Version 6.1.4 of Default Folder X has been released, adding a number of improvements and some important bug fixes.
Quick Search gets new filtering options, which are especially useful if you want to automate things using AppleScript or Default Folder X’s new URL handler. You can restrict searches to the same options available in the Quick Search menu:
For example, searching for “folders:receipts” will yield only folders whose names match “receipts”, rather than all files, folders, and apps. The filter keywords are the same as the menu items:
- all:
- files:
- folders:
- apps:
- recent:
- favorite:
- finder:
- spotlight:
This can be used in AppleScript like this:
tell application "Default Folder X" to QuickSearch "folders:receipts"
Or in a URL like this:
defaultfolderx://QuickSearch?folders:receipts
Other additions to version 6.1.4 include an “Apply to All” checkbox when dragging and dropping multiple files or folders onto Default Folder X’s menu bar icon when they already exist in the chosen folder:
and identical behavior when dropping items onto a folder in Default Folder X’s Finder drawer.
There are also several important bug fixes in Default Folder X 6.1.4 that prevent crashes, hangs, and misbehavior. If you’re using Microsoft Word with Microsoft Sharepoint, running the Copy’Em app, or synchronizing DFX’s settings via iCloud, make sure to update immediately. A less harmful bug, in which DFX fails to show label colors in its menus if you have fewer than 8 favorite labels set up in your Finder settings, has also been fixed.
For a full list of changes and download links, go to the Default Folder X What’s New page. Or if you’re already running Default Folder X, select “Check for Update” from DFX’s menu in your menu bar.
