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Version 2.12 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:SwapScreen Now ignores windows that are not on the current virtual desktop
DMT:SwapScreen Added hotkey to move all windows to a specified screen
DMT:SwapScreen 'Move to next screen' logic updated to better handle different display sizes
DMT:General Monitor orientation can be changed where supported by monitor
DMT: Many of the command line commands that take a display number can now take 'X' for the display that the cursor is on
DMT: Monitor name now displayed (if room) on the monitor order and working area screens
DMT: Added (optional) desktop context menu for some of the most used commands

• option is in DMT->Options->'Dual Monitor Tools'->General

Version 2.10 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:Wallpaper can specify wallpaper to be saved as JPEG, PNG or BMP
DMT:Wallpaper any image files that can't be loaded can now be logged
DMT:SwapScreen on initial install, the UDAs are no longer automatically added as magic words
DMT:Cursor fix for cases where some display resolution changes were not noticed

Version 2.9 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:Cursor can specify a group of monitors for non sticky/locked cursor movement
DMT:Wallpaper new provider that reads a list of images from a file
DMT:General monitor contrast can now be viewed/changed
DMT:General fix for rotated monitors
DMT:General brightness can be adjusted with delta values

Version 2.8 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

The default numbering of monitors has changed in 2.8 so that monitors are now
numbered left to right and then top to bottom instead of the old ordering
provided by the .NET API. If this is an issue for you, then you can go into
Options -> 'Dual Monitor Tools' -> 'Monitor Order' and select 'DotNet order,
as used by DMT v2.7 and earlier'.

Other changes:
DMT:Wallpaper added support for wallpapers from Bing
DMT:Wallpaper can show images from local disk in alphabetical order
DMT:Wallpaper handles failure to download images better
DMT:Cursor allows cursor to move via dead space for non rectangular layouts
DMT:Snap can specify monitor to put snap on

Version 2.7 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:Wallpaper changer image fill method is more configurable
DMT:Wallpaper changer properties show a few more details
DMT:Wallpaper changer updated for change to Unsplash website
DMT:SwapScreen SDA option to put (transparent) border on outside of SDA

Version 2.6 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:SwapScreen now allows up to 100 user defined areas
DMT:SwapScreen added system defined areas for each screen/half/quarter
DMT:SwapScreen fix for snap up/down/left/right when taskbar at (0, 0)
DMT:Wallpaper changer can now enable/disable providers from grid
DMT:Cursor fix for cursor sometimes passing to another screen when it shouldn't

Version 2.5 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:Wallpaper changer fixed flicker when using smooth changing
DMT:SwapScreen added a parametised "ShowDesktop" command
DMT:Wallpaper changer added a new URL image provider
DMT:Wallpaper changer Unsplash image provider has more configuration
DMT:Wallpaper changer new option to cycle though all local disk images before repeating
DMT:SwapScreen new hotkey to show desktop that cursor is on
DMT:SwapScreen option to reset the UDAs
DMT:SwapScreen "ShowDesktop" now supports up to 16 monitors
DmtWallpaper screen saver added - shows wallpaper generated by DMT

Version 2.4 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.

DMT:General now shows information about monitors
DMT:General can now change active monitor
DMT:General can now change monitor brightness
DMT can now be closed from the command line with -x option
DMT:Cursor fix for remembering free movement key
DMT:Snap fix for snaps that are smaller then secondary on one dimension only
DMT:SwapScreen fix for 'Next Screen' when taskbar at left or top of monitor
DMT:Wallpaper changer obeys exif orientation flag
DMT:Wallpaper changer temporary fix for Unsplash images

Version 2.3 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
A msi installer is now available, but existing users will need to check the README.txt if they wish to keep their current configuration fies.
DMT:SwapScreen fix for when swapping top 2 windows
DMT:WallpaperChanger makes sure correct wallpaper mode used if using smooth
changes
DMT:Cursor fix for cursor not sticky after Ctrl-Alt-Del
DMT No longer allows multiple instances of its GUI interface to be run

Version 2.2 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
Magic words can be run from a batch file with: DMT "DMT:Launcher:Activate magic-word"
DMT:Snap hotkey added to snap active window
DMT:Snap snap shown same size (pixel basis) as original with options to scale
DMT:WallpaperChanger LocalDisk can specify different directories for each monitor
DMT:WallpaperChanger LocalDisk can specify a single image rather than a directory... read more

Version 2.1 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
Extra features added to DMT including Flickr support for wallpaper
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/history.html for more details.

Version 2.0 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
SwapScreen, DualLauncher, DualSnap and DualWallpaperChanger have all been replaced with a single tool called DMT.
DMT is easier to run from portable devices.
'Magic Words' can now be used for all of the functions, so there is no longer a need to remember a load of hotkeys.
See http://http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/index.html for more details.

Version 1.10 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
A new tool has been added to periodically change the background wallpaper.
There are other minor changes to SwapScreen and DualWallpaper.
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/history.html for more details

Version 1.9 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
SwapScreen has some new features and DualWallpaper has been updated with support for Windows 8 and 8.1.
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/history.html for more details.

Version 1.8 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
This has several new features with the main addition being the ability to define your own areas on your desktop and too associate hotkeys with them to move the active window to that location.
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/history.html for more details.

Version 1.7 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released. This is a minor update with several fixes and a few new features requested by users.
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/history.html for more details.

Version 1.6 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released. This contains a new tool which allows you to launch your favourite applications with a few key strokes and to position them at pre-configured positions on any of your monitors. See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/duallauncher.html for more details. There are also minor updates to SwapScreen and DualWallpaper.

Version 1.5 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released. This is a minor upgrade over 1.4 including features requested by users. Also DisMon7.exe which was for Windows 7 users has been removed as its functionality has been incorporated into DisMon.exe.

A new version 1.4 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
SwapScreen now has a Curosr / Mouse manager, where you have the ability to lock the cursor onto a single screen, or to specify a resistance that has to be overcome to move the cursor between screens.
Options are available to temporarily override any resistance or locking and to quickly move the cursor between screens.
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/swapscreen.html for further details.

A new version 1.3 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
This contains a new tool which can run another application and disable all secondary monitors while that application is running.
See http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/history.html for the other changes.

A new version 1.2 of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
This now contains a program to create wallpaper from images where you can choose different images for each of your monitors, or you can choose to spread an image across multiple monitors. Full support is also provided for users who have their primary monitor on the right.
Also the SwapScreen hotkey program has been expanded with 9 new hotkeys available.

This release has:
SwapScreen which will move the active window to the next screen when a user defined hotkey is pressed. If the window was maximised, then it will also be maximised on the next screen.
DualSnap a screen capture program which captures the image on the primary screen and displays it on the secondary screen.

The first version of Dual Monitor Tools has been released.
This has a single tool: SwapScreen which will move the active window to the next screen when a user defined hotkey is pressed. If the window was maximised, then it will also be maximised on the next screen.