Cropper is now available in a Windows Installer package in addition to the binaries.

Two bugs were fixed. The first one caused the plug-ins not to load when launched from applications like SlickRun and AppRocket. The second was a rendering issue caused when Alt-Tabbing using applications like TaskSwithXP that show live previews. Cropper would become unselectable and render incorrectly. Thanks to Mark and Omar for reporting the bugs.

New features include a browse item in the right click menu to open the current output folder. The thumbnail size indicator is now resizable via the mouse and it and the main form have size grips.

File name templates for the full image and thumbnail image have been added. The templates are set in the options dialog. There are four templates for now including the current date, current time, the extension, and an incrementing counter. They can be inserted anywhere in the filename. A dropdown is available to the right of the template text boxes for inserting template text at the insertion point. The format and usage follows;

{date} inserts the current date into the file name.

{time} inserts the current time into the file name.

{increment} inserts an increasing counter number into the file name. (note: The file names will automatically be incremented if this template is not inserted. This template allows greater control over how and where the counter is inserted.)

{extension} inserts the current extension into the file name. (note: The extension is automatically added to the file name. This template allows inserting the extension elsewhere in the filename or seperating the files into folders by extension. See below)

The templates also allow seperating files into subfolders of the output folder using the backslash in the template.

{date}\AppScreens will place the files into subfolders by date. Each day the files will go into a new folder.

{extension}{date}\DocScreens will place the files into different folders based on the extension and date.

Full size images and thumbnails may be seperated by using a different folder in the template for each.

Full\AppScreenShot for the full size image will place it in a subfolder named Full.

Thumb\AppScreenShot Thumb for the thumbnail will place it in a subfolder named Thumb.

I really like the idea of the templates. This is just an initial release to test them out. I have a few more as well as formating options within the template I am testing now.

[Update 1/17/2006 12:30 PM CST] There is a bug if you try to browse when the output folder has not been created (no screenshots have been taken after a new install or the folder is changed). It is fixed and should be uploaded this evening.

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