
Small FAQ for Talisman Desktop 2.5 beta 1 (Build
2500)
Question:
I
just downloaded the beta 2.5 and now I always get a little window in the
theme "Cruiser" Lvolume:
Talisman desktop not found..
Answer:
This problem will be fixed in
the release of course.
Right now You can add a time delay (command pause <N sec/10>) in the Autostart script before strings
"startplugin ..."
for example you have a script in the "Cruiser" theme:
Question: I tried to change the 'zooming size' in the "Catalyst" theme to 96/128 size and the icons are disappeared
Answer:
Height
of the "list_0" object in "Catalyst" theme doesn't
allow to show icons bigger 96 pixels. If you want to see 96/128 zoomer
in this theme you should increase the height of "list_0"
object to 129 pixels at least. If you want to see 128x128 icons without
zooming you should increase the height of "list_0" object to
136 pixels (icons need a spaces between them).
News of Talisman Desktop 2.5 beta 1 (Build
2500) 29.09.2002:
1. Support of 32 bit Windows XP icons
of 16,
24, 32, 48, 64, 72, 96, 128 pixel sizes.
2. New List object with 17 presets (including XP icons presets).
3. Dragging files from external programs on the "Button" and
"List" objects of Talisman.
4. Dragging files between "List" objects in the Talisman
workspace.
5. Custom icons in the Talisman menu.
6. "Alignment" property for a "Text" object.
7. "Font color" setting for a pressed state of a
"Button" object.
8. Individual "Iconsize" settings for each state of a
"Button" object. Allows to create "zoomers".
9. Bug fixes
Corrected Ltaskbar module
11.09.2002:
The corrected Ltaskbar.exe module for
Talisman Desktop 2.31 is available. In this version of
"taskbar/tray/clock/startup" module was corrected the startup
procedure for shell mode of Talisman.
No it will start all apps from the startup sections of register. It will
fix some problems with hidden tray icons in the shell mode of
Talisman.
To install the newest version of Ltaskbar
just download it from : http://www.lighttek.com/files/ltaskbar.exe
(250kb) and replace your old file ltaskbar.exe in the Talisman folder.
News of Talisman Desktop 2.31 (Build 2310)
15.07.2002:
1. New LVDM (Virtual Desktop Manager) plugin.
2. New LDrive (drive space indicator) plugin.
3. New "commandmenu <inputbox>" command allows to bind the menu of last used commands and the list of all available commands with any inputbox object (see default theme as example).
4. Improved procedure of drawing of menus and HTML objects.
5. Bug corrections.
News of Talisman Desktop 2.3
(Build
2304)
1. Flash object.
2. Opacity property for pictures, shapes, buttons.
3. Transparency effect for forms.
4. Support of MIDI files in the "wavplay" command.
5. Corrected "Dialup" command for Windows 2000/XP.
6. " Hide only with parent form" property for HTML objects.
7. Displaying of file icons in custom menus.
8. Common "plugins" folder for all themes.
9. "Plugins property" pages in the Object Editor.
10. 2 plugins included in default installation: L-Volume and L-Zoom.
11. "Automatic control of screen resolution" function is optional now. You can enable or disable it in the Object Editor / "Program property" tab.
12. Bugs corrections.
News of Talisman Desktop 2.21 (Build 2210)
22.02.2002:
1. "Smoothing" procedure for stretched wallpapers.
2. Removed "blur" around smoothed text objects.
3. Corrected bug of moving some picture objects.
4. Corrected bug of positioning of analog clock object after changing of screen resolution.
5. Corrected the error in a startup sequence in the shell mode of Talisman.
6. Corrected bug with an unexpected "menu" button object on the desktop.
7. Corrected bug with not displayed VisualBasic programs in the Talisman Taskbar.
News of Talisman 2.2 (Build 2202)
11.02.2002:
1. Corrected procedure of shell switching for
Windows2000/XP.
2. Corrected bug in startmenu with showing of "All Users"
programs for Windows2000/XP.
