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Hi guys,

I've just updated the Print extension to fix this. It was an issue where a utility the script calls changed its location.

Here's a link to the updated extension:

http://aptonic.com/getdestination.php?n … t.dropzone

Download and double click it to install it (making sure to delete the old one first so you don't end up with two installed).

I think I should clarify that my goal with creating the Print destination was to provide a 'quick and dirty' way to print a file without opening the application it was created in. There are major downsides to doing this, such as the fact that you can't set printer settings such as layout, copies etc. Also I had to do a bit of a hack to make Word docs print - they are rendered using the Quicklook engine before printing so the formatting will not always be correct. The destination is actually often a poor choice for printing.

Really the use case I had in mind for this was something like - I have map image or a little text or something that I just need printed in a hurry. If you're using the Print destination for anything more than that then you're missing the point of the destination.

Thanks for the feedback Carlos. I use VMWare myself and will have to see if similar issues apply.

Will see what can be improved here in future versions although I'm sorry to say this isn't the highest current priority.

Yep, I'm planning to add this in an update soon.

Thanks for the tip

Hi Mike

The closest is this script - https://github.com/aptonic/dropzone-use … n.dropzone
It lets you specify a name, email and subject to send to when you drop a file onto it.

Click the Raw button on GitHub and then save it somewhere. Then edit the bit at the top that says:

$SUBJECT = "Message Subject"
$BODY = "This is the message body."
$TO_NAME = "Test Person"
$TO_ADDRESS = "test@testing.com"

And fill in these fields with what you want. Make sure the file is saved with a .dropzone file extension and then double click to install.

Hi Michael

The print destination doesn't support advanced printing options like you describe. I started going down the road of adding more configuration and realized that there are literally thousands of options users may want to configure when printing and this falls way outside the scope of what Dropzone is designed for.

The print destination is really only for a super quick and dirty way to print a document without having to open it first. e.g. I want this PDF printed, real quick. If you're trying to use it for tasks beyond this then you're missing the point of the destination.

The update is now available on the Mac App Store.

TwitPic is now bundled with Dropzone so you no longer need to download the extension and install it separately. Simply go into the Preferences -> Add and then select TwitPic from the action drop down. You will then be asked to authorize TwitPic with Twitter.

Thanks for your patience and let me know if you have any problems.

Hmm, well I agree that is frustrating. If Dropzone did that for me I would definitely be annoyed. Unfortunately I can't reproduce it and nobody else has emailed me about this either.

Any chance you could record a quick screencast demonstrating the behavior? I might notice something different about how you're using it that gives me a clue as to why this might be happening.

Are you using gfxCardStatus?

Hi Matthew

If Dropzone is crashing there will definitely be a crash report. Open Console.app and in the log list on the left-hand side expand a section marked 'CrashReporter' - any time an app crashes a report is added to this section.

Please email the report to me - john@aptonic.com or paste it here and I'll take a look.

Thanks!

Yup, sorry for the delay. You had the right idea. I've filled in the blanks for you and the working script can be downloaded below:

http://aptonic.com/getdestination.php?n … e.dropzone

I've hosted it in the dropzone-user-scripts repository (https://github.com/aptonic/dropzone-user-scripts) so others can benefit from it also. Nice idea