QuickView v3.2.5 - Precision & Expansion Update

QuickView v3.2.5 - Precision & Expansion Update

Release Date: 2026-01-26

This is a massive update focusing on Precision UI, Multi-Monitor Capabilities, and Core robust-ness.

✨ New Features

• Span Displays (Video Wall): New "Span Across Monitors" feature (Ctrl+F11) allows the window to instantly stretch across all available displays, perfect for video walls or ultra-wide viewing.
• Modern D2D Rename Dialog: Replaced the legacy Windows GDI rename dialog with a fully hardware-accelerated Direct2D version that matches the application's dark theme.
• Help Overlay: Added a built-in keyboard shortcut guide (F1).
• Window Rounded Corners: New toggle in Settings -> View to enable/disable Windows 11-style rounded window corners.
• AVX2 Detection: Added start-up check for AVX2 instruction set support to ensure compatibility with optimized decoders.

💎 Precision UI & Typography

• Binary Search Text Truncation: Completely rewrote the text shortening engine. Using a binary search algorithm, filenames in dialogs and the Info Panel now use every available pixel, eliminating wasted space and "..." artifacts for long filenames (especially CJK).
• Pixel-Perfect 100% Zoom: Fixed scaling logic to ensure images of ALL sizes (from 16px icons to 50MP RAWs) render crisp and accurate at 100% zoom.(#6 )
• Smart Double-Click: Double-clicking now rationally adapts to context:
  • Fullscreen: Exits Fullscreen.
  • Windowed: Toggles between "Fit to Window" and "100% View".(#9)
• Info Panel Zoom: The Info Panel now displays the current Zoom percentage.(#6 )
• Zoom Snap Damping: Added configurable damping mechanics for "Magnetic Zoom", making it feel more organic.
• Robust Auto-Hide: Optimized toolbars and navigation arrows to hide reliably (100% success rate) even when the mouse exits the window rapidly.

🛠 Core Architecture

• Unified Window Controls: Moved all window control rendering (Minimize/Maximize/Close) into the UIRenderer pipeline for consistent styling and correct behavior in Fullscreen/Maximized modes.
• Unified Zoom Logic: Decoupled zoom logic from window resizing, fixing "fighting" issues between user input and auto-fit logic.
• Portable Mode Polish: Improved logic for switching between Portable and Install modes, ensuring cleaner registry handling.(#6)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Scaling Anomalies: Fixed visual glitches when high-DPI scaling was active.
• Gallery Tooltips: Fixed issue where image dimensions would show as 0x0 in gallery tooltips.
• RAW Toggle: Fixed state persistence issue where the "Force RAW Decode" setting wasn't saving correctly.
• Cursor Visibility: Fixed Navigation Arrows remaining visible even when the cursor was set to hidden.
• Settings UI: Fixed layout displacement of the "Back" arrow in the General settings tab.
• Icon Display:Fix Missing Icon Fonts(#6 )

QuickView v3.1.3 - Stability & Polish Update

QuickView v3.1.3 - Stability & Polish Update

Release Date: 2026-01-20

🖥️ True Fullscreen Experience

QuickView now features a robust "True Fullscreen" mode that completely eliminates distractions:

• No Borders: The window now correctly covers the entire monitor, including the taskbar, without any leaking borders.
• Rock-Solid Stability:
  • No Accidental Drags: We've locked the window position in fullscreen, so you can't accidentally drag it away.
  • No Resize Cursors: Hovering over the edges no longer shows resize arrows, keeping the visuals clean.
  • Zoom Stability: Zooming in/out with the mouse wheel no longer causes the window frame to jitter or resize.

🖱️ Interaction Improvements

• Intuitive Exits: Double-click anywhere to leave fullscreen. Clicking the Maximize button on the hover bar also exits cleanly.
• Edge Protection: Window edges are now completely locked in fullscreen—no accidental resizing or cursor changes.

🐛 Bug Fixes & Stability

• Icon Font Fallbacks: Resolved a critical issue where UI icons (toolbar, settings) could disappear on systems missing specific fonts. The engine now correctly falls back to system fonts (Segoe UI Symbol) to ensure icons are always visible.
• Toolbar Sync: Fixed "Ghosting" artifacts on the toolbar button states. The Pin button now updates instantly, and the "Lock Toolbar" setting applies immediately.

