DragThing Help | History | 5.9
5.9
- You can now finally insert and rearrange items in docks without needing to make space first!
- You can now drag URLs and other data directly onto application icons in docks.
- Added an option to draw reflections for dock icons.
- Added a new dock theme, "Panthera Pardus", which is now the default DragThing look on Leopard.
- Added two new dock themes, "Heads Up" and "Ghost", to match the HUD windows on Leopard.
- Added support for live document icon previews in docks on Leopard.
- Added support for previewing many more kinds of documents using Quick Look on Leopard.
- Added support for showing EXIF data for photos when previewing.
- Added support for "Secure Empty Trash" on Leopard.
- Added support for the F17, F18 and F19 function keys on the new keyboards.
- Added support for copying and pasting clipping items via AppleScript.
- Added an option for spring-loaded applications, for switching applications while dragging.
- Added an option to show the hot keys for a dock item on the icon or as part of the name.
- Added an option to turn off font smoothing for dock text.
- Added Leopard style tooltips and other user interface elements.
- Text clipping item names now automatically update to reflect contents, unless changed manually.
- You can now temporarily disable "Hide other applications when switching" using the Caps Lock key.
- Improved preview of images with transparency.
- Moved contextual menu commands into a "More" submenu for folder and disk items.
- Fixed a drawing problem when rearranging tabs by option-clicking and dragging.
- Fixed a problem creating shortcut files when dragging URL items to the Finder.
- Fixed a problem adding some background apps to the exclusion list for the Process Dock.
- Fixed a memory leak related to custom ColorSync display profiles.
- Fixed a number of problems on Leopard.
- This is a free upgrade for registered users of DragThing 5.
5.9.1
- Added a new dock theme, "No Glass", to match the side variant of the Leopard Dock.
- Added an option to display specific docks in all Spaces on Leopard.
- Added an option to only insert items into docks when the Command key is down.
- Added an "Exclude From Dock" command to the contextual menu for items in the Process Dock.
- Reduced the default spacing on many dock themes - you can increase it again in Dock Options.
- Fixed a problem with minimised docks creeping across the screen.
- Fixed a problem with the Process Dock always showing long application names.
- Fixed a problem with DragThing not always coming to the front.
- Fixed a problem with the "Anodised Aluminium" dock theme.
- Fixed a number of problems on Leopard.
5.9.2
- Added an option to sort hierarchical folder menus by date or kind (in Item Options).
- Added a new dock theme, "Panthera Lite", a slimmer version of the default theme.
- The Process Dock now updates when application names change.
- Fixed a problem showing version and hot keys at the end of item names.
- Fixed a problem with dock item tool tips still showing while Time Machine was active.
- Fixed a problem with the wrong window being selected after closing a dialog.
- Fixed a problem with DragThing sounds constantly using a lot of CPU.
- Fixed a problem with DragThing's Desktop Trash and Path Finder's Desktop.
- Fixed a problem with "Keep Arranged" when dragging from one layer to another in the same dock.
- Fixed a problem with the "Minimalism" dock theme.
- Fixed a number of problems when DragThing's icon was hidden in the Apple Dock on Leopard.
- Fixed a crash when trying to display the contents of smart folders with no items in them.
5.9.3
- In order to work round a serious bug in 10.5.3, the Desktop Trash will no longer appear in all Spaces by default. If you use Spaces and want the Desktop Trash appearing in all of them, set DragThing to appear in all Spaces in the "Exposé & Spaces" section of System Preferences.
- Worked round many problems with Spaces on 10.5.3.
- Fixed a problem with dock windows not coming to the front on 10.5.3.
- Fixed a problem with the Process Dock not sorting correctly by launch time on 10.5.3.
- Fixed a problem with aliases not being followed when adding items to docks.
- Fixed a number of problems on Leopard.
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