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Bug fix: Crash on launch
Fixes a bug where HoudahSpot fails to launch
New: HoudahSpot 4.0
When run on OS X Yosemite, HoudahSpot 3.9.9 will offer the option to download HoudahSpot 4.0
Bug fix: Search by date
Fixes a minor bug when searching by date on / after / before
Bug fix: "None" group
Fixes a bug where search could fail when using a "None" group
Enhancement: Privacy preferences
HoudahSpot preferences now allow you to check if HoudahSpot has access to calendar events, reminders and contacts
Bug fix: Excessive CPU usage
Reverts a change which could cause excessive CPU usage by HoudahSpotHelper and WindowManager
Bug fix: Sort indicator
The sort indicators in the results list are now drawn correctly on OS X Yosemite
Bug fix: HoudahSpot templates & tagging tray
Fixes a crash when temporarily disabling the tray
Enhancement: Yosemite
Compatibility fixes for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Bug fix: Performance
Fixes a bug which slowed loading of search results. Thank you, Erik!
New feature: Tag Mail messages
Tag mail messages by drag-and-drop from Apple Mail.app to the HoudahSpot Tray
Bug fix: Search mounted NAS volumes
HoudahSpot failed to search certain Spotlight-indexed network volumes
Bug fix: Preferred Template
Selection in the menu to select a preferred template was off by one
Enhancement: Mac OS X Gatekeeper
Updated for compatibility with upcoming changes to Mac OS X Gatekeeper
Enhancement: Sort by name
Sort file names the same way as Finder: respects number values
Bug fix: Error message in preferences
No longer shows an error message when changing accent color
Bug fix: Search by decimal values
Fixes an issue with searching by decimal value. E.g. "focal length"
Bug fix: Crashes
Fixes a few crashing bugs. Thank you for sending in reports
New feature: File tagging
HoudahSpot can tag found files using both Mavericks / Finder and Open Meta tags
New feature: Copy as tab delimited
Search results can now be copied as tab delimited list for use in spreadsheets
New feature: Filter to find similar files
The Inspector adds an option to filter results to find similar files
New feature: Customizable date formats
The display of date columns can now be customized fro the View menu
Enhancement: Auto-completion
Improved auto-completion when searching by type, keywords or tags
Enhancement: Text Preview
Font size in Text Preview can now be adjusted
Enhancement: Toolbar
New toolbar buttons for Quick Look and Text Preview
Enhancement: Help
Documentation available from the Help menu has been updated
Bug fix: Various
Fixed various bugs. Thank you for submitting crash reports
Bug fix: Save as template
HoudahSpot crashed after saving a search as template
New feature: Display Finder label colors as colored rows
Added a hidden preference to choose between colored dots or row colors to represent Finder labels
New feature: New keyboard shortcuts
Command-Up Arrow reveals selected files in the Finder. Command-Down Arrow opens files
Enhancement: Cancel file rename
File renaming can now be aborted by hitting the Escape key or clicking outside the editing field
Bug fix: Duplicate instances of HoudahSpot Helper
Migration of the HoudahSpot Helper login item could leave 2 instances of the helper running
Bug fix: Crash when disabling the Tray
Fixed a bug which crashed HoudahSpot Helper on temporary disabling of the Tray
New feature: Save As Preferred Template
Configure the default search document by saving the current search as preferred template
Enhancement: HoudahSpot Helper
Improves handling of automatic launch of the HoudahSpot Helper application
Enhancement: HoudahSpot Tray
Performance improvements to the HoudahSpot Tray
Bug fix: Rare crashes
Fixed bugs discovered with the help of user-submitted crash reports. Thank you!