QuickView v3.1.0 - The Global Vision Update

QuickView v3.1.0 - The Global Vision Update

Release Date: 2026-01-18

🌍 Internationalization

• Global Language Support: QuickView now speaks your language! Added native support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, and Spanish.
• Auto-Detection: Interface language automatically adapts to your system locale.

🔄 Precision Rotation & Imaging

• Next-Gen Rotation Engine: Completely rewrote the rotation and flipping algorithms using Direct2D for mathematical precision.
• Stability Fixes: Resolved critical bugs where images would get "stuck" or double-rotate during rapid operations.
• Ghost-Free Logic: Eliminated pan jitter and visual artifacts during orientation changes.

✨ UX Refinements

• Cleaner OSD: Removed the redundant filename overlay when switching images. The Info Panel now serves as the single source of truth, reducing visual clutter.
• Robust Settings: Fixed a critical hang when resetting settings (Use-After-Free bug) and improved visual feedback.
• System Integration: Restored and fixed File Association registration for reliable "Open With" functionality.

QuickView v3.0.5 - The Quantum Flow Update

The Quantum Flow Update
Release Date: 2026-01-16
Version: 3.0.5
Fixes: Window Position, WebP Association, Reset Hang, Reset Feedback.

Version: 3.0.4

⚡ Core Architecture: "Quantum Flow"

• Unified Scheduling & Decoding (Quantum Flow): Introduced a "Fast/Slow Dual-Channel" architecture (FastLane + HeavyLanePool) that isolates instant interactions from heavy decoding tasks.
• N+1 Hot-Spare Architecture: Implemented a "Capped N+1" threading model where standby threads are kept warm for immediate response, maximizing CPU throughput without over-subscription.
• Deep Cancellation: Granular "On-Demand" cancellation logic allowed for heavy formats (JXL/RAW/WebP), ensuring stale tasks (e.g., during rapid scrolling) are instantly terminated to save power.
• Direct D2D Passthrough: Established a "Zero-Copy" pipeline where decoded RawImageFrame buffers are uploaded directly to GPU memory, bypassing GDI/GDI+ entirely.

🎨 Visual & Rendering Refactor

• DirectComposition (Game-Grade Rendering): Completely abandoned the legacy SwapChain/GDI model in favor of a DirectComposition Visual tree.
  • Visual Ping-Pong: Implemented a double-buffered Visual architecture for tear-free, artifact-free crossfades.
  • IDCompositionScaleTransform: Hardware-accelerated high-precision zooming and panning.
• Native SVG Engine: Replaced nanosvg with Direct2D Native SVG rendering.
  • Capabilities: Supports complex SVG filters, gradients, and CSS transparency.
  • 2-Stage Lossless Scaling: Vector-based re-rasterization during deep zoom for infinite sharpness.
  • (Requirement: Windows 10 Creators Update 1703 or later).

💾 Memory & Resource Management

• Arena Dynamic Allocation: Switched to a TripleArena strategy using Polymorphic Memory Resources (PMR). Memory is pre-allocated and recycled (Bucket Strategy) to eliminate heap fragmentation.
• Smart Directional Prefetch:
  • Auto-Tuning: Automatically selects Eco, Balanced, or Performance prefetch strategies based on detected system RAM.
  • Manual Override: Full user control over cache behavior.
  • Smart Skip: Prevents "OOM" in Eco mode by intelligently skipping tasks that exceed the cache budget.

🧩 Infrastructure & Metadata

• Metadata Architecture Refactor: Decoupled "Fast Header Peeking" (for instant layout) from "Async Rich Metadata" parsing (Exif/IPTC/XMP), solving UI blocking issues.
• Debug HUD: Added a real-time "Matrix" overlay (F12) visualizing the topology of the cache, worker lane status, and frame timings.

QuickView v3.0.4 - The Quantum Flow Update

Release Date: 2026-01-16

⚡ Core Architecture: "Quantum Flow"

• Unified Scheduling & Decoding (Quantum Flow): Introduced a "Fast/Slow Dual-Channel" architecture (FastLane + HeavyLanePool) that isolates instant interactions from heavy decoding tasks.
• N+1 Hot-Spare Architecture: Implemented a "Capped N+1" threading model where standby threads are kept warm for immediate response, maximizing CPU throughput without over-subscription.
• Deep Cancellation: Granular "On-Demand" cancellation logic allowed for heavy formats (JXL/RAW/WebP), ensuring stale tasks (e.g., during rapid scrolling) are instantly terminated to save power.
• Direct D2D Passthrough: Established a "Zero-Copy" pipeline where decoded RawImageFrame buffers are uploaded directly to GPU memory, bypassing GDI/GDI+ entirely.

