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Desktop Architect
Version 2.11
Copyright (c) 1999-2001 Ken A. Foster
E-mail: ken@desktoparchitect.com
Website: www.desktoparchitect.com
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IMPORTANT ITEMS!!!
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Desktop Architect requires at least version 4.72 of the comctl32.dll located in your system folder. If you experience an error when running Desktop Architect please visit Microsoft's website to download 50comupd.exe.

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Welcome
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Welcome and thank you for trying Desktop Architect, the best theme management program for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME! I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to provide feedback on Desktop Architect. Desktop Architect has improved so much through prior beta releases because of you.

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Common Questions
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Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section in the help file for answers to most common questions.

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Bugs
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If you encounter a bug please e-mail me with the following information and a description of the bug.
	Desktop Architect version
	Windows version
	Current resolution and color depth.
	Description of the error

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Revision History
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This is a revision history from prior beta releases.

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Changes and fixes from 2.0
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-Fixed icon refresh bug after applying a theme
-Removed blocking messaging when applying themes
-Fixed bug with default install folder in Wizard
-Added missing da.ini file for Tips
-Added ability to import 3DCC Color schemes
-Added ability to import Icon Phile icon themes
-Fixed drawing of & in desktop icon filenames
-Fixed file group icons not always changing
-Fixed tray icon not appearing after first run on clean install
-Added F5 refresh to main view
-Added index and find to help file
-Added screen saver settings button
-Fixed ability to use gif image for wvleft under ME
-Fixed crash from tray icon when applying theme

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Changes and fixes from Beta 9
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-Fixed incorrect Last Run value when item had not been run in scheduler
-Fixed default IE icon value under Windows 95 or IE < 4.0
-Fixed IE 4.0 conflict due to MSIE bug
-Dropped need for updated SHLWAPI.DLL
-Fixed bug in scheduler for weekly items
-Added test for read-only theme files before saving
-Fixed enabled apply button after applying a theme
-Fixed recycle bin always showing empty state after applying a theme
-Added ability to create patterns
-Fixed bug with patterns not applying under Win 9x
-Added preliminary support for Windows ME
-Fixed issue with themes that did not have a path or %ThemeDir%
-Fixed default Common Program Group icon under Windows NT 4.0
-Fixed Sound file group icon being replaced when saving a theme
-Added warning message to packager when files were not included because of their path
-Fixed bug in animated logo preview with 256 color images that had less colors
-Fixed Run key not being removed from registry during uninstall
-Fixed bug when username contain invalid filename characters causing wallpaper to not change
-Disabled desktop icon effects when Active Desktop is enabled
-Fixed hiding of desktop icons when Active Desktop is enabled
-Added ability to import cursor settings from IconPackager(.iptheme) files
-Added verification for gradient color setting when applying a theme
-Added additional check to ensure gradient colors are enabled when changing color depths
-Added check for Windows 95 icon settings that follow Windows 98 registry entries
-Fixed default startup logos under Windows 95 when Plus! is not installed
-Added check to see if 'Windows Administrator' replaced any system DLL's for the shell
-Fixed pattern preview not using background color/window text color
-Added wallpaper from default wallpaper folder to desktop tab usually located at C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
-Saved last 3d objects slider position
-Fixed numerous scheduler issues revolving around start times
-Added smart tile/stretch when scheduling wallpapers
-Installer now unloads the tray if needed
-Fixed desktop icons not hidden/shown when Active Desktop enabled

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Changes and fixes from Beta 8
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-Added schema for scheduled items, this will delete any existing scheduled items for this release for safety reason
-Added option to packager to include all files in folder
-Fixed package as simple zip where theme subfolders would not be added to zip correctly
-Fixed options not saving Active Desktop preference
-Fixed issues with Desktop Icons not taking full font and spacing effects immediately
-Added intermediate state to checkboxes on disabled tab
-Fixed default wait logo for Windows 98 Plus!
-Fixed rendering of HTML files under Windows 2000
-Fixed desktop icon drawing issues with Drop Target, Hot Tracking, and Cut states
-Fixed bug with cursors not changing on a clean Windows install
-Fixed various program uninstall issues
-Modified random schedule setting to not repeat files until full cycle has been reached
-Fixed (for the most part) icon transparency when the Active Desktop is enabled

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Changes and fixes from Beta 7
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-None except for clean rebuild

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Changes and fixes from Beta 6
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-Fixed recycle bin icon not updating after applying a theme
-Added the ability to selective disable icons and sounds from applying
-Added ability to specify a future date for scheduled items
-Re-enabled Tools/Remove Icon Cache under Windows 9X/2000
-Modified scheduler to assume start time had been hit
-Added 'Use current view settings' to Save As Thumbnail
-Fixed scheduler saving the Days setting incorrectly
-Fixed issue with > 1000 themes right clicking on tray icon
-Fixed scheduler showing incorrect 'Next Run Time'
-Fixed possible sharing violation under Windows NT/2000 during theme uninstall
-Added limit of 200 themes in tray context menu due to Windows bug
-Added command line for applying a random theme -R
-Fixed recycle bin state not changing until after reboot
-Added 'Open last applied theme at startup' to options
-Fixed an issue reading in bitmaps with invalid file headers
-Fixed issue where icon spacing did not take effect immediately
-Re-enabled support for html preview
-Added option to disable writing Additional Icon elements in theme files
-Modified thumbnail resize algorithm for thumbnails

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Changes and fixes from Beta 5
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-Added a preliminary help file
-Added Theme Uninstall support
-Fixed hot tracking color not changing until reboot
-Fixed bug with icon text and outline colors not saving
-Fixed desktop icon font not changing when using transparency
-Fixed issue where users who do not have Plus!98 installed would still get Plus!98 logos for the defaults. This occured when users downloaded a theme from the Windows update site that added the Plus!98 key into the registry.
-Fixed issue where small desktop images scaled incorrectly causing problems. This easily occured when the image was 1x2 pixels in size.
-Modified theme loading code to check the current folder if theme elements cannot be found
-Fixed issue with applying wallpaper that uses bitfield compression
-Added sorting to sequential files when folders are specified
-Fixed timing of scheduled items where it would repeat within a minute
-Fixed sequential setting for scheduled items
-Fixed defualt value for 'Common Program Group' icon under Windows NT 4.0
-Fixed issue importing E-Icon theme files
-Added exception handler to generate a log file if DA crashes
-Fixed image scaling code that could crash the packager or thumbnail features
-Added recent files list for opened and applied themes
-Fixed default icon for Internet Explorer
-Added tooltip filenames for icons, pointers, and sounds
-Changed layout of scheduled items list

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Changes and fixes from Beta 4
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-Fixed issues where scheduler would not change the theme
-Fixed issues where scheduler did not save the random setting
-Fixed foreign language issues with additional icons tied to C:\Program Files...
-Added 'Apply Random Theme Now' to tray menu
-Added default .bmp extension for Save As Thumbnail
-Fixed pixelation on thumbnails and preview in theme package
-Added check for default theme folder at startup
-Modified Default Icon Groups on Advanced tab of options for ease of use
-Fixed file extension when importing icon themes
-Added 'At System Startup' to Theme Scheduler
-Added Theme Settings to Theme Shceduler
-Added tooltips to icon and cursor pages to display filenames

Thank You!
Ken Foster
ken@desktoparchitect.com
www.desktoparchitect.com