Thanks. Works perfect....
Awaiting Mighty Mouse & XSounds ,... please ASAP :)
Respect guys

Awaiting Mighty Mouse to ;)

the feature i would like : i'm left hand user -> so it morror all cursors

nice to see you again on the buisness for 10.5

Too bad WindowShade X still doesn't work in Xcode.

You managed to make it work in iTunes, why not in Xcode?

Would pay again if it worked, since I hate those surprising moves to the Dock after I double-clicked the menu bar. And since I don't use the Dock it is always hard to find where my windows did go.

I know you use Xcode a lot, doesn't it bother you?

Works well. However, Adobe Reader 9.1 creates MiP icon while leaving the original still in place - try to MiP this "second" window and it disappears along with the MiP icon from the first time. Pressing Cmd twice brings back the MiP icon, but only clicking on it with a mouse will restore it. Adobe Photoshop CS4 behaves entirely properly.

Glad to see you back.

Is there any hope in a nearby future that you will bring back the feature that made me buy WindowShade X in the first place : custom window shadows?

I find Leopard's window shadows ridiculously huge and unecessary, so I was really bummed out when the Leo-compatible version of WSX didn't have the option anymore. What's up with that?

Thanks!

I can't seem to assign hot key shortcuts for new settings:

1) Click [+] to create a new one
2) Double-click title as instructed
3) Type a hot key
4) Selected setting goes grey, can't be deleted until I leave and come back to the settings tab.

Any suggestions?

Config: 10.5.6, MacBook Pro, gawd only knows how many other preference pains and SIMBL and so forth.

In your long term plans, please keep FontCard active! I and so many other designers rely on FontCard to organize our (often extensive) font collections in a visually organized fashion and cannot live without it. Thank you, I really appreciate your recent efforts at regrouping and look forward to buying/maintaining Unsanity stuff on all my Macs, and will continue to make such recommendations to the user groups I lead.

Its gonna take probably a couple of month or years before we see anything new again, Unsanity talks alot but delivers poorly. Even if Unsanity release anything new its not gonna be compatible with soon coming 10.5.7 and 10.6... So we're just back in the waiting cycle all over again. Don't make promises you can't keep!

For what it's worth, Unsanity is still ignoring emails about license issues. I got my hopes up when they made a new blog post, but apparently to no avail. Since their blog post, I sent them emails on Apr. 25 and May 4. I received no reply. This is after sending 10 emails (from several different email accounts of mine, just in case one account was getting blocked) over the space of the last year with no response.

Sorry, that previous one was me. Forgot to sign it.

By the way, Unsanity (if rosyna or slava are reading this), I'd gladly pay again for your products (since it's been years since my initial purchase) -- IF I could be reasonably certain that I would receive support for my purchases! Your year of silence with no responses to emails or blog comments does not inspire confidence. If you want my money, I'd need to see that you're paying attention to your customers.

It is great to see that you plan on rereleasing mightymouse with 10.5 support... any ideas when we can expect to see it?

Keep up the good work guys, ShapeShifter....

Well, we haven't heard anything from Unsanity for a few weeks now, I am starting to think that nothing will happen as far as Mighty Mouse is concerned.

So why is Mighty Mouse so important to you personally? (this question is for anybody reading) I'm interested to see where and why it helps others.

I love it because I can move the hotpoint! Have you ever seen this guy's video on youtube?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6IqgZzziOQ

I'm with him! Being able to move the hot point so I can see exactly where I'm dragging or pointing is a god send.

i've had windowshade installed through Tiger and then Leopard. it has worked great for me with X11.
i'm using XQuartz 2.3.3.2.

unfortunately, for reasons unbeknownst to me it just stopped working with X11 last Friday. i assume the most resent update would have installed long before then. i use X11 in Finder WM a lot. not being able to WindowShade my X windows is just killing me. i unistalled and reinstalled X11. i unstalled and reinstalled ApplicationEnhancer and WindowShade X.

any advice would be greatly appreciated. is it possible to install the pre-April version of WindowShade?

Shapeshifter for leopard

please!

