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Version 2.3.6

• Leopard fixes:
  • Restore ability to run Automator workflows
  • Fix menu placement of Apple scripts vs. User scripts

Version 2.3.5

• Restore functionality of return/tab/esc/delete as shortcut keys.

Version 2.3.4

• Improved compatibility with the upcoming Leopard 10.5 release.

Version 2.3.3 is a quick update to fix one issue from 2.3.2:

• Restore support for aliases to application bundles

Version 2.3.2

• Support for aliases to folders in script hierarchy!
• Improve performance of syncing changes to script folders
• Fix display of keyboard shortcuts on non-US keyboard layout
• Avoid adding menu item separators for empty script folders

Version 2.3.1:

• Allow return, tab, escape as keyboard shortcuts - the only key not supported is "delete"
• Fix a weird "only works every other time" bug with scripts that use UI Scripting for keystrokes
• Allow dragging of FastScripts note windows by holding command while clicking

Version 2.3:

• A refined grayscale menu bar icon
• Support for unmodified keys as script shortcuts (10.3 and later only)
• New preference for toggling "Launch at Login" feature
• Reorganized Preferences dialogs
• Improved AppleScript access to FastScripts script hierarchies
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Version 2.2.9:

• Fixes to support non-AppleScript OSAs (e.g. Javascript OSA)
• Disable script error localization added in 2.2.8 - there were unexpected negative side-effects.
• Fix a bug that prevented TextMate (and possibly others) from being chosen as default shell script editor.

2.2.7 - Minor Bug fixes:

• Redesigned application icon.
• Fixed support for "close" AppleScript command on FastScripts message windows.

2.2.6 - Several minor bug fixes:

• Plug some small memory leaks in Shortcut editor
• Fix bug that caused changed "FS Menu Keyboard Shortcut" from taking effect
• Clicking outside of preferences or closing preferences now ends shortcut editing
• Make sure menu bar highlights for non-AppleScript items invoked by shortcut
• Caps Lock no longer limits the functionality of the cmd/opt/shift menu selection shortcuts
• Menu no longer displays items that are invisible in the Finder (e.g. Icon and . files)
• Improved robustness when a configured script editor becomes unlocatable

2.2.5 - A couple improvements:

• Custom menu sorting, by way of BBEdit-style script naming convention
• Fixed "path to me" handler to correctly support script bundles

2.2.4 - Several small changes:

• Unmodified Function-Keys can now be specified as keyboard shortcuts
• Fixes a bug that caused app-specific shortcuts to fail on first launch
• Fixes the "Edit Script" shortcut to work correctly with script applets
• Fixes AppleScript support for "screen position" of built-in notification display
• Incorporates latest Kagi Registration Module

2.2.3 - Two new features:

• Recent Scripts support. Now the last several scripts you've used are available in a Recent Scripts submenu.
• Applications and documents now appear in the FastScripts menu.

2.2.2 - Bug fix to work with 2-Byte characters in folder names.

2.2.1 - Enhancements:

• Support for Automator workflow documents. Use FastScripts to run your Automator workflows without launching Automator - keyboard shortcuts for your favorite workflows!
• Improved reliability. FastScripts now recognizes "runaway scripts," and provides a mechanism for canceling execution.
• Improved startup and response times for large script directories. The FastScripts caching mechanism has changed to pre-load each script only after its first execution, reducing memory use and startup time.

2.2 - Two new features:

• Support for "On Screen Display" messages. Now you can ask FastScripts to display elegant overlay messages from your scripts! Take a look at the FastScripts scripting dictionary for more information.
• A new "edit shortcut" keyboard modifier. Hold the command (apple) key while selecting a script in the FastScripts menu, and you will be instantly taken to the FastScripts preferences dialog to edit that script's shortcut.

2.1.1 - A bug fix update incorporating the following changes:

• Improve menu-building to more reliably reflect the current frontmost application
• Fixed a bug that prevented keyboard access shortcut changes from sticking
• Escape with no modifiers now reverts to original hotkey
• Save outline view expanded state between launches
• Save and restore selected prefs pane between launches
• Make "Create App-Specific Scripts Folder" items work when "Applications" or "Scripts" parent folder doesn't already exist.
• Fix a rare crasher when trying to create scripts folders.

2.1 - A major update adding the following features and fixes:

• Application specific keyboard shortcuts
• Improved script error dialogs
• Redesigned preferences dialog
• Easy menu items for creating or opening application specific script folders
• Support for revealing files in PathFinder
• Support for AppleScript bundle format
• Override the "Path to me" command to return a reference to the script

2.0.6 - Fix a bug which prevented application-specific scripts from working with apps whose names contain certain diacritical marks. This fix is important for users working in languages with compound accented characters. Examples: "Éditeur de Scripts", "Aide-Mémoire", etc.

2.0.5 - A regular maintenance update which includes the following improvements:

• Displays user-defined keyboard shortcuts in the FastScripts menu.
• Prevents long delays when attempting to resolve aliases to disconnected servers.
• Prevents hotkeys from being recursively invoked during script execution.

2.0.4 - Rapid turnaround to fix a crashing bug. Includes all of 2.0.3's improvements:

• Now detects script errors and displays an alert if one occurs.
• Major performance improvements to sync operation should help menu speed on slower machines.
• Shortcut keypresses now show feedback by hilting FS icon in menu bar.
• Fixed a script loading bug that could affect users with large numbers of shell scripts.

2.0.3 - See 2.0.4.

2.0.2 - Fix a bug that could cause multiple copies of a single script to show up in the FastScripts menu.

2.0.1 - Fix a bug with app-specific script syncing.

2.0 - Major revamp with keyboard shortcut support, a preferences dialog, and more.

1.1.5 - Address an issue with aliases to folders in the script hierarchy.

1.1.4 - Update to address a variety of issues caused by script directories containing a large number of files.

1.1.2 - Don't switch context back to the original application if the script intentionally switched to a different app.

1.1.1 - Minor fixes to allow applications that are not "packaged" applications to be configured as the script editing app.

1.1 - Major update adding script edit and reveal shortcuts, automatic resynchronizing, and application-specific scripts.

1.0.2 - Recognize and execute scripts residing inside AppleScript applets & droplets.

1.0.1 - Fixed a bug where scripts with periods in their names would have their names truncated.

1.0 - First Release!