Sidedesk for macOS, v1.3 update is now available!

• Shifted side pane items to toolbar.
• Removed Element Drop icon and function. New items drop at center of current view.
• Moved Filter to toolbar.
• Added menu Item “Options”
• Moved “Size” combobox to new “Options” Menu. Renamed to “Default Element Size”.
• Added Canvas context option for Reset Zoom and Re-center option.
• Moved “Default Element Size” to options menu.
• Fixed websites not opening.
• Added Drag/drop for files and folders.
• Setup Drag/Drop of Image to add an “ImageElement”, when Option key held while dropping, as opposed to showing the file.
• Setup Drag/Drop of folders to add them as a ListView when Option key held while dropping.
• Setup Drag/Drop of folders to add them as a GridView when Command key held while dropping.
• Added Element context option to change Element Size.
• Improved Selection logic.
• Changed selection logic for individual files, folders, and websites.
• Added click canvas background to deselect (files/folders).
• Changed listview to custom selection.
• Added gridview selection.
• Changed listview & gridview drag locations. Can now only drag from icon/name.
• Changed listview & gridview expand/collapse to include name area.
• Added background for grid view. Removed border.
• Updated elements’ context menus options.
• Changed Notes, so the element name acts as Note Title.
• Changed element name, so it allows for a blank name.
• Added Mac QuickLook of Items.
• Changed Navigation items from Reorder pop-up to just reordering them within navigation view via drag/drop.
• Moved Elements’ right-click context menus to icon/name frame.
• Added context menu functions for Expand All, Collapse All, Collapse Others.
• Added context menu option to switch listviews & gridviews.
• Added multiple selection removal support for single file/folders/websites.
• Changed Note icon.
• Overhauled selection system. Canvas & Sidepane listview sync selections.
• Updated side pane to Listview of Elements.
• Added Open Finder right-click context menu function for files, folders, listviews, gridviews, and images.
• Re-designed App Icon
• Changed GridView to show image icons as Image Previews.

Tags: Apps, macOS

More changes to Sidedesk for macOS.

• Moved Elements’ right-click context menus to icon/name frame.
• Added context menu functions for Expand All, Collapse All, Collapse Others.
• Added context menu option to switch listviews & gridviews.
• Added multiple selection removal support for single file/folders/websites.
• Changed Note icon.
• Overhauled selection system. Canvas & Sidepane listview sync selections.
• Updated side pane to Listview of Elements.
• Added Open Finder right-click context menu function for files, folders, listviews, gridviews, and images.
• Redesigned App Icon
• Changed GridView to show image icons as Image Previews.

Tags: Apps, macOS

I've started working on some updates for macOS app Sidedesk.

v1.3 Updates:

Shifted side pane items to toolbar.

Removed Element Drop icon and function. New items drop at center of current view.

Moved Filter to toolbar.

Added menu Item “Options”

Moved “Size” combobox to new “Options” Menu. Renamed to “Default Element Size”.

Added Canvas context option for Reset Zoom and Re-center option.

Moved “Default Element Size” to options menu.

Fixed websites not opening.

Added Drag/drop for files and folders.

• Setup Drag/Drop of Image to add an “ImageElement”, when Option key held while dropping, as opposed to showing the file.
• Setup Drag/Drop of folders to add them as a ListView when Option key held while dropping.
• Setup Drag/Drop of folders to add them as a GridView when Command key held while dropping.

Added Element context option to change Element Size.

Improved Selection logic.

Changed selection logic for individual files, folders, and websites.

Added click canvas background to deselect (files/folders).

Changed listview to custom selection.

Added gridview selection.

Changed listview & gridview drag locations. Can now only drag from icon/name.

Changed listview & gridview expand/collapse to include name area.

Added background for grid view. Removed border.

Updated elements’ context menus options.

Changed Notes, so the element name acts as Note Title.

Changed element name, so it allows for a blank name.

Added Mac QuickLook of Items.

Changed Navigation items from Reorder pop-up to just reordering them within navigation view via drag/drop.

I am still working on a few remaining items, then I am going to test the app for a few days, then I'll release v1.3 update.

Tags: Apps, macOS

I built a new productivity app for macOS, called Sidedesk. This app follows along the same lines as its Windows 10 version of Sidedesk. Users can create a Nav menu full of Nav Items that open up into their own custom views and content. From the main view, users can add Elements, which consist of Files, Folders, ListViews, GridViews, Frames, Text, or Images. Clicking and dragging on the main view's background (canvas) will allow you to pan around all the content at once.

Tags: Apps, macOS