Drag Effect In Action

 Cocoa, Xcode, User Experience
Nov 092009
 

Last week I posted my solution to the IB3-like drag-from-library-palette effect called “JLNDragEffectManager“. Today I released an update to XTabulator (2.002) that contains this effect when dragging rows to the desktop or a folder to create new files. It’s a perfect demonstration of how “drag effects” can be used for excellent user feedback in your UI. Take a look.

Drag Effect Manager in XTabulator 2

Pretty, isn’t it? I think it makes all the difference in showing the user exactly what will happen if they drop the dragged rows onto the Desktop or a Finder folder. It was ridiculously easy to drop this into my app, as was my goal. Are you using JLNDragEffectManager in your app? Send me some shots and I’ll post them!

XTabulator 2.002 Released

 Bartas Technologies
Nov 092009
 

I pushed XTabulator 2.002 out the door today. It includes some bug fixes and a nice usability bonus. Take a look.

  • Added ability to create new CSV document by dragging rows from existing document onto the Desktop or a folder. (see it in action here)
  • Fixed bug when sorting after deleting columns.
  • Fixed bug where choosing first- or last-column-only column sizing resulted in the opposite occurring.

This free update is available to all registered 2.x users. New users, note that until this Friday (November 13, 2009), you can buy a license at 20% off as part of the “One Finger Discount” sale.

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