Zooom/2
Zooom/2, v2.2.3 adds Microsoft 2008 Support
23/06/08 18:12
Version 2.2.3 is now compatible with Microsoft 2008
Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Entourage for Mac.
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Zooom/2, v.2.2.2 minor patch to auto-raise
15/06/08 21:50
Zooom/2, v.2.2.1 Magnetics bugfix (minor)
10/06/08 10:43
Zooom/2, v2.2.0 Magnetics, performance, fixes!
19/05/08 08:26
Version 2.2.0 of Zooom/2 introduces window edge
snapping, enhanced control of its Magnetics feature,
an improved information overlay window, a clearer UI,
ignore list improvements and meaningful performance
improvements - it is a free upgrade to all existing
users of Zooom/2.
Bug Fixes
This version fixes a problem in v2.0.7 - v2.0.8 that might have cause parts of the desktop to appear as if they was flickering during resize / movement animations.
Magnetics
The biggest change is the 'snap to visible window edge', or 'window snapping' as its sometimes called. The feature, which is part of Zooom/2's Magnetics functionality allows you to align any window cleanly and quickly with any other visible window just by using the existing Move and/or Resize functionality.
With Magnetics its possible to set up the visible-edge snapping to kick in only during move or resize (the default is both modes) - and you can also adjust the 'strength' of the magnetics using a simple slider control.
Ignore List
The ignore list has been enhanced in relation to the window edge snapping of Magnetics. Its now possible to exclude particular programs from the window snapping functionality; just add them into the ignore list and re-enable everything except the 'Magnetics' feature.
Information Overlay
In 2.2.0 - the information shown during a move / resize operation has been enhanced. You now see the name of the application being moved, its total window size and the command currently in action.
User Interface
Slight changes to the wording in order to make the intent of certain functions clearer.
Crash Reporter
A crash-reporter project has been integrated in order that crash issues can be reported back to the support@coderage-software.com email address.
Bug Fixes
This version fixes a problem in v2.0.7 - v2.0.8 that might have cause parts of the desktop to appear as if they was flickering during resize / movement animations.
Magnetics
The biggest change is the 'snap to visible window edge', or 'window snapping' as its sometimes called. The feature, which is part of Zooom/2's Magnetics functionality allows you to align any window cleanly and quickly with any other visible window just by using the existing Move and/or Resize functionality.
With Magnetics its possible to set up the visible-edge snapping to kick in only during move or resize (the default is both modes) - and you can also adjust the 'strength' of the magnetics using a simple slider control.
Ignore List
The ignore list has been enhanced in relation to the window edge snapping of Magnetics. Its now possible to exclude particular programs from the window snapping functionality; just add them into the ignore list and re-enable everything except the 'Magnetics' feature.
Information Overlay
In 2.2.0 - the information shown during a move / resize operation has been enhanced. You now see the name of the application being moved, its total window size and the command currently in action.
User Interface
Slight changes to the wording in order to make the intent of certain functions clearer.
Crash Reporter
A crash-reporter project has been integrated in order that crash issues can be reported back to the support@coderage-software.com email address.
Zooom/2, v2.0.8 Released
25/04/08 21:48
The 2.0.8 release provides magnetics reliability
improvements, and plugs a couple of memory leaks.
Magentics
Magnetics will now highlight the snapped edge slightly, which gives you nice visual feedback to indicate why your window got snapped into position. The highlighting can be switched on/off independently from the grid overlay.
The magnetics function now snaps edges much more reliably. The 2.0.x series used to have issues snapping during resize if the top left corner of a window was already snapped to a grid line.
Magnetics never used to snap correctly when the beta 'four corner resize mode' was engaged. This release fixes that - now snapping works regardless of the mode.
Memory
A couple more memory fixes have been plugged as well, resulting in a much more stable memory footprint over time.
Happy Zooomin!
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John Clayton
Magentics
Magnetics will now highlight the snapped edge slightly, which gives you nice visual feedback to indicate why your window got snapped into position. The highlighting can be switched on/off independently from the grid overlay.
The magnetics function now snaps edges much more reliably. The 2.0.x series used to have issues snapping during resize if the top left corner of a window was already snapped to a grid line.
Magnetics never used to snap correctly when the beta 'four corner resize mode' was engaged. This release fixes that - now snapping works regardless of the mode.
Memory
A couple more memory fixes have been plugged as well, resulting in a much more stable memory footprint over time.
Happy Zooomin!
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John Clayton
Zooom/2, v2.0.7 Released
19/04/08 10:12
Zooom/2, v2.0.6 Released
01/04/08 16:38
Minor fixes in this release.
1. Based on user feedback, the settings window is now much more reliable in showing or not showing itself when the application starts up. Zooom/2 should return to its last known state on startup correctly now - whereas with versions < 2.0.5 Zooom/2 would sometimes always show itself on startup.
2. The background colouring of the info window has been modified to make the info text more readable and its also simpler as there are no mouse co-ordinates displayed anymore.
3. Zooom/2 will no longer stop during its exit/termination and ask if the user wishes to hide or quit, which blocked some users from experiencing a clean system shutdown in some cases. Zooom/2 will now simply quit at all times. The standard Apple-Q shortcut binding has been unconditionally re-routed to invoke the 'Hide' functionality.
4. Some polish and gloss: the main window now fades away when you hide it.
Thanks, and have fun with version 2.0.6!
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John Clayton
1. Based on user feedback, the settings window is now much more reliable in showing or not showing itself when the application starts up. Zooom/2 should return to its last known state on startup correctly now - whereas with versions < 2.0.5 Zooom/2 would sometimes always show itself on startup.
2. The background colouring of the info window has been modified to make the info text more readable and its also simpler as there are no mouse co-ordinates displayed anymore.
3. Zooom/2 will no longer stop during its exit/termination and ask if the user wishes to hide or quit, which blocked some users from experiencing a clean system shutdown in some cases. Zooom/2 will now simply quit at all times. The standard Apple-Q shortcut binding has been unconditionally re-routed to invoke the 'Hide' functionality.
4. Some polish and gloss: the main window now fades away when you hide it.
Thanks, and have fun with version 2.0.6!
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John Clayton
Zooom/2 Released - 2.0.5 + minor fix for magnetics.
27/01/08 18:45
Version 2.0.4 - Patches (accessibility, menu bar)
05/12/07 14:49
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
- 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 - New features (menu bar, spaces)
11/11/07 23:22
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 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
Version 2.0.2 - Zooom/2 Beta Release
07/11/07 00:40
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
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