I'm ecstatic to see Unsanity back in the game. I bought Silk, Xounds and MightyMouse years ago, and will buy at least FontCard and ShapeShifter once they work with 10.5 and I see that Unsanity is really back to being functional and reliable. Awesome products!! You guys have been missed!

What happened to more updates? I've been waiting forever for Shapeshifter Leopard :-(

Great to see all these products being supported again. I really hope that Mighty Mouse and Shapeshifter work for Snow Leopard, too, seeing that it's not far off. Really excited.

My copy of Windowshade has stopped working - any thoughts? OS 10.5.6, 2008 iMac. I have uninstalled and reinstalled both APE and Windowshade.
Deleted all the pref files etc, etc.
Any known conflicts?
Any invisible files I should know about?

cheers
Kit

Hot key does not work...

Please please please make it work with Lotus Notes 8.5!!

Hi, trying out Mighty Mouse on snow leopard (10A402 ), but with no luck. The installer seems to crash when opened.

WindowShade X still does not work on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server. It's features are completely inert. Note this is specifically the Server version only.

I've been notifying Unsanity about this problem for over a year. But I might as well post it here, since no acknowledgement of the problem has been posted by Unsanity so far.

WindowShade X had been working fine and then suddenly stopped. Is it perhaps because I updated to 10.5.7? I really miss it and would appreciate any help. Thanks.

Is a Snow Leo version coming soon? Even a beta?

Cheers

will window shade work on snow leopard? i wont update my OS until its compatible.

Can you add 'zoom window' to the dropdown list of possible actions? Would be very helpful for switchers from windows.

I'm with Gumby!...
Will window shade work on snow leopard? i won't update my OS until it's compatible.

Arrrrrgh! I didn't check in here and have installed Snow Leopard 10.6.

WindowShade does NOT work. Wish I had known about this or I would not have upgraded either.
Must have app!

Please, unsanity, keep us sane!

Tks,
Working Stiff

I agree about WindowShade and Snow Leopard. All my Mac OS X upgrades have been determined by WindowShade compatibility. I won't upgrade until I know WindowShade works. I rely on it. I wish Unsanity would just license it to Apple, so we could forget about this every time there's a system update.

yes, please some word on WindowShade & Snow Leopard... Not having it is so annoying! Thanks Unsanity for this indispensable util.

yes, please some word on WindowShade & Snow Leopard... Not having it is so annoying! Thanks Unsanity for this indispensable util.

Yeah, I have to put myself in the "Crap, didn't realize WindowShadeX was going to break, upgraded, and am now stuck" corner. Any word would be appreciated!

Is it not possible to be ready for these upgrades when they come along? Can Unsanity be proactive for once, and not REactive? Be responsible. You have a ton of people that rely on WS, and not one is going to be happy when they install 10.6. I mean, good grief, EVERYTHING else works on my mac except this. Way to go, I wish I could say I am surprised.

FWIW, (Application Enhancer) APE doesn't work either, also requires an upgrade.

Just had to add myself among the legions begging for WS to be updated to work with 10.6. The 10.6 disc is sitting here waiting. I don't want to work without it, I need too many windows open at once and trying to find the right one minimized in the dock is a pain.

Another WindowShade user, wondering if/when it will be updated for Snow Leopard. Just finished the update & the speed I'm getting from 10.6 will keep me from rolling back to 10.5, even for a cool app like WindowShade. But I miss it already!!!

Same here-- should have had plenty of notice to post an update! And I agree would be best to license to apple once and for all. This function used to be part of system long ago (OS 8?)

Has anyone an idea on how to work around unsanity's version checker? If we could fool either APE or WindowShade X into thinking we were running 10.5.x again, we could at least SEE if it worked in 10.6. For now, we have no idea since it's not even loading....

I know upgrading apps from OS to OS release is a real pain, as you must fix a lot of things which were previously working fine. And in fact I would be glad to pay for a new WS version for every OS version. WS is not a must-have, but a must-be.

Hello Unsanity,

I know it's hard to keep up with what Apple releases, but even though they give all registered developers a long heads-up when big changes are going to happen, at the VERY least, you could put up a notice on your site to say what is NOT going to work if you upgrade to version 10.xx. Come on, that's a no-brainer and will stop with all of the negative comments I'm SURE you've been receiving. Thankfully, I always run Apple OS updates on a non-critical machine as a "test bed"!

