really good app, but I am still wondering if I could have a life time free upgrade for the lifetime?
I use WindowShade X. I like it a lot. You know, v3.0 is now out with Minimize-In-Place, which I parcticularly like. I believe WindowShade X upgrades so far have been free to buyers.
I use WindowShade X. I like it a lot. You know, v3.0 is now out with Minimize-In-Place, which I parcticularly like. I believe WindowShade X upgrades so far have been free to buyers.
unsanity actually did minimize-in-place even better than apple, because they allowed those minimized windows to be attached to a particular side of the screen, instead of just littered all over the place and then requiring you to move them. very nice.
BUT (you knew there had to be a "but," right?)...
macfixit.com was just talking about how "haxies" are the funtional equivalent of the classic mac os "extension," where they can cause conflicts throughout the system, as well as with individual applications. unsanity's APE manager allows you to toggle usage on a per-app basis, but it will still be incumbent upon you to root out the conflicts.
macfixit.com was just talking about how "haxies" are the funtional equivalent of the classic mac os "extension," where they can cause conflicts throughout the system, as well as with individual applications.
That's precisely what I've been harping about since Haxies first came out, even before the "APE" framework existed.
In their infancy, these add-ons caused wild instabilities and seemingly completely random problems. They'd crash apps, freeze/hang the system, or cause the UI and other things to slow down.
Unsanity appears to have hammered out most of the bugs, but I still don't trust this software. One on the great things I appreciate about Mac OS X is its remarkable stability and reliability. Unsanity's software has far too bad a history for me to install them on any machine I use.
Anyway, I really like it, I was addicted to Window Shade in OS 8 and 9 and WindowShade X is similar but better. I haven't had a single problem with any of the haxies I've used. Long live customization!
Anyway, I really like it, I was addicted to Window Shade in OS 8 and 9 and WindowShade X is similar but better. I haven't had a single problem with any of the haxies I've used. Long live customization!
Feh, that's not really a big deal. I'd pay the extra $3 for it. Besides, that's just $3 extra. With some other applications, i.e. Speed Download 2 and Graphic Converter 4.5, people who had bought shareware codes had to buy a whole new shareware code to upgrade. SD2's excuse is that the application was so different that it wasn't an upgrade, but a new program. Graphic Converter's (more relevant) excuse was that people had gone 10 years with free upgrades and that it was time for a paid upgrade... and then it'll be another 10 years before you'll have to pay again. Kinda sucks for people who bought it a couple months before the update, but it's still a good program and I think it's a good value (although I haven't found it worth paying $35 for because I don't use it enough).
That's precisely what I've been harping about since Haxies first came out, even before the "APE" framework existed.
In their infancy, these add-ons caused wild instabilities and seemingly completely random problems. They'd crash apps, freeze/hang the system, or cause the UI and other things to slow down.
Unsanity appears to have hammered out most of the bugs, but I still don't trust this software. One on the great things I appreciate about Mac OS X is its remarkable stability and reliability. Unsanity's software has far too bad a history for me to install them on any machine I use.
Most standard software (even from Apple) has more bugs than WindowShadeX will ever have. So your gripes are unfounded. I haven't experienced ANY instability with any Haxies. In addition, you can instruct each particular haxie not to touch certain apps...AT ALL.
I had one problem with Toast + WindowShade X a while back... The solution? Disable WSX for Toast. WOW, big whoop.
You're going to run into incompatibilities with tons of software. on of the DivX 5.0.x installers broke Excel and PowerPoint, for example. The 3ivx plugin broke MPEG-4 streaming for a while. Snapz Pro X interfered with my Wacom tablet when it first came out. So what?
WSX 3 is pretty cool. I like the MiP function but I can't decide if I like it or DragThing's process dock switcher better. Trying to figure out a way to use them both well at the same time.
Most standard software (even from Apple) has more bugs than WindowShadeX will ever have. So your gripes are unfounded.
Keep on rolling those eyes. I personally experienced major problems back on with the haxies that were immediately resolved by removing them. I have also personally dealt with at least half a dozen other people whose problems were directly solved by removing haxies or APE.
You're going to run into incompatibilities with tons of software. on of the DivX 5.0.x installers broke Excel and PowerPoint, for example.
