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Although I have mixed feelings about Dropbox's approach on Mac, there is one key difference to the Windows implementation that makes the situation incomparable:
by nxc18 10y ago
Although I have mixed feelings about Dropbox's approach on Mac, there is one key difference to the Windows implementation that makes the situation incomparable: Windows explicitly provides APIs for file badges and other extensibility features.
- kalleboo 10y agoSo does macOS https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/Finder.html https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Ge...
- acdha 10y agoIn recent versions, yes. Dropbox has monkey-patched less over time but it feels like they were one of the user successes which lead Apple to prioritize adding new official APIs to remove the need for ugly workarounds.