Thanks for your understanding. You have a LOT of supporters here that are justifiable getting PO'd with Unsanity's performance to date. Just a little NOTICE on the opening page of your site is all it takes... maybe 2 minutes to add it to the site and upload it to the world.

Frank :)

Hello Unsanity,

Please, please upgrade WindowShade X .

It makes my Mac usage so much more organized.

If you need to charge for the upgrade, I am more than willing to the same upgrade fee that you charged for Mac OS 10.5.

Hope to see an upgrade soon.

Jack

I don't think any of these apps will work without application enhancer, and from what I understand there will have to be a new way to get these to work, if ever, in Snow Lepoard. I do agree that the developer who has made no secret of the fact that he doesn't like to be asked any new OS questions, should at least post a notice from time to time. I meant that is good business sense 101. Oh well....

Another dismayed WS user who got left without it after Snow Leopard. Totally agree that a simple notice would have been appropriate; I could have waited until a compatible version was out. Also agree that I'll be perfectly willing to pay for the upgrades. My firm really needs this app.

Well, I'm with Frank. It must be difficult to change your product every 2 years, but given six months notice, I think it is an accomplishable feat. Looking on your website, there is, as Frank mentoned, NO mention of 10.6 or incompatablities.

I was among the first to sign up for Windowshade upon the switch to OS X. I've gotten free updates for 7 years (yes, it took a year or so to have it work in Leopard), and at this point, I would be glad to pay again for the software should it work in Snow Leopard. I think many of the Unsane would be glad to do so.

Perhaps just changing the name to "Shade Up" or something like that would allow you to release a new version and charge for it. At that point, perhaps you could restructure the agreement so that it would cost $13 for the main app and $5 per future operating system, which I think would be fair and no one would complain about that. HOWEVER, if you were to do that, we would expect the Haxies to work from day 1 of the release of the new OS. It's really pretty unacceptable the way you took a year to update everything for 10.5.

Thank you,
JB

Hearing nothing, even after sending an email to Unsanity, I can only assume that they'll take another year to make things work in Snow Leopard. I'm willing to pay like most people here, but I can't wait that long to update. Anyone know of any WindowShade alternatives?

Anyone suppose that Apple is going to revive this feature? That might explain the apparent lack of concern by unsanity.

I'm getting to the point where I won't buy this even if it did come back.

Interesting to discover the passion with which others- not just me- regard WindowShade and the horror we're all experiencing at the potential prospect of having to be without it once again for at least the next few months (if we also want Snow Leopard that is- and who doesn't?)

Personally, I'm seriously torn between upgrading or not because of this issue...

Perhaps a mass mailing campaign to Apple may persuade them to consider licencing the app from Unsanity or even reviving their own, much-missed, version?

Well, there's my letter sent...

Wow, this developers silence speaks volumes. Very arrogant. Too bad a more friendly company/person doesn't pick up these ideas and try to put out some comparable products. I'm certain that they would sell more with a better attitude.

it amazes me how a software company can always wait and wait and wait some more. we had this issue with tiger. then we had with leopard. get off your geeky ass and get to work to make this crap work in snow leopard. enough already. i pissed money to actually buy this software. was it a bad mistake?

WindowShade!!!??? Shoot I can LIVE without WindowShade!!! Get that FruitMenu working first and foremost, I'm getting sick and tired of being asked if I Really and truly DO want to Shut Down, Restart or Log Out.

10.6 compatibility? Please? Or at least a note saying it's a dead project? That's not too much to ask, is it?

just another vote here for updating WindowShade ASAP....PLEASE do it soon, as the minimizing to the dock is INSANELY annoying!! Do it soooooon...

I am having lots of conflicts with Mac/10.5.8/Adobe CS4 programs and WShade 4.3 (even though it's supposedly compatible). Windowshade doesn't function properly in those programs (psd, ai, indd), and the programs themselves get buggy and quit out when WShade is enabled. Any thoughts?

agree with others--would *not* have upgraded to snow leaopard if i realized window shade would not work. please update asap. thanks!

Are you people REALLY surprised? This company took like 2 years to get updates for SOME of its apps out for 10.5. You think 10.6 will be any different? They're being just as quiet as they were about 10.5 support...

