v24.0 [Oct 7, 2017]
- Made some usability tests and quite some issues came up.
- Added newsletter option so you can get notified about updates via mail.
- Fixed rare crash in Clipboarder when opening a link.
- Added workaround for a bug in MS Word when copying a formula while Clipboarder is running (Word crashes when the user copies a formula and then the textformat of the clipboard is requested. Clipboarder detects this now and skips the text formats).
- Added also another workaround for a minor bug in Word: When a certain clipboard format is requested Word adds a favorit inside the document. That format is now skipped as well.
- Fixed a bug with the "Enable unformatted paste" option in Clipboarder when used with the right shift-button. Clipboarder now handles images with transparency copied in browsers correctly.
- Added Date Time, Digitalclock, Turn off PC, CPU and Network Utilization Gadgets.
- Removed Google Mail gadget (it no longer works).
- You can place gadgets on the sidebar wherever you want now without snapping while holding Shift.
- Added workaround for a bug that caused several gadgets to fail sometimes during startup.
- Fixed a bug that caused gadgets to go behind the sidebar sometimes.
- Fixed many minor issues.
v21.0 [Sep 28, 2016]
Fixed a bug that made gadgets freeze on Windows 10 Anniversary Update (thanks to Ron Foo for giving me reproduction steps!). Improved LibreOffice support in Clipboarder. Fixed rendering issues in the Volume Control Gadget. Updated a few gadgets.
v18.0 [Jan 22, 2016]
Fixed a transparency bug in 7 Sidebar. An errormessage "gadgets are not responding" shouldn't appear anymore. Updated several gadgets.
v16.0 [Oct 31, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
v15.0 [Aug 30, 2015]
Improved Windows 10 support. Created a new icon to fit Windows 10 style:
(if installed on Windows 7 or 8 it will keep the old icon). Win G now works in Windows 10 to switch between gadgets. (You can disable this in 8GadgetPack Tools if you want to use the game bar). 7 Sidebar now adjusts its style to the Win10 taskbar. The window-manager in the sidebar now supports the new virtual desktops in Windows 10 and hovering over a thumbnail to peek into a window works again. Fixed a crash that occured when using flyouts in certain gadgets (e.g. Launch Control). Added high-dpi support for these gadgets: Custom Calendar, Digiclock, Launch Control and My Weather. Added an option in 8GadgetPack Tools to disable/enable the sidebar (because many people don't seem to realize that it is just a gadget).
v13.0 [Jan 31, 2015]
Added high-dpi support. Gadgets shouldn't appear too small anymore.
Added a separate uninstaller tool (here) to fix broken installations.
Started to work on Windows 10 support. Most of the gadgets work on Windows 10, but not all.
Updated outdated gadgets.
Added iBattery gadget and a japanese calendar gadget (only visible on japanese Windows versions).
v12.0 [Aug 23, 2014]
- Added a workaround to make gadgets stay visible when pressing Win D or when using the Show desktop button under Windows 8.1.
- Fixed a bug that prevented access to gadgets by touch. Due to high demand, it is now possible to install 8GadgetPack on Windows 7.
- Improved startup reliability.
- Improved multi-monitor support in 7 Sidebar.
- Updated outdated gadgets and added a gadget: Glassy Network Monitor.
v9.0 [Dec 11, 2013]
2013/12/11: Version 9.0 released.
Startup is more reliable now hopefully. Added a few gadgets and updated the outdated ones. The sidebar is now not always on top by default and accessible by keyboard.
v8.0 [Aug 23, 2013]
- Fixed a bug that prevented to start all gadgets at startup. The crash on startup should happen way less often now. Also fixed a bug that prevented the installation of 3rd party gadgets when the temp directory was not on the systemdrive. Added a few gadgets and updated the outdated ones.
v6.0 [May 5, 2013]
-Fixed a bug that caused the gadgets to crash at startup or prevented gadgets to show up.
-Also made autostart more stable.
-Fixed a bug that prevented flash gadgets to work.
-Updated outdated gadgets and added a few.
-Added silent install support
v5.0 [Jan 21, 2013]
Resolved a bug preventing the gadgets to start. Updated a lot of gadgets and added a few. Improved install time and installer compression. Changed the weather gadget that appears on first start-up to WeatherCenter
