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[ironhead]

Hi All,

It's been a long time in coming, but I've finally released 5.0:

32-bit:
Installer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/emerge/files/Release%205.0/EmergeDesktop-5.0.exe/download
Binary: http://sourceforge.net/projects/emerge/files/Release%205.0/EmergeDesktop-5.0.7z/download

64-bit:
Installer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/emerge/files/Release%205.0/EmergeDesktop64-5.0.exe/download
Binary: http://sourceforge.net/projects/emerge/files/Release%205.0/EmergeDesktop64-5.0.7z/download

Source: https://sourceforge.net/projects/emerge/files/Release%205.0/EmergeDesktop-5.0-src.7z/download

Changes:

New:

- Theme support
- Dynamic positioning
- Support for 'Run As'
- Re-added 'My Documents' Special Folder
- Created native 64-bit version of Emerge Desktop
- Context menu for emergeDesktop menu items (right click on a item to activate them)
- New Internal Commands:

- VWM_1 to VWM_9 - jump to VWM desktop

- New EmergeVars:

- %AppletDir% - location of Emerge Desktop applets
- %EmergeDir% - location of Emerge Desktop configuration files
- %ThemeDir% - location of current theme

- New applets:

- emergeSysMon - a system resource monitor
- emergePower - a battery charge monitor)

- reg2xml - a utility to convert previous registry based settings to an XML based Theme
- Relative paths for schemes
- Colorful startup Theme functionally similar to Explorer
- Ability to run as a self contained/portable shell

Changed:

- Switched from storing settings in the registry to storing settings in XML files
- improved fullscreen checking
- Improved shortcut handling
- Multi-tabbed configuration for each applet
- New icons
- Internal default theme changed from overlapped squares to a gray colored Theme functionally similar to Explorer

Fixed:

- Win7 tray support
- UTF16 to UTF8 and vice versa conversion routines, so non-English characters are better supported
- emergeTasks crash when an application rapidly changes it's title
- execution of apps failing that require elevated privileges

A big thank you goes to the Beta Team for giving this release a run through as well as to MeToo and Bernard for all the effort in updating the documentation.

Enjoy!

(Edited by MeToo) Here is a screenshot of the startup theme as requested



Plus two important bits of information:
1) The online Tutorial has been updated by Bernard to address the new look and features of release 5 (just click on the World icon in the new Theme )
2) You can get new Themes at the (in progress) site by e-Sushi
http://edsata.e-sushi.net/

[Master Of Puppets]

Can we have a screen of the new theme in the first post plox?

[LoL]

Huzzah!
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[liquid azrael]

sweetness, thanks for an official x64 installer, I can uninstall my homebrew one now... thanks to everyone for all the hard work.
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[Bourne_4]

Awesome just installed the update, thanks!

[Steve B]

Haven't posted in ages, but I must say this is awesome Ironhead... wonderful job

[ironhead]

Update: Due to an issue in the 64-bit installer (32-bit versions of emergePower and emergeSysMon were accidentally included), I've uploaded a new 64-bit installer:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/emerge/files/Release%205.0/EmergeDesktop64-5.0.exe/download

[lsendoya]

Same with the .tar?
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[ironhead]

No, the 7z file contains all 64-bit binaries.

[ZaLiTH]

Version 5 turned out really nicely ironhead! Awesome job.. Unfortunately, I still can't use it as my permanent shell here at work due to compatibility issues with EC Software's Help & Manual, but I'll definitely give it a good run at home though.

I had an issue a while back where certain shortcuts on my RocketDock bar wouldn't launch when I was running Emerge as my shell (the same shortcuts would work under Explorer), but I'm thinking of looking for an alternative to RocketDock anyway.

The theme manager is brilliant though! Just been playing with it a bit, makes a nice difference with having the theme store details of applet position / colour / menu settings / etc. I do have a question though, if I create a theme on one resolution (home PC is 1440x900 on a 19" wide) will the applets still line up properly on another resolution (for example 1280x1024)?
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