Version History
Version 4.0032 Beta Release 9/8/09
1. Poker Shortcuts is now an open source program, licensed under GNU GPL version 3. See the license.txt for more info.
2. Source code is now included in the file source.zip in the installation folder.
3. If you would like to work on this project, the open source project is located here: http://code.google.com/p/pokershortcuts/
4. Changed the table left, right, up, and down functions to Xander's open source code (more robust than the code used previously in Shortcuts).
5. Fixed problem where sometimes the fold button would be clicked on the top table and the fold button on the table below it. This problem was introduced in 4.0031.
6. Fixed problem where the "Seat Available" dialog box was not being closed (only a problem for a few users). Some users have a different dialog box size.
7. Added checkbox on Misc tab "Use Mouse Movement method to click buttons on Full Tilt". If you are having problem where you see mouse movement when buttons are clicked on Full Tilt, then uncheck this box. Unchecking this will use the method of clicking FT buttons that was used in version 4.0029. Some users have reported that this methods works better for them.
Version 4.0031 Beta Release 8/16/09
1. Fixed problem where the Full Tilt Time button was not being detected at tables with a size of around 600-650 pixels wide
2. Fixed problem with the detection of the Full Tilt Fold button.
3. Fixed problem where focus are being taken away from other programs (when certain actions happened on the table, like clicking the Time button).
4. Fixed problem where if the user's mouse was in the chat box, Shortcuts would still jump to a new table with pending action. Now if the mouse is in the chat area, Shortcuts will not perform many of it's normal actions.
5. On the Inc/Dec Bet tab, changed the top row to allow the user to changes these hotkeys. Top row is only for use with Poker Stars, and is intended for WheelUp and WheelDown hotkeys.
6. Fixed problem where the Full Tilt Post Small Blind button was not being detected at some table sizes. This affected the operation of Deal Me mode also.
7. Fixed problem with the Full Tilt Get Chips hotkey on the Actions 2 tab.
Version 4.0030 - never released
Version 4.0029 Beta Release 8/9/09
1. Fixed problem where two FT Lobby Theme files were missing from the installation program.
Version 4.0028 Beta Release 8/9/09
1. Fixed problem with Deal Me "Out" Mode on FT tables. Deal Me Out mode was not working correctly if the Auto-Post blinds dialog box came up, and the software would click on Yes (and now it clicks on No) to auto post the blinds.
2. Fixed problem with "Auto-Close SnG and Tournament Lobbies" on the SnG T tab. On FT tables, the software needs to be able to "see" the Register button in order for Shortcuts to be able to close the lobby.
3. Fixed problem with the "Close All Tourney/SnG Lobbies" on the Actions3 tab. If this hotkey is pressed, the software will activate the FT lobbies so that the software can "see" if the Register button is visible or not. On Stars lobbies the lobbies will not be activated.
4. Fixed problem with registering for Stars SnGs, where the final buyin dialog box was not being closed (due to a recent update made by Poker Stars).
5. Fixed problem where FT sngs would be registered when the sng buy-in dialog box is visible when the "Auto-Click the final Buy In button ANYTIME..." checkbox is checked (SnG B tab).
6. Changed the operation of dealing with FT dialog boxes so that they are not continually being activated.
7. Added support for the two new FT lobbies (Basic and Standard). Select the lobby you are using on the Setup tab.
8. Fixed problem where the "Key to Open PS Sng 1" was not working on the SnG T tab.
9. Added new feature: Added two hotkeys to open and register a SnG that is highlighted in the main lobby (added to the SnG T tab) (seperate hotkey for Stars and FT).
Version 4.0027 Beta Release 8/3/09
1. Improved the reliability of clicking on the table. This also improves the features dealing with the betting box. Fixes problem where bets were being placed in the chat box.
2. Fixed problem where some checkboxes were not being detected correctly (due to the recent change by FT where they added the "Make Deal" checkbox). This solves the problem where SnG tables were being closed.
