About:
iHook is a graphical frontend for any command-line executable. It gives scripts a pleasant Aqua face, and allows script writers to provide graphical feedback without having to learn one of the higher APIs available for Mac OS X. iHook accomplishes this through its ability to understand a set of directives. When a script writes an iHook Directive to stdout, iHook will modify its own interface based on the content of the Directive. In this way, a simple shell script can have an Aqua interface, complete with a progress bar and drawer. When launched in the Finder, iHook prompts the user to choose a script to run; iHook also accepts file drops on its icon, and will attempt to run the dropped file. When no user is logged in, iHook tries to execute /etc/logout.hook. This makes iHook highly useful as an interface for Mac OS X LogoutHooks.

Release focus: Code cleanup

Changes:
This release significantly improves the backend, increasing stability and speed. The %HIDE and %UNHIDE directives were added. As a result of the code changes, iHook now only runs on Mac OS X 10.5 and above.

Author:
UMich RSUG [contact developer]

Rating:	reset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8.29/10.00 (1 vote)

Homepage:
http://www.ihook.org/
Tar/GZ:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ihook/ihook-1.2.0-src.tgz?download
Changelog:
http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/ihook/changelog.html
OS X package:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ihook/iHook-1.2.0.dmg?download
CVS tree (cvsweb):
http://ihook.cvs.sourceforge.net/ihook/

Trove categories: [change]

[Development Status]		4 - Beta, 5 - Production/Stable
[Environment]		MacOS X, MacOS X :: Aqua, MacOS X :: Cocoa
[License]		OSI Approved :: BSD License (original), OSI Approved :: BSD License (revised)
[Operating System]		MacOS X
[Programming Language]		Objective C

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	1.2.0	23-Jul-2008	BSD License (original)

 Releases

Version	Focus	Date
1.2.0	Code cleanup	23-Jul-2008 07:06
1.1.1	Minor bugfixes	18-Nov-2007 08:49
1.0.2	Minor feature enhancements	01-Jun-2004 15:50
1.0	Minor bugfixes	24-Oct-2003 20:23
0.9.2	Minor bugfixes	30-May-2003 21:10
0.9.1	Minor bugfixes	29-May-2003 21:13
0.9.0	Major feature enhancements	06-May-2003 21:56
0.8.7	Minor feature enhancements	08-Jan-2003 17:51
0.8.6	Minor feature enhancements	14-Nov-2002 21:50
0.8.5	Initial freshmeat announcement	07-Nov-2002 07:02