1.6.2

• Added option to draw window contents to match the Mac OS 8 default appearance.
• Added option to use translucent dragging of icons under System 7.5.3 or later.
• Added view by name only option in the View menu.
• Added "Open Location" window for opening an entered URL with the appropriate helper application.
• Now accept "Get URL" events and open the URL with the appropriate helper application (and it's scriptable too).
• Now detect if Aaron is installed and automatically change appearance options to match.
• Worked round a bug in the 7.5 colour picker that was causing DragThing to crash with Balloon Help on.
• Fixed a few cosmetic bugs that were really bothering me.
• Fixed a few mistakes in the balloon help and documentation.
• Some other minor user interface changes.
• Recompiled with Metrowerks C/C++ 1.5.

1.6.1

A beta version of DragThing 1.6.1 was accidentally uploaded to AOL by one of my beta testers. There were a number of problems with it and it is hard to distinguish from the release version, so I have bumped the version number up by one for the final release to avoid complications. If you see any version 1.6.1 of DragThing it is actually a beta, and should be upgraded to 1.6.2.

1.6

• Now you can drag URLs into docks and double-click them to open with Internet Config installed.
• Now you can import HTML files to create docks of URLs and export them to HTML again.
• Now you can rearrange the layer folder tabs by dragging and can move layers between docks.
• Now you can change the name of dock items without changing the name of the original.
• Now you can copy and paste custom icons for dock items.
• Added option to double the speed of drawing docks showing item names by caching data in memory.
• Added option to double the speed of startup by not checking for bad dock items.
• Added options to show the full path, icon and filetype of the current item at the bottom of the dock.
• Added option to use the real system WDEF (and worked round a problem caused by Aaron 1.3 ).
• Added option to turn off zoom rects.
• More routines for detecting and fixing problems with the Preferences file.
• Much faster live dock window growing.
• Much smarter hot corners on multiple monitor systems.
• New about window with links to the DragThing web page.
• New preferences window with multiple pages of options.
• Lots of user interface enhancements and some other new options and bug fixes.
• Recompiled with Metrowerks C/C++ 1.4.5.

1.5.1

• Fixed -50 error at startup when an application with a custom icon was running.

1.5

• Added multiple layers to docks with folder tabs to switch between them.
• Added option to show the name of the item under the cursor at the bottom of the dock window.
• Added option to cache the icons of dock items & other data in the Preferences file for faster startup.
• Added option to highlight the running applications in all docks.
• Added window to edit the colour schemes.
• Added Label menu for dock items.
• Added "Find…" button to the missing file alert box.
• Added "Launch Finder" button to the "Finder not running" alert box.
• Now a dragged dock window will snap to the edges of the screen and other docks when close.
• Now you can select and drag more than one dock item at a time just like in the Finder.
• Now with live dock window growing.
• Now you can resize the dock item squares and minimised docks on a per dock basis.
• Now the Process Dock shows custom icons and labels for running applications.
• Now icons for stationery files show up properly.
• Now alert boxes and dialogs appear on the correct screen with multiple monitors.
• Now hot corners work on multiple monitors.
• Now full slot clicking can be set independently of single-click setting.
• Now holding down Command and Control while clicking an item removes or quits it.
• Now easier to localise into different languages.
• Documentation rewritten and now distributed in eDOC & PDF formats with an Apple Guide file.
• Various other minor (and not so minor) changes.
• Recompiled with Metrowerks C/C++ 1.4.

1.1

• Now can change the dock font and size.
• Now can change the dock colours.
• Now can hide dock window title bars and show dock names in the title bar.
• Now title bar position can be changed independently of dock orientation.
• Now you can type the name of an item to select it like in the Finder.
• Now position of dock windows can be stored relative to a specific corner.
• Now accepts files dragged from Find File and other applications.
• Added Window menu to switch between docks (with Command-key shortcuts).
• Added Import and Export commands to load and save a dock as a folder of alias files.
• Changed the Dock Options window to include the single-click and minimise/maximise options.
• Fixed crashing bug when dragging items into the Finder.
• Fixed bug with folder icons being corrupted.
• Fixed bug causing a phantom click when clicking on a minimised dock in the background.
• Fixed bug in window positioning after a resolution switch.
• Yet more minor application and documentation changes.
• Recompiled with Metrowerks C/C++ 1.3.

1.0.2

• Now keeps a backup copy of the Preferences file.
• Now checks for missing dock items at startup and flags them with a red question mark over the icon.
• Changed dock WDEF to System windoid style with zoom box to minimise/maximise docks.
• Changed Dock Options dialog into a non-modal window.
• Fixed potential problem when getting custom icons from files.
• More minor application and documentation changes.

1.0.1

• Now you can drag items in docks onto other items in docks.
• Added new large icon with name view.
• Added experimental ability to lock docks.
• Dragging multiple items to an empty square in a dock will add them all if there is enough space.
• Fixed bug in window positioning on multiple monitors.
• Fixed crashing bug when opening the Preferences window on some Macs.
• Some other minor application and documentation changes.
• Recompiled with Metrowerks C/C++ 1.2.1.

1.0

• First public release.

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