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Oh when the updates come marching in…

We’ve been quiet here lately, but that’s not because we haven’t been busy. Far from it; we’ve been testing our apps with Mavericks, and making changes where necessary (mostly cosmetic in nature). We’ve also addressed a number of minor bugs that have been reported (thanks!) since our last updates. So be prepared, we’re updating nearly the entire lineup today—everything here is Mavericks-ready, for whenever Apple ships the system.

As always, direct purchasers can update within the app, or by downloading a new version from our servers. App Store buyers should see the updates (soon, if not already) in the Updates tab of the App Store application.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following updates will bump the minimum system requirement to 10.7 or newer; if you’re still running 10.6, DO NOT INSTALL THESE UPDATES.

Why 10.7 or newer? Apple recently declared an old security-related API dead (i.e. deprecated), and recommended that all developers switch to the newer API, which we did. But that new API requires 10.7 or newer.

So what’s new and improved today? It’s quite a list…

  • Butler 4.1.16: A number of behind-the-scenes updates for improved Mavericks compatibility, and a couple minor bug fixes.
  • Leech 2.2: We’ve fixed a fuzzy date bug, improved the ‘resume download,’ and squashed a couple of bugs.
  • Moom 3.1: Lots of goodness here, but the biggie is that you can now specify resize dimensions as a percentage of available space. We’ve also changed how custom names work for saved window layouts, added a new AppleScript command, and made a number of other little changes. Check out the Moom release notes page for all the details.
  • Name Mangler 3.3: The big news here is that Mavericks users can use Tags in renaming operations. We also fixed a couple of minor bugs, and added a checkbox to the Terms List dialog that will make Name Mangler check the source file for updates. Full details on the Name Mangler release notes page.
  • Witch 3.9.3: We’ve updated the “how to enable” text for Mavericks users, and worked around a glitch for those using XtraFinder.

    • If you’re scoring at home, that’s five apps updated; the missing suspects (Desktop Curtain, Keymo, Time Sink, and Usher) all have updates in the works, and we hope to have those out shortly as well. Even without updates, those apps will work fine on Mavericks—so if you’re upgrading your OS, you should be in good shape with all of our apps, assuming you apply the updates we have released.

    This entry was posted on Friday, October 18th, 2013 at 9:54 am by Rob Griffiths, and is filed under Butler, Company News, Desktop Curtain, Keymo, Leech, Moom, Name Mangler, Products, Time Sink, Usher, Witch. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

No Responses to “Oh when the updates come marching in…”

  1. Jason says:
    October 18, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    Should I update Moom through the app store now? Have you overcome the sandboxing restrictions that were previously in place?

    • Rob Griffiths says:
      October 18, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      Moom is still not sandboxed; we’re allowed to fix bugs, but not introduce major new features.

      -rob.

  2. Stefan says:
    October 18, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    Hi,

    I download Witch 3.9.3, but I still can set cmd+tab to activate witch :(
    This was working fine in ML…

    Hope there is a workaround for this.

    Thanks,
    Stefan

  3. Hein Haraldson Berg says:
    October 22, 2013 at 5:38 am

    I’ve enabled Assistive Devices on Mavericks, but it doesn’t seem to be enough for Witch. It constantly prompts me to enable it, and of course now leads to the wrong System Preferences panel.

    Can’t you ship the update sooner?

    • Rob Griffiths says:
      October 22, 2013 at 5:41 am

      The update -has- shipped. If you’re seeing the wrong message, you probably aren’t running WItch 3.9.3 — can you confirm the version for me?

      thanks;
      -rob.