Mac OS 10.1 or later, or Mac OS 9 with CarbonLib 1.5 or later. If using Mac OS X, we strongly recommend you update to Mac OS 10.1.4 or later.
OS X
All major issues with Mac OS X have been resolved. There are a few minor issues with Mac OS X as noted below.
Purchasing or Upgrading to File Buddy 7
File Buddy is distributed as a fully functional demo which will cease to run after the latter of 30 days or 20 launches unless a valid serial number is entered. To purchase File Buddy 7 or upgrade to File Buddy 7 from an earlier version of File Buddy, visit our web site at the following address for current pricing information:
SkyTag Software is committed to providing quality software and good support. If you encounter a bug or unexpected behavior which you feel may be a bug, please report it to <bugreport@skytag.com>. If you feel it would be of value to included any message which File Buddy has displayed, please note that the contents of File Buddy's standard alert dialog can be copied to the clipboard with the Copy command in the Edit menu.
Known Issues in File Buddy 7
Mac OS 10.1
We are aware of the following issues in Mac OS X. We continue to investigate the best solutions based on current limitations and/or bugs in Mac OS X.
1. The button to open the Finder's info window for an item only works for a single item. If used to open the info for multiple items, only information for one of the items will be displayed.
2. Some labels in dialogs (e.g., some labels in the info window) don't align as they should. This is a bug in Mac OS X.
3. File information is not updated in the Finder after being changed by File Buddy. We have now investigated this and determined that our options for addressing this are limited due to bugs in Mac OS X. Please read the file "Updating Changes in the OS X Finder" for a detailed discussion of this issue.
4. Move to Desktop processes one item at a time. Not an issue if no more than one of the items is on a volume other than the startup volume. If it more than one is on another volume, this results in multiple files being copied individually to the user's Desktop folder. This will be changed in a future release to copy all of them in one operation.
5. There is a bug in Cocoa applications which use sheets for the printing dialog, such as TextEdit. As a result, any action in File Buddy that requests printing may result in strange (but harmless) behavior in the application chosen for printing.
Release History
File Buddy 7.2.2 - August 10, 2002
Fixes
1. (Mac OS 9) Opening the Repair Options dialog in the Check Aliases dialog would cause a crash. Fixed.
2. (Mac OS X) Fixed a problem that could cause File Buddy to unexpectedly quit after doing any of the file searches.
3. A problem with saving files using non-sheet Save dialog boxes (such as creating a Snapshot) is fixed.
3. The preference to hide non-progress windows when in the background was not being used. Fixed.
File Buddy 7.2.1 - August 5, 2002
Changes
1. The Save dialog box for List window lists is now a sheet.
2. The Icon Family Viewer now displays the Mac OS X thumbnail icon when using Mac OS 9 if one is available.
3. Droplets no longer act on invisible files inside folders.
4. List saving operations have been reworked to reduce the time required to save a list and to allow you continue working in File Buddy while the list is being saved.
Fixes
1. Saving a droplet could result in an unexpected quit in OS X. Fixed.
2. Displaying the results of a search could result in an unexpected quit in OS X. Fixed.
3. Opening a list file using the Open List command in the List menu would result in an unexpected quit in OS X. Fixed.
4. Closing a list window while it was saving a list would result in a crash. You are now asked if you wish to continue saving the list or close the window.
5. A workaround has been found for the bug in CarbonLib that stops the display of help tags after using a pop-up menu. Thanks to fellow developer James W. Walker for that little trick.
For a complete history of changes and fixes in releases of File Buddy 7, please visit the File Buddy 7 release history web page at:
