waydabber/BetterDisplay v2.0.11

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v2.0.10

• Added Portuguese (Brazil) localization (thanks to @gpnunes75)
• Added Romanian localization (thanks to @mikevic18)
• Added option to limit Apple and third party display hardware brightness control range for combined brightness control (this helps avoid PWM for those who are sensitive to it) - #1946
• Added option to customize sub-hardware-dimming and XDR/HDR upscale point for the display - #637
• Added standard menu with Edit submenu for Settings to allow general clipboard operations in text fields - #2188
• Show app menu dock icon while Settings is open + proper Command+TAB and Stage Manager support for the Settings window - #2167
• Improve handling default resolution on Intel Macs when system configuration editing and custom resolutions are enabled (requires re-running configuration edit) - #2200
• Auto-start PIP window when it is configured on app managed connect as well - #2187
• Auto-resume full-screen streaming - #1368
• Added "Redetect displays" option to the Tools menu - #2182
• Aggressive disconnect - option to auto-disconnect a display upon detection (or restore disconnect state upon app startup) - #1846
• Try to initiate screen recording permissions workflow in System Settings when virtual screen is configured for streaming and permission is missing - #2178
• Improved support for DisplayLink displays in v2.x (automatic handling of changing UUID issue for Apple Silicon) - #2148
• Added option to change default display identification method - #2179
• Added back mirror configuration option to virtual screen creation workflow (now only stream configuration is there) in v2.x - #2149
• Menu header of disconnected device should not respond to clicks (to silently open/close the menu) - #2196
• Added "Unknown Display" display type for unknown displays - #2203
• Auto-forget displays after a while with customizable number of days and different rememberance time for unknown Generic Displays - #2169
• Added information about a display's first connection, last connection and last unseen date in Display Information
• Added "Don't show again!" option to "The app is already running..." message on relaunch and go straight to opening the app menu - #2211
• Faster and more advanced display override on-the-fly activation for external displays - #2212
• Added option to re-initialize external displays (helps counter Sonoma custom display configuration bug) - #2204
• Fixed: External display custom system configuration does not load properly on Sonoma after display detection - #2218
• Fixed: Virtual screen workflow creation alert texts not presented properly - #2177
• Fixed: Some menu icons aren't centered when in LoDPI mode - #2195
• Fixed: If the display header menu toggle is set to something other than connect/disconnect but connect/disconnect is supported, the relevant - menu option does not appear - #2197
• Fixed: If the app menu is already open on a screen and the user clicks the menu bar button on an other display, the app menu closes instantly - after transported to the other screen - #2202
• Fixed: App menu tends to go jump around endlessly when the current screen's orientation is changed - #2217

v2.0.9

• Added general localization support to the app - #1343
• Added Chinese, Simplified localization - #2145
• Added Japanese localization thanks to - #2145
• Added toggle to turn Notch area on/off on Liquid Retina displays (MacBooks) - #2102
• Fixed: Custom app menu icon and "match menu icon with main display icon" does not apply upon app start (need to toggle the on/off switch) - #2133
• Fixed: Dividers look overemphasized on callout style submenus on Ventura - #2134
• Fixed various typos - #2138

v2.0.8

• Added option for a floating submenu style option instead of expanding submenu style - #2128
• Fixed: Improperly shaped keyboard ring appears in app menu and Settings when "Full Keyboard Access" accessibility is enabled - #2124
• Fixed: Detached app menu: with a transparency level of 100%, I would expect the detached menu to be opaque, and it is not - #2125
• Fixed: DDC Input configuration menu visibility dropdown issue - #2126
• Fixed: Virtual screen does not auto-connect when created as associated to a display but full-screen stream is not configured - #2131

v2.0.7

• Animations to PIP and full screen stream transormations - #2100
• Added warning about stream auto-start for associated display in Virtual Screen Stream menu - #2121
• Added warning about enforced mirror for associated display in Virtual Screen Mirror menu - #2120
• Fixed: Associated virtual screens should have a disabled disconnect toggle in the menu header instead of a live one (v2.0.6) - #2097
• Fixed: Flip and Rotate settings do not apply properly on Stream start (v2.0.6) - #2098
• Fixed: Empty Image Adjustments menu appears on a mirror target display with no colortable support - #2099
• Fixed: Animations to PIP and full screen stream transormations - #2100
• Fixed: Resolution slider setting changes do not take effect in the app menu instantly - #2103
• Fixed: Detachable app menu transparency level option should be disabled when the menu is not detachable - #2104
• Fixed: A favorite added using the Display Mode menu does not immediately appear on the Resolution Slider - #2105
• Fixed: Resolution selection/"Limit resolution slider and keyboard shortcut range" option does not immediately affect resolution slider - #2107
• Fixed: When invoking Settings UI from the menu, the menu does not always close (possibly covering Settings) when not detached - #2111
• Fixed: "Show slider markers only while dragging the knob" toggle works in reverse - #2114
• Fixed: When the app is already running and the menu is detached, starting the app again puts the menu into a mixed/invalid state - #2116
• Fixed: Some advanced association settings show up inverted in the Settings UI - #2117
• Fixed: Virtual screen rotation is not disabled in the app menu if the virtual screen is associated to a display and is set to auto-follow display rotation - #2118
• Fixed: Associated virtual screen should not allow both enforcing mirror and auto-starting stream as this creates confusion - #2119

