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Picture Switcher - 1.1

app for switching desktop pictures from the menu bar

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Version 1.1:	Not rated (0.0)
Selected Version:	1.1
Release Date:	2006-04-09
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.1):	486
Downloads (all versions):	7,057
Price:	$0.00

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Product Description:

Picture Switcher is a background application that will put a menu on the right side of your menu bar to switch desktop pictures. It has most of the options of the Desktop preference Pane, and does not need the Finder to be running to work.

What's new in this version:

Added in a picture viewer window. This will display thumbnails of your pictures and let you choose the desktop picture from there. Accessed from the new item "View Pictures..."
Changed the way Picture Switcher keeps itself current with the folders on the hard drive. It now watches from the background for any changes. This means there's no longer a pause when you select the menu.
Fixed an issue where Picture Switcher would refuse to start up if you added a new monitor / created a new user and tried to launch it before opening the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane.
Added a checkmark next to the folder(s) down to the currently selected desktop picture, to easily see which picture is selected. Note that this only works if the picture is in a folder that's been added to Picture Switcher.
Added an option to list your iPhoto Library. This option is located in the window where you add folders to the list. It's on by default.
If you have multiple displays, the Display menu now lists their names, rather than the generic Display 0, Display 1, etc.
If you have the default /Library/Desktop Pictures in your folder list, it's now displayed as "Apple Images." This is the same name that is used for this folder in the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane.
If something changes the desktop picture or its options outside of Picture Switcher (like the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane), Picture Switcher will now notice and update itself.
Moved the "About" and "Quit" items to a submenu named Picture Switcher.
Added in a Help folder, accessed via the new Picture Switcher menu.

Operating System Requirements:

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

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Universal Binary

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What makes this worth anything compared to ChangeDesktop? - Version: 2.0.1, 9/26/2007 05:13AM PST

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morbius

I've been using ChangeDesktop (a freeware desktop utility) for many years now. What makes this app worth 30 friggin' bucks?

Version 2.0 crashes on launch - Version: 2.0, 9/24/2007 05:53PM PST

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psr--2008

The applicable portion of the crash log follows.

Thread 4 Crashed:
0 <<00000000>> 0xfffeff40 objc_msgSend_rtp + 64
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x92bbc908 NSPopAutoreleasePool + 536
2 ...productions.PictureSwitcher 0x00015790 0x1000 + 83856
3 ...productions.PictureSwitcher 0x0001966c 0x1000 + 99948
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92be01a0 forkThreadForFunction + 108
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002bd08 _pthread_body + 96

Thread 4 crashed with PPC Thread State 64:
srr0: 0x00000000fffeff40 srr1: 0x000000000200f030 vrsave: 0x0000000000000000
cr: 0x44000244 xer: 0x0000000000000007 lr: 0x0000000092bbc908 ctr: 0x0000000000000004
r0: 0x0000000000080010 r1: 0x00000000f02037f0 r2: 0x0000000065000000 r3: 0x00000000049c4920
r4: 0x0000000090aa9904 r5: 0x0000000001800000 r6: 0x00000000ffffffff r7: 0x000000000155d000
r8: 0x0000000000000001 r9: 0x0000000000280004 r10: 0x0000000000000001 r11: 0x000000000c780030
r12: 0x00000000028ed75b r13: 0x00000000000a0000 r14: 0x00000000000a0000 r15: 0x00000000000a0000
r16: 0x0000000008aca6d0 r17: 0x0000000000000002 r18: 0x0000000008a48ae0 r19: 0x0000000000000002
r20: 0x00000000000a0000 r21: 0x00000000049b85d0 r22: 0x00000000000a0000 r23: 0x00000000000a0000
r24: 0x00000000000a0000 r25: 0x00000000000a0000 r26: 0x000000000009810c r27: 0x000000000614ea80
r28: 0x000000000009c830 r29: 0x00000000049c4920 r30: 0x0000000004946fc0 r31: 0x0000000092bbc704

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Re: Version 2.0 crashes on launch

Totally Awesome Convenience! - Version: 1.1.2, 8/14/2007 12:57PM PST

SGoodheart

This little app rocks! I love how I can set up folder sets and instantly switch between them via the menu -- way faster than control-clicking the desktop, which only invokes the System Preferences Desktop and Screensaver module.

I love the View Pictures review mode, when I want to quickly set a favorite image from a folder set, and I love how I can instantly change how and where the image is placed, and how often the picture changes, from every five seconds to however long you wish to customize.

Picture Switcher is a little jewel, and well worth a little menu bar space.