Version 4.0026 Beta Release 7/28/09
1. Improved the auto-closing of the "You finished the tournament" dialog box (Dialog tab)
2. If Shortcuts can not read the Hero's stack for any reason, then the software will still put in bets in the betting box. However, this may cause the Full Tilt software to beep if the bet size is larger than the hero's stack. In previous version, Shortcuts would not put in a bet if the Stack could not be read.
3. Fixed some problems with the betting box on FT tables, where you can now type in a bet size when OSD1 is enabled. You can use the RefreshOSD1 key to manually update the OSD1 display (Display tab) IF you change the bet value manually or if you use your mouse wheel to change the bet value. In other situations, OSD1 will refresh automatically.
4. Added the "Key or mouse code to refresh OSD1" on the Display tab. This is needed to refresh the display if you manually type in a bet or use the mouse wheel to change the bet size (on FT tables).
5. Fixed problem with I'm Ready being auto-clicked (SnG T tab) at some table sizes (on Full Tilt).
Version 4.0025 Beta Release 7/27/09
1. Improved the auto-clicking of the time button with Full Tilt tiled tables.
Version 4.0024 Beta Release 7/24/09
1. Fixed problem with All In bets (Fixed bet tab). The software now pushes the Max button on FT tables and puts in 99999999 bet on Stars tables.
2. Added support for auto-closing the Login dialog box with the new Full Tilt software(Dialogs tab).
3. Added support for auto-closing the Get Chips dialog box with the new Full Tilt software(Dialogs tab).
4. Added support for auto-closing the Seat Available dialog box with the new Full Tilt software (Dialogs tab).
5. Added support for auto-closing the "You finished the tournament" dialog box for SnGs (Dialogs tab)
6. Fixed problem to auto-click the "I'm ready" button, but still does not work at some table sizes. (SnG T tab)
7. Added support for auto-closing (deny) "Re-Login Attempted" Dialog box ()
8. Fixed problem where the pre-action checkboxes (e.g. fold or call) were being toggled when the Fold hotkey was pressed (even when not enabled on the Actions1 tab).
9. Fixed problems reading buttons at some table sizes.
Version 4.0023 Beta Release 7/18/09
1. Fixed problem in Calib tab, calibrating street colors, when sometimes an error message "The last active table is not a FT/PS table" would appear.
2. Fixed problem reading checkboxes with tables that were around 600 pixels wide.
3. Improved the reliability of clicking buttons on the table.
4. Improved the reliability of clicking the time button on the table (tiled tables only).
5. Fixed problem where the Auto Post Blinds checkbox was not being checked (when enabled on Deal Me Tab).
6. Fixed problem with Deal Me Mode where the "Wait For Big Blind" button was not being pushed.
Version 4.0022 Beta Release 7/12/09
1. Added preliminary support for the new Full Tilt software including: HotKeys (Actions tab), OSD Displays (Displays tab), betting features (very new and untested). Many features have not been upgraded to work with the new FT software yet!
2. Changed "Auto-Activate the Table the Mouse is Over" setting on Table1 tab such that the "Move Mouse to Home position" does not also have to be checked.
3. Changed the operation of "auto-activate the table the mouse is over" so that a table does not have to be active before this feature works.
4. Changed the operation of the "temporarily move this table to this position" so that the mouse does not also move, unless it is enabled to move too.
Version 4.0018 Beta Release 6/17/09
1. Fixed a problem that a few users were seeing with the registration process at program starup (Error Code 2, Server not found).
2. Fixed problem with the Custom Layout hotkeys on Actions3 tab for Poker Stars tables, Hyper-Simple theme.
3. Changed compiler settings to see if Windows 7 opens PSC without dialog box warnings.
Version 4.0017 Beta Release 6/15/09
1. Fixed problem reading the "2" digit on Full Tilt tables (Pot and Stack size) on tables around 850 pixels wide.
2. Improved the speed of "mouseover table activation" when you manually move your mouse to a different table (if enabled on the Table 1 tab).
