Default Folder X
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Copyright © 2002-2005, St. Clair Software
Written by Jon Gotow
Released November 16, 2005

What is Default Folder X?  
Default Folder X is a Mac OS X system enhancement that improves Open and Save dialogs.  It  makes it easier for you to manage files by adding features and correcting flaws in the OS X file dialogs.  Among the enhancements Default Folder X makes are:

1.  It shows you where you are.  The top menu in a file dialog lists the active folder and its enclosing folders, just as it did in Mac OS 9.  Apple dropped this feature in OS X in order to overload the menu with recently used items, favorites, and other navigational tools.
2.  It lets you navigate through folders via menus.  You no longer have to navigate one folder at a time.  You can now quickly descend into multiple levels of folders through the Path, Recent, or Favorite folder menus.
3.  It gives you access to windows you have open in the Finder.  A popup menu gives you a list of all of the windows open in the Finder.  Selecting one from the menu, or simply clicking on the window you want, switches the file dialog to that folder.
4.  It quickly takes you to recently used and favorite folders.  Default Folder X's popup menus track folders you've used recently and give you fast access to your favorite folders.  You can even assign command keys to your favorites to save more time.
5.  It lets you click on a filename to copy it.  In Save As dialogs, you can click on the name of an existing file to copy it to the edit box.  No more retyping the same or similar filenames.
6.  It lets you rename, delete, and get information on files and folders without leaving the file dialog.  Default Folder X provides many useful commands so you don't have to leave the file dialog to do some basic operation, such as renaming a file.
7.  It "rebounds" back to the last item that you selected in a folder.  You no longer have to hunt through the file listing for a particular document you were working on before lunch - this gets you to work much faster.
8.  It opens folders for you in the Finder.  When you really need to do more with a file or folder, Default Folder X tells the Finder to open the folder shown in an Open or Save dialog.  You can also assign hotkeys to your favorite folders to open them instantly in the Finder.
9.  It lets you set a default folder for any application.  The first time an application presents an Open or Save dialog, the contents of the file dialog may show your Documents folder or some other location that's not where you want to be.  Default Folder X allows you to choose the initial location shown in Open and Save dialogs.

Default Folder X supports Carbon and Cocoa applications, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, MacroMedia Freehand, Internet Explorer, Metrowerks Codewarrior, Acrobat Reader, Mail, iPhoto, Safari, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes and OmniWeb.

Installing Default Folder X 
Simply run the Default Folder X Installer, click through the first few startup windows, and then click the "Install" button.  The installer will place a Preference Pane named "Default Folder X.prefPane" in the following location:
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Once the preference pane has been installed, follow the instructions below in The Default Folder X Preference Pane. 

Uninstalling Default Folder X
If you've tried Default Folder X and decided it's not for you, it's very simple to uninstall.  If you still have the Default Folder X Installer, you can simply run it again and click the "Uninstall" button.  If you don't have the installer, open System Preferences and turn off Default Folder X if it is turned on, then throw the Default Folder X.prefPane file in the Trash.  It is located in the PreferencePanes folder within the Library folder in your home directory, as shown above.  This completely removes Default Folder X from your system, leaving your system and applications untouched.

The Default Folder X Preference Pane
Once you've finished installing Default Folder X, it is accessible in the System Preferences application, along with the other system-wide settings for your Macintosh.  Choose System Preferences from the Dock or the Apple menu.  When the preferences window appears, select Default Folder X and you will see the following window:

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Click the "On" button to enable Default Folder X's features.  You will probably want it to be turned on automatically after you log out or restart your Mac, so turn on the "Launch at Login" checkbox as well.  You are now ready to begin using Default Folder X in your file dialogs.  The basics are explained in the next section, entitled Default Folder X in Open and Save Dialogs.  More details about Default Folder X's various features are included in the Settings section.

The various controls in the main Default Folder X preference pane do the following:

•	About...:  Displays information about Default Folder X.

•	Register...:  Allows you to purchase a license for Default Folder X or enter your registration code once you have made your purchase.  If you lose your registration code, visit our web site at http://www.stclairsoft.com/ and click on the "Support" button.  There, you will find an online form for requesting that we send your code to you again.

•	Settings...:  Many of Default Folder X's features and options are controlled from the Settings window.  See the separate Settings section in this document for complete details.

•	Folder Set:  This menu allows you to create, select and manage "folder sets."  A folder set is Default Folder X's way of grouping your default, favorite, and recently used folders for you.  You can switch between folder sets at any time to help manage your work.  You can, for example, keep one list of Favorite folders for use when you work on your latest novel, while using another set of Favorites when you're managing your web site.  Just set up multiple folder sets and add the folders you want to each of them.  Then, when you want to switch between them, select the appropriate one in Default Folder X's preferences, in the Default Folder X toolbar within Open and Save dialogs, or from the Default Folder X menu in the Dock.

	When you switch between folder sets, Default Folder X will also switch the folders that are shown in the Finder's favorites list, so your list of Favorites is consistent everywhere.

•	Default Folders:  Default Folder X lets you set up a default folder for each application.  Every time you start up that application, Default Folder X will make certain that the first file dialog you see when you choose Open or Save will display the contents of that application's default folder.  For subsequent Open or Save dialogs, Default Folder X will let application do as it wishes, because the application should know what is most logical for its purposes once you've started in your default folder.

	Use the "Add Application...", "Remove Application...", and "Change Folder..." buttons at the bottom of the tab to add applications to the list and assign default folders to them.

	Tip:  If the application always goes back to your Documents folder or some other place, simply press option-down-arrow in the file dialog.  This will make Default Folder X take you back to the folder you last visited.

•	Favorite Folders:  Default Folder makes your favorite folders accessible from Open and Save dialogs, and also allows you to attach hotkeys to them to immediately jump to particular Favorites that you use frequently.  If you have already set up folders as part of the Finder's system of Favorites, those folders will already be in your Favorite folder list.  Default Folder X shares its favorites with the Finder, so adding a Favorite folder in the Default Folder X preferences will also add it to the Finder's Favorites list, and vice versa.

	Use the "Add Folder...", "Remove Folder...", and "Set Hotkey..." buttons at the bottom of the tab to add folders to the list and assign hotkeys to them.

Default Folder X in Open and Save Dialogs
Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any application (see the picture below).  The toolbar gives you fast access to various folders and commands.  Details about each menu in the toolbar are given in the following section.

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¨	Utility Menu

•	About Default Folder X:  Gives information about Default Folder X.

•	Default Folder X Preferences:  Opens the System Preferences application and jumps to the Default Folder X preference pane.

•	Use <Folder> as Default:  Remembers the current folder as the default folder for the current application.  The first time you use a file dialog after launching the application, Default Folder will switch it to the default folder you've specified.  To completely remove a default folder for an application, remove the application from Default Folder's list in System Preferences.

•	Open <Folder> in the Finder:  Hops to the Finder and opens a new window showing the current Open/Save folder.

