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About this version

This release contains improvements and bug fixes. The release mostly focuses on improving compatibility with Intel Macs (long overdue!) and has some useful new features as well.

The following change log lists all improvements compared to the previous stable v1.3.7 version.

Enhancements

Add feature to customize DDC inputs for a display - #1128
Add Undo/Skip possibility for display configuration editing - #1174
Add EDID export support for Intel Macs - #1155
Autodetect EDID size for direct I2C read by getting extension block numbers - #1191

Fixed

Start at login issue on Ventura until app added manually at least once - #1180
When configured, DDC read is happening on startup despite safe mode activated - #1187
Intel Macs - Mirroring briefly works and then the mirror breaks (previous state returns) - #1192
Intel Macs - Resolution increase/decrease keyboard shortcuts did not work as expected - #1190
Intel Macs - HiDPI toggle does not seem to work properly (unable to switch to LoDPI with the toggle) - #1189
Intel Macs - some valid resolutions show up as Invalid - #1188
Intel Macs - Reading DDC values on start does not work - #1186
Intel Macs - DDC control seems a bit less smooth than optimal, timings should be adjusted - #1185
Intel Macs - HDR upscaling should be disabled on Intel (only causes weird colors) - #1184
Intel Macs - HDR checkbox value does not change after toggling HDR on an external display - #1183
Intel Macs - Refresh rate value is not visible under Set Resolution for built-in display - #1182
Intel Macs - Contrast and gain color adjustments cause artifacts - #1181

Removed

Display control compatibility setting is now removed from Settings/General as it is not relevant anymore - #1179

Change log of v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.7

Added rotation toggle keyboard shortcut option + ignore built-in screen option - #1169
FIXED: Legacy auto-start is broken/crashes in v1.3.5/v1.3.6 - #1175

Changes in v1.3.6

Add keyboard shortcut for DDC inputs - #1129
Add alternate formats for copyable EDID data - #1156
Separate DDC support and EDID and I/O Registry parsing toggle (Apple Silicon) - #1154
Support for DDC scale skew (curve) setting - #1153
Toggle for automatic brightness adjustment (Apple native) - #1171
Minor UI tweak - delegate some less used settings to an expandable block under Settings/keyboards - #1162
FIXED: Startup DDC mute read works in reverse - #1166 opened 2 days ago by waydabber
FIXED: DDC reads do not adhere to min and max DDC value overrides - #1167
FIXED: XDR upscaling is not always not enabled after launching the app the first time - have to open twice. - #1158
FIXED: Combined brightness slider does not reflect properly externally induced Apple display brightness changes - #1170

Changes in v1.3.5

DDC Display Input control - #604
Retrieve and export EDID data from display (Apple Silicon only) - #1112
Show detailed display info under Settings/Displays (Apple Silicon only ) - #1144
Ability to customize factory reset and input select DDC control codes - #1136
Added option to customize display name and menu icon - #1137
Use new API (SMAppService) for automatic login (macOS Ventura only) - #1125
Updated Paddle SDK to new v4.4 version - #1139
Fixed: The expand icon (wide chevron) at the bottom of menu blocks is light gray and not obvious enough - #1111
Fixed: Unfoldable advanced settings font not rendered as small in Settings/App Menu - #1143
Fixed: Settings/Displays block look bad in some scenarios when a display is collapsed - #1145
Fixed: Accessibility setting menu icon not hidden when menu icons are generally disabled - #1146

Changes in v1.3.4

Option to display percentage as scaling factor - #1076
Fixed: Refresh Rate menu item should be hidden when a display is mirror target - #1075
Fixed: Some items are missing from the Tools menu - #1079

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