v2.0.6

• Fixed: App crashes when Settings is opened the first time on Monterey (2.0.5) - #2086
• Fixed: PIP and Streaming shows black blank screen on Monterey (ScreenCaptureKit issue) with 2.0.x - #2088
• Fixed: Header switches do not work in Monterey (header opens/closes instead) in v2.0.5 - #2089
• Fixed: Unapplied system configuration loop when custom resolution added - #2084
• Fixed: Header switches do not properly revert if the operation is cancelled in the warning dialog box in v2.0.5 - #2090
• Fixed: Stream submenu is a few pixels wider than optimal pushing the menu boundaries in v2.0.5 - #2091
• Fixed: Disconnected display still has an (empty) Image Adjustments menu on Intel - #2093

v2.0.5

• Improve PIP window location saving so it remembers display it was last located on - #2043
• PIP window should properly restore over menu bar area and keep custom aspect ratio relative to screen size - #2080
• Tweak the menu sizes just a little bit - #2063
• Add option to automatically close expandable menu item - #2066
• Add menu icon color to show active state of mirroring, rotation and config protection - #2067
• Add a light onboarding for first time users - #640
• Fixed: Missing hidden default-invalid HiDPI resolutions in v2.0.4 - #2082
• Fixed: Resolutions not available as HiDPI show up in Custom Resolutions list as "Currently available as HiDPI" - #2081
• Fixed: Keyboard shortcut for contrast control defaults to software contrast even when hardware contrast is available in v2.0.x - #2059
• Fixed: Some sliders don't position the right-side value info properly on initial load in v2.0.4 - #2060
• Fixed: Changing a DDC control default level is not applied with slider snap until restart/reconfiguration in v2.x - #2065
• Fixed: In some instances the menu outer size does not properly accommodate the content in v2.0.4 - #2068
• Fixed: Notched display aspect ratio should not be marked as "Notch" when rotated - #2069
• Fixed: When rotation is protected, the app reverts its own rotation change - #2070
• Fixed: The app menu annoyingly closes when opened on a screen with a Notch that has a full screen application running - #2072
• Fixed: When only a single display is shown and there is no header, the expanded menu item's header does not line up nicely with the top of the menu window - #2073
• Fixed: Incorrect/missing padding for some expanded menus in v2.0.4 - #2074

v2.0.4

• Full SwiftUI app menu rewrite - increased responsiveness and fluidity - #1880
• Prevent app menu from disappearing after selecting a feature - #2003
• Make app menu detachable (Pro) - #1777
• Self-contained app-menu layout (no external submenus) - #2009
• Add app menu transparency option for detached mode - #2008
• More intuitive Move Display feature - #2012
• Improve resolution selector menu - #1205
• Add a more obvious warning to the app menu to set up accessibility permissions - #2017
• Add DDC Input Configuration link to the DDC input submenu - #2016
• Various UI tweaks/visual improvements - #2018
• Update UI for Display Mode favorites - #2057
• Add various options to auto-manage/compact the app menu - #2021
• Add a small icon in the display header to indicate main status - #2030
• Show current rotation in the app menu as well (without opening) - #2050
• Show notched display icon for built-in displays (Sonoma) - #2045
• Generally improve responsiveness of screen streaming and PIP operations. - #2034
• Add indigo color to the appropriate icon when PIP and Streaming is active - #2052
• Update PIP and streaming to use ScreenCaptureKit - #1411
• Add hiding mouse cursor in PIP/Stream even when there is a virtual display connected - #1992
• Ability to alter configuration of currently disconnected displays - #935
• Add option to forget past connected displays - #1988
• Virtual screen + streaming setup should have a warning when streaming permissions are not given - #1993
• Move mouse over to stream source display only if it's already on the stream target display - #2033
• More ergonomic Stream and PIP menu - #2038
• Draw stream/PIP crop area on screen - #1342
• Add per-display advanced hardware identification options (UUID, basic, extended, location) - #2053
• Show virtual screen and real display connection status in Settings selector icon - #1983
• Show virtual screen internal identifier and display UUID in Settings - #1984
• Add an option to reset all warning dismissals to the default state - #2019
• Various tweaks and internal improvements
• Fixed: Virtual screen model id and vendor id are mixed up under virtual screen identifiers section in v2.0.3 - #1981
• Fixed: Virtual screen identifiers are randomly changing until user first changes them in v2.0.3 - #2039
• Fixed: Some of the UI does not look right on Monterey (v2.0.3) - #2027
• Fixed: PIP / Full screen streaming keyboard shortcuts don't work well + mixed up in 2.0.3 - #2040

