Groupy 2.1 Release Feedback Thread

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With the Groupy 2.1 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

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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 service (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube), with a shared link included in your post.  Images can be copied and pasted directly into a post.

  • If there are specific apps that the app 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 Groupy a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

07/19/2023

2.1 (2.1.0.3 file version)

  • Stardock release

  • Steam release

07/18/2023

2.1 (2.1.0.3 file version)

  • Restoring a group that was combined and minimized when maximized will now restore correctly to maximized

  • Resolved issue with groups with services.msc in them being shifted down when maximized

  • Resolved the issue with missing tabs entirely when maximizing some apps when in tabs on top mode

  • Resolved issue with /t showing incorrectly on the new tab menu item

07/12/2023

2.1 (2.1.0.1 file version)

  • Resolved issue with saved groupy files not working correctly for tabs after a tabbed browser in the group

  • Resolved issue with combined group taskbar button mode when using Start11 enhanced taskbar where Windows would leave the taskbar button group after saving the group again

  • Resolved issue with saving groups with Chrome apps in it.  These groups will need resaving

07/10/2023

  • ** ADDED ** Closing Explorer windows now adds them to a reopen closed window list for windows closed in the last 30 minutes

  • ** ADDED ** Added new option for Explorer windows to toggle if new tabs should open in the current folder or not

  • ** ADDED ** Added option to hide the drop down arrow next to new tab button under advanced tab settings

  • Resolved issue with combined taskbar buttons not showing previews correctly when a saved group has windows added or removed from it

  • Resolved issue with combined taskbar buttons not showing previews correctly when a saved group is saved as a new name

  • Resolved issue with the new Steam client not saving in a groupy file correctly.  Groups saved with the new client will need resaving

  • Resolved issue with new tab drop down arrow not showing the correct options for the active window sometimes

  • Resolved text color on active tab when being dragged when in dark mode with certain OS accent colors

  • Resolved issue with small flicker on autohide tabs when showing occasionally

  • Reduced area for autohide detection to reduce accidental triggering

  • Resolved issue where clicking on a combined taskbar button group with Start11 enhanced taskbar enabled did not cause the group to minimize or restore correctly

  • Resolved potential issue with starting Start11 after Groupy 2 causing taskbar button active status to not always be correct

  • Resolved issue with being able to close tabs clicking where the close button would be when the close button is disabled in Groupy

  • Fixed issue with sticky notes app not being saved correctly into saved groups

  • Fixed issue with splash screens sometimes causing misgroups when the window class is the same as the main app window 

6/30/23

  • Fixed the option to disable update checking not working correctly

  • Resolved issue with an unexpected painting of the Groupy bar background when Mica effect is selected and OS transparency option is disabled.

  • Adjusted save group logic to fix a possible issue with the incorrect name being used for 'Save' option.

  • Strips off -startup command line for everything.exe

  • Resolved issue with saving Edge/Chrome windows with custom profiles in a group.  Note Groups containing one of these will need to be resaved.

  • Resolved issue with line between app and groupy tabs being too dark when maximized on Windows 11.

  • Now strips off the path in the save groupy menu item as redundant.

  • Added options to control what the close button does on with integrated tabs.

  • Resolved slowness issue with adding a new tab from the ungrouped window Groupy bar when maximized if the app was a chromium derivative app

  • Resolved maximized window offset issue when new tab added from ungrouped window Groupy bar

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Known issues

While we appreciate all feedback, please remember that we offer no official support for beta \ preview \ developer channel versions of Windows. If you report issues while in any of those early release channels, you should not expect them to be addressed unless it still exists in a retail version of Windows.

  • tbd
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

***Reserved***

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

So my issue I reported before with the ghost window does still exist but it's very rare now. I can mitigate it every time by waiting a few seconds before releasing the mouse button. It must be a timing issue between my system and groupy. Never the less everything is working well. So I would like to make a wishlist for future versions. Some have already been suggested but here we go.

1. Option to turn off position/size restoration. I have an app that I group about 6 to 8 of into a single group. The app itself handles restoring size/position so when opening the group I get a lot of jerky motion due to the app opening in "its" last saved position and then groupy "grabbing" it resizing etc..

2. Live position tracking in case #1 is turned on. It should just handle it itself instead of having to click the menu then click save group each time you change the group.  This goes for adding/removing tabs.

3. Restore the tab positions. Depending on how long it takes to launch the app for the tab, tab positions can get mixed up. Imagine an app that takes 5-8 seconds to open. Also the last active tab should be restored. Not sure how groupy handles the launches (i.e WaitForInputIdle for each tab) or if it just launches then all at once and snags them based on process name etc..

4. -Reserved- 

All in all this version is working and looking sweet. Great work guys/gals.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

The auto-update and manual update checks didn't pickup the 2.1.0.3 version when attempting to upgrade from 2.1.0.1. I had to install via the installer supplied through the downloads section of my profile.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

When the option New Explorer tabs should open in same folder is disabled, CTRL+T no longer works to open a new tab.
CTRL+N still works and opens a new tab in the same folder.

Can you please fix this?

I'm on Windows 11 22H2 (Build 22621.1992)
Groupy version: 2.1

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting HellbillyDeluxe, reply 6

When the option New Explorer tabs should open in same folder is disabled, CTRL+T no longer works to open a new tab.
CTRL+N still works and opens a new tab in the same folder.

