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Info-Mac Digest Tue, 5 Jul 94 Volume 12 : Issue 93
Today's Topics:
[*] AutoClock 1.44; a clock setting utility
[*] CalConvert 1.2 FAT.sit.hqx - Integer calculator & base converter
[*] Control Panel Strip a control strip module
[*] Control Strip Patcher 1.1; allows Control Strip on all Macs
[*] csmp-digest-v3-041
[*] DropShell 2.0; C source code for an application
[*] FaberFinder 4.1.3; "Yet Another MiniFinder"
[*] football.sit.hqx - shanghai game tiles
[*] FreezeTagPPC.hqx - Demo of PPC-native (only) game
[*] graphic-converter-1791; a picture format translator
[*] HTML.edit 1.1.1 Release; editor for the Web's language
[*] Icon Mania; some icons from downloade from AOL
[*] Invaders! 1.2 (was Space Invaders); a game
[*] Japanese-English Dictionary program
[*] Keep It Up 1.2; keeps an application running through errors
[*] LEU; Low End User -- July issue
[*] Media 3; E-Zine for media teachers
[*] MediaSizer 1.2 FAT.sit.hqx - Utility for CD-ROM writing & more...
[*] nancys-textures-grp7; some desktop patterns
[*] NoExit; source for handlers
[*] PICTButton CDEF 1.0.7; C source code
[*] PICT resource management utilities
[*] Preventing and Solving PageMaker Bad Record Index Errors
[*] PuyoPuyo; an arcade game
[*] QuicKeys for After Dark
[*] SimpleText Color Menu Installer 1.0 for SimpleText 1.1
[*] Sound2Movies; converts sounds to QuickTime
[*] TCL wrapper for WASTE; a text editing engine
[*] TimeTracker 2.01 Demo; keep track of the hours you work
[*] Xenos 1.0; Shoot-em-up Xevious-like game
28.8 modem.
28.8 modem [C]
[C] Trick to improve color for qt moovs on 8 bit macs
Annoying MacLeak Article
Anyone "hotrod" an LC3?
Applescript won't run (A)
Canvas versus MacDraw Pro ?
CD-ROM speaker wiring
changing startup sound? (R)
cheap device to watch tv on my mac?
Cricket Graph
external keypad
Filemaker question - nested fields
Font Problem from ClarisWorks Windows to ClarisWorks Mac
FullWrite listserv operational (C)
Getting MacPPP to work with a Supra FAXModem 144LC (fwd)
How do you change the Finder's default text editor
Hurricane Tracking software
I bought a PPC, now what...
IdeaLiner 3.4
Indeo compressed file conversion
Macs for sale on Home Shopping Channel
MacTCP question
Modem software for 28k8? (R)
Monitor switching
MS Word Template for LW Disk Labels?
None
Open (unconnected) cables at the end of a SCSI chain
PB170/Radius PowerView/CD-ROM
PB170 Wake-up Problems
problems with desktop colors
Questions on setting up wide-area networking
SF171 (MacFORMation2) news from Maui
Shutdown FX 2.0 beta notes
Speed Disk chokes
Thanks for catologer replies
Three Button Mac Mouse
Un-renameable Start-Up Drive (Q)
Un-renameable Start-Up Drive (Q), IMD #92
Un-renameable Start-Up Drive [A]
Usenet feed
Video cable for a Radius 2 page greyscale monitor
WANTED: Mac Plus KB Cable
Where are Symantc C++ users.
Why is fax faster than data?
WorldFactbook
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 06:48:46 -0500
From: [email protected] (Tim J. Courant)
Subject: [*] AutoClock 1.44; a clock setting utility
What is AutoClock ?
AutoClock is an application and a system extension that maintains the
accuracy of your Macintosh clock. As a matter of fact, this clock has the
tendency to deviate from the correct time every day, and can accumulate to
minutes or dozens of minutes after one year, if not corrected.
The AutoClock application allows you to:
* set the clock by calling a time server, if you have a modem,
* set the clock manually from an accurate source (for example a voice time
server (303-499-7111) or the radio),
* display a logbook of every clock change on your Macintosh, whether it was
done with AutoClock, or with another application (the General or Data &
Time control panels, or the Clock desk accessory for example),
* compute the mean clock deviation of the Macintosh clock for a 24-hour
period, using data recorded in the logbook, and
* display the date and time in almost any country of the world.
The system extension AutoClock Extension can:
* periodically open the AutoClock application according to your schedule,
to perform an automatic clock adjustment by calling the time server,
without any user intervention,
* keep the Macintosh clock continually correct, by adjusting it using the
computed mean clock deviation,
* automatically adjust the clock for Daylight Saving Time, and
* detect any clock changes done by any other programs, and record them in
the application's logbook.
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/auto-clock-144.hqx; 170K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 00:24 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] CalConvert 1.2 FAT.sit.hqx - Integer calculator & base converter
Program: CalConvert 1.2
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini ([email protected])
Price: $5 cash (shareware)
FAT VERSION - CONTAINS BOTH 680x0 AND NATIVE POWERPC CODE
CalConvert is a small shareware utility that does integer
arithmetic calculations and converts integer values to
different bases (decimal, hexadecimal, binary, octal or any
custom base between 2 and 32) or to an OSType (a sequence of
four ASCII characters). The conversion may be signed or
unsigned (you can always enter a signed value, it gets
converted to unsigned if needed); the result may be
interpreted either as a word (2 bytes) or as a long word (4
bytes). CalConvert has arithmetic, logical and bitwise
operators.
New in version 1.2:
- includes both 68000 and native PowerPC code
- fixes a few nonstandard interface behaviors
[Archived as /info-mac/sci/cal-convert-12.hqx; 72K]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 02:21:50 -0400
From: [email protected] (Chris Hanson)
Subject: [*] Control Panel Strip a control strip module
This Control Strip module has a popup of your control panels. Just pop
it in you Control Strip Module folder and restart. Requires Control Strip
by Apple Computer.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/control-panel-strip.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 17:17:51 -0500
From: [email protected] (Robert S. Mah)
Subject: [*] Control Strip Patcher 1.1; allows Control Strip on all Macs
*** THIS FILE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR CONTROL STRIP PATCHER 1.0
*** IF YOU ALREADY PATCHED CONTROL STRIP SUCCESSFULLY, YOU DON'T NEED IT
The Control Strip Patcher patches (i.e. modifies) Apple's new neat-o keen
Control Strip control panel so that it can be used on plain Jane Macs.
The version that ships with the Powerbook 500's will not work on desktop
Macs. I created The Control Strip Patcher to "fix" Control Strip and remove
this limitation.
Control Strip (patched or not) needs System 7 to run. Control Strip itself
is NOT included in this archive.
This version (1.1) patches Control Strip with versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1b1
and 1.1b2.
Cheers,
Robert S. Mah -=- One Step Beyond -=- 212-947-6507 -=- [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/control-strip-patcher-11.hqx; 11K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 17:46:50 +0200 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Francois Pottier)
Subject: [*] csmp-digest-v3-041
C.S.M.P. Digest Sat, 02 Jul 94 Volume 3 : Issue 41
Today's Topics:
Detecting pre-68020 CPU for 68020 code
Fast Animations (WAS: Fast full screen scrolling: impossible?)
FlattenMovieData bug???
Here's how to get OpenDoc
How to know the cursor is into a polygon?
PowerPC load-store (was Re: Fast full screen scrolling: impossible?)
Q: Default button & Return key in Modeless Dialog
Questions about Tmon?
Saving PICT files - Here's CODE!!
Scroll Bars in DLOG?
Why should't you move baseAddrs?
cntl-opt-esc
scroll bars in modal dialogs
The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Francois Pottier
([email protected]).
[Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-v3-041.txt; 65K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 15:20:45 -0700
From: [email protected] (Stephan Somogyi)
Subject: [*] DropShell 2.0; C source code for an application
DropShell 2.0 - July 1st 1994
by Leonard Rosenthol, Marshall Clow, and Stephan Somogyi
DropShell is a collection of C source files that allow you to easily build
your own System 7-style drop-box applications.