•	Create a New Folder in <Folder>:  Creates a new folder within the current folder. 

•	Rename <Selected Item>:  Renames the item currently selected in the file dialog.

•	Get Info on <Selected Item>:  Displays a Get Info dialog with the ability to rename, change creator, type, modification date, properties, and access permissions of the selected item.  Note that if you make something invisible, it does become invisible!  To get it back, hold down the option key while opening a file dialog and the dialog will show all files and folders, including invisible ones.

•	Move <Selected Item> to Trash:  Does what it says.  Holding down the option key bypasses the "Are you sure?" warning.

•	<Folder Sets>:  Default Folder X lets you create multiple sets of folders (use the "Folder Set" menu in the Default Folder X preferences).  You can create sets of Favorites which will all be listed at the bottom of the utility menu.  Selecting a set from the menu activates that set of folders. 

¨	Computer Menu

•	Desktop, Home, Computer:  These commands take you to the locations they describe.

•	<Disks>:  All of the disks attached to your computer are listed in this menu.  Selecting one sends the file dialog to the top level of that disk. 

¨	Favorites Menu

	Tehnical note:  Default Folder synchronizes itself with the Favorites folder that resides in the Library folder within your home directory.  When Default Folder is launched, it will merge the contents of the Favorites folder with the Favorites it has recorded in its current folder set.  When you switch folder sets, Default Folder removes any aliases to folders in the old folder set and makes new aliases that point to the folders in your new folder set.  That way, the contents of the Favorites folder corresponds to the Favorites you see in Open and Save dialogs.

•	<Application> Default:  Jumps to the default folder for the current application.  This command will be grayed out if no default folder has been assigned to the application you're currently using.

•	<Application> Folder:  Jumps to the folder containing the current application.  Very handy for accessing template and support files that come with many programs.

• Add <Selected Item> to Favorites:  Adds the currently selected item to the Favorites list and to the Favorites folder in your Library folder.

• Remove from Favorites...:  Pops up a window that allows you to remove folders from your Favorites list.  Anything that is removed from the list will also be removed from ~/Library/Favorites.

•	<Favorite Folders>:  Jumps to the favorite folder you select.  

Helpful Tips:

•	To assign a command key to a Favorite folder, simply hold down the keys you want to use, then select the favorite from the menu.  You can also assign command keys in the Default Folder X preferences.  You can use the command key within Open and Save dialogs, as well in the Finder.  See the Settings section below to make sure that you have hotkeys enabled in the Finder.

•	You can also remove Favorite folders from the menu by holding down the Backspace or Delete key and selecting the folder from the menu.

•	You can temporarily reverse the order in which Favorites appear in the menu by holding down the Shift key while clicking on the Favorites button to display the menu.

•	You can change the name of a folder in the Favorites menu by changing the name of its alias in your Favorites folder (which resides in the Library folder in your home folder).

¨	Recent Menu

•	<Favorite Folders>:  Jumps to a recent folder when you select one from this menu.

•	Forget recent folders:  Removes all the entries currently in the Recent Menu.  This is handy if you don't want other users of the same Macintosh to know which folders you've been using.  

Helpful Tips:

•	Recent folders can be listed in the menu either alphabetically or in the order that they were used.  See the Settings section for details on changing the order.

•	You can temporarily switch the sorting method (alphabetical vs. chronological) by holding down the Option key while clicking to display the Recent menu.  Similarly, you can reverse the  sorting order of items in the menu by holding down the Shift key.

•	You can delete folders from the menu one at a time by holding down the Backspace or Delete key and selecting the folder from the menu.

•	There are two very useful shortcut keys in the Recent menu:  option-down-arrow and option-up-arrow.  These take you backwards and forwards through the folders you've recently used.  In other words, to get back to where you just opened or saved a file from another application, press option-down-arrow once.  That will take you back one folder.  Hitting it repeatedly takes you back farther and farther in the list of recently used folders.

¨	Finder Window Menu

•	<Finder Windows>:  Lists all of the open windows in the Finder.  Selecting one switches the file dialog to point to the folder shown in that Finder window.  You can also just click on any window you have open in the Finder and Default Folder X will switch the file dialog to that folder.

Hierarchical Menus

Turning on the "Show contents of folders in submenus" option in Default Folder X's settings makes all menus in file dialogs hierarchical.  This means that submenus are attached to show the folders inside each folder, allowing you to navigate to them much more quickly.

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Default Folder X Settings
Once you've explored Default Folder X's enhancements in your Open and Save dialogs, you'll want to come back to System Preferences to set up additional folder sets, change settings, and manage default folders.  You can start doing this by clicking the "Settings..." button in the Default Folder X preference pane.  This will display the dialog shown below.  The settings are divided among three tabs.

The Menus Tab:
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•	Show icons in the Default Folder X menus:  When this option is turned on, Default Folder X will include icons in its menus.  The menus will display faster when this option is turned off.

•	Show contents of folders in submenus:  This feature adds submenus to any folder that has folders within it, as shown below.  This lets you move to folders many levels away by simply mousing through the menu.  Note that there may be a delay in menus appearing for folders that contain large numbers of  items.  Turning off icons in the menus will shorten this delay. 

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•	Display the last (0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 / 50 / 100) recently used folders:  This determines how many folders Default Folder X will keep in your Recent Folders menu.  When a new folder is added, the oldest one will be forgotten.   These folders can be sorted by name or by date by choosing  the appropriate option.

•	Show available disk space in the disk menu:  If  you turn this feature on, Default Folder X will display the amount of space free on each disk in its "Computer" menu (which includes all of your disks).

•	Go to a folder in Terminal by choosing it while holding down the (Control / Option / Command) key:  If you are an OS X power-user that types Unix commands in the Terminal to get to the nuts and bolts of OS X, this option can be very useful.  This feature causes Default Folder X to execute the "cd" command in a Terminal window when you choose a folder from the Favorite or Recent menu while holding down the appropriate key.  If you just saved something in an Save dialog and now want to run some Unix commands in that directory, this is an easy shortcut to get there.

•	When opening a folder in the Finder (Switch to the Finder / Stay in the Open or Save dialog):  This setting determines what will happen when you choose "Open <Folder> in the Finder" from Default Folder X's Utility menu.  If you select "Switch to the Finder", the Open or Save dialog will automatically close, the folder will open in the Finder, and it will become the frontmost window.  If you choose "Stay in the Open or Save dialog", Default Folder X will open the window behind the current application, letting you finish opening or saving your file before you use the Finder window you just opened.

•	Put a system-wide Default Folder X menu in the Dock:  Default Folder X can optionally display its icon in the Dock.  When this option is enabled and you click and hold down the mouse button on the Default Folder X icon in the Dock, Default Folder X will display a menu, as shown below.  This menu contains your favorite and recent folders, as well as other convenient locations.  Selecting an item from the menu quickly displays it in a window in the Finder.  