Enhancement: Date criteria
HoudahSpot now supports minute as a unit of time
Enhancement: Finder labels
On Mavericks, HoudahSpot now displays Finder label colors as dots
Bug fix: Favorite tags
Editing favorite tags in the Tray could fail
Bug fix: Tray modifier keys
HoudahSpot could show the Tray even if not all required modifier keys were pressed
Bug fix: Empty query
HoudahSpot allowed an empty query to be run producing unexpected results
Bug fix: Various
Fixes various minor bugs
Enhancement: AppleScript blitzSearch
Enhanced the AppleScript blitzSearch to allow tag searches and custom search scopes
Enhancement: Tagging service
The tagging service now returns focus to the previously active application when done
Enhancement: Appearance
Refreshed the appearance of the Inspector and Query Inspector windows
Bug fix: Various
Fixed a couple of occasional crashes
New feature: Mavericks tags
On Mac OS X Mavericks, HoudahSpot file tagging updates both Open Meta and Mavericks tags
New feature: Tag migration
HoudahSpot includes new tools to find and merge mismatched Mavericks and Open Meta tags
New feature: Tag search templates
HoudahSpot 3.8 adds 2 new templates: "Mavericks Tagged Files" and "Open Meta Tagged Files"
New feature: File extension criterion
HoudahSpot can now search for files by file name extension
Enhancement: Refreshed look
HoudahSpot looks better than ever. Especially on Retina Macs
Enhancement: Updated documentation
HoudahSpot Help is now provided as searchable PDF file
Bug fix: BlitzSearch
Fixed a bug where BlitzSearch would always search by file name
Bug fix: HoudahSpot Tray
The list of recent tags did not always update automatically
Bug fix: Preferences
The modifier keys for the HoudahSpot Tray defaulted to all keys
Pre-Announcement: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
HoudahSpot 3.8 will not run on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Bug fix: Keyboard Maestro
Fixed a bug where Keyboard Maestro caused HoudahSpot to crash
Bug fix: Focus lost
HoudahSpot 3.7.9 could lose window focus shortly after being launched
Bug fix: General stability
Fixed several minor bugs which caused occasional crashes
Pre-Announcement: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
HoudahSpot 3.8 will not run on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Bug fix: HoudahSpotHelper
Installing the HoudahSpotHelper login item is now more robust
Bug fix: Attribute name lookup
HoudahSpot could crash while looking up Spotlight attribute names
Enhancement: Mac OS X Mavericks
HoudahSpot now runs on Mac OS X 10.9 Developer Preview
Enhancement: Tags & keywords
The "Tags & keywords" criterion now also matches Mavericks tags
Pre-Announcement: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
HoudahSpot 3.8 will not run on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Bug fix: BlitzSearch
BlitzSearch would not always bring HoudahSpot to front
Bug fix: Registration
HoudahSpot would ignore the license file if launched with a saved search
Bug fix: File size criterion
The file size criterion was missing a "less than" operator
New feature: Search tags & keywords
Added a synthetic criterion to search both system keyword and OpenMeta tag attributes
Enhancement: Fit columns
HoudahSpot gently tries to adjust column widths when adding an additional column
Enhancement: Retina status item
The HoudahSpot global menu now has a retina icon
Bug fix: HoudahSpot Tray
Fixed a bug in the HoudahSpot Tray that could crash HoudahSpotHelper
Bug fix: Console logging
Fixed a bug which caused excessive logging to the console
Bug fix: Gatekeeper
HoudahSpotHelper 3.7.5 had a damaged code signature. Gatekeeper would advise against running it
Bug fix: File operations
Fixes an bug where HoudahSpot reported an error after a successful file operation (copy, alias, move)
Enhancement: Grid view zoom level
Grid view zoom level is now saved in search documents and templates
Enhancement: AppleScript
Grid view zoom level can now be set using AppleScript
Bug fix: Inspector window
Fixed a bug where the Inspector would remain empty
Bug fix: Mission Control
HoudahSpotHelper no longer appears in Mission Control
New feature: Spotlight-like name search
HoudahSpot can now perform "contains fuzzy" searches on names
Bug fix: Find by example
Fixes a bug were HoudahSpot would crash on attempt to "find by example"
Bug fix: Find by example
Fixes an occasional crash when a file could not be completed
Bug fix: TextPreview
Fixes bugs where TextPreview could fail to display or crash
Bug fix: Move to Trash
Gracefully handles failure to trash locked files
Bug fix: Spotlight corruption
Safeguards to prevent crashes when Spotlight index is corrupted
Bug fix: Activation
HoudahSpot 3.7.1 was missing the window need to enter the activation code
Bug fix: Crash on close of window
HoudahSpot 3.7 could crash upon closing a search window
New feature: Rename in place
Rename files right from the list of search results
New feature: Autocompletion for kind and tags criteria
HoudahSpot now autocompletes criteria when searching for file kind or tags
Enhancement: File operations
Faster file operations: copy, move, alias
Enhancement: Context menu
Context menu opens quickly even when many files are selected
Bug fix: BlitzSearch
The BlitzSearch window was not displayed correctly in HoudahSpot 3.6.4
Bug fix: HoudahSpot Helper
Fixes issues with preferences syncing between HoudahSpot and HoudahSpot Helper
