History

v10.0

• support for icon with PNG compression (for Windows Vista) added
• new sizes (64x64, 96x96, 128x128, 256x256) added
• some minor bugs fixed

v9.3.0

• new Emboss effect added
• new 3D Rotate effect added (only in Pro)
• new mode Add autodetected images to list added to Import From Image
• following effects can be applied to all selected formats: BIC
• instead Clear All new Eraser tool added
• Sort For Windows XP added
• context menu added to Navigator
• resizing of selected area improved
• windows are dockable and fully resizable
• some minor bugs fixed

v9.2.0

• Danish language added
• Macedonian language added
• new 3D Shadow effect added
• help button to all effects added
• support of BeeIcons added. BeeIcons allow you to customize shell icons
• Shoffar icons library added (www.shoffar.com.br)
• one bug in loading image lists fixed
• one bug in Adobe Photoshop plug-in fixed
• some minor bugs fixed

v9.1.6

• Bulgarian language added
• Turkish language added
• one critical bug fixed
• some minor bugs fixed

v9.1.5

• Norwegian language added
• Adobe Photoshop plug-in now supports rectangular and non-rectangular selection
• size of drawing ellipse and rectangle shown in status bar
• color picker can select transparency level from pixel
• new hot keys added
• two new button backgrounds added: chrome and soft chrome
• some minor bugs fixed

v9.1.3

• Catalan language added
• Latvian language added
• Crystal icons library updated
• some minor bugs fixed

v9.1.0

• Pelarusian language added
• Portuguese-Brazilian language added
• Romanian language added
• new item Grid in edit area in View menu added
• Files associations dialog added (Edit menu)
• new modifiers lock channels added
• new functions of Transp mode modifier added
• new Sharpen effect added
• Matte color added
• filtering improved when resizing image
• new effect Aqua added (only in Pro)
• new Adobe Photoshop plug-in - now you can export images with transparency directly from Adobe Photoshop into AWicons Pro through Windows clipboard (only in Pro)
• installer improved
• minor bugs fixed

v9.0.3

• Polish language added
• full support for Windows XP bitmaps (bmp with alpha channel) added
• blur level of the shadow increased

v9.0.0

• program released in two versions: Standard and Pro
• Slovak language added
• Swedish language added
• Pro version supports sizes up to 256x256
• 24x24 size added
• four new effects added: smart blur (only in Pro version), colorize, invert, opacity
• image list support added to the Pro version. Now gif and png image lists supported.
• new hot keys added
• new style Aqua gradient II added
• problems when using large icon libraries (icl) fixed
• some minor bugs fixed

v8.8.1

• Italian language added
• Lithuanian language added
• Chinese traditional language added
• replace tool can be used to replace any colors to transparent

v8.8.0

• Czech language added
• Bosnian language added
• Dutch language added
• Chinese language added
• German language added
• property panel for polyline and polygon added
• context menu added to list of images
• creation of standard icon formats with one click. Draw 48x48 32-bits image and create another from it (menu Object)
• create new image based on selected (menu Object)
• new item in Edit menu added: Paste as new image
• new item in Image menu added: Crop
• support for drag and drop added; you can drag file from explorer and drop on AWicons to open the file
• algorithm for automatic conversion from true-color to 256-colors image improved
• import icons from executables files using Windows' standard file open dialog. Click Open object and select Executable resources in the type of files list
• two new items to View menu added
• search feature to Help added

v8.6.0

• main menu added
• Hungarian language added
• Spanish language updated (errors fixed)
• window title now shows the name of file being edited
• all icons redrawn in Windows XP style. Older style icons can be downloaded from the AWicons homepage
• three new color scheme added
• three minor bugs are fixed

v8.5.1

• Spanish language added
• one minor bug fixed

v8.5.0

• interface languages now available in:
  
  
  • English
  • French
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  
  
• new interface style: Aqua added
• some bugs are fixed

v8.4.2

• fixed bug when saving 32-bit icons
• fixed bug when saving 32-bit icons into executable
• fixed bugs in Search object dialog

v8.4.0

• image edit maximum size now 128x128
• zoom in the edit area
• faster redrawing in the edit area
• the main window can be resized
• flicker-free redrawing of the palette toolbar, library window, Search object and Import from image dialogs when resizing
• small preview icons visible in the history list
• Navigator toolbar added
• 10 new types of gradient added
• image preview control in the Navigator and Import from image dialogs allow background color change using left mouse button double click
• mouse wheel features: change the zoom within the main window when the cursor is in the main edit area, or scroll the panel of images when cursor is over this area
• panel of colors history and panel of 16 system colors can be turned off to conserve screen space when using a 800x600 display
• fixed bug when saving 24-bit png with transparency
• fixed bug when saving edited 32-bit icons into executable file
• some bugs are fixed

v8.2.0

• 'open object' dialog renamed to Search object
• open file dialog now uses the Windows system standard file open dialog
• scanning in the Search object dialog faster and more stable
• new features in Import from image dialog: transparency support and correct resizing of image, Keep proportion option, filters improved
• scanning no longer starts automatically when the Search object and Import from image dialogs are opened
• support of png and gif formats added (loading and saving)
• images (png, gif, bmp, jpg) of size less than 64x64 open for editing as simple icons and cursors
• when saving only the selected image you can set only the format of file; colors depth is selected automatically
• JPEG properties dialog opens when saving image in JPEG format
• some hotkeys are changed
• new interfaces styles added
• bug in vertical/horizontal flip effect is fixed
• some bugs are fixed