	Note that because of limitations in the Dock API, these menus cannot cannot be hierarchical.  Submenus will not be shown for folders even when the "Show contents of folders in submenus" option is enabled.

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•	Put a system-wide Default Folder X menu on the right side of the menu bar:  This option places a menu near the right hand side of your menu bar, alongside the time, volume, and other system menus, as shown below.  Unlike the menu in the Dock, this menu can have submenus showing the contents of each folder, and will show files as well as folders.  If an Open or Save dialog is on screen, selecting an item from the menu will select it in the file dialog.  When you choose an item at any other time, the item will be opened by the Finder.

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	There may be some a delay in the initial display of menus for folders containing many items.  Turning off the "Show icons in Default Folder X menus" option will reduce the delay.

The Behavior Tab:

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•	In file dialogs, jump to a folder by clicking on its Finder window:  When you have a file dialog open, you may want to use it to display the contents of a folder you already have open on your Desktop.  With this feature turned on, you can simply click on any portion of a Finder window and Default Folder X will display its contents in the open file dialog.

•	Only with:  This restricts the "Finder-click" feature so that it only works when you hold down particular modifier keys.  The benefit is that you can still have the "gray outlines" feature turned on, but won't see the outlines or folder names hopping around the screen when you don't want to see them.

•	Show gray outlines of folder windows when the mouse passes over them:  To help you see when you have your mouse over an open Finder window, Default Folder X will draw a gray shadow over the window.  Clicking on the shadow will switch the contents of an Open or Save dialog to the folder shown in the corresponding window.

•	Show names of folder windows when  the mouse passes over them:  Just like the feature above, this is simply another "helper" option to show you when you can click to change the contents of an open file dialog.

•	Copy filenames in Save dialogs by clicking on them:  In a Save As dialog, you must type the name of the file you're saving.  Often you already have a file with a similar name, or you may want to replace an existing file by giving your new file the same name.  If that's the case, you can click on the an existing file in the Save As dialog to automatically copy its name into the edit box.

Note that this option is always disabled under Mac OS X 10.3 and higher, as the file dialogs in these systems supply this behavior by themselves.  Default Folder X does not need to add this feature.

•	Only with:  This restricts the "click to copy a filename" feature so that it only works when you hold down particular modifier keys.  This can help prevent you from accidentally picking up the name of an existing file with an errant click.

•	Open Favorite folders when their hotkeys are pressed in (The Finder / Any application):  If you assign hotkeys to your Favorite folders in Default Folder X's main window, using them in an Open or Save dialog will always take you to the appropriate folder.  With this feature turned on, the same hotkeys will pop the folders open in the Finder when you press a hotkey in the Finder or in any application (depending upon your setting). 

•	Use (Super Get Info / FileXaminer / XRay / FileBuddy) for the "Get Info" command:  If you have one or more of these utilities installed on your Macintosh, this option will be enabled.  Selecting it makes Default Folder X rely on the selected utility when you choose "Get Info" from Default Folder X's Utility menu.  This can be very useful because these utilities offer more options and capabilities than Default Folder X's built-in Get Info panel.

•	Rebound to the last selected file:  Default Folder X can re-select the last file you chose in an Open dialog.  This can save a lot of scrolling when you need to open multiple files in a folder. 

•	Open and Save to the same folder:  Normally, applications remember different default folders for their Open and Save dialogs.  If you choose Open and select a file in a particular folder, then choose Save As, the Save dialog may offer a different folder as the default location for your new file. Turning on the "Open and Save to the same folder" setting in Default Folder X ensures that the folder shown in the Open and Save dialogs is always the same.

The Advanced Tab:
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•	Exclude Default Folder X from the following applications:  While Default Folder X has been tested with many applications and under many conditions, there is always a slight chance that it will be incompatible with a program you are using.  If you discover a problem, you can prevent Default Folder X from loading in that application by adding it to this list.  Click the "Add Application" button to add a program to the list.  After you have done this, we'd appreciate it if you would also drop us an email at support@stclairsoft.com and let us know about the problem so we can correct it in the next version of Default Folder X.

• 	The Default Folder X toolbar will be positioned along the right side of file dialogs and aligned with the (Top / Middle / Bottom) of the dialog:  This setting is fairly self-explanatory.  Try the different locations and choose the one that feels most comfortable to you.  

•	Save dialogs automatically default to the current document's folder: If you choose "Save As" to save a second copy of a document, this option will try to ensure that the Save dialog initially displays the folder that contains the original document. Without this assistance from Default Folder X, some applications will offer to save the new copy of your document in some completely unrelated folder.

•	Switch to an application's default folder every time a file dialog is displayed:  In some applications, or when a computer is being used by children or students, you may want Default Folder X to always make Open and Save dialogs start in an application's default folder.  Turning on this option causes that to happen.

•	Hold down the option key while choosing Open to display all files:  If you hold down the option key while selecting "Open" from the menu in a Carbon application, Default Folder X will allow you to select any file in the resulting Open dialog, not just those that the application normally understands.  This does not mean that the application will know what to do with the file when you open it.  The feature is primarily useful for using Default Folder X's other commands, such as Get Info, on a file that you wouldn't normally be able to select in the file dialog. 

•	Create aliases of Recent Folders and Favorites in your Library folder: If you turn on this option, Default Folder X will maintain folders full of aliases to all of your Recent Folders and Favorite folders. This can be very useful if you want to use some other application, such as FruitMenu or the Dock, to access the same folders that you can get to through Default Folder X. The folders containing these aliases, named Recent Folders and Favorites, will be located in the Library folder within your home folder.

•	Automatically check for updates (Daily / Weekly / Monthly):  Default Folder X can check with St. Clair Software's web site and alert you when a new version becomes available.  We strongly recommend that you leave this feature turned on, as we update Default Folder X periodically to add features, correct bugs, and ensure compatibility with new versions of Mac OS X as Apple releases them.  This feature is smart, in that it will not try to perform the check if you are not connected to the Internet, and if you're concerned about privacy, be assured that no personal information is sent in the process of checking for an update.

Cooperation with Other Software
Default Folder X has been designed to work closely with several other software packages so that you can choose the tools that make you most productive.  

Favorite and Recent Folder Lists in the Finder:
When you have the "Create aliases of Recent Folders and Favorites in your Library folder" option turned on, Default Folder X automatically keeps some of its settings synchronized with two folders on your hard disk so that you can use them with other programs.  These folders are:

	HOME/Library/Favorites
	HOME/Library/Recent Folders

where "HOME" corresponds to your home directory.  When you add or remove Favorites in your Default Folder X preferences, aliases will automatically be created or deleted in the Favorites folder.  Likewise, whenever Default Folder X updates its list of recently used folders, it will add and remove aliases in the Recent Folders folder.  And if you manually add or remove aliases in these folders yourself, your Default Folder X settings will update to reflect that.