Basic Features
DropShell consists of four source files and five header files that are
designed to let you quickly add your own application's functionality
without having to change the DS sources themselves much.
DropShell implements support for dragging files and folder onto the
application's icon via AppleEvents - it doesn't cheat and use the System 6
compatibility provided by System 7. DropShell is also a fully factored
application - it performs its work by sending AppleEvents to itself. This
also allows an application built on DropShell to be "recorded" by an
OSA-compatible scripting system.
DropShell handles a simple user interface including a splash screen, a
"Select File..." option and complete balloon help for all menus and
dialogs.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/drop-shell-20-c.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 12:16:17 +0100
From: [email protected] (Fabrizio Oddone)
Subject: [*] FaberFinder 4.1.3; "Yet Another MiniFinder"
FaberFinder is Yet Another MiniFinder.
Has "a lot" of features, though it is only 3K (the power of
good old assembler). Read the enclosed note for details.
FaberFinder needs the Hierarchical File System (HFS).
It works (at least) on my old, faithful Mac Plus under System 1.1,
2.0, 4.0, 4.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.8; you can use it under System 7.0
or later, but System 7 is not fully supported: you cannot
launch desk accessories from the directory dialog box, for
instance.
FaberFinder may be useful for emergency disks, where space is
at a premium.
Read the enclosed note to learn more.
The updated note explains how to obtain a safer bootable disk
using ResEdit instead of a boot block editor.
Enjoy yourself and remember the $5 shareware fee!
Fabrizio Oddone
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/faber-finder-413.hqx; 17K]
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Date: 1 Jul 1994 9:21:24 EDT
From: "Ken"
Subject: [*] football.sit.hqx - shanghai game tiles
Enclosed is a shanghaii II tileset which is made up of football logos and
related items. I would enjoy any feedback. Hope you like them.
Ken Wigle ([email protected])
[Archived as /info-mac/game/com/shanghai-ii-football-tiles.hqx; 157K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 16:04:33 -0700
From: [email protected] (Richard A. Fowell)
Subject: [*] FreezeTagPPC.hqx - Demo of PPC-native (only) game
This is a Power-Mac only game demo. I don't have a PowerMac to
run it on, but I did scan it with Disinfectant.
[email protected]
....
From the installer screens:
This is a demo of a technology called Zippo.
The Zippo technology is being used by Macromedia to produce
interactive, real-time players.
...
We hop you enjoy this sample game, if you like the quality of
interactivity, and would like to register to receive
information about future uses of the technology, send your
name and address to:
....
The Harvii
999-C Edgewater Blvd.
Suite 228
Foster City CA 94404
or email it to:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/game/freeze-tag-demo-ppc.hqx; 904K]
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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 11:14:05 +0100
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] graphic-converter-1791; a picture format translator
This archive contains GraphicConverter 1.7.9/1 (US)
GraphicConverter converts the mos famous (about 50) graphic file
formats from UNIX, ATARI, AMIGA, DOS and Windows to MAC graphic
formats and back. Also, there are a lot of useful features like
slide show and batch conversion.
Version 1.7.9/1 fixes mainly a bug in the PICT spooling process.
Please address any e-mails to [email protected]
Thorsten Lemke
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/graphic-converter-1791.hqx; 533K]
And the German version of GraphicConverter.
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/graphic-converter-1791-de.hqx; 544K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 10:53:45 -0500
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] HTML.edit 1.1.1 Release; editor for the Web's language
Enclosed is the HTML.edit 1.1.1 "gold" release, an HTML editor for the
Macintosh. Please discard prior versions.
Blurb text prefixes the enclosure. If you have any trouble decoding the
enclosure, please let me know of an ftp site where I can put it for you.
Murray
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html-edit-111.hqx; 758K]
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 23:18:01 -0500
From: [email protected] (Cuauhtemoc B. Chamorro)
Subject: [*] Icon Mania; some icons from downloade from AOL
Here are some icons I got from AOL.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/icon-mania-10.hqx; 4K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 15:12:41 +6916 (MET DST)
From: [email protected] (Simone Bettini 227678/IL)
Subject: [*] Invaders! 1.2 (was Space Invaders); a game
Yet Another Invaders Game
New version of Space Invaders with some minor bug fixes and new
name (Invaders!). "Space Invaders" is copyright of Atari.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/invaders-12.hqx; 308K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 17:10:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Dan Crevier)
Subject: [*] Japanese-English Dictionary program
Enclosed is a Japanese-English/English-Japanese progarm that I
wrote. Here is a snippet from the manual:
MacJDic is a program that will look up words in the public domain
Japanese-English dictionary 'edict', and the kanji character dictionary
'kanjidic'. These dictionaries are maintained by Jim Breen. It allows
you to look up English or Japanese words, and allows you to look up Kanji
by a variety of different criteria.
The dictionary files are available through ftp, and the address is
supplied in the manual.
The program is postcardware.
Dan
[Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-j-dic.hqx; 132K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 09:52:01 +0200
From: [email protected] (Karl Pottie)
Subject: [*] Keep It Up 1.2; keeps an application running through errors
Keep It Up version 1.2 (c) by Karl Pottie
Are you tired of getting the "The Application xxx has unexpectedly quit
because an error of type zz occurred" message ? Are you depending on this
application to keep running at all times, even when you're away ? Then you
should investigate "Keep It Up" (KIU), the new utility by the author of
Autoboot.
What does Keep It Up do ?
KIU watches certain applications and monitors if they are still running. If
an application no longer runs because it "unexpectedly quit" or because the
user quit it, KIU will attempt to relaunch this application (and open
certain documents) or restart the computer. This will ensure that your
application is always running and available. KIU can also restart your Mac
at certain scheduled moments in time.
Version 1.2 changes
* You can now specify 2 periods during which KIU will not attempt to launch
any applications. This is useful for people who need some applications to
quit for a certain period of time (e.g. a BBS application needs to quit
when the computer communicates with other nodes to transfer mail). Read the
new "KIU Scheduling" section in the manual.
* KIU can now restart your Mac at certain scheduled moments in time. This
feature can for example be used to prevent memory fragmentation in your
server.
* the initial launch of applications does not increase the 'number of
launches before restart' counter.
* several bug fixes.
* documentation: how to use Quickeys and KIU to perform certain actions
after an application is (re)launched
* reduced shareware fees.
Keep It Up is $25 shareware.
Non commercial distribution is unlimited. KIU may be put onto the info-mac
CD ROM. You may upload this archive to all internet ftp sites and online
services like AOL, Compuserve, NiftyServe, etc.. (volunteers wanted
)If you have any comments on how to improve this program, please send
internet mail to:
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/keep-it-up-12.hqx; 158K]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 15:03:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Barbara A. Bender"
Subject: [*] LEU; Low End User -- July issue
The 7/94 issue of the Low-End User EMagazine is distributed in DOCMaker
format, a standalone application with excellent hypertext functions. This
issue features columns on the internet, Apple Infomercials, and eWorld.
Reviewed in this issue are the VST ThinPack, the Kennsington Microsaver,
surge protectors, and many other hardware and software items. As usual,
this issue features tips and advice, great deals, letters, news and
rumors, and bug reports. This issue also features a profile on a computer
graphic artist. The LEU loves to travel, so pass it around.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/user/low-end-user-94-07.hqx; 67K]
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 13:28:03 +1000 (EST)
From: BRETT CHARLES RAMSEY
Subject: [*] Media 3; E-Zine for media teachers
Media 3 is a Media education magazine published by The Rusden Campus of Deakin
University Melbourne Australia.
Published in hard copy form since 1976, there have been 37 issues produced and
distributed to an ever increasing audience.
This electronic edition is an experiment to test the potential of electronic
publishing and to try and reach media and popular culture educators around the
globe and covers a wide range of media related issues.
