Photobie 1.9 is now available

What's new in version1.9:

1. 32 bit true color Icon support: now you can create 32 bit true color icon easily. Do whatever you do as editing other image (including the transparent part), make sure the background image have square dimension. Then config the icon output setup on the Icon_GIF menu. You can set the output as 64x64,32x32,16x16 bitmaps within the single icon file. By default, the icon file consists 32x32 and 16x16 bitmaps. Click on the save button, give the icon file name, press enter, Bingo! You got you nice icon.

2. Image directory viewer allows you to batch resize/rotate multiple images: simply select the images in the top image browser (for multiple selection, you need to hold the Ctrl key while click on the destinate image), click on the resize/rotate button on the toolbar, then set the dimension/angle values. click the action button. Then you will see the resized/rotated images

3. Enhanced layer manager: the layer manager holds more buttons which enable you to clone a layer, copy/paste a layer, merge multiple layers. Also there is a button enable to import the color label on the left tool bar of the main form to be the layer transparent color. To make the GUI nicer, now you can hide the layer property info by click on the show/hide property button on the layer manager.

4. Autoscroll active window capture: Photobie enable you to capture the whole scroll window automatically. When setup the hotkeys, you need to check the autoscroll checkbox together with the capture the active window checkbox.

Note: For some reason, the Firefox browser doesn't scroll; Be sure to check the captured image to see if it is captured correctly by all means! (Will work on such problem in future release. At least you can try to use it now, maybe it works perfect for you already.)

5. Smart path recorder: Photobie now records you last save/open directory, so that you don't have to find directory tediously.

6. Few bug fixes.

Now, I will really work on the Photo album feature in the next few weeks. I have to get it done by my daughter/son birth, which should be the end of August.

I can't wait to be a new Daddy!

Enjoy the Photobie,

--Cheng