Why is this useful?  Well, you can drag the Recent Folders folder to the OS X Dock and have that constantly-updated list of folders always available in the Dock.  Or if you use Drag Thing, Drop Drawers, FruitMenu, or another utility that displays the contents of folders in some quick and useful way, you can set up those programs to give you fast access to your Default Folder X folder lists.

Note that if you do not want Default Folder X to keep these folders synchronized (it does consume processor time to do this) you can turn it off in the "Advanced" tab of your Default Folder X settings.

More Powerful Get Info:
Default Folder X can use one of four enhanced "Get Info" utilities that provide you with more information and capabilities than Default Folder X's built-in Get Info command.  To use one of these enhanced utilities, install one of the programs below, then change Default Folder X's "Behavior" settings to use that program.  You can get more information and free demo copies of the utilities from the following web sites: 

• 	Super Get Info:  <http://www.barebones.com/products/super/index.shtml>
• 	File Buddy:  <http://www.skytag.com/>
• 	XRay:  <http://www.brockerhoff.net/xray/>
• 	FileXaminer:  < http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/filexaminer.html>

An Alternative to the Finder:
Default Folder X supports Path Finder as an alternative to the Finder.  Like the Finder, Path Finder is an application for managing files and folders, but it goes beyond the Finder's capabilities in many areas.  If Path Finder is running, anything that Default Folder X would normally do with the Finder, such as opening a folder or allowing you to click on a Finder window to jump to that folder in a file dialog, will work with Path Finder.  For more information about Path Finder, visit the CocoaTech web site:

• 	Path Finder:  <http://www.cocoatech.com/pf.php>

Purchasing Default Folder X
Default Folder X is distributed as shareware.  This means that you may evaluate it free for 30 days, but if you continue using it beyond that time, you must purchase a license for $34.95 (US).  After paying for your copy, you will receive upgrades and technical support, as well as a code to disable the registration reminders.  The full text of the license agreement is available in the Read Me text within the Default Folder X Installer.  Please make sure you have read it and agree to its terms.

To buy one or more copies of Default Folder X, click on the "Register..." button in the Default Folder X preference pane and follow the instructions in the subsequent dialogs.  You may choose to purchase Default Folder X through eSellerate, Kagi, or DigiBuy.  These payment processing companies accept cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and Money Orders as payment.  If you are interested in purchasing multiple copies, volume discounts are available through DigiBuy.

Note that the price of Default Folder X also includes a license for Default Folder 3.x, since it is still necessary for use within the Classic environment.  A forthcoming upgrade to Default Folder 3.x will share favorite and recent folder information with Default Folder X, providing seamless access to folders in both Classic and native OS X applications.

Upgrading from Default Folder 3.x
If you are upgrading from Default Folder 3.x, thank you again for your continued support.  We hope that you'll find Default Folder X to be as time-saving and valuable as the "classic" Default Folder has been for you through the years.

As an existing Default Folder user, you are entitled to a $15 discount on the price of Default Folder X, making your upgrade cost $19.95.  There are two ways to purchase an upgrade:

1.  If we have a current email address for you in our customer database, you have received an upgrade code via email.  This code can be used to redeem your $15 discount when purchasing Default Folder X through DigiBuy.  Click on the "Register..." button in the Default Folder X preference pane and follow the instructions there.  If you did not receive an upgrade code, contact us at upgrades@stclairsoft.com.

2.  If you have your Default Folder 3.x user name and registration code, you can enter these into Default Folder X and purchase a new Default Folder X code via eSellerate.  Again, this is done directly through the Default Folder X preference pane - simply open System Preferences, click on Default Folder X, and then click the "Register..." button and follow the instructions.

Technical  Support
The latest news, technical support answers, and updates can be found on our Web Site at:

		<http://www.stclairsoft.com/>

In particular, please check the Default Folder X frequently asked question page at:

		<http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/faq.html>

Please send any comments, bugs, or technical support questions to us at:

support@stclairsoft.com
fax:  540-552-5898

St. Clair Software
P.O. Box 10184
Blacksburg, VA  24062-0184
USA

Limitations
There is no Find command in Default Folder X.  It is currently under development.

When you select a Favorite or Recent folder that resides on an unmounted server volume, Default Folder X may not be able to display the volume in Cocoa applications even after mounting the server.  Closing and opening the file dialog again will force Navigation Services to refresh its memory and display the new disk.

Does it "patch" my system?
Default Folder X does not patch Mac OS X, but it does extend individual applications when they are launched. This means that Default Folder X loads a small piece of program code into each application's memory space (in RAM) so that it can communicate with Navigation Services, the OS X service that provides the Open and Save dialogs. Default Folder does not make any changes to your application or system files. Simply turning off Default Folder X or removing it from your system will completely remove it and all of its effects.

Default Folder X has been carefully designed and tested, but there is still a possibility that it may cause undesirable behavior or instability in an application. Fortunately, the robust design of Mac OS X isolates those effects to the application that is affected - Default Folder X cannot crash Mac OS X itself.  If you do discover a problem, please notify us at support@stclairsoft.com so that we can address any issues as quickly as possible.

Thanks
Default Folder X was designed and written by Jon Gotow using Metrowerks Codewarrior, Apple's Project Builder and Interface Builder, and Mathemaesthetics Resorceror.  Assistance in user interface design and programming were provided by Ben Gotow.  Graphics design work was done by Scott Melchionda at scoo multimedia (http://www.scoo.com/).  

Special thanks go to Ed Wynne, who I met at MacHack 2002.  Without his technical expertise and code, Default Folder X would never have gotten off the ground.  Additional thanks go to Jon "Wolf" Rentzsch, who subsequently created the mach_inject system that enables Default Folder X to load its file dialog enhancement code into Cocoa and Carbon applications.

Thanks to all of the loyal Default Folder users out there, who have continued to support and encourage development throughout Default Folder's frighteningly long history.  And a great big "thank you" to the dedicated beta testers who have helped bring Default Folder X to fruition.

And finally, a huge thanks to Jessica Lloyd, and my children Ben, Erica, and Andrew, without whose support none of this would have been possible.

The installer for Default Folder X was created using Wincent Colaiuta's wonderful Install product.  For more information, see <http://install.wincent.com/>.

Disclaimer
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Change History

Version 2.0.4:
•	Reintroduced the "Save dialogs automatically default to the current document's folder" feature with modifications to handle Microsoft Word's temporary files.  To turn on this option, go to the Advanced settings pane in the Default Folder X preferences.
•	The "Click in a Finder Window" feature now correctly displays folder names in non-roman languages such as Japanese and Cyrillic.
•	Synchronizing Recent Folders and Favorites with aliases in HOME/Library/Recent Folders/ and HOME/Library/Favorites/ is now turned off by default.  This improves performance significantly if you are using an iDisk or other slow file server.  If you want to turn this feature back on, you can do so in the Advanced tab of the settings.
•	A number of performance improvements have been made, speeding the construction of Default Folder X's hierarchical menus, making Open and Save dialogs more responsive, and reducing or eliminating the appearance of the "spinning beachball" when accessing iDisks.
•	Choosing "make this folder the default" when an application didn't already have a default folder assigned to it would correctly create a new default folder entry for that application, but would also change the folder for the "All other applications" entry.  This has been fixed.
•	OD4Contact has been added as a built-in entry in the exceptions list at the developer's request
•	A bug which caused Default Folder X to try to load its patches into an application twice has been fixed.  This eliminates situations where Default Folder X was causing other applications to crash when they were launched
•	A bug which caused Default Folder X to crash or fail to start during login has been fixed.

