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• [FEATURE] Compatible with the public release of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
• [FEATURE] Support November 2007 MacBook models.
• [BUG] Workaround Leopard built-in keyboard driver dependency by supplying a wrapper keyboard driver with SideTrack.
• [BUG] Change trackpad tap click timing logic to accommodate Leopard applications with slow event loops (Finder, possibly others).

• [BUG] Block installation on 10.5 (Leopard) pending workaround for Apple keyboard driver issue.
• [BUG] Fixed keycap generation and preference load on 10.2.

• [FEATURE] Support October 2006 and later MacBook and MacBook Pro models. All current models as of August 2007 now supported.
• [FEATURE] Preliminary compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
• [BUG] Improve compatibility of keystroke corner actions with non-English keyboard layouts.
• [BUG] Improve USB trackpad decoding and noise filtering.

• [BUG] Fix wake from sleep USB reset on 2005 iBook G4 models.

• [FEATURE] Support MacBook and MacBook Pro models (Universal Binary).
• [BUG] Fix USB threading on multiprocessor/multicore kernel.
• [BUG] Better auto adjust of "keep moving" edge size and corner size on wide pad models (17" PowerBook, 13" MacBook, 15" MacBook Pro).

• [BUG] Fix keyboard activity filter on October 2005 PowerBooks.
• [BUG] Improve tap motion damping on all models for better tap recognition.

• [FEATURE] Support October 2005 PowerBook models.
• [BUG] Allow greater range in tap threshold slider and make strictest setting more strict.
• [BUG] Reduce debug logging.
• [BUG] Reduce accessibility polling (no periodic disk access).

• [FEATURE] Support all current PowerBook and iBook 2005 models.
• [BUG] Fix panic during ADB initialization on some machines.
• [BUG] Fix sporadic HID system deadlock.
• [BUG] Fix calibration calculation on 12" 2005 PowerBook.
• [BUG] Adjust tap filtering to have a more lenient starting setting. Experienced users may want to adjust the "Tap Filtering" slider to be more strict.
• [BUG] Improve initial calibration of USB pads.
• [BUG] Fix handling of "No Action" for application-specific corner taps.

• [FEATURE] Support for PowerBook 2005 models.
• [FEATURE] Adjustable tap detection threshold.
• [FEATURE] Support mouse button with modifier keys for corner taps (mouse button 1 and 2 only).
• [FEATURE] Support more emulated keystrokes for corner taps (numeric keypad, etc.).
• [BUG] Correct edge motion simulation for models with a small calibration range.
• [BUG] Fixes to kernel locking and wake from sleep.
• [BUG] Move keyboard hookup to asynchronous thread to improve wake speed.
• [BUG] Fixed a SessionAgent crash when window with the default button is not frontmost.
• [BUG] Fix interaction of keyboard filter motion override and increased edge filtering.
• [BUG] Various fixes for "move to default button" handling on 10.4 "Tiger".
• [BUG] Fix interference with 10.4 option to flip left/right buttons on external mice.

• [BUG] Another permissions tweak for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".

• [FEATURE] Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" compatible.
• [BUG] Change permissions on the SideTrack StartupItem and daemon to match Tiger security requirements.
• [BUG] Workaround conflicts with Moneydance and the "move to default button" option. SideTrack will ignore Moneydance's UI elements.

• [INSTALL] Block installation on unsupported machines.
• [BUG] Fixed memory leak in SideTrackSessionAgent.
• [BUG] Better application compatibility for the "move to default button" option.
• [BUG] Better recognition and handling of sheets for the "move to default button" option.
• [BUG] Fix SideTrackSessionAgent load issue on 10.2.
• [LOCALE] Traditional Chinese localization from Jack M.H. Lin.
• [LOCALE] Dutch localization from Tammo Jan Dijkema.

• [FEATURE] Per-application corner tap configuration.
• [FEATURE] Independent vertical and horizontal scroll speeds.
• [FEATURE] Move pointer to default dialog button (requires Mac OS X 10.3 and activation of "enable access for assistive devices" in Apple's Universal Access preference pane).
• [BUG] Reduce threshold for keyboard ignore motion override. Improves Photoshop performance for some users.
• [BUG] Extend keyboard ignore motion override timeout briefly past finger lift. Allows Photoshop users to use a spacebar drag followed by a rapid tap click.
• [BUG] Driver threading fixes.
• [BUG] During calibration dialog extended functions are disabled (scroll, corner taps, etc.) to prevent them from interfering with the calibration.