[Archived as /info-mac/per/media-3.hqx; 84K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 00:25 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] MediaSizer 1.2 FAT.sit.hqx - Utility for CD-ROM writing & more...
Program: MediaSizer 1.2
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini ([email protected])
Price: free - (C)1994 UpWare by Silene s.r.l.
FAT VERSION - CONTAINS BOTH 680x0 AND NATIVE POWERPC CODE
MediaSizer is a small utility that computes the actual
size of any number of files or folders on any media. It is
very useful for creating CD-ROMs and other write-once disks
that have large allocation block sizes. The allocation block
size is the minimum space taken up by any file that is
written to a disk; the larger the disk, the larger the
allocation block size.
SyQuest cartridges, for example, have a much smaller
allocation block size than a CD-ROM; this means that if you
have lots and lots of small files on your cartridges, they
may not fit on a CD-ROM even though their total size is
smaller than the size of the CD-ROM. This happens because
each file takes at least 9.5K on a CD-ROM, even if it's only
a few bytes long.
New in version 1.2:
- includes both 68000 and native PowerPC code
- fixed menu keys and documentation
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/media-sizer-12.hqx; 80K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 21:27:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: [email protected] (Nancy Schneider)
Subject: [*] nancys-textures-grp7; some desktop patterns
The file contains Nancy's ppats, Edition 7 and an accompanying
ReadMe file. The 12 ppats are 128 x 128 pixels, 256 colors. They
look good with 256 greys; 16 greys/colors (PowerBooks) are okay,
too. Install them with Desktop Textures, BeforeDark, Wallpaper,
ClickChange, Underware, Screenscapes, or Chameleon. Maybe others?
This edition CANNOT be viewed with ResEdit because ResEdit barks
at ppats larger than 64 x 64 pixels.
If you liked any of Nancy's ppats 1-6, you're sure to find more to
please in this latest edition.
Enjoy!
Nancy Schneider [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/nancys-textures-grp.hqx; 103K]
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 1994 20:50:44 -0500 (EST)
From: "STUART KOHLER.....X2175"
Subject: [*] NoExit; source for handlers
contains handlers preventing exit from or changes to stack without password.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/no-exit.hqx; 12K]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 15:07:28 -0700
From: [email protected] (Paul Celestin)
Subject: [*] PICTButton CDEF 1.0.7; C source code
PICTButton is a CDEF (control definition) written in C that allows you to
use pictures as buttons instead of the drab black and white buttons that
you are used to. You can use it just about anywhere. It's been tested on
various machines. I've included a sample application that shows the CDEF in
action. Complete source code and Think C 7 project file included.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/pict-button-cdef-107-c.hqx; 20K]
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 18:51:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Roland Gustafsson
Subject: [*] PICT resource management utilities
Hello,
"Extract PICTs" extracts PICT resources from within the resource fork of
files and applications.
"PICTs to rsrc" creates a ResEdit resource document containing the PICT
files that you drag to it.
Thanks,
-Roland Gustafsson
[Archived as /info-mac/grf/util/pict-resource-utilities.hqx; 14K]
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 94 18:35:15 PDT
From: Paul Brians
Subject: [*] Preventing and Solving PageMaker Bad Record Index Errors
When I recently had a PageMaker 5.0 file go belly-up on me because of a
"'Bad Record Index'" error, I collected many tips on dealing with this
ominous problem which I thought I would share. I am sending you a
detailed set of instructions which may be of use to others for placing
in the archives.
Paul Brians, Washington State University, [email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/bad-record-index-pm5.txt; 14K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 23:49:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Stiles
Subject: [*] PuyoPuyo; an arcade game
[This] is an arcade-type color
action game similar to Tetris or Columns. Thanks.
*Stiles
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/puyo-puyo.hqx; 1101K]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 18:35:30 +0100
From: Richard Buckle
Subject: [*] QuicKeys for After Dark
Here is a set of three QuicKeys extensions I've written which allow
QuicKeys 3.0 to test and control whether After Dark (or another screen
saver that uses the same Gestalt mechanism eg DarkSide) is asleep, awake,
etc.
Postcardware.
Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ad/screen-saver-qkeys-ad.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 23:45 GMT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu Installer 1.0 for SimpleText 1.1
Program: SimpleText Color Menu Installer 1.0
Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini ([email protected])
Price: Freeware
SimpleText Color Menu is a free drag & drop utility that
installs an extra cool Color menu inside Apples SimpleText
text editor (version 1.1 only).
[Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-color-menu-10.hqx; 33K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 13:42:35 +0200
From: [email protected] (Henri-Pierre GARNIR)
Subject: [*] Sound2Movies; converts sounds to QuickTime
Sound2Movies converts sound resources into Quicktime movies AND/OR
soundtrack of Quicktime movies into sound. The program is freeware and can
be included on CD.
The Source, in Think Pascal 4, can be obtained from the author.
(Thanks to Scott Lindsey and his 'Movie2snd' program for inspiration.)
Henri-Pierre GARNIR
Nuclear Physics, University of Liege, Belgium.
[Archived as /info-mac/snd/util/sound-to-movies.hqx; 30K]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 14:46:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Dan Crevier)
Subject: [*] TCL wrapper for WASTE; a text editing engine
Enclosed is a Think Class Libraries wrapper class for Marco
Piovanelli's TextEdit replacement, WASTE. It requires TCL 2.0.3 or newer.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/waste-wrapper-tcl.hqx; 253K]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 09:55:25 +1000 (EST)
From: [email protected] (Tony Stevenson)
Subject: [*] TimeTracker 2.01 Demo; keep track of the hours you work
Do you work or charge by the hour? Then you'll love TimeTracker.
TimeTracker is a simple time-tracking application for recording time
tasks.
TimeTracker is useful for programmers, attorneys, printers, or
anyone who bills for time, or just wants a simple solution for
keeping track of time events.
Additions/changes to version 2.0:
* A complete user's manual with pictures and everything
* Windows can be enlarged to fill entire screen
* Notes can be viewed in main window
* Edit time entries
* New icons for commonly used actions
* Pause/Resume button
* Status light
* Minimize/Maximize icon
* Much smaller disk files
* Record time in increments of 1, 6, 15, or 30 minutes.
* Display time in decimal format
* New layout with more color
* Export now lets you choose which fields to export
* And probably a lot more I added but can't remember
If you are already a registered user of TimeTracker, you can
immediately turn this copy into your registered copy. Send us email
for your your registration name and registration code.
Watch for a Windows version coming to a pc near you. Also watch for
other TimeTracker in other languages such as German and French.
Aloha,
William E. Modesitt
Maui Software
[email protected]
[Archived as /info-mac/app/time-tracker-20-demo.hqx; 243K]
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 1994 22:29:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: "MR. BUNGLE"
Subject: [*] Xenos 1.0; Shoot-em-up Xevious-like game
Xenos is an action packed game that is similar to the arcade
classic Xevious from Atari. It has smooth scrolling and
asynchronous sounds. I wrote this game for the Macintosh to
sharpen my programming skills and to create a fast-pace game. I
used Think C 4.05 and ResEdit to create it. Please let me know
what you think of it. I know the graphics could be spiced up a
bit, but the level of my artistic skills go as far as drawing
stick people.
A complete Xenos package includes:
*Xenos Read me*
Xenos program
Game files
=20
Xenos is FREEWARE. If anybody would like to have Xenos, you may
give him/her a copy, but the package must be complete with all
files listed above.
REQUIREMENTS:
This game requires 1500k of ram to run safely, must run on at
least a MacII, System 7.0 or higher, 32-bit QuickDraw, and at
least a 13" Color monitor capable of displaying 16 colors. I'll
try to get a System 6.0.7 version out, but my sound routines
dont like anything earlier than 7.0.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/xenos-10.hqx; 338K]
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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 14:03:02 -0400
From: "Michael E. Grabenstein"
Subject: 28.8 modem.
Charlie:
You article sounds just like the one I wrote...and Emailed to
Andre...
