• Many thanks to Sigurdur Asgeirsson for helping on drag and drop.
• Added custom Finder icon recognition.
Version 1.0b2
• Added possibility to add folders, Trashes and documents.
• Faster parsing of icons.
• Retrieving Icons From Desktop DataBase.
• Added menu item to show or hide Popup arrow.
• Added folders parsing in Preferences folder, these can be used to group your applications.
Version 1.0b3
• Aliases folder can now reside in the module's folder in a folder called “HandyMan Aliases”.
Version 1.0b4
• Renamed to HandyMan.
• Control Strip support added (Although Desktop Strip works much better).
• Each invocation of HandyMan has separate Preferences.
Version 1.0b5
• No more crashing if Drag manager is not installed (Reported by Peter Frings).
• No more showing of invisible files (Reported by Peter Frings).
• Better icons for desk accessories (Reported by Peter Frings).
• Uses system icons for default icons.
Version 1.0b6
• Fixed bug for MacApp Applications, they accept a drop now without a program error.
Version 1.0b7
• Using Finder label now for coloring.
• Added an optional info Bar.
• Added an About Menu Item.
Version 1.0b8
• Fixed bug that messed up icon positioning if some configuration folders where empty.
• Fixed bug that caused crashes with a very narrow info bar (Reported by Petur Petursson, and thanks go to Angela for the "borrowing" of her Mac).
• Fixed problem with aliases to documents or applications on other disks.
• They are now updated as soon as the Finder has mounted those volumes, if you are annoyed by the fact is shows a generic icon for a while, then give those files a custom icon (Reported by Petur Petursson & Peter Frings).
• Added Option Click on Trash to empty it (Asked by Chris Bastiaens).
Version 1.0b9
• No longer gets to front when asked to empty the Trash.
• Fixed bug that sometimes messed up Info bar (Introduced in the 1.0b8).
• Fixed bug that sometimes caused the bar to get empty after an Update icon list.
• If scriptable Finder is not installed, only applications are added (Suggested by Koen Van de Poel).
• Fixed problem with aliases to documents or applications on other disks if you have a lot of Disks connected, The fix from b8 only worked for 1 external disk.
• Fixed problem that sometimes caused the Icon List to become empty (Reported by Petur Petursson).
• Added Recent Files Popup to application (Optional).
• Dropping files on an open application was broken in the b8 revision, it's fixed again.
Version 1.0b10
• Fixed recent files Popup. :-)
Version 1.0
• Really Fixed problem with aliases to documents or applications on other disks if you have a lot of Disks connected.
A note on this one: as long as there are generic icons for documents or applications HandyMan watches Disk Inserts and tries to get the icons from the inserted disks. If you have applications or documents that really have a generic icon you better paste a custom icon onto them to stop HandyMan scanning inserted disks (Although it won't hurt watching the Disks).
Version 1.1b12
• Fixed about in Control Strip.
• Start dragging from strip as soon as you leave the selected icon's bounds if Popup recent files is on.
• Although the documentation says so, 1.0 never looked in the Preference folder for HandyMan files, this is fixed now.
• If ‘Apple Menu Options’ was not installed, and the option Popup recent files was active, no menu showed up after clicking an application and the icon became unselected. Now a menu will always show up with at least a Launch item in it (Thanks to Peter Frings for reporting).
• Small bug fixed in Update icon list.
• Added Popup for folders (Default everything is shown, pressing shift means no files, pressing control means no folders, pressing both shows nothing ).
• Animation on Trash added.
• Opening a control panel or desk accessory now brings Finder to front.
• Better support for screens in black and white mode.
• Added Tiling option.
• Reorganized Preference menu.
• Drags from the system 7.5 ‘Find File - Items Found’ window are accepted now.
• Trashing a list of files is much faster now, the current speed can only improve if Apple make a better scriptable Finder. :-(
• Dropping a document on itself also works now, it opens the document.
• It no longer asks for Ejected disks if there are some when updating icons.
• AppleEvents work always now, also if front application doesn't know about AppleEvents.
• AppleEvents made a bit more reliable (Hope this fixes your problem Joseph).
• Info Text automatically jumps to condensed if it doesn't fit.
• Folders are added too, unless the first letter is a ‘¬’ (Option-L).
• Slightly faster icon parsing.
• Better detection of disk drops on Trash.
• key always shows configuration Popup menu (Request from Angela McCormack).
• Added “Add Alias” script, put a copy of it in each folder you make in the “HandyMan Aliases” folder, dropping a file on it will put an alias at an automatically configured place. You only need to select Update icon list after the drop. This script also serves as an example for dropping on a script.
