Start11 RC 3 (Released 10/27/2021)

Fixed issue with menu not always positioning correctly when switching between displays of different dpis especially in a stacked configuration
Fixed issue with taskbar losing system tray icons on occasion on Win11
Implemented tweaks to config UI for making settings more obvious
Fixed message box when clicking on one control in the UI
Changes : Fixed issue with moving an item back to a previous page in Win11 menu showing error prompt instead of moving the itemAdded in option to move items to next and previous page in Win10 menu, previously only offered moving entire groups
Fixed issue with negative window coordinates causing menu to not open or open in the wrong place sometimes
Disabled sliding animations on contents of Win10 menu when opening it
Fixed issue with switching between displays with different dpis causing Win10 left hand list to repaint incorrectly until mouseover
Fixed issue with not closing folders in treeview list and resetting scrolling to the top of the list when you close the menu
Disabled experimental tile loading support for Win10 menu as enabled by default in error. This can be enabled via a registry key if you wish
Fixed Win10/11 and Win7/Modern menus refreshing contents more often than needed when recent apps are not shown on them
Fixed issue with tooltips not always showing on items in Win10 list when in smallest tile size (or when using a custom tile image)
Requested installer tweak to fix universal applications expanding menu being blank in some installs
Fixed issue with universal apps folder being called Modern UI Applications still on English installs
Filtered out Microsoft edge from Universal apps list as defective leftover link in OS
Fixed issue with characters which sort before 'a' breaking filter list for Win10/11 style all apps list
Improved issue with flicker of menu on screen below active screen (in stacked config) at end of animation
Fixed issue with winkey always opening menu on primary display
Updated the following languages: German, French, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Spanish, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese -Traditional
Fixed issue with Win10 style menu when in hide apps mode not scaling apps / tiles switching bar when changing scale mode
Enlarged page switcher bar and increased hotspot size considerably to make clicking on them easier
Made it so swipes left / right on precision touchpad act as change page in menus (when the mouse is over the list) or back when in all apps list on Win11 style.
Made it so horz wheel mice act as change page in menus
Fixed issue with menu style picker at 125% scaling being clipped
Fixed issue with app shortcuts not repainting in Win7 style mode after returning from a search
Fixed issue with Win10 style all programs list in Win7 style mode painting text as white always
Limited max-width of jumplists in menus to ensure menu widths remain sane (Vivaldi browser)
Fixed issue with pinning items from Win10 style all programs list when using Win7/Modern style
Added prompt about Win10 taskbar left or center-aligned on first run
Tweaked config preview to show centered start button when enabled on Win10
Added UNINSTALLFULL command line to Start11Config to reset Win11 on top taskbar and taskbar size settings
Fixed clicking on color option in menu instead of opening the submenu would open the submenu and then close the entire menu
Adjusted sorting of Chinese apps in Win10/11 all apps list
Fixed tooltips showing when text already fitted correctly on screen so were redundant
Fixed swapping from Win10 fullscreen to Win11 fullscreen resulted in shifting down of menu items incorrectly
Fixed auto-hide taskbar + fullscreen mode Win10/11 menus shifting offscreen
Disabled dragging to start button to pin items for Win10/11 menus as they did not support this. You can add things for those via right-click menus easier.
Fixed pin to Start11 menu option when in Search so it doesn't detect the pin state for Win7 menu when in Win10/11 style.
Fixed issue with some universal apps loading up smaller icons than ideal
Automatically imports Win11 start menu pinned items on first run (system thats not run prior Start11 versions only) to Win10 and 11 menus
Tweaked search folders to be aware of OneDrive
Fixed not being able to drag items from all apps in Win10 mode having switched to hide all apps and then back again
Fixed dragging outside of list in Win 10 mode not canceling drag correctly and acting as a drop operation
Fixed issue with Win10 style pinning always inserting at the start of the list rather than the very end
*** Added experimental option for loading up Win10 tile images. Enabled via registry only adding HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\LoadTiles=1 and signing out and in again.
