Phoenix Slides Version History

• fix "new browser window" preference being ignored on startup
• fix slideshow window not draggable to second screen under some circumstances
• add sort by date added, file type, and size
• sort by name now sorts by name, not file path (hold down option to get previous sorting behavior)
• offer to delete files immediately when move to trash fails
• add "Open in Finder" contextual menu to any directory in the directory browser
• hit 'p' in slideshow to see full file path
• support aliases and symbolic links to files and folders (this should be considered experimental)

• pinch-to-zoom now zooms around the cursor and is smoother
• add preference for transparent image background color
• add preference to (not) open a browser window when opening images from the Finder
• add preference for slideshow window to resize to fit image
• add "Copy To..." in the File menu
• faster initial loading of large images
• avoid "liquid glass" window edge in full screen slideshow on macOS 26
• fix orientation and other issues with cr3, nef, hif, arw, and jxl files
• add visual indication of unreadable folders (you may need to grant access to these folders in your System Preferences)
• fix blank window at startup for some users
• Phoenix Slides now requires macOS 11.5 (Big Sur) or later

• by popular demand, add preference to default to slideshow-in-window
• fix crash when generating thumbnails for cr3 files
• fix arw and nef files showing up the wrong size (very small!) in slideshow mode (appears to be a bug in Apple's frameworks)
• show (non-collapsed) file browser section of window for new users of the app (it was accidentally collapsed by default starting in version 1.5.3)
• auto-advance is now paused when you go backwards (hit space or right arrow to resume; hit 0 to kill the timer completely)
• add hidden preference to ignore the notch on macbook: run defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides pretendNotchIsntThere -bool YES in Terminal

• fix hang (and runaway memory usage) when a parent directory of the current directory is deleted
• show filename in title bar of slideshow window

• add preference for dark/light appearance (overriding system setting if desired)
• set text color of filenames to white against dark backgrounds
• fix heic auto-orientation in slideshow
• generate larger thumbnails in some cases when preference is set to 160
• remember rotations in between slideshows
• fix: app should no longer prevent unmounting of volumes
• fix animated gifs when "show large images at actual size" pref was on
• update slideshow image correctly when performing lossless jpeg rotation and "don't change modification date" preference was on
• fix order of slideshow when files were changed in the background and images were sorted by modification date
• eliminate white edges to images in certain circumstances
• fix a small memory leak when viewing exif info

• improve slideshow image quality; draw correctly to HiDPI/"retina" displays
• fix crash when loading thumbnails for some DNG files
• fix regression: "Show Large Images at Actual Size" not working
• add a line to the slideshow cheat sheet documenting option-arrow (goes to next/previous slide in order while in random mode)

• fix: "Move To Trash" does not remove slide from slideshow when sorted by date
• fix: thumbnails not updated immediately after undoing a "Move To Trash"
• add hidden preference to disable slideshow looping indicator: run defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides SlideshowSuppressLoopIndicator -bool YES in Terminal

• faster thumbnails
• better performance in slideshows, especially for zoomed-in images
• categories (the ones assigned with F2-F12 keys) now saved across launches
• experimental support for animated webp images
• add preference for the startup slideshow to appear in a window
• fix bug where some EXIF thumbnails were not recognized
• fix regression: corresponding thumbnail not selected after closing slideshow

• add ability to start slideshow immediately at startup (set in Preferences)
• add option to start without a browser window (when starting up with slideshow)
• add menu item File -> Move to Folder
• allow collapsing file browser (drag the divider all the way to the top)
• choose whether not to start slideshow/auto-advance when opening files from the Finder
• fix auto-advance being on sometimes despite preference setting
• improved startup time; other optimizations and bug fixes
• fix drag and drop resulting in string vs. file in apps like InDesign
• fix slideshow cheat sheet asking to load the LiHei Pro font on non-Chinese localizations

• use embedded jpeg to generate thumbnails for raw files
• fix regression: exif orientation not read correctly
• slightly faster thumbnails for jpegs (use RAM instead of tmpfile)
• fix some rare potential crashes

• sort by EXIF date (jpeg, heif, and raw supported)
• show EXIF info for heif and (many) raw files
• improve sorting speed (sorting by modification date is over 10x faster)
• a couple of bug fixes

• add option to view slideshow in resizable window (in Slideshow menu, or hold down option while starting a slideshow)
• thumbnail view and slideshow will now automatically update when your files are moved/changed (for most directories)
• restore ability to refresh thumbnails when reloading a directory
• support tabs
• add keyboard shortcut (cmd-opt-R) for Random mode
• allow pinch to zoom thumbnails
• enable "Copy" of file paths in thumbnail view
• add hidden preference for thumbnail padding: e.g., defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides thumbPadding -float 5 (accepts values of 0-16, but anything under 5 may look terrible)

