9. What's New In This Version?

Check the list of features and improvements (changes) incorporated in the WinID since its earliest release.

Version 3.0:

  1. First, let me mention that version 3.0 is a major release since version 2.2.2. We redesigned the whole application to make it Windows NT compatible. Almost everything, including visual interface and navigation is new, although we tried to keep the basic features of version 2.2.2 intact.
  2. Redesigned internal engine to make it Windows NT compatible;
  3. Utilized Windows Hooks and DLL Injection techniques to retrieve additional information from controls;
  4. Added support for the following parameters: Control ID, control status (enabled, visible, Unicode), HMODULE, WndProc, HMENU, HICON, HCURSOR, HBRUSH, extra window data, process ID, process priority, process creation and modules times, process memory and handle count stats, process privileges, thread ID, thread priority, thread creation and modules times, base priority, image file path, module file path, HINSTANCE, shut-down parameters, shut-down flags, parent window class, and more;
  5. Improved Controls Locator and added new locator options;
  6. Added support for new window classes;
  7. Added additional class style: CS_IME;
  8. Added new and revised existing control styles;
  9. Added support for extended control styles;
  10. Added support for additional control-specific information;
  11. Added user controls for the Readout display options;
  12. Added ability to auto-resize Readout Pane;
  13. Added toolbar for better navigation;
  14. Added and improved visual interface;
  15. Added better error reporting;
  16. Added Capture Shot option;
  17. Added new feature "Captured Shots dialog window" with its own navigation;
  18. Added in-program user feedback support;
  19. Added in-program user registration;
  20. Added in-program help documentation.

Version 3.0.2:

  1. Added ability to recognize layered transparent windows (with WS_EX_LAYERED, WS_EX_TRANSPARENT) and windows with WS_EX_COMPOSITED style.

Version 3.1:

  1. Improved internal memory management (sped up performance);
  2. Added feature to highlight control using its region;
  3. Added feature to capture dynamic resources, such as window properties, font metrics, icons, bitmaps, image lists and more;
  4. Added new button to the WinID toolbar - "Allow Capturing Dynamic Resources";
  5. Added support for automatic recognition of many Microsoft ActiveX control classes;
  6. Improved controls locator methods;
  7. Added support for window regions;
  8. Added option to save window region as bitmap or WMF;
  9. Added window and client area Device Context handles into Readout Pane and Captured Shot data;
  10. Added information on type of window region into Readout Pane and Captured Shot data;
  11. Improved Capture Shot feature;
  12. Added control's window region info into the Shot data;
  13. Added window region data in the General Tab of Captured Shots window;
  14. Added console application data retrieval that is now included in the General Tab of Captured Shots window;
  15. Added Modules Tab into the Captured Shots window, that includes module properties and module descriptions;
  16. Added new feature into Module Properties window that allows to view specific module description, contribute your own module information, or search for module on the web;
  17. Added Controls Tab into the Captured Shots window, allowing user to view dynamic resources extracted from control;
  18. Added option to save all Captured Shots;
  19. Added option to save individual dynamic resources;
  20. Added new Main Menu items to improve navigation;
  21. Added "Suggest Idea" item into the Main Menu to encourage users to contribute to development of WinID;
  22. Added option to disable Capture Shot keyboard key;
  23. Added option to prevent WinID from Capturing Shots when it doesn't have keyboard focus;
  24. Improved "Flash Control" and "Flash Parent" options in the General Tab menu of the Captured Shots window;
  25. Made WinID installable on Windows NT user accounts with limited access (i.e., Guest Account on Windows XP).

 

 

How to check your version of WinID

Click on the Main Menu toolbar button on top of the WinID's Readout Pane. Select "About..." from the pop-up list. This will open the window that will show information about WinID. You will see its version on top of the About window.

 

System requirements to run WinID

Although WinID is designed to run on almost every Windows Operating System, users of Windows 95/98/ME will receive a limited version of it (due to Operating System limitations). WinID will still run on those OS but it will have a limited functionality. You'll get the best out of WinID's performance if run on Windows NT family of Operating Systems. It will incorporate the latest features of the newest OS, thus the newer your computer the more information you can retrieve with WinID. Here's some minimum and recommended settings:

Minimum Requirements to Operate:

Recommended OS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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