We are excited to announce that Print Window is now available on the Mac App Store!

The version that is available on the Mac App Store is Version 4.1.3 and, because of the rules for being on the App Store, has some significant changes from the normal retail version available from our website:

• Requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or better.
• Does not include a built-in software update mechanism.
• Does not include the Contextual Menu Plugin.
• Is Advanced Edition only (not available in the Standard Edition from the App Store).
• Is an Intel-only build. It will not work on PowerPC-based Macs.

Otherwise, Version 4.1.3 is functionally identical to the Version 4.1.2 available from the Searchware Solutions website. Going forward, the two versions of Print Window (the Retail version and the Mac App Store version) will be unified under a common version number.

Print Window has been updated to Version 4.1.2. This is mainly a bug-fix release. The following changes were made:

• Fixed a problem that could cause some sorting options to not function correctly.
• Fixed a problem that would cause multi-level file listings to not indent when using the "Names Only" style and icons were not included.
• When the "Size" field is not selected, file listings now generate much faster.
• Progress Window now shows what file is being processed when building folder lists.

This is a free update for all registered users of Print Window Advanced 4.0 or better. As always, the Standard Edition (with fewer options) is free.

Print Window 4.1 is now available! This release adds several new features that users have been asking for:

• Adds an option to print only folders and not any files contained in them.
• Adds an option to use QuickLook to generate icons for supported file types (this feature available in Print Window Advanced only)
• Added an option to bold names of folders in file listings.
• Added services support for Mac OS X 10.6 or greater.
• Added an option, when using the “File” format, to use the full Unix path of a file in place of a name.
• Now allows icon sizes up to 256x256 when using the “Names Only” style.
• Heavily revised the progress window to provide more information and make better use of space.

There are also several bug fixes in this release as well.

This is a FREE update to any registered user of Print Window Advanced 4.0 or better. As always, the Standard Edition (with fewer options) is free.

It has been a while, yes, but an update to Print Window is coming soon. This is more than a bug-fix release (although it does have some of that), it also introduces some much-requested, significant new features...

More soon!

Print Window 4.0.2 is now available for download. This new release is a bug-fix release to address some issues that users have reported over the past several months.

This release addresses the following issues:

• Print Window now logs errors creating FSRefs and checking if a file is a bundle to the console rather than displaying an ambiguous “Error” dialog.
• Fixed a problem where Print Window would not look for a valid registration in certain circumstances when the current user is a Standard User.
• Changed the way the Toolbar buttons handle the mouse being dragged while the mouse-button is down. Now properly update when the mouse-cursor is dragged outside the button’s bounds while the button is down.
• Print Window now ignores any files beyond the first 32,768 files or folders in a folder. It will also log a message to the System Console when it does.
• Fixed two problems that could cause a crash atcFolderLIstBox.Initialize.
• Fixed a problem that could cause an incorrect error message to appear after checking for an update in the Preferences window.
• Fixed an assertion error that occured if the “Cancel” button is clicked in the system Print dialog.

This update is recommended for all users and is a free update for registered users of Print Window Advanced Edition Version 4.0 or 4.0.1.

Just a quick note to mention that we’re hard at work on another bug-fix release for Print Window 4. We’re also looking at the next new-feature release of Print Window. Some cool stuff is coming down the road...

Print Window 4.0.1 is now available for download. This new version is a bug-fix release to fix three different issues that cropped up after the official 4.0 release.

• Fixes an issue where the print dialog would not appear after clicking the "Print" button in the "Print Options" window while "Remember Page Setup Settings" was selected in the "Preferences" window.
• Fixes an issue where a CD Cover listing would print an extra page if the finished listing should only be one page long.
• Fixes an issue where version information for certain applications would not print correctly. Note however that some applications may still show the wrong version information due to malformed info.plist files (I'm looking at you Microsoft Office!).

This update is recommended for all users and is a free update for registered users of Print Window Advanced Edition Version 4.0.

I've identified an issue where Print Window 4.0 won't show the print dialog after the user clicks the "Print" button in the "Print Options" window. This is an issue that, unfortunately, did not come up in testing. However, for right now, there is an easy fix.

Check in the Preferences window in the "Behavior" pane and see if "Remember Page Setup Settings" is selected. If it is, try turning it off and see if that resolves the issue. If turning off this preference works for you, then that is what the issue is. (If it doesn't work, please contact me because something else may be going on.)

If this does resolve the problem, turn the preference back on (if you want it on) and then, after closing the Preferences window, select "Page Setup..." from the "File" menu. Set your default Page Setup settings and Print Window should work for you from there on out with that preference selected.

Unfortunately, to fix the problem permanently, it will require an update to Print Window 4. I'm already working on 4.0.1 to address a few minor issues, including this one.

As for the previously reported issue regarding an error in "cFolderList.Initialize", I'm still investigating that one. I still can't reproduce the problem and can't see any obvious place in the code for that error to occur. But, I'll keep on it until I figure it out. Again, if you are one of the unfortunate few to whom this is occurring, please let me know!

Print Window 4.0 was officially announced this morning. For various reasons, I decided to start out with a soft release (unannounced) on Sunday, and held off sending out the press release until today.

So far, the release looks to have be very successful. I've already gotten some great feedback, mostly very positive, which of course makes me feel good.

I am looking into an issue that seems to have come up with a few people where Print Window will crash reporting an error in "cFolderListBox.Initialize". Fortunately, it appears that most people aren't experiencing this and Print Window is working just fine for them. However, for those few who are seeing this, it would really help if you could contact me. I can't reproduce the problem here, so I will need to rely on someone experiencing the problem who is willing to help me troubleshoot.

Otherwise, I continue to be very excited on how well Print Window 4 is turning out! Keep the feedback coming as I love to hear from my users!

At long last (and many might say too long), I'm excited to announce that Print Window 4 is now available for download. This release is, admittedly, a very long time coming, but I hope that it was worth the wait.

Print Window 4 is a major new version that adds many things that users have been asking for. The major new features for this version are:

• The ability to save file listings as a tab-delimited text file or a Microsoft Excel file (Advanced Version only).
• The ability to create thumbnail file listings. Folders full of images will now print mini-versions of the picture rather than just the icon (Advanced Version only).
• A Finder contextual menu plugin is now included. This allows you to select the folder and initiate a file listing using the Finder's contextual menu.
• Unlimited icon sizes. Icons can now be sized anywhere between 16x16 pixels to 128x128 pixels.
• Additional field options allow users to include more information about files (such as version, date created, comments and label). (Advanced Version only).
• A rebuilt print engine has been rewritten from the ground up. The new engine is faster and more flexible. No more blank pages at the end of CD or DVD Cover file listings. It is also now possible to select a range of pages to print, rather than only printing the entire listing.
• And, of course, Print Window is finally a Universal Binary.

Print Window 4 includes lots of other little touches that make it even easier to use. Print Window can now remember Page Setup settings so the "Page Setup" dialog doesn't need to appear for every print job. The preferences window has been redesigned. Print Window can now automatically check to see if a new version is available. A built-in help is now available.

As before, Print Window Standard Edition is free to use. The Advanced Edition costs $20 USD for a single-user license. Upgrades for previous versions are $10 USD for a single-user license. And, of course, as promised, those who purchased a license to Print Window 3.1.5 Advanced from October 1st, 2007 until now will be soon receiving free upgrade licenses to Print Window 4.0 Advanced. Please allow a few days for me to get the complimentary upgrade licenses sent out.

Again, I'm very excited about this new release. I will be posting more soon on some of the challenges that I encountered making this new version, but I'm beside myself that it's finally available.