Windows 22H2 patches #2

What's changed in Lively v2.0.7.3

• Rewrote the core and wallpaper players to be more resilient to crashes.
  rocksdanister/lively@11208c0

SHA256

b8e40f8ea14499bd1bc3238040cbb503773775a9baeec7f1f8359600750c6830

Windows 22H2 patches #1

What's changed in Lively v2.0.7.2

• Windows Update 22H2 patches
  Restart wallpaper when desktop changes.
• Fixed wallpaper disappearing when unlocking system.
  If crashed wallpaper will restart when resuming from sleep.
• Fixed wallpaper stealing focus when starting.
• Updated Mpv player build 20231008
• Updated CefSharp browser v111.2.70
• Updated Updated .NET Core Runtime v7.0.12
• Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.4.231008000
• Updated community translations.

Note

I recommend running Fullscreen games Windowed/Borderless for the time being to avoid issues.

SHA256

40491ac7c609247d661969c209e48c6b00bdd6c18c5624b22c09c54b9ffa5f03

v2.0.7.1

Lively v2.0.7.1 changelog:
https://www.rocksdanister.com/lively/changelog/

Beta release changes:

• Fixed glitches and other issues with depth wallpaper.
• Depth models will require re-download due to changes.
• Updated mpv player.

v2.0.6.9

Lively just got smarter with AI!
Happy to announce first of many to come AI feature to Lively - Depth Wallpapers

What's changed in Lively v2.0.6.9

• Improved depth wallpaper creation process stability and UI/UX performance.
• Includes "Living Room" wallpaper.
• Updated translations.

What's changed in Lively v2.0.6.8

AI / Depth Wallpapers

• Using Machine Learning to predict depth(distance from camera) of any 2D image and generate a 3D like parallax effect.
• Everything is run locally on the system, no data is uploaded to cloud.
• Easy to use and guided setup process with a beautiful UI.
• In my testing works best with scenery, try things out let me know what you find. You can find some stock images here: https://www.pexels.com

New Wallpapers

• Check out the new "Living Room" wallpaper with customization.
  https://github.com/rocksdanister/audio-visualizer-wallpaper

UI/UX

• A brand new ColorPicker with better UX and more features is available now (all existing and new wallpaper supported.)
• Refactoring and improvements should yield better performance and consistency,

Enhancements

• LivelyProperties now support tooltips, display helpful information about the setting on hover.
  Learn more: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-IV-:-Interaction

Fixes

• Fixed wallpaper FileDialog not opening when the program is Run as administrator.
• Fixed media not changing in music wallpapers when the new track is from the same artist.

Translation

• Updated translations.
• The new features may not be translated to all the languages on first release due to the nature of community translations, hope you understand.
  You can help translating, learn more: https://crowdin.com/project/lively-wallpaper

Updates

• Updated dependencies.
• Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.7
• Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.3.2

Known issues

• Some users have reported blank screen.
• Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay; add exception for Lively UI.

SHA256

5d94bb29649e6158f37131402593328ddd4beefacacde426246f70cc86fc7fa9

AI Depth Wallpapers

Lively just got smarter with AI!
Happy to announce first of many to come AI feature to Lively - Depth Wallpapers

What's changed in Lively v2.0.6.8

AI / Depth Wallpapers

• Using Machine Learning to predict depth(distance from camera) of any 2D image and generate a 3D like parallax effect.
• Everything is run locally on the system, no data is uploaded to cloud.
• Easy to use and guided setup process with a beautiful UI.
• In my testing works best with scenery, try things out let me know what you find. You can find some stock images here: https://www.pexels.com

New Wallpapers

• Check out the new "Living Room" wallpaper with customization.
  https://github.com/rocksdanister/audio-visualizer-wallpaper

UI/UX

• A brand new ColorPicker with better UX and more features is available now (all existing and new wallpaper supported.)
• Refactoring and improvements should yield better performance and consistency,

Enhancements

• LivelyProperties now support tooltips, display helpful information about the setting on hover.
  Learn more: https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-IV-:-Interaction

Fixes

• Fixed wallpaper FileDialog not opening when the program is Run as administrator.
• Fixed media not changing in music wallpapers when the new track is from the same artist.

Translation

• Updated translations.
• The new features may not be translated to all the languages on first release due to the nature of community translations, hope you understand.
  You can help translating, learn more: https://crowdin.com/project/lively-wallpaper

Updates

• Updated dependencies.
• Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.7
• Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.3.2

Known issues

• Some users have reported blank screen.
• Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay; add exception for Lively UI.

SHA256

06c6a9a990b09f655a67e7484c62d8fd4caacb3c348afdcef52c9c193e6e612b

v2.0.6.7

What's changed in Lively v2.0.6.7

• Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.3.1
  Possible fix for blank/crashing UI: rocksdanister/lively#1691
• Fixed tray customise menu theme issue.
• Fixed Active Wallpaper button not showing wallpaper count on restart.

