address: Jérome Foucher, 2 rue du moulin, 28800 Dancy, France
This version is for Mac OS 8.5 and above only. If you're using Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1 you should use version 1.3.7 instead.
What does “Wapp pro” do?
"Wapp pro" is a window switcher. It displays a menu with every window opened in every application. You can now easily switch to any window (even in the hidden applications).
But that's not all : "Wapp pro" is more than a simple window switcher :
- You can quit or hide an application with a single click (or with a single key press) without having to switch to it. You can also quit all the applications (except the ones you have chosen, like SpeedDoubler…) or hide them.
- You can set an auto-hide on switch function to hide the last application when switching to a new one.
- You can navigate through the window list or through the application list with the keyboard.
- You have three special ways of invoking the Wapp pro menu : click&hold in a window's title bar, click everywhere with modifiers keys, and click in hot spots...
And more features that you can discover in the control panel…
And everything is fully customizable to perfectly fit your needs…
Requirements : Mac OS 8.5 or better
Installing Wapp pro
To install Wapp pro, drop the file "Wapp pro" onto your System Folder's icon to let the Finder put it in the Control Panels folder. Than drag&drop the folder "Wapp pro Help" inside the Help folder of your System Folder.
Restart your computer.
Bugs and comments
Send me bug reports, comments or suggestions by e-mail.
Shareware
"Wapp pro" is $10 shareware because I spent many hours to develop it.
It means you can try it out freely during a period of 30 days. After that period, if you decide to keep Wapp pro, you are required to pay $10. It's cheap and has many features, so please, if you decide to keep Wapp pro, support the shareware concept and pay your fee. It enables you to use ANY future version of Wapp pro and it helps me to develop more cool stuff.
Registering
You have several choices to register :
• you can register online by credit card, US check or cash (in many currencies) at http://order.kagi.com/?Q7R&S for secure connection or http://order.kagi.com/?Q7R for non-secure connection.
• or you can send me $10 CASH to my postal address. But this will be longer to process your registration…
Distribution
"Wapp pro" may be freely distributed via electronic bulletin boards, user groups and person to person. When distributed, all accompanying files are to be distributed too.
"Wapp pro" can be put on any site or included on any CD-ROM, but please tell me if you do, so I can send updated versions when available.
Legal stuff
This software is provided "as is". Every effort has been made to ensure it will not cause any damage, but the author does not make any warranty. The author denies responsibility for any damage caused directly or indirectly by the software. Use it at your own risk. Some jurisdictions may not allow this limitation of the warranty, so it may not apply to you.
Version History
January, 2001: Version 2.9
- Windows switching didn't work in some Carbonized applications (CodeWarrior 6, Constructor 2.5, AppleWorks 6, iCab for X, PowerMail for X...). Fixed.
- When browsing Finder's windows, if an alias' name was different from the original item's name, Wapp pro could fail to open it. Fixed.
- Dropped the Application Switcher Palette support.... Yep, sorry, this support was awkward anyway.... and A-Dock gives a far better integration with Wapp pro and offers more functions...
November, 2000: Version 2.8.1
- Added support for BBEdit.
- Added an “arrow-with-beachball” cursor when loading large folders' content in Wapp pro's menu to show that Wapp pro is busy loading the folder's content.
- Proxy-icons are now displayed in Wapp pro's menu for each application that uses them.
- Added support for Mac OS 9 packages and Mac OS X application bundles when browsing folders inside Wapp pro's menu (ie. you can't access their content like in the Finder).
July, 2000: Version 2.8
- Fixed problems switching windows in Word 98 and WordPerfect 3.5
- The delay to display Finder's windows content in submenus has been modified. It no longer depends on the computer speed, and can now be set in seconds (from 0.1s to 1.0s)
- Added an option to display the content of Finder's windows using a small font to look closer to the Finder's list view.
- Rewrote entirely the Hide, Hide Others, Hide All and Auto-hide functions. It's now faster and more efficient.
June, 2000: Version 2.7.2
- The "click&hold in window's title bar" function could work even if it was disabled in the control panel. Fixed.
- When a non-modal dialog was displayed, clicking on the disabled menubar could crash and quit the front application. Fixed.
- Improved reliability when more than 80 applications have been launched during one session.
- Improved speed performance a bit.
