Binarynights
Folder icon support on macOS Tahoe and performance improvements
Finder on macOS Tahoe introduced a big change by allowing users to customize folder icons. The last applied color tag now determines the folder color, and it is also possible to add icons to folders to make them stand out.
With ForkLift 4.6.1, we have updated how folder icons are handled. ForkLift now inherits folder colors from Finder, and when you assign a color tag in ForkLift, the folder color updates accordingly. ForkLift also displays custom icons that were added in Finder. However, due to missing system APIs, adding custom folder icons directly in ForkLift is not possible at this time.
We have also fixed multiple possible memory leaks and improved overall memory usage. This results in a more stable and efficient experience.
PDF preview fixes and iCloud tag improvements
In addition, this version includes several smaller improvements. You can now edit file favorites directly from the sidebar, use the Tab key to autocomplete tags more reliably, and benefit from improved information display in the Status bar and in the Preview pane.
We were also able to restore the full functionality of the PDF viewer in the Preview pane. It is now again possible to customize preview options through the right-click context menu, and text selection inside PDF previews has been re-enabled.
It is now also possible to remove the last remaining tag on iCloud Drive, and we have resolved an issue where pressing the Tab key during tag autocompletion could cause the tag to disappear.
Full list of changes:
New
- ForkLift now colorizes folder icons on macOS Tahoe the same way as Finder, inheriting and applying the assigned colors
- ForkLift displays customized folder icons set in Finder, however, customizing folder icons directly in ForkLift is not supported
Improvements
- Improves the display of aggregated date information in the Preview pane when multiple files are selected
- Adds an alert when iCloud Drive is busy and interaction is not possible, to clarify why an action cannot be executed
- Adds an option to edit file favorites from the context menu in the Sidebar
- Improves memory usage
Fixes
- Fixes an issue that made the file view jump in List View after renaming or deleting files when Group by was enabled
- Fixes multiple possible memory leaks
- Fixes an issue that didn’t show the lock icon on locked folders when icon preview is enabled (the lock icon doesn’t show up on files starting from this version)
- Fixes an issue in the Status bar, which didn’t update the displayed info correctly after folders were expanded and collapsed
- Fixes an issue of the preview of PDF file in the Preview Pane introduced in version 4.3.5, which made it impossible to select text inside the preview and to use the right-click context menu to customize the preview options. This version restores the previous functionality
- Fixes an issue that made it impossible to remove the last tag on iCloud Drive when there was only one tag remaining
- Fixes an issue where pressing the Tab key while autocompleting a tag made the tag disappear