• reduced Module Size. :-)
Version 1.1b13
• Made HandyMan a bit smarter about Finder scripting (Request from Boris Groendahl). If the Mac starts up and rebuilds the desktop, you still need to select Update icon list manually after it has finished. When all icon's are visible, they won't disappear any more by rebuilding the desktop and selecting Update icon list at the same time.
• Looking for the original of an alias suppresses the log-on box now. It freezes the system (Report from Kristof Vanbecelaere)! If possible, HandyMan passes the request onto the Finder, this means clicking on a folder to mount a volume still works!
• Improved sensitivity to differentiate between drag from and Popup on item.
• Dropping HandyMan's own dragged icon onto itself fixed.
• Updated documentation to this version.
Version 1.1
• Cosmetic fix for combination of no icons and info bar option on.
• Cosmetic fix for info bar on B/W screens (End was sometimes messed up).
• Added limited folder support if “Finder Scripting Extension” is not installed.
Version 1.1b15
• Fixed problem that sometimes caused the Icon List to become empty (Reported by Stephen F. Levinson).
• Before showing configuration menu, the info string is cleared now.
• Works on a plain 68k non-Color QuickDraw machine now (Reported by Evan Mair).
• Adding a Finder Alias works correctly now.
• Slightly less memory used (System icons are taken into memory only when they are needed).
• Add a time-out on failed AppleEvents.
• Control key on copy or move will force it to happen.
• Disk and Server aliases also have a Popup.
• Popup won't show up on applications if ‘Apple Menu Options’ isn't installed.
• Added support for Extension Strip. This one fixes problems with dragging from the strip, and fixes problems with errors returned by AppleEvents.
• On errors, HandyMan shows Alerts.
Version 1.1b16
• More Error Alerts added.
• Launching an application by selecting it from a folder Popup caused Finder to come to the front, instead of the selected application.
• Fixed clicking on Control Strip (Broken in b15).
• First Icon can be dragged off now (Broken in b15).
• In case of kAEWaitReply on AppleEvent application is brought to front before sending the AppleEvent.
• Locked recent files are underlined now (Easier to spot).
Version 1.1b17
• Drop on Finder with option key works now (Thanks to Ammon Skidmore for the fix).
• TextLabels next to icons are possible now (Limited implementation).
• Fixed open resfile.
• Fixed not starting on a non-Color QuickDraw machine (Reported by Evan Mair).
• Changed email address.
• No longer trying to fix bad aliases, if you have a bad alias do a get info in Finder and select ‘Find Original’.
Version 1.1b18
• Fixed port setting on HandyMan Alert.
• Recompiled with latest Extension Strip Header file, plus some other necessary changes.
• Native version on Extension Strip.
Version 1.1b19
• Different way to make a unique Preference file.
• Listening to fontsize from Extensions Strip Control Panel.
Version 1.1b20
• Better White Color Calculation (Thanks Ammon).
Version 1.2b21
• Resizable TextLabels.
• Full Label support (Click, drag and drop).
• Dropping on an application is only possible when the application can accept the filetype (Request from Steve Russillo).
• Building list of supported filetypes is done with the Translation Manager if possible.
• Corrected place of Popup in items when TextLabels is on.
• Localizing things added.
Version 1.2
• Fixed some Drag & Drop problems if Drag & Drop is done within HandyMan (Reported by Chris Bastiaens).
• Icon of “Add Alias” Script changed.
• Fixed cancel problem in “Add Alias” Script (Reported by Chris Bastiaens).
• Updated the documentation (Thanks Chris for proof-reading them).
• TextLabels also enabled in Control Strip.
• Drops from newswatcher articles is supported now (Thanks to Peter Frings for reporting, and to John Norstad for helping).
• Shift dropping on applications disables filetype check.
• Fallback if launching application fails.
• Starting proper application now if you select a file from the recent files Popup.
• Dropping files in folders improved.
Version 1.3b23
• Clippings support added (Thanks Ammon).
• Shift clicking or selecting a clippings file from a menu copies the content to the clipboard.
• Weak linking Translation Manager library (Crashed PowerPC version if Translation Manager was not present).
• Selecting a file from the Recent Files Menu launches correct application now.
• Native version no longer crashes if PowerPC Translation Manager isn't present.
• Configuration through dropping on “+” icon (No longer required to install the Applescript).
• Reversed key usage on folder click (Shift and control).
• Fat Version, that's why it's that big now!!!