Version 4.0016 Beta Release 6/10/09
1. Fixed problem reading the "2" digit on Full Tilt tables (Pot and Stack size) on tables around 900 pixels wide.
2. Fixed problem where the Pot was not being read correctly on Full Tilt Racetrack tables. (Adjusted the Pot Digits Height in racetrack.ini files)
3. Fixed problem where the stack was not being read for the hero on Full Tilt Racetrack 6 person tables. (Hero position was incorrect in racetrack.ini theme files)
4. New Feature: Added list of (user definable) keys and buttons that will temporarily disable many features on Shortcuts (on the Misc tab). See documentation for purpose and usage.
5. Fixed problem with Process Priority on Misc tab (now if PS or FT is started after Shortcuts, then the priority will be set correctly).
Version 4.0015 Beta Release 6/09/09
1. Added feature: "Auto-Click Info Refresh Button" to the SnG/T tab
2. Fixed problem with "Last Hand" feature on Actions3 tab (on Full Tilt tables).
3. Fixed problem with the Call amount not being read correctly at some table sizes on Poker Stars. This would cause the bet amounts to be incorrect in some cases.
Version: 4.0014 Beta Release 6/01/09
1. Fixed a betting problem where sometimes the software would put in a street bet (or fixed bet) of 0 (or a min raise) in the betting box.
2. Fixed a problem where sometimes you would see 2 stacked/cascaded tables "flicker" before the next pending table would be chosen as the next pending table.
3. Corrected pre-flop street bet amount if hero is in the small blind
4. Added a correction to preflop bets when the blinds level is $.02/.05 (where the SB is not half of BB)
5. Fixed problem where some buttons on the table were not being recognized correctly (due to differences in some video cards) by changing color tolerance parameters in the theme.ini files.
6. Fixed problem where sometimes the Call amount was not being read correctly off of the table button (on some video cards) by changing color tolerance parameters in the theme.ini files.
7. Removed some items from the debug display that are not useful to most users.
8. Fixed problem with clicking "No" on Take Seat dialog box on Poker Stars.
9. Fixed problem (again) with the "Automatically put the street bet" checkbox on the Street Bet Trny tab.
10. Added "Class" and "Control" name to debug display.
11. Fixed problem where Poker Stars SnGs were not being opened due to differences in video cards. Changed the color tolerance in the lobby theme.ini files
12. Improved the reliability of the buttons (like the FOLD button) being pushed on Stars tables.
4.0013 Beta Release 5/26/09
1. Fixed problem when Shortcuts would close a table or lobby it would cause the FT client software to crash.
2. Updated images for "turbo" SnGs which Stars changed recently, so PSC can now open these SnGs again.
3. Fixed problem where the Debug display was not being displayed at the XY defined on the Displays tab.
4.0012 Beta Release 5/25/09
1. Fixed problem where the setting for "Automatically put the street bet amount in the betting box" on the Street Bet Trny tab was not being saved in the settings correctly.
2. Fixed problem with the "Activate Next Table in Stack" hotkey on the Actions3 tab.
3. Added Checkboxes and additional Buttons to the Debug Display
4. Cleaned up Debug Display
5. Fixed problem with DealMeMode:Out on Stars tables, where Sit Out was not being clicked when the BB came around.
6. Fixed a few problems with detecting buttons on the Poker Stars Hyper-Simple theme (the button images did not match the Stars tables - possible change by PS??).
7. Replaced some of the Button images in the PSTableHyperSimple folder.
8. Changed the table theme files to version 1.01. Added a few new items to these files (see the theme documentation for details).
9. Fixed problem (on FT tables) where the "Auto post blinds" dialog box was not being clicked on NO, if we were in DealMeMode:Out. This would Check the Auto Post Blinds checkbox on the tables, even though we were in "DM:Out" mode.
4.0011 Beta Release 5/15/2009
1. Fixed problem were sometimes the software would bet min instead of the desired Street or Fixed bet (increased delay time for slow Full Tilt tables).
2. Added the "Activate Next Pending Action Table" feature on the Actions 3 tab.
3. Fixed problem where the blinds were not determined correctly in SnGs and tournaments.
4. Fixed problem where the Debug mode enabled was not being saved correctly in the settings when the software exited.
5. Fixed problem with Joystick controls
6. Fixed problem where a table would be activated if the mouse was over it, even though that feature was not enabled on the Table 1 tab.