People ADDICTED to WindowShade need to move on. Displays are much larger now, you can minnimize to Dock much quicker if you use a tool like Cocktail to adjust the speed, and you should make more use of option-clicking when you switch apps to hide them.

WindowShade is a total relic from the past--there's a reason Apple got rid of it. It just doens't make sense with monitors larger than 15". And did you notice how much nicer and more usable Expose is under 10.6?

To give up ALL the benefits of Snow Leopard just so you can run some basically unsupported hack is just stupid.

WindowShades works very well with large monitors. You objection makes no sense.

I was thinking of purchasing Unsanity's new i2Reader App for the iPhone, but I cannot support a company that refuses to give status updates on existing products (LabelsX and Windowshade for Snow Leopard). The real slap in the face is that they are concurrently trying to sell 'us' new software. Sorry Unsanity, your refusal to keep us up to date has lost another customer. I say boycott Unsanity products until they earn back a little respect.

Unsanity: Please add me to the list of people who LOVE WindowShade and patiently look for a Snow 10.6 update.
Expectation: WindowShade may be released as a 10.6 Snow beta near the time Apple releases OS 11.

XYankee: Speaking from a personal point-of-view, I'm not sure what would have attracted you to this forum if you aren't a WindowShade user?
- No matter how large monitors get (and I have a few of them), I will always use WindowShade.
- Sure, you can dock windows and adjust the speeds, but doing so interrupts the work flows, introduces a lot of unnecessary interface behaviors and clutter and is often confusing. Collapsing the window out of the way (but keeping in place) is more efficient, faster and keeps the workflow smooth.

I too find the windowshade functions very useful and hope that Unsanity moves a bit quicker on this than they have in the past in getting us a fix.

@Pixel Rogue: I made my case and will stick by it. I used to use WindowShade ALL time back in the days of OS 8/9. By the time Unsanity released this for OS X (I started at 10.1) I had already gotten un-used to relying on WindowShade and when I tried integrating it in again I realized how much more cluttered it made things.

Anyway, having watched this thread for a while (I have it in my RSS feed) I've grown tired of the bipolar comments. For 2 years everyone complained it didn't work right with 10.5. Then they release a fix and everyone is kissing their feet again. Now it's broken and everyone is complaining again... frankly, no one should complain when this is totally expected. Either deal with the fact that Unsanity really doesn't care about its users or adjust your workflow. Quit asking them to throw some love your way. They hate you. :)

Or you could simply cease commenting if it annoys you so much.

I suppose this is just a hobby for these guys. I wish another company would pick these ideas up in earnest though. Really Apple should have.

I'm totally with all those who need WindowShade with Snow Leopard. Unsanity is not responsive to its customers--not a good sign. At least tell us when you expect to have it released. And please do it very soon.

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"I was thinking of purchasing Unsanity's new i2Reader App for the iPhone, but I cannot support a company that refuses to give status updates on existing products (LabelsX and Windowshade for Snow Leopard). The real slap in the face is that they are concurrently trying to sell 'us' new software. Sorry Unsanity, your refusal to keep us up to date has lost another customer. I say boycott Unsanity products until they earn back a little respect."

Completely agree.

I wish another company would just write this software. How hard could it be.

@xyankee: Wow, thanks SO much for telling me how to use MY Mac. I feel so stupid for not figuring it myself sooner! Moron. i regularly have 6-10 windows open on a 24" monitor at work, and collapsing & stacking them is the fastest, easiest way of navigating. If you have a better suggestion than the crappy Dock then spill it, otherwise gtfo & stop trolling.

Iv'e been trying since the release of Snow Leopard to get somebody to answer a question about WindowShade's compatibility with OS X 5.6. I'd sure like to buy a version of WS that I know will work with my new operation system, but to date, I can't get any sort of answer.

Iv'e been trying since the release of Snow Leopard to get somebody to answer a question about WindowShade's compatibility with OS X 5.6. I'd sure like to buy a version of WS that I know will work with my new operation system, but to date, I can't get any sort of answer.