Version 1.3b24
• Popup text as alternative to info bar. Just hold the pointer over an icon for a few moments (Request from Harry Ehrlich).
• Finder drags fixed (Broken in 1.3b23).
• Optimized drawing routines.
Version 1.3b25
• Locked recent items appear first in the list.
• Folders appear first in the list.
Version 1.3b26
• Using New features from Extension Strip 1.2.
• Disabled Files Support (Thanks to Raymond Carles for the Icon).
• Better Balloon Help.
• Starting spaces for Items are removed when shown.
• Sample Disabled Icon added (Separator Bar).
• Test if drop on configuration folder is not already there.
• Separator lines in menu's only when necessary.
Version 1.3b27
• Invisible Icons added (Quick switching between Adding and no Adding of Configuration folder icon).
• Inserting with a separation line added.
• Dropping files on a folder will ask for a replace if needed (Control forces the replacement).
• Option Selecting TextLabels hides Icons.
• Fixed adding of Word and Excel Icons. Where Black & White, and are now Color (Reported by Dave Wise).
• Context sensitive Balloon help shows key shortcuts.
• Space removal at the start of a filename works now for multi-byte character systems (Japanese).
• Taking only the needed (Big/Small) set of icontypes in memory (To switch between big and small icons requires rereading of the icons).
• Automatic creation of “HandyMan Aliases” folder if it does not exists.
• Native version no longer crashes if PowerPC Drag Manager isn't present.
Version 1.3b28
• Fixed opening of documents when application was already open (This applies only to a few applications).
• Nicer Looking PopInfo balloons (Suggested by Koen Van de Poel).
• Empty Configuration folders also get the “+” icon.
• When only labels are on (Option TextLabels) these can also be dragged away now.
Version 1.3b29
• Fixed re-entrant code problem that could cause a deadlock if one dropped icons quickly after each other (Reported by Aron S. Spencer).
Version 1.3b30
• Fixed Balloon when not over an icon.
• Fixed presentation of no icons (Always shows triangle).
• Fixed creation of aliases.
• On first Startup, and when creating HandyMan aliases folder, some default items are added.
Version 1.3
• Release Version
Version 1.4b32
• Fixed problem of not properly removing “+” icon when unchecking “Show Aliases Folder” and “Show Folder Structure” was off (Reported by Jeremy Keens).
• Fixed some out-dated text in the ReadMe.
• No more shift key needed to drag clippings to a clipping aware application.
• Returning dragNotAcceptedErr and not userCanceledErr if dropped in module but not on an icon.
• If window is overlapped with another floater, PopInfo and Popup text don't show up any more.
• Drops from documents from the module onto Finder applications work now.
• When dropping onto the “+” when the item already exists, and it is not an alias, an error will be reported.
• Recent Documents can be an alias to another folder now.
• If Recent Documents is not present in ‘Apple Menu Items’ folder it is also looked for in the system folder (Tip by Michele Pizzi).
• “Add Row/Column” command added to Configuration menu.
• If the disk is shared, generic folders no longer appear as shared folders (Reported by Rik Cabanier).
• Items dropped onto the “+” that started in the strip are moved by default now - key reverses this (Request from Rik Cabanier).
• Fixed problem with updating application icons that are on external disks (Reported by Karl Allison).
• Alerts resize to fit to alert message.
• Added version checking on reopen module resource fork.
• Introduced catalog files.
• Complete clean-up of ReadMe file.
• TextLabels can go under the icons now. Shift select “Show TextLabels” (Request from Brett Borowski).
• Added Entry Tiling next to Icon Tiling.
Version 1.4b33
• Added Horizontal Separator (by Chuck Chang original vertical was from Raymond Carles).
• Fixed creation of aliases to special System Folders (control pannel, apple menu items).
• Dragged icon's can't no longer be dropped on itself.
• Worked around a printchoice conflict (reported by Christopher Li).
• Option Key for drops onto cfg icon not (suggestion from Wesley Summers).
• cfg icon not visible when not functional....
• "HandyMan Aliases" only once in resources
• Fixed Existing File Alert String (reported by Steve Russillo)
• Extensions Strip users should have a more responsive infobar and/or PopInfo balloons.
Version 1.4
• Release
Version 1.4.1
• Fixed problem where HandyMan aliases was not found when in the preference folder.
• Fixed problem where HandyMan showed complete preference folder.
• Changes to Italian Catalog and added Italian Docs (thanks to Michele Pizzi)
• Added 'original' Horizontal and Vertical Separator icons, check out the homepage for more icons (by Raymond Carles)
