A small development update.
Well, we will be releasing Labels X 1.1.1 tonight, that fixes the issues with Recent Items functionality in Mac OS X 10.2. It was our fault, after all; items launched from the Finder were not added to the Recent Items list. All because Apple ditched the idea of opaque data structures in LaunchServices.framework and was accessing IconRef opaque data structure members directly (probably included some private header from IconServices). Not that they have no rights to do so, but IMHO it just breaks the idea of opaque data structures - you are not supposed to know what's inside, but you got a bunch of accessor calls to get anything you'd like. Not the case for LaunchServices, so Labels X was choking up. Fixed it anyway, so look for an update tonight.
Next thing I am working on now is a new version of FruitMenu. It will bring a bunch of needed fixes as well, and some interesting new features I'll highlight during the coming weeks of development.
WindowShade X and minimize-in-place functionality is somewhere in the queue right after that; if SJ will not announce MIP on the MacWorld, that is. Supposedly Apple had removed it because it was not tested/documented enough, but they are at implementing it in a future major OS revision. At least that's what the little birdie whispered to me a while ago. ;) That would be the ideal scenario for both you and us - we'll get an Apple-approved mechanism of doing minimize in place, and we certainly will be able to extend and improve it the way you want it.
Either way, work goes on, I'll take 3 days off on a New Year (31st, 1st and 2nd), but other than that, I am here, working and having fun, too. Cheers! ;)
PS No I haven't forgot about Barcelona recap. I've just been too lazy to finish typing up that blog entry. I'll get over myself and do it soon enough, promise.
PPS This is the first blog entry I did using the most excellent NetNewsWire Pro beta. It works!
Posted by slava at 06:01 AM
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Hello,
I am a registered user of FruitMenu and I have a suggestion. Could you add a 'boot-time pre-caching option' and make the depth user definable?
Example. I have my applications folder and my home folder in my contextual menu and my apple menu.
The first time I access either there is a short wait while FM gets the info. I was wondering if FM could grab both directories at boot time so when I accessed later they would load much faster.
And it would be nice to pick how deep in the heirachy the precaching would go.
Thank you,
David