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DwellClick Changelog

What's new in DwellClick 2.2.4 Build 1812

Apr 1, 2016
  • Updated for compatbility with OS X 10.11.4.
  • The minimum system requirement is now OS X 10.9. DwellClick users with versions of OS X prior to 10.9 can download pervious versions from pilotmoon.com/dwellclick/download.

New in DwellClick 2.2.3 Build 1795 (Mar 25, 2015)

  • Multi-touch trackpad finger detection now works again, after the OS X 10.10.2 update broke it. (Thanks everyone who reported problems and helped test the beta.)
  • Fixed bug where dwell clicking on Safari's address bar would activate auto drag, in 10.10.
  • Fixed rendering of the About window click counter's Reset button, on 10.10.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when opening the preferences window.

New in DwellClick 2.2.2 Build 1773 (Oct 30, 2014)

  • Updated for compatability with OS X Yosemite.

New in DwellClick 2.2.1 Build 1758 (Apr 11, 2014)

  • Multi-touch trackpad options now include “Click only when I keep my finger on the pad”.
  • Solve issue where Fn key was hard-coded as a shortcut, which could interfere with OS X features like Dictation.
  • Fixed a typo in the welcome screen.
  • Other small fixes and tweaks.

New in DwellClick 2.2 Build 411 (Sep 10, 2013)

  • Fixes to get DwellClick ready for OS X Mavericks
  • Fixed bug where DwellClick would not click on some menu bar icons
  • Updated graphics for retina displays

New in DwellClick 2.1.2a Build 406 (Oct 13, 2012)

  • Signed for Gatekeeper.

New in DwellClick 2.1.2 Build 406 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug affecting some users, where DwellClick's animations would appear as a solid white box.

New in DwellClick 2.1.1 Build 405 (Feb 7, 2012)

  • Fixed auto-drag window resizing on OS X Lion 10.7.3.

New in DwellClick 2.1 Build 404 (Jan 27, 2012)

  • Floating control panel. Added an on-screen control panel that allows full use of DwellClick without needing to press the keyboard. This improves DwellClick for users of head trackers and other hands free input devices.
  • Clickless switch-on. When DwellClick is off, you can turn it on by hovering over the menu bar icon for 1 second.
  • The graphic symbol displayed above the mouse pointer showing the selected modifier next click is now more subtle, and can be turned off.
  • Added an option in prefs to turn off the one-tap modifier feature.
  • Removed the keyboard shortcut for Locked Drag. As an alternative, press the shortcut for Drag twice.
  • The button panels now highlight in grey if your Mac is set to the Graphite theme.
  • The layout of preferences is changed.
  • The DwellClick animation no longer appears in the corner of screenshots taken with Command-Shift-4.
  • Fixed a bug where the keyboard shortcut for DwellClick On/Off would interfere with the pop-up panel.

New in DwellClick 2.0.9 Build 371 (Jul 20, 2011)

  • New: Compatible with OS X 10.7 Lion.
  • New: Auto Drag now works to resize items in Google Docs and on Flickr.
  • Change: When you use Command-Shift-4 and drag out a screen capture region with DwellClick, the DwellClick animation won't show, so it won't appear in the corner of the image.
  • Fix: The free trial reminder window no longer steals the keyboard focus.

New in DwellClick 2.0.4 Build 355 (Apr 27, 2011)

  • New: You can now use a custom keyboard shortcut instead of the Fn key.
  • New: Option-click the '+' button to add the most recently clicked app to the blocked apps list.
  • Change: DwellClick Preferences is now a floating window.
  • Fix: Pressing a keyboard equivalent no longer cancels out the currently selected modifier.