Thanks for writing that!! I just discovered recently that my PowerPoint and Excel apps wouldn't launch and i couldn't figure out why (Although Excel started working again on it's own). So, I just removed the DivX 5.0.6 quicktime component and now powerpoint opens again. Now that's just stupid. Why does a quicktime component have the power to stop an app from launching is beyond me. Well, don't really need the DivX one anyway since I usually use Mplayer. Anyway thanks again for mentioning that issue.
Keep on rolling those eyes. I personally experienced major problems back on with the haxies that were immediately resolved by removing them. I have also personally dealt with at least half a dozen other people whose problems were directly solved by removing haxies or APE.
Got any examples I can test out? As Endymion just found out, ANY number of apps that leverage a plug-in architecture, which in turn is pushed into other apps via other frameworks can cause stability problems. Unsanity's done everything possible to minimize this in addition to providing stellar support. You should add every software developer in existence to your little blacklist...Hmm, I wonder if HP's "HP Communications" driver still uses 100% of my CPU when I activate it. Heck, viewing certain FTP sites in the Finder will cause it to become unresponsive and unrecoverable without a reboot.
Thanks for writing that!! I just discovered recently that my PowerPoint and Excel apps wouldn't launch and i couldn't figure out why (Although Excel started working again on it's own). So, I just removed the DivX 5.0.6 quicktime component and now powerpoint opens again. Now that's just stupid. Why does a quicktime component have the power to stop an app from launching is beyond me. Well, don't really need the DivX one anyway since I usually use Mplayer. Anyway thanks again for mentioning that issue.
Because DivX plugs into QuickTime, which plugs into pretty much every useful app out there.
Keep on rolling those eyes. I personally experienced major problems back on with the haxies that were immediately resolved by removing them. I have also personally dealt with at least half a dozen other people whose problems were directly solved by removing haxies or APE.
Problems happen for some people I guess, and for others it works fine. I've tried a preview of WindowShade X 3. But I'm not dishing out $10 for it, since the amount that I'd use it probably would make it ot worth that much to me.
I run a few haxies on my system and they work for me. I think, in the end, all you can say is that it'll work for some and it won't work for some. It's probably based on system configuration or something like that.
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Originally posted by seen_xu
really good app, but I am still wondering if I could have a life time free upgrade for the lifetime?
I use WindowShade X. I like it a lot. You know, v3.0 is now out with Minimize-In-Place, which I parcticularly like. I believe WindowShade X upgrades so far have been free to buyers.
Originally posted by ryaxnb
I use WindowShade X. I like it a lot. You know, v3.0 is now out with Minimize-In-Place, which I parcticularly like. I believe WindowShade X upgrades so far have been free to buyers.
unsanity actually did minimize-in-place even better than apple, because they allowed those minimized windows to be attached to a particular side of the screen, instead of just littered all over the place and then requiring you to move them. very nice.
BUT (you knew there had to be a "but," right?)...
macfixit.com was just talking about how "haxies" are the funtional equivalent of the classic mac os "extension," where they can cause conflicts throughout the system, as well as with individual applications. unsanity's APE manager allows you to toggle usage on a per-app basis, but it will still be incumbent upon you to root out the conflicts.
in essence, "caveat emptor."
Originally posted by rok
macfixit.com was just talking about how "haxies" are the funtional equivalent of the classic mac os "extension," where they can cause conflicts throughout the system, as well as with individual applications.
That's precisely what I've been harping about since Haxies first came out, even before the "APE" framework existed.
In their infancy, these add-ons caused wild instabilities and seemingly completely random problems. They'd crash apps, freeze/hang the system, or cause the UI and other things to slow down.
Unsanity appears to have hammered out most of the bugs, but I still don't trust this software. One on the great things I appreciate about Mac OS X is its remarkable stability and reliability. Unsanity's software has far too bad a history for me to install them on any machine I use.
Anyway, I really like it, I was addicted to Window Shade in OS 8 and 9 and WindowShade X is similar but better. I haven't had a single problem with any of the haxies I've used. Long live customization!
Originally posted by Luca Rescigno
I bought WindowShade X back when it was $7
Anyway, I really like it, I was addicted to Window Shade in OS 8 and 9 and WindowShade X is similar but better. I haven't had a single problem with any of the haxies I've used. Long live customization!
bad, the current price is 10.
Originally posted by seen_xu
bad, the current price is 10.
