ModernMix Changelog

ModernMix 1.22 Changelog

Fixed user reported issue where Windows would not come to the foreground upon click.

Performance optimizations and fixes for Windows 8.1 Update [April 2014]
Please note that taskbar items that were pinned prior to Windows 8.1 Update 1 will need to be recreated after the ModernMix upgrade install finshes (needs a reboot to complete).
Added option to suppress overlay when running full-screen Modern apps
Added support for windowed apps to continue to play sound on x86 (was already present on x64)
Fixes issues on Windows 8.1 Update where taskbar items were being left behind for some users

Adds background sound support for apps which do not explicitly support it (like Netflix).
Right click or double-click on the item in the per app section to configure.
App settings page lists all installed Modern apps.
New right click option to force fullscreen always
Create shortcut to app on desktop from within the config UI now force creates the icon (as you may use it before an app has been run)
On first-run of the app, a dialog reminds you about the top right corner overlay.
Fix for drag to close on a fullscreen app ignoring the return to Windows 8 menu setting
Fixed naming of some apps in the list that had yet to be run (they got truncated in error)
Fix for Netflix playback when the windows is inactive on a secondary display
Tweak to code to detect if the launch is from the Windows 8 menu or elsewhere (some reports it sometimes remembered the Win8 menu launch even after launching something else from a pinned item / Start8 menu)
App settings menu now has options to force background sound On / Off. Note that if the app already supports background sound (say YouTube), the off setting has no effect.

You can now launch Modern apps from the app settings page (right click on app and pick from menu)
Winkey + arrows now works in windowed apps
Double click on the system icon in the titlebar now correctly closes the app
Thumbnail previews now show correctly on fullscreen Modern apps
IE windows no longer paint partially incorrectly when inactive
Hide overlay until mouseover is now touch compatible
Right click spellcheck window now shows correctly in mail
Word Twist + few other apps now happy when opening initially in a window
Fixed issue with settings page closing in Lunar phases app
Fullscreen windowed mode apps (shift + overlay button) now have the overlay working correctly
Minimized Modern apps no longer open up when you close other apps

Improved usability for control overlay graphics
Added button to access the Charms bar from overlay graphic
Added option to create desktop shortcuts from the right-click or configuration menu
Closed applications no longer show on the Winkey + Tab switcher
Assorted improvements and bug fixes
New Advanced UI tab
Additional options
Hide overlay when windowed
Ctrl + max button now goes fullscreen
Make overlay invisible unless mouseovered
Control over when you should return to the Windows 8 menu
Settings to limit size
Improved touch handling on Surface Pro
Option to keep closed apps in the Windows 8 left hand list (defaults to off)
On a multi mon system, you can pick an app for the lock screen when the settings app is in a window
Mail app should show notifications (if enabled) and show mail on the live tile IF the mail app is minimized or you are in another fullscreen Modern app
Opening a normal app over a Modern app should not cause the Modern app to take focus
Minimized Modern app should not appear when closing the last non-Modern app