New in DwellClick 1.5.1 (Feb 4, 2011)

  • Added two new ways of opening the DwellClick menu (as well as the normal way of just clicking the menu bar icon). You can now click the DwellClick icon in the Dock, or use a keyboard equivalent. This is handy if you have a lot of status bar icons and the DwellClick icon is hidden under an application menu.
  • DwellClick will click on its own menu, even when it is off. This way, you can tur

New in DwellClick 1.5 (Jan 26, 2011)

  • The status bar icon is now greyed out at startup and turns black when DwellClick is loaded up and ready to go (Snow Leopard only).
  • When using “Set Focus to Control Panel”, the graphical effect showing the highlighted button is now clearer, and you can use the left and right arrows to change the highlighted button.
  • Added “(no sound)” to the options in the audio feedback preferences.
  • DwellClick will click on its own menu, even when it is off. This way, you can turn DwellClick off and on without having to do any manual clicks.
  • Added two new ways of opening the DwellClick menu (as well as the normal way of just clicking the menu bar icon). You can now click the DwellClick icon in the Dock, or use a keyboard equivalent. This is handy if you have a lot of status bar icons and the DwellClick icon is hidden under an application menu.
  • The click counter now counts double and triple clicks properly.

New in DwellClick 1.4.2 (Dec 7, 2010)

  • Auto Drag now works with the scroll bars in the latest version of Google Chrome.

New in DwellClick 1.4 (Nov 23, 2010)

  • Improved visual feedback. A new animation effect shows when DwellClick going to click. Now you can see what DwellClick is thinking!
  • Improved ease of use with trackpads. DwellClick detects if your finger is touching the trackpad, and won’t click unless you lift your finger off. To hover the mouse without clicking, just keep your finger on the pad. (Requires a multi-touch trackpad and Snow Leopard.)
  • Added a triple click option.
  • You can press the Esc key to end a drag.
  • When you use a graphics tablet, DwellClick automatically increases the jitter tolerance.
  • Several minor fixes and under-the-hood improvements.

New in DwellClick 1.3.1 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • Fixed the bug where clicking in an application brought it to the front but the menu bar didn’t change.

New in DwellClick 1.3 (Nov 12, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • Quick Drag. Quick Drag is a new feature for dragging things that would not normally trigger Auto Drag, such as Finder items and text. Quick Drag detects movement of the pointer within the fraction of a second after an auto click, and transforms the click into a drag. You can turn Quick Drag on in the General preference pane.
  • Improvements:
  • If you use a multi-touch trackpad, you can now prevent clicking by touching a second finger down on to the trackpad. (Requires Snow Leopard.)
  • DwellClick will avoid clicking if you switch between applications (such as using Command-Tab) during the dwell period.
  • Added a “Drag and Paste” action to complement “Drag and Copy”.
  • The AppleScript “perform” command now always performs the click immediately, independently of the settings for keyboard equivalents.
  • DwellClick offers to move itself to the Applications folder at startup.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a bug where a second auto drag would start after manually clicking to end an auto drag.
  • Changes:
  • DwellClick 1.3 requires an Intel Mac. PowerPC is not supported.

New in DwellClick 1.2 (Oct 27, 2010)

  • DwellClick no longer produces errant delayed clicks when clicking on apps that are responding slowly.
  • The "Don't click at bottom of screen" option is now "Don't click at bottom or sides of screen", since the Dock can be hidden at the side.
  • The status bar icon turns grey when DwellClick is not enabled.
  • DwellClick is fully compatible with Dragon Dictate 2.0's mouse moving commands.
  • The dragging animation now always appears. (Previously, it did not appear if you were dragging an item in Finder.)
  • The preferences window has been rearranged.

New in DwellClick 1.1 (Sep 21, 2010)

  • The size of the animated flash is adjustable. You can make it bigger to see it better.
  • The DwellClick control panel has a choice of horizontal or vertical layout.
  • DwellClick now has a jitter tolerance setting. This makes it work better with input devices such as graphics tablets and head trackers.
  • If you use a graphics tablet, DwellClick now ignores any accidental movement as you lift the pen away from the tablet.
  • You can cancel a DwellClick drag by manually pressing any mouse button.
  • When an application is blocked, you can choose whether to block all clicks (including on other, non-blocked apps) when that app is active.
  • Keyboard equivalents cause the action immediately, instead of just selecting the acton.
  • There is a counter showing the number of DwellClick clicks and the number of manual clicks you have done, in the Software pane of DwellClick preferences.
  • DwellClick won't click if you start scrolling with the scroll wheel, Magic Mouse or trackpad.
  • DwellClick plays nicely with LazyMouse (http://www.old-jewel.com/lazymouse/).
  • DwellClick can be controlled using AppleScript.
  • DwellClick has a Mouse Down/Mouse Up command, accessible via the keyboard and via AppleScript.