3D-Space VFS

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Version History

Version 1.9.4 - April 9, 2008

• Support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
• Faster graphics.
• Misc. fixes and improvements.

Drag and drop and other features from previous versions have not been reimplemented in the new design yet. If you depend on these features, please continue to use v1.4.2 (download Universal Binary of previous 1.4.2 version) until they are back (by v2.0).

Version 1.9.3 - August 14, 2006

• Prettier, cleaner display.
• New automatic platform focus.
• Now works with Mighty Mouse and trackpads using two finger scrolling mode.
• New preference settings for input control.
• Fixed a second threading crash. Thanks to everyone who sent a crash report!
• Fixed a problem specific to the previous version, where clicking would not open items.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.9.2 - August 7, 2006

• New tabbed windows and drawers: quickly switch to different views of your disks.
• Fixed a threading-related crash. Thanks to everyone who sent a crash report!
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.9.1 - July 28, 2006

• Improved pan & zoom.
• Performance enhancements.
• Fixed saving and restoring windows.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.9 - June 16, 2006

3D-Space VFS has now had 3 major rewrites. The full potential of the new design will be realized with v2.0, but v1.9 already brings:

• "Flying" to any file or folder anywhere in the computer.
• Opening multiple folders simultaneously.
• Seeing inside nested folders.
• Greatly expanded use of 3D.
• Many performance improvements.
• Universal Binary.

Version 1.4.2 - August 22, 2005

• Fixes a problem in 1.4.1 where drawers didn't open during drag and drop.

Version 1.4.1 - August 22, 2005

• Enhanced text contrast.
• Improved vertical positioning of Japanese text.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.4 - August 11, 2005

• New navigation bar.
• New highlighting option for selected items, they can now pulsate or bounce.
• New customizable defaults for new 3D spaces: select any 3D space to be used as template for new ones.
• New preference setting lets you keep your home 3D space anywhere.
• New Japanese and German versions.
• Compatibility fixes for Mac OS X 10.4.2 Exposé and drag and drop between 3D spaces.
• Smarter drawers will now remain open longer when needed, such as when making a menu selection.
• Localization improvements, including proper handling of files with non-Roman characters in their name.
• The settings for Arranged by Size, Date Added, Date Modified, Date Created, are now correctly preserved.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.3.1 - July 1, 2005

• Back and Forward buttons are no longer affected by window resizing.
• Setting the Check for Update preference is now glitch-free.
• Miniaturized panels now work again after switching 3D spaces.

Version 1.3 - July 1, 2005

• New Back and Forward buttons, for one-click navigation.
• More menu commands and key equivalents (command + arrows) for navigation.
• No longer changes Finder icons, and also reverts change made by previous versions. 3D space icons are now only visible in 3D-Space VFS.
• Background CPU use is now less than 1% again.
• No longer keeps asking to check for updates when denied.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.2.3 - June 8, 2005

• New optional weekly Check for Updates feature.
• Selecting Get Info from the contextual menu now works correctly.

Version 1.2.2 - June 2, 2005

• Fixed a crash that happened on the first launch of 3D-Space VFS on Mac OS X 10.3.9.
• Runs on Mac OS X 10.2.8 again.
• On multiple-monitor systems, drawers now appear on the correct screen after relaunch.
• The Close command in the File menu now also works on drawers.
• Dragging while holding option (to make a copy) or control (to make an alias) now works every time.

Version 1.2.1 - May 26, 2005

• Fixed a number of display glitches and slowdowns when running on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
• The full set of background images is now available on Tiger.
• Fixed malfunctioning magnification and tilt sliders.
• Changing a 3D space to a folder or vice-versa now reloads only the affected icons.
• Many other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.2 - May 13, 2005

• New pan, zoom and tilt features.
• New adjustable, panoramic drawer and window format.
• New icon magnification method.
• Open any Finder folder in 3D, navigate from folder to folder.
• Improved icon label display and animation.
• Easy selection of even very small icons.
• Adjustable text size, adjustable grid spacing.
• New "Arrange by" features.
• Added support for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
• 3D drawer capacity was more than doubled.
• Optional display of name in drawer tab.
• Faster 3D space switches.
• Full scroll wheel support.
• Opening drawers w/o clicking is now less likely to happen inadvertently, while still as fast as possible..
• Removed some jerkiness that affected panning when dragging items near the sides of the display.
• Many other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1 - January 28, 2005

• Stores actual files and folders, like Pop-Up Finder windows in 3D.
• Improved triggering of viewpoint changes.
• Better drawer automation: they should now do what you expect in most situations, staying open or closing themselves.
• Augmented menus and contextual menus.
• Variable panning speed: slower when dragging near middle of display.
• Switching 3D spaces is now illustrated by a new set of sample 3D spaces.
• Fixed a crash that occurred if multiple windows were opened the first time the application was run.
• Fixed an intermittent crash on 10.2.8.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.0 - January 10, 2005

• A new wider 3D space type that pans over a landscape of files.
• A new "Wide Screen" window size.
• New 3D viewpoint tracking.
• Fixed a permissions problem that was preventing multiple users from using the application concurrently.
• Items now open with a single click by default. Turn off "Single Click Opens Items" from the contextual menu to change.
• Many other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.0b5 - December 19, 2004

• Contextual menus now list folder contents.
• Increased speed and decreased memory use for icon renderer quality settings Good and Low.
• Marquee selection works again (was broken in 1.0b4).
• Minimized windows now appear as they should.
• Improved drawer handling during Exposé.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.0b4 - December 8, 2004

• FileVault now supported (previously nothing could be dragged to a 3D space when using FileVault).
• Multiple-monitor support for drawers (no longer limited to edges of the main screen).
• Improved menu bar & drawer activation/deactivation, now fully automatic.
• 3D space storage can now be disabled to emulate traditional Dock/launcher behavior.
• Switching 3D spaces no longer closes drawer.
• The "Refresh & Clean Up" menu item ensures all items in a 3D space are visible.
• Moving a drawer to another screen edge is now animated, for improved visual feedback.
• Misc. other fixes and improvements.

Version 1.0b3 - December 2, 2004

• Added support for Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar.
• Fixed an intermittent crash when opening or switching 3D spaces.
• Fixed an intermittent crash when adding items to a 3D space.
• Added preference settings to enable/disable cmd-Q and cmd-W.

Version 1.0b2 - November 24, 2004

• Major rewrite. Over 50% of the code in Beta 2 is new.
• Much improved graphics quality for icons, scenery and text.
• New Grid 3D space type.
• More drawer options and improved drawer operation.
• New options to control text display.
• New in-window controls for icon size and magnification.
• New in-window drawer controls.
• Contextual menus for both item and 3D space options.
• New Rename-in-place feature.
• Snap to Grid (for Grid 3D space type).
• Marquee selection (for Grid 3D space type).
• Scroll wheel support (for Horizon 3D space type).
• Faster icon loading.
• More configuration options in preferences panel.
• OpenGL optimizations.
• Many other fixes and improvements.
• And a new name: earlier versions were named 3D-Finder.

Version 1.0b1 - August 22, 2004

• First public release.