• avoid the notch on newer macbooks
• allow undo after moving files to the trash/Finder
• improve performance and memory usage when loading thumbnails
• restore feature: drag files to directory browser to open that directory (broken since 10.6 Snow Leopard!)
• files are now selected when dropping them onto the app or thumbnail view
• improve behavior (don't reload) if the current directory is renamed, deleted, unmounted
• show file type descriptions in the preferences
• fix some crashes that could happen after closing a window
• fix broken contextual menu when right-clicking on corrupt files
• the maxThumbsToLoad hidden preference now defaults to 100
• other bug fixes
• now requires macOS 10.13 or later

• improve image interpolation quality in slideshow
• improve "Check For Update" behavior

• fix slideshow window position on macOS 12 (Monterey)
• support native Apple Silicon

• fix slideshow window position when menubar is hidden on macOS 10.15
• resize slideshow window when changing displays
• notarized for GateKeeper on macOS 10.15 (Catalina)

• fix crash when showing categories in thumbnail view
• restore the "Show Large Images at Actual Size" feature

• support pinch gesture to zoom
• support Dark Mode in macOS 10.14
• fix slow drawing/high CPU usage when displaying lots of thumbnails
• change description for "on startup" preference to "when opening a new window" to more accurately describe the behavior with the system's "restore windows" preference
• notarize app for macOS 10.14

• fix bug where slideshow would not start if "Random" mode was selected

• fixed bug where thumbnail view was clipped until the window was resized (this only happened on OS X 10.11)
• fixed bug with "Apply Settings" button in Slideshow Settings
• windows are now restored when the app is re-opened (if the preference is checked in the "General" System Preferences)
• added "Open With" contextual menu
• fixed bug with scroll position of thumbnail view
• fixed type-to-select in directory browser
• better handling of invisible files
• fixed crash when starting a slideshow at launch
• fixed some localizations

• code-signed for Gatekeeper on 10.9.5
• added preference to hide certain files types (e.g., pdf files)
• now requires OS X 10.9 or later (major code rewrite!)

• fixed crash when changing the sort order (e.g. when sorting by last modified)
• reenable scrollwheel navigation in slideshows when using a non-Magic Mouse
• fixed slideshow window not appearing when window is moved to a second display on OS X 10.9
• fixed problem where Phoenix Slides stopped noticing if a folder you were browsing got renamed or moved
• fixed bug in slideshow: file deleted in browser window was not updated in the slideshow
• improved handling of invisible folders
• update version check to handle larger system versions
• fixed some cosmetic bugs (degree symbol in EXIF info; display of non-integer auto-advance times)

• thumbnails load immediately when you scroll to them
• you can now change from random to sequential during a slideshow
• code-signed to run with Gatekeeper on 10.7+
• limit placed on number of thumbnails automatically loaded (This avoids app crashes. You can change this value to anything from 0 to something very large. The default is 3000. Type something like defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides maxThumbsToLoad -int 8000 in a Terminal window.)
• hit option-left/up and option-right/down to jump to the previous/next sequential slide while in random mode
• added visual indicator when looping a slideshow
• now shows empty screen when removing last slide (instead of going backwards)
• autorotate setting saved across launches
• autorotate setting available in slideshows as well
• disabled use of scrollwheel/scrolling to advance slideshows (this feature didn't play well with the Magic Mouse)
• relative paths (not just file names) are shown at the bottom of the browser window
• handles mixed-case file extensions (.JpEg)
• JPEG menu items now correctly enabled even if first selected item is not a JPEG
• fixed "show file names" menu item checkmark
• fixed exception when mounting a new disk
• fixed exception when user typed a dead key (e.g. option-e)
• fixed erroneous "there is a new version" message when the server returns a bad HTTP status code
• updated to exiftags 1.01
• improved French and Italian localizations

• info bar during slideshow is now hidden by default; showing/hiding of the info bar is now retained when quitting
• universal binary again! the last version inadvertently dropped support for powerpc machines. (although, this will probably be the last version to support anything before 10.6)

