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DESCRIPTION
MilkyWay displays the picture of a selected picture file in the Finder.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.9b: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

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Developer:D. Launay
Downloads:13,030
  - Version d/l:2,333
Utilities:File Management
License:Free
Date:28 Jan 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****½
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Jan 29 2008
*****

ARROW  Works great under Tiger![PPC] Saves me quite a bit of time when sorting thru image files.Great little app for us older mac users.  
(Version 1.9b)

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Feb 17 2007

JAGOOAH  Excellent app!  
(Version 1.5.6)

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Dec 12 2006
*****

MIKELITE  great app. really easy to use, nice functionality. And the developer added a trash button. makes sorting through porn so much easier!  
(Version 1.5.6)

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Mar 2 2006
****.

ABBOTT  Very nice functionality, but it's got some serious problems:

1. After you've viewed a file with MilkyWay, you can't delete it unless you either use a SUDO deletion process, use TrashIt, logout or restart. Apparently MilkyWay doesn't properly release a file after displaying it.

2. There's no way to control the file types MilkyWay displays; it seems to show anything that QuickTime is capable of. I definitely don't want to view PDFs with MilkyWay, for example, but there's no way to stop it.

Also, it would be very handy to have an option to not display a file when you click on it. For example: Command-Click to view, or Command-click to just touch the file without viewing it.

Good start to a nice thought, though!  
(Version 1.5.6)

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Apr 2 2007

MAGOSILVAN  I too truly like this app, but I've just discovered a little problem: if you try to empty the trash containing an image previewed with MilkyWay, the finder refuses to do this saying there is a file in use. It's a little thing if the file is on the main HD, but not if the file is on an external HD you want to unmount. In this case you must first close MilkyWay, then empty the trash, expell the HD and reopen MilkyWay.

This not to criticize, but only to offer a solution to the weird problem.  
(Version 1.5.6)

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Feb 8 2006

KATABIOS  simply amazing.... also better with a shorcut!  
(Version 1.5.6)

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Jan 28 2006

EYE_OF_HORUS  Users of this app might compare it with

QuickImageCM, a very useful 2D viewer. Free and available on MacUpdate.

As a CM it operates in background, right mouse click brings popup screen to launch viewer on selected image files.

For example, it handles:

1. multiple pdf files, showing 1st page of each. Highlight all or only the files you want to review.

2. can save image files in different formats. I use jpeg to psd frequently

3. has basic image handling and image effects, keyboard shortcuts (eg trash)  
(Version 1.5.2)

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Jan 23 2006

ZEUS1  Not only is Milky Way a fast and easy way to review Your photos, but when You click on a multi-page pdf file, it shows the first page of this file in its window, thereby enabling fast recognition of what the pdf is about.

Just try this on a folder with 100+ pdf files with cryptic names...

Nice work...and free!!!  
(Version 1.4)

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Jan 22 2006

NED ANDERSON  It would be great if this could run in the background or in invisible mode. That way it could be added to the login items and become a permanent feature of the OS without having to start the application.  
(Version 1.4)

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Jan 22 2006

MACUPDATE ADMIN  You might want to try QuickImageCM. It's a Contextual Menu Item and as such it is always available. It's the first software of its kind and likely the best. I've used it since its first release and never had a problem with it and it's free as well.  
(Version 1.4)

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Jan 22 2006

STRONGMANTIM  In the mean time, there are a couple utilities like you are describing that I have used in the past:

PicturePopProCM

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12326

(Not the most intuitive interface, but works well with Tiger)

QuickPlayCM

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13227

(More user-friendly, but uses old brushed metal. No updates in over a year)  
(Version 1.4)

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Dec 22 2005
****½

PATOCHE2005  I like this new version 1.1.1 a lot. much faster on my PM bipro 1.42.

No more pop-up sound editable in the prefs.

Thanks a lot for this very usefull app.

Patrick  
(Version 1.1.1)

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Dec 21 2005
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JEDIK  Interesting... What about a zoom in/out feature using shortcuts and/or the mouse scroll wheel? ;)  
(Version 1.1.1)

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Dec 22 2005

JETFIREDX  Neat idea. Reacts a little slow, but that could be worked on. Preferences window didn't close when I selected OKAY like I expected it to... just had to press the close button in the corner.

One thing I would like to see would be an option for it to run in the menu bar rather than in the dock. (toggle in prefs maybe?)

Good work though.  
(Version 1.1.1)

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Dec 25 2008

ZAVIOR54  no .gif animations???  
(Version 1.9b)

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