News of Talisman 2.2 (Build 2200)
06.02.2002:
1. Analog Clock object.
2. Password function for "Input Box" object. (Useful for protected interfaces)
3. Using of mnu-files from theme folders as a main menu. (Useful for protected interfaces)
4. Option 'no menu' for main menu. (Useful for protected interfaces)
4. Hints for buttons.
5. New Shell Switcher with corrected procedures for multiuser configuration of Windows2000/XP.
6. Fixed bug with autolaunching of hidden files in WindowsXP startup folder.
7. Removed a blinking of clock/taskbar/mainmenu after theme changing/refreshing.
8. Automatic control of the screen resolution.
9. Fixed an error in "htmlurl ..." command. Now it works without full path to file.
10. New layout of Object Editor.
11. "Align" propertie for "Text" and "InputBox" objects.
12. Other changes and corrections.
News of Talisman 2.1 (Build 2114)
21.12.2001:
1. Optimization for Windows XP (removed a blur around icons and textlabels, corrected a problem with scripts).
2. New internal commands and functions (see list of internal commands).
3. The Highlighted state of a Talisman taskbar is displayed now.
4. Enhanced procedures for displaying transparent buttons, shapes and forms.
5. The script divider was changed from ";" to "&" for compatibility with WindowsXP.
6. The vertical divider "|" was added in menus (see startmenu in XP theme as example).
7. New default themes.
8. Desktop Games of By-Art (www.by-art.com) were added.
9. Other changes and corrections.
19.08.2001:
Open "Developers
Lab" page - plugins for Talisman, "Senmessage"
examples and other information for developers.
News of Talisman 2.0 (Build 2012)
17.08.2001:
1. Corrected "start programm" and
"open folder" procedures for menus and buttons.
News of Talisman 2.0 Release (Build 2010)
1. New theme (London).
2. Corrected "startplugin" and "closeplugin" commands.
3. Bug fixes.
News of Talisman 2.0 Beta4 (Build 2007)
1. Added "startplugin" and "closeplugin" commands.
2. Corrected "sendmessage" command. Strings with spaces are supported. Added NIL parameter.
3. Bug fixes.
News of Talisman 2.0 Beta4 (Build 2006)
1. Added
sendmessage command to send Windows Messages from Talisman.
2. Corrected foldermenutohtml command and inputbox functions for HTML objects.
3. Added Korean language.
4. Added closeform <formname> and closeform2 <formname> commands.
5. Added submenu <folder> command.
6. Added Close Theme command string for themes.
7. Bug fixes.
News of Talisman2 Beta4 (Build 2005):
1.Added "indents" for Forms, Shapes and HTML objects.
2. Corrected "New" and "Copy/Paste" procedures.
3. New default theme.
4. Added Greek language.
News of Talisman2 Beta4:
1. Fixed startup bug of Beta2 and Beta3 with
FFFFFF error message.
2. Corrected help file.
3. New templates.
4. New languages.
5. Bug fixes.
News of Talisman2 Beta3:
1. New help file (test version).
2. Bug fixes.
News of Talisman2 Beta2:
1. Added HTML objects.
2. Commands for HTML objects: htmlback, htmlforward, htmlstop, htmlrefresh, htmlurl, foldermenutohtml .
3. Corrected procedure of icon's drawing. T2B2 can display icons for drives and folders and icons without full path.
4. Fixed bug in LogOff procedure.
5. "Paste" command was added in Ctrl+Right menu.
6. Corrected "Locked" function for all objects.
7. Corrected procedure of button creation for files with LongFileName.
8. Added tray icon and tray menu.
9. Corrected startmenu and startup procedures for Windows NT/ Windows 2000.
10. Fixed TOE>Select Language bug for NT/2000 .
11. Added "Hand" cursor.
12. Other changes and bug fixes.
News of Talisman2 Beta1:
1. New theme format.
2. Program do not use BDE (Borland Database Engine).
3. New Multilanguage interface.
4. New types and properties of buttons. Using file icons.
5. New object: ThemeList.
6. New customizable menus with icons and graphics.
7. New TextBlocks, loaded from files.
8. New form effects.
9. New properties of "shape" object.
10. New settings of taskbar/tray/clock objects.
11. New function of AVI playing.
12. New events for buttons: OnEnter, OnLeave, OnRightClick.
13. New "createscreenshot" command and build-in information
about theme's author.
14. Themeconverter to convert Talisman 1.xx themes in Talisman 2 themes.
15. Many other new functions and changes.
Talisman 1.76
1. Corrected error of minimization procedure in shellmode.
Talisman 1.75
1. The "OnTop" setting for Talisman's taskbar,clock and tray was added.
2." Moveform" command was added. Use this command to create a buttons to move form.
3. "Empty Recycle Bin" command was added.
