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(Duplicated from the Comments section, since this is documenting a major stable version after a succession of beta releases...)

Resource Hacker stable version 4.2.0 Released 20 JUN 2015
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/re ... hacker.zip

Summary of changes in 4.2.0 (from ver 4.0)

• - Numerous bug fixes to compiler
  - Numerous cosmetic changes to GUI.
  - Now easy to create resources from scratch
  - Now easy to compile *.rc script file from both the commandline and the GUI
  - Added script templates for new resources
  - Added search feature

Resource Hacker main web page is now substantially enhanced with numerous up-to-date sample screenshots
and usage tips by developer Angus Johnson.

@ __philippe: Thanks ... and updated

Resource Hacker v4.2.1 released (June 26, 2015)
- web site: http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
- direct download portable (zip file): http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/re ... hacker.zip

What's new in ver 4.2.1:
- Bugfix: Some Delphi forms were not being decompiled
- Bugfix: Hiding the toolbar disabled hide/show dialogs/menus menuitem.
- Bugfix: Some images were not being displayed

@ rbon: Thanks ... and updated

Resource Hacker v4.2.3 released (June 29, 2015)
- web site: http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
- direct download portable (zip file): http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/re ... hacker.zip

What's new in ver 4.2.3:
• Bugfix: Significant bug in the recompiler
• Bugfix: Minor bug displaying animated cursors

@ rbon: Thanks ... and updated

Resource Hacker v4.2.4 released (July 6, 2015)
- web site: http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
- direct download portable (zip file): http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/re ... hacker.zip

What's new in ver 4.2.4:
• Bugfix: Error when compiling ansi encoded *.rc files
• Bugfix: RCDATA resources not displayed in their optimal format
• Bugfix: Error when trying to display 'compressed' resources
• Bugfix: 'Compressed' files can no longer be modified and saved

Tutorial #1
Modify a manifest resource to fix blurred text when scaling for high resolution displays http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/rh_manifest.avi

b.t.w.
daily updates?

rbon wrote:Resource Hacker v4.2.4 released (July 6, 2015)
- web site: http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
- direct download portable (zip file): http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/re ... hacker.zip

What's new in ver 4.2.4:
• Bugfix: Error when compiling ansi encoded *.rc files
• Bugfix: RCDATA resources not displayed in their optimal format
• Bugfix: Error when trying to display 'compressed' resources
• Bugfix: 'Compressed' files can no longer be modified and saved

Thanks. I have updated the entry. (The update was filtered.)

rbon wrote: b.t.w.
daily updates?

What are you trying to ask?

rbon wrote: b.t.w.
daily updates?

What are you trying to ask?[/quote]
Resource Hacker has frequent updates.

rbon wrote:

SYSTEM wrote:

rbon wrote: b.t.w.
daily updates?

What are you trying to ask?

Resource Hacker has frequent updates.

Well, Resource Hacker 4.2.4 arrived a week after 4.2.3, so it was more like weekly updates. (Weekly is definitely frequent as well, mind you.)

Resource Hacker v4.2.5 released (August 17, 2015)
- web site: http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
- direct download portable (zip file): http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/re ... hacker.zip

What's new in ver 4.2.5:
• Bugfix: Adding a resource to a file without any resources was broken
• New: Can now change a text resource's format (unicode, UTF-8, ANSI)
• Bugfix: Some Delphi forms were not being decompiled or recompiled correctly
• Bugfix: An occasional PNG image was not being displayed
• Bugfix: Shrinking the main window very small caused a divide-by-zero error

There is a undocumented change in Resource Hacker version 4.3.20- new icon:

Resource Hacker icon in version 4.2.5:


Resource Hacker icon in version 4.3.20:


Or the new icon is included in

Bugfixes: Other minor fixes

? Or this is a bug? Because I am not sure whether this is a temporary, a permanent or an accidental change I will not update Resource Hacker database entry icon.

Look on "About" dialog. You don't like this red gradient?

@billon
I see you have updated the icon, thanks.

Look on "About" dialog. You don't like this red gradient?

In fact I like both.