4.0010 Beta release
1. Added OSD5 on the Displays tab. This allows you to position the mouse in a player's box and get user defined stack information about this player (#BB, M, etc.)
2. Added class name to HudClassList.ini so that PokerHound Hud works.
3. Changed code so that the Inc/Dec Bet functions are faster. It will now keep up with an auto-repeating key that is held down.
4. Changed documentation to note that you need to have "Clear Type" for your font settings in Windows, if you want to open Poker Stars SnGs using the SnG B features.
4.0008 Beta release
1. Added class name to HudClassList.ini so that Poker Ace Hud works.
2. Fixed problem with Bet Clear on the Actions1 tab.
3. Fixed problem with the Custom Layout 1 and 2 features on the Actions3 tab (where this feature would not work correctly with some Windows themes).
Note: see the documentation on this feature when using it with Stars tables... the item is toggled, so you may have to use it twice to get the desired effect.
4. Changed the code for stacked tables... There was a problem if you had 2 large stacks of tables (one FT and one Stars), then the Stars stack would have priority, and FT tables might time out.
Note: if you play with stacked/cascaded tables, then your Full Tilt tables should be on one stack, and Stars in another stack. The two different tables should not be in the same stack.
Note: Changed Full Tilt Lobby requirement: menu Options... verify that "Display Table on Action" is CHECKED.
5. Changed the code for determining the number of seats at the table. On some stars tables it was incorrect, and this caused the hero's stack to read incorrectly (so OSD3/4 would show wrong stack values).
6. Changed the code for determining the number of seats at a Full Tilt ring game. Now using a faster method without image recognition for this particular case.
7. Changed the OSD3/4 code so that if a table is partially overlayed by another table, it will turn off the OSD3/4 display.
8. Changed the OSD3/4 code so that it would update more quickly, especially if a table becomes active.
9. Changed all 6 of the TableTheme.ini files. These 4 values were added, and 8 values that had similar names were removed
ButtonLayoutTileTablesOffset
ButtonLayoutCascadeTablesOffset
ButtonLayoutCustomLayout1Offset
ButtonLayoutCustomLayout2Offset
10. Removed the hotkey "Activate Table with Pending Action" from the Actions3 tab.
4.0007 Beta release
1. Improved the speed of the Displays OSD3 and OSD4 in some situations.
2. Changed the registration functions so that if the primary server sends back a database error, then the backup server will be tried.
3. (Hopefully) fixed problem where the ahk error: "The same variable cannot be used for more than one control" would show up in the osdEx function. Added a Critical, On in the Osd1 function.
4. removed some initial support for the Full Tilt new Beta software, as it caused an interference with VLC media player software.
4.0006 Beta release
1. Moved the check for the time button and the I'm back button to the TimerMedium() function
2. Improved the speed of the DealMe Mode for Full Tilt tables
4.0005 Beta release
1. Added check to see if user is running as administrator, and shows message box if not.
2. Added display of the software id code on the Reg tab.
3. Removed the recheck in the PS SNG lobby to see if the same sng was still highlighted (to see if this solves problem that CM is seeing).
4.0004 Beta release
1. (Hopefully) fixed problem where SnGs are now opened on Poker Stars.
2. (Hopefully) fixed problem where sometimes 1 or 2 extra SNGs would be opened.
4.0003 Beta release
1. clarified some error messages dealing with HUDs (in the calibration section).
2. fixed problem where an outlook email message that contained the words "Poker Shortcuts" in the subject could be affected by minimizing or closing the Poker Shortcuts software
3. fixed problem in timerfast() where the function tablependingaction() was being called even if a table was not active (or the mouse was not over an active table)
4. fixed problem with HUD class names where Hold'em Manager creates unique class names for different users. Now we just use the 1st 16 characters of the HEM class name in the HudClassList.ini file.
5. Added the "Auto click the final buy in button anytime the Tournament Registration button is visible" on the Sng B tab. Removed similar feature from SnG T tab.
Version 4.0002
1. First Beta release of Poker Shortcuts