Both:
I just remembered something... Creative Solutions in Rockville MD
USA sells some NuBus boards that give you higher speed and multiple serial
ports.
Just in case you are serious (or have mega bucks to blow) their
address is:
Creative Solutions inc.
4701 Randolph Road Suit 12
Rockville, MD 20852
Applelink: CSI
Voice: (301)984-0262
Fax: (301)770-1675
They also have a 1-800 number, but I don't have it right here call
1-800-555-1212 and get it from them (if you can access USA 1-800 numbers.).
The products that come to mind are the Hurdler and the Hustler
(The hustler can operate one port at 230k baud). If I remember right they
were in the high 200s (Us dollars) ($280 comes to mind, but...)
Later,
Mike, [email protected]
UNIX Administrator GSFC Libraries Project
#include
"The fridge is stocked with liquid caffeine,...a corporate account at the
local Domino's...we're off and running." --Marc Andreessen
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 21:04:08 -0400
From: [email protected] (Charlie Mingo)
Subject: 28.8 modem [C]
> I just remembered something... Creative Solutions in Rockville MD
>USA sells some NuBus boards that give you higher speed and multiple serial
>ports.
...
>They also have a 1-800 number, but I don't have it right here call
>1-800-555-1212 and get it from them (if you can access USA 1-800 numbers.).
1-800-555-1212 doesn't actually list all 800 numbers; it is run by
Southwestern Bell and they demand over $10,000/year to list a number, so
most 800 numbers are missing.
Vendor DA is a much more reliable place to look: they tell us that Creative
Solutions can be reached at: 800/367-8465.
Rgds.
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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 94 11:53:58 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: [C] Trick to improve color for qt moovs on 8 bit macs
If you've seen some really beautiful 16 or 24 bit quicktime moovs on someone
else's expensive Mac, and you've seen really beautiful GIF images on your own
piddling 8 bit Mac (256 colors), and you whish you could get the quality of
the later when viewing the former (and you don't mind run-on sentences), then
you've come to the right posting!
This is a simple trick that anyone can do to improve the color of quicktime
moovs on a mac that can only display 256 simultaneous colors. It doesn't
always work, and sometimes it makes them look much worse. But there are lots
of moovs out there that it does help, and hey - it's free!
Background (experienced graphics people can skip this):
Color Macs can actually display over 16 million colors. The trouble is that
due to memory limitations, many Macs can only display 256 of these at one
time. The reason that GIFs look so good even if you only have 256 colors is
that they come with a custom color palate. This means that they can contain
any 256 colors from the full palate, not just the standard 256 system colors.
You may notice that when you display a nice GIF, things in the background
like your desktop pattern and some of your icons will have messed up colors.
Lots of really nice pictures only have a few hundred colors in them just by
chance. For example, if you had a picture of a six pack of Coke cans, you
would need many shades of red and grey, but if your background was just
white, you might not need anything else. Thus, it would be possible for the
Coke cans to appear with the same quality in 256 colors as they would in 16
million color mode.
The problem with quicktime:
Lots of quicktime movies don't need more than a few hundred colors to look
perfect. As with GIFs, you ought to be able to get these movies to look
nearly top quality even with only 256 colors, simply by using a custom color
palate. Ideally, if you changed the palate with every frame, you would be
able to get qt moovs to look as good as GIFs. Unfortunately, that's too much
work, and qt would be unusably slow. So, Apple just uses the standard 256
color palate, and picks the best matches it can.
The theory:
If you have a quicktime moov that over the course of its life doesn't use
more than a few hundred colors, you should be able to pick a color palate
that is customized for the colors that the moov as a whole uses. Then the
moov would look much better than it did under the standard 256 system colors.
It would be much closer to it's ideal 24 bit appearance, especially if the
colors the moov uses are very different from the standard palate (which is
usually the case).
The method:
Well, you CAN pick a custom palate to display quicktime moovs! And thanks to
readily available tools, a wonderful operating system, and a system
limitation
, it's very easy. Most graphics applications that can displayGIFs (e.g. GifConverter, available at Sumex) will customize the color palate
according to whatever image they are currently displaying. All you need to do
is get a picture that has a color palate that is appropirate for the movie,
display it in the graphics program, then simultaneously play the movie.
But where can you get a picture with a good color palate? Every frame in the
moov you are viewing can be used as such a picture. Most qt moovs are stored
in 24 bit color, regardless of the system that they will be viewed on. When
you copy a frame from the moov to the clipboard (just fast forward to the
frame, go to Edit, and select Copy), MoviePlayer copies the picture in 24
bit color even if it is displaying it in only 8 bit color. You can then paste
it into a graphics application, and most apps will customize the color palate
on the spot to give you the best 256 colors for displaying that picture.
Ok, the procedure:
(I'll use GifConverter as the example graphics app)
1. Open the moov.
2. Open GifConverter.
3. Find a frame in the moov that is a good sample of what colors the moov
needs.
4. Copy it to the clipboard.
5. In GifConverter, select New from the File menu
6. Paste the frame into the new GifConverter document. (GifConverter will
adjust the color palate).
7. Switch directly to MoviePlayer and watch the moov (don't go through the
finder).
-- The moov will be shown with the current color palate instead of the
standard one.
When you switch directly from the graphics app to MoviePlayer, the system
doesn't reinstall the standard color palate (that's the application's
responsability, and MoviePlayer doesn't bother). If you switch to the finder,
it may try to readjust the palate. Just go back to the graphics app, and then
make the switch directly (e.g. by clicking on the moov window).
The limitations:
Some moovs have drastic scene changes with very different sets of colors. If
this happens, you probably won't be able to get a frame that represents both
equally. The result is that the unrepresented scene will look much worse than
if you just played the moov straight. Other moovs just plain have too many
colors, and will look equally awful.
Side notes:
This only helps with the color related problem of 8 bit quicktime. The other
main issue is speed: The algorithm to display graphics in 16 bit or 24 bit
mode is much simpler because the system doesn't have to decide which color is
closest to the requested color. Theoretically, there should be no change in
speed between the standard palate and a custom palate. In practice, it may be
that the system is optimized for working with the standard palate, or it may
be that it is easier to work with an optimized palate. I couldn't tell either
way.
Have fun, and feel free to send questions or comments!
-Avram
Disclaimers:
1) Yes, I know that GIF's aren't the only images that take advantage of
custom palates
2) I omitted all discussion of dithering for the sake of simplification
3) I can't imagine any way that anyone could cause any harm by doing this,
but if you come up with one, it's not my fault.
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 14:09:15 +0800
From: Tony Herr
Subject: Annoying MacLeak Article
Hello Jon,
Okay flame away, I reversed MungeImage and MountImage. Below you'll find a copy
of the original e-mail I sent to MacWeek. You'll notice that I did not include
Peter Lewis as the sole author, I didn't mention the author. I suppose MacWeek
added that for completeness.
I did read reports of both MungeImage and MountImage causing corrupted installs
in comp.sys.mac.* Usenet forums. MountImage was mentioned a lot more than the
other, but they were both blamed for bad installs. I should have caught this
before sending off my e-mail. I've used MountImage with bad results in the
past.
Henry Norr's replied to me that he has had problems with MungeImage, but
MountImage works for him. He went on to mention that he had "seen lots of
problem reports" about MountImage.
I'm sorry if you still feel that I have slighted Peter and Quinn. If the
program
is really as solid as you three seem to feel it is, I apologize to them. Hell,
I
apologize anyway since I was really more interested in talking about MountImage
rather than MungeImage, my error.
I didn't even think about the possiblity of my e-mail being printed in MacWeek
or I would have done a triple check on what I wrote (I did double check about
seeing complaints of both MungeImage and MountImage before sending my e-mail,
and they were still there). My mail wasn't sent to the letters section, but
rather directly to Henry Norr. No real excuse there though, I'll be more
careful
in the future.
So I apologize to Peter and Quinn in regards to their reputation and to Henry
for my letter that I should have checked again before sending.