🎨 Visual & Rendering Refactor

• DirectComposition (Game-Grade Rendering): Completely abandoned the legacy SwapChain/GDI model in favor of a DirectComposition Visual tree.
  • Visual Ping-Pong: Implemented a double-buffered Visual architecture for tear-free, artifact-free crossfades.
  • IDCompositionScaleTransform: Hardware-accelerated high-precision zooming and panning.
• Native SVG Engine: Replaced nanosvg with Direct2D Native SVG rendering.
  • Capabilities: Supports complex SVG filters, gradients, and CSS transparency.
  • 2-Stage Lossless Scaling: Vector-based re-rasterization during deep zoom for infinite sharpness.
  • (Requirement: Windows 10 Creators Update 1703 or later).

💾 Memory & Resource Management

• Arena Dynamic Allocation: Switched to a TripleArena strategy using Polymorphic Memory Resources (PMR). Memory is pre-allocated and recycled (Bucket Strategy) to eliminate heap fragmentation.
• Smart Directional Prefetch:
  • Auto-Tuning: Automatically selects Eco, Balanced, or Performance prefetch strategies based on detected system RAM.
  • Manual Override: Full user control over cache behavior.
  • Smart Skip: Prevents "OOM" in Eco mode by intelligently skipping tasks that exceed the cache budget.

🧩 Infrastructure & Metadata

• Metadata Architecture Refactor: Decoupled "Fast Header Peeking" (for instant layout) from "Async Rich Metadata" parsing (Exif/IPTC/XMP), solving UI blocking issues.
• Debug HUD: Added a real-time "Matrix" overlay (F12) visualizing the topology of the cache, worker lane status, and frame timings.

QuickView v2.1.0 - Total Control

[v2.1.0] - Total Control

Power is nothing without control.
If v2.0.1 was about the visual experience, v2.1.0 is about ownership. We have completed the QuickView ecosystem with a comprehensive Configuration System, allowing you to tailor the engine's behavior to your exact workflow. Combined with the debut of our Native Auto-Update System, this is a milestone release.

✨ Major Features

🎛️ The Configuration Overhaul

We didn't just add a settings window; we unlocked the engine. You can now define exactly how QuickView interacts with your mouse, your screen, and your files.

• 🖱️ Input Mapping (New):

• Mouse Customization: You decide what the Middle Click, Wheel, and Side Buttons do.

• Drag Behaviors: Split "Window Drag" and "Image Pan" logic between Left and Middle buttons.

• 👁️ Viewport Personalization:

• Professional Backgrounds: Switch between Black, White, Grid Overlay (for transparency checking), or Custom colors.

• Smart Layouts: Toggle "Always on Top," "Auto-Hide Title Bar," and configure the behavior of the new EXIF Panel.

• ⚙️ Core Logic:

• Portable Mode: Choose where your config.ini lives. Toggle between the global User Directory or the Local Program Folder to make QuickView truly portable.

• Startup Habits: Customize "Single Instance" logic and loop navigation rules.

• 🖼️ Image Pipeline Control:

• Force RAW Decode: Toggle between embedded previews (speed) and full sensor data decoding (quality).

• Transparency Tuner: Granular alpha sliders for the HUD, Toolbar, and Settings window.

📡 Native Auto-Update System (Debut)

The last manual update you'll ever perform.
We have deployed a sophisticated Over-The-Air (OTA) pipeline directly into the viewer.

• Zero-Interruption: Updates are detected and downloaded silently in the background while you work.
• Install on Exit: No waiting bars. The update applies instantly when you close the app, ensuring you are always on the bleeding edge next time you launch.

🚀 Performance: Multi-Threaded JXL

90MP? Instant.
We rewrote the JPEG XL (JXL) implementation to utilize Parallel Runners.

