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PocketLight

PocketLight - 1.2.1

search in spotlight style

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.2.1
Release Date: 2005-03-31
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 2,106
Downloads (all versions): 3,100

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Product Description:

PocketLight is a free application for MacOSX 10.3 that provides search capabilities for Mail.app mailboxes, iCal events, Addressbook.app records and files in a specified folder. PocketLight is accessible through a menubar icon or by hotkey and displays the results grouped by category. By just doubleclicking a result, it will be opened in the appropriate application.

What's new in this version:

  • fixed a bug that caused crashes
  • menubar icon can be hidden
  • sort-option
  • focus handling and command-option-F
  • improved user interface und shrink/unshrink feature
  • change hotkey (through command line - no UI - see help)
  • french localisation (thanks to Stephane C)
  • italian localisation (thanks to Daniele T.)
  • german localisation (thanks to Evi L.)

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3

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PocketLight Troubleshooting ReportCrashes - Version: 1.2, 3/28/2005 05:22PM PST

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Adreitz
This looks like it could be useful, but unfortunately it seems very unstable. I have file searching turned on, in addition to the program database searches. I got a crash on only my third or fourth search after first starting the program. There's an example crash report in "Other System Info" for this VT report. (Note that the crash dialog doesn't display when PocketLight crashes.)
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PocketLight ReviewGood Stopgap - Version: 1.0, 3/11/2005 02:17PM PST

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OfficeRocker
I installed this a few minutes ago and so far it seems pretty nice. Sure, Spotlight may blow this away when Tiger is released, but until then (and for those who won't or can't upgrade) this is pretty handy. I like the fact that a name turned up in Address Book shows the phone number. This is going to be very useful for me.

I know the developer says that there will be no additions to this, but I implore them to do a couple things:

-add a preference to remove the menubar icon (mine is cluttered as it is and prefer to just keep the hotkey active).

-make the app able to be hidden even when the dock icon is turned off. The only way I saw to accomplish this was if it was launched as a startup item. Launched normally, I couldn't hide it.

One of my computers is an older G4 that I really don't think will work well with Tiger. It's not very fast with Panther, so I don't intend to upgrade it further. This is why I'd like to see these few tweaks to PocketLight. I'm sure there are others in the same boat.
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