Can you please fix this?

I'm on Windows 11 22H2 (Build 22621.1992)
Groupy version: 2.1

It seems to be functioning properly for me with yesterdays beta, do you have that one installed?

I might suggest uninstalling, reboot, and reinstall

 

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting TPScroggins, reply 7


Quoting HellbillyDeluxe,
reply 6

When the option New Explorer tabs should open in same folder is disabled, CTRL+T no longer works to open a new tab.
CTRL+N still works and opens a new tab in the same folder.

Can you please fix this?

I'm on Windows 11 22H2 (Build 22621.1992)
Groupy version: 2.1



It seems to be functioning properly for me with yesterdays beta, do you have that one installed?

I might suggest uninstalling, reboot, and reinstall

 

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

No, I'm using the Stable version that got pushed via Auto-Update.
How can I see the detailed version number? Settings - About just says 2.1.

EDIT: According to GroupyConfig.exe, it's version 2.1.0.3. What version number has yesterday's Beta?

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Sorry about that there is no beta at this time, actual release you are up to date

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

 

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting TPScroggins, reply 9

Sorry about that there is no beta at this time, actual release you are up to date

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

 

 

I've uninstalled Groupy, restarted my computer and then re-installed Groupy. But the issue still persists.
With New Explorer tabs should open in same folder disabled, CTRL+T doesn't work to open a new Tab in Windows Explorer.

Can you please check again and forward the issue to your developers, please?
Is there anything else you need from me?

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

FWIW,

Steam is now working with Groupy 2 like a charm! (and other stores too, at least: Epic, EA and Ubisoft).

Really good job!

 

BTW:
Pining the saved groups to the start menu is a nice touch since you launch the group from there or from "PowerToys Run" (like in my case).

 

J.

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting jeansagi, reply 12

FWIW,

Steam is now working with Groupy 2 like a charm! (and other stores too, at least: Epic, EA and Ubisoft).

Really good job! 

BTW:
Pining the saved groups to the start menu is a nice touch since you launch the group from there or from "PowerToys Run" (like in my case).

J.

Pleased to hear it and thanks for the feedback.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top

There seems to be a weird semi transparent line on the right side of windows that use tabs, Not present on default windows theme, but when you apply any WB11 theme.. It shows up.

 

WB11 theme applied

 

 

WB theme turned off.

Software Info:

Windows 11 22h2

Groupy 2 2.1

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting SimplexDesigns, reply 14

There seems to be a weird semi transparent line on the right side of windows that use tabs, Not present on default windows theme, but when you apply any WB11 theme.. It shows up.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, I can't seem to able to reproduce your issue on my Windows 11 system. OS Build 22621.1992. Groupy V2.1 WB11 11.02.

Might need to know your setting on Groupy tabs appearance setting.

Below is my Tabs color setting.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting basj, reply 15

Might need to know your setting on Groupy tabs appearance setting.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

 

Untouched, fresh install.

 

 

Seems to be related to how the tabs are integrated or not under general settings.

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Tab bar background also for  some reason extends far off to the right when enabled.

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting TPScroggins, reply 11

Hellbilly,

Can you take a look at this video and see if I am doing something different with trying to reproduce your issue?

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2023-07-20_12-26-31tpscroggins.mp4

 

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

 

That's exactly how it looks on my end, strange.
What Windows 11 version are you on?

Also, here's a backup of my Groupy settings, maybe I've missed something...
https://ufile.io/1khch6bd

Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting HellbillyDeluxe, reply 18

That's exactly how it looks on my end, strange.
What Windows 11 version are you on?

The same as you (22621.1992)

Have you tried uninstalling, reboot and reinstalling?

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Reply #21 from Stardock Forums Top

When opening saved gruop of Groupy tabs, it will display diffferent/mixed names from assigned ones.

 

See  Video

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open some chrome tabs separately to have them as a separate Groupy tab.

  2. Give each Groupy tab a meaning name.

  3. Save the group.

  4. Open the saved group.

You will realize that the names that you assigned will be mixed.

Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi - on Win 11 my desktop and option for showing preview flyout for inactive tabs set to "on", DOPUS leaves occasional empty flyouts on the screen - they sit over the top of everything and cannot be directly selected or closed. Closing DOPUS doesn't remove them. , and the computer (or at least Explorer) needs to be restarted.  They can be closed individually from the Groupy icon in the taskbar. For now I have simply disabled the flyouts. 

Any help appreciated - thanks

Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Sp3ncerbob, reply 21

When opening saved gruop of Groupy tabs, it will display diffferent/mixed names from assigned ones.


See  Video
Steps to Reproduce


    1. Open some chrome tabs separately to have them as a separate Groupy tab.


    1. Give each Groupy tab a meaning name.


    1. Save the group.


    1. Open the saved group.

You will realize that the names that you assigned will be mixed.

Thank you for reporting this

The bug has been logged, Internal ID: ODNT-6965

Paul Scroggins
Associate Technical Support Analyst

Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top

I am having some issues with the 2.1 update [I have done an uninstall, reboot and reinstall which has not fixed it]

I have set Groupy 2 to Integrate the Tabs. When starting some apps (like PowerPoint) which loads maximized, Groupy 2 is overlapping the window as shown and I have to restore window and then maximize for it to display correctly.

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