Comments on: ShrinkIt 1.1 http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/ Dispatches from Panic HQ in Portland, Oregon Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Hallas http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-14178 Richard Hallas Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:42:04 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-14178 Thanks for this really handy utility! I've found it extremely useful ever since you first released it, and continue to use it a lot. I'd like to put in a small request for version 1.2, though, if I may… The ability to drag to the Dock icon in v1.1 is a really useful improvement, but there's a further refinement that could make it even better. Basically, I'd like it to auto-quit after processing, *if* something was dragged to its icon and it wasn't already running. I've got my copy handily set up in Overflow (launch utility from Stunt Software), and the new v1.1 lets me do something I've wanted for a while: start dragging a PDF file, open Overflow, and drop the PDF on the ShrinkIt icon in Overflow to process it without the need to launch ShrinkIt separately first. That's great… except that, when the processing is done, I'm left with a window with a big green tick in the middle of my screen, and have to quit ShrinkIt manually. What I'd like is for it to auto-quit after it's finished processing the selection I've given it. NB This facility would also make ShrinkIt a much more useful tool to plonk in Finder window toolbars. You'd be able to just drag files from a Finder window to an icon on the toolbar of the same window and have ShrinkIt do the processing 'invisibly', with no need to launch or quit it directly. Fingers crossed that you'll consider this a useful suggestion… and thanks again. Thanks for this really handy utility! I’ve found it extremely useful ever since you first released it, and continue to use it a lot. I’d like to put in a small request for version 1.2, though, if I may…

The ability to drag to the Dock icon in v1.1 is a really useful improvement, but there’s a further refinement that could make it even better. Basically, I’d like it to auto-quit after processing, *if* something was dragged to its icon and it wasn’t already running.

I’ve got my copy handily set up in Overflow (launch utility from Stunt Software), and the new v1.1 lets me do something I’ve wanted for a while: start dragging a PDF file, open Overflow, and drop the PDF on the ShrinkIt icon in Overflow to process it without the need to launch ShrinkIt separately first. That’s great… except that, when the processing is done, I’m left with a window with a big green tick in the middle of my screen, and have to quit ShrinkIt manually. What I’d like is for it to auto-quit after it’s finished processing the selection I’ve given it.

NB This facility would also make ShrinkIt a much more useful tool to plonk in Finder window toolbars. You’d be able to just drag files from a Finder window to an icon on the toolbar of the same window and have ShrinkIt do the processing ‘invisibly’, with no need to launch or quit it directly.

Fingers crossed that you’ll consider this a useful suggestion… and thanks again.

]]> By: Tere http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-13709 Tere Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:49:54 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-13709 I've loved this while on Leopard, but my new Mac will be coming with Lion. What about ShrinkIt with OSX-Lion (10.7)? I’ve loved this while on Leopard, but my new Mac will be coming with Lion. What about ShrinkIt with OSX-Lion (10.7)?

]]> By: fellowweb http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-12889 fellowweb Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:02:17 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-12889 Hi there! Thank you for this great and helpful tool! Could you consider complementing ShrinkIt by the image compression feature of the "Compress PDF" workflow? http://skycoast.us/pscott/software/mac It would also be great to launch ShrinkIt as a service right from a file's context menu. Is this possible? Thank you so much for publishing this great tool! Hi there! Thank you for this great and helpful tool!

Could you consider complementing ShrinkIt by the image compression feature of the “Compress PDF” workflow? http://skycoast.us/pscott/software/mac

It would also be great to launch ShrinkIt as a service right from a file’s context menu. Is this possible?

Thank you so much for publishing this great tool!

]]> By: Bor http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-10053 Bor Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:43:16 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-10053 same problem as Eric: I ran into a strange bug. I exported from InDesign CS4 > PDF (v5) > ShrinkIt 1.1. It reduced the size by 50%, but when I sent it the resulting file to someone using Adobe Reader on Windows, all the text appeared as dots instead of the embedded font. I subsequently sent the original file and it had retained the embedded fonts and looked fine. Anyone else encounter this? same problem as Eric: I ran into a strange bug. I exported from InDesign CS4 > PDF (v5) > ShrinkIt 1.1. It reduced the size by 50%, but when I sent it the resulting file to someone using Adobe Reader on Windows, all the text appeared as dots instead of the embedded font. I subsequently sent the original file and it had retained the embedded fonts and looked fine. Anyone else encounter this?

]]> By: James Gill http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-9687 James Gill Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:33:35 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-9687 This has saved me many hundreds of MBs already. Thanks a ton you guys! This has saved me many hundreds of MBs already. Thanks a ton you guys!

]]> By: Mathias Bynens http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-9641 Mathias Bynens Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:02:02 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-9641 *The original files will be renamed with the prefix “_org_” for backup safety.* Any chance of making this optional? It’s really annoying having to delete all the original files every time I use ShrinkIt. Also, it would be lovely if this could be included in ImageOptim. Any chance of a Panic/Pornelski cooperation? :) *The original files will be renamed with the prefix “_org_” for backup safety.*

Any chance of making this optional? It’s really annoying having to delete all the original files every time I use ShrinkIt.

Also, it would be lovely if this could be included in ImageOptim. Any chance of a Panic/Pornelski cooperation? :)

]]> By: SATYA http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-9561 SATYA Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:23:08 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-9561 YAY! I'm Panicking =) YAY! I’m Panicking =)

]]> By: Eric http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-9247 Eric Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:10:50 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-9247 I ran into a strange bug. I exported from InDesign CS4 > PDF (v5) > ShrinkIt 1.1. It reduced the size by 50%, but when I sent it the resulting file to someone using Adobe Reader on Windows, all the text appeared as dots instead of the embedded font. I subsequently sent the original file and it had retained the embedded fonts and looked fine. Anyone else encounter this? I ran into a strange bug. I exported from InDesign CS4 > PDF (v5) > ShrinkIt 1.1. It reduced the size by 50%, but when I sent it the resulting file to someone using Adobe Reader on Windows, all the text appeared as dots instead of the embedded font. I subsequently sent the original file and it had retained the embedded fonts and looked fine. Anyone else encounter this?

]]> By: Nata Lase http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-9199 Nata Lase Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:04:21 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-9199 Sangat berguna sekali ! Sangat berguna sekali !

]]> By: palnudb http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/02/shrinkit-1-0/#comment-9190 palnudb Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:41:39 +0000 http://www.panic.com/blog/?p=761#comment-9190 Any chance you could build this as a UB so it works on PPC. I am still G5in it. ;) Any chance you could build this as a UB so it works on PPC. I am still G5in it. ;)

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