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BetterZip 2.3.1

2013-02-12T11:00:00Z

BetterZip 2.3.1 is here. It’s mainly a bug fix release. If you bought a license in the Mac App Store, starting with this version you can use the updates from my web server too. The other way around is still not possible due to Apple not allowing it. Currently the only difference between the two versions is the installation of the external rar utility which is fully automated in the non-MAS version while you have to download and install rar manually in the MAS versions. In the future Apple might introduce new rules for what is allowed and what isn’t for Mac App Store apps, so being able to transfer your MAS license is a good safety net for you and me.

A big thanks to Zelu House for the new Spanish localization!

Here is a list of the bugs I fixed in 2.3.1:

Fixed a small memory leak.
Fixed a crash when extracting 7-zip archives with a custom-set, invalid temp folder.
DEB archives were not handled correctly in some cases.
Fixed compression of symbolic links.
Fixed the file attributes when extracting certain executables zipped on a Windows box.
Extracting a single folder from a SIT archive didn’t work.
“No compression” didn’t work for files larger than 4GB.
When directly extracting a rar file, passwords were not tried automatically, even if the option to do so was set in the preferences.
When changing the order of presets, the default choices were lost.
Fixed the 1-click “Download & Install” function for the external rar commandline utility.

And two enhancements:

You can now unset the default and service presets in the preset configuration.
1024px application icon for retina display Macs.

BetterZip 2.3

2012-05-30T10:00:00Z

I have just released BetterZip 2.3. This new version has an enhanced text preview: it lets you toggle line wrapping on and off and you can set the font that is used, e.g., a fixed-width font. The keyboard shortcuts that previously zoomed the list font (Cmd + and Cmd -) will now change the font size in the preview while the zoom functions got new shortcuts. Please, explore the View menu for all the details.

BetterZip is now signed with my Apple Developer ID which lets it run with Gatekeeper. Because of this, you will have to allow BetterZip to use its own passwords. It will ask you for each password, but only once if you click “Always allow”.

A big thanks to Jerry for the new Czech and Victor for the new Brazilian Portuguese localizations!

See the release notes for a complete list of the changes.

BetterZip 2.3 Beta

2012-05-20T10:00:00Z

Are you the adventurous type who likes to play with the newest gadgets? Then the beta version of BetterZip 2.3 might entertain you a bit. If you find anything weird, please let me know! If it crashes, please submit the crash report with technical details turned on and maybe a short explanation of what happened.

Here’s a complete list of the changes since the last release:

New features:

You can now change the preview font and switch line wrapping in the preview on/off.
Added Czech and Brazilian Portuguese localizations.
BetterZip is now signed with my Apple Developer ID which lets it run with Gatekeeper. Because of this, you will have to allow BetterZip to use its own passwords. It will ask you for each password, but only once if you click “Always allow”.

Enhancements:

Enhanced the replace file panel when updating multiple files in an archive at the same time.
You can now reorder the list of presets in the preferences with drag-and-drop.
Display service and default markers in the presets lists.
Added a setting in Preferences > Advanced to control which Growl notifications to issue (only needed for Growl 1.2 users).
Handle incorrectly named tgz and tbz archives more gracefully.
Click on dock icon will once again open a new window, if no windows are open and the “new window” option is set in preferences.
Updated the included 7-zip commandline tool to the latest version (9.20).

Fixed bugs:

The BetterZip services were not translated correctly for some languages.
Fixed a possible crash when setting a new master password for the password manager.
Fixed the misleading error message when trying to extract or save to a read-only folder.
The Favorites sidebar’s background had drawing errors when BetterZip was in the background.
Creating a new folder inside a tar archive wouldn’t work under certain conditions.
In rare cases parts of multi-part rar archvies were not deleted correctly after extraction.
Fixed a possible crash after using the PDF preview on Mac OS X 10.7.4.
Fixed a possible crash when trying to print an archive from the Finder (cmd+o and cmd+p are neighbors on the keyboard).

Download it here: BetterZip-2.3b4.zip (8.3 MB).

BetterZip 2.2.1

2012-03-22T11:00:00Z

BetterZip 2.2.1 is here. It’s a bug fix release that greatly improves the stability of BetterZip and you should really update. I have submitted the App Store version to Apple and it should be available there in a few days.

Here’s a complete list of the changes since the last release:

Enhancements:

Allow merging of folders and “keeping both” when adding items that already exist in the archive.
The “Open With” menu is sorted and displays better results now.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a possible crash when deleting an archive in the Finder while it was visible in the favorites sidebar.
Fixed a possible crash when using the “open with” menu with unknown file types.
The percentage badge on the BetterZip icon in LaunchPad could get stuck.
In some cases BetterZip was not able to track moved or deleted archives.

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BetterZip 2.2

2012-02-28T11:00:00Z

I have just released BetterZip 2.2 and you are welcome to download it now. The new version adds two of the most requested features: An option to batch compress multiple items into individual archives and a more capable View command for files in the archive. Click the View button in the toolbar to get the normal behavior or click and hold to drop down the Mac OS X typical “Open with” menu.

Here’s a complete list of the changes since the last release:

New Features:

Added “Open with” to the contextual menu and changed the View toolbar button to a drop-down button with “Open with” functionality.
You can now specify a custom file extension in save presets.
Added a menu item to extract all archives in a folder recursively.
Added an option and menu item to compress each of multiple dropped items into an individual archive.
Added Japanese (by Koichi Matsumoto) and Polish (by Mariusz Nicpoń) localizations. Thank you, guys!
Added the Greenwich localization framework by Whitney Young, FadingRed LLC to allow super easy translation into new languages. Start BetterZip, hold down the Alt/Option key and drop down the Help menu. There’s a new menu item “Translate BetterZip” that will open the translation interface.

Enhancements:

Increased extraction speed for rar files.
BetterZip will now display exactly which part of a multi-volume rar archive is missing, if any.
In the save panel the standard file extension will be appended to the filename.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a possible crash when quitting BetterZip with the favorites sidebar opened.
Fixed a few errors in the Russian translation.
The registration window could lead to an infinite loop under certain circumstances.
Growl will no longer write a warning message to the log.
Fixed a bug that could lead to files being overwritten when extracting certain tar.gz archives.

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