• Added "Minimize windows to Dock" (with realtime previews under Vista with Desktop Composition enabled)
• Added ability to store all settings in "Settings.ini" (for portability)
• Added Icon Activation FX options
• Added Hover Effect option
• Added Icon Opacity option
• Added Zoom Opaque option (Fades Icon Opacity to 100% when zooming)
• Added Zoom "Plateau" mode (like "Bubble" only flat at the peak)
• Added the ability to set a negative Edget Offset (down to -15px)
• Added Popup on Mouseover Delay option
• Added Behavior Settings area
• Added ability to have multiple custom icon folders
• Added ability to browse executable files as "folders" for icon resources
• Improved Icon Transitions
• Added "Running Task Indicators"
• Added "Open Existing Application Instance"
• Added a simple Clock Docklet
• Changed Recycle Bin Icons to have 2 states
• Added a hot key to toggle RocketDock visibility (CTRL+ALT+R)
• Fixed many window layering issues (Icons and Labels)
• Fixed Vista UAC awareness issue
• Icons now maintain image size ratio
• Improved icon resource support
• Fixed Thread/Handle leak
• Fixed Icon Settings crashing in the System32 directory
• Fixed icons being reloaded when canceling the Dock Settings window
• Lock Icons now prevents you from dragging in new icons, but allows you to drag onto other icons.
• Fixed Docklets forgetting their icon image
• Fixed special shortcuts loading incorrectly (My Computer, iTunes, Office)
• Fixed Separator shifting glitch affecting "pixel-perfect" skins
• Changed Separator spacing to 1/2 that of a normal icon.
• Fixed random Icons not sliding (usually after pressing cancel in the Dock Settings window)
• Fixed AutoHide working while in Settings windows.
• Fixed crashing when right-clicking on the context menu.  Right clicking is now functional as well.
• Fixed relative paths not executing properly.
• Ported hooks to C++ and merged into a single dll (RocketDock.dll)
• Improved installer to close RocketDock when installing/uninstalling.  Registry settings are now cleared when uninstalling.
• Added German and French documentation
• Optimized bubble algo and label rendering...
• Minor bug fixes that I can't remember :)

• Complete rewrite of rendering code
• Improved performance on systems with newer video cards.  Older systems will vary in performance
• Icons now slide and transition smoothly like the OS X dock
• Icons and docklets now bounce when launching or getting your attention
• Icons now do a "poof" animation while deleting
• Icons now are solid so you cannot "click through" transparent areas by mistake
• Added support for RK Launcher skins
• Improved support for skins that use tiling (in various formats)
• Better ObjectDock Docklet SDK support
• Popup on Mouseover no longer interrupts fullscreen applicaitons
• Drag 'n Drop from the Start Menu now works
• Dropping files/folders onto folders in the dock now performs a copy operation
• Dropping files/folders onto any ReycleBin icon will now act properly
• Dropping files/folders onto programs on the dock now launches the program with the dropped file as an argument (much like explorer)
• Added a new error catching system to ensure that RocketDock loads properly.  If it has a problem loading it will now ask you if it should revert to defaults
• Redesigned zoom algorithm to solve visual glitches and to support new effects
• Massive restructuring and organization of the entire project
• Simplified and (hopefully) fixed thread syncronization...
• Added "Update" menu item when right-clicking on the dock
• Popup on Mousover now works when using "Always on Top" layering
• New option to treat all your monitors as a single large one
• Fixed a nasty bug where RocketDock would crash while loading
• Fixed separators vanishing durring drag operations
• Fixed unnecessary saving when items are locked and you try to drag one
• Fixed Icon Labels appearing under the dock skin
• Removed Screenshot capabilities due to the new rendering system.  This may return in a future version
• Settings are now stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\RocketDock
• Removed Monitor clipping due to the new rendering code...

[1.2.0]

• Added WindowsXP Icon (ICO) support
• Improved EXE/DLL Icon Resource Support
• Added full documentation
• All New Icons and 14 New Skins by ZaK (zakar.deviantart.com)
• 2 New Skins by dlb (www.crystalxp.net)
• Added "Zoom Flat" effect for zooming icons without a bubble
• Added "Edge Offset" for positioning the dock perpendicular to the edge of your screen ("Offset" is now known as "Centering")
• Added "Add Item->Blank Icon" for convenience when adding icons manually (like a website URI)
• Changed "Hide Icon Labels" to have a realtime preview
• Improved "Change Folder" option so that "Icons\" remains available...
• Uninstaller now removes the RocketDock folder in the Start Menu
• Fixed a nasty MouseHook.dll handle leak (and renamed to MouseHook2.dll to prevent conflicts)
• Fixed a leak in the Icon Settings "Icons" SysListView32 control
• Fixed a leak in the Icon Settings "Preview" Static control
• Fixed 6 tiny handle leaks throughout RocketDock in random directory listing code...
• Fixed "Default Icon" button not working on most items
• Fixed "Add Item" not appearing when right-clicking on the dock skin (not selecting an icon)
• Fixed "Popup on Mouseover" flickering when in "Normal" Layering mode
• Fixed dock locking up using AutoHide+PopupOnMouseover and dragging an icon out
• Fixed RocketDock animating under the mouse when covered by another window
• Fixed Mouseover Activation only working when cursor was in Trigger Area... Now it just needs to be over the dock (or the Trigger Area if blocked by a window)
• Fixed Settings window getting hidden in Always on Bottom and Normal layering modes (especially with "Popup on Mouseover" enabled)

[1.1.3]