Version 2.0.3:
•	Resolved a bug that could cause the Finder to repeatedly crash or other Carbon applications like BBEdit to crash after installing the QuickTime 7.0.2 update.
•	Corrected a bug that prevented Default Folder X from working correctly when running under Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2).
•	Fixed a problem with the Default Folder X preference pane failing when a user's login item list was in an inconsistent state.  This could result in Default Folder X's preference file becoming damaged, an inability to select Default Folder X in System Preferences, or general instability.

Version 2.0.2:
•	Added support for QuicKeys, Trans Lucy, and iClock.
•	Corrected a bug in which Default Folder X would delete aliases to application packages in the Favorites folder.
•	Fixed a problem that could cause applications to occasionally hang when launched (endless spinning beachball).
•	If an Open dialog is being used to select a folder, Default Folder X will not try to rebound, since that might select a folder within that folder.
•	Corrected a bug that could cause Safari, System Preferences, and other Cocoa applications to crash after applying updates to Mac OS 10.4.
•	Fixed a problem with the display of long menus that could cause Default Folder X to quit unexpectedly.
•	Corrected errors in the feature that synchronizes Default Folder X's preferences with the Recent Folders and Favorites folders.
•	Typing text in the search field in the Open and Save dialogs of Cocoa applications no longer causes the path menu to overlap the search field.
•	Fixed crashes in VPN Tracker and VNCViewer.
•	Corrected problems with resolving some alias files.

Version 2.0.1:
•	Fixed a bug that caused Save As dialogs to cancel themselves when running under Mac OS 10.2.
•	The automatic document detection in Save As dialogs, which was introduced in version 2.0, was a little too efficient at jumping back to the folder containing the original file.  In many cases this behavior is undesirable, like when exporting a file, saving a PDF, or when the application is prompting you to save a temporary file.  The feature has been removed until we can make it more intelligent.

Version 2.0:
•	Compatible with Mac OS 10.4 "Tiger".  A special thanks goes to Ronald Leroux for all of his testing help.
•	Added automated checking for updates.
•	Preference loading and saving has been revamped to reduce the incidence of corrupted preference files.
•	When you choose Save As, Default Folder X will try to determine the file associated with the frontmost window, and if it can, will make the Save dialog initially show the folder containing that file.
•	When you have Default Folder X open a folder in the Finder, you now have the option of choosing to dismiss the current Open or Save dialog and switch to the Finder immediately, or to stay in the file dialog and just have the window open in the background for later use.
•	Added cmd-, as a shortcut for opening Default Folder X's preferences from an Open or Save dialog.
•	In the previous version of Default Folder X, if you selected an alias and used "Move to Trash", it would move the original file or folder, not the alias, to the Trash.  This has been fixed.
•	Default Folder X  now correctly uses the localized names for standard folders such as Library, Documents, System, etc.
•	Fixed the "Open any file by holding down the option key" feature so that it works correctly in Cocoa applications.
•	Corrected a bug that would result in the Default Folder X toolbar failing to appear on occasion.  Special thanks to David Brown for his dogged persistence :-)

Version 1.9.7:
•	Default Folder X now remembers the sorting order in the Open and Save dialogs of Carbon applications.  For example, if you sort by date in Microsoft Word's Open dialog, the next time you choose Open in Word, the list will be sorted by date rather than reverting to sort-by-name, as it normally does under Panther and Jaguar.
•	You can now use cmd-option-number shortcuts to switch between folder sets in Open and Save dialogs.
•	The Default Folder X toolbar now closes at the same time as the file dialog, rather than hanging around for a second.
•	The Move to Trash command was inadvertently removed from registered versions of Default Folder X 1.9.6.  It's back again in 1.9.7.
•	Reproduced and fixed a bug that was causing aliases to be incorrectly deleted in the Recent Folders and Favorites folders.
•	Default Folder X's help now correctly opens in your default web browser, rather than in the default application for .html files.
•	Fixed a problem that resulted in a folder failing to open in the Finder when you selected an alias to an unmounted server from Default Folder X's hierarchical system menu.
•	Open and Save sheets are now correctly enhanced in FileBuddy 8.
•	The Move to Trash command now sends an AppleEvent to the Finder to throw away files and folders, rather than copying or moving the items itself.  If the Path Finder is being used as a Finder replacement, the file is moved to the Trash programmatically instead.
•	The list of disks in Default Folder X's menus is now sorted alphabetically.
•	Keyboard traversal in Carbon applications now handles the right arrow key correctly in all cases.
•	Fixed a problem that caused the command key for the Open in Finder hotkey to be incorrect when Default Folder X first started up.
•	Mounting a disk can take several seconds if it involves accessing a server or iDisk to get to a favorite or recently used folder.  There is now a  "please wait" message displayed while this is done.  
•	The title in the Default Folder X preference is now an image instead of text using the "Apple LiGothic" font.  This should fix display problems on machines that don't have that font installed.
•	Click-to-copy-a-filename will no longer allow you to make filenames more than 31 characters long in old applications that don't support it.

Version 1.9.6:
• Dragging a file onto the Default Folder X icon in the Dock now invokes Default Folder X's Get Info command.
• Selecting a file from Default Folder X's menu in the menubar opens it in Mac OS 10.3.5, rather than just showing it in the Finder.
• The Finder-Click feature no longer interferes with clicking in options and settings dialogs that pop up on top of a Save dialog.
• The display of folders in Open and Save dialogs is much faster in Carbon applications, especially when the folders contain large numbers of files.
• When you use the Move to Trash command on an alias, the alias, not the original file, is moved to the Trash.
• Default Folder X no longer makes QuickTime Player's Open dialogs slower than they already are.
• Synchronization of your Favorites folder with Default Folder X's preferences has been made smarter.  It will no longer create multiple copies of an alias in the Favorites folder when it can't find the original item (this caused severe slow-downs on some users' machines).
• The preference pane no longer interprets the caps lock key as the shift key when setting hotkeys.
• When running under Jaguar, typing a file or folder name now correctly scrolls to that item when rebound is turned on.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Default Folder X from enhancing the "Save as PDF" dialog when printing within Cocoa applications.
• Corrected a problem that disabled Default Folder X's AppleScript support under Panther.
• Corrected the server icons in the Computer submenu of Default Folder X's Dock menu.
• Worked around errors in Syncrosoft License Manager that caused it to crash when Default Folder X was enabled.
• Greatly enhanced the catching of corrupted preference data and reduced chances of data corruption affecting other applications.
• Corrected a bug in the Japanese version that prevented hierarchical menus from functioning correctly.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur during the startup of applications.