Wow! Cool to see all of the WindowShade X (WS X) enthusiasts! Thought I would echo similar sentiments. I would definitely pay for an upgrade to work in Snow Leopard (SL). The speed of SL on this new 7200.4/500GB Seagate drive I just installed on my 2.5-yr old 17" MacBook Pro is great, but what a drag that WS X doesn't work in SL. I agree with the previous suggestion to charge maybe $13 for a new user, and $5 for any new OS upgrade that has required a new version of WS X.

My favorite use of WS X is to "shade up" a window to briefly look at contents directly underneath and then back down. It clearly is not possible to substitute a function from Exposé or using the dock...what a pain to use those (most of the time for me)! Exposé makes the material too small to read (depending on how many windows are open) and the dock requires extra mousing around. (Oops! I'm preaching to the choir. Sorry.)

PLEASE update windowshade for OS 10.6x!!! Are you working in it, unsanity? It is unsanity to be without it and ws does not work with snow leopard. PLEASE get an upgrade out ASAP. I'm a registered user.

sorry folks. i think were SOL. i emailed tech support with no answer at all. they gave up. no hope left. guess i pissed away my money on this one. lets try and find a new windowshade program

This is discouraging. Unsanity's lack of communication is beyond comprehension, let alone ethical.
I would urge all windowshade users to go to Apple's feedback and ask them to re-institute the windowshade function to the Mac OS. It used to be a feature of Mac OS and was omitted/replaced with the Dock. As we all know the Dock is good for some things, but does not carry the efficiency of windowshade to users. Both the Dock and windowshade are useful together.
It can't be that hard for Apple to include windowshade, and rather quickly at that I would assume.

Let Apple know.

WS.

I need some help. I had Silk installed on my macbook pro with leopard and upgraded it to snow leopard and can no longer read my fonts in iCal. I really want to disable or somehow install snow leopard default fonts so I can use iCal again. Any help is greatly and very much appeciated.

@tinkerbell:

Have your credit card/Paypal dispute the charges--make note of the unanswered e-mails. That might get their attention. A simple "we are working on it/we will not work on it" would, of course, answer a lot of questions.

I agree that requesting Apple to reinstate Windowshade capacity is a sensible plan. Go to this page:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Then click on "Mac OS X" in the middle of the software icons. Unsanity clearly is not committed to keeping Windowshade updated in a reasonable timeframe, unfortunately.

Are there any possible replacements (compatible with 10.6, of course) to WindowShade X?

It's completely absurd that a small company wouldn't issue a short statement as to whether they're upgrading it.

I guess the question is, "What are the other options?"

Unsanity

We all love ya, Man

So don't sweat the negative feedback here on WindowShade

We're just WindowShade Junkies - and need our fix, real bad

We've all been up against this before, every OSX upgrade seemed to "break" something

So until you get the new hack for Snow - we'll just keep jonesing, no other choice it seems

NOW - the Real Deal ... the Eternal Question

Why did Apple let this get away ?

Was a basic feature in OS 8,9, etc ... and can't be THAT tough for OSX

If you guys here can "haxie" OSX, seems it should be easy for Apple

Hate to see you miss out on $ if Apple did finally bring back WindowShade, but we'll see ...

Won't be holding my breath

But will be for Unsanity to get the new hack out

Thanks

I really miss WindowShade on Snow Leopard!!!!

Communication = Life
No communication = Death

Is it so difficult to just say: we are working on it ?

I have held off on updating Leopard until Windowshade X is also updated.

However, given the history of this company I have learned that it takes forever until such an update is done. It took about 5 months or more for Windowshade X to be compatible with Leopard.

I would love to have WindowShade working again, I really miss it.

So would I, but I have a bad feeling Unsanity died with Snow Leopard. :-(

Either somebody died, or somebody is really quite mean and inconsiderate of their customers. Either way I wish someone else would pick up on these programs ideas.

I, too, miss WindowShade with Snow Leopard.

Went to Apple's Feedback page and requested them to add license Windowshade from Unsanity, or to add it back into Mac OS X, as it once was in Mac OS 8 and 9.

I miss it too. Does anyone know of a similar/competitive product? Unsanity appears to be on vacation for what appears six months.

on September 20, 2009, Carloff wrote:
"Communication = Life
No communication = Death
Is it so difficult to just say: we are working on it?"