• The Change: Shifted from single-threaded to multi-core decoding.
• The Impact: Decoding high-resolution JXL files is now 5x-10x faster, eliminating the "rendering lag" on large assets.

🛠️ Refinements

💳 System Dashboard ("About" Tab)

More than just credits. The new About tab serves as a hardware audit tool, displaying real-time AVX2 SIMD status, OS Build version, and the active render pipeline state.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Stability: Fixed a potential race condition when switching rapidly between large images.
• Layout: Resolved an issue where the sidebar could be clipped on small windows; the window now intelligently adapts its constraints.

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QuickView v2.0.1 Release - The Dynamic Update

[v2.0.1] - The Dynamic Update
The gap between "Engine" and "Daily Driver" is closed. Following the rewrite of our core rendering engine, v2.0.1 introduces the long-awaited user interface elements, making QuickView not just the fastest, but also the most interactive viewer on your desktop.

✨ What's New in v2.0.1
🏝️ Dynamic Island Toolbar
The missing piece of the immersive UI is here.

Hover-Reactive: A sleek, floating control bar that mimics the "Dynamic Island" aesthetic. It remains invisible to maximize your viewing area and elegantly expands when your mouse approaches the bottom edge.

Geek Controls: Instant access to high-value tools without menu diving:

Format Fix: One-click repair for extension mismatches (e.g., PNGs masked as JPGs).

RAW Toggle: Switch between Instant Preview and Full Decode modes for RAW files.

Transform: Rotate and Mirror (Flip) controls.

Pin Window: Toggle layout locking.

📌 Always on Top (Pinning)
For the multitaskers.

Title Bar Integration: Added a discrete "Pin" icon next to the window controls.

Shortcut: Press Ctrl + T to instantly toggle the window's "Always on Top" state. Perfect for keeping reference images visible while working in other apps.

⌨️ Complete Shortcut System
Navigate at the speed of thought. We have implemented a full keyboard command system:

Navigation: Left/Right (Prev/Next), T (Photo Wall).

View: 1 or Z (100% View), 0 or F (Fit Window), Enter (Fullscreen).

Info: Tab (Lite OSD), I (Full Geek Panel).

Edit: R (Rotate), H/V (Flip), F2 (Rename), Del (Delete).

🚀 Core 2.0 Architecture (Recap)
🏎️ Extreme Performance Engine
Direct2D Rendering: GPU-accelerated panning and zooming at 60fps+ on 4K displays.

TurboJPEG (v3 + ASM): 5-10x faster thumbnail generation with Scale-on-load technology.

Google Wuffs (SIMD): Secure, SIMD-accelerated decoding for PNG and GIF.

Instant Preview: Zero-latency opening for 200MB+ RAW/HEIC/PSD files via embedded stream extraction.

Dual-Lane Scheduling: Background tasks never block the UI thread.

🖼️ Immersive HUD Photo Wall
"T" Key Access: Instant Heads-Up Display gallery overlay.

Virtualization: Effortlessly handles folders with 10,000+ images.

Dual-Layer Cache: Smart RAM (L1) + VRAM (L2) caching with strict memory limits.

📊 Geek Visualization Panel
Real-time RGB Histogram: Translucent waveform overlay.

Deep Encoding Insights: Instantly identify 4:4:4 vs 4:2:0 chroma subsampling.

Reverse Q-Factor: Algorithmically estimates the true JPEG quality (e.g., Q~98).

⚠️ Known Limitations
Settings UI: The visual settings panel is still under active development. (Config via .ini is coming).

Resolution Limit: Images > 16384x16384 are currently skipped.

QuickView 2.0 Preview - The Rebirth

[2.0 Preview] - The Rebirth

💥 Core Architecture Overhaul

Breaking free from legacy constraints, QuickView 2.0 is a complete rewrite using modern C++ standards, engineered to be the fastest, most robust image viewer on Windows.

• Direct2D Rendering Pipeline: Fully embracing GPU acceleration. Panning, zooming, and rendering on 4K displays now run at a silky smooth 60fps+.
• Modern C++: Built with RAII resource management and smart pointers to eliminate memory leaks, achieving the perfect balance between extreme performance and system stability.

🏎️ Extreme Performance Engine

We didn't just use APIs; we squeezed every ounce of performance out of the CPU.