• sort thumbnails by name or date
• names in the browser are sorted by name now
• thumbnail window now auto-rotates JPEGs with orientation tags (e.g. from your iPhone)
• new "Rotate by Tag" command to apply a lossless JPEG rotation according to the orientation tag
• in slideshow mode: added a new command to save the currently displayed orientation using lossless JPEG rotation
• JPEG rotation commands are now applied relative to the currently displayed orientation
• hitting '*' during slideshow now resets rotation and flip (in addition to zoom)
• added hidden preference to not re-randomize at the start of a new loop when both "Loop" and "Random" are active: type defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides Slideshow:RerandomizeOnLoop -boolean NO in a Terminal window
• fixed bug where super-skinny images might crash the browser (thanks to Luis Lozano)
• fixed: white line on the right side of some 180-degree rotations
• fixed bug where you're stuck in a slideshow if you dragged something to the Phoenix Slides icon, then switch to view a particular "category", then switched away from that window (e.g. another app) and back again (thanks to Doc O'Leary)
• fixed bug where a jpeg would remain flipped in the slideshow after modifying it
• fixed bug where slideshow rotations would be stored incorrectly after flipping
• fixed: aliases in slideshows can now show EXIF info
• fixed: replace thumb works with aliases
• updated some localizations

• works with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
• when slideshow is running, slideshow no longer switches screens
• when running in random AND loop mode, re-randomize at the start of each loop
• fixed crash on badly formatted ("field type mismatch") EXIF headers
• improved Italian localization

• fixed - no more white line in scaled-down images
• new preference for larger thumbnails
• new preference to allow moving files/making aliases
• new - hit 'f' to flip during slideshow
• new - shift-space goes back
• new - set thumbnail background color
• fixed - dragging to trash can now removes thumbnail from view (bug introduced in 1.2)
• fixed bug when reading JPEG Comments with 8-bit characters

• fixed crash when reading certain non-standard EXIF headers
• fixed sporadic hangs (spinning wheel cursor, often affected Intel machines)
• fixed white line drawing artifacts in thumbnail view
• some internal changes to work with resolution independence (in anticipation of Leopard)

• New icon (thanks to Takeshi Gondo)
• Selected thumbnail now matches last viewed slide
• Items now sorted by filename (Finder order)
• Skips folders named "Thumbs" (for better iPhoto library browsing)
• fixed - exif thumb popup menu now hides when info window is collapsed
• fixed - ghost of last thumbnail no longer remains when deleting a file
• fixed - jpeg transformations no longer cause menubar/dock to show during slideshows
• Italian localization

• Auto-rotate JPEGs according to EXIF Orientation tag
• JPEG rotations now reset orientation tag, fixing an inconsistency with Preview
• reset orientation tag, delete/rebuild EXIF thumbnail
• JPEG rotations also rotate EXIF thumbnail
• left- and right-click now go forward/back in slideshow; double-click ends slideshow
• scroll wheel can be used to navigate slideshow
• command-+/- can now zoom in/out slideshow
• hand cursor appears when you can drag zoomed images
• new and improved preferences window
• set slideshow background color/transparency (perhaps not very useful but very cool)
• resizable columns in the folder browser
• fixed crash when exiting slideshow with images waiting to be cached (also made currentIndex volatile)
• fixed: jpeg files with non-EXIF APP1 tags no longer cause problems with selection/info display
• fixed: jpeg rotation during slideshow didn't update if "don't change modification date" was checked
• fixed: rotating and trashing files in thumbnails window will now cause slideshow to update too
• French localization

• added - show EXIF info during slideshow
• added - show all images at actual size in slideshow
• opening files now starts a slideshow immediately
• zoom settings now stick around until you quit
• option to preserve file modification date when performing lossless JPEG transformations
• fixed incorrectly enabled menu items during slideshow
• fixed scrolling bug with numeric keypad 2, 4, 6, 8
• fixed drawing glitch when hiding slideshow cheat sheet
• fixed bug where slideshow showed up in the wrong location with multiple monitors
• compiled to run on both ppc and x86 architecture
• Spanish localization

• zoom in/out in slideshow
• lossless JPEG rotations/transformations
• get info window with EXIF info, JPEG comments, etc.
• ability to open multiple thumbnail windows
• ability to assign images to temporary groups/categories
• random order slideshows
• slightly faster thumbnail loading for non-JPEGs
• automatic version checking
• German localization
• fixed - preferences not always saved on quit

• status bar (name, size, dimensions)
• resizable thumbnails
• animated GIFs in slideshow
• slideshow option to zoom small images to size of screen
• pressing 1-9 now starts auto-advance right away
• pressing space now pause/continues auto-advance
• speed/memory optimizations in thumbnail view
• navigate thumbnails using arrow keys
• folder listing shows mounted volumes at the top level
• folder listing automatically updates on volume mount, folder move/rename/delete
• fixed - thumbnail view sometimes skipped images
• fixed (very) occasional hang on launch