DropDMG 2.1

April 24th, 2003 (DropDMG)
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Version 2.1 of DropDMG is now available.

This is a free update that includes the following changes:

  • Remembers recent and favorite destination folders.
  • Can create Internet-enabled disk images.
  • Simplified the drag modifiers, the preferences window, and the scripting interface.
  • Can move the source folder to the trash after creating an image.
  • Can choose the destination folder when converting.
  • You can now specify preferences overrides using one sheet per image, rather than a single modal dialog.
  • You can now set the volume name and image name from the scripting interface.
  • Added a returning immediately scripting parameter. This lets you control whether the script waits for DropDMG to finish creating the image.
  • You can now use tildes in paths when scripting DropDMG.
  • Suggests localized image names, when possible, and omits hidden extensions, so that you don’t end up with, e.g., a .app.dmg file.
  • The license agreement editor is much more responsive.
  • You can set the encoding from the DropDMG Status window’s contextual menu.
  • Can now encode .dmg images with MacBinary.
  • Updated the MacBinary encoder for compatibility with Apple’s JDK 1.4.1. (In the latest JDK, Apple removed support for JDirect, which the old MacBinary encoder relied upon.)
  • Fixed bug where DropDMG couldn’t image a folder with more than 100 or so top-level items.
  • Worked around problem where some .dmg images created with Disk Copy could not be converted to .img or .smi.
  • Fixed license agreement assertion failure bug.
  • DropDMG will no longer let you quit while an image operation is in progress.
  • The agreement editor window zooms to the width of the text field that Disk Copy will use to display the agreement when the image is mounted.
  • When you drag something over the DropDMG Status window, its instructional text changes to tell you the meanings of the modifier keys.
  • The DropDMG Status window is closable (if you register).
  • License agreements remember their window positions across renames.
  • The License Agreements window is printable.
  • The DropDMG Status window zooms to a reasonable width instead of the whole screen.
  • The DropDMG Status window summary shows more of the current preferences.
  • The progress bar is finer-grained.
  • The key equivalent for Delete Selection is Command-Delete instead of Command-D.
  • Better error messages.
  • DropDMG is better about picking fresh names for its temporary files.
  • The Registration window is smarter about ignoring whitespace and control characters that can be introduced when pasting in a serial number.

For more information, please see the DropDMG Manual.