• TurboJPEG (v3 + ASM): Integrated the industry-leading JPEG library with Assembly (ASM) optimization. Features Scale-on-load technology, boosting thumbnail generation speed by 5-10x.
• Google Wuffs (SIMD): Introducing the next-gen decoder, Wuffs. Utilizing SIMD instructions for secure, lightning-fast PNG and GIF decoding.
• Dual-Lane Scheduling: A revolutionary "Fast/Slow" thread pool system. Background tasks for massive files will never block the UI thread.
• Instant Preview Technology: Zero-latency opening for 200MB+ assets (RAW, HEIC, PSD) by directly extracting embedded preview streams.

🖼️ Immersive HUD Photo Wall

Evolution from a simple gallery to a visual feast.

• 'T' Key Instant Access: Press T to float the Photo Wall over your current image in a Heads-Up Display (HUD) style. No window resizing, just a seamless overlay.
• List Virtualization: Scroll through folders with 10,000+ images effortlessly. We only render what you currently see.
• Dual-Layer Smart Caching: RAM (L1) + VRAM (L2) caching architecture with a strict LRU eviction policy. Ensures instant replay while keeping VRAM usage safe.

📊 Geek Visualization Panel

Don't just view the image; understand the data.

• Real-time RGB Histogram: Analyze exposure and color distribution with a professional translucent waveform overlay.
• Deep Encoding Insights:
• Chroma Subsampling: Instantly distinguish between 4:4:4 (Lossless/Design) and 4:2:0 (Compressed/Photo).
• Reverse Q-Factor Estimation: Exclusive algorithm that reverse-engineers the actual JPEG quality (e.g., Q~98), seeing through the "Quality 100" lies.
• Precise Color Space: Full support for opRGB / sRGB profile identification and CMS management.

🛠️ Smart Features

• Magic Format Repair: Detects the file's true format via Magic Bytes. Found a PNG saved as .jpg? One-click auto-repair for extensions.
• Intuitive Interaction: Double-click for fullscreen, scroll to zoom, middle-click to exit—pure muscle memory.

⚠️ Known Limitations (Preview)

• Settings & Toolbar: Currently missing (Under active development).
• Resolution Limit: Images larger than 16384x16384 (268 MP) are currently skipped to prevent OOM.
• Memory Policy: Cache is hard-capped at 200MB / 500 items.

QuickView v1.2.1 Release

QuickView v1.2.1 Release Notes

Visual Feedback & Polish
This update focuses on improving user feedback and code quality. We've introduced a unified On-Screen Display (OSD) system that provides clear visual confirmation for "Always on Top" and other states.

🚀 New Features & Improvements

🖥️ Always on Top OSD

• Visual Confirmation: Toggling "Always on Top" (Shift + F12) now displays a clear "ON" or "OFF" message in the center of the screen.
• Modern Design: Using a sleek, semi-transparent dark background with white Segoe UI text.

⚡ Unified OSD System (Technical)

• Refactored Core: All OSD messages (Zoom, System Status) now run on a unified "OSD Manager".
• Zero Latency: Zoom percentage display is now instant (bypassing the previous 200ms optimization delay for purely visual feedback).
• Consistent Look: Zoom and System messages share the same visual style.

QuickView v1.2.0

QuickView v1.2.0 Release Notes

The Smart Update
QuickView v1.2.0 brings intelligence to your viewing experience with background updates, smart zooming, and instant gallery browsing.

🚀 New Features

🔄 Seamless Auto-Update

• Silent Background Download: Updates download while you utilize the app. No waiting bars.
• One-Click Install: When ready, a simple dialog lets you update instantly.
• Smart Cleanup: Temporary files are automatically removed.

🔍 Smart Double-Click Zoom

• One-Two Punch: Double-click to inspect details at 100% pixel-perfect zoom. Double-click again to fit to window.
• Zero Latency: Optimized for instant response.

🖼️ Instant Gallery Mode

• Toggle with 'T': Press 'T' to instantly show/hide the thumbnail bar.
• Overlay Design: Modern overlay that doesn't resize your window content unnecessarily.

✨ Improvements

• Markdown Support: Release notes in the update dialog now look cleaner with automatic Markdown formatting.
• Localization: Full support for interface translation.
• Bug Fixes: Fixed issues with ZIP download handling and version string display (ANSI/Unicode).

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