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Status Report
12 Jun 08 - 01:04
Several weeks have passed since TD4R4 and it's time for a short update about what has been going on lately.
TD4R4 has proven much more solid than R3 and therefore we are currently waiting for new bug reports to come in via e-mail and forum. There are still one or two bug reports send via e-mail every day and we are checking those for debug logs and traces to find those last few remaing bugs. Two of those "regular" bug reports we get via e-mail have already been fixed for the next release!
Current internal road map says that we will do one more updated release of TD4, which means TD4R5 - if everything goes well then we will move on to 0.8 RC1 after R5.
Current Changelog for TD4R5
TD4R4 has proven much more solid than R3 and therefore we are currently waiting for new bug reports to come in via e-mail and forum. There are still one or two bug reports send via e-mail every day and we are checking those for debug logs and traces to find those last few remaing bugs. Two of those "regular" bug reports we get via e-mail have already been fixed for the next release!
Current internal road map says that we will do one more updated release of TD4, which means TD4R5 - if everything goes well then we will move on to 0.8 RC1 after R5.
Current Changelog for TD4R5
TD4R4 Release
24 May 08 - 21:06
As usual it took a while longer than expected. But lots of stuff has been fixed and even new features sneaked it.
It should be save if you overwrite a previous TD4R3 release (after shutting down everything). However it is not possible to update from any SharpE release before TD4R3. Make sure to unzip this release into an empty directory then.
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(mostly) complete changelog: TD4R4 Changelog
Please post Feedback into this forum thread.
It should be save if you overwrite a previous TD4R3 release (after shutting down everything). However it is not possible to update from any SharpE release before TD4R3. Make sure to unzip this release into an empty directory then.
Download
(mostly) complete changelog: TD4R4 Changelog
Please post Feedback into this forum thread.
TD4R4 Preview
10 May 08 - 09:50
Short Update 
We are working on the next TD4R4 release. So far a lot of things have been fixed already. The Media Controller Module is working much like the old version in TD4R2 again, but with a lot of improvements underneath. The list of players which can be controlled is now defined by a dynamic xml file. This makes it possible to easily add new players. Support for the iTunes and Media Monkey players has also been added. Some more rare but really annoying problems like the "A call to an OS function failed" are also fixed, and a fix for the "System Error. Code: 5. Access is denied." error on Vista is being worked on! Another simple thing with a big impact is that I finally managed to fix the problem that buttons all over the shell (Notes, Taskbar,...) had problems to detect fast clicks (Before if you clicked the buttons very fast every second click didn't work).
Complete Changelog (so far!): Changelog
The TD4R4 release should be out once the "SystemERror. Code: 5" bug is fixed...
We are working on the next TD4R4 release. So far a lot of things have been fixed already. The Media Controller Module is working much like the old version in TD4R2 again, but with a lot of improvements underneath. The list of players which can be controlled is now defined by a dynamic xml file. This makes it possible to easily add new players. Support for the iTunes and Media Monkey players has also been added. Some more rare but really annoying problems like the "A call to an OS function failed" are also fixed, and a fix for the "System Error. Code: 5. Access is denied." error on Vista is being worked on! Another simple thing with a big impact is that I finally managed to fix the problem that buttons all over the shell (Notes, Taskbar,...) had problems to detect fast clicks (Before if you clicked the buttons very fast every second click didn't work).
Complete Changelog (so far!): Changelog
The TD4R4 release should be out once the "SystemERror. Code: 5" bug is fixed...
TD4R3 Release
17 Apr 08 - 17:16
With a slight delay we are happy to announce the release of TD4R3.
Most of the changes have already been discussed in the previous news post.
Due to some heavy internal changes it is not possible to overwrite any previous release of SharpE (not even TD4R2). Unzip this release into an empty directory. Only thing you can do is copy the 'SharpBar' and 'SharpDesk' folders from your Settings\User\ directory over. We are sorry that this happens again, but it's a beta in the end
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(mostly) complete changelog: TD4R3 Changelog
Please post Feedback into this forum thread.
Most of the changes have already been discussed in the previous news post.
Due to some heavy internal changes it is not possible to overwrite any previous release of SharpE (not even TD4R2). Unzip this release into an empty directory. Only thing you can do is copy the 'SharpBar' and 'SharpDesk' folders from your Settings\User\ directory over. We are sorry that this happens again, but it's a beta in the end
Download
(mostly) complete changelog: TD4R3 Changelog
Please post Feedback into this forum thread.
TD4R3 Status
01 Apr 08 - 14:57
A long time ago we announced that TD4R3 would be release very soon. As usual we have been wrong and unable to stick to the road map. But now it's nearly finished, only a few things left before we can bring you TD4R3! Lot's of things have changed, this news post will give you an overview about what new features be on your desktop soon!
Taskbar
All users with strange character sets will be happy to see that basic Unicode support has been added to the taskbar. The whole task filtering system was improved so that it's now possible to only show tasks which have been minimized on the current VWM in the taskbar. The taskbar and VWM are working much better together now. This made it possible to even add a "Move to VWM..." option to the right click menu of minimized tasks. Microsoft Office users will be pleased to hear that the option of all office applications to show a task item for each opened document is now working properly!
VWM
Much work has been done on the VWM. As a result the "follow window focus" option is working much better now. The VWM service can now also show a big OSD (On Screen Display) message with the Number of the new VWM (when switching).
Systemtray
Our beloved friend the system tray finally got the balloon window popups replaced with a custom skinable notification window! The normal tooltips which show on mouse hover will now always display above other windows.