Note: HoudahSpot Helper is in charge of the global menu, hot keys, BlitzSearch and the Tray window
Bug fix: HoudahSpot Tray
Fixes issues with loading recent tags in the HoudahSpot Tray window
Bug fix: Finder toolbar
Fixes an issue where HoudahSpot could fail to install itself as Finder toolbar item
Bug fix: Multiple screen setups
Fixes an issue with the HoudahSpot Tray on setups with multiple screens
Bug fix: Mac OS X Leopard
Restores compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Bug fix: Results list
Fixes display problems with custom columns in the results list
Bug fix: Criteria editor
Fixes a display bug in the criteria editor
Bug fix: Inspector
Fixes a bug where the Inspector window would crash HoudahSpot
Bug fix: Column headers
Clicking column headers to change sort order could trigger HoudahSpot to open the selected files
Bug fix: Status menu item
Opening templates from the global menu item would not bring HoudahSpot to front
Bug fix: Results list
The results list was not functional for templates where it was not the default presentation
Enhancement: Search scopes and exclusions
It is now possible to add several items to the search scopes and exclusions in one go
Change: HoudahSpot Tray
The HoudahSpot Tray is now disabled by default
Enhancement: Discrete graphics card
HoudahSpot now delays the activation of the discrete graphics card until needed
Enhancement: Sandboxed applications
Opening found files using sandboxed applications could fail with previous versions
Enhancement: Various
HoudahSpot's inner workings have been modernized for improved speed and reliability
Bug fix: Open Selection with…
The "Open Selection with…" context menu item would not always list compatible applications
Bug fix: PowerPC support
HoudahSpot Helper and Finder toolbar item were not compatible with PowerPC Macs
Bug fix: Text Preview
Restores the Text Preview feature when running under Mountain Lion
Bug fix: Excessive CPU usage
Reverts a change in 3.5.5 which is suspected to cause excessive CPU usage by HoudahSpotHelper and WindowManager
Enhancement: Mountain Lion
HoudahSpot is now signed with a Developer ID certificate for Gatekeeper compatibility
Bug fix: HoudahSpot Tray
Fixes display glitches with the Tray window
Bug fix: Mountain Lion
Improves compatibility with Mountain Lion
Bug fix: Criterion duplication
Fixes a bug where duplicating a criterion would leave the copy ignored by the query
Bug fix: Limit… feature
Fixes a bug where the Limit… was not applied correctly
Enhancement: Display number of selected files
Now shows the number of selected files in the results title bar
Enhancement: Opening Adobe InDesign files
Works around a bug when opening files with Adobe InDesign
Bug fix: Activation
Fixes a bug where upgrade purchase or activation may crash
Bug fix: CPU usage
Fixes a problem with excessive CPU usage by HoudahSpot Helper
Bug fix: Leopard compatibility
Restores compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
New feature: Finder label colors
Show results with their respective Finder label colors
New feature: Short path column
Added a new column for a minimal path display
Enhancement: Tag search
Improved tag search with a list of known tags
Enhancement: Kind search
Improved search by kind with a list of known kinds
Bug fix: Text preview
Text preview again works for Apple Pages, Microsoft Word, … documents
Bug fix: Tray drop area
The drop area for tagging file would on occasion disappear
Bug fix: Limit…
Fixes the sort ordering used to limit search results
Bug fix: Mac OS X Leopard
Restores compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard
Bug fix: Adding criteria
Fixes a bug where HoudahSpot could hang when adding criteria
Enhancement: Named windows
Improvements in the window naming logic
Bug fix: BlitzSearch
HoudahSpot no longer shows an extra empty window on BlitzSearch
Bug fix: Total size
HoudahSpot now reports the correct size of very large folders
Bug fix: Quick Look
Restores support for Quick Look on Mac OX X Leopard
New feature: Named windows
HoudahSpot now names windows based upon the criteria entered
New feature: Multiple screen support
The Tray window now supports multiple screen configurations
New feature: Search by name
Searches by name now also check alternate names
New feature: Mac OS X service
HoudahSpot now exposes a service to open a new window. Use Keyboard System Preferences to assign a keyboard shortcut
New feature: Path Finder integration
HoudahSpot adds an option to get file info in Path Finder
Enhancement: BlitzSearch window
Options are now remembered across restarts
Enhancement: Quick Look window
The Quick Look Preview window may now be closed using the common cmd-W shortcut
Enhancement: Mac OS X Lion
HoudahSpot has seen interface enhancements to match the Mac OS X Lion appearance
Bug fix: File operations
File operations (copy / move) could hang while handling conflicts
New feature: File path bar
Folders may now be dragged from the bottom bar to the "Where…" and "Exclude…" sections of the query pane
Enhancement: File path bar
Command-option click a folder in the bottom bar to add it to the "Exclude…" sections of the query pane
Bug fix: Empty NONE groups
HoudahSpot could crash over searches including an empty NONE group
New feature: Collapsible query pane
The query pane may now be hidden to make more room for the search results
New feature: Total sizes
HoudahSpot now computes folder sizes. Faster than the Finder!
