github waydabber/BetterDisplay v1.3.3

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About this version

This stable release contains improvements found in previous pre-release versions along with some additional improvements and bug fixes.

Enhancements

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066

Fixed

  • When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059

Removed

  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
Change log of previous v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.3

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066
  • Fixed: When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • Fixed: When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Fixed: Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • Fixed: DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • Fixed: The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059
  • Removed: option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048

Changes in v1.3.2-beta

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041
  • Fixed: App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Fixed: Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Fixed: Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

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