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1.  Arash F.
   Dropboxer
   Posts: 3075

   Hi guys,
   This build features fixes for Snow Leopard integration and also includes many memory/performance fixes, as well as LAN sync. We've now fixed all known Snow Leopard Finder integration issues.

   To trigger the loading of the new Finder integration, force quit the Finder and then restart Dropbox. Alternatively, reboot your mac.

   0.7.24
   - New finder toolbar icon (including small version)
   - New prettier b/w menu bar icon
   - New 512x512 Dropbox app icon
   - Small LAN based P2P protocol change (make sure to upgrade all your dropboxes if you move to this build)
   - 'Recently Changed' files now persist across reboots of Dropbox
   - Fix for Dropbox not auto-starting on OS X
   - Another fix for problem that prevented some from seeing Finder integration
   - Experimental fix for office file issues (!) ("Word 2007 bug")
   - Minor stability fixes

   Windows: http://dl-web.getdropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox%200.7.24.exe
   Mac OS X: http://dl-web.getdropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox%200.7.24.dmg
   Linux x86_64: http://dl-web.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-0.7.24.tar.gz
   Linux x86: http://dl-web.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-0.7.24.tar.gz

   if it's important that your dropbox is stable/reliable, we recommend running the latest stable build (0.6.567 - http://www.getdropbox.com/install)

   edit: if you're on 10.5, overlays won't work on this build. sorry! will be fixed in the 9/29 build

   Posted 4 months ago #

2. Nash N.
   Member
   Posts: 1

   hello, i am running mac 10.6.1. i still can't get the dropbox overlay in my finder. i view my finder as list (small icon)

   Thanks.

   Posted 4 months ago #

3.  Arash F.
   Dropboxer
   Posts: 3075

   @nash
   are you using xslimmer possibly?

   Posted 4 months ago #

4. Nash N.
   Member
   Posts: 1

   haha..i do actually. is that the reason ?

   Posted 4 months ago #

5.  Ted W.
   Pro User
   Posts: 232

   Was this originally posted as 0.7.25 by mistake? That's what showed up in my RSS reader, but when I checked the forums, it's showing as 0.7.24.

   Posted 4 months ago #

6. Elias K.
   Member
   Posts: 2

   @Arash
   Looks like a great build, working perfect under OSX 10.6.1. I noticed that you updated the app icon, which looks excellent I might add. Any way that this icon can be set to show up in the places section in Finder? I know how to use the Get Info Copy/Paste Method but that changes the whole folder, rather have it like Desktop or Music that has a matching icon in the home folder and a fresh one for Places.

   Posted 4 months ago #

7.  Arash F.
   Dropboxer
   Posts: 3075

   @nash
   yep :p

   Posted 4 months ago #

8. Nash N.
   Member
   Posts: 1

   will it be possible to place the dropbox overlay in both binaries? ppc and intel thanks alot. so for xslimmer users can benefit from juz pure intel binary. thanks alot.

   Posted 4 months ago #

9. Ap V.
   Member
   Posts: 3

   A little suggestion: (Mac OS X version)

   1. Can anyone build the update function into dropbox application itself, so that I don't need log into this forum downloading the latest version.

   2. It seems that the new version comes out too frequently to be up-to-date for users.

   3. Maybe you guys can do more system-side modification than just release new user-side application. I know this is big project, but if you do so that will make little hassle in the future management.

   Thanks!

   Posted 4 months ago #

10. Samuel B.
    Member
    Posts: 9

    will the iPhone app use LAN sync ? (wifi sync)

    Posted 4 months ago #

11. Terence B.
    Member
    Posts: 4

    Elias K: Inside System/Library/CoreServices there's a bundle called CoreTypes.bundle, and inside there there's /Contents/Resources full of icns files. Some of them have the format ToolbarxxxxFolderIcon.icns where xxxx is the name - Movie, Music, Pictures etc.

    I tried lifting the Dropbox.app's icns file out of the app package and renaming it ToolbarDropboxFolderIcon.icns, setting ownership and permissions to match all the others, and then did a restart.

    I'm afraid nothing happened, but I guess this might be a good place to start.

    Posted 4 months ago #

12. L&M F.
    Member
    Posts: 4

    Hello,

    0.7.24 broke Finder integration and icon overlays for me (0.7.22 was OK). I tried logging out, rebooting…: no change !
    PowerMac G5, 10.5.8

    Posted 4 months ago #

13. Szabolcs H.
    Member
    Posts: 12

    Is there supposed to be a special Dropbox button in Explorer (on Windows)? I've seen others mention something like that, but never seen it on my XP machine.