Enhancement: Date created column
The Date created column now shows both date and time
Bug fix: Various
This version brings over several minor fixes from components shared with Tembo
HoudahSpot 3.1.2 has been re-released as the earlier release broke BlitzSearch.
Enhancement: Tray positioning
The Tray is now smarter about positioning itself when attached to the bottom of the screen
Enhancement: Tray sizing
The Tray no longer uses the full height of the screen when attached to the bottom of the screen
Enhancement: Tray vs. Dock
The Tray no longer overlaps with the Dock when the Dock is not set to auto-hide
Enhancement: Tray hiding
The Tray may now hides faster after the last interaction with it
Bug fix: Various
HoudahSpot 3.1.1 addresses several crashing bugs
New feature: Search by type and creator codes
HoudahSpot now supports the legacy type and creator codes
New feature: Source code text previews
Text preview of source code now bypasses the Spotlight engine
New feature: Reveal multiple items
HoudahSpot may now reveal multiple items at once in Finder or Path Finder
Enhancement: Selected criterion rows
HoudahSpot now highlights the selected criterion rows
Bug fix: BlitzSearch & tag searches
HoudahSpot could bring up an extra empty window upon launch
Bug fix: Template saving
Saving and re-saving templates is now more reliable
Bug fix: Font size
Font size adjustment feature was broken
Enhancement: Searching for mails
HoudahSpot 3.0.3 adds a template for finding mail messages
Enhancement: Dock
The Tray no longer overlaps with the Dock
Bug fix: Preferences
Fixes an issue where HoudahSpot Helper's preferences became out of sync with the main application
Bug fix: Tagging multiple files
Tagging multiple files should default to only tags shared by all files
Bug fix: Login items
HoudahSpot failed to add its Helper to the login items
Bug fix: File tagging
Fixes an issue where file tagging did not work on certain systems
Bug fix: Upgrade store
The upgrade store failed to work with "Quit on close of last window" enabled
New feature: The Tray
The main purpose of the HoudahSpot Tray is to provide access to the file tagging features. The Tray may also list your templates
New feature: File tagging
HoudahSpot 3 adds the ability to tag files.
Tags are non-hierarchical keywords assigned to files. They serve a similar purpose than folders. The crucial difference being that a file may be assigned several tags and be located by any of them.
HoudahSpot's tagging feature is based upon the OpenMeta technology. It is thus compatible with a growing number of third party tagging applications.
New feature: Tag searches
The HoudahSpot Tray lists your favorite tags as well as tags recently used by HoudahSpot or another OpenMeta tagging solution.
Drag a file to a tag to assign it that tag. Drag a file to the file well to be presented with a window to enter any number of tags.
Select tags and double-click to start a search. Hold down the option key while double-clicking to match any of the selected tags.
Enhancement: HoudahSpot menu bar item
The behavior of the HoudahSpot menu bar item has been changed slightly.
Clicking the menu bar item now reveals the BlitzSearch window.
Right-clicking the menu bar item opens an actual menu listing HoudahSpot templates.