Feel free to reply or ignore this note.
Regards,
Tony
ps. Jon, I just re-read where you called (implied) that I was an idiot. A
little
severe, but hey I guess that's what happens on the 'net where you don't
actually
have to meet the people you're insulting.
-------------------------my letter to MacWeek-------------------------------
Date: 6/14/94 2:53 PM
To: Henry Norr
From: Tony Herr
Hi Henry,
I have to agree with much of your 6/13/94 article in MacWeek. Apple does
indeed need to find a better way to both inform and deliver software updates to
its customers. As a HIgher Ed dealer we are always willing to provide our
customers with the updates when requested. But it would be nice if there was
someofficial way for the word to get out about new software rather than just
the
word-of-mouth approach that seems to happen today.
There were two items though I should that I should bring to your
attention. Apple does include Disk Copy with all Macintosh models that have an
internal CD-ROM. The program is on the CD that comes with the computer along
withdisk images for the system software. They have been including this since
the
Mac IIvx first came out.
Second and more importantly, using the programs MungeImage to install
software is a no-no. It often will corrupt the files being installed resulting
inan unreliable system. I believe MountImage has had the same problem, but I'm
not positive and I don't know about DiskDup+. Many people on the InterNet who
complained about System Update 3.0 creating problems with their system
used MungeImage to install the software.
Thanks,
Tony
------------------------end letter to MacWeek------------------------------
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Date: 1 Jul 1994 22:37:28 -0500
From: [email protected] (allen kitchen)
Subject: Anyone "hotrod" an LC3?
I realize that people have sped up their Centris and Quadra Macs
by installing a faster clock. Has anyone tried this on an LC3, and how
did it work (or not work)?
Allen Kitchen (happy 4th all)
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 19:59:18 -0700
From: [email protected] (Jon Pugh)
Subject: Applescript won't run (A)
>I have decided to attend to my Applescript education - with partial
>success. The Script Editor won't run claiming it cannot initialize because
>the dialect is not available. The software has been installed from Danny
>Goodman's disk. I also tried Applescript 1.1 which comes with MacHTTP. Once
>again no luck.
>Droplets supplied with Stuffit Deluxe fail as well.
>In case this is relevant, I run US system 7.1 with a bucketful of
>extensions; disabling most of them got me nowhere.
>Where is the darn dialect? Any help deeply appreciated.
The key here is the versions.
The Script Editor 1.0.1 will not work with AppleScript 1.1.
If you get AS 1.0 legally and then download an AS 1.1 runtime (such as the
version that comes with PlainTalk) then you will not be able to edit
scripts because the SE 1.0.1 does not know where AppleScript stores its
system terminologies. In 1.1 these terminologies are in the Scripting
Additions folder in a folder called Dialects. In 1.0 the dialect was
stored in the AS file and the SE would look for them there. SE 1.1 asks
AppleScript for them and thus doesn't even know where they are.
So, the key is to ditch 1.0 and get 1.1 legally. The cheapest way is to
order the AppleScript Runtime Kit from APDA in the US (800) 282-2732, in
Canada (800) 637-0029, internationally at (716) 871-6555 or by fax (716)
871-6511. It runs $20 for the disk only which contains AS 1.1, the osaxen
and the Script Editor. There are several other more complete packages for
the less financially restricted.
Jon
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Date: 04 Jul 94 14:57:21 EDT
From: Hans Kroeger
Subject: Canvas versus MacDraw Pro ?
Hi there,
how does Canvas compare to MacDrawPro ? My Usage is primarly for technical
drawings.
Any comments are highly appreciated!
Thanks.
Hans
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 94 12:45:23 EDT
From: "Christopher W. Hopkins"
Subject: CD-ROM speaker wiring
This more a basic electrical question more than a Mac/computing
question. However, I don't know the answer and don't want to end
up shorting something out by experimenting.
I have a Mac and an external CD-ROM. I also have a pair of external
speakers that are plugged into the Mac's audio port. Sometimes I want
to play audio CDs through the speakers when I'm writing a paper or
whatever. I then usually pull the speaker wire from the mac and hook it
to the front of the CD-ROM (which, I'm told, is running a minor risk if
the Mac is on at the time).
Is there a way to hook both the CD-ROM and the Mac to the same pair of
speakers? Can you get sounds from both? Can this cause problems? Aside
from buying another pair of speakers, do I have another option than my
wire-switcha-roo trick?
Christopher
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 23:10:38 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: changing startup sound? (R)
On 30 Jun 94 [email protected] (Steve Portigal) wrote:
> I'm talking about the beep/chime that the machine first makes when it is
turned
> on. is there an init/control panel that will let one alter this sound?
> I suspect "no" but am interested in any info...
I used [../info-mac/cfg/quadra-boot-switch.hqx] to select the alternate boot
sound in my former PB170 ROM. The control panel doesn't work with all Macs,
but you might give it a try.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: 5 Jul 1994 00:51:04 GMT
From: [email protected] (Drew!)
Subject: cheap device to watch tv on my mac?
I was wondering if there was a card or something out there that I can plug into
my IIsi to use it as a television. I thought I saw an ad in back of macworld or
macuser last year for such a card. If there isn't such a thing, is there a
cheap
video capture card or some other thing that I can use to watch tv with a vcr as
a tuner?
thanks,
andy
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Date: Tue, 05 Jul 1994 16:44:35 +0200
From: [email protected] (Thomas Eberhard)
Subject: Cricket Graph
Plague flag on a Computer Associates product.
Here is an addition to the questions and ansvers on cricket GrapgIII 1.5. I =
=20
tried CG graph 1.3 on a friends Mac and liked it so I bought the CG Graph=
=20
1.3 for WinDOS for my PC at work. I can tell you that the PC version is far=
=20
inferior to the mac version, here are some buggs.
1. Data files can only be saved no more than three levels from the root,=20
graph files works OK.
2. The files can not be opened if named with common swedish letters like the=
=20
=E5=E4=F6 that is" a with ring, a with two dots and o with two dots".
3. Lines in graphs can be of several withs and solid or various dached=20
formats. But if dached style is used only the tinnest line is used even if=
=20
thicker is shoosen.
4. The font symbol is included in hte program but it is totaly ordinary and=
=20
does not have any alfa beta and so on.
5. If you try to make a scattergram with identical y values of two x values=
=20
the program quits withot even an error message, instead you intantly out in=
=20
the windoze or whatever.=20
There are more bugs to...
Acording to the Computer Associates Scandinavian office no debugging or=20
developement of the programe will happen. I hope they have not stranded the=
=20
Macintosh version too, I have not seen any comments on thet CA support=20
PowerMacintosh??
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Date: Sun, 03 Jul 94 21:49:47 +0100 (WET)
From: Henry Leperlier
Subject: external keypad
I wish to buy an external keypad for my 145 PWBK.
Has anybody ever used one the three:
Abacus adder pad by Keytronic
Powerpad by Sophisticated Circuits
Kensington NoteBook KeyPad
I would mainly use it for the Functions Keys for PC emulation through
SoftPC and Mainframe communication: Please reply through E-mail I will
sum up everything to INFO-MAC
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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 18:30:00 -0500 (EST)
From: David Scott 614/466-0705
Subject: Filemaker question - nested fields
We are using FileMaker to generate standard letters to our customers;
however in the body of the letter, which is selected from a lookup file,
there are from 2-5 places that are really variables, and that information
is already present in another letter in separate fields.
Is there any way within FileMaker Pro 2.0 to "float" those fields to the
appropriate places in the looked up text as it's copied from the lookup
file?
Thanks,
--Dave
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
// / / / / / / /
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Date: Mon, 04 Jul 94 06:46:27 -0400
From: "Keith E Gatling"
Subject: Font Problem from ClarisWorks Windows to ClarisWorks Mac
Last week, while at school, I created a database in ClarisWorks for Windows,
and figured I'd convert it to the Mac version when I got home. The
conversion went just fine except for one problem...when I opened the file in
CWMac for the first time, I got a beep and the message that several fonts in
the file weren't available on my system (all the Windows fonts, of course).
