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Dangrover, I just wanted to let you know that I think ShoveBox is a great application. I have been on the verge of buying it for a year now because I enjoy its

by crux 17y ago

Dangrover, I just wanted to let you know that I think ShoveBox is a great application. I have been on the verge of buying it for a year now because I enjoy its use and find it so elegant, but I never have done because I haven't been able to find a superior placement for it in my workflow. I don't think this giveaway will change that state of affairs, but even as I don't find it personally necessary I think Shovebox is just very well designed indeed.

dangrover 17y ago
Thanks so much! I'm hoping to return the app a little to its roots and make it something more hackers will want to use in version 2.0, while keeping the existing functionality/marketing approach. For instance, there's a feature called Targets that replaces Rules and makes it so you can define targets in addition to the existing ways to get info into the app (e.g. add your own menu items, bookmarklets, floating blob/tab thingies). And I really want to have bindings for everything in the app in some language -- I'm thinking Lua. AppleScript is kind of a pain.
- Shooter 17y ago
  Dan, Captain Kangaroo was a very nice man. He (Bob Keeshan) and Hugh Brannum used to come into a restaurant where my Mom worked and make me origami. They also gave me a stuffed toy frog once. He shouldn't be on your list. On a more serious note, Shovebox looks really cool...can you also organize files with tags?
  - dangrover 17y ago
    Hah. My dad (a nurse) actually took care of Captain Kangaroo in a hospital once. Tags are coming in v2. I should note it's not really meant as a file organizer -- it just-so-happens to import certain types of files, but that's not the primary use case it's designed for.
- jamesbressi 17y ago
  I take it from this response by you that a big reason you participated in giving away your software with this MacHeist was to increase your user base to garner more feedback for your upcoming version? That is a great idea friend and not one many are willing to consider because they would feel defeated by giving something away that they work so hard on. Cheers and the best of luck. If you want any feedback directly from me as a first time user of your software with high hopes, let me know.
- ynniv 17y ago
  Might I suggest JavaScript bindings? That way, when you make the web app version the plugin API will be the same language. There's even a JavaScript interpreter with Objective-C interop written by Apple.

by crux 17y ago

dangrover 17y ago

Thanks so much! I'm hoping to return the app a little to its roots and make it something more hackers will want to use in version 2.0, while keeping the existing functionality/marketing approach. For instance, there's a feature called Targets that replaces Rules and makes it so you can define targets in addition to the existing ways to get info into the app (e.g. add your own menu items, bookmarklets, floating blob/tab thingies). And I really want to have bindings for everything in the app in some language -- I'm thinking Lua. AppleScript is kind of a pain.

Shooter 17y ago
Dan, Captain Kangaroo was a very nice man. He (Bob Keeshan) and Hugh Brannum used to come into a restaurant where my Mom worked and make me origami. They also gave me a stuffed toy frog once. He shouldn't be on your list. On a more serious note, Shovebox looks really cool...can you also organize files with tags?
- dangrover 17y ago
  Hah. My dad (a nurse) actually took care of Captain Kangaroo in a hospital once. Tags are coming in v2. I should note it's not really meant as a file organizer -- it just-so-happens to import certain types of files, but that's not the primary use case it's designed for.
jamesbressi 17y ago
I take it from this response by you that a big reason you participated in giving away your software with this MacHeist was to increase your user base to garner more feedback for your upcoming version? That is a great idea friend and not one many are willing to consider because they would feel defeated by giving something away that they work so hard on. Cheers and the best of luck. If you want any feedback directly from me as a first time user of your software with high hopes, let me know.
ynniv 17y ago
Might I suggest JavaScript bindings? That way, when you make the web app version the plugin API will be the same language. There's even a JavaScript interpreter with Objective-C interop written by Apple.