Win7 Simu 4.8.0
Window manager improvements, multi-select with bulk actions, working Windows Search, a new Mahjong Titans game, and better touch and touchpad support on Android.
A quick tour of everything in this release.
Core
- Added several enhancements for window manager:
- Window's size and state are stored so that for the next time, it opens exactly as the last session.
- Window snapping and resizing now works correctly for RTL languages
- Several gestures to interact with a window are supported: drag the window's title bar to the top to maximize, drag to the left/right edge to fill half screen, double-click the title bar to maximize/restore the window etc.
- You can now select multiple files or folders, and perform bulk actions, e.g. cut, copy, restore, compress
- Windows Search is now fully functional:
- Search works across File Explorer, Control Panel, and start menu.
- Search behavior is tailored to faithfully match each OS theme.
- You can now compress multiple files and folders into a zip
- Added new screensaver: Starfield
- Added Mahjong Titans
- Added taskbar popup for network tray icon
- Windows XP variants and Ubuntu themes are now available for free
- Lifetime sponsor tier now unlocks all paid themes
- Several other bug fixes and improvements
Android
- Added several enhancements for touch support:
- Check boxes appear once an item is selected, enabling multi-selection
- Tapping shows a small ripple where your finger touched
- Holding draws a closing ring around your finger, and lifting your finger triggers the right-click
- Dragging up a taskbar button opens its menu
- Enhance control elements to better support finger touch
- Window gestures are made to be fully touch-compatible.
- Added several enhancements for touchpad:
- A two-finger tap now correctly triggers right-click
- You can now scroll with two fingers instead of having to grab the scrollbar
- Enhanced pointer speed with gesture-based acceleration
- Added a Sensitivity slider for Touchpad in Mouse settings