• [BUG] Fixed an installer authentication issue.
• [LOCALE] Japanese localization from Akira Ikeda.
• [LOCALE] German localization from Alexander Nouak.

SideTrack shareware release, public beta period ends.

• [FEATURE] Added the "Keep Moving" options. The driver will automatically continue pointer motion or scrolling when the finger is dragged to the edge of the pad and held. Generated motion is based on the average direction and speed of the finger prior to reaching the pad edge.
• [FEATURE] Added several options for trackpad filtering for "Ignore While Typing".
  • Adjust duration of trackpad filtering after the last keystroke. Long filter durations can improve filter performance but may introduce delays when switching from keyboard to trackpad.
  • Increase filter aggressiveness for trackpad edge regions. This can help reduce accidental trackpad contacts while typing but may introduce delays when switching from keyboard to scrolling.
  • Disable the trackpad motion override added in SideTrack 0.9. Since the motion override affects few applications disabling this can improve filter performance. However, it will reintroduce problems with applications that user auto-repeating keys as modifiers (Photoshop).
• [FEATURE] Added hidden preference "DragReleaseMS" which controls the timeout from when the finger is lifted during a tap-drag till the drag is automatically released (applies only to "drag" mode, not "drag lock"). Default value is 700ms (identical to the Apple driver), values from 100ms to 1200ms are valid. PC switchers may wish to set this preference to a small value to get an immediate drag release similar to the one found on some PC laptops. Use "defaults write com.ragingmenace.SideTrack DragReleaseMS -int X" where "X" is the timeout in milliseconds.
• [FEATURE] On startup driver attempts to validate presence of its supporting tools (daemon, pref pane) and will warn if they are missing. This should help eliminate confusion for users who attempt a manual uninstall but forget to remove the driver.
• [BUG] Workaround wake from sleep issues caused by applications which attempt to retain drivers that are unloaded/loaded during sleep/wake. Fixes ThermographX conflict, possibly others.
• [BUG] Workaround wake from sleep issues caused by interactions of IOKit and sysctl. Fixes Ulysses conflict, possibly others.
• [BUG] Corrected problem with pref load when machine wakes from sleep and is immediately switched to a different user session.
• [BUG] Tweak tracking updates after sufficient motion has overridden the "Ignore While Typing" setting.
• [LOCALE] French localization from Paul Guyot.

• [BETA] Extended beta expiration to November 30, 2004.
• [FEATURE] Reintroduce optional off-axis scroll zone checks. Finger motions which are perpendicular to the scroll zone are interpreted as mouse motion when the "Allow mouse motion to begin in scroll areas" switch is active.
• [BUG] Corrected conflict with "Ignore While Typing" for applications that use continuously held auto-repeating keys (i.e. non-modifier keys). For example, PhotoShop requires the spacebar to be held continuously during some operations. Previously the auto-repeating key would block any attempt at mouse motion. Fix is to allow sufficient trackpad motion to always override the "Ignore While Typing" setting.
• [BUG] Fix installation problem on machines where incorrect clock setting has put kernel extension cache modification date far in the future.
• [BUG] Added default calibration for April 2004 PowerBooks/iBooks.
• [BUG] Fix handling of virtual button state when corner taps are used while drag is in progress.
• [BUG] Fix pref load handling for users logging in to the GUI as root.
• [BUG] "Ignore trackpad when mouse is present" no longer detects the Griffin PowerMate as an external mouse.

• [FEATURE] SideTrack 0.8 is a major rewrite of all portions of SideTrack with a focus on driver robustness.
• [FEATURE] Corner taps. Each of the four corners of the pad can have a tap action assigned independent of the main trackpad tap. Corner taps can generate mouse button commands (mouse 1-6) or simulate keystrokes. Panther users, try setting the corners to mouse 3-5 and use it to control Expose!
• [FEATURE] Redesigned preference UI to more closely resemble the standard mouse/trackpad controls in the "Keyboard & Mouse" system preferences.
• [FEATURE] Driver uses trackpad speed settings instead of mouse speed. Allows the use of different accelerations for trackpad versus external mouse.
• [FEATURE] Option to invert direction of scroll regions.
• [FEATURE] Trackpad calibration can now be reset to the machine default.
• [FEATURE] Calibration now allows "under-calibration" for users with dead zones at the edge of the pad.
• [FEATURE] Base settings for scroll regions and corner tap regions are now automatically scaled to the current calibration.
• [FEATURE] Option to allow trackpad tap for left click prior to user login (tap at loginwindow).
• [FEATURE] Option to ignore trackpad main taps that occur within the scroll regions (excludes corner taps).
• [FEATURE] Adjustable acceleration, Apple trackpad, Apple mouse, and Redmond switcher acceleration.
• [FEATURE] Allow scroll area positioning at both edges (left and right, top and bottom).
• [FEATURE] Artwork and icon from Patrick Sullivan.
• [BUG] FileVault compatible. User preferences will load at login on FileVault enabled accounts.
• [BUG] Correct problems retrieving console username and preferences after sleep/wake.

