1999, Aug.
Ver. 1.1 : - First release for English speaking world.
1999, Nov.
Ver. 1.2 :
- bug fix - faster and more stable TreeView.
- ContextMenu on TreeView instead of wierd double clickings. (User interface
changed...)
- size column in TreeView
- Reload image menu.
1999, Dec.
Ver. 1.4 :
- bug fix - going up folder now doesn't clear GridView.
- The preference is set up thru the dialog.
- The preference file is automatically restored as damaged.
- All the slideshow prefs are shared among windows.
- All the tree view's settings are stored as prefs.
- New window size and location are set by your preference.
- Slideshow now has the "Don't loop" and "Don't stop on a click" settings.
2000 April,
Ver.1.5:
-bug fix
-shift-click in TreeView now works again.
-bug fix -slideshow cap now can return to "Don't cap" in a session.
-bug fix -resizing cell now bring you back to the place you were.
-added "QuickStart" floating windows (you can turn this off in pref).
-TreeView expands first disk at opening (you can turn this off in pref).
-Grid view also has a context menu.
-Reselecting the same images is much faster than before.
-When you resize cells, PhotoGrid reuses the thumbnail data and doesn't
need to resize.
2000 November,
Ver.1.6:
- you can
move/copy image files to your favorite 9 folders.
-
select a cell and choose menu "GridView-Move/Copy selection..."
- also accessible from GridView's context menu
- click upper-right corner of the cell when mouse cursor is 9-grid shape.
you need only two clicks to complete.
- in the continuous mode, you can move/copy a lot of files effectively.
- to assign your favorite folder to button, command+click the folder button.
- Open by xxx menu/context menu
- you can register your favorite applications in pref dialog.
- "Lock cell size" menu: - even if locked, command-drag can resize cells.
- the info area improved.
- slide show can have non-black background color.
- you can hide cell numbers. (set in pref dialog)
- "Force synchronization with Finder" in TreeView menu.
- QuickStart window now has "don't show me next time" check box.
changes:
- most of the settings you make in a session are saved in the pref file.
- arrow keys move the cell selection instead of scrolling.
- option-arrow key(up/down) now scrolls.
2001 January,
Ver.1.7
- Selection
menu separated from GridView menu.
- Move/Copy procedures refined.
PhotoGrid ver 1.8 release note Apr. 5, 2001
<New>
- Sort Mode menu in GridView
- You can choose Cache files location in Pref Dialog.
<Bug fix>
- On System8, 8.1, Move/Copy dialog crashed as closed.
- Window size buttons in Pref Dialog now work.
- Rotate orientation is remembered in the session now.
- 'Reload image' works better.
- 'Choose image file formats' works better and faster.
- 'Fill Full Cell' works better.
- Rotate function is disabled in QuickTime 2.5.
etc.
<Change>
- Pref dialog is simplified. The changes you made in a session are saved now.
- 'Change default orientation' now defines the orientaion of newly selected images.
PhotoGrid ver 1.9 May 17, 2001
<New>
- "File"-"Open favorite" menu.
How to add favorite folders to the menu:
- "Add current tree view top here" menu
- Context menu that appears when you ctrl-clicked a folder in TreeView
- Context menu that appears when you ctrl-clicked a button in Move/Copy dialog
- "Make alias" sub menu in Move/Copy dialog
- "Window" menu. Use the tab key for short cut to "Next Window"
- Easy rotate: Place mouse cusor near right or left side of a cell. As the cursor changed
its shape, click.
- "Open in Application XXX" can have different versions of the same application. For
example, PictureViewer ver3, ver3.12, ver5. Note that if the app is already running,
the version is ignored and the running one will open the image.
- Image windows have proxy icons in the window title bar. You can drag&drop the icon
to Finder to move the file. Hold option key to copy it. Command-click to see File path
and you can move to upper folders in it.
- Move/Copy dialog's buttons have a context menu. "Assign a new folder to this
button" etc.
- Return/Enter key works as shortcut for opening image windows.
- In TreeView's context menu for folder items:
- "Open in Finder" menu
- "Open a new window with this folder" menu
- "Add to Favorite" menu
- Give the GridView a custom background color in Pref dialog.
<Bug fix>
- Redraw at the bottom of GridView when you removed images was insufficient.
- "Open in app xxx" didn't work on alias files.
- "Open in app xxx" coudn't have application names with some special characters,
like "(".
- Number in InfoArea was inconsistent with the number in GridView when sorted.
- Number of images in Window title bar wasn't updated when you removed images.
etc.
<Change>
- Cell hilighting is more eye catching.
- "Open..." and Drag&Drop in Finder now open and "select" that folder.
- Image windows closed as the parent PhotoGrid window closed. Now they stay open.
PhotoGrid ver 2.0 Jun, 2001
<New>
- Independent control of "Show icon", "Show preview data", "Show thumbnail".
- Limited support for EPSF files.
<Bug fix>
- a couple of inefficient/insufficient cache controls
- etc.
<Change>
- Refined GridView menu structure.
PhotoGrid ver 2.01 Jul, 2001
<Bug fix>
- Show and Expand(Fit to cell) menu synchronized in a wrong way.
- Couldn't launch in Classic environment of MacOS X
- AppleMenu didn't work since ver 1.9
<Change>
- Refined GridView menu structure again.
PhotoGrid ver 2.02 Jul, 2001
<Bug fix>
- I packaged unfinished version in 2.01. Very sorry.
PhotoGrid ver 2.03 Aug, 2001
<New>
- Revised manual
- Beta version for MacOS X is now available as PhotoGridX1.0b6 at http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~natta/english.html
<Bug fix>
- Sort cancel dialog appears at right timing
- Some of the previews were not drawn according to its location in GridView
-<Change>
-Auto<->Manual slideshow by slideshow menu
- updated info area appearance. You can copy the text in it.
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