AS Pixel Color v2.4

v2.4 (2026-02-17):

• Added Color Palette system with persistence (palette.txt).
• Implemented Duplicate Prevention and Luminance Sorting for the palette.
• Added a Comprehensive Menu Bar for better feature accessibility.
• Expanded UI layout to accommodate the palette and improved control grouping.
• Added F2 shortcut for adding colors to the palette.
• Refactored technical core with a centralized CONFIG object.

Full Changelog: v2.3...v2.4

AS Pixel Color v2.3

v2.3 (2026-02-16):

• Added DPI-aware capture flow with physical cursor/pixel sampling support.
• Refactored screen capture and zoom rendering to a bitmap-based, nearest-neighbor pipeline.
• Improved edge behavior by capturing an extra ring and safely filling out-of-screen regions.
• Updated zoom step set to 2x-72x with refined progression.
• Updated UI controls: dedicated Zoom toggle placement and About button.
• Kept refresh performance optimized with change-driven updates and render locking.

Full Changelog: v2.2...v2.3

AS Pixel Color v2.2

v2.2 (2026-02-14):

• Grid Control: Added a Grid lines toggle (Grid lines checkbox) for the zoom preview.
• Zoom System: Reworked with predefined zoom steps (now up to 70x) and smoother slider/mouse-wheel behavior.
• Zoom Logic: Improved preview logic: it now keeps an adaptive visible area (minimum 3x3 cells) and stays centered more consistently.
• Screen Capture: Upgraded for multi-monitor + screen-edge safety (better handling when the capture area goes out of bounds).
• Architecture: Refactored update flow with centralized APP / State objects and a render lock to avoid overlapping draws.
• Performance: Optimized refresh behavior: UI redraws only when position/color/zoom actually changes.
• Code Quality: Improved color conversion flow by reusing shared HSX calculations for HSL/HSV.
• Rendering: Updated GDI+ rendering pipeline to be more DPI-aware and visually consistent.

Full Changelog: v2.1...v2.2

AS Pixel Color v2.1

v2.1 (2026-02-13):
Active Pixel Highlighting: Added a high-contrast double border to the center pixel.
Precision Control: Added keyboard shortcuts for 1px and 10px mouse movement.
Performance: Refactored grid update logic for smoother performance.

Full Changelog: v2.0...v2.1

AS Pixel Color v2.0

Whats New

• Implementation of GDI+ advanced zoom grid.
• Added HSL, HSV, and CMYK color formats.
• Added Color Name identification feature.
• Completely redesigned and modernized UI.
• Added Mouse Wheel support for zoom control.

Full Changelog: v1.4...v2.0

Pixel Color v1.4

v1.4 04/05/2025
Codes improved and optimised

Pixel Color v1.03

v1.03 18/04/2024

• Added "Always on Top" checkbox
• Set: No Tray Icon