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ScriptLight Changelog

What's new in ScriptLight 2.12

Mar 9, 2015
  • Fixed bug in code preview window which prevented your search string from being used.

New in ScriptLight 2.11 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • Updated for OS 10.10
  • Added support for Swift source code files
  • Implemented full screen behavior when used on OS 10.7 or later
  • New demonstration period for those who have tried ScriptLight before
  • Bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 2.10 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Updated for OS 10.10.
  • Implemented full screen behavior when used on OS 10.7 or later.
  • New demonstration period for those who have tried ScriptLight before.
  • Bug fixes.

New in ScriptLight 2.9 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Updated to take advantage of latest mac technologies. Now runs only on 10.6 or later Intel macs.
  • Added an option to the Manager menu to save the paths of the search results to text file.
  • Added new kMDItemContentTypes so more files are recognized.
  • Bug fixes.

New in ScriptLight 2.8 (Jul 18, 2011)

  • Changed how file modification dates are derived for package files to be more accurate
  • New demonstration period for those who have tried ScriptLight before
  • Other minor Bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 2.5 (May 6, 2010)

  • The database now automatically updates itself every hour
  • Added a preference so you can enable/disable the automatic update process
  • Added a preference so you can change the time period of the automatic updates
  • Updated preferences so the window postion is saved/restored properly
  • Changed how the windows behave when showing/hiding the application
  • New demonstration period for those who have tried ScriptLight before
  • Other Bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 2.2 (Oct 13, 2009)

  • Updated to work with 10.6 Snow Leopoard.
  • Added support for plain text files.
  • Upgraded the update checking process to make it work more smoothly.
  • New demonstration period for those who have tried ScriptLight before.
  • Bug fixes.

New in ScriptLight 2.1 (Jun 24, 2009)

  • Added XML, ASP, Cold Fusion, and REALbasic Native Version Control Format code files to the supported file types.
  • Set the fonts and colors used for the Code Preview window in the preferences.
  • Code Preview's Find Panel is automatically set to search for the first found search term.
  • Press command-g (i.e. Find Next) to cycle through the found occurrences in Code Preview.
  • Press command-option-right arrow to see the code of the next found search result in Code Preview.
  • New demonstration period for those who have tried ScriptLight before.

New in ScriptLight 2.0 (Mar 9, 2009)

  • Completely rewritten from scratch to take advantage of all the capabilities in Mac OS X 10.5.
  • This version now only runs on 10.5. You can find a 10.4 compatible version above.
  • New code yields incredible speed gains and stability. You won't know its the same application.
  • New searching capabilities so you can perform a much more detailed search of your code.
  • Many new columns added to the table so you can see more information about your files.
  • Right-click on the column heading to show or hide the table columns.
  • You can now stop the update process while it's in progress.
  • More detailed statistics are available detailing what is happening with your database.
  • New path display makes it easy to get at your code files and see where they're located on your hard drive.
  • All new preferences makes it easier and more pleasant to adjust them.
  • Many other adjustments to impove how the program works.

New in ScriptLight 1.12 (Feb 3, 2009)

  • Added support for R language files
  • Code Preview window shows line numbers for the displayed code
  • Added menu item under Help menu to check for program updates
  • Opening and closing the Search Folders table section is now animated
  • The divider between the tables is thinner for aesthetic reasons
  • Double-click action of Scripts Table now opens Code Preview window instead of editor
  • Version History and Known Issues open in ScriptLight rather than an external application
  • New 7-day demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before
  • Bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 1.11 (Aug 19, 2008)

  • Added a badge on the dock icon which shows when the db is being updated.
  • Added a menu to the dock icon, right-click the icon in the dock to see it.
  • The dock menu shows the last date you updated the db and you can start an update from it.
  • "Open" button name changed to "Edit" to more closely reflect what it does
  • Note: you may have to reset the button on the toolbar due to this name change.
  • New tool in Tools menu to fix unix files that are not added to the db because of a missing file extension.
  • Moved the db file to ~/Library/Application Support/HAMSoft Engineering/ScriptLight/scriptLight.db.
  • New 7-day demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before.
  • Several other small enhancements.

New in ScriptLight 1.10 (Aug 1, 2008)

  • Code Preview window automatically scrolls to the first found occurrence of a search word
  • Highlighted search words in the Code Preview window are easier to recognize
  • New Find menu under the Edit menu allows you to search the Code Preview window
  • Changed the preference for selecting file types to add to the db; you can now select them individually
  • Changed the preference for choosing the applications used for editing the files
  • Added a preference to disable automatically viewing all database records
  • The name column of the Scripts Table now sorts properly
  • The last column sorted at application quit is saved and restored on the next launch
  • New 7-day demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before
  • Many other bug fixes and code enhancements

New in ScriptLight 1.9 (Jul 21, 2008)

  • New 7-day Demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before
  • Several code enhancements added to account for large files being added to ScriptLight
  • See Known Issues #2 under Help menu for a more detailed explanation
  • All documentation brought up-to-date

New in ScriptLight 1.8.5 (Jul 16, 2008)

  • The Code Preview Window now highlights your search text so you can quickly find it in your code
  • The Code Preview Window is now a normal window instead of a utility window so it behaves better
  • General bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 1.8 (Jul 15, 2008)

  • ScriptLight now works with Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5
  • Implemented new code for getting applescript file contents
  • New code yields speed increase. Creating and updating the database take 40% less time.
  • The toolbar can now be customized by right-clicking on it
  • New 7-day Demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before
  • General bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 1.7 (Jul 3, 2008)

  • added support for perl, python, and ruby files
  • New 7-day Demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before
  • fixed a date issue which prevented some users from getting a full demo period.
  • general bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 1.6 (Jun 24, 2008)

  • New 7-day Demo period for those of you who have tried ScriptLight before
  • added support for html, javascript, css, and php files
  • many new preferences, you can now choose what file types you want in the database
  • redesiged the preference window
  • enhanced recent searches menu so it remembers when in search-as-you-type mode
  • cleaned up the appearance of the main window
  • added Preview Window button to the toolbar
  • moved Search Folder Add/Remove buttons to the Search Folders Table section
  • added function to search the db for the selected Search Folder Path
  • added function to reveal the selected Search Folder in the Finder
  • general bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 1.5 (Jun 14, 2008)

  • added capability to handle multiple types of source code files
  • added a preview window so you can see your source code directly in ScriptLight
  • added "Kind" column to scripts table
  • speed improvements when creating or updating the database
  • added sort indicators to the columns
  • added preferences to choose default applications
  • added preference to turn on/off the update statistics
  • added a tool to fix applescript text files when ScriptLight doesn't detect them
  • updated messaging system to be more descriptive
  • general bug fixes

New in ScriptLight 1.2.5 (Jun 14, 2008)

  • added support for scripts included with Adobe products like Photoshop
  • slight change to the appearance of the application
  • other small fixes and tweaks