4. "Closeform2 command" was added. Use this command to close form without screen refreshing.
5." Delete sound" buttons was added in TOE.
6. "Open theme" dialogue will appear if a startup theme was not found.
7. The bug in "Align" procedure for forms was corrected.
8. The error of dragging in HTML objects was corrected.
9. The error of taskbar/tray/clock position changing was corrected.
10. Talisman's icons was removed from Alt-Tab menu.
11. "Mouse pointer" propertie was added in TOE/Program settings.
12. The bug in TOE command "Paste clockimage from clipboard" was corrected.
13. The bug in folder menus with LNK files was corrected.
14. The bug of "Foldermenutohtml" command was corrected.
Talisman 1.7
1. New rendering procedure for forms.
Now all visible forms are active (not only a top form like in old versions
of Talisman).
2. A new customizable
taskbar is available. You can use Talisman's taskbar in both modes of
Talisman (application mode and shell mode). Each element of taskbar has the
following settings : 3 pictures (normal, highlighted and pressed); font with
2 colors (normal and highlighted); iconsize; icon offset. Taskbar can be
oriented vertically or horizontally and can be docked to any side of the
screen.
With Talisman you can
build any type of Task Manager available today: from MAC OS style taskmenu
to Windows-style taskbars and NEXT-style task panels.
2. A new customizable clock is
available. You can adjust clock position, time format, font and background
picture. You can use the Talisman's clock in both modes of Talisman
(application mode and shell mode).
3. A new system tray is
available in shell mode of Talisman. Each element of system tray has the
following settings : 3 pictures (normal,highlighted and pressed); font with
2 colors (normal and highlighted); iconsize; icon offset. System tray can be
oriented vertically or horizontally and can be docked to any side of the
screen.
4. "Align"
property for forms. You can align any form to left or to right, to top or to
bottom. You can create the centered forms, "allwidth" and "allheight"
forms.
5. Autostart command for
forms. You can create an interface with more than one active form. Add the
"Go to form ...." command in autostart string of your parent form
to open a secondary not-fullscreen forms.
6. "Closed only by
command" type of forms. This type of form was added to create a
multiform themes too.
7. Customizable main
menu. Now you can add any command or submenu in the main menu. Also you can
save and load any customized main menu in *.mnu file.
Now you can create a
national main menu for any language. Examples of German and Russian menus
are available it Talisman's setup.
drawframes <x>
<y> <number frames> <delay in ms> <picture filename>
- draws animated picture on the screen. X,Y - coordinates of the top-left
corner of animation window. Delay - delay in milliseconds between frames.
Number - number of frames in *.bmp file.
You can use a transparent color (Magenta) in your animation.
9. Sound properties
panel in Talisman Object Editor.
10. "Align"
property for HTML objects.
11. Inputbox automatically opens the form with HTML-object, from any other
forms. For example: try to create the analogue of MSN Explorer interface.
Inputbox on the main screen will open the secondary form with your HTML
object.
12. "Taskbar",
"Clock", "System tray", "Program settings"
pages are added in Talisman Object Editor.
13. "Script"
and "Custom menu" pages are added in Talisman Object Editor. You
can create and edit scripts and menus directly in the Object Editor like all
other objects.
14. The new submenu
"Settings" is added. You can call a Taskbar, Tray and other
settings from popup menu.
15. The new option
"Play sound" in the Program tab of the Object Editor allows you to
enable/disable sounds for all themes.
16. The new option
"Dragging in workmode" in the Program tab of the Object Editor
allows you to enable/disable dragging of any object in workmode with pressed
"Ctrl" button.
17. The new option
"Drag and Drop files" in the Program tab of the Object Editor
allows you to enable/disable drag&drop files from Explorer in Talisman
in workmode of Talisman.
18. Border and
Transparent options for shapes are added.
19. The new popup menu
in the Object Editor's tree allows you to arrange, delete and rename any
objects directly in the Object Editor.
Corrections:
1. Internat.exe now
supported by Talisman System Tray.
2. The shell switching
procedure of tss.exe (Talisman Shell Switcher) was corrected. Now the
tss.exe can work with a "long file names" folders.
3. Error in inputbox
object is corrected.
4. Error with
capitalized letters for "write" command is corrected.
5. The workarea setting
is changed. Now the "Right" and "Bottom" settings are
the offsets in pixels from Right and bottom size of screen.