No problem...I figured I'd just go in and change the fonts I had defined for
each of the fields or text items, and that would take care of it.
BZZZT! Wrong answer! The next time I opened up the file, I got the beep
again and that same message. Is there some special trick and incantation I
have to use to get rid of that annoying message?
AdThanksVance
keg
* [email protected] I've got plenty of opinions. Just ask my wife! *
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 94 15:43:56 PDT
From: [email protected] (John Thoo)
Subject: FullWrite listserv operational (C)
Thanks to Eric Enwall , there is now a listserv
dedicated to FullWrite, a word processor that was very much ahead of its
time. To subscribe, send e-mail (witout subj) to
[email protected]
and in the body write
SUBSCRIBE FW-NEWS
Any queires should be sent to Eric.
--John.
J. B. THOO, Math Dept, Univ of California, Davis, CA 95616-8633
Internet: or
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 18:07:01 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Getting MacPPP to work with a Supra FAXModem 144LC (fwd)
Regarding my post about a suggested init. string for use with the above
modem, Frank Norman said:
> Instead of ate1qv1&f1&c1&d0&k3m1l2&q5s37=7%c0 I think it should
> have read ate1qv1&f1&c1&d0&k3m1l2&q5s36=7%c0
He is indeed correct.
> The only difference between these is that it is s36 (Negotiation Failure
> Treatment) rather than s37 (Desired Line Speed) that should equal 7.
This too is correct. In fact, most of the items in this init. string are
redundant specification of the defaults for &F1. I got it from
Microphone Pro, and don't know if Software Ventures is justified in
re-specifying them (it's just a precaution, according to a Tech. Support
person at SVC), but it doesn't seem to hurt anything.
> As well as ate1qv1&f1&c1&d0&k3m1l2&q5s36=7%c0 whch works OK, one PPP access
> provider has recommended &F1L1S11=55, which also works well. They say the
> "AT" is not required in MacPPP, and this seems to be so.
&F1 is the important item here, as it sets the Supra to Factory defaults
for the Mac (as explained in another recent Info-Mac posting). The S11
register doesn't mean anything when you're still using pulse dialing (as
I am here in the backwoods of the Missouri Ozarks)!
Best regards,
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 22:27:09 -0400
From: "Robert E. Winston"
Subject: How do you change the Finder's default text editor
> TeachText and now SimpleText are the default text editors that
> the Finder wants to open for foreign text files. Is there a
> way to change that default?
A little ResEdit surgery on the Finder will do the job.
Open a copy of the Finder with ResEdit.
(Let's see, today's obligatory ResEdit warning is: Mamas, don't let your
babies grow up to be cowboys.)
Double click the "fmap" picker to open it.
SINGLE click fmap #17010 to select it.
>From the "Resource" menu, select "Open Using Hex Editor".
The first two lines on the right hand side of the hex editor
read:
TEXTttxt
PICTttxt
This is what tells the Finder to open plain text files (type:
TEXT) and pictures (type: PICT) with TeachText or SimpleText
(creator: ttxt).
Now I'm sure you see where this is going. To change the default
application, just change the creator code.
(To find the creator code for any application use "Get
File/folder Info" from ResEdit's "File" menu.)
For example: Tex-Edit (Sumex: text/tex-edit-241.hqx) has a
creator code of TBB5. (Creator codes are case sensitive.)
So to have Tex-Edit as your default editor, change TEXTttxt to
TEXTTBB5
In the same way, to have ClarisWorks (creator: BOBO) open PICTs
by default, change the second line from PICTttxt to PICTBOBO
(Yes, you can add additional defaults. For example, you can have
GifConvertor open GIFs. Place the insertion point just after the final
character in the second line. PICTttxt|
Subject: Hurricane Tracking software
Does anyone know of a shareware program that tracks hurricanes?
Thanks. -- Jay "wishes Albertop would make up his mind" Bienvenu
[email protected]\
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 23:45:45 -0500
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: I bought a PPC, now what...
I just picked up a PPC 6100 after my ci finally gave it up. A few quick
questions:
1. Does anyone have experience with problems running the more popular
shareware and freeware extensions?
2. Is the AV option available as an add-on?
3. Will the AV option drive a Radius 2-page grey scale monitor?
4. Does AppleTalk Remote v 1.x work on the PPC? (The manual specs 2.x.)
5. Can I hook up another internal drive using the existing cabling for the
CD drive? I bought a PPC w/o the drive.
Thanks.
Clark R. Wilkins
-My words are responsible for themselves-
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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 1994 10:21:21 -0600 (CST)
From: [email protected]
Subject: IdeaLiner 3.4
I know this is an e-mail faux pas, but I haven't been able to get an archie
reply for some reason. Does anybody know where I can get IdeaLiner 3.4? This
is an outlining program, which recently received a very favorable review by
David Pogue (MacWorld 7/94, page 176). I would really like to get my hands on
this piece of freeware (yes, you heard right; according to David Pogue, this
one is free). I haven't been able to find it on the info-mac archive or
related mirror sites. And, like I said, I haven't been able to get any
response from archie (and not sure why, either). So, if anybody knows the
whereabouts, or would graciously and generously send it to me, I would be most
grateful! Thanks in advance for the help.
Steve Waechter
swaechter@utmem1 (bitnet)
[email protected] (internet)
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 1994 18:48:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Indeo compressed file conversion
Howdy! I'm looking for an application that will convert INDEO compressed
files to Quicktime. The program VFW 1.1 only converts Microsoft compressed
files and tells me that I don't have the right compressors once the AVI file
has been converted. Any suggestions?
Thanks. [email protected]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 04:32:16 GMT
From: [email protected] (Harry Myhre)
Subject: Macs for sale on Home Shopping Channel
This is a first for me - I saw the Apple MacTV for sale on Home Shopping
Channel tonight. I've seen IBM and PC clones for sale before, but never
Macs.
The MacTV being sold included a built-in CD Rom, 5 mb RAM, 160 mb hard disk,
68030 processor (Mhz?) and a software bundle that included ClarisWorks.
--
|_| |\/| Harry Myhre [email protected]
| | | | Los Angeles, California
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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 94 08:30 EST
From: "G. Emerson Graham II"
Subject: MacTCP question
Can anyone tell me what is the purpose of the Hosts file in the system folder?
Is it for Domain Name Resolution? Also, what procedure must I use to PING a
name vs and IP address?
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 13:15:25 -0500
From: [email protected] (Eric Hoffmann)
Subject: Modem software for 28k8? (R)
[email protected] (Charlie Mingo) writes:
> Secondly, the Mac serial port is limited by the hardware to 57.6
> Kbps in asynchronious mode. Yes, AppleTalk is faster, but AT is
> synchronious. Also, the Serial Manager defines the speed of the
> serial port, and the top speed defined is 57.6 Kbps.
The newer PowerMacs/GeoPort Macs change this somewhat - they now support a
serial port rate of 230Kbps; and yes, I do mean asynchronously. Hayes'
latest release of SmartCom for the Mac uses an undocumented call to take
advantage of this higher rate. No other comm. program for the Mac that I
know of supports the 230Kbps rate at this time.
The higher rate would really only help someone who was transferring
uncompressed (text or TIF) files.
- EH
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 17:19:36 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Monitor switching
Daniel Buchan writes:
>I have a Apple 17" Multiscan monitor. To change resolutions I have to open the
>Monitors control panel, click on options, blah blah blah. A major pain, esp.
>since I change resolutions several times a day.
>Does anyone know of some utility that will allow me to do this on the fly? I
>don't want to buy/install Quickeys, so something PD/shareware is desired. I
>have AppleScript installed, so if anyone knows of a way to automate this via
>AppleScript that would be great. I haven't figured out a way to do it via
>AppleScript yet.
SOLUTION:
Make an alias of the Monitors control panel and put it in the Desk Accessories
folder. That way you can make changes very rapidly.
