v1.9.3

• Fixes a long-standing bug where instances of TextRender randomly disappear. This was because when the monitor configuration was reset, such as plugging a laptop into an external monitor, the TextRender instance got moved to the desktop, behind every other window.

v1.9.2

The following bug appears as a result of the fixes applied in v1.9.1

• Fixes a popup that appears when the time parameter is set and the user middle clicks calling Blank() after the object is destroyed.

v1.9.1

• Fixes an infinite loop when the display size changes
• Fixes an invalid method that reduced the rendering speed by half.

v1.9

Lots of new tests have been added! New examples (or old ones cleaned up)!

New

• Updated to use GDI+ v2 for maximum compatibility with Gdip_All and ImagePut.
• A new screen parameter has been added to specify the x y offsets relative to a monitor index or hMonitor.
• TextRender is now DPI aware and will scale correctly on multimonitor systems.
• Introduced reference counting, so the script exits when all instances of TextRender are destroyed.

Bugfixes

• The codebase has been refactored to keep track of the memory state. These changes fix most bugs.
  • 0 - No backing memory
  • 1 - Memory initialized, not drawn on
  • 2 - Drawing, not yet rendered to screen.
  • 3 - Rendered to screen. Prepare to clear.
• No longer throws popups on Windows 7
• Screen resolution changes, such as plugging in a laptop will now redraw images and keep the existing timers
• Generating a random color is now faster (was a major source of lag)
• TextRenderDesktop is much more reliable now. (TextRenderWallpaper remains unfixable)
• Negative screen coordinates are properly accounted for
• Dragging a TextRender window with the mouse no longer prevents rendering (asynchronous window procedures)
• Fix a circular reference preventing deletion of the TextRender object

TextRender is considered to be a complete project and is in long term support mode. Keep posted for more updates!

v1.8

Support for AutoHotkey v2

• Add NoActivate() window style to prevent focus being stolen.
• Add Sleep(sleep_time, wait_time).
• Conform #RRGGBBAA to CSS4 spec. Was previously aarrggbb.
• Default() is changed to Right-click on close.
• Margins and Justification have been thoroughly tested and fixed.

Bugfixes

• Creating a new instance of TextRender() with no parameters no longer calls Render().
• Calling Render() a second time now correctly blanks the screen.
• Script no longer crashes when #MaxThreads is reached.
• Restore background when using dropshadow.
• Global Labels have been removed.
• Fix possible collision in this.status using rng.
• Fix Draw("") producing strange artifacts.
• Justification values (1-3) are now working properly.
• WindowProc uses critical threads, preventing critical read/write errors.

2 new demos have been included. Old demos can still be found in Release v1.6

v1.7

Thanks for keeping up with the long release cycles.

• It is now possible to initialize without certain mouse events using .None() and .Default()
• Removed features from Subtitle.ahk have been readded to TextRender.
  • This includes Show, Hide, AlwaysOnTop, and ClickThrough.
• Renamed Sleep() to Wait().
• Wait() now waits the specified time in the last call.
• Save() no longer overwrites images with the same timestamp.
• Increased the speed of clearing the screen.
• A colorkey can be specified in ImageRender using the k:0xFF0000 parameter.
• Window edges will no longer contain a row of transparent pixels.
• WM_DisplayChange correctly redraws with the correct time remaining.
• Text justification has changed from 0-2 to 1-3. It is recommended to use values like j:left.
• The canvas borders are now better defined. Text and images should no longer be cut off.
• Copying text will always search for the last text string.
• Fix DPI awareness not being correctly set in Draw().
• FreeMemory() has been fixed and can now be called at anytime.
• Repeated calls to Flush() no longer trigger CanvasChange.

Demos have not been included in this release. Please see the zip file in v1.6.

v1.6

ImageRender is now a part of TextRender.

• Ability to draw GDI+ bitmaps with ImageRender.
• Add OnEvent for "CanvasChange".
• Fix DPI awareness not extending in the positive x and y direction.

v1.5

Multi-monitor & DPI awareness support for Windows 10.

• It is now possible to draw using negative coordinates onto a second screen.
• Middle Click and Right Click displays can no longer be covered by the main render.
• Improve compatibility with #Warn.
• Removed an unnecessary graphics clear to speed up initialization.

v1.4

Major speed and memory improvements this release.

• 2x speed increase when rendering text to screen by removing slow GUID calls.
• Over 3x speed increase when rendering small text boxes by clipping undrawn areas.
• As a side effect of clipping undrawn areas, memory usage has decreased greatly by ~80% for small applications.
• Use 8x8 AntiAliasing which produces better edges compared to 8x4.
• Fixed a major memory leak impacting scripts running for several days.

v1.3

• New alternative to Render(), use Fade(time1, time2) after drawing to slowly fade in and fade out the text.
• Font can now be a path to an OTF or TTF file. This allows fonts to be used without installing.
• Set the rounded corner radius to maximum via r:max.
• Fix justify left not working.
• Ensure compatibility with ANSI versions of AutoHotkey.