The OS X version of StuffIt 6.5 is a bit of an improvement in that it can transparently act as a graphical user interface for the command-line tar and gzip utilities, which do support long file names. Likewise, I’ve relied on OpenUp for expanding tar archives because StuffIt Expander can’t handle long file names in them, either. Such files must be archived on disk images or using the command-line gnutar utility (preferrably made into a drop box with DropScript). Since switching to OS X, I’ve created many files with names in the 40-character range.
#Stuffit expander os 9 mac os x
Long file names have been available to users since the Mac OS X Public Beta last year, and they are also supported (though not displayed) in Mac OS 9. StuffIt archives still do not support file names longer than 31 characters. It also can’t mount ShrinkWrap disk images on Mac OS X. Magic Menu doesn’t work on packaged applications (whose names end with “.app”), files whose names contain Unicode characters, or files that contain “~” as the first part of any path component. On 10.1 Magic Menu conflicts with the Full Keyboard Access feature. On 10.0.4 the Magic Menu key commands apply in every application, not just the Finder. The release notes list all kinds of oddities and limitations.
#Stuffit expander os 9 for mac os x
I get the feeling that Aladdin rushed this release out the door so that it would be available in time for Mac OS X 10.1.
StuffIt Browser, Archive via Rename, and the StuffIt contextual menu plug-in remain OS 9-only, but I don’t miss them. Unfortunately, it still allows only one operation at a time. Unlike the OS 9 version, Magic Menu X doesn’t tie up the Finder while it’s busy working on a file. Since it’s an application rather than an extension, it won’t conflict with your other software, and works without a reboot. Magic Menu X has several advantages over its OS 9 counterpart. The common commands are accessible from the keyboard, and the infrequently used commands are easy to find in the menu, but stay out of sight until needed. I’ve always found this more convenient than using the drag-and-drop applications (StuffIt Expander, DropStuff, and DropZip). Choosing a command from the menu causes it to act on the selected files. Magic Menu X is a background application that makes the common StuffIt commands available in a menu in the Finder. The most important change in StuffIt 6.5 is that Magic Menu now runs on Mac OS X.
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