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Screen real estate has been a popular discussion in the past. Because ARC is a graphical control software, the controls can take up large amounts of screen space. There was an option that I had implemented a few months ago called Advanced and Basic view. Being an ARC user myself, I have never really felt it was a solution.
Today we introduce Virtual Desktops built into ARC.
Removed Basic/Advanced view
Add Virtual Desktop feature. Change desktops under the Window menu tab, or press F10, F11, F12. Additionally, you can move existing controls to other desktops by right-clicking on the Title Bar and selecting the destination desktop.
Auto Position controls hide the servo ports unless the Checkbox is checked. Making it much easier to move servo positions.
Configurable Wallpaper per project. Using the Project Details button, you can now select wallpaper for your project.
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Excellent update, that's going to make things so much easier, cleaner and awesomer
I cant wait to get home and download it and see what it looks like.
DJ, I'm loving this! This makes this much more neater and easier to organize my project! I'm having a blast moving controllers around. Now I can place my big controls in it's own window and open up my script manager. Thanks!
I'm glad you are enjoying it! It was a lot of work to implement. But I knew you'd all love it
The little screen shots of the desktops is my favorite part!
Ya, my eyes popped when I clicked on the Windows tab and saw the images. I was even more impressed when I saw that it was live and you could see the changes as you moved controls over! Very elegant.
When you load your project there is a checkbox on the load screen to auto position. Unselect it
good update, we now have more space for large projects, a big improvement.
Great update. I was going to suggest that you put a little shortcut on the desktop with each install. It would save a lot of work each time we install. Just an idea. Other people may not feel the same way. That is just me.