Also doing it that way saves you another init ou patch which we already have
enough of. louis [email protected]
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 08:34:59 -0500
From: [email protected] (Gib Henry)
Subject: MS Word Template for LW Disk Labels?
>From: Tom Wilson (Tom Wilson)
>Subject: MS Word Template for LW Disk Labels?
>
>Does anyone know if there is a MS Word template for LaserWriter Disk
>Labels? I was about to create one, but it seems like there should be
>something out there already.
Label templates, including ones for MS Word, are included in packages of
Avery laser labels.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
--Gib Henry
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 94 13:03:36 GMT
From: Ian McCall
Subject: None
I'm sure these are FAQs, but I've yet to find a satisfactory answer to this
question.
Is there a one-stop offline news reader? That is, a news reader that will
connect to an NNTP server, batch download all of my specified newsgroups,
disconnect, then allow me to read and batch up all my postings ready for the
next connection.
Secondly, is there an offline SMPT mailreader? The connection service I'm
using charges extra for POP, so I'm purely interested in SMPT. This
mailreader should hav the usual facilities such as aliasing and forwarding
etc.
Thanks in advance for any information,
Ian
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 12:24:23 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Traci J. Ingram"
Subject: Open (unconnected) cables at the end of a SCSI chain
Subject: Open (unconnected) cables at the end of a SCSI chain
I followed without comment the recent Info-Mac discussion about whether an
unconnected cable could be left at the end of a SCSI chain. I had done
this for a long time, without apparent problem, as others reported doing.
However, here's a new twist: A Work Group Server 9150, with its standard
"Super 300" internal CD-ROM drive, plus two of the same drives in their
external ("multimedia") forms, began to refuse to boot. Only the "Welcome
to Power Macintosh" banner would appear, with nothing happening
thereafter.
It was finally determined that the lock-up was occurring at the loading of
the Apple CD-ROM extension; removing this alone allowed the computer to
boot normally.
Previously, during server set-up, an external hard drive had been placed
at the end of the daisy chain, following the last CD-ROM drive.
Everything worked flawlessly. However, the 50-to-50 SCSI cable had been
left in place for future use, and this turned out to be the culprit:
Removing it subsequently allowed the computer to boot *with* the picky
extension re-installed.
The particular cable in question does not seem to be faulty in any way;
placing it unconnected either after a scanner or after a hard drive
(albeit on a IIci) causes no problems. Something about the CD-ROM....
Does anyone else have experience with this?
Regards,
Traci J. Ingram
[email protected] | or | [email protected]
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 09:14:14 -0500
From: [email protected] (James Williams)
Subject: PB170/Radius PowerView/CD-ROM
Hello,
At work my PB170 drives a DEC colour monitor throught the Radius PowerView.
We are pondering a CD-ROM reader addition, and I am wondering if anyone
has had experience with this configuration. Thank you in advance.
Jim Williams
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 09:13:57 -0500
From: [email protected] (James Williams)
Subject: PB170 Wake-up Problems
Hello,
Thank you all who responded to my request for help with the PB170. After
spending considerable time puzzling over its inability to wake from sleep
without locking up - I have concluded that the problem does not seem to be
caused by extension or pref file conflicts, or by the system 3 update.
Rather, it seems to be caused by the driver software that came already
installed on the new Quantum 127MB 2.5" hard drive that I recently put in
the PB170. I re-formatted and installed an old driver that came with
another drive now retired, and the PB170 functions without any hiccups -
even with update 3 installed. The idea to try this possible solution was
suggested to me by Edgar ([email protected]). Thanks Edgar. And thanks
to those others who sent me advice and suggestions. And thanks to the
folks at Info-Mac for the information and the medium you provide.
Jim Williams
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 16:43:09 -0500
From: [email protected] (Greg Kroll)
Subject: problems with desktop colors
I am submitting the following on behalf of a colleague, any help would be
appreciated.
We are having a problem with Brown tn3270 (2.4a4 MacTCP version with
MacTCP 2.0.4 control panel) on Centris 650 and Quadra 660AVs.
The problem started after both AfterDark and Darkside were installed and
running on these machines. Obviously not smart, but was done by accident.
Both 16 and 14 inch monitors have similar problems.
Ever since, in a random fashion, logging off a VM host or quitting
tn3270 will cause the screen icons to change color or perhaps the
screen background (desktop) to change. I particularly notice it with the
blue screen with the two aqua dots. It changes back eventually
when logging off or quitting tn3270.
I have reinstalled the system and zapped PRAM with no luck though
not both at the same time. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
--Greg Kroll
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 23:46:18 -0500
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: Questions on setting up wide-area networking
I have to get WAN up and running by the end of July. The server is a PPC
6100 with a Supra 14.4 for dial-ups. The client will be a Duo 210. My
questions are:
1. Is anyone running the new Global Village modem for the Duo? How is it?
2. I anticipate having to use Timbuktu to allow me to run applications on
the server directly. Does this package allow me to in effect use system
resources on the host CPU to run the applications in host memory? Also,
will I be able to seamlessly access the printer hooked to the server?
3. Is anyone running some sort of scripting package that can dial up a SLIP
account, pick up mail via Eudora, and log out? I need this to be able to
dial into my server late at night from across the country and pick up my
mail.
Clark R. Wilkins
-My words are responsible for themselves-
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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 03:06:00 -0400
From: "David L. Elliott"
Subject: SF171 (MacFORMation2) news from Maui
There have been requests for a Mac "smart form" for the federal job application
form SF171, which will be used until at least January '95 for US Civil Service,
so I'm posting the following-- (after requesting the info for this purpose) --
I have no connection with either company mentioned except as a customer.
David
**********************
>From [email protected] Mon Jul 4 16:20:15 1994
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: MacFORMation2
>MacFORMation2, pcFORMation and TranZLATE are now owned by
>Professional Computer Forms Company
>1150 N. 1st St., Ste 180
>San Jose, CA 95112
>Technical Support: 408-947-2107
>Product Sales: 800-955-6284
>FAX: 408-947-2120
>CompuServe: 74363,3453
>AOL: Forms R Us
> Since I sold these products, I'm writing some cool shareware products, one of
>which is mentioned in the July issue of MacWorld. Another, TimeTracker, is
>fast becoming very popular.
>Aloha,
>Bill Modesitt
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 15:28:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected] (Mark Pilgrim)
Subject: Shutdown FX 2.0 beta notes
A user has brought to my attention a major bug in Shutdown FX 2.0 beta
(released several days ago). My new-and-improved code seems to crash on
all 68000 machines (which would include the Mac Plus, Mac SE, original
Classic, and Powerbook 100). The reason for this is a practical one:
it's a 45 minute drive to the nearest 68000 machine, so I never tested it.
The final version will fix this and several more minor problems; it
should be released by or before July 9. In the meantime, if you have a
68000-based Mac, don't bother downloading Shutdown FX. Sorry for the
inconvenience.
Mark Pilgrim | [email protected] | Finger for my complete Mac program list.
"Isn't it nice to know a lot... and a little bit not." -from 'Into the Woods'
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Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 18:13:54 -0500
From: Bienvenu Jay
Subject: Speed Disk chokes
I'm having a strange problem with Norton Speed Disk. When I click on the
Check Disk button, it gets through the first round of examining files but then
aborts, first reporting that "there is not enough memory to optimize" and then
suggests that there is a disk error and recommends using Disk Doctor. Disk
Doctor did fix some minor disk problems but Speed Disk still returns the same
errors (the only problems Disk Doctor still finds are corrupt font files).
Help! MTIA.
Jay Bienvenu
[email protected]
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 20:05:58 +1000 (EST)
From: Pat Kelly
Subject: Thanks for catologer replies
Thnks to those people that responded to my request for a program to
catalog Syquest cartridges. Most recommended FileList+ and I am most
impressed with it and if anyone reading this knows Bill Patterson (the
author - not apparantly on Internet) please pass on my thanks. The
program is free and Bill only looks forwards to comments.