May, 2000: Version 2.7.1
- Fixed problems when switching Graphic Converter 2.8+ windows where the floating windows could be sent behind normal windows.
- Sherlock 2 windows are now correclty recognized.
April, 2000: Version 2.7
• First version to support A-Dock
April, 2000: Version 2.6.2
• From v2.6.1, in some rare circumstances, then popup menu could appear when switching to a window using Wapp pro's menu. Fixed.
• The links from the control panel stopped working on some systems. Fixed.
April, 2000: Version 2.6.1
• Fixed a hanging bug when using keyboard cycling from an application chosen in the list "Apps that keyboard cycling will skip".
• Better recognition of the app switcher palette when clicking&holding to invoke Wapp pro's menu. Some clicks might still pass through.
• From v2.6, it was impossible to select the option "Copy of the Applications menu". Fixed.
April, 2000: Version 2.6
• The help commands from Eudora 4.2+ still didn't work properly. Thus, the "Update App Switcher Info" command is no longer located in the Help menu. Instead, it can be found at the end of Wapp pro's menu when (and only when) you hold down the control key before activating Wapp pro's menu. Be careful, this command WILL NOT appear in the Applications Menu. It is only available in Wapp pro's menu !!
• Shortcuts for Quit All, Hide All, Quit Others and Hide Others were working even if the commands (but not the shortcuts) were disabled in the control panel. Fixed.
• Rewrote the code for Hide All and Hide Others commands. Previously, it was sometimes necessary to invoke the commands twice to hide all the apps.
• Added two new options to hide applications when switching using Wapp pro's menu. When the auto-hide function is not enabled, holding down some modifier keys while selecting an application in Wapp pro's menu can hide the last app, or hide all the others apps.
• Fixed a small weird behavior in the auto-hide function.
March, 2000: Version 2.5.2
Some commands from the Help menu could not work properly when Wapp pro was adding the command "Update Application Switcher Info". Fixed.
February, 2000: Version 2.5.1
When switching to a Netscape window, the first toolbar could collapse. Fixed.
When switching to a Outlook Express email window, the email could be sent by mistake. Fixed.
When an application requested your attention by flashing its icon in the menubar, Wapp pro could be confused and list 2 applications as being frontmost at the same time. Fixed.
Wapp pro didn't remember anymore the last position of the control panel window. Fixed.
Added an option to send the front window to the background by shift-clicking in its title bar.
XMas, 1999: Version 2.5
Although this is a major revision, this is a bug-fix release...
Wapp pro failed to load at startup if its preferences were corrupted or too old (before version 1.5). Fixed.
Wapp pro sometimes failed to save the preferences. Fixed.
Wapp pro could loose your registration. Fixed. Maybe you'll have to enter it again. Sorry.
I really apoplogize for any inconvenience caused by these problems. Merry xmas and happy new year to you all. o:)
December, 1999: Version 2.4.2
On some systems Wapp pro didn't load at startup. Fixed.
December, 1999: Version 2.4.1
Fixed a crash at startup under Mac OS 8.6 introduced with version 2.4
December, 1999: Version 2.4
Wapp pro is now multi-users savvy under Mac OS 9. Each user has its own preferences.
Added a new exclusion list : applications that won't show up in Wapp pro's menu.
Some exclusion lists didn't work properly for some users. Fixed.
Corrected some small problems with the localized versions.
November, 1999: Version 2.3.4
Fixed a incompatibility with DragThing 2 when the Docks were set to float.
If the Finder has crashed and has be relaunched, the command "Hide All" could not work properly. Fixed.
The shift key can now disable the auto-hide feature in both auto-hide behaviors.
October, 1999: Version 2.3.3
Solved a crash problem if the Application Switcher was not visible at startup.
Added an option to temporarily disable the auto-hide feature if the shift key is pressed down while switching (this doesn't apply when using keyboard shortcuts to switch application as it might create a conflict with the shortcuts).
October, 1999: Version 2.3.2
If a process was launched in the background, it wasn't listed in Wapp pro's menu until it has been sent frontmost. Fixed except that the process will be listed without any window until the user switch to it.
Sometimes Wapp pro's menu appeared instead of a control strip modules's one. Fixed.
When activating Wapp pro's popup menu, the floating windows (like the Application Switcher or the Control Strip) could disappear. Fixed.
