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    • EdsonE Offline
      Edson
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      Snagit on Mac has been released. it is an impressive screen capture app. it is worth a peek.

      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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        driven
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        nice, simple. free paint program I tried out for my seven year old and decided to use it myself.
        http://sourceforge.net/projects/paintbrush/
        I like it...
        john

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          tfdesign
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          @tfdesign said:

          I've now switched to Camino- which is rather elegant, and also free. So we'll see how that goes......

          Well I can honestly say that Camino is utterly fabulous, and has now become my main browser πŸ˜„

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            driven
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            in the status bar
            hi all,
            at the moment, this is called sumac.app and as far as I'm aware, no one else has tried it out.
            there's a write up in http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=35023&p=308823#p308823
            I've had no reply's there, so I thought I'd put it here where I know Mac users will see it.

            It's moved forward and I've made a demo movie, but before making a new dmg, I want to know if anyone else is interested.

            so, if you have a look at the link and come back here to reply,
            I'll then post the links here, if that's OK

            john

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            • Mike LuceyM Offline
              Mike Lucey
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              John,

              Could you post the movie link here so we can get a better idea of the app in action?

              Mike

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                driven
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                hi Mike,

                not a problem, when I tidy it up a bit...

                in the mean time I just finished a test dmg plugin loader, that should put a ruby and support folder directly into the right place.
                dmg load test.jpg

                it's just Jim's homer.rb ( Jim hope you don't mind)
                if you already have it, it will ask if you want to replace, etc...

                Can everyone try, I'll put a 'how to make' in the dev forum if it works well.
                It may make life easier for Mac-SU plugin newcomers [as well as developers]
                it may only work on v8 which is what I really need to know.

                cheers

                john


                homer instal.dmg.zip

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                  tfdesign
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                  John, the link doesn't work. πŸ˜•

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                    tfdesign
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                    John, I'm not entirely sure what you are trying to do πŸ˜•

                    The video is also too blurred to make much sense out of. Any chance of a higher resolution version?

                    cheers.

                    Tom

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                      driven
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                      hi Tom,

                      Links and file sizes are driving me nuts, so now I've remembered it only needs to work on a Mac.... like the app.

                      here's a reasonable quality version (with all my fumbling with a giant cursor!!!)

                      it's took me 7 secs to download and you can watch in full screen to see what's happening.

                      all the actions are SLOWED down, it's not as clunky in use...

                      sorry for the others, I'll take it down

                      john
                      http://homepage.mac.com/johnboundy/filechute/sumac_demo%232.mp4.zip

                      learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                        driven
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                        sumac_demo#2.jpg
                        Hi all,
                        I made a [low quality] demo, but it's still >4MB

                        Here's a download linkEDIT: NEW LINK

                        REMOVED this one as well, too small, see two posts below for a full screen demo, link

                        I'll sort out a smaller one later...

                        john
                        edit: replaced the broken link... this should work

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                          tfdesign
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                          "Filechute" is so awesome! 😎

                          My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

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                            driven
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                            sumac.png
                            Me again,
                            here's the link to the app, It's slowed down at the moment because I added a load of extra steps and delays to show what's happening...

                            have a play
                            http://homepage.mac.com/johnboundy/filechute/sumac_dev_2011-03-01-002859.dmg.zip

                            ...a had trouble with the short URL's

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                              kate-art
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                              Since we launched Shaderlight for SketchUp back in October we’ve been inundated with emails asking when the Mac version will be released. Well the wait is over – you can download Shaderlight for your Mac!

                              Head to http://www.shaderlight.com to download your free version or a 14 day trial of the fully featured Shaderlight Pro!

                              Shaderlight delivers interactive, photorealistic rendering to Google SketchUp. Download it for FREE at http://www.shaderlight.com

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                              • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                Mike Lucey
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                                Hi Guys,

                                When I was back in the Stone Age using Windows πŸ˜‰ , I got very fond of a handy little utility called 'Meazure'. It was an on-line ruler.

                                Over the past couple of years I have come across a few similar Mac apps but none as good as Meazure until now!
                                PixelStick http://www.plumamazing.com/mac/pixelstick/ does the job very well. Check out the screencast on the site as it explains the in and outs.

                                Meazure allowed me to open multiple rulers which was needed at times. To do this in PixelStick I have to 'copy' the app and make multiple pixelsticks.

                                It looks to be free or a pay if you like! If you find it useful please consider buying as it helps the developer to improve the app.

                                Mike

                                PS: For all the Win users that have a peek in here, the link to Meazure is http://www.cthing.com/Meazure.asp πŸ˜†


                                PixelStick.jpg

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                                  tfdesign
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                                  Compress PDF Workflow 6.0

                                  Apparently Apple removed this feature in Tiger! (How annoying! πŸ˜’ )

                                  However after a little searching, I found this Automator script, that does a fab job- although a bit fiddly if you need to tweak it. 😐

                                  ➑ http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/compresspdfworkflow.html

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                                    tfdesign
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                                    Quicksilver is being developed again!

                                    Go here to find the latest download. πŸ˜„

                                    Link Preview Image
                                    Quicksilver β€” macOS at your Fingertips

                                    Quicksilver is a fast and free productivity application for the Mac, allowing you to save time and improve your efficiency. Quicksilver is available for Lion, Snow Leopard and more.

                                    favicon

                                    (qsapp.com)

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                                    • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                      Mike Lucey
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                                      SmillaEnlarger 0.9.0 MAC
                                      http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31807/smillaenlarger

                                      Very handy for detailed zoom of image sections πŸ‘


                                      SmillaEnlarger 0.9.0.jpg

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                                        tfdesign
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                                        What a great App! Thanks for sharing that Mike! πŸ˜„

                                        My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

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                                          tfdesign
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                                          favicon

                                          (www.pascal.com)

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          Note: Free Ruler is only available for Mac OS X. It may work on Mac OS 9, but this has not been tested. It most definitely will not work on your stupid Windows PC.
                                          😲 🀣

                                          Actually, this app would be useful if it actually stayed on top! 😑

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                                          • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                            Mike Lucey
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                                            Tom,

                                            I find RulerX better http://homepage.mac.com/kyasu/soft/

                                            and to keep things 'on top' I use

                                            AFLOAT
                                            http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/
                                            http://youtu.be/qSLTfII8ClU

                                            Mike

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