Sadly, apparently it is.

PLEASE WindowShade for Leopard. Let everyone know what's up.

Plus one for the shade... I keep checking back hoping my mac can be as nice as Windowshade made it once again....

I have searched in vain for a similar haxie.

Unfortunately, I have not the "skilz" to adapt the current product to 10.6.1

--J.D.

Haxies is what they were.
Two-bit haxies.
Two-bit programmers too.
Lazy two-bit programmers.
Two-bit programmers who just are tired of fixing it.
Two-bit programmers who moved on to new projects, abandoning it and its users.
Two-bit programmers who decided that even emailing a response that says that they thank their public for their support but they won't continue to develop the program is too much trouble.
Two-bit programmers who are too rude to answer the concerns of its customers.

That's about where it stands.

Hey folks, I thought I would offer a few tips on weaning yourself from WindowShade, as it seems necessary now. I realized I only really use the haxie for two things:

• Preventing Command-M from making windows vanish into the Dock, which is really annoying.

• Using Command-M to briefly collapse a window so I could quickly see what's behind it.

If that's all you use WindowShade for, here is what you can do:

• Set a Minimize keyboard shortcut in System Preferences for "all applications" to something you aren't ever likely to press by mistake. I'm using Command-Shift-Option-Control-M.

• Use Command-` to drop the front window to the back of the window list, and then use Shift-Command-` to pull the back window to the front! I'm kinda shocked and embarrased I never figured that one out. It isn't quite as zippy as using a single key-equivalent for both operations, but it gets the job done well enough. (If you reassign this built-in keyboard equivalent, the Shift-to-reverse behavior tags along.)

Apart from that, I just installed Witch, which provides a lot more flexibility in window management. It's pretty nifty.

...ah ha, I finally get it!! By fully ignoring the loyal user base, unsanity is building the type of testimonials and promotion that literally, money cannot by. the amazing amount of vigor, spite, enthusiasm, praise, frustration and zeal portrayed in the blog is undeniable evidence of the VALUE of this little haxie. Seems like if they were going to sell the bit to Apple, this is the equivalent of a reverse-underground campaign, proving the worth of their product! ...ok, who knows, I just want to be able to WindowShade again in SnowLeopard, and I'm willing to pay for it, so someday, I hope there is a solution for all of us...peace out, and if there has been some sort of calamity in these programmer's lives, a little program that handles our computer interface, no matter how much we adore it, is hardly significant on the human level.

Surely someone can in AZ can drive to their place of business and talk to them?

How about ANY explanation at all. I can make it easy- circle the most relevant:

A) We are working on it, and it would be nice if you all sat tight. What's the point of communicating with you- like you have some alternative?

B) Honestly, we're busy catching a tan on Makena Beach. We'll get to this when we're damned good and ready.

C) Upgrade? Huh? You mean it doesnt work with the latest OS?

GOOD NEWS: They are alive. They posted an update on one of their programs today!11!!!

!

I mean, get excited!

Oh my. I bought a new MBP 2.66 15" two days ago.
I like the stability and features of SnowLeopard, but without shade... I don't know.

I've gotten insanely dependent of rolling up windows, as I have done for about 6 years running Linux and FreeBSD.

Please! Fix this ASAP, I'll buy 2 new licenses just for showing my appreciation!

man fuck this company. im tired of everyone posting stuff and this company doesn't care enough to read them and get this windowshade to work in snow leopard. GET IT FIXED.

Or at least respond with either a "we are working on it" or a "fuck off."

YEOP Add me to the list too please! WE NEED SNOW LEOPARD WINDOWSHADE!!!!! Sadly with the security I bet enjecting/intercepting the finder will be most difficult now. Sigh.

Seems like a posted update on the Unsanity page that Windowshade will be updated for Snow Leopard.

I totally need windowshade.... I upgraded to snow leopard and the lack of windowshade is driving me nuts.

I like fruitmenu too, but windowshade is indispensible...

Whether a 15" or 19" or 20" or 42" monitor, I need windowshade.

Any estimate as to when we could expect it?

I'm willing to pay for it again to get it quickly.

