The Iconfactory

New Features:

• Pixadex is now a Universal binary for native performance on Intel Macs
• Support for custom icons on folders in the collections list
• Contextual menu item for applying an icon to its parent collection

Improvements:

• Icon views now support click-through which improves inspector behavior
• Can now select a 1.x format Pixadex support folder in the preferences
• Pressing Shift on launch will re-index icons for use with Spotlight
• In demo mode, importing 250+ icons no longer adds blanks to your library
• Can no longer rename “My Icons” and “Trash” collections using the keyboard
• Images that aren’t 72 dpi are now imported correctly
• Fixed a crash when performing a search under 10.4+
• Other minor changes and fixes

Improvements:

• Importing PNG files no longer produces images with anomalies
• Fixed a bug that caused the Search Bar to appear incorrectly with Spotlight
• Fixed a crash when selecting “do not show again” on the backup dialog box
• Fixed a bug that prevented re-locating the Pixadex data folder
• Searching on OS X 10.3 works properly if the icons have not been loaded
• Can now drag icons from a search to the Trash to delete them
• Key combo for moving icons directly to the Trash is now Option-Delete
• Fixed a potential situation where an icon library could be converted twice
• Other minor changes and fixes

$9.95 paid upgrade for registered users of 1.x

New Features:

• Smart Collections (10.4+)
• Streamlined interface, including new Search Bar
• Spotlight support for Mac OS X 10.4+, allows for icon searching via Spotlight
• List view for viewing icons (including their names) and metadata
• Print individual icons and/or collections
• Unlimited nested folders in the collections list
• Collection icons in the List Pane may be customized with copy and paste
• Can now import a wide variety of images, including PNG, TIFF, and JPG
• Scan and remove duplicate icons for a more compact library
• Application ID can be set in the Info window, for use with CandyBar

Improvements:

• Command-Delete will move an icon/collection to the Trash
• Can now duplicate collections
• Searches can be saved as Smart Collections (10.4+)
• Clickable URLs are displayed for locked icons
• Periodic reminders to archive your icon library
• Many other improvements and bug fixes

• Deleting a collection is now more reliable
• Fixed a potential crash if the URL associated with an icon is invalid

New Features:

• Icon loading is significantly faster
• Memory usage is greatly reduced
• Pixadex now includes Japanese localization
• Fixed occasional hangs on launch and when performing searches
• New collection file format provides smaller files and faster loading
• Minor interface tweaks

New Features:

• Pixadex is now compatible with CandyBar 2
  • Supports iContainers that contain application icons
  • Send to CandyBar and open Candybar work as expected
• Fixed an occasional hang on launch
• Fixed a bug where a collection would fail to save its changes if its parent folder had been renamed

New Features:

• Fixed a crash when emptying the Trash with a large amounts of icons
• When importing a folder of icons, the icons will be added to the selected collection rather than adding them to the ‘My Icons’ collection
• Pixadex no longer shows the library upgrade warning on first launch
• Fixed a potential crash when sorting icons that contain invalid entries

New Features:

• Drag and drop arranging is much more responsive
• Pixadex recognizes and can import iControl icon packs
• Fixed a bug preventing scrollbars from updating properly
• Prefs size slider is now included when using full keyboard navigation
• Sending to iChat now sends 64×64s when using icons larger than 32×32
• Arrange menu options are disabled when the browser window isn’t visible
• Fixed a bug that would cause an incorrect icon to become selected when adjusting the selection via the keyboard after a drag and drop arrangement
• Opening an iContainer from the Finder, doesn’t place the new collection inside a folder

New Features:

• User specified locations for Pixadex’s icon library
• Arrange icons in collections by various attributes including:
  • Manually (via drag and drop)
  • Name
  • Date added
  • Size
  • Author
  • Keywords
  • URLs
  • Comments
• Supports the importing and exporting of Windows .ICO files
• Customize volume (Hard Disk) icons
• Collections can be customized and will remember these attributes:
  • Size
  • Background color
  • Scroll position
• Saved iContainers remember background color, size, and arrangement order
• New QuickDrop area in the browser window
• Save any search results into a new collection
• System service to add icons to Pixadex
• Global icon size preference added

Improvements:

• Drawing optimizations to scroll large icon collections quickly
• Dragging icons to the Finder no longer creates long, numeric names
• Undo is now supported when editing icon data in the info window
• Dragging icons, iContainers, etc. onto a folder will create a child collection
• The QuickDrop window now floats above all other windows
• Drag image badge is now placed above the copy cursor indicator (10.3+)
• Collection comments are now displayed in the info window
• Import menu items have keyboard equivalents
• Supports 48×48 icon data
• Fixed a potential dead-lock when initially loading a collection
• Better handling of “blank icons” to prevent indefinite load times
• Contextual menus now support Export, Import, and Save as iContainer
• View Options contextual menu added to the icon browser view
• URL field no longer wraps at http:// with long URLs
• More detailed messages when deleting icons
• Selecting icons is now much more accurate
• Added type-to in the collections list
• Dragging a selection is supported in the icon browser view

• Preference allowing all instances to be deleted when trashing an icon
• Fixed a bug where the Finder wouldn’t update after changing an icon
• Added support for additional CandyBar icons
• Added “Set as iChat Picture” feature
• Pixadex will no longer lose icons
• Open/drop states now preserved when exporting icons from Pixadex
• Added support for home / end / forward delete keys in the icon view
• Fixed a problem that would cause an icon collection to load forever
• Several crash-causing bugs fixed
• Interface enhancements for Panther
  • Fixed an icon drawing problem under Panther
  • Improvements to the appearance of selected icons
  • Get info” button in main window removed, “Actions” menu added
  • Additional interface changes for integration with Mac OS X 10.3

• Added support for importing .icns files
• Included “Get Info” in the contextual menu for collections
• Added additional export options to icon contextual menus
• Easier to add / move selections in the list pane when it’s full
• Fixed a bug that caused iContainers to lose open/drop states when saving
• Fixed a bug that could cause the icon library not to load correctly
• Fixed a bug where Inspector thumbnails appeared upside-down
• Fixed a bug that kept Pixadex from recognizing imported IconDropper packs
• Many other little fixes and improvements