Tiles 2.0 Beta 1 Issue Report Thread

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With the Tiles 2.0 beta release today, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining the beta:

Object Desktop members can get the beta from within Object Desktop Manager with 'show beta downloads' enabled:

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your account page:

https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

Reporting an issue:

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and link included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making Tiles a better product.

 
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Tiles 1.9 Changelog

  • Light mode support
  • Tiles UI dark mode support
  • MS edge now detected as a web browser for the web page
  • Extended Unicode support
  • Improved high dpi support
  • Faster text drawing
  • Filter for maximized windows (when minimized they vanish from the list)
  • Groupy tabs hidden from the taskbar will now be hidden in Tiles as well
  • Show Groupy groups together as child windows of the most visible window
  • Fix issue with selecting child windows as off by 1 sometimes
  • Fixed issue with not always remembering the last page selected
  • Fixed issue with thumbnail dragging flickering when not on the primary monitor
  • Window lists now respect the Windows 10 virtual desktops so only applications running on the current desktop show
  • Fixed issue with selection rectangle being out of alignment on high dpi screens when scrolled partially off-screen
  • Fixed issue with thumbnails for electron framework apps (Whatsapp, Teams) sometimes painting oddly
  • Blur on Windows 10 changed to Acrylic blur and able to be forced on
  • Removed momentum from mouse wheel scrolling on the lists
  • Idle performance tweaks to reduce base cpu usage
  • Curtains now apply the vertical taskbar background
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

With the release of Tiles 2.0, we are closing this thread.

Thanks to all that provided feedback.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I seem to get pretty high CPU usage on 1.9 Beta, even while tiles is hidden, hovers around 12-15% usage.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting CoreParadox, reply 3

I seem to get pretty high CPU usage on 1.9 Beta, even while tiles is hidden, hovers around 12-15% usage.

I am not seeing anything like that 

What do you also have running and PC specs (System Information search \ report)?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19042 Build 19042
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
32 GB ram

My display is 5120x1440 so I'm not sure if a large display is causing the issue.

I don't have that many things running, just a video on edge, discord, win explorer, vs code, some other edge windows, etc.

I also have curtains running

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Beta won't show in Object desktop Manager. I have checked show betas. The 'Refreshing product data' message comes up and never leaves.

Win Pro ver 2004 build 19041.746

Object Desktop Manager 4.01 (4.1.7342.25505) downloaded from link on Tiles 2 Beta page today.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the manager.

Edit: I downloaded the beta from my account page, so technically I guess this should be in the Object Desktop issue thread, not Tiles 2.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello. I just have bought OD because I wanted to try Tiles 2. Unfortunately, after starting I don't see Tiles panel. Everything is fine for the older version, but beta version doing nothing but configuration window.

Win10 Home 2004, build 19041.329. 3840x2160. Virtual desktops.

 

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting CoreParadox, reply 3

I seem to get pretty high CPU usage on 1.9 Beta, even while tiles is hidden, hovers around 12-15% usage.

Same here, constantly high CPU usage when i tested it few weeks ago. I already uninstalled it.

EDIT:  The latest version don't have that high CPU issue anymore, at least not on my laptop.

I reinstalled via OD, last time it says (when mouse hover) v1.9, now v2.