• Fixed major ThreadSync bug causing docklets to fail updating
• Fixed incorrect implimentation of ObjectDocklet SDK GetPath functions
• Fixed bug causing iTunes docklet to not update the song title
• Fixed bug where docklet labels wouldn't update if you kept your mouse over them
• Rewrote some code to avoid a layered window / DirectShow bug that was causing blank screens in some media software
• Removed Separator on "Add Item" popup menu when there are no Docklets

[1.1.2]

• Added option to use UberIcon effects as the 'attention' animation
• Added basic support for ObjectDock Docklets.  Drag 'n Drop is still not supported
• Added real-time preview for the Icon Settings image selector
• Added more AutoHide options
• Control+Drag can now move locked Icons
• Optimized DragIcon rendering
• Optimized auto-saving when Icons are dragged
• Improved ObjectDock skin loading
• Converted all Astro and Proto skins to the Mobydock format to keep them looking the same w/ the newly improved skin support
• Disabled skin-rotation for all skins made for docks that don't support skin-rotation... This will make them appear more like they did in their original docks...
• Removed some unneeded registry access
• Removed Quit button from the Dock Settings window
• Reorganized the popup menu
• Moved Mouseover Activation option to the Position tab.
• Fixed Mouseover Activation so that it works in Top, Normal, and Bottom zOrder modes
• Fixed AutoRun path missing quotes (rarely causing a long-pathname problem)
• Fixed Start In being left blank when a new file is dragged in... Start In now defaults to the Desktop when left blank (like desktop shortcuts do)
• Fixed some settings not saving on shutdown
• Fixed ghost label left behind after an autohide
• Fixed dock not autohiding when first run and when closing options windows
• Fixed a rare zoom timer bug that wasted precious cpu cycles
• Fixed Theme Opacity allowing 0% (couldn't add icons / other problems)
• Fixed sticking Icons/Labels when using AutoHide
• Fixed major Zoom related bugs
• Fixed AutoHide oddities after closing option windows
• Fixed minor oddity w/ AutoHide+Zoom while in option windows

 [1.1.1]

• Updated Creative Commons license to the new version 2.5
• Fixed bug allowing RocketDock to run multiple times
• Fixed Icon-Label centering bug
• Newly Supported / Improved Languages:
  • Italian by LazyBoy
  • Norwegian by Ozzy1
  • Spanish by Edmundo Alvarez
  • French by Alain Guignard

[1.1.0]

• Complete rewrite of core to be Unicode Compliant
• Support for Multiple Languages added
• RAM usage down from previous versions
• Huge speed boost when using ThemeOpacity below 100%
• Added "Always on Bottom" and "Normal" layering modes
• Added real-time previewing of more settings and improved efficiency
• Drasticly improved ObjectDock skin loading
• Painstakingly redesigned all the Icons again...
• All Icons are now free for commercial use and will soon be available at a new site: http://www.antiartist.com . We hope this will help out a few people with great ideas, and no artistic skill (or money to buy some). Uggg, something in that foood didn't agree with us ;)
• Added ability to duplicate Icons by holding Control+Dragging
• Increased ZoomWidth range to allow up to "10"
• Improved efficiency when dragging icons out of the dock
• Added support for Environment Variables in Icon's Target and WorkingDirectory
• Removed Dock automatically sizing down to fit the constraints of your monitor... There were too many problems w/ games changing resolution, and this feature is unnecessary
• Fixed various bugs with settings being saved at the wrong times
• Fixed Zoom Setting changing while editing Icon Size
• Fixed gap remaining between icons when a new item was dragged in, and then out of the dock
• Fixed Screenshot bug with hidden labels
• Fixed z-ordering of icon labels
• Fixed skin rendering when size is invalid
• Fixed CPU draining after Auto-Hide option is turned off (until RD is restared)
• Fixed Dock Settings window not properly centering
• Fixed positioning bug when changing desktop resolution
• Fixed Separator positioning when separator's width was equal to the space provided for it... (0 / 2 = random)...compiler bug?
• Fixed Separator and DragIcon wasting some RAM with unused bitmaps
• Fixed incorrect thread syncronization with the Icon Settings window
• Fixed execution of special shell items (ie 'Startmenu \ Run')
• Fixed separator randomly appearing under newly dragged in items
• Newly Supported Languages:
  • Brazillian Portuguese by Flitz
  • Bulgarian by the_TAHK
  • Czech by FutureMillennium
  • Dutch by surfer
  • French by KrK
  • German by stenosis
  • Hebrew by Danimal3
  • Japanese by keng0
  • Russian by zhuchok
  • Swedish by P@itor
  • Traditional Chinese by Nelson

[1.0.1]

• Fixed CPU draining when moving the mouse
• Fixed bug preventing real-time preview of some options
• Fixed missing scrollbars on Icon Folder-View
• Added AstroLife Skin
• Replaced foood icons with ugly PSW icons

[1.0.0]

• Added Auto-hide option
• Added Auto-run option
• Screenshots are now numbered as "Rocketdock-*num*.png" on the desktop

[0.9.5]

• New Dock Settings window layout (Firefox-esque)
• Fixed bug with relative icon paths... All icon paths are now fully qualified
• Fixed bug with context menu displaying some items as hidden
• Fixed bug with context menu handling invalid items

• Bug fix for Dock Settings Icon (That actually works)
• Clears your settings

• Bug fix for Dock Settings Icon

[0.9.2]

• Rewrote special item handling... "My Computer" type icons can now be dragged in
• Rewrote Icon Loading
• Improved Shortcut loading
• Rewrote Icon Settings to be Shortcut-like

• Fixed Windows 2000 Compatibility issues
• Now includes the redistributable Gdiplus library

• First Beta Release :)