    Posted 4 months ago #

14.  Yoshihiko S.
    Pro User
    Posts: 28

    So far, Office 2007 works fine with this build.

    Posted 4 months ago #

15. Alejandro J.
    Member
    Posts: 3

    Yep, it's the prettiest icon in the world :)
    http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3710/capturadepantalla200909l.png

    Posted 4 months ago #

16. Elias K.
    Member
    Posts: 2

    Terence B: Your definitely right about CoreTypes.bundle. I repeated your steps and could not get it to work either. After a little more research, it seems that you need to edit "\Users\USER\Library\Preferences\com.apple.sidebarlists.plist" to direct Finder to use the icon. I am not too savvy in editing .plist files but it should just be a simple copy of one folder's string (like Downloads) and pasting it for Dropbox with the change in path to the custom made icon added to CoreTypes. I'm only guessing but this could possibly be done through Terminal or even TextEdit but like I said, I have no experience in those matters.

    Posted 4 months ago #

17. Olivier G.
    Member
    Posts: 16

    Tested here on ubuntu jaunty 64 and karmic 32. Everything work well.

    Posted 4 months ago #

18. Olivier G.
    Member
    Posts: 16

    Agree with Ap. V. about notification of new version / auto-update.
    At least, post the news on twitter !

    Posted 4 months ago #

19. Sayambhu C.
    Member
    Posts: 3

    Yay overlays and contextual menus are working now ! Thank you :-)

    Posted 4 months ago #

20.  Ioannis R.
    Pro User
    Posts: 37

    All seems well here, as well, including contextual menus for the first time in 0.7.XX.

    Posted 4 months ago #

21. Kyle R.
    Member
    Posts: 51

    Agreed, make an autoupdate application for betas, not just stable builds.

    *Bug in finger: It shows "button", no dropbox logo, even when restarting the finder.

    Posted 4 months ago #

22. Ashkan M.
    Member
    Posts: 85

    *Less technical solution for auto update.

    Once a new Experimental Build is released someone from the dropbox crew should makes a post with the link in second most recent build thread (which often happens, especially lately). Add these threads to google reader (or other RSS reader?). Dropbox crew, please have the same person relay the message so we only have to look for their post. I usually add Experimental Build threads to google reader and scan for arash posts. Cheers.

    Posted 4 months ago #

23. ascorial
    Member
    Posts: 11

    @ Ap V.

    Stay with the stable build (0.6.x), not with the experimental version.

    Then you get all you want:
    - auto update
    - long update intervals

    BTW
    What makes you think the dropboxers are not making "system-side modifications"?

    Posted 4 months ago #

24. Herr E.
    Member
    Posts: 2

    Finder Bug: It shows "button", no dropbox logo, even when restarting the finder.

    10.6.1

    Posted 4 months ago #

25. Dusten B.
    Member
    Posts: 168

    No update to dl.getdropbox.com/u/148/latest-build/experimental.txt ??

    Posted 4 months ago #

26. Marc G.
    Member
    Posts: 8

    Am running this experimental build, on Windows 7 and I noticed that everytime I try to save an excel file in one of my dropbox folders, it gives me a 'sharing violation' and creates a new temp file and asks me if I want to open that file and save to a new file.

    Basically, I can't save changes to my current file. I also notice when I look in the folder, while changes are being made and saved there is a red X, rather than a blue circle. Eventually it changes from red X to green check, but I have never seen the red X before.

    Should I go back to the latest stable build?

    Thanks.

    Posted 4 months ago #

27.  Arash F.
    Dropboxer
    Posts: 3075

    hi marc,
    you're on 0.7.19 not 0.7.24. the latest build fixes all office related issues :-)

    Posted 4 months ago #

28. Marc G.
    Member
    Posts: 8

    Oooh...Thanks for pointing that out Arash.

    Downloading now :)

    Posted 4 months ago #

29. Dusten B.
    Member
    Posts: 168

    @Ap V.
    Check out this script for linux: http://forums.getdropbox.com/topic.php?id=12153
    I'd reckon that it would easily port to OS X

    Posted 4 months ago #

30.  Arash F.
    Dropboxer
    Posts: 3075

    @dusten
    sorry about that! I really need to automate this process ;-)

    Posted 4 months ago #

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