DesktopSweeper 1.3 was just released, and even though I still don't have an Intel-based Mac, this is a (long awaited) Univeral Binary, thanks to the beta testers and particularly to Rosyna, Mike and Corentin!

Here are all the changes in this version:

• Universal Binary (runs on both PPC and Intel based Macs).
• Added ways to enable separately Display and Hide automatically.
• Added an option to prevent the Finder to come to the front when clicking on the Desktop while icons are hidden.
• Reworded most tooltips in the prefs pane.
• Fixed a bug where the hidden state could get reversed for icons that were partially offscreen.
• Changed the bundle identifier. Therefore, the name of the preferences file changed too and users of previous versions can delete the old prefs file ~/Library/Preferences/com.flip.desktopSweeper.plist.
• Added support and optional installation of SmartCrashReports.
• Now comes with Unsanity's Application Enhancer 2.0 and Installer 3.6.1.

You can see the manual and download DesktopSweeper from this page.

I hope you'll like it!

Here's DesktopSweeper 1.1. For those who don't know, it's an APE module (the equivalent of Unsanity's Haxies) that allows to control whether or not Desktop icons are displayed.

Here are the changes in this version:

• Improved support of multiple monitors.
• Added the automatic mode, in which icons are displayed when the Finder is frontmost and hidden when it's not.
• Added an option to also hide the Finder along with Desktop icons (just like by using cmd-H).
• Icons are now displayed/hidden all at once instead of one by one (thanks to Slava!).
• Reworked the prefs window, replacing help texts with contextual tooltips.
• Now comes with (and installs if necessary) APE 1.4.2 (more info at: http://unsanity.com/haxies/ape).

Learn more and download from DesktopSweeper's page.

Enjoy!

Here's DesktopSweeper 1.0, a freeware APE Module (the equivalent of Unsanity's Haxies) providing a hotkey to control whether or not Desktop icons are displayed.

I badly needed that feature back after CodeTek removed it from VirtualDesktop, so many thanks again to those who helped me making it possible and stable!

More info and download: http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/DesktopSweeper

Here's the first beta of HTMLColorPicker, a freeware application to pick, edit, convert and store Web-safe and Netscape colors for your webpages.

Dowload and more info: http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/HtmlColorPicker

I just released the first beta version of DesktopSweeper, a free APE Module (the equivalent of Unsanity's haxies) that allows to hide the Finder's Desktop icons by pressing a global hotkey. See more infos and download it at:
http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/DesktopSweeper

This is a beta, so if you try it take the usual precautions, and please let me know if you find any bug.