Groupy 2.15 Changelog (Released 03/21/2024)

03/21/2024

General release

Version

• UI: 2.15

• GroupyConfig.exe: 2.1.5.3

Platforms

• Stardock

• Steam

Changes

• Resolves mouse wheel scrolling config app pages accidentally scrolling combo boxes when the mouse ends up over one of them.

03/15/2024

Version

• UI: 2.15

• GroupyConfig.exe: 2.1.5.2

Platforms

• Stardock: Beta and Object Desktop Insider

• Steam

Changes

• Resolves the do not paint a tab for groups with a single tab also impacting integrated explorer and Notepad tabs

• Resolved the issue of not being able to drag auto-grouped windows out of groups

• Tweaked group joining to factor in the current virtual desktop more for auto-grouping

• Tweak for detecting support for integrated tabs in Explorer on Win11

Languages

• Japanese now included. Credit (and much thanks): DiGS-O5

02/23/2024

Version

• UI: 2.15

• GroupyConfig.exe: 2.1.5.1

Platforms

• Stardock: Beta and Object Desktop Insider

• Steam

Changes

• Corrected missing line on the edge of Windows Explorer windows on Win11 when not replacing OS tabs possibly due to modification of the OS to remove the native OS tabs

• Resolved positioning of non-rounded tabs in integrated mode when Groupy icon hidden on the bar
  Added registry key to make tabs less rounded G2_LessRounded = "1" (in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Groupy\Groupy.ini\Groupy)

• Added registry key to make tab bar less rounded G2_LessRoundedBar = "1" (in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Groupy\Groupy.ini\Groupy)

• Resolved issue with custom rules causing windows to not remain maximized when the first window as maximized

• Resolved issue with custom groups combining the windows in the wrong order and so making a new window override the position of the original rather than merging with the original

• Detects if the user has client area animations disabled and if so disables the Groupy tab animations.  G2_ForceNoAnimsOnTabs = "1" would also force this

• Resolved issue with auto group option not working correctly

• Stopped extra separator line showing on left of titlebar when do not show the groupy icon on the left mode is enabled

• Added UI options to force groupy tab animation to off and to hide line under tabs when in integrated mode if wanted

• Reduced strength of line under tabs in integrated mode when in dark mode

Language Updates

• en.lng has been updated with 2 new strings. Supported languages have been updated in-app and on GitHub

02/19/2024

Changes

• ARM64 support added. This is only currently available to Object Desktop members. It will make it to a general release in future updates.

• Resolved issue with delayed detection of explorer tabs causing new explorer tabbed windows to jump up and down briefly

• Resolved SwifDoo PDF reader having gap above and below window when maximized

• Resolved PDF-XChange having overlap on titlebar incorrectly when maximized
  Resolved Steam having overlap on titlebar incorrectly when maximized

• Modified saving colors per app so it factors in path as well for duplicate names

• Added option to force alternative maximize mode when an application is being overlapped slightly

• Added option on ungrouped Groupy bar to disable this for the given app

• Added support for Facebook Messenger to be dragged into groups

• Resolved New explorer tabs should open in the same folder UI option not appearing to save (it did, the UI just didn't reflect the value)

• Added support for auto grouping New MS Teams for Work client chat windows

• Resolved issue with opening maximized windows in New MS Teams / VSCode and then appearing non-maximized

• Worked around an issue with new MS teams for Work client and crashing when closing a child window

• Non-grouped window tabbed bar will auto close 2 seconds after the last mouse movement to ease use if it is on top of other things you want access to.  The previous behaviour can be obtained by setting G2_DoNotAutoCloseBar = "1" in the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Groupy\Groupy.ini\Groupy)

• Fixed resource leak on saving new group icon

Language Updates 

• User submitted it lang
  https://github.com/StardockCorp/Stardock-Software-Localization/commit/0ee62c2508fd41e7ef6e67b5dcd226cad9bcfcbe

• Updated German from community feedback
  https://github.com/StardockCorp/Stardock-Software-Localization/commit/5f228de11295c8450920f079dfec272b1767ef61

• Edited the language files to properly display the language for the picker. From:
  https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/ms-teams_2023-10-02_15-50-38.png

  to:
  https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/ms-teams_2023-10-02_15-50-53.png

***Reserved***

While this has existed for a while, this visual issue has been bugging me:

On applications that do not utilize replaced tabs (that being File Explorer and Notepad), the "Traditional" tabs appear detached. This is not how I would expect the tabs to look. This used to not be the case until 2.12 (when I first noticed) - 2.15

This is how I expect tabs to appear with the traditional style.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Select Traditional tabs instead of Rounded tabs

2. Group windows that will not show integrated tabs (if you have that option enabled), or replaced tabs (File Explorer and Notepad). You should see the visual issue

Note: This issue will not happen if the windows are maximized

Winver:

I just reproduced what you did in your video & the colors work perfectly. So, Notepad and Windows Explorer aren't causing any problems. Wish I had a list of our overlapping apps and I'd put in the work to test 'em and get something that will break for you.

Quoting PhoenixRising1,

reply 8

When using groupy 2 with file explorer, I have a small white line that sticks out on the left top area under the first tab. This has been a long standing issue that has prevented me from using groupy 2

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, strangely I don't see that line on my system.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Are on Windowblinds theme? And your Groupy setting icon on that tab look different than mine. Are we on the same version? I am Groupy 2.15.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

What scale factor is your display set to?

1080p @ 125% scale

I am also running on Windows 11 pro (perhaps the pro model is the variable?)

This is the 16x16-32 icon from GroupyConfig.exe. It looks nothing like the icon in basj's post at Reply #11.

Very Strange. Basj, is your screenshot from a Windows 10 machine?

I figured this one out as well.

Basj icon is seems to be at present at 100% scale. Any other scale seems to switch to the other icon. This is still kind of strange.

Hi.

Right-clicking on Groupy 2 tab crashes Groupy after I bump it up to version 2.15.
My windows version: 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)

Is anyone facing the same issue?

Here is how to reproduce (movie link below)
In the video, I'm merging 2 notepad apps, but it also happens in any combinations of apps.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jiwER9wZnVe-oTB-1WhljsqZCJIP2Rcd/view?usp=sharing

As you can see, if I right-click on groupy tab, the groupy bar dissapears and non-active windows are hidden somewhere.

I would like to keep using Groupy 2, so I'm trying to downgrade it to 2.12 where this problem does not happen,
but even if I use an older installer it installs 2.15. Is there any way to downgrade the application?

thank you for your comment.
I edited my post to include the windows version number.