Altered config UI to make taskbar + start button centre options a combo box choice on Win10
Added taskbar and start button center options to start button page on Win10
Fixed text on "Control what right-clicking on the taskbar does" section on Win10 to not reference Win11
Added option for hiding search box in Win11 mode unless in search mode
Adjusted US English translation file to say have Center vs Centre now it is using those files
Fixed issue with swapped mouse buttons and clicking sometimes
Fixed first right-click menu animation being skipped on some machines
Tweak to critical section allocations
Fixed Win7/Modern style left side being blank if you switched from Win10 style with hide all apps list enabled
Fixed all programs being blank on open sometimes when in Win10 mode
Fixed an issue with touch on multiple monitors where the start menu would open on the monitor where the mouse was located rather than where the touch input was
Fixed issue with recent docs in Win11 menu with long filenames causing wrapping clipping issue
Fixed issue with all apps letter search going to the wrong location sometimes when clicked
Fixed issue with all apps letter search being able to scroll too far down
Fixed issue pressing escape whilst dragging items on menus (Win10/11 styles)
Moved Win11 substyles to drop-down box on first screen
Fixed issue with loss of focus causing the menu to stop accepting input until it is reopened if dragging was interrupted somehow
Fixed issue with dragging Win11 groups sometimes showing an insertion locations saying "Click here to name group"
Fixed issue with clicking outside an item and then dragging over an item causing that item to launch
Added in the translation files
Added option for sub groups on Win11 style menu. The originally created group on the first page cannot be deleted regardless of where you have repositioned it however.
Fixed issue with resizing Win11 menu when menu scaling was not set at 100% causing hang of menu
Fixed issue with resizing Win11 menu when menu scaling causing a sizing issue on the borders not being resized
Sub groups have icon size picker so you can have sub-lists with different icon sizes
Added option to hide labels on groups in Win11 mode via right-click menu
Added CTRL + LEFT arrow and CTRL + RIGHT arrow to swap pages in page menus
Fixed Win10/11 menu losing background texture on resize
MS Precision touchpad scrolling should work in the menus now
Fixed issue with closing menu when desktop icons were hidden and have mixed dpi and screen res setup
Added option to center the start button on Win10 like offered on Windows 11
Added in offset only if centered start button for Win10
Fixed issue with config showing rounded corners on by default for Windows10 when it was turned off
Fixed issue with center taskbar not always working on all monitors on Windows 10
Implemented smoother scrolling for non high precision wheel mice in lists
Right-click menus on Win11 menu shows highlight clearer
Added right click option to pin any file to Win10/11 menus
Added right-click option to pin any folder to Win10/11 menus
Visual tweak to right-click menus in Win10/11 menus to better space things and add shadows
Tweaked down arrow on drop downs on start menu page in settings to be bolder and larger as users missing them
Fixed issue where you could resize things so you had no scrollbar but were scrolled down and couldn't scroll back up
Win11 menu on close if in all apps list will no longer animate back to the previous page
Added compact mode to Win11 menu where border sizes are smaller
Added pin to taskbar option from right-click menus in Win10/11 menus
Added Win10 compact mode where apps list is hidden
Modified Win10 menu sizing to always size to a multiple of the grid size and allow sizing down to no columns
Fixed some broken settings icons on Win11 in search
Fixed animations for entering and leaving all apps on Win11 menu to be the correct direction
Added animations to right-click menus in Win10/11 menus
Added option to pick a custom color from a color picker for Win10 tiles if wanted
Added option for going to all apps by default (if showing all apps as separate section in Win10) or anytime for Win11
Fixed issue with pinning new items on Win10/11 menus not respecting icon size until later
Now allows Win10 groups to be rearranged leaving gaps between groups. If the group would not fit on screen then will be placed in left-most column
Start button image replacement defaults to off on Windows 11
Fixed issue with pressing down arrow not wrapping to top of the menu when menu first opened
Tweaked Win10 style margins to ensure lists fill the space fully
Fixed search for pictures showing results from the entire search library instead
Adjusted default width for Win11 menu as was too wide
Fixed issue with mouseover selection remaining on items in lists after you right-click on them
Enabled translation support in the config UI
Fixed issue where open location option was missing from right-click on some pinned items on Win10/11 menus
Changes to how Start11 starts up which should sidestep those game anti-cheat app issues
Adds fix for MS precision scrolling
Centered start button on Win10

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