Changelog for Bytessence UserbarGenerator: 

Version 2.1 (released 24 Dec 09)
- Added a way to force portable mode

Version 2.0 (released 22 Dec 09)
- Rewritten the whole program 
- Created a new user interface, more easy to use 
- The userbars now follow the standard dimensions of 350*19 pixels 
- Added 'inner glow' effects 
- All the effects can now be mirrored (x/y) and can have a custom color 
- The userbar border color can be customized 
- The program is now extensible: glow, scanline and highlight patterns can be added 
- Added a layer system for adding text and images to the userbar 
- The layers can be scaled, their transparency and position can be changed 
- Added 'Recent projects' menu 
- The settings are saved in the AppData folder now 
- Made other small changes and optimizations 

Version 1.5 (released 11 May 2008)
- Added new scanline patterns 
- Added new reflections 
- Added posibility to choose a custom color for the text 
- Added Save/Load functions (for templates) 
- Added capability to load JPG pictures 
- Re-ordered some controls 
- Fixed the color indicators when altering the RGB channels (background tab) 
- Excluded lowcase ascii characters from the built-in font (for consistency) 

Version 1.2 (released 8 May 2008)
- Added possibility to use a custom font 

Version 1.1 (released 3 May 2008)
- Added sliders for altering position of the image and the text instead of the old button system 
- Tweaked the font a bit 
- Minimized processor usage while rendering 

Version 1.0 (released 1 May 2008)
- First release