Talisman 1.6
1. Customizable Templates for a new
themes is added.
2. "Go to form xxx" submenu is added in the edit-mode popup menu.
3. "Inputbox" object is added. This object may be usefull to build
the interfaces with a command string and as the alternative for Run-dialog.
4. "Align" properties for shapes and pictures are added.
5. "Allheight" and "Allwidth" properties for shapes are
added.
6. Tiled wallpaper for shapes.
7. New commands:
enter <objectname> - run the command of any other object ;
changewallpaper <N form> - open "Open picture" dialog and
change wallpaper of form;
changeformcolor <N form> - open "Select color" dialog and
change color of form.
8. "Save button" command in Talisman Object Editor. The buttons
can be saved in two formats: BTN3 or BMP.
9. New theme submenu is added. You can create a simple theme, duplicate
current theme or create a new theme from template.
10. New form submenu is added. You can create a simple form or duplicate
current theme.
11. The error of version 1.51 with doubling of form's background
picture in the database is corrected.
12. "Delete form" command is corrected. Now this command remove
form and all objects of this form.
1. The Talisman
Object Editor (TOE) is a separate program now : toe.exe.
2. Clock font setting is added in TOE.
3. Script support is added. You can enter multiple commands in the button
command string with ";" as a separator. Or you can create a *.tscr
file - a text file with one command on each line.
4. Autostart command for a theme is added.
5. New commands:
pause <N> - N is a delay in seconds/10.
mydoc - show My Documents window.
refresh - refresh the active form.
wavplay <filename> - play a wav file.
write <form number> <object name> <field number>
<value> - change any property of an object from the command string.
Caution! This is a very dangerous command, therefore it can change any value
in Talisman's database component without any limitations and protections.
You must know the organization of database component, runic.db, to use this
command.
draw <x> <y> <filename> - draw a picture (filename) on the
form with the left corner of picture in x,y.
6. *.mnu files support is added. *.mnu file is a custom menu. For example
menu from 3 lines:
7.
"Background picture" property for forms is added. You can use a
Centered, Tiled, Stretched images as a wallpapers for any form.
8. Talisman Shell Switcher program is added in distribution.
Other changes:
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1. Removed the
"Picture from database" object. Now all pictures must be stored in
separate files (bmp, jpg). However, Talisman 1.5 will still support old
themes with pictures stored in the database, but the program can no longer
create such objects.
2. Changed the WorkArea settings. Now all workarea coordinates are stored in
the theme.ini file (in version 1.4 it was in the database). T1.5 does not
support old workarea settings and you need to reenter your workarea setting
in the Object Editor (TOE) or in the theme.ini.
3. Changed default color of syspad's clock. It is white.
4. Removed tiled background picture stored in database for forms. Now all
forms backgrounds will be stored in separate files (bmp, jpg).
5. "Pack" button was removed from the Object Editor. Now a
database is packed automatically.
Talisman 1.4
1. New settings for the syspad in
shell mode, now you can show/hide any element in syspad (move button, start
button, task button, clock).
2. Horizontal or vertical arrangement of all tray-icons.
3. "Always on top" option for syspad.
4. Show/hide settings for any command of the main menu. For example: you can
hide the "Edit mode..." command to protect your theme from
editing.
5. New file format for buttons. ".BTN3,2,1" is a BMP image with
3(2,1) phases of buttons (normal, highlight and pressed). These files must
be used by theme-authors to simplify creation of stylish buttons by the
users. BTN*
files must be placed in the theme folder or in ../talisman/buttons
subfolder.
6. Added HTML objects. New commands for HTML-objects:
7. "Open theme folder"
command in the Theme submenu.
8. New file theme.ini in the theme
folder.
9. windowstaskbar=0 [1] setting in the theme.ini to show [hide] Windows
Taskbar in the non-shell mode of Talisman.
10. Clock font settings in theme.ini.
For example:
clockfontcolor=16711000
clockfontsize=8
clockfontname=arial
11. New internal command "controlmenu"
to show popupmenu with all Control Panel elements.
12. New internal commands: mycomputer, network, dialup, recycle to open
respective windows.
13. Grid submenu in Edit-mode menu.
14. Foldermenu opens the Talisman theme if you select the runic.db file.
Corrections:
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1. Blocked "Alt-F4" key combination in shell mode.
