hPyT v1.4.0

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hPyT v1.4.0 🪟

This is a big update with a lot of changes and improvements. Most of the improvements make hPyT more consistent with older version of windows.

🌟 New Features

• Custom Corner Radius: Introduced support for setting custom corner radius styles. 🌐
• window_dwm Class: A new class for manipulating the non-client area of windows, offering: 🛠️
  • RTL Layout: Enable Right-to-Left layout for improved accessibility and user experience. 🌍
  • Disable Window Transitions: Snap windows without transitions for better performance without altering global settings. 🚀
  • Cloak Window: Hide the window from view while still rendering it, enhancing user experience and performance. 👻

🪲 Bug Fixes

• title_text.stylize: Resolved fallback issues to older title text when the method was invoked after manual text changes. Fix title_text.stylize bug which caused old Title Inheritance when the style was changed #53 💬
• Older Windows Support: Corrected unicode buffer size calculations, fixing title_text.stylize on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Fixes major bugs while using hPyT with windows 7 #51 🖥️

🔧 Improvements

• x86/x32 Architecture: Enhanced support by using architecture-specific versions of GetWindowLong and SetWindowLong functions. 🖧
• title_bar.hide: Improved aesthetics on older Windows versions by maintaining the top border when hiding the title bar. 🎨

🎨 Visual Previews

Improved support for older versions of windows

Function	Windows 7	Windows 8
title_bar.hide
title_text.stylize
toggle_rtl_layout	No Preview

Corner Radius Customization

Style	Preview
small-round
square

Disabled DWM Animations

RTL Layout Enabled (windows 11 Preview)

Full Changelog: v1.3.7...v1.4.0

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