Hi again! On the heels of the last release comes the 2.0.4 version - which:

- Fixes up an annoying problem related to Accessibility, if you had toggled the 'Show Icon in Dock' setting - then the Accessibility rights [of Zooom2] were incorrectly modified, and Zooom may have stopped working properly.

- Provides the oft requested ability to hide both the Dock icon as well as the menu-bar menu. To view the Zooom2 settings again, simply double-click/run the Zooom2 application from within Finder.

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John Clayton

Version 2.0.3 contains the following improvements:

* Zooom forces itself to exist on all 'Spaces'. This is required for the magnetics functionality to work properly when the new Leopard 'Spaces' feature is being used.

* The menu-bar menu is now only shown if you are not showing the dock icon (and vice-versa). The rationale here is that there must always be some way for the users to change the settings, so disabling both the dock *and* the menu-bar menu isn't allowed.

* The Magnetics functionality now works properly for the '4 quadrant' resize functionality, i.e. when resizing a window via the top left corner, the window will properly snap into place if magnetics is switched on.

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John Clayton

Zooom/2 has been released as a beta version. The 2.0.2 version is essentially the same as the previous version, but is now an application rather than a System Preferences panel.

As Zooom/2 stablizes on Leopard, I'll have the chance to add some new features to it - such as Spaces support and some oft requested functionlity (see the forums).

New features in 2.0.2:
- bug reporter, accessible from the registration panel and the menu-bar drop down menu
- quadrant resize (beta), which means you can now resize windows from *any* corner - it works - but its not beautiful, but users have asked for this repeatedly so its now in there

Version 1.5.2 contains more memory leak fixes, and is recommended for all users. After tracking down some major leaks in some third party code the software now leaks no memory whatsoever when preference settings are modified.

Version 1.5.1 of Zooom has been released, and contains the following bug fixes:

- Several memory leaks have been plugged. Lots of memory would be used if the preferences were changed very very often.

- New users often had problems with Zooom appearing not to run at all when it was first installed - this has now (hopefully) been corrected. It was a hard one to test for, so if this problem still occurs - please do let me know.

- Product price adjustment.

Version 1.5 has been released, with the ability to snap windows edges to the side of any display (or the dock), or to snap window edges to a 'virtual grid' of your choosing. I call this: Magnetics. The virtual grid can be setup independently on a per-screen basis.

There's also the ability to use the 'Function' key as one of the keyboard shortcuts - making the life of laptop owners a little bit easier. Last but certainly not least there's yet more speed increases in the code, which should translate to a smoother user experience overall.

Download, check the new magnetics capability out - and happy Zooomin!

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John Clayton

I am slowly getting the magnetics functionality prepared for release. This release also contains support for the 'func' key on laptops.

The magnetics system works brilliantly except for the edge-matching engine on non-primary screens (which is driving me a little nuts). However, progress is being made. If you are interested in a copy for beta testing - ping me a note, I'm more than happy to fire a binary in your direction. Here's a taste of the what it'll look like in the preferences display:


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John Clayton