Version 1.9.5:
• Default Folder X now maintains a "Recent Folders" folder within your Library folder.  This allows you to add a complete list of recently used folders to FruitMenu, MaxMenus, DragThing, the Dock, or any other application that can show a folder full of aliases.
• The speed with which an Open or Save dialog comes up on the screen in Carbon applications has been greatly increased.  Switching between folders in an Open or Save dialog is also significantly faster.
•	The Preferences command will now look for the Default Folder X preference pane in the Network domain as well as the user and local domains.
•	A minor conflict with SpellCatcher X has been fixed.
•	Rebounding to the last selected file now works correctly in Open dialogs in Adobe Photoshop CS and Illustrator CS, even when the folder shown in the file dialog has a large number of files.

Version 1.9.4:
• Fix appearance and behavior of the path menu in Apple's Pro apps.
• Corrected a bug that could cause Default Folder X to crash after the system menu displayed a hierarchical menu that was longer than the screen.
• Fixed rebound so it works on non-roman systems.
• Disk icons were not correctly displayed when hierarchical menus were turned off.  This has been fixed.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to repeatedly create new aliases in the Favorites folder for folders it couldn't find.
• The file list now scrolls correctly when rebounding in list view.
• Corrected a problem which caused the system-wide menu to stop responding if you control-clicked on it.
• Improve detection of corrupted preference data.
• Added new SwitchToSet AppleScript command.
• Add a new option to always open and save to the same folder.
• Click-to-copy didn't work when control key was the only modifier.
• Click-to-copy didn't work with right button in Cocoa apps.
• Click-to-copy didn't always copy the correct filename in Jaguar.
• Corrected broken click-to-copy behavior when using some ShapeShifter themes.
• "Open in Finder" no longer switches from a file dialog to the Finder automatically.
• A change in Panther caused Default Folder X to delete aliases pointing to unmounted SMB servers.  This has been fixed.
• Changed "make this folder the default" to set the default folder only for the current application, even if that application was using the "all other applications" setting before.

Version 1.9.3:
•	You can now turn click-to-copy on and off in Panther. You can also make click-to-copy require modifier keys so it doesn't change the filename in Save dialogs when you just click on a grayed out filename by accident.
•	Greatly increased the performance of Default Folder X's hierarchical menus.  Building of submenus is now much more intelligent so selection will not get "stuck" on folders that contain many items.
•	Corrected a bug in which Favorites with a '-' at the beginning of their names added separators to the menu rather than usable menu items if Default Folder X's hierarchical menus were turned off.
•	Fixed menu highlighting color in the Default Folder X menu bar menu so it respects the Graphite appearance.
•	Fixed reliability problems in Adobe InDesign.
•	Worked around a bug in Adobe Photoshop CS that could cause it to crash when Default Folder X was running under Mac OS 10.2 with Talking Alerts turned on in the system's Speech preferences.
•	Fixed a bug that caused the path menus in Open and Save dialogs to be disabled in Fireworks MX 2004.
•	Resolved a bug that caused PowerPoint to complain that it was "having problems with getting input from the user."
•	Added cmd-U and cmd-opt-A to the Favorites menu in the Japanese version.
•	Corrected registration code check so it ignores trailing tabs and carriage returns.
•	Fixed DFX icon so it's silver to match Panther's Finder toolbar icons.

Version 1.9.2:
•	Added a new "DFX" script that can pop up Default Folder X's menu from the Finder toolbar.  See the "Extras" folder for details.
•	The Home and Desktop menu items in the Computer submenu are now hierarchical.
•	Improved performance when building hierarchical menus.
•	Aliases in the Favorites folder that pointed to unmounted disks crashed Default Folder X.  This has been fixed.
• 	Corrected a problem that caused Save As dialogs to crash in OmniGroup applications (OmniWeb, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner) and in the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane.
•	Hierarchical menus now list the "display names" of files, rather than their true names, so files with hidden extensions (including ".app") will no longer have extensions in Default Folder X's menus.
•	Keyboard navigation, including the right arrow key, has been fixed in Carbon applications.
•	Hierarchical menus did not appear in the path menu of Save dialogs when the file listing was "rolled up".  This has been fixed.
• 	Rebound was not working correctly in some Cocoa file dialogs.
• 	Worked around a bug in the Panther Finder, which reports that it has no windows open whenever it is hidden.  The Finder Windows menu should now list the correct windows even when you hide the Finder.
•	Fixed a problem that could make Default Folder X fail to enhance some Cocoa applications.
•	Using Default Folder X's "Move to Trash" command on a disk now ejects the disk.
•	Fixed a code loading error that could cause some Carbon applications to crash.
•	When hierarchical menus were enabled, the root Home and Desktop menu items did not work.
•	When hierarchical menus were disabled, the path menu in Cocoa apps was disabled.
•	The Finder-click feature incorrectly "saw" windows that were minimized in the Dock.
•	Changed the command key that switches to the default folder back to cmd-U
•	Icons are now properly displayed in the Default Folder X toolbar when Default Folder X has been installed in a folder to which the user does not have write-access. 
•	Default Folder X no longer shows volumes with zero size in its menus.
•	Removed the Computer->Computer menu item.  There was no point in using this when your disks were listed right below the "Computer" menu item anyway.
•	The items in the Utility menu in Default Folder X's toolbar now update correctly when you switch to the Desktop.
•	For performance reasons, Default Folder X no longer shows icons in its hierarchical menus when displaying files on a server.
• 	Reduced the size of the Default Folder X system menu icon slightly to fit better with Apple's menus.

Version 1.9.1:
•	Corrected a bug that caused the submenus in the system menu to all contain "*" when running under Jaguar.

Version 1.9:
•	Fully compatible with Mac OS 10.3 "Panther".
•	Added an option to place a system-wide menu on the right side of the menu bar, providing access to both files and folders.  Existing users must turn this on in the settings.
•	Menus in file dialogs and the system menu can now be hierarchical.  Turn on the checkbox in the Menus tab of the Default Folder X settings in System Preferences to enable this.
•	Default Folder X now remembers all recently used folders: those that contain files double-clicked in the Finder or launched by another application and those that are visited in Open and Save dialogs.
•	Default Folder X 1.9 now requires Mac OS 10.2 or later.
•	Moving files to the trash works correctly on file server volumes.
•	Default Folder X will no longer generate a "Duplicate Hotkey" message when a Favorite has no key assigned to it.
•	Option up/down arrow now  works in Open and Save dialogs when Caps Lock is on.
•	Fixed the appearance of the path menu in Apple's "Pro" apps (iDVD Pro, Final Cut Pro, etc).
•	Eliminated a problem that could cause System Preferences to hang when exiting the Default Folder X preference pane.

Version 1.8:
•	You can now click on greyed-out filenames in Save dialogs to copy the name of an existing file.
•	Hotkeys for Favorite folders can now be used within any application, not just when you are using the Finder.
•	You can now set a single default folder for all applications.
•	Default Folder X can now be configured to switch to a default folder every time a file dialog is used.
•	The Get Info command within the Default Folder X application itself (available when Default Folder X is displayed in the Dock) now allows selection of files and folders that are invisible or lie within packages.
•  Command-U and command-A have been added as keyboard equivalents for the default and application folders, respectively.
•	Speed has been increased significantly in Carbon apps when displaying folders containing lots of files.
•	When opening windows in the Finder, Default Folder X can now force the Finder to display those windows in column view.  Option-click on the settings button to turn this feature on.
•	If there are two Finder windows with the same name, the Finder Window menu will also show the name of their parent folders to disambiguate them.
•	When opening windows in the Finder, Default Folder X would sometimes start up another copy of the Finder.  This has been fixed.
•	Fixed problems with Cocoa Open and Save dialogs sometimes failing to respond to keyboard input.
•	Added special "ExcludedApplicationFolders" setting to exclude all apps within certain directories.  You must turn off Default Folder X and edit the com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderX.plist file in order to modify this setting.
•	You can now set multiple modifier keys for the Finder-click feature, but can no longer use the option key because doing so interacts badly with OS X's built-in process switching.
•	Cmd-option-F now works correctly in Cocoa file dialogs.
•	Fixed a bug in the Default Folder X preference pane that could cause hangs when the selected favorite folder wasn't available.
•	A memory corruption bug was identified and fixed, improving reliability in Carbon applications.
•  Corrected a significant memory corruption bug that could cause some applications to crash.
•	Improved the display of command keys in preference pane.

Version 1.7.1:
•	Corrected a bug that could cause significant slow-downs in Open and Save dialogs.
•	Hotkeys without modifiers (shift, control, option, etc) now work in the Finder.
•	Names of folders containing 16-bit characters are now properly displayed by the "Finder Click" feature on Japanese systems. 
•	The exception list in Default Folder X's settings did not display the list of applications properly.  This has been fixed.
•	The Cmd-Option-F keyboard shortcut now works correctly in Open and Save dialogs.
•	The German version of the preference pane now lets you change the position of the Default Folder X toolbar.
•	Fixed a problem in the installer that could cause it to quit after clicking on the "Continue" button.

Version 1.7:
•	Hotkeys for Favorite folders can now be used in the Finder, not just in Open and Save dialogs.
•	Recent folders can now be sorted alphabetically as well as chronologically. 
•	The "click in a Finder window" feature can now be set up to function only when a modifier key is held down.
•	Selecting folders from Default Folder X's menus can now optionally go to that directory in a Terminal window.
•	The Get Info command can now use FileBuddy as well as Super Get Info, XRay and FileExaminer for expanded Get Info capabilities .
•	Added modifier keys to temporarily change the sorting of folders in the menus.  The Option key toggles between alphabetical and chronological sorting of the Recent folders.  The Shift key reverses the sort order in both the Recent and Favorite folder menus.
•	Folders can now be deleted from the menus by holding down the delete or backspace key and selecting them.
•	Fixed horizontal scrolling problems in file dialogs when viewing networked drives.
•	Fixed a crashes in MT-Newswatcher and Meshwork whenever Default Folder X brought up a dialog.
•	Fixed a hang that occurred when saving in StageTools MovingPicture.
•	There is no longer a single black pixel displayed above the Default Folder X toolbar on the side of Open and Save dialogs.
•	The registration reminders have been made a bit less persistent.

Version 1.6.7:
•	Default Folder X is now localized for German-speaking users, thanks to Eberhard Woentz.
•	Corrected a bug that could cause Default Folder X to hang if Path Finder was used as a complete replacement for the Finder, or if a version of Path Finder earlier than 2.1.0 was running.
•	Creating two folder sets with the same name would cause Default Folder X to crash.  This has been fixed.
•	Eliminated a crash that occurred when using the Rename command. 
•	Increased the maximum number of recent folders to 100.
•	Fixed keyboard traversal at the top level of disks.

Version 1.6.6:
•	Added integration with Path Finder 2.1.  Default Folder X will treat Path Finder windows the same way it does Finder windows, allowing you to click on them to switch file dialogs to show their contents.  For more information on Path Finder, see <http://www.cocoatech.com/>.
•	Keyboard traversal no longer hops around when you use the arrow keys to scroll through items in a column.
•	Keyboard focus in Cocoa save dialogs no longer switches from the filename box to the file listing automatically.
•	Re-selection of a file or folder after using the Rename and Get Info commands didn't work correctly.  This has been fixed.
•	If rebound is turned off, Default Folder X now lets Mac OS X handle keyboard navigation.
•	Resolved a problem that could cause crashes in save dialogs in AlphaTk and CopyPaste.
•	Default Folder X's Dock menu is now turned on by default.

Version 1.6.5:
•  Fixed a conflict with Suitcase 10 that could cause very slow startup if both Suitcase and Default Folder X were launched at login.
•  Added a Get Info command to the Default Folder X application and Dock menus.
•  Default Folder X now correctly autoscrolls to the selection when a file dialog first opens.
•  Holding down the option key will skip the "are you sure?" dialog when moving an item to the Trash.
•	Rebound now works more consistently by remembering more information.
•  Rebound now activates in Cocoa applications when the dialog first opens and when locations are selected from Default Folder X's menus.
•  Fixed incorrect On/Off button states when Default Folder X was turned off while the preference pane was open.
•  Corrected a rare communication error that could result in Default Folder X getting out of sync with the current file dialog.
•  Finder window tracking used to get confused by windows that were opened by clicking on an alias.  This is now fixed.
•  Cocoa applications lost keyboard focus after Default Folder X displayed a dialog, forcing you to click before arrow keys would work again.  This is now fixed.
•  Improved startup speed.

Version 1.6.4:
•  Default Folder X can now be configured to display a menu in the Dock so that you can easily access folders and disks anywhere. 
•  A preference has been added to allow you to exclude Default Folder X from particular applications. 
•  Default Folder X now works in Java applications. 
•  Performance has been improved. 
•  Reliability problems have been resolved with Synchronize X, Script Editor, QuickTime Player, and Office X. 
•  Conflicts have been fixed with BBEdit 7, MacSQL, AppleScript's "choose file name" command, and Toast's VCD Export plugin for iMovie. 
•  The Default Folder X toolbar no longer flickers or hides itself when using system menus. 
•  The Get Info window can no longer be closed using the close button in its title bar. 
•  A bug has been fixed that could cause the Finder to repeatedly crash and relaunch. 
•  Improved cooperation with AliasMenu.