Completely missing WindowShade X. SnowLeopard is nice but I miss Windowshade. I'll buy it again, no problem.

i would not buy any more of these products this company sells. we should also fly to headquarters and protest this horrible piece of shit software that is never compatible with our lovely OS X. fuck you unsanity.

As Kit Griffin and Euthus, my Windowshade and my FontCard have stopped working, OS 10.5.8, PowerMac G5. I have uninstalled and reinstalled both APE, FontCard and Windowshade.
Deleted all the pref files etc, etc.
Any known conflicts?
Any invisible files I should know about?

In Snow Leopard > system preferences > appearance, there is now an option to Double-click a window's title bar to minimize.

While it's not identical to what WindowShade does, it's pretty close. That's what I started using.

Also, the fact that Apple has included this as an option, makes me think it now might not be an option for future versions of WindowShade.

On the other hand, it could end up being a simple modification for some developer to change the behavior to minimize 'system 9 style' vs to the dock.

Nonetheless, I'm glad Apple has included it again.

In Snow Leopard > system preferences > appearance, there is now an option to Double-click a window's title bar to minimize.

While it's not identical to what WindowShade does, it's pretty close. That's what I started using.

Also, the fact that Apple has included this as an option, makes me think it now might not be an option for future versions of WindowShade.

On the other hand, it could end up being a simple modification for some developer to change the behavior to minimize 'system 9 style' vs to the dock.

Nonetheless, I'm glad Apple has included it again.

Yes I'd like WS back, from you or someone else. Holla.

No, no, no, Elaine. What Snow Leopard make on Double-click in a windows title bar is to put the window in the Dock°
But WndowShade minimize the Window to a border (ledge). And that is what I want.
I am very angry, that WS don't work with Snow Leopard. I have paid!

why cant anyone seen to get a hold of these asswipes. its really a simple deal. slap on your web site your company folded and be done with this. we need a new window shade program badly. we go through this every time the new OS comes out from apple.

I have a really strange problem (un-problem maybe) I have a Powerbook Pro and and 2008 8-core Mac both running AE 2.5.2 and WindowShade 4.3 and fruit menu 3.7.1. The Powerbook says both are disabled because I am running OSX 10.6.1 but strange enough the 8-core Mac runs both Windowshade 4.3 and Fruit Menu 3.7.3,fine on OSX 10.6.1 and FontCard 1.5.1b4 doesn't seem to work. Strange!

Just downloaded the WindowShade X Installer and every time I try to install it, the error prompt "Unsanity Installer quit unexpectedly" makes me more frustrated! What's up with that?

Just a "me too" I would pay for an updated version of WindowShade for OS/X 10.6+

I bought Windowshade for Tiger, and loved it. Hated it not being available for Leopard. When it eventually came out, I donated and paid for it again to show my support. Now I'm missing it badly in SL (and I've only being using SL for ten minutes!), and would pay for it a *third* time - that shows how much I love WS.

It doesn't seem that Unsanity love it quite as much as we do... :(

Seriously with all these posts you should at least give us an update. Are you guys attempting a fix or given up completely? Should we just move on and adapt to the minimizing windows instead? I don't understand why Apple got rid of this feature in the first place, stupid move.

I will pay for an update if I have to ... I hate, HATE minimizing my windows. If I wanted to minimize I'd own a PC and not a Mac.

same here: i paid for it (at 10.4) then waited for an update to 10.5 and now i'm waiting again...
it's so fuckin crayz stupid - i want to buy it - why don't you wanna give it to us!

please - PLEASE

update for WS

also desperatly need update to SL for Fontcard.

hope you will do it in a short period of time.

thanks

It's so obvious many of you punters ....

1. know nothing about software development and the time and effort required.

2. are sadly such impatient creatures (see 1).

3. do not realise how cheap these software products are .. and why...

Be patient.... maybe they will be updated... maybe not.

Unsanity don't exactly make pots of cash from this.

Want yer latest update .. buy MSoft etc.

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It is obvious, Jingoist, that you did not bother to read the previous comments.

Please add me to the list of people eagerly awaiting Windowshade X compatibility with Snow Leopard!!! Soon please???!? ;-)

add me also....I'm retired and am thinking of driving to AZ to see if I can get ANY word..

again isn't there someone in Phoenix who can drive over to see what (if anything) is going on...

