Path Finder: A History

Path Finder 5.1.3

Now selecting resulting file after a duplicate command.
Fixed control tabbing bug with column view.
Updated Russian localization.
Fixed a move across volumes bug.

Path Finder 5.1.2

Fixed a minor exception in the info pane for some alias files.
Fixed subversion plugin to use the user installed svn tool if it exists.
Fixed movie file duration bug in info pane.
Fixed Copy Path menu in menu bar. Added Windows path type.
Fixed minor localization bug for Japanese.
Fixed coverflow so it syncs it's sorting with the browser's sorting.
Added ability to control-tab between dual browser views.
Fixed updating the column view preview column when file is modified.
Fixed a bug in key matching.
Minor changes in the brower window status bar.

Path Finder 5.1.1

New launch button added to processes pane.
Fixed stop button on archive expansion.
Add preference in General section for larger fonts in browser window controls.
Added a select by label option in the selection tool panel.
Updated alias file handling to avoid endless refresh bug in OS X.
Fixed renaming files bug by stripping out any newlines.
Fixed bookmarks menu targetting wrong window.
Fixed file selection with keyboard bug.
Fixed preview of Illustrator files.
Added a confirm on Quit dialog.
Added Get Summary Info. Hold down control key for Get Info Summary in CM or menu bar.
Drawing folder icons as open in list view when expanded.
Fixed sidebar refresh on item rename.
No longer removing file extension when creating aliases.
Rewrote info view to use views instead of cells. Text now selectable/copyable.
Fixed checkbox clicking bug in preferences window.
Fixed small memory leak.
Fixed coverflow from scrolling to the beginning when removing an item.
Updated help files.
Fixed a bug when pasting in a path to the Goto Folder window.
Fixed an CPU hogging update loop in OS X for recent documents when opening files on smb servers.
Fixed a launching bug in OS X that wasn't bringing launched applications to front.

Path Finder 5.1.0

Fixed arrow keys in Connect to server window.
Fixed return key in Open/Save panels.
Fixed sheet bug for compressing zip with password.
Fixed multi-partition ejecting when dragging to trash can.
Fixed Print command in browser window.
Added animated scrollbar to Application Launcher window.
Added .tbz2 to decompress type list.
Added new preferences for Samba share discovery. See the sidebars Action button for Preferences.
Fixed sidebar layout for tighter use of space when larger icon size is set.
Fixed purchase system crashes with Japanese text.
Added new preferences for number of recent docs in sidebar. See the sidebars Action button for Preferences.
Fixed a few minor memory leaks.
Fixed a few drag drop issues with the sidebar and bookmarks bar.
Updated Italian localization.
Fixed dragging multiple items to Places group in sidebar.
Permissions are now more accurately interpreted.
Fixed a crash while Path Finder hidden bug.
Fixed resolving server aliases on double click.

Path Finder 5.0.9

Added dialog when ejecting volumes with partitions.
Fixed Expandrive issues.
Fixed Clone window menu item.
Fixed UI glitch in Open With... window.
Fixed column view background color bug.
Fixed hang with pipe files.
Free space indicator bar updated.
More changes preparing for Snow Leopard.
Updated German and Italian localizations.
Minor updates to the help files.
Fixed printing in help window.
Spotlight search now returns mail file results.

Path Finder 5.0.8

Fixed NVIDIA graphics driver crash in the Application Launcher.
Fixed Labels menu enabling bug.
Updated Dutch and German localizations.
Updated date conversion functions.
Updated code for Snow Leopard.
Fixed bug in Screen Capture plugin.
Fixed bug in Subscribe to Mailing List window.
Fixed bug in applescript code.
Added Delete... CM item.
Enabled add and remove of Recent Documents in sidebar.
Improved sidebar animations.
Fixed movie and audio duration info string.
Fixed Spotlight searching.
Fixed small memory leak.

Path Finder 5.0.6

Fixed a few memory leaks.
Fixed a move across volumes bug.
Updated Russian localization.
Added a preference for dual browser and dual preview.

Path Finder 5.0.5

Directory content menus now build faster.
Cmd-Click in Text Editor window title now reveals in Path Finder instead of Finder.
Updated Chinese localization.
Updated dates in List view.
Updated code and projects to prepare for Snow Leopard.
Updated French localization.
Added menu item to keep drop stack opened in the drop stack menu.
Search field no longer deletes string when changing modes.
Preview now shows the contents of .zip archives.
Fixed retoring selection after rename in column view.
Fixed delete key character in menu key prefs window.
Terminal now is properly escaping special characters.
Move across volumes now works.
Dual browser pref now set for new windows as needed.
Fixed refreshing problems with cut command.
Paste now enabled when root permission needed.
Fixed MP3 ID3 tag crash which was hanging ctask.
Preferences window UI updated and improved.
Fixed blank sidebar and other plugin related errors.
Fixed unmounted server folders from disappearing from sidebar.
Fixed Stuffit contextual menu plugin.
Fixed a bunch of memory leaks.
Copy command puts files icon on pasteboard now.
Fixed bringing all windows to front when switching applications.

Path Finder 5.0.4

Fixed spotlight searching.
Added recent documents to sidebar.
Fixed image editor crashes.
Fixed ctask hang selecting damaged audio files.
Added file size to item info for images.
Fixed setting and removing attributes on non HFS disks.
Fixed subversion plugin with failing on certain file names.
Fixed restoring of selection when file is editted and safe saved.
Fixed Contexual menu bugs on desktop.
Fixed folder refreshing bug.
Fixed tooltips in column view.
New Stuffit engine.
Improved movie preview.
Preview now resolves aliases.
Fixed double clicking on server aliases.
Updated Russian localization.