Version 1.6.3:
•	Fixed an intermittent crash that occurred during application launch.
•	Corrected an intermittent bug that could cause System Preferences to lock up when switching away from the Default Folder X preferences.
•	Fixed the "Finder-click" feature so that the placement of Finder window "shadows" is correct when running on Jaguar.
•	Help tags no longer get "stuck" on-screen.
•	The Default Folder X toolbar no longer disappears when you hit the return key in an Open dialog in a Cocoa application.
•	Default Folder X dialogs (New Folder, Get Info, etc.) no longer prevent access to the language menu.
•	The contents of folders are now initially shown in the rightmost column of file dialogs in Cocoa applications, even when only 2 columns are showing.
•	Default Folder X is now localized for Japanese, French and English users.

Version 1.6.2:
•	Fixed a single bug that caused Default Folder X not to appear in the file dialogs of Cocoa applications running under Mac OS 10.1.x.

Version 1.6.1:
•	Default Folder X would fail to display its toolbar in some Open and Save dialogs.  This is now fixed.
•	Print Center 2, QuicKeys, and Project Builder no longer crash when Default Folder X is running.
•	Compatibility problems with DragStrip and MT-NewsWatcher have been corrected.
•	System Preferences no longer hangs or crashes when selecting or deselecting the Default Folder X preference pane.
•	File dialogs occasionally remained disabled after using Default Folder X's Get Info, Rename, or New Folder commands.  This has been fixed.
•	The "Click on a Finder Window" feature no longer interferes with menus popped up in Save As dialogs.
•	Corrected a rare problem that could cause Default Folder X to crash when a file dialog was closed.
•	Refresh problems that caused file listings to flicker in Mac OS 10.2 have been fixed.
•	Several minor Mac OS 10.2-specific problems have been corrected.
•	Default Folder X now uses less processor time.

Version 1.6:
•	Clicking on a Finder window will display the contents of that window in the file dialog.
•	Default Folder X works correctly in the pre-release version of Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar build 6C115).
•	When you select a Favorite or Recent folder that is on a server, Default Folder X will automatically connect to the server if necessary.
•	Added a "Forget recent folders" command to clear Default Folder X's memory of recently visited folders.
•	The Get Info command can now use XRay or FileExaminer as well as Super Get Info for expanded Get Info capabilities.
•	Default Folder X now works correctly in AppleScript scripts and QuickTime import/export modules.
•	Unicode user names now appear correctly in the Get Info dialog.
•	Conflicts with Ircle and SimpleText have been resolved.
•	Corrected a problem which could cause the registration reminder to disable Save As dialogs under some circumstances.
•	Fixed crashes that could occur in Cocoa applications when the file browser lost track of the current folder.
•	Traversal of files using the keyboard now works correctly in OmniPage.
•	Default Folder X no longer becomes confused when favorite folders are located on an unmounted file server.
•	Favorites are now listed alphabetically in the Default Folder X preference pane.

Version 1.5:
•	Cocoa applications are now supported
•	Bare Bones Software's Super Get Info can be used for Default Folder X's "Get Info" command.
•	Integration with Keyboard Maestro will allow its hotkeys to switch folders in file dialogs when Keyboard Maestro 1.1 is released.
•	Default Folder X no longer creates extra aliases in the Favorites folder when a server volume can't be found.
•	Function keys that use the option key now work correctly when assigned to favorites.
•	Default Folder X's toolbar would occasionally appear or disappear when it wasn't supposed to.  This has been fixed.
•	Keyboard traversal now works correctly in PageSpinner and other Carbon applications with "File Type" menus.
•	Corrected a bug that could cause some Carbon applications to crash after turning off Default Folder X.
•	Fixed a problem that caused "Move to Trash" to fail if the Trash was empty.
• 	Corrected a bug that could disable keyboard input in BBEdit save dialogs.
•	Rebound no longer bounces back and forth when displaying folders over slow server connections.
•	Error handling has been improved.

Version 1.1.1:
•	Corrected a bug that could cause the Default Folder X preference pane to freeze when changing the hotkey for a Favorite folder.
•	Clicking outside the rename dialog while renaming a Folder Set could cause System Preferences to hang.  This has been fixed.
•	Default Folder X has been localized for French speaking users.

Version 1.1:
•	Speed has been greatly improved.
•	Keyboard traversal works more consistently.
•	Default Folder X's rebound feature can be turned off.
•	Icons are displayed in the menus for all folders and disks.
•	The disk menu can optionally display the amount of free space on each disk.
•	Favorites are listed alphabetically in Default Folder X's menu.
•	The "Hold down the option key while choosing Open to display all files" feature is an option in the settings dialog.  The default setting is off, which resolves problems experienced by Eudora users when trying to select an application to handle clicks on URLs in email messages.
•	Default Folder X would occasionally leave its buttons hanging in space after a file dialog was dismissed.  This has been fixed.
•	The horizontal positioning of columns in Open and Save dialogs has been improved to be more consistent and predicatable.
•	Aliases in your Favorites folder can now have names that differ from the names of the folders they point to.
•	Default Folder X will no longer create unnecessary duplicates of aliases in your Favorites folder.
•	Default Folder X works correctly in the Finder's "select a new original for an alias" dialogs.
•	The filename edit box is now initially selected in Save dialogs.
•	Problems with keyboard traversal in BBEdit, Goldberg, and applications that open QuickTime files have been fixed.
•	Default Folder X now correctly hides its menus when you hide an application while a file dialog is open.
•	Keyboard traversal in folders containing a .hidden file has been fixed.
•	Applications that don't support opening packages are handled correctly.
•	Office X applications will no longer appear to lock up after the Default Folder X trial period has expired.
•	Turning on the "Hide" checkbox in Login Items would make Default Folder X fail to display its buttons.  Default Folder X now automatically turns off the "Hide" checkbox whenever its preference pane is used.
•	All features now work correctly in Save dialogs that are initially displayed with the file list hidden.
•	If two disks have the same name, Default Folder X no longer refuses to allow you to select the second one.
•	Selection of folders using the right arrow is now reliable.
•	Problems with Save dialogs in Thoth have been fixed.
•	A crash in Tex-Edit Plus has been fixed.
•	Default Folder X is now compatible with Pando Calendar.
•	The installer now quits and restarts System Preferences during the installation process to make sure the new Default Folder X preference pane is recognized.

Version 1.0.2:
•	Version 1.0.1 mistakenly contained an expiration date.  Default Folder X would refuse to run after 2/22/2002.  This expiration has been removed.  We apologize for the inconvenience.
•	Default Folder will no longer deselect the file name when Save dialogs initially appear.
•	A compatibility problem that caused CopyPaste-X to crash has been eliminated.

Version 1.0.1:
•	Corrected problems in the preference handling that could cause System Preferences to crash.

Version 1.0:
•	First public release.