Search and improvements

This update focuses on quality of life improvements, performance and new search feature.

I made a new interactive website for Lively, check it out:
https://www.rocksdanister.com/lively

What's changed in Lively v2.0.6.3

New Wallpapers

• Updated version of "Rain" wallpaper with video background support!
• "Protein Clouds" wallpaper with customization.

UI/UX

• Search function implemented in title area, fin installed wallpapers based on name.
• New hover animation for expander menu and minor changes.
• Labels are hidden after first run for a more clean look.
• Updated Mica Backdrop implementation based on latest guidelines.
• Fixed about page icons looking jagged.

Enhancements

• New commandline command for wallpaper placement
  https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Command-Line-Controls#placement-method

Performance

• Smoother UI scrolling and responsiveness.
• Latest WindowsAppSDK improvements.
• Learn more:
  https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/milestone/18?closed=1
  https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/milestone/14?closed=1

Fixes

• Fixed application UI being blank for some users.
• Fixed debugger title not visible in dark theme.
• Fixed webpage wallpapers not working when installed as admin. rocksdanister/lively#1579
• Latest WindowsAppSDK improvements.

Installer

• Fixed Korean language not displaying correctly in Installer.
• Removed duplicate languages from the list.

Translation

• Added Danish and Afrikaans languages.
• Updated community translations.
• Learn more: https://crowdin.com/project/lively-wallpaper

Updates

• Updated dependency libraries.
• Updated WindowsAppSDK v1.3
• Updated .NET Desktop Runtime v7.0.5

Known issues

• Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay; add exception for Lively UI.
• Elevation (Run as admin) is not fully supported in some versions of Windows and file dialog fails to open.

SHA256

7808b04b7ef9a8292eb385aa8ed0747900e0bbbb5295816f89b6e454d7ef9a33

Music wallpaper

Colorful wallpapers that show currently playing music tracks are here!

Feature trailer:
https://youtu.be/sU20riug44Y

What's changed in Lively v2.0.5.5

Music wallpaper (NowPlaying API)

• Get currently playing song in webpage wallpapers from the system using NowPlaying API.
• New wallpaper "Music TV" included with this release showcasing the feature.
• Learn more:
  https://github.com/rocksdanister/lively/wiki/Web-Guide-V-:-System-Data#--system-nowplaying

UI/UX

• New library item selection and hover animations.
• New Report bug tray-menu that helps with reporting issue (will work even in the event some issue is preventing the main app to fail.)

Enhancements

• New optional AppData Mpv configuration path.
• Learn more: rocksdanister/lively#1482

Development

• JSON Schema for LivelyProperties API implemented thanks to @dejohansson
• Learn more: rocksdanister/lively#1542

Installer

• Added 27 new language.
• Updated Inno Setup v6.2.2
• Removed NODEPENDENCIES flag.

Translation

• Lithuanian language added.
• Updated language translations.

Updates

• Updated Mpv player.
• Updated CefSharp browser.
• Updated dependency libraries.

Known issues

• Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner RivaTuner Statistics Server, HW64 or other overlay - add exception for Lively UI.
• Elevation (Run as admin) is not fully supported in some versions of Windows and file dialog fails to open.

SHA256

7ff5430c7b0a2f6bcee20b6ee0c13b7dc681c46af27316f414bdc3c47840f0d9

v2.0.4.5

Updated to stable release of WindowsAppSDK v1.2

What's changed in Lively v2.0.4.5

Audio

• Reduced vertical smoothing of audio visualizer data.

Updates

• Updated to stable release of WindowsAppSDK v1.2
• Updated dependencies.
• Updated translation.

Known issues

• Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner Rivatuner performance monitoring, add exception in these programs.
• Elevation (Run as admin) is not supported in some versions of Windows.

SHA256

62f3ddb023b6a3710f117e5d8b73883953f82ddeb7866767ee8d6b998e7d2db7

.NET 7 and customise tray-menu

This update upgraded project to .NET 7 and added a new customise tray-menu.

What's changed in Lively v2.0.4.3

Customise tray-menu

• Now customise wallpaper without opening Lively straight from system-tray menu.

Performance

• Upgraded project to latest .NET 7

UI/UX

• Updated Add wallpaper dialog.
• Added fade animation to some drag'n'drop overlay.

Updates

• Updated dependencies.
• Updated translation.

Known issues

• Incompatibility with MSI Afterburner Rivatuner performance monitoring, add exception in these programs.
• Elevation (Run as admin) is not supported in some versions of Windows.

SHA256

1efeed862b1d7acad681d9cfa2262ec5f2eb601aebfa99590acec6f49af909c8