This version is the first to support “Wapp Floater” (available as a separate download).
October, 1999: Version 2.3.1
If Wapp pro Help folder (available separately from this archive) is correctly installed in the Help folder, a new button in the control panel lets you open the help from Wapp pro control panel.
Added an option to simplify the popup menu by displaying only the windows of the front application, and not displaying the list of the other applications running.
Added an exclusion list for the Auto-hide feature.
Some times, the Quit Others function could also quit applications that where in the Quit All/Quit Others exclusions list. Fixed.
September, 1999: Version 2.3
Completely changed the behavior of the "Auto-hide" feature to something far more useful:
- the option to hide all the other apps when switching has been removed as it wasn't useful, and thus used by nobody.
- the "Auto-hide" feature can now be applied to all switchs, or only to switches made by selecting an item of Wapp pro's menu (including keyboard navigation)
When the Embedded feature is enabled, the front application is no more underlined in the appliations menu, but checked as in the standard application menu.
The correction of the "Default Folder problem" introduced a new problem when switching to a window of a hidden application. Fixed.
September, 1999: Version 2.2.2
Corrected a problem with the Auto-hide feature. With that feature enabled, selecting an application with Wapp pro's menu could switch to a different application.
When Default Folder was installed, the recent files menu from a Navigation Services dialog was blinking when clicking on the button. Fixed.
Corrected a problem with resizing the Application Switcher palette.
I removed the memory info for the Finder in the Application Switcher menu as it has been confusing for some people.
Fixed a small memory leak in the control panel.
September, 1999: Version 2.2.1
Due to an incompatibility with Mercutio MDEF, applications that used this MDEF couldn't quit anymore with Command Q. To correct this, I had to remove the shortcuts that appeared in Wapp pro's menu for Quit All, Hide All..... The shortcuts still work but simply don't appear anymore in the menu.
Corrected a problem with the display of shortcuts for Quit All, Hide All..... in the control panel. Depending on your keyboard configuration you might not have experienced this problem.
September, 1999: Version 2.2
The "Commands" pane has been completely changed with new features added :
- the commands "Quit All", "Hide All", "Quit Others" and "Hide Others" can now have shortcuts.
- you can choose to have to confirm your action each time you select "Quit All" or "Quit Others" command. An alert dialog will then appear asking you to confirm the action.
The control panel has received a new lifting with enhanced feature explanations.
The reminder message now only appears after the 30 days of trial.
Corrected a problem with handling clicks in the Application Switcher palette.
August, 1999: Version 2.1
• New features :
- Once again I reorganised the control panel, with a new pane called "Advanced". Things should be clearer now.
- Wapp pro can now make the difference between two copies of the same application running at the same time. But for that, THE NAMES HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT.
- Added the option of auto-hiding the previous application when switching applications with Wapp pro's menu or with the keyboard shorcuts (This ONLY applies when using Wapp pro's menus or Wapp pro's keyboard cycling shortcuts. If you activate an application by the Application Switcher or directly by clicking in one of its windows, the previous application will NOT be hidden).
- You can now have the normal Wapp pro's menu AND the embedded menu at the same time.
- Added an option to display the popup menu as a copy of the Applications menu instead of Wapp pro's standard menu.
- Added a new shortcut to switch to the previously frontmost application.
- Added an option to completely enable/disable Navigation Services enhancement.
• Bugs fixed :
- The crash problems encountered when navigating through the content of Finder's windows are solved.
- Fixed a problem with the Hide All command when the behavior was set to "Hide all except the Finder".
- Fixed a problem in the control panel with the when entering bad shortcuts.
- Corrected a problem with the shareware reminder.
July, 1999: Version 2.0
The real new important feature is that control-clicking or clicking&holding on a button from the application switcher window will bring a popup menu with the windows of the specific application.
50% of the code has been rewritten from the ground.
Now choosing Hide will hide the application in the background, without switching to it before hiding, like it was the case in older versions.
A new set of exclusion to exclude applications from being hidden when using the "Hide All" or "Hide Others" functions has been added.
Now the exclusions for "Quit All" apply to both "Quit All" and "Quit Others" which is more logical.
The code for showing popmenus at hot spots or by a set of modifier keys has been rewritten as well due to some problems with some system configurations.