2. Removed Talisman icon from the Alt-Tab menu.
3. Corrected label's redrawing for buttons in highlighted and pressed
states.
4. Other changes and corrections.
Talisman 1.3
1. Added "Task list"
submenu in the Working Mode popup menu.
2. Added "Applications" submenu in the Working Mode popup menu.
3. Added "Theme" submenu in the Working Mode popup menu.
4. New internal commands have been added to the program:
startmenu - show startmenu;
taskmenu - show taskmenu with 32x32 icons;
foldermenu <path> - open any folder as popup menu;
Menu commands have the following additional parameters in the
commandline:programs, documents, desktop, favorites, quicklaunch, strt,
menubottom, menutop, menuleft, menuright.
For example, the command:
foldermenu d:
menutop
will show the foldermenu of drive
d: from top side of button.
5. Added "WorkArea" settings for main form. You can set up your
screen workarea manually for each theme.
6. Added "Start" button in taskbar (only for shell mode of
Talisman).
7. Changed the filenames for taskbar's skin, as follows:
t_caption has been replaced with t_move1 and t_move2
t_hover, t_normal and t_pressed have been replaced with t_task1 and t_task2
t_tray has been replaced with t_tray1 and t_tray2
t_clock has been replaced with t_clock1 and t_clock2
The first state is normal. The second is pressed.
8. New command "Picture pasted
from clipboard" in Talisman's menu.
9. Rearranged popup menu.
10. Replaced "Object>Editor" command with
"Properties" command in the Edit Mode popup
Corrections:
1. "Enter" and
"Delete" keys are available in Object Editor's tree.
2. Trayarea in shell mode of Talisman was increased to 32 icons.
3. Corrected Autostart procedure in shell mode of Talisman.
4. Corrected "Access violation" error in Button Wizard.
5. Corrected error in "text block" object.
6. Corrected bug with "transparency" property for text blocks and
shapes.
7. Other changes and corrections.
Talisman 1.2
1. Talisman's menu has been changed
with new commands.
"Desktop", "Display properties", "Home",
"Open...", "Show", "Run", "FindFile"
and other commands are added.
New internal commands have been
added to the program:
open - open a Talisman's theme from disk;
home - return to default Talisman theme;
showdesktop - minimize all applications and show Talisman's desktop;
desktop - open the Desktop folder;
documents - open the Documents folder;
programs - open the Programs folder;
run - Windows Run Dialogue;
findfile - Windows Find File Dialogue.
2. Changes when Talisman is used as
Window's shell
Talisman may be used as Window's
shell instead of explorer.exe. To use Talisman as the sheel, you need to
change the string "shell=explorer.exe" to "shell=<Full
path>/talisman.exe" in your system.ini file. If you work under
Win98, you can do it in the msconfig.exe program (Start Menu>Run>msconfig.exe),
or if your system is Win95, you can edit your system.ini file in notepad.exe.
The following functions have been
added, but are only available when Talisman is the shell:
New skinable taskbar: taskbar
contains the tray area, taskmenu button, clock and small button for
moving the taskbar's panel. Taskbar uses the files: t_caption.bmp,
t_hover.bmp, t_normal.bmp, t_pressed.bmp, t_tray.bmp, t_clock.bmp. These
files must be placed in your default theme folder. You can change these
graphics to your own as long as you use the same filenames. RGB color
255,0,255 (Magenta) is used as the transparent color of the taskbar. All
these pictures are loaded once when Talisman is started and only when
Talisman is the shell. If you change the bmp files, you must restart the
computer to reload the files.
Startup functions: Talisman
will launch all applications from your Windows/Startup folder and from
the Run section of the System Registry.
3. Fullscreen mode for forms was
added.
4. Other changes and corrections.
Talisman 1.1 (02.02.1999):
1. Fully rewrited Object Editor.
Now you can forget about the types of
objects like "kt2" or "pe0". You operate only with 6
main objects:
button, textbutton, picture, shape, textblock, form.
2. "Pack theme" button was added in Object Editor
for compressing Talisman's theme after editing.
3. Added sound support for different events.
To add sound in your theme, place next files in your theme folder:
start.wav - play when loading new theme;
over.wav - play when mouse move over button;
click.wav - play when you click on button;
form.wav - play when showing new form (command: Go to
form xxx);
popup.wav - play when popup new form (command: Popup form
xxx);
menu.wav - play when popup menu;
4. "New theme" command in menu for creating new blank theme.
