8.1.2 (Power button zones, profile logic)

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Important! If you are using tools for the first time, please read Beginner's guide and AlienFX-GUI readme to configure out it's concept and operation principle.

Warning! Some older configuration formats not supported anymore! Backup your configuration using alienfx-config!

• In case you upgrade from 7.7.2.1 or early, first install and run 7.8.1
• In case you upgrade from 7.10.5 or early, first install and run 7.10.6.2

Changes into this release:

• Beginner's guide updated - now reflect latest changes and easier to understand.
• Supported device list updated about APIv1 (which is not supported anymore).

All tools:

• A lot of small bug fixes and improvements into configuration handling. Apps are smaller, faster and consume less RAM.

AlienFX-GUI:

• New: It's not possible to set any actions for the zone with hardware power button - block removed. But you need to have at least 2 colors for such zone, and only first and second actions will be used for power button.
• Grid Effect UI changed to reflect the fact "Width" control also used to define length of flat morph effect.
• "Flat morph" grid effect now use additional phase, so it will switch lights even if "Width/Length" set to 1.
• Massive changes for Profile dialog logic:
  • Changing active profile does not alter selection anymore
  • "Copy"/"Clear" operation does not change triggers and profile settings anymore, except "Fan settings" one. But copy gauge settings.
  • Fan settings copy logic changed - it will be copied from active profile in case it has "Fan settings" active, and removed in case it doesn't.
• Ambient effect operation priority tuned - now it will consume a bit more CPU, but it reduces update lag seriously. UI is still having a lag - it's Windows limitation.
• Bug fixed: "Software effects" checkbox do nothing (does not switch active profile effects on/off).

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This discussion was created from the release 8.1.2 (Power button zones, profile logic).