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Alfred 2.5 Build 299

  -  3.45 MB  -  Demo

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What's new in this version:

Web and Security Improvements
- Update any cachefly.alfredapp.com references and auto update checks to operate over https
- Add option for https in default web searches, on by default
- Allow non encoded characters in custom web searches, workflow URLs and remote URLs. Makes adding URLs much easier and more predictable.
- Don't escape @ to %40 when URL encoding a mailto from email command and contacts viewer
- Update google icons to new style and add specific icons for google maps and translate

Workflow Improvements
- Make Title (keyword input) and Placeholder Title (script / file filter inputs) required workflow input fields to prevent confusion
- Modify behaviour on direct queries to make sure placeholder text is correctly shown when the argument is specified as required
- For fixed inputs (from hotkeys / external triggers / remote), correctly respect 'required argument' when arg is empty (i.e., don't action)
- Change workflow input filter behaviour to prevent unnecessary script execution if argument hasn't changed. Also update trimming behaviour on direct input to match default input
- Reorganise Alfred's main window for fixed inputs (hotkeys / external triggers / remote) and initially process input to show results or placeholder text
- Update the workflow examples to have 256 pixels icons for future proofing
- Add icons to iTunes commands (e.g., play, random), also show these icons in workflow config
- Searching for workflows in Preferences fails to find word after '(' or '{' or '['
- Fix refresh issue when using a direct input where results weren't cleaned out properly if Alfred was already visible

General Improvements and Bug Fixes
- Update resource icons to 256 pixels for future proofing (e.g., Alfred Remote)
- Increase saved icons (workflows, web searches etc) to 256 pixels for future proofing
- Modify caching policies for any internal URL requests to ignore the OS X URL caching
- Fix small memory leak in Alfred Preferences script action sheet (Doesn't affect Alfred core)
- Prevent irrelevant results with "Quick Search" disabled and pressing space
- Prevent flicker in Alfred's UI when disassociating a uniquely selected result (e.g. google web search) when deleting backwards on the search field
- Change 'less' to 'fewer' in file search preferences help subtext
- Improve help subtext for File Search > Inside Files
- Fix Alfred main window subtext y position and incorrect crop in file actions browser
- Tidy up Alfred debug log
- Fix IMDB non english locale searches with a diacritic string
- Sort the fallback searches from the [+] button to make it easier to find the fallback you want
- Update method for OS X version checking removing deprecated Gestalt call
- Add additional help buttons in Workflows and Appearance preferences
- Start Improving help documentation
- Update build tools to Xcode 6

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