• [BETA] Extended beta expiration to June 30, 2004.
• [BUG] Fixed daemon start issue on some machines. Should fix another issue with driver pref load on login.

• [BUG] Fixed driver prefs load on login for machines that autologin to the user account.

• [BUG] Fixed kernel panics when booting in verbose mode.
• [BUG] Readjusted tap detection threshold. This should improve tap detection for users with problems tapping in 0.7.4.
• [BUG] Improved default calibration for Pismo, Lombard, and other early model PowerBooks.

• [BETA] Bumped beta expiration to April 30, 2004.
• [BUG] Workaround slow display wrangler setup on Sept. 2003 PowerBook models.
• [BUG] Removed off-axis motion check for scroll areas. It caused more problems than it solved. This will reintroduce "stuck" cursors when motion starts in the scroll area, but that seems to be the best tradeoff. Most users unintentionally scroll by dragging at a slight angle to the pad edge, the off-axis check made this always a mouse motion.
• [BUG] Reduced jitter threshold for motion, should improve the control of small gestures with tracking speed set to maximum.

• [BETA] Bumped beta expiration to December 30, 2003.
• [BUG] Better handling of scroll zones when motion is obviously intended to be a mouse move (perpendicular to zone). Should reduce the "stuck" cursor problem.
• [BUG] During gesture operations (drag, drag lock) ignore the scroll zones.
• [BUG] Workaround conflict between "Ignore external mouse" and the Kensington MouseWorks driver.
• [BUG] Fixed interaction of "Ignore while typing" field while finger is on trackpad. Should stop random cursor jumps when rapidly switching between keyboard and trackpad.
• [BUG] Fixed problems with tap gesture mouse down/mouse up timing. The space between these events now match the default Apple driver much more closely. This should correct problems with accidental drags and overscrolling when tap-clicking on scrollbars. However, this also means that starting drag gestures is somewhat harder (you must tap-down/tap-up/tap-down/drag much more quickly).
• [BUG] Fixed tap drag so that tap which ends drag gesture cannot be the start of another drag.
• [BUG] Move ADB seize to later in driver initialization. Hopefully will eliminate (rare) wake from sleep panics.
• [BUG] Drag gestures check for distance between contacts to help offset accidental drag starts when what was intended was a single click followed by mouse motion.
• [BUG] Default geometry setups for new (Sept. 2003) 15 inch and 17 inch PowerBooks.
• [BUG] Compensate scroll areas for the curved trackpad bezel on older G3 Series PowerBooks (Pismo, Lombard, PDQ, WallStreet, etc.).

• [BETA] First public beta.

• [FEATURE] Make vertical and horizontal scroll edge sizes independently adjustable.
• [BUG] Allow left tap gestures to click and hold on controls.
• [BUG] Workaround IOHIDSystem limitations by activity tickling the display manager directly during scroll activity. This prevents the display from sleeping while scrolling.
• [BUG] Better default geometry for 12 inch iBook.

• [BUG] Corrected tracking speed updates from the Mouse preference pane. The driver will now obey the mouse prefs tracking speed.
• [BUG] Corrected bad scroll edge size calculation for left and top edges.
• [BUG] Increased size of vertical scroll edge on 17 inch PowerBook to compensate for that machine's unusual trackpad geometry.
• [BUG] Better default geometry for 12 and 17 inch PowerBooks.

• [FEATURE] Add pref to adjust scroll edge area (width).
• [BUG] Fix Panther compatibility.
• [BUG] Fix read of bool prefs in driver. Corrects problems with Ignore While Typing and Ignore External Mouse prefs.
• [BUG] Increased tap to drag timeout by 25ms.
• [BUG] Increased jitter threshold for tap clicks.
• [BUG] Fix scroll behavior at corners of pad when vertical and horizontal scroll edge areas overlap.
• [BUG] PrefPane disables scroll controls when no scrolling surface selected.
• [DOC] Added explanatory text to the Preference Pane discussing the need to always have at least one left click action.

• [FEATURE] Added trackpad geometry calibration, improves performance on all pads.

• [BETA] First release, private testing only.