v8.0.5

• support for 32-bit icons with 8-bit alpha channel (for Windows XP) added
• three new effects added: shadow, bevel boss and colors decrease
• panels and toolbars are now linked to the main dialog and move with it
• ability to remove all selected images added
• transparency value set separately for brush color A and B
• panel of properties for rectangle and filled rectangle added
• panel of properties for gradient changed. Transparency value can be set for color. Offset and angle can only be set in preview control
• now transparent color is the edit area background color
• values of RGB components on the choose colors buttons now show in hex format. Programmers knowing the printf function can set their own format by a registry change to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Lokas Software/AWicons/RGB view format
• algorithm of the custom rotate is improved
• algorithms of filters in the import from image dialog are improved
• modifier anti-aliasing improves resizing of the selected image
• part of effects on the panel moved to the Other popup menu
• some hotkeys changed
• tricks are updated
• one more tip is added
• one critical bug in open dialog is fixed
• some bugs are fixed

v7.1.2

• some critical bugs are fixed

v7.1.0

• new interfaces styles added
• options dialog added

v7.0.0

• gradient can be multi-color
• new polyline tool added
• new polygon tool added
• new replace colors tool added
• right mouse button allows drawing using brush color B independently from the Use check box in the gradient panel
• saving of library changed
• when selecting a filename using the open file dialog the first icon from the file selected
• ability to display the filename and format for every icon added to the open file dialog
• several images in the panel of object's properties can be selected by mouse
• states of anti-aliasing and transp mode modifiers are now saved
• last values of sliders are saved in effects: BIC, HLS, Blur and Custom blur
• title of active window displaying properly
• some changes in dialog controls and icons
• critical error in saving library fixed
• critical error in non-standard size icons fixed
• some bugs are fixed

v6.2.0

• save image in JPEG format with different quality (high quality, medium quality, low quality, grayscale)
• Rebuild icon cache added to system menu
• the palette toolbar and the property's panel of the gradient flood fill now allows selection of any colour from any point on the screen by pressing and holding the button and moving the mouse over the pixel of interest
• ability to import from pictures (bitmap) from executable files (exe, dll, ocx and etc.) added
• import from pictures now provides for file-type masks when scanning files (by default *.bmp,*.gif,*.jpg, *.exe,*.dll,*.scr)
• color picker again allows the selection of transparent color
• when drawing an ellipse or filled ellipse, a circle will be drawn when Ctrl is held. By pressing and holding Shift it is possible to specify the center of an ellipse
• some bugs are fixed

v6.0.0

• now you can organize icons to ICL library and edit icons in executable files
• application windows and toolbars assume optimal placement and sizes for 800x600 screen mode on startup
• About dialog changed
• two new interface styles added
• resizing possibility added
• autohide mode added
• minimizing possibility added
• controls of colors selection inserted in new toolbar
• structure of files history changed
• new item added to adding image menu
• history of colors now saves
• save image now offers JPEG format
• no limitation for scanning images in open file dialog
• individual value of brush size, transparency level and flag of using gradient fill for drawing instruments
• hot key for undo tool changed
• some bugs are fixed

v5.0.0

• property panel for pen added
• changes in adding of new images
• three new items added to the system menu (colors schemes)
• tools icons edited
• some bugs fixed in installer
• some bugs are fixed
• one more tip is added

v4.7.0

• gradient flood filling now is a modifier and operates also on line, ellipse and text tools
• anti-aliasing for ellipse , filled ellipse and text tools
• the hot key for saving current frame (Ctrl+F2)
• one more tip is added

v4.0.0

• support for monochrome and 256-color objects added
• support for animated cursors (ani) added
• for the programmers: added ability to editing image lists
• area of fast choice of brush color
• history maintained of the colors used
• ability to import from pictures (bmp, gif, jpg)
• operations with the clipboard
• direct reading of icons and cursors from executable files (exe, dll, ocx etc.) allowing the extract all image formats and cursors
• history of opened/saved files and folders maintained
• gradient flood filling in tools a rectangle, ellipse and flood filling
• anti-aliasing for a line and inserted object
• converting of 256-color and true-color objects in 16-color using dithering
• set of effects (reflection, blur, processing of color etc.)
• the number of undo levels up to 50
• some bugs are fixed

v2.3.2

• possibility to import small icons from executable files
• some bugs are fixed

v2.3.0

• support of the static cursor (cur)
• some bugs are fixed

v2.0.0

• customized color of the interface
• support of icons of any size
• the select area tool
• the redo tool
• some bugs are fixed

v1.0.0

• support 16-color and true-color icons
• standard tools with modifiers of transparency and brush size
• the photo tool
• possibility of saving in the bmp-file
• preview area with a changed background color
• the extended open dialog with ability to scan subdirectories and preview all retrieved icons
• the undo tool has 100 levels of return