v2.0.3

• Add an Overview screen under Displays + move most of the stuff from Advanced there - #1963
• Simplified configuration of portrait Sidecar - #1972
• Make virtual screen creation more obvious + move the feature to Settings - #1970
• Improve automatic associated virtual screen creation for the iPad mini (more resolutions) - #1975
• Resizable sheets (modal overlays) should remember their custom sizes set by the user - #1957
• Save last selected Settings pane and display under Settings/Displays for next time - #1959
• Virtual screens retain model number when orientation is toggled - #1917
• Various optimizations and internal reengineering.
• Monterey compatibility (latest Monterey update required).
• Fixed: Virtual screen header switch does not reflect state properly when connection is not successful in v2.0.2 - #1971
• Fixed: App menu radio button and checkbox items are not properly centered in Ventura (v2.0.2) - #1968
• Fixed: Improve scrolling is Settings/Displays selector list - #1965
• Fixed: Various typos in v2.0.2 - #1962
• Fixed: Unapplied system configuration / undo does not work for first change in v2.0.2 -
• Fixed: DDC display input source keyboard shortcut does not work for "LG alt" input sources - #1954
• Fixed: Resetting menu layout may take a long time in v2.0.2b - #1953
• Fixed: Virtual screen configuration "Disassociate All" button does not refresh UI properly in v2.0.2b - #1952

v2.0.2/v2.0.2b

• Move managing virtual screen configuration from menu to app Settings - #1915
• Ability to configure reported refresh rate list for virtual screens - #1919
• Acquire extended display identifiers during initial display detection - #1891
• Edit virtual screen resolution list / create virtual screen with an exact list of resolutions (+ multiple aspect ratios) - #1405
• Ability to edit all virtual display identifiers - #1918
• Ability to configure virtual screen resolution stepping - #1406
• Add option to limit created resolution range for a virtual display - #1926
• Ability to toggle system level HiDPI availibility for a virtual screen - #1920
• Ability to change reported virtual screen diagonal size - #1921
• Virtual screens retain model number when orientation is toggled - #1917
• Support DDC input switch for some newer LG displays ("LG alt") - #1923
• More flexible DDC input list - #1924
• Add toggle to show/hide detailed help text in Settings - #1935
• Various usability improvements to the app menu - #1927
• Add option to disable scroll/slide over the slider (to change slider value) - #1775
• If a PIP window is set to start automatically or is running, the PIP menu should be shown even if there is only one display and should not be shown - #1928
• As macOS Sonoma merges lock and screensaver features - these should be combined in the app - #1929
• Fixed: Resetting input sources or setting all to hidden takes forever on v2.0.1 - #1939
• Fixed: Displays with shorter name don't fit well in Settings on v2.0.1 - #1938
• Fixed: Virtual screen disassociation is broken in pre-release v2.0.1 - #1934
• Fixed: Set Resolution menu is empty when virtual screen (dummy) is set to portrait mode - #1916
• Fixed: DDC Input Source menu unfold does not work properly in Sonoma Beta - #1925
• Fixed: HDR upscaling calibrator does not work well on Sonoma beta when Night Shift is enabled - #1912

v2.0.1

• This version now uses the terminology "virtual screen" instead of "dummy" - #1903
• Fixed: App crashes upon startup on Apple Silicon Macs with HDMI connected display - #1901

v2.0.0

• Rewrite app Settings in SwiftUI + major refactoring effort on all aspects of the app - #1668
• Nicer accessibility permission setup + warning integrated into Settings - #1881
• Keyboard Shortcuts to adjust Apple keyboard brightness - #1885
• Add keyboard shortcut option to restart the app - #1586
• Add reset settings option on a per display level - #1354
• Verify uploaded or retrieved EDID data for integrity + show basic info - #1888
• Ability to force-apply display configuration override even when no changes made - #1801
• Allow EDID retrieval for built-in displays on Intel Macs - #1890
• Improved service matching logic (for DDC control) on Apple Silicon mac - #1887
• Remove last remnants of BetterDummy-ness from the app for v2.x - #1680