Compare Folders 3.4.3 - Changelog

What's new in Compare Folders 3.4.3:

December 15th, 2010

Features:
· User editable difference ranges for criteria
· Size, date created, and date modified can be specified

UI Enhancements:
· Duplicate Items includes Folder One and Folder Two result lists

Bugs:
· Fixed inspector not updating for files
· Allow comparisons to be saved whenever two folders are selected
· Use case insensitive file extension checks for FilePeek

What's new in Compare Folders 3.4.2:

April 13th, 2010

UI Enhancements:
· Added visual highlighting to folder icons during drag and drop
· Enabled truncation for last visible line for item paths in the Get Info window (10.5+ only)

Bugs:
· Fixed "Copy To.." not replacing files
· When clicking Dock icon (or re-entering app), if there's no main window it re-opens automatically now
· Fixed drag and drop on folder icons not updating Recent Folders menu (and document)
· Fixed copied item not appearing in status text
· Fixed bug where setting folder 2 wouldn't update it's document properly
· Tweaked Date Created - Folder 2 default color to a darker yellow for legibility

What's new in Compare Folders 3.4.1:

December 22nd, 2009

Crashes:
· Fixed crash with "Copy To…" feature and large selections

Bugs:
· Updated Help book.
· Fixed hang when copying items with / in the path.
· Fixed Results Layout toolbar item not showing the correct selection on launch.
· Fixed Comparison Finished Sound not selecting System Default by default.
· Removed embedded components (Growl, Smart Crash Reports); prompt directs to website[s].

What's new in Compare Folders 3.4:

September 28th, 2009

UI Enhancements:
· Added Merge toolbar item, new default toolbar layout.
· Disabled autosizing on table columns.
· Icon and Name columns are now locked at the beginning of results' tables.
· Selecting a new path after a comparison automatically clears prior comparison results.
· Added a 'running from disk image' check to make installing in this case easy.

Performance:
· Addressed a number of memory leaks identified by Clang Static Analyzer.

Crashes:
· Fixed crash with "Save as Text" feature.
· Fixed crash/exception when showing comparison details with nothing selected.

Bugs:
· Fixed broken sorting for type, extension, and difference columns.
· Fixed bug where double-clicking on a column header could open the selected item(s).

What's new in Compare Folders 3.3:

September 14th, 2009

Features:
· Added support for alternate colors for differences.

Performance:
· Optimized memory usage for comparisons, 10 - 15% reduction for results.
· Reduced memory usage on launch by over 20%.

Crashes:
· Fixed crash that could occur when stopping an in-progress comparison.
· Fixed crash when saving large result sets as text.

Bugs:
· Fixed issue where Step 3 of merge workflow wasn't shown.

What's new in Compare Folders 3.2:

September 2nd, 2008

· Multiple selection support for editing comments and lock state for items in Item Inspector.
· Reset dialog removed, now clears all accordingly.
· Removed .mac/MobileMe and iDisk upload support (3rd party usage is no longer a focus of this service).
· Comparison Details is kept updated with information regardless of whether a file has been opened.
· Comparison Details remembers if open across launches.
· Added Item Inspector menu item and improve loading performance.
· Properly exclude any item that exists within a hidden folder or is hidden itself from results.
· Properly exclude only contents of .app (not .app*, like .apple or others).
· Added content exclusion support for .menu, .plugin, .preferencePane.
· Detect writability of license file and alert user accordingly.
· Leak and memory usage optimizations throughout the app.
· Fixed comparison sheet showing when saving an already completed comparison.
· Improved warning for merge workflow.
· Icon column: remove title and make it fixed width (not resizable).
· Fixed window title not updating when saving a comparison.
· Minor UI enhancements: truncate name and difference columns in the middle, alignment improvements.

What's new in Compare Folders 3.1:

June 12th, 2008

· Merge support
· Customizable, multi-threaded engine for merging results
· Allows moving or copying of results
· Folder size calculation now displays logical size [includes bundled file formats as well, like RTFD]
· New look and feel for the Welcome screen (accessible under the Help menu and on first launch)
· Added layout switcher toolbar item
· Display difference in size between items in Similar Items' Difference column
· Removed quit on window close behavior and adjust accordingly
· Recent Items/Recent Comparisons no longer adds duplicate items [as well as other optimizations]
· Info windows are now a 1:1 relationship and don't open duplicates
· Fixed incorrect formatting of file sizes which would create erroneous results
· increased file size precision to 2 decimal places
· Properly degrade to byte(s) in file sizes instead of using 0.XX KB
· Fixed copying to prefer local cp over bundled cp
· Fixed folder type registration (for drag acceptance) on 10.5
· Save Text Results now respects byte preference
· Rollovers only occur if the application is active
· Removed toolbar button and disable zoom button on preferences titlebar to match other apps
· Fixed uninstall window not going away if canceled
· Fixed clear button in iDisk Uploads to disable if no items are present
· Various memory optimizations