Labels X for Mac3.0.1

Is anyone running the current version of Labels X on OS X 10.6.7? I googled, but couldn't find anything recent (from 2010-2011) regarding users' experiences, just old stuff from the Tiger days. In hope someone from the macupdate community could give his/her impressions... ;-)

Readers should be aware that with the move to have 3 work with Snow Leopard, there is now NO version of Labels X that will work with OS X 10.5.x. Having paid the developer for the app, this seems to me to be fairly shabby business practice.

I started using LabelsX when it first became available in the early days of OS X. I used to organize my workflow using folder labels in prior Mac OS's. In my view LabelsX corrects a real oversight on the part of Apple's design department: The stock colors and their application to only the file/folder names and not the icons are awkward-one of the very few areas where Apple goofed up on design (or at least where I disagree strongly). The new LabelsX 3.0.1 seems to be stable and unobtrusive from a CPU and memory overhead standpoint. Well done and welcome back!

Labels X is one of the top 10 most important applications for the Mac. Hi Profinite, Your message is 7 months old, System Leopard is over a year and a half old, the messages at the URL you cited are a year old. How responsive is this? Will there be a System Leopard compatible version of Labels X? Yes?___ (if so, when?) No?___ Maybe?___ Is there a plan to upgrade Labels X to System Leopard compatibility? If so, what is the plan? If the coding is difficult, then why aren't Apple programmers helping out in accordance with the provisions of the Apple Developer Connection? Helllllooooo? Anyone home?

For those who believe that Unsanity does not respond to inquiries, I suggest that you read the announcement in the yellow box at the top of their blog page that has existed for months now: http://www.unsanity.org/archives/betas/enthusiastic_trepidation.php I own FontCard, FruitMenu, Menu Master, and WindowShade. All of their betas have worked well with Leopard on multiple Mac's.

I would like to add my thanks. I had this weird problem too since few days, and didn't have any clue about it. Now it's working again :-)

Thank you Unsanity, for version 1.8.2. It has corrected the problem that appeared with the release of version 1.8.1. Ivor

Please be aware that some users (myself included) are having a problem with version 1.8.1. Specifically, the icons won't take on the color which is a major feature of Labels X. One may want to keep version 1.8.0 as a backup in case it doesn't work for them. Hopefully, this will be resolved soon by Unsanity. Thank you. Ivor

Labels X makes labels the way they are supposed to be. The only downside to my MBP was that Labels X did not work with the Intel processor. This upgrade is allmost like a Christmas gift. My file labels look graceful again, the way they are supposed to look. Looks nice and stable on my machine as well!

So what, Tiger doesn't have lables ? Panther did. What happened ? I think I'd rather have labels than widgets.

NO COLOR LABELS ON MY TIGER YET!! WHAT'S WRONG?

There is enhancements of the Panther Label system with Labels X 1.6 and 1.6.1: 1. You can choose if you want colors only on the file/folder, or as s stripe for the name too. 2. You can change the name and/or colors of the Labels. So this seems an improvement to the Panther labels.

The System Panther upgrade is AWESOME! So far, I have NOT found it necessary to restart the finder for the icon colors to change. It works just like System 9! Also, old System 9 (and below) icon colors that I haven't seen for years, are back. Wow! Thanks for doing Apple's work. Next task, it would seem, is to make sure that Label X is going to be System Tiger compatible. Thanks much, guys, keep up the good work! Jack

Amazingly, this new version somehow PICKED UP MY OLD OS9 LABEL prefs: the custom colors and label names somehow appear in the new prefpane. Astonishing! Thanks to Unsanity for this much-needed upgrade. Worth the wait, if it works!

Panther already supports colour labels in the Finder. I understand the purpose of Labels X in Jaguar, but sincerely I wonder what this product is for as soon as you switch to Panther.

Colorized icons are back! Those horrible stripes in the List and Column view are history. Thanks Unsanity.

made all my custom icons in the sidebar look like generic olders or apps

Labels are essential for me, and the ones in Panther suck mightily. Labels X used to crash the finder from time to time on my TiBook under Jaguar and I still used it. The new one (1.6) seems very stable under Panther so far and the lables look great. Go Unsanity!

Yes. Yes. Yes!

Problem n° 3 with Gimp-Print : I have dealt with the same bug, Label X is beside the point. It seems to be an error with Gimp-Print and .pdf links in Illustrator and InDesign files. 1) Find .pdf embedded in Illustrator or InDesign documents 2) Delete all these links 3) Import original files : .ai, .psd, etc. 4) Print. Indesign : you must click on “Printer...” (“Print” window) the first time you select Gimp-Print. I am pretty sure that will fix your problem...

On my clean system I've never had a bug. It was like in these Apple's ad, a wonderful world. Then I installed this f---ing software a few days ago. 1/ Finder is slower, especially contextual menus and the File menu. 2/ The Finder crashed a lot. It worked flawlessly before APE and Label X. 3/ Gimp-Print crashed after APE and Label X installation. 4/ LabelX doesn't work with Illustrator X: when a file is saved, the color is lost. 5/ Find doesn't work with LabelX's families, unlike in OS 9. It displays families but it can't search. 6/ Sort by families in a window is not saved. 7/ The Dock doesn't work well, it stops bouncing after two or three jumps. 8/ "Label" in File menu is not reliable but the contextual menu works. I'm really angry against LabelX, it damaged my system. I can't believe I've paid for that useless cr-p, even if it was only $10. On the other hand, I use Windowshade X and it works fine. Metallifizer works too. But Label X messed up my system, now I certainly have to reinstall everything. Grrr I've jobs to finish and I will loose a day or two :-( I won't use LabelX anymore. Never! Don't buy it if you plan to work with your Mac.

Great function for Jag users, even if there are a couple of minor bugs, but it does not crash nor panic. I've bought it and I don't regret.

Works great. I like having the folder colors. It's not amazing though. If you make it so additional labels can be added, then it's worth the ten bucks.

I have been using Labels from the moment I moved to OS-X. I have a learning disability and must work with colors I was going nuts until I found the Unsanity little label program. Apple is nuts to let go of the ability to colored labels and the ability of the use of Window shade. Both of these glaring oversight in OS-X are solved by "Unsanity". Both little programs have always worked very well.

Good implementation, but I wish haxies were not necessary

Great Tool

10 seconds to install, no restart required :). Works perfect!

Cool!, but my system got slowdown.

All unsanity products f*ck up your system, just get Path Finder (SNAX) and be happy. It comes with labels and about a billion other features.

Wonderful. If they can do it, why did Apple not?

Finally bought it! Keep filling those holes, unsanity. You guys rock!

It's Unsanity... nothing else need be said!

Works like it was Classic again but better!

if it weren't for Unsanity, there'd be too many gaps in OS X!! sheesh, Unsanity is KILLER.

Excellent piece of software that Apple should have done the first time out.