6. "Home" command to return to your default theme from any current
theme.
7. Added hints for graphic buttons.
8. Corrected bug with the dragging objects in Edit mode.
9. Changed default transparent color (Magenta).
10. Other small changes and corrections.
Talisman 1.02 (21.11.1998):
1. Fixed bugs
2. "Always on back" mode added
3. Tray icon added
4. Minimize all applications command added
5. Finished help file. Author: Bill Hobson
Talisman 1.0 (07.11.1998):
1. New features.
2. Now it is a shareware program.
Talisman 0.53 (?.09.1998):
1. Menu item New->Form. Now you
can create a new form by one click
2. In button wizard was added commands for showing forms, for moving forms
and for closing forms.
3. Programm still in memory all history of opened forms. Now you can back
not only in one previous form.
4. New internal commands: moved and close. You can use these commands for
dragging forms in Talisman-window and for exit from current form.
5. New commands "Send to back" and "Bring to front" for
objects.
6. First time version of help-file created by Bill Hobson
Talisman 0.52 (?.09.1998):
1. New object "Text
button"
2. New wizard for creation of buttons.
3. New commands in menu.
4. Now program has two modes: "work" and "edit"
5. Corrected bugs with treeview in Editor
6. New color and font buttons in Editor
7. "Delete" buttons for graphic fields in Editor
8. Corrected procedure of dragging of the objects in edit-mode
9. Added command "Open theme..." in menu
10. Added third picture for "kt2" buttons, for reaction on mouse's
click.
11. Added tiled background for forms
... and many other small changes and corrections
Talisman 0.5 (16.09.1998)
Project renamed in Talisman. Again
after travel in Paris.
Bonjour 0.43 (?.02.1998)
1. Corrected bug in Editor (don't
change the current database after command 'Set as startup base')
2. Corrected bug with transparent color for buttons with type 'kt2'.
3. New commands in menu.
Bonjour 0.42 (?.02.1998)
1. 'Set as startup base' command
was added in menu. When you choose this command, your current base set as
startup default base.
2. Fixed bug with picture dimensions after dragging.
Bonjour 0.41 (01.02.1998)
1. New objects added: te1, tb1,
tt1.
There are text fields. Text stored in database in Memo field (tab Memo in
Editor).
te1 - semitransparent text field, tb1 - solid text field, tt1 - transparent
text field.
You can enter in edit-mode of text field by click on them.
kt0 - button with one picture and transparent color.
kt2 - button with two pictures from database and transparent color.
pt0,pt3 - pictures with transparent color.
pb5,pe5 - rectangle with solid or semitransparent color.
2. New menu with direct access to database without loading of Bonjour
Editor.
Now you can change font, color, filename, type from menu.
3. Increased speed of loading of the program.
4. The opportunity of opening of the document in the associated program is
added.
Now in a field Filename you can place not only exe-files, but also
documents.
5. Added shell commands: "shutdown" (shutdown computer) and
"restart" (restart computer).
You can write these commands in 'filename'-field of button.
6. Improved dragging of picture-objects in 'Edit mode'.
Bonjour 0.33 (03.12.1997)
Support of national versions of
Windows95 was added. Eliminated many bugs.
Bonjour 0.32 (02.10.1997)
All labels and texts translated to
English language. TablePack tool is made. This is separate program allows to
compress Bonjour-base. Eliminated many bugs.
Bonjour 0.3 (03.08.1997)
I have received access in Internet.
First version of Bonjour in Internet (only Russian).
Great thank to Kamil Karimov (karimov@etel.ru) for his help with uploading
and creating of my first www-page!
Project Bonjour (1996-1997)
This program was born when I (Arkadiy
Istomin) purchased a new "Pentium-120" in early 1996. Attached to
the computer there was a mouse which was not capable of movement, other than
by means of making sharp impacts on a table with it. The buttons of this
little animal were almost impossible to press, because it's insides were a
little warped, and as result getting the cursor over an icon and double
clicking on it was very difficult.
I have made small program with
larger pictures representing Norton Commander, MS Word, MS Excel and other
necessary tools. I built it to start the programs with one mouse click. Of
course, my mouse was replaced, but the program had turned out to be rather
convenient and gradually has acquired various enhancements and improvements.
First time I called my program the "Africa", but after my
september'1996 travel in France, I have renamed the program in
"Bonjour".
