The Future of Input Managers
1Password uses an Input Manager to extend the Safari web browser and other applications. In the OS X 10.5 release notes Apple said something that made the future of Input Managers unclear:
The automatic loading of bundles located in the InputManagers folders is now officially unsupported…This functionality is likely to be disabled in a future release.
This may cause you to wonder what the future of 1Password is if Input Managers are ever removed completely. While we think Apple does indeed want to move away from Input Managers, it is important to note that 1Password does not require Input Managers. 1Password currently uses Input Managers but there are many other suitable solutions available as well, discussed in an article we published on our blog:
Switchers’ Blog: The End of the Input Manager and Pimping Mac OS X?
Interestingly enough, early versions of 1Password 2.5 actually used Internet Plug-Ins to make 1Password work in Safari as at the time we were under the impression that Input Managers would be completely removed from Leopard. 1Password reverted back to an Input Manager when it was found the official Leopard release had full support for them.