Backround Cycler has won another award

Backround Cycler has won some awards from softoxi

I am also designing a awards page to host all the Awards that i have won so far

Strange things will be happening in SVN

I have a few people that like to check out the Development code that is in the SVN. As some people know, Backround Cycler is going into version 6 and with that i want to move from WinForms to WPF. this will require that i redo the Projects. I am switching over to WPF to learn WPF as Backround Cycler was a way to learn C# and WinForms

Backround Cycler Version 5 released

I am proud to announce Backround Cycler version 5 was released today. Changes from version 4 are minor but the list is :

• Redesigned the error reporting system, It is now windows Vista and 7 compatible.
• Changed some wording inside of the program.
• Added a tooltip that will display the current desktop background that is displayed.
  • known limitations are that it will still display the last image selected if the user changes the desktop background using the built in Windows background changer
• Code cleanup.

You can download the program here
You can download the source code here [or in a 7z file]

Why codename “V6”

A question that I have gotten on the remake of Backround Cycler is “Where did you get the codename ‘V6’ if it is not Version 6?” Well I did not get the codename “V6” as a version number, as a matter of fact the codename is a reference to a 6 cylinder engine inside of cars. I believe the move to C++/win32++ will produce a better program. As I, the developer, will have better control over the memory. One major problem is C# is the Garbage collector is not clearing the image right after I no longer need it. It is not uncommon for the program to have 3-4 pictures loaded into memory even long after the program is done using them and properly called the destroy methods. The only time the program seems to clear the image is when it loads a large image (+10 mb)

Do you have any comments or suggestions about Backround Cycler?

I have opened a thread on my forums just for comments and suggestions here http://forums.mccormickcomputers.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=88

Backround Cycler v5 beta 1 Released

Backround Cycler v5 beta1 (v4.9.0.1904) has been released today.
to download it you can use this link here

Version 4.9.0.1900 Released (Not on SourceForage)

Backround Cycler version 4.9.0.1900 Alpha 3 has been released and can be downloaded here http://static.allaboutwilliam.com/Downloads/BackroundCycler.v4.9.test.exe

This is a Test release for a New installer system that I am using. I have switched from NSIS to INNOsetup. The program title will read BETA but it is not ready for that yet this is still a Alpha product . I am not releasing this version on Source forage Because I am not packaging or branching the source code in any way if you would like the source code for this one version you can download it from the SVN Trunk the Revision number is 319. Do to the fact that I am not releasing the source code with the release I cannot release it on Source Forage. I plan on having a Beta Build by the first week of November.