Multimedia Input/Controller
A new Multimedia Input services makes it possible to use most of the extra keys on your keyboard with the shell. Play/Pause/Stop/Next/ Previews buttons will control the last active media player. Volume Up/Down/Mute will control the global system volume. It's even possible to display an OSD message showing the current volume status! The Multimedia Controller module has also been changed to control the last active media player, it can now control nearly every media player available (the selection menu is gone).
Configs
New configs for the Taskbar Module, Taskswitch Service and global Task Filter settings are done and ready to make task filtering much easier! This means that only very few configs are left before we can go to 0.8 RC1!
SharpBar
We are very happy to announce that the old and feared 'black bars at startup' but is fixed!
The complete (and still unfinished) changelog of TD4R3 can be found on the trac : http://trac.sharpe- shell.org/wiki/ TD4R3Changelog
To avoid us not being able to make a release data (again) I'm only saying R3 will most likely be released in the next 2 weeks!
Taskbar
All users with strange character sets will be happy to see that basic Unicode support has been added to the taskbar. The whole task filtering system was improved so that it's now possible to only show tasks which have been minimized on the current VWM in the taskbar. The taskbar and VWM are working much better together now. This made it possible to even add a "Move to VWM..." option to the right click menu of minimized tasks. Microsoft Office users will be pleased to hear that the option of all office applications to show a task item for each opened document is now working properly!
VWM
Much work has been done on the VWM. As a result the "follow window focus" option is working much better now. The VWM service can now also show a big OSD (On Screen Display) message with the Number of the new VWM (when switching).
Systemtray
Our beloved friend the system tray finally got the balloon window popups replaced with a custom skinable notification window! The normal tooltips which show on mouse hover will now always display above other windows.
Multimedia Input/Controller
A new Multimedia Input services makes it possible to use most of the extra keys on your keyboard with the shell. Play/Pause/Stop/Next/ Previews buttons will control the last active media player. Volume Up/Down/Mute will control the global system volume. It's even possible to display an OSD message showing the current volume status! The Multimedia Controller module has also been changed to control the last active media player, it can now control nearly every media player available (the selection menu is gone).
Configs
New configs for the Taskbar Module, Taskswitch Service and global Task Filter settings are done and ready to make task filtering much easier! This means that only very few configs are left before we can go to 0.8 RC1!
SharpBar
We are very happy to announce that the old and feared 'black bars at startup' but is fixed!
The complete (and still unfinished) changelog of TD4R3 can be found on the trac : http://trac.sharpe- shell.org/wiki/ TD4R3Changelog
To avoid us not being able to make a release data (again) I'm only saying R3 will most likely be released in the next 2 weeks!
Upcoming changes in R3
05 Mar 08 - 14:36
An example of the global skin colours Two colour changes in the scheme manager, everything reschemes using that global skin colour
Two colour changes in the scheme manager, everything reschemes using that global skin colour 
Black Bars at Startup? Billiberseker needs your help!
28 Feb 08 - 19:38
Your chance to have the black bars at startup fixed. In order to do this, we must have feedback on the following thread:
http://www.sharpe- shell.org/e107_plugins/ forum/ forum_viewtopic.php? 5481.last
http://www.sharpe- shell.org/e107_plugins/ forum/ forum_viewtopic.php? 5481.last
TD4R2 Release
25 Feb 08 - 13:00
With a slight delay we are happy to announce the release of TD4R2.
This new release features a lot of improvements for users of a 64bit operating system. Many little random bugs and the fact that seperating the shell from explorer didn't work on a 64bit OS should be fixed now. Besides this a new config for the glass effect and the menu editor have been added. It's now also possible to use clear type fonts.
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Please post feedback into this forum topic
This new release features a lot of improvements for users of a 64bit operating system. Many little random bugs and the fact that seperating the shell from explorer didn't work on a 64bit OS should be fixed now. Besides this a new config for the glass effect and the menu editor have been added. It's now also possible to use clear type fonts.
Download
Please post feedback into this forum topic
TD4 R2 Progress
18 Feb 08 - 22:46
The big problem in SharpCore which was holding back the release of TD4 R2 has finally been fixed. We are now giving SharpCore a few days of testing before TD4 R2 will be released. This should happen at the end of this week or at the weekend at latest. If everything goes as planed then TD4 R2 will also feature huge internal improvements in the skin system (more generic look between modules and support for clear type fonts).
End of an Era
13 Feb 08 - 21:17
Nearly two and a half years ago we have released the SharpE cvs6 release. It was the last so called "official stable" release and has been downloaded over 115000 times. With the development of 0.8 nearly being finished we made the decission to say goodbye to the cvs6 release. As from today all download links for cvs6 have been taken down.
Since cvs6 the shell has been rewritten from scratch and pretty much everything has changed. The shell has improved so much that it simply hurts to know that there are still users who might be trying out the old cvs6 release only because there is no "official stable" version of SharpE 0.8 available yet. This leaves us with the situation that right now only the TD4 beta release is available for experienced users.
We are hoping to be able to release 0.8 RC1 as soon as possible.
The year 2008 will be the year of SharpE 0.8!
Since cvs6 the shell has been rewritten from scratch and pretty much everything has changed. The shell has improved so much that it simply hurts to know that there are still users who might be trying out the old cvs6 release only because there is no "official stable" version of SharpE 0.8 available yet. This leaves us with the situation that right now only the TD4 beta release is available for experienced users.
We are hoping to be able to release 0.8 RC1 as soon as possible.
The year 2008 will be the year of SharpE 0.8!