The current version of MoonPaper is 0.6.12


What's New:

0.6.12:

  • Added new 18.2 day moon (7/24/2005).

0.6.11:

  • Added new 12.9 day moon (2/22/2005).

0.6.10:

  • Fixed: If wallpaper changer is disabled, the tray icon didn't update.
  • Replaced 18.9 (8/27/2002) day moon with new, nicer 19.2 (12/31/2004) day moon.
  • Fixed: Insets for 22.6 day moon.
  • Updated GDIPlus.dll

0.6.9:

  • Added new 22.6 day moon.
  • Added a second New Moon Interlude picture with pictures of 6 planets: Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury.
  • Slight modification to the MoonPaper program to handle both New Moon Interlude images.

0.6.8:

  • Added new 2.4 day moon.
  • Replaced 7.8 day moon with better 7.5 day moon (1st quarter).
  • Fixed annotations for 3.7 day moon.

0.6.7:

  • System tray icon now shows the closest moon phase.
  • Replaced the 3.4, 4.2, and 8.1 day moons with new 2.8, 3.7, and 7.8 day moons that are much higher quality images.
  • Double-clicking on the system tray icon (or choosing open from the menu) will restore the main dialog if it is already open, but minimized.
  • Minor fix to the 13.6 day moon where the eastern edge was faded.

0.6.6:

  • Completed the Reprocessing of older images: days 3.4, 8.1, 18.9, 20.0, and 20.6. By going back and applying the latest techniques, a lot more clarity has been achieved.
  • Updated Mosaic Info in moonpapers.xml for reprocessed images.
  • MoonSaver can now be set as your current screensaver by clicking on the "Configure MoonSaver..." menu item in the right-click menu in the systray.
  • Added the ability to turn off the wallpaper changer part of MoonPaper. Can't imagine anyone will use this.... :)
  • Updated text in moonpaper.xml to indicate the dates are when the photo was taken.
  • Fixed a GDI Object leak when updating the info in the system tray.

0.6.5:

  • Added 10.7 day moon image.
  • Reprocessed images for days 6.3, 14.7 (full), 16.6, 22.2, 24.0, and 24.6. By going back and applying the latest techniques, a lot more clarity has been achieved.
  • Fixed 9.0 day image (removed gray area from black space around moon).

0.6.4:

  • Fixed bug in panning offset in MoonSaver
  • Updated versioning in about box.

0.6.3:

  • Show current phase and age in the dialog title bar.
  • Added "info" button in viewer that shows an information window for the current phase.
  • Added "help" button in viewer that shows a help window.
  • Prevent more than one instance of MoonPaper from running. Second instance brings up the Main dialog for the previous instance.
  • New Feature: MoonSaver can now be installed to display a panning view of the current moon phase as a screen saver. Or, it can be configured to show a simulated lunation.

0.6.2:

  • Added a 9.0 and 9.9 day moon.
  • Replaced 5.1 day moon with newer, clearer 5.3 day moon.
  • Fixed phase percent of 7.0 day moon.
  • Fixed Jan 15, 2003 image (removed gray areas from black space around moon).
  • Added previous and next buttons to the viewer.
  • Added link in About dialog allowing user to check for new updates.
  • Modified the New Moon Interlude image with an updated image of Jupiter and its Red Spot.

0.6.1:

  • Replaced New Moon placeholder with collage of planetary images and close-up of Aristarchus.

Updated: 11/12/05
All pictures and text are Copyright © 2002-2004 Tom Talbott