TagBot 1.1
TagBot 1.1 has been released! We are having a huge celebration down at the Big Robot headquarters. Champagne, caviar, helium-filled balloons - the works. Ok, so maybe we didn't throw a party, but we did release a new version of TagBot. And we are really excited about how it turned out.
Version 1.1 of TagBot started life as a minor bug fix release, but as you can see from the release notes we overshot that mark. Not only did we fix a couple of critical bugs, but we added a bunch of new features as well. 1.1 is shaping up to be the best version of TagBot yet.
We fixed two major bugs this release - Unicode handling and plugin installation. We fixed some Unicode issues with version 1.01, but we still had some Unicode-related crashes floating around. Ryan tackled the Unicode issue and from what I hear it nearly killed him. (Maybe Ryan will blog about that at some point). But his valiant efforts have paid off and TagBot is now more stable than ever and it can handle any character you throw at it.
I worked on the automatic plugin installation, which we first added in version 1.01. Unfortunately the plugin installer didn't work if you were running with a non-admin account, which is not cool. So I made it my mission to make sure the plugin installer runs as smooth as butter. Or something else that is really smooth - my wife wants me to cut back on the fat.
Among all the bug fixing we managed to add some new features as well. One feature that is immediately obvious is the tag count. Each tag in the TagBot palette now has a live count next to it. The tag count keeps track of the number of files each tag is applied to. I love the fact that the tag count is live: the moment you apply a tag the count updates immediately. This type of feedback really improves the tagging experience. I honestly wasn't sure I would like this feature when we starting working on it, but now I can't imagine TagBot without it.
But my very favorite new feature is the improved keyboard interaction. Once you have the tag palette active you can start typing the name of a tag and TagBot will highlight it. This is a feature that several of our customers have requested to better manage their large list of tags. Once you have a tag highlighted you can now hit Command-O to view the tagged files. I find I am able to work more efficiently with TagBot now.
I don't have time to mention all the new features - I have to go sweep up all the confetti from the release party. While I am doing that, you should download TagBot 1.1 and try out the new features for yourself. Tagging your files just got even easier.
