Comments on: Camouflage 2.0

By: Karsten

Karsten — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:31:07 +0000

While version 2.2 introduced a fix for Desktop-Exposé, it also introduced quite some issues. The most annoying ones are that the desktop icons are flashing through every time Finder is activated and in Mission Control the Spaces on top are hidden. I’ve sent a bugfix to Apple, but it takes some days until it is reviewed and available for download. The fix can also be loaded at: https://briksoftware.com/products/camouflage/Camouflage2.2fix.zip. It only works though, when version 2.2 was installed from the app store and at least run once.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
Karsten

By: Markus

Markus — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:36:20 +0000

With Lion 10.7.4 there seem to be many problems (some are back, probably some new ones). In short: Lion screen handling is a mess.
Camouflage 2.2 has problems. I use a two screen setup with 4 spaces hooked up to a MacBook pro. Going from one space to the other unhides all desktop icons (Camouflage menu does not notice. I have to toggle Show/Hide Icons twice). Desktop icons flash momentarily when switching to Finder. Camouflage often quits after disconnecting/reconnecting a screen while the MBP is sleeping (no crash dump, it just silently quits). It is annoying for me as a customer but as I understand that Lion has so many flaws (FileVault 2 is really the only reason to use Lion at all) it must be a nightmare for you to cope with these things. Anyway a fix would be great.

By: Sundae

Sundae — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:19:05 +0000

Is there can be bug fix tiem now? 🙁

By: K Foster

K Foster — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:44:48 +0000

Also seeing the desktop icons flicker when switch between desktops, even after running the CamouflageFixer

By: Karsten

Karsten — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:35:25 +0000

please download the following application, running it will fix the issue: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2gh58wft4rtj6x/CamouflageFixer.zip
sorry for the inconvenience with version 2.1, i’m working on a fix

By: christopher carrigan

christopher carrigan — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:59:49 +0000

we have just upgraded two macbook pros running lion to the newest version. expanded the app and installed only to get the message every time that the file has been damaged and should be deleted and redownloaded. anyone else having this problem. have downloaded the 1.25 version to use in the meantime but miss the lion features now. any ideas would be great.

By: Wayne Fox

Wayne Fox — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:02:54 +0000

When I installed Lion, it said Camouflage 1.25 was incompatible and put it into an “incompatible” folder. When I purchase the 2.0 upgrade, instead of putting it in my application folder, app store installed it over the top of 1.25, again in that folder. Not sure why, as 1.25 worked fine except for some visual glitches with mission control.

Anyway, seems to be running well on Lion now. nice app, thx. Hope the app store is helping you out.

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:43:39 +0000

2.0.1 is much better. Thanks a bunch for your responsiveness.

Small niggle (not serious at all): there is a brief flicker of the desktop when swiping from dashboard back to a desktop space. Not a big deal, but just reporting it.

Thanks again.

By: Timm

Timm — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:30:41 +0000

Along with the Spaces issue, there’s also some glitch where switching to/from a Finder causes the icons to flash. (Or, opening/closing a Finder window, maybe. Something dealing with Finder being the foremost application.)

Also, I’m not sure the Ignore Mouse Events option is working: when I right click on the desktop with it enable, I still get the Camouflage menu.

By: Karsten

Karsten — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:52:18 +0000

i’ve just submitted version 2.0.1 to apple, which should fix the mentioned problems.