Releases: TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB
2024.1
This release is signed with Azure Code Signing! Future releases will be using ACS as well. ACS creates short-lived certificates for signature so the thumbprint is not fixed, however the certificate subject will always be the same.
Bug fixes
- Fix portable builds not working if the TranslucentTB temporary directory didn't exist.
- Fix erroneous "Couldn't configure TAP to restore taskbar appearance once TranslucentTB dies." message in the log.
- Make Start opened, Search opened and Task View opened states work on newer builds of Windows 11.
- Fix crashes with GlazeWM and the Magnifier app.
- Increase the timeout for the XAML TAP to hopefully reduce the amount of "The wait operation timed out" and "Element not found" messages being seen.
Various improvements/changes
- Support for Ukrainian locale.
- Improvements to German and Chinese translations.
- This releases uses a new GUID for the tray icon, because the ACS certificate subject is different than the previous certificate. Due to this, your preferences related to the tray icon will be reset.
- Remove the
ttb:protocol, as it was an experiment for something that didn't end up working.
As always, you can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below. Additionally, Windows 11 users can download the portable version by downloading TranslucentTB-portable-x64.zip.
2023.2
This will be the last release with the current code signing certificate (thumbprint 748540faf0a6932030e4987d83b1737cb0282a21) as it expires soon and renewal prices have become too high. I am investigating alternatives like Azure Code Signing. Stay tuned.
Bug fixes
- Fix the taskbar not being assigned the right monitor when it was set to auto-hide and two monitors where stacked on top of each other
- Copy ExplorerTAP DLL to
%TEMP%in portable mode to allow ejection of a USB key once TranslucentTB is exited. - Fix the app crashing if it was started before Explorer
- Retry injecting the TAP in case of failures, hopefully should reduce the amount of errors being seen
Various improvements/changes
- Improved several translations
- Add a
ttb:protocol that starts the app - Add inactive window state rule
As always, you can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below. Additionally, Windows 11 users can download the portable version by downloading TranslucentTB-portable-x64.zip.
2023.1
This is a release targeting support for Windows 11 Moment 2, as well as adding several improvements in the process.
Bug fixes
- Support the Windows 11 Moment 2 taskbar
- Fix newly created windows thinking they where the active window when this wasn't the case
- Fix hide tray being hit twice not showing the dialog anymore
Various improvements/changes
- New supported languages:
- German
- Spanish (United States)
- Turkish
- Indonesian
- Russian (Russia)
- Improved Simplified Chinese translation
- Localize more user-facing strings
- Add hidden configuration options to override the language used by TranslucentTB
- Add hidden configuration options to disable the new XAML context menu
- Update WinUI to 2.8.4
- Add a tooltip when the titlebar text overflows in windows
As always, you can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below. Additionally, Windows 11 users can download the portable version by downloading TranslucentTB-portable-x64.zip.
2022.1
This is a release targeting support for Windows Sun Valley 2, as well as adding several improvements in the process.
New features
- Localization support
TranslucentTB can now be localized in different languages. Take a look at the contributor's guide if you want to submit your own translation! Currently supported languages are:- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Japanese
- English (United States)
- Portable mode
On Windows 11, TranslucentTB can now run without needing to be installed. Download theTranslucentTB-portable-x64.zipfile below to get started. - Rules
Exposed in the configuration file only, rules allow you to customize the taskbar's appearance in a per-app manner: depending on the highest Z-order maximized window or the currently active window. - Remove the taskbar line/border
On Windows 11, you can now remove the taskbar line or border depending on which state is active.
Bug fixes
- Fix battery saver mode being active despite the user having disabled it.
- Made some changes that should significantly help with TranslucentTB not working after the computer resumes from sleep or when a display is unplugged or plugged in.
- Fix poor tray icon contrast in high contrast modes like "Desert".
- Hide empty document errors when the configuration file is empty.
- Fix tray icon turning blurry when the system DPI changes.