Regards
Pat Kelly
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 09:28:30 MST
From: [email protected] (Jonathan Lundell)
Subject: Three Button Mac Mouse
> > one had over the other). Does logitech make one? I suppose there'd have
> > to be an INIT or extension to map the buttons to a key sequence but that
> > would be fine. I'd summarize the experience of others if there is
> > sufficient response.
> >
>
> Logitech's MouseMan works really well. It comes with a control panel
> (MouseKey) that allows you to configure each button. You can set them to
> single-click, double-click, click lock, f-keys, etc.
Logitech's works OK, and yes, there's an cdev. But it has a problem.
Basically you program the middle and right buttons to generate keycodes.
The keycodes, and this is the problem, include the *programmed* shift
keys (shift, ctl, cmd, opt) *as programmed*, not as you're holding down
when you click the mouse. In other words, if the right mouse button
generates unshifted right arrow, it does that even if you're holding shift
down. This is of course a problem with X, which tends to use various
combinations of shifts in combination with mouse clicks. This problem
has been reported to Logitech, but if there's been a response I haven't
seen it.
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 13:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Paul Henderson
Subject: Un-renameable Start-Up Drive (Q)
> I was tuning a friend's stock LC III over the weekend and ran into
>something I couldn't fix; the name of her hard drive was permanently set.
>It was not possible to select it for editing, unlike every other file on
>her disk.
>
Ensure that file sharing is turned off, then boot from a COPY of
your Disk Tools disk on which you have replaced Disk First Aid with
Disk First Aid version 7.2, which is available on the System Update
3.0 disk. Run Disk First Aid in Repair mode.
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 11:15:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: Martin Forrester
Subject: Un-renameable Start-Up Drive (Q), IMD #92
> I was tuning a friend's stock LC III over the weekend and ran into
>something I couldn't fix; the name of her hard drive was permanently set.
>It was not possible to select it for editing, unlike every other file on
>her disk.
>
> What's the work-around?
Sounds like file sharing is turned on. Turn it off, then rename, then turn it
back on again.
Martin Forrester
[email protected]
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 20:48:18 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
Subject: Un-renameable Start-Up Drive [A]
-> I was tuning a friend's stock LC III over the weekend and ran into
->something I couldn't fix; the name of her hard drive was permanently set.
->It was not possible to select it for editing, unlike every other file on
->her disk.
-> What's the work-around?
Turn off File Sharing in Sharing Setup control panel.
Mike.
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 94 23:22:59 GMT
From: Ian McCall
Subject: Usenet feed
I'm having a problem with MacSlurp 1.5. Instead of taking only the newsgroups
I'm interested in, MacSlurp seems to be grabbing a large number of new postings
on other groups - possibly all new postings on every group since the last
connection time.
Here is a copy of my slurp.sys (excluding the comments that come with it):
# Demon feed
news.demon.co.uk:demon.local,demon.announce,demon.ip.support.mac,\
comp.sys.mac.games,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.programmer,\
comp.sys.mac.comm,uk.jobs,comp.risks,\
uk.jobs,uk.jobs.offered,\
alt.tv.prisoner,alt.tv.babylon-5,rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5,\
alt.fan.pratchett
The author's email address bounces, so I'm looking for help here instead.
Also, is there an alternative, one-stop application that will connect to a NNTP
server, download all new postings from the given groups, allow me to read and
reply off-line, and then send all those replies batched? Shareware or
commercial
- I could really do with a program like that.
Similarly, I'm lookihng for an off-line SMPT mailer. I had a few problems with
Eudora, but those were possibly my fault so if someone replies telling me I can
use that package then I'll try again. I'm not interested in POP, since my
connection service charges extra for that.
Cheers,
Ian
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 23:46:02 -0500
From: [email protected] (Clark R. Wilkins)
Subject: Video cable for a Radius 2 page greyscale monitor
I have acquired a Radius monitor sans cable. Anyone know of a source, i.e.
Radius, that I can call for a cable?
Clark R. Wilkins
-My words are responsible for themselves-
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 10:55:25 EDT
From: [email protected] (Bill Johnston)
Subject: WANTED: Mac Plus KB Cable
Regarding keyboard cables for the Mac Plus and 128/512,
a netter writes:
>Try a phone cable....the cable from the handset to the base..
>I think? Can anyone else confirm??
This is the kind of advice that keeps the resale value of keyboards
high. Not only will a telephone handset cable cable fail to work,
but using it typically fries a fairly expensive IC on the keyboard,
a chip that costs more to buy and install than a used keyboard.
Why? The wiring on the Apple keyboard cable is reversed with
respect to a phone handset cable. There are two ways to fix
this. One is to cut the phone cable in half and resplice; this
is difficult because the wires are tiny. A better way is to
cut off one of the modular connectors and install a new one
upside down with respect to the original; this requires access
to 4-position, 4-contact crimp connectors and a crimping tool.
Finally, one can buy a compatible cable from vendors such as
DigiKey ... it's called a "4-4 coil cord reversed"; a 5' cable
with silver insulation has part number H2443-05C-ND. DigiKey
has a $25 minimum order ... 1-800-DIGIKEY.
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 16:19:07 -0800
From: [email protected] (Dennis L. Jones)
Subject: Where are Symantc C++ users.
Anyone;
Two questions:
1 - Where on the net do users of TC++ hang out for exchanging questions and
answers?
-- and --
2 - I am taking a C++ class along side a bunch of (cringe) IBM pc users and
the instructor is also a MS/DOS user. Inorder to do the homework
assignements I really need to use the functions available in .
Can anyone point me to some documentation on the counsole.h functions? I
have searched the TC and SC++ 7.0 manuals to no avail.
Thanks:
Dennis Jones
[email protected]
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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 94 11:54:03 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Why is fax faster than data?
2400 data/9600 fax modems compress their fax data. The protocols for
compressing data aren't the same as those for compressing fax. Lots of modems
have both, but 24/96 modems don't.
Black & white graphics are one of the easiest types of information to
compress. If you have fax capability, then make a document, and save it as a
fax (your software should allow that somehow - you should at least be able to
fax it to no one, and have it save the fax image). Then have your fax
software save the fax document as a 200dpi pict file. Finally, compress the
pict (with StuffIt, for example). You'll see that it gets at least 50%
smaller.
The compression algorithm for fax is optimized specifically for b&w graphics,
so it's not hard for it to approach 4:1 compression.
Personally, I've never seen a fax machine or a fax modem that can do fax at
faster than 14.4kbd. I'm not saying that they aren't out there, but I have a
19.2kbd modem, and it can only do 14.4kbd fax. I think the problem with fax
machines is that 1t 14.4kbd, the bottleneck is how fast you can digitize and
print, and the line speed is no longer an issue.
-Avram
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Date: Fri, 1 Jul 94 11:27:22 PDT
From: [email protected] (Adam C. Engst)
Subject: WorldFactbook
In Regards to your letter :
In regards to editing the CIA World Factbook 93.
> Perhaps the best way would be to save each country under a separate file,
then
> using Easy View, it would be easy to access them. Also for each countries you
> have divisions, like politics, geography and so on.
>
> I would like suggestions on ways to treat that huge text and I would be able
to
> post it to sumex.
>
> The text is very clean with a paragraph mark at the end of each line. I know
> with Word 5.1 I can remove them but that would not improve the text. Thanks
It might take a little while, but I imagine it would be relatively
easy to write a Nisus macro that would completely fix it up and turn
it into a file that Easy View can browse perfectly. Unfortunately,
I have no time for that at the moment.
cheers ... -Adam
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Date: Sun, 3 Jul 1994 02:26:04 -0400
From: Backup Moderator
This Control Strip module has a popup of several commands including
restart, shutdown, quit finder, launch finder, quit all except finder, quit
all except finder and current app. It requires Control Strip by Apple
Computer.
[Archived as /info-mac/gui/terminator-strip.hqx; 13K]
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