I'll also pay for new WS

Sadly I think Unsanity gone belly up. Can anyone confirm?

I NEED WS before I go completely bonkers? Earth to Unsanity -- are you there?

I NEED WS before I go completely bonkers? Earth to Unsanity -- are you there?

I NEED WS before I go completely bonkers? Earth to Unsanity -- are you there?

I NEED WS before I go completely bonkers? Earth to Unsanity -- are you there?

Registered User wants status update on WindowShade X. Please you owe us a yes or no we are going to update it for Snow Leopard. Why don't you communicate is it that hard?

From Customer Support:
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We are extremely sorry for the delay in response to this thread, by unfortunate circumstances it was totally under our radar.
As our company policy directs we can not confirm or deny speculations of new products and/or upcoming releases. We sincerely appreciate our customers and urge you to check in periodically for any news about new releases.

I paid for Windowshade, thinking it was going o work in Snow Leopard. How stupid of me...

Unsanity says they cannot confirm or deny speculation on upcoming or products. That's just plain wrong policy.

It's essentially saying, "We have a policy to keep you in the dark on whether we are going to continue to stand behind our product".

Imagine Toyota not letting you know if you will be able to buy parts to repair your car.

It's Insanity, not Unsanity.....

I can't think of any software company that is consistent at being a jerk to it's clients. Nearly every other one says, "Yes, we are committed to the newest version of OS X and you can expect that we will have a release". They say this PRIOR to the release!!!!!

please, please, please .... fix it!

From User Base:
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We are extremely sorry for not purchasing any more of your products due to your absurd company policy.

I was forced to get a new macbook with snow lep and had no idea that WS would not work on it, so I just emailed support to see why it will not install. I don't know if it will not work once installed or if it will even install at all. We will see if I get an answer. I know it takes some time for development and the software does not cost very much, but these guys have to understand how dependent folks become. May have to open a rehab for windowshade junkies.

I was forced to get a new macbook with snow lep and had no idea that WS would not work on it, so I just emailed support to see why it will not install. I don't know if it will not work once installed or if it will even install at all. We will see if I get an answer. I know it takes some time for development and the software does not cost very much, but these guys have to understand how dependent folks become. May have to open a rehab for windowshade junkies.

As a long time user of your Windowshade I have become totally hooked. Now, without it in Snow Leopard I am becoming a perfect wreck.

Save us all by giving us the magic words "Coming soon"!

I guess . . . they ARE alive?

"Company Policy" be damn'd. Simply state "we are working on it" or not. Micromat had to redo, tweak their program for SL. They could only say, "we are working on it." But at LEAST users knew that . . . "Hey! They are working on it."

The Unsanity Compatibility Page shows that the Snow Leopard version of WindowShade X 4.3 is in beta.
WJC

hi all. gumby back. it says windowshade is in beta form. so i download it and it crashes in snowy. anyone else getting is fucking error? dam software doesn't even work.

If it's in Beta, shouldn't they supply a Beta update? I get the same error message, and I'm guessing everyone does. Or is Beta a code name for "purgatory?"

Thanks so much for deleting my recent posting here.

Not to be discouraged... Let's hope your faithful registered users are rewarded for their patience by a decent discount on the upgrade to a Snow Leopard version of our beloved WindowShade.

no bock

Anyone have a link to the beta?

Just got a hold of the beta. Do a search for it offsite.

Works beautifully on Snow Leopard. Looks like this should be available to the public shortly.

What does it mean to search for it "offsite". Could you post a link?

Hi, trying out WindowShade X 4.3 on snow leopard, but with no luck. The installer crashes when opened. Fruitmenu's latest beta works just fine though. Any ideas? Thanks.

** as others have said - I'd be more than happy to pay for a update that works on Snow Leopard **

Any news on release of update??

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Now im working on upgrading my system now, slowly but surely egtting to it, is the xounds 2.5 the alst updated version, i realize this is an old post but where would I find infotmation on newer updates?

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i would not buy any more of these products this company sells. we should also fly to headquarters and protest this horrible piece of shit software that is never compatible with our lovely OS X. fuck you unsanity.
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