Path Finder 5.0.3

Fixed move permissions issue.
Fixed undo for copy/move as root.
Improved applications launch time.
Removed double size entry in column view preview.
Fixed problem mounting iDisk.
Added favorites list back to contextual menu when nothing selected.
Fixed the Close Window & Close All Windows menu items in File menu.
Imprvements to menu key editor prefs code.
Fixed option-click contextual menu on directories to show contents.
Fixed Path Navigator button drawing.
Fixed directory refresh issues.
Preview now previews Entourage email files.
Fixed close window with dual pane and tabs warning.
Image Editor no longer keeps file open after close.
Localization additions.
Removed Omni Frameworks which reduced application size and improved launch speed.
Fixed code signing.
Fixed icon previews to avoid drawing larger than original size.
Fixed purchase system slowness and crashes.
Increase max menu width for popup menus.
Added a thread to build favorites list.
Fixed show tab bar pref for dual browser.
Fixed recent apps and recent documents menus in Go menu.
Fixed screen sharing in Connect to Server window.
Fixed ejecting network volumes.
Fixed Reveal in Finder from iTunes

Path Finder 5.0.2

Added FAVORITES section to Sidebar.
Localization fixes.
Fixed selection color in Sidebar for Graphite appearance.
Help menu is no longer slow to appear.
Fixed Word preview crashes.
Added Sidebar preferences to change font and icon size.
Preview no longer keeps PDF files open.
Added Hide Section menu to Sidebar.
Content menu is now threaded.
Fixed vertical tab drawing bug.
Fixed PDF files opening in Text editor bug.
Fixed duplicate Sidebars.
Fixed other minor bugs.

Path Finder 5.0.1

Path Finder 5.0.1 is a free upgrade for all registered Path Finder 5 customers. This maintenance release fixes two issues discovered after the release of Path Finder 5:

A small number of users were having problems launching Path Finder 5. This has been fixed.
Includes new localizations for German, Chinese, Japanese and Swedish.

Path Finder 5.0

Path Finder 5.0 is a major update and a paid upgrade for all previous Path Finder customers. While there are some big new features in this release, the primary goal with this update was a major rewrite to optimize Path Finder for Mac OS X 10.5 and to take advantage of a number of new Mac OS X 10.5-only technologies.

As such this release requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. For customers still running Mac OS X 10.4 there is Path Finder 4.8.5, available from the Downloads page.

New features

Dual pane file browser (click the dual pane icon located at the bottom left corner of the file browser)
CoverFlow view - available in any view (list, column, icon) and also in the bottom pane
New Sidebar and a Drop Stack redesign
Network shares browsing in the sidebar now works for both AFP and SMB/CIFS
You can now “cut” files in the browser
Brand new image editor
Extensively rewritten and optimized for Mac OS X 10.5

Improvements

Path Finder’s sidebar now syncs with the Finder’s sidebar on first launch
Now using Leopard’s standard system icons in the toolbar
Many tool windows (like the Subversion plugin, App Launcher, View Options and others) now use the HUD window look
Hiding / showing the Drop Stack is now animated
Improved column preview area: Previews of RTF and PDF now show file contents; Images previews are larger (to match the Finder); Improved “More Info” button image.
Animated effects added throughout the application: for example, opening and collapsing bottom preview pane and Shelf are now animated, there are fade animations when closing the About box, Purchase window and Crash Reporter window, etc.
Optimized Size Browser calculation speed
Added symlink path to Get Info window so you can see if it is relative or not
Added “Eject” to Shelf contextual menu and “Rename” to Volumes contextual menu
To reduce application “bloat”: removed PDF viewer, console and network activity
Added the “Hide Finder’s Desktop” preference to desktop “Set Colors” panel to make it easier to find
Labels are now directly shown inside the contextual menu (to match Finder)
Improved the iTunes Browser look
New application and menu bar icons
Added Copy and Paste to contextual menu
Cmd-W now properly closes QuickLook panel
Optimized the Select tool - should be much faster
Path Finder can now preview SVG files
Tweaked drag and drop indicator - now grey instead of blue halo and hopefully looks a bit nicer
Integrated brand new Stuffit engine
New standard images for Action button, icon / list / column toolbar
Upgraded Omni frameworks to latest version
Upgraded loops to Obj-C 2.0
Removed RBSplitView — we’re now using Leopard’s NSSplitView which has the same features
The zooming icon effect when double-clicking files is now handled by Core Animation
The bookmarks bar and the selected folders bar in the Find window use new Leopard bookmarks code API
Kqueues polling is replaced with fsevents. That means improvements in speed and required resources while refreshing various data in the browser
Rewritten the calculating size code - should solve issues of sizes not refreshing in some circumstances
Converted some nibs to new IB format

Bug fixes

Fixed an issue where Cmd-clicking the browser title to show path hierarchy wasn’t working correctly
Fixes to keyboard navigation on Desktop
Fixed an issue where symlinks incorrectly showed symlin’s location instead of the remote volume path when the remote volumes were not mounted
Fixed an issue where “today” in date column didn’t update to “yesterday” correctly
Fixed an issue where the last column got stuck and incorrectly showed a preview of the previous image selected in certain circumstances
Fixed an issue where the column header in List View wasn’t highlighted when using View menu’s “Sort by” to sort a file listing
“Apply to enclosed” when changing permissions was broken - now fixed.
Fixed an issue selecting a different location in the Find window (the “Other…” button)
Fixed a ‘Reveal in Path Finder” bug if the file browser was already in that directory
Ejecting a disk now brings you back to the previous directory instead of the top level of the system
Lots of other fixes and improvements

Interested in seeing Path Finder 4's change history? It's archived here.

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