Wally 2.0.2

Antonio Di Monaco tony at becrux.com
Sun Mar 29 13:18:09 CEST 2009


Name: Wally
Version: 2.0.2
Type: KDE Other Utility
Depend: Qt 4.x
License: GPL
Homepage: http://www.becrux.com
More Info:
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=98455

Description:
 Wally is a Qt4 wallpaper changer, using multiple
sources like files, folders, FTP remote folders,
Flickr, Yahoo!, Panoramio, Pikeo, Ipernity and
Photobucket images. It runs under Linux, Win32,
and MacOSX (experimental), and it's available in
many languages.

Supported Window Managers:
- Win32
- MacOSX (using OSA scripts)
- KDE3
- KDE4 (using WallyPlugin)
- Gnome
- XFCE4
- Fluxbox
- Blackbox
- FVWM (unstable)
- WindowMaker

If you're upgrading from 1.x version, please
remove your settings!!!

Remember that, in Linux system, Wally's
configuration file is in $HOME/.config/BeCrux,
while in Win32 just answer "No" when uninstaller
asks to keep your settings. If your forget that,
Windows registry key for Wally are located in
HKCU\Software\BeCrux.


Changelog:
 Version 2.0.2
- BUG FIXED: empty items are now discarded
- BUG FIXED: single instance in Linux now is
checked using file PID, thus avoiding false
positives
- BUG FIXED: only available free space on desktop
is used
- BUG FIXED: Pikeo now resets page count search
after an empty result
- Free disk space (at least 20 megs) is checked
for availability before saving photos
- EXIF tags are analyzed in every plugin, and
corrections are applied where needed
- Photobucket has no throttle limit anymore,
watermark on photo is applied
- More code restyling
- Fixed plural form in translations
- Added Portuguese (Brazil) translation
- Window manager can be forced at command line
(Linux only)
- WallyPlugin: D-BUS is not used anymore
- WallyPlugin: KDE message will appear at end of
installation, remembering of KDE4 Plasma restart
- Removed QCA dependency
- Application data folder is now more S.O.
"friendly" under Win32 and MacOSX

Version 2.0.1
- WallyPlugin BUG FIXED: plugin is now compiled
without debug information
- WallyPlugin BUG FIXED: D-BUS access rights are
now setup correctly
- WallyPlugin BUG FIXED: installation paths are
now detected properly

You don't need to upgrade to 2.0.1 if you're not
using KDE4.

.DEB files now include Wally and WallyPlugin. No
need to use sources for KDE4.


Version 2.0.0
- Wally's engine has been totally rewritten, for
better stability and better coding structure in
plugins' development
- UI partial restyling and improvement
- KDE4 support
- MacOSX support (experimental)
- FTP remote folders support
- Multilanguage support (English, Italian, Spanish
and Russian)
- Wally now remembers its last state before
termination
- Bugs fixed all around


Version 1.3.2
- Added configurable GUI style
- Flickr search pages count is now hard-limited,
to avoid repeated results
- Pikeo plugin is now enabled
- Added "-debug" command line switch for better
bugs tracing
- BUG FIXED: pictures in folder mode now change
correctly
- BUG FIXED: multiple erroneous picture
validations are no longer generated

Version 1.3.1
- BUG FIXED: regression bug about removing rows
from configuration has been fixed

Version 1.3.0
- Added Pixeo plugin (still disabled,
EXPERIMENTAL)
- Added Riya plugin (still disabled, EXPERIMENTAL)
- About dialog now shows supported images
- BUG FIXED: Gnome detection now should work

Version 1.2.0
- Added Panoramio plugin
- Flickr images are now rotated correctly, if
needed
- BUG FIXED: sending quit immediately before
background change doesn't generate a segfault now
- BUG FIXED: HTTP timeouts now if a transfer takes
too long
- BUG FIXED: internal search is now limited by
HTTP result count
- VERY IMPORTANT BUG FIXED: Play/Pause now works
correctly

Version 1.1.0
- Added Fluxbox support
- Added Blackbox support
- Added FVWM support (unstable)
- Added WindowMaker support
- BUG FIXED: XFCE4 now works
- BUG FIXED: "Cancel" command now works when HTTP
download is in progress

Version 1.0.0
- First release



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