Feh, that's not really a big deal. I'd pay the extra $3 for it. Besides, that's just $3 extra. With some other applications, i.e. Speed Download 2 and Graphic Converter 4.5, people who had bought shareware codes had to buy a whole new shareware code to upgrade. SD2's excuse is that the application was so different that it wasn't an upgrade, but a new program. Graphic Converter's (more relevant) excuse was that people had gone 10 years with free upgrades and that it was time for a paid upgrade... and then it'll be another 10 years before you'll have to pay again. Kinda sucks for people who bought it a couple months before the update, but it's still a good program and I think it's a good value (although I haven't found it worth paying $35 for because I don't use it enough).
Originally posted by Brad
That's precisely what I've been harping about since Haxies first came out, even before the "APE" framework existed.
In their infancy, these add-ons caused wild instabilities and seemingly completely random problems. They'd crash apps, freeze/hang the system, or cause the UI and other things to slow down.
Unsanity appears to have hammered out most of the bugs, but I still don't trust this software. One on the great things I appreciate about Mac OS X is its remarkable stability and reliability. Unsanity's software has far too bad a history for me to install them on any machine I use.
Most standard software (even from Apple) has more bugs than WindowShadeX will ever have. So your gripes are unfounded. I haven't experienced ANY instability with any Haxies. In addition, you can instruct each particular haxie not to touch certain apps...AT ALL.
I had one problem with Toast + WindowShade X a while back... The solution? Disable WSX for Toast. WOW, big whoop.
You're going to run into incompatibilities with tons of software. on of the DivX 5.0.x installers broke Excel and PowerPoint, for example. The 3ivx plugin broke MPEG-4 streaming for a while. Snapz Pro X interfered with my Wacom tablet when it first came out. So what?
Originally posted by seen_xu
so everybody here buy the app via something like visa card?
I do.
Originally posted by Eugene
Most standard software (even from Apple) has more bugs than WindowShadeX will ever have. So your gripes are unfounded.
Keep on rolling those eyes. I personally experienced major problems back on with the haxies that were immediately resolved by removing them. I have also personally dealt with at least half a dozen other people whose problems were directly solved by removing haxies or APE.
Originally posted by Eugene
You're going to run into incompatibilities with tons of software. on of the DivX 5.0.x installers broke Excel and PowerPoint, for example.
Thanks for writing that!! I just discovered recently that my PowerPoint and Excel apps wouldn't launch and i couldn't figure out why (Although Excel started working again on it's own). So, I just removed the DivX 5.0.6 quicktime component and now powerpoint opens again. Now that's just stupid. Why does a quicktime component have the power to stop an app from launching is beyond me. Well, don't really need the DivX one anyway since I usually use Mplayer. Anyway thanks again for mentioning that issue.
Originally posted by Brad
Keep on rolling those eyes. I personally experienced major problems back on with the haxies that were immediately resolved by removing them. I have also personally dealt with at least half a dozen other people whose problems were directly solved by removing haxies or APE.
Got any examples I can test out? As Endymion just found out, ANY number of apps that leverage a plug-in architecture, which in turn is pushed into other apps via other frameworks can cause stability problems. Unsanity's done everything possible to minimize this in addition to providing stellar support. You should add every software developer in existence to your little blacklist...Hmm, I wonder if HP's "HP Communications" driver still uses 100% of my CPU when I activate it. Heck, viewing certain FTP sites in the Finder will cause it to become unresponsive and unrecoverable without a reboot.
Originally posted by Endymion
Thanks for writing that!! I just discovered recently that my PowerPoint and Excel apps wouldn't launch and i couldn't figure out why (Although Excel started working again on it's own). So, I just removed the DivX 5.0.6 quicktime component and now powerpoint opens again. Now that's just stupid. Why does a quicktime component have the power to stop an app from launching is beyond me. Well, don't really need the DivX one anyway since I usually use Mplayer. Anyway thanks again for mentioning that issue.
Because DivX plugs into QuickTime, which plugs into pretty much every useful app out there.
Originally posted by Brad
Keep on rolling those eyes. I personally experienced major problems back on with the haxies that were immediately resolved by removing them. I have also personally dealt with at least half a dozen other people whose problems were directly solved by removing haxies or APE.
Problems happen for some people I guess, and for others it works fine. I've tried a preview of WindowShade X 3. But I'm not dishing out $10 for it, since the amount that I'd use it probably would make it ot worth that much to me.
I run a few haxies on my system and they work for me. I think, in the end, all you can say is that it'll work for some and it won't work for some. It's probably based on system configuration or something like that.