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Philippe Martin reported a problem in Dockland Software on April 21, 2009 13:44:

Preview of very small images

Hi,

If you have very small images on your desktop (for example 8x8 or 10x10 px web icons like the one attached), they appear in Grape at that size. And if you have the pref "Only show borders on files that are selected" unchecked, all you see is a tiny white square.

It would help if Grape had a minimum size for the previews, here.

Philippe

A comment on the problem "No "New Folder" button in Navigation Service dialogs" in Dockland Software:

Excellent! Thanks, Stephane. – Philippe Martin, on April 20, 2009 19:09

Philippe Martin reported a problem in Dockland Software on April 18, 2009 00:01:

No "New Folder" button in Navigation Service dialogs

Hi,

When I tried to move files to a folder that didn't exit yet, I was very surprised to find no "New Folder" button in the Navigation Service dialog. So surprised, in fact, that I'm now wondering if this is by design or if it's caused by a conflict on my machine with some 3rd party (like Default Folder X).

If it's by design, please consider enabling the New Folder button in Navigation Service dialogs. At the moment you have to go to the Finder (or your alternative files manager) to create a new folder, which shouldn't be necessary.

Cheers,

Philippe

Philippe Martin shared an idea in Dockland Software on April 15, 2009 17:08:

Browsing different folders

I would love to be able to browse any folder from Grape, not only the Desktop! Also, it'd be fantastic if it could open a folder for browsing as the result of an AppleScript command. That way it could be triggered from the Finder or from PathFinder to browse the selected folder.

Very promising app, guys! Well done! Can't wait to see what you've got planned. :)

Philippe Martin started following the problem "Copy Link" in Fluid.

A comment on the idea "Downloading the update once to update all your SSB's?" in Fluid:

It was not my intention to argue. Sorry if it came out that way. – Philippe Martin, on July 03, 2008 17:32

Philippe Martin replied on July 03, 2008 15:30 to the idea "MenuExtras to reload on activation?" in Fluid:

For the records, I came up with a way to get my MenuExtra to reload automatically each time I click on it: using Keyboard Maestro to simulate the cmd-r keystroke with the "application activates" trigger.

I'm not sure why you didn't like my idea, Todd. I find that very handy. :)

Philippe Martin replied on July 03, 2008 13:31 to the idea "Downloading the update once to update all your SSB's?" in Fluid:

Yes, John. That was my point.

Philippe Martin replied on July 02, 2008 19:05 to the problem "Fluid doesn't think I'm connected to the internet" in Fluid:

Do Fluid apps call home using a domain name, for the updates? If so, maybe it could be a DNS problem? In this case, Mark, a workaround to try would be to use a public DNS (like openDNS.com).

Also, do you connect via a proxy?

Philippe Martin replied on July 01, 2008 01:17 to the problem "SSB's dialogs show the generic application icon" in Fluid:

Eh! :-) It nice to be able to select the icon from another application, though! Well done on the updates!

Philippe Martin shared an idea in Fluid on July 01, 2008 01:09:

Downloading the update once to update all your SSB's?

Hi again, Todd,

It's great that Fluid and SSB's can be updated automatically, when you release a new version. However, for those who have lots of SSB's, it may become a bit of an annoyance to download the same update again and again. It would be cool if there was an optional way to download the update once and apply it to every SSB. Wouldn't Sparkle allow that too, by any chance?

Philippe Martin reported a problem in Fluid on July 01, 2008 00:47:

SSB's dialogs show the generic application icon

Hi,

Not sure if it's intended but the dialogs given by SSB's (for example to confirm closing a window with several tabs) show the generic application icon, now (in 0.9.2.2).

It happens in both new and updated SSB's. FWIW.

Philippe Martin replied on July 01, 2008 00:21 to the question "How do i convert back to a normal ssb?" in Fluid:

Try this:

1. Download the latest version of Fluid.
2. Quit your SSB from Activity Monitor if it's running (or log out and back in).
3. Move that SSB to the trash.
4. From Fluid, create a new SSB with the same exact name as the previous one (without the .app extension)..

The new SSB should inherit the preferences from the old one.

Philippe Martin replied on June 30, 2008 16:52 to the problem "Back doesn't work in full screen" in Fluid:

Thanks for the workaround!

Philippe Martin replied on June 30, 2008 16:50 to the problem "Toggling a SSB's window to full screen closes another window" in Fluid:

Well, since the user will lose the tabs that were open in the first window, I guess you'll have to choose between not closing the first window (which is what I would expect to happen when I use full screen), or ask the user to confirm they want their other windows and tabs to be closed.

The current behavior is so unfriendly I would never have guessed it was intended! :)

Philippe Martin reported a problem in Fluid on June 30, 2008 15:46:

Back doesn't work in full screen

Hi,

When I switch a window to full screen, it becomes impossible to go back (even after having switched to windowed mode again). Then, pressing cmd-left_arrow or selecting the menu item History > Back does nothing, if the toolbar is enabled the Back button is disabled, and if the page contains a history.back() javascript (for ex. <input type="button" value="Back" onClick="history.back();">) it doesn't work either.

Obviously I couldn't try the forward function, but it probably doesn't work either.

Repro:
1. Switch to full screen
2. Click a link
3. Try to go back

This is in 0.9.2.2 on a MBP.

Philippe Martin reported a problem in Fluid on June 30, 2008 15:32:

Toggling a SSB's window to full screen closes another window

Hi Todd,

Repro:
1. Launch a SSB with several tabs (I don't think the tabs matter, but that's my situation).
2. Open another window in that SSB, and load some page in it.
3. Switch that second window to full sreen and back to windowed mode.
4. Look for the first window: it's has been closed. It reproduces each time here.

To whoever might want to try it: if your first window has several tabs and if the SSB is set to restore the last session, don't just quit it at this point or you'd lose your tabs. Use force quit instead.

This is in 0.9.2.2 on a MBP.

Philippe Martin replied on June 30, 2008 15:17 to the problem "I can't find the .Mac app I created in my Applications folder." in Fluid:

Yes, files whose name starts with a period are made invisible by the system. You can use terminal to rename it:

Quit the SSB if it's running, then run the following from Terminal:

mv /Applications/.Mac.app /Applications/dotMac.app

That will make it visible.

Philippe Martin replied on June 26, 2008 17:49 to the problem "Alert Message 0x51ee00" in Fluid:

Oh! This is good to know, thanks for that!

Philippe Martin replied on June 26, 2008 15:25 to the problem "Alert Message 0x51ee00" in Fluid:

Did the alert message you got read "Error creating Application Icon
"appl.icns" could not be removed."? If so, the easy workaround is to try again (even immediately). It works the second time. :)