- Fix search opened and Start opened states on Windows 11.
- Fix an issue where TranslucentTB's settings could end up being wiped when shutting down the computer.
- Fix TranslucentTB crashing if you uninstall it while the welcome dialog is open.
Various improvements/changes
- Allow blur to be picked again on Windows 11 RTM when KB5006746 is installed.
- Remove blur on Windows 11 SV2. This feature has been removed from the OS by Microsoft. It's likely not coming back.
- When blur is not available on the user's system, automatically upgrade them to acrylic.
- Enable XAML context menu on Windows 10 build 19041-19045 if KB5007253 is installed.
- Update WinUI to 2.8.
- Use the new Segoe UI Variable font on Windows 11 for XAML UI elements.
- Various code cleanups and modernization.
As always, you can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below. Additionally, Windows 11 users can download the portable version by downloading TranslucentTB-portable-x64.zip.
2021.5
- Add battery saver state, disabled by default
- Fix error message being missing in logs when US english locale is missing
- Fix acrylic being broken on Windows 11
- Fix crash when a second instance is launched
- Restore blur option on Windows 11 build 22449 and higher
- Update to stable release of WinUI 2.7, reducing download size tenfold.
You can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below.
Version 5
This release is a major rewrite (yet again) of the application! A lot of changes occured, so here's a list of the major changes:
- Rewrite the entire UI in UWP XAML (hosted via XAML Islands), giving the TranslucentTB UI a much more modern look.
- On Windows 11, the context menu is also an UWP XAML flyout.
- New welcome UI, giving the user links to our Liberaypay page and Discord server.
- Unfortunately results in increased memory usage :(
- Acrylic!
- As a consequence, the minimum version is build 18362 (AKA 1903)
- New Fluent icon
- Light theme support: the TranslucentTB tray icon turns black when Windows light theme is enabled.
- Dark theme context menu is also available.
- Changed config file format to a standard JSON file.
- Changes to the config file are now automatically reloaded when the file is changed on disk.
- Instead of being constantly looping, TranslucentTB is now lazy and DLL injects into Explorer
- Flickering when start opens is completely gone!
- New defaults which address common user complaints
- The Peek button can now still be used even when not visible
- Increase reliability of hotplug detect. This should fix most cases of secondary monitors not being detected.
There are a few known issues as well! Many affecting Windows 11 only:
- There is a thin line on the taskbar in Windows 11. This is not a TranslucentTB-caused issue, this line is present even when it isn't running. It's just harder to notice.
- Acrylic color does not work correctly. It seems Microsoft changed the API in 11 and I've yet to figure out how it works now.
#1C230F00(or just using the normal appearance) works pretty decent for now. - Start Menu opened does not reliably detect on which monitor the Start Menu is opened in Windows 11. This mode is disabled by default in Windows 11, but can still be turned on. It will be fixed in a future update.
- Search opened does not work in Windows 11. It has been hidden from the context menu in Windows 11. It will be fixed in a future update.
- Blur causes significant lag when an Explorer window is dragged under the taskbar. This is a bug in Windows 11, it cannot be resolved by TranslucentTB. It has been hidden from the context menu in Windows 11, but can still be enabled by editing the config file. Resolved in Insider build 22449.
- Opening the app again when the welcome page is opened results in the welcome page being skipped.
- In some very rare occassions, the app may crash on monitor hotplug. This is being investigated.
- The XAML context menu in Windows 11 is missing some icons or uses outdated icons.
- Restoring Discord from its tray icon does not change the taskbar's appearance accordingly until the window is dragged around or resized.
You can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below.
NOTE: We switched to using exclusively MSIX for the app, so if you've installed it from the regular installer previously, you're encouraged to uninstall it, as it won't happen automatically.
Version 4 hotfix 5
Version 4 hotfix 4
Version 4 hotfix 3
This addresses issue #258.
Version 4 hotfix 2
This addresses the following issues: