Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #201 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 17 Sep 97 Volume 15 : Issue 201 Today's Topics: [*] PPPop 1.5.4 - Chinese localization - PPP operator utility [*] "Open Prolog" [*] A better flight-thru-clouds (Venus 3.5, a simple VR thing) [*] AutoShare 1.4, a freeware list server [*] black-night-107.hqx [*] black-night-D107 [*] black-night-F107 [*] ClearNetscapeCache [*] FCDropMail=99 1.0 DEMO [*] Internet Logger v. 2.1.1 [*] Law Student Advantage 2.0 [*] MacPPP Timer v. 2.0 [*] NetFinder 1.2 [*] Open with Process CMM Plugin v1.0 [*] PictureBank Lite 3.0.1 - FileMaker Pro graphics extender [*] PPPop 1.6 - comm/inet/conn/ppp/ - PPP operator utility [*] SafeAlert 1.1 - Background/Foreground user notification [*] SmartClicks - Contextual Menus [*] SmartSaver 3.2 [*] URL Manager Pro 1.4v9J - Japanese version [*] WASTE Object Handlers 1.2.6 [Q] AppleScript Help Needed [Q] Battery ran out [Q] Making a Multi-System Emergency Disk? After Dark 4.03/OS8/OT PPP conflict Al Bloom's Comments Busy cursor Correction to WarBirds URL Decoding base 64 attachments easy view and im digests Future Direction of Info-Mac (fwd) Info-Mac Digest V15 #197 Info-Mac Digest V15 #199 Info-Mac Digest V15 #199 Internal email-system for small AppleTalk network? Japanese to English OS LaserWriter IINT Problem LCIII and 2GB internal HD Mac OS 8 and Tabbed windows Other Nac Lists Performa 6300 performance and MacOS8? Printing pages of large adobe files Spam and Netscape Communicator (Q) Universal Power Supply What is this group? The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of: Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, Matt Bauer, Liam Breck The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try: Also accessible by ftp. Help files and indexes are also in info-mac/help/. 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We'd also like to thank AOL, who has supplied the hardware the main info-mac machine runs on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #201" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:33:50 -0700 From: friefeld@deltanet.com Subject: [*] PPPop 1.5.4 - Chinese localization - PPP operator utility PPPop 1.5.4 TC - Traditional Chinese localization - Shareware $10 US PPPop provides a small button window to click on to open and close a PPP link, a timer with settable limits, an application launcher, a session log, a server seletion menu, and it is scriptable. System Requirements: MacOS 7.1 or later (compatible with OS 8). RAM 350k. Open Transport or MacTCP with MacPPP, FreePPP, SimplePPP, or OT/PPP. PPPop is not an extension or system patch. This localization created by June-Hao Hou . News, current versions, and support are available via the author's web page, . [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ppp/pppop-154-tc.hqx; 514K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:34 -0700 From: Michael.Brady@cs.tcd.ie Subject: [*] "Open Prolog" Open Prolog is an implementation of Edinburgh-syntax Prolog. Open Prolog supports most of the features of DEC Prolog or C-Prolog, including Definite Clause Grammars. The 'logical' assert and retract semantics of Lindholm & O'Keefe are implemented. Open Prolog supports disjunctive calls, negation, if-then and if-then-else according (we believe) to the ISO Prolog standard. It also supports program-originated catch-and-throw exception handling similar to the ISO Prolog standard. Real-number arithmetic and internal database predicates are not supported. Open Prolog is reasonably fast, and runs on any Macintosh from a Mac Plus onwards. System 7 or 8 preferred. --- ---- Mike Brady Department of Computer Science University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, IRELAND Phone +353-1-6081765, Fax +353-1-6772204 [Archived as /info-mac/dev/open-prolog-103d33.hqx; 446K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:38 -0700 From: oleg@pobox.com Subject: [*] A better flight-thru-clouds (Venus 3.5, a simple VR thing) Version 3.5 restores the mouse control: if you want to take a flight in your own hand, grab the mouse, hold on its button, and move however you wish to. This is a pretty good way to check the speed of 3D rendering. The Venus window is not only movable and _full-screen_ zoomable, but also resizable. Click at the lower right corner (a resize box will show) and size the window _any_ way you wish. You can now load your own elevation map (and even supply your own colormap to color the pixels). The distribution has two sample files you can drop onto the application's icon. The README file in the distribution archive tells more details. The submission contains the source plus a compiled PowerMac application. BTW, the Venus flies through screens of various depths; although for the full-screen mode, it's better to set the monitor to 256 colors. Keywords: voxel 3D rendering, visualization, animation, elevation map, panning Language: C++, CodeWarrior11 System: System 7.x (7.5.5) Comments to: oleg@pobox.com or oleg@acm.org Version 3.5, May 1997 [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/venus-35.hqx; 475K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:33:45 -0700 From: meh@dnai.com Subject: [*] AutoShare 1.4, a freeware list server AutoShare 1.4, a freeware list server and auto-responder for EIMS (Eudora Internet Mail Server, formerly AIMS and MailShare), is robust, speedy and requires little memory. The 68K and PowerPC native server applications, tested with Mac OS 8.0, are fully scriptable and may be configured using the AutoShare Admin, an administration tool with balloon help. Lists in the hundreds and subscribers in the thousands per list are supported, as are subscription, open, moderated, announcement and private list types. AutoShare comes complete with script samples and documentation covering features such as fully automated web archives, remote administration by e-mail, subscriber and administrator web forms, advanced mail-back confirmations, automated bounce and unsubscribe module, MIME configuration of outgoing mail messages, poll feature for voting, subject prefixes in list contributions, headers and footers in list contributions and digests and much more. Version 1.4 offers improvements and bug fixes, expanded full scriptability, an improved AutoShare Admin, substantial speed and memory refinements, launching of external applications, keep applications up feature, process extenders, tip of the day lists, rotating banners, subscriber address protection, simultaneous text and HTML archives and more. The HTML documentation includes a fully updated 1.4 Addendum and an Easy Does It introduction. You can visit the AutoShare home page at -- Mikael Hansen [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/autoshare-14.hqx; 1574K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:46 -0700 From: raine@storm.co.nz Subject: [*] black-night-107.hqx English version of Black Night 1.0.7 Black Night is a communication and terminal emulation application for the Macintosh. It fully supports the Communications Toolbox, Drag and Drop and AppleGuide and is fully Apple scriptable and recordable. This application is shareware, and the $US30 fee also includes the Black Night Connection Set (serial, modem and telnet tools) and the Black Night File Transfer Set (XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, ASCII, QuickB and Kermit tools). Cheers, Chris -- Raine Storm Softworks [Archived as /info-mac/comm/term/black-night-107.hqx; 608K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:47 -0700 From: raine@storm.co.nz Subject: [*] black-night-D107 German version of Black Night 1.0.7 Black Night is a communication and terminal emulation application for the Macintosh. It fully supports the Communications Toolbox, Drag and Drop and AppleGuide and is fully Apple scriptable and recordable. This application is shareware, and the $US30 fee also includes the Black Night Connection Set (serial, modem and telnet tools) and the Black Night File Transfer Set (XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, ASCII, QuickB and Kermit tools). This application may be included on the info-mac cdrom. Cheers, Chris -- Raine Storm Softworks [Archived as /info-mac/comm/term/black-night-de-107.hqx; 600K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:48 -0700 From: raine@storm.co.nz Subject: [*] black-night-F107 French version of Black Night 1.0.7 Black Night is a communication and terminal emulation application for the Macintosh. It fully supports the Communications Toolbox, Drag and Drop and AppleGuide and is fully Apple scriptable and recordable. This application is shareware, and the $US30 fee also includes the Black Night Connection Set (serial, modem and telnet tools) and the Black Night File Transfer Set (XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, ASCII, QuickB and Kermit tools). Cheers, Chris -- Raine Storm Softworks [Archived as /info-mac/comm/term/black-night-fr-107.hqx; 605K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:54 -0700 From: nikfree@freenet.tlh.fl.us Subject: [*] ClearNetscapeCache Clear Netscape Cache does simply that. Netscape cache files often take up a good deal of space, space that could be used for something more important. Clear Netscape Cache is an Applescript that will delete all the cache file for you. -Nik Freeman [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/clear-netscape-cache.hqx; 6K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:44 -0700 From: Ed_Agabeg@magic.ca Subject: [*] FCDropMail=99 1.0 DEMO FC DropMail File Translator & Transfer Gateway for FirstClass systems Author: EXPERIMENT IV Development Distributed By: VIZ-Soft Development & SoftArc Resellers Price: $95 per user license. Site licenses are available Platform: Macintosh application, gateways to FirstClass Servers for Windows NT and Macintosh Note: This Demo Expires December 31, 1997 FC DropMail is a Drag and Drop FirstClass gateway application which transforms and uploads standard text and graphic files to FirstClass user mailboxes, conferences or both. Using Claris XTND or DataVIZ's MacLink Plus translators, FC DropMail translates text messages from Word, Word Perfect, Claris Works and other applications into FirstClass messages, complete with graphic attachments. FC DropMail can also be used as a file transfer utility, transferring files without the need of the FirstClass Client. Drag and Drop file translation, conversion and uploading to FirstClass has never been easier. XTND or MacLink Plus translators are used to "process" text and graphic documents dropped onto the FC DropMail icon. FC DropMail then immediately connects to FirstClass and sends the message content to a pre-determined address, or it asks for the required addressing information. Populating conferences or bulk document uploads now becomes as easy as dragging the contents of a folder onto a FC DropMail application icon conveniently located on your Macintosh desktop. You can continue to manage all your documents using popular word processing applications, then translate and upload these documents to FirstClass. FC DropMail maintains full stylized text, formatting and picture support. Imbedded document graphics are translated to FirstClass message attachments. FC DropMail also translates JPEG files into standard PICT files. VIZ-Soft Development Division of J. Daniels & Associates, Inc. Post Office Box 5151 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA [Archived as /info-mac/comm/fc-dropmail-demo.hqx; 566K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:33:47 -0700 From: EricPRESTO@aol.com Subject: [*] Internet Logger v. 2.1.1 Internet Logger v. 2.1.1 is a utility application allows you to keep track of how much time you spend on your internet accounts. It requires System 7 or later. It can also be used to track long distance telephone use or to track time spent on client accounts. First, among many other potential uses, Internet Logger will provide a convenient means to fully document your internet connections, including: * Tracking session times and cumulative use time by day and month. * Ability to enter complex session rate structures and automatically estimate session and cumulative costs by day or month. * Ability to count down time remaining on either prepaid hours or hours charged at a flate rate. * Optional Log file documenting session and cumulative times and estimated costs. * Optionally compute session times by rounding up to the nearest minute. Some online services seem to compute times this way. You can check it yourself. * Allows automatic connection via PPP, SLIP, or operation as a manual timer. * Allows multiple timers with individual settings. You can keep track of use of multiple providers conveniently. Each can have it's own log file. * Compatibility with Open Transport when used with OT/PPP. FreePPP is also supported. New features in version 2.1.1: Version 2.1.1 adds support for FreePPP 2.6 or greater and allows automatic opening of internet browser or other application when Internet Logger is launched. Timers created with version 1.x are not compatible with version 2.x. Do not try to open Timers created with version 1.x. Instead, keep version 2.x in its own folder and create new timers using version 2.x. You may continue to use v. 1.x simultaneously if you need to time two things at once. Thank you, Eric Preston [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/internet-logger-211.hqx; 152K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:41 -0700 From: bleifle@metro.net Subject: [*] Law Student Advantage 2.0 Law Student Advantage (LSA) is a database designed to aid law students in their studies. LSA helps organize records and notes for easy retrieval during test time. Included are a briefing template, note-taking template as well as a flash-card template. Feel free to include it on the Info-Mac CD. Thanks, James M. Bleifus webpope@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/data/lsa-20-demo.hqx; 2469K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:33:48 -0700 From: EricPRESTO@aol.com Subject: [*] MacPPP Timer v. 2.0 It is a utility application to be used with MacPPP that allows you to keep track of how much time you spend on your PPP account. MacPPP must be installed on your computer for it to work. MacPPP Timer requires System 7.0 or later. Please post it to comm/tcp/conn/ppp/ and remove all previous versions. Version 2.0 adds support for OT/PPP, FreePPP 2.6 or greater and allows automatic opening of internet browser or other application when MacPPP Timer is launched. Thank you, Eric Preston [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ppp/mac-ppp-timer-20.hqx; 85K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:50 -0700 From: vtan@mail.usyd.edu.au Subject: [*] NetFinder 1.2 this is version 1.2 of NetFinder (English version). THE SOUND BITE: Simple, intuitive FTP client for Macs and PowerMacs, yet it also sports some very handy and powerful features like resuming downloads. THE ELEVATOR STATEMENT: NetFinder is a full featured FTP client which has many good features such as a Finder-like view of FTP directories, the ability to resume partial downloads, and several useful features for FTP site administration. Files in listings are displayed with icons, file types (based on their extensions), sizes and dates. You can sort by name, date, size, and listing order. Folders are displayed with twist down triangles for hierarchial displays. You can copy, move, delete, rename, get info and change permissions on files and folders. You can create new folders and view text files. Interrupted downloads can be resumed if you get interrupted. Automatic binhex, macbinary and text translation for uploads and downloads. Supports many ftp servers. Has speech support. Internet Config savvy. Supports bookmark lists. REQUIREMENTS: NetFinder works on color capable Macs and PowerMacs (anything except 68000 systems). System 7.0 or later is required. Thread Manager is required. Macintosh Drag and Drop (which is built into System 7.5 or later) is highly recommended. System 7.5 or later is strongly recommended. Compatible with MacOS 8. ABOUT THIS VERSION: This is a major new version. It has many feature improvements and bug fixes. Please see the included documentation for all the details, or visit the NetFinder web pages: NetFinder is shareware. Enjoy, [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/netfinder-12.hqx; 1407K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:33:59 -0700 From: ttempel@monmouth.com Subject: [*] Open with Process CMM Plugin v1.0 final v1.0 release of the "Open with Process" plugin for use with the Mac OS 8 Contextual Menu Manager. details can be found at http://www.monmouth.com/~ttempel/macs/ george (ty) tempel freehold, nj http://www.monmouth.com/~ttempel ttempel@monmouth.com ttempel@usa.net Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/open-with-process.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:42 -0700 From: alm@torino.alpcom.it Subject: [*] PictureBank Lite 3.0.1 - FileMaker Pro graphics extender Program: PictureBank Lite 3.0.1 (FAT) Support: Ninive Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini Price: $25 (shareware, see docs for more info) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?9F Info: http://www.ninive.com THE ONLY GRAPHICS EXTENDER FOR FILEMAKER PRO ! PictureBank 3.0.1 is a FileMaker 3.0 companion application that greatly extends FileMaker's image handling capabilities. It allows FileMaker Pro users to create and customize their own image databases, using all the power and flexibility of FileMaker Pro while providing many useful tools such as: - Support for many graphics formats (JPEG, GIF, PhotoShop,...); - Thumbnail of the image whose record is being browsed in FM; - Display and full-screen display of any image, with pan, scroll and zoom; - Catalog windows with the previews of a given set of records; - Slide shows with manual or automatic timing; - Automatic record creation through Finder drag&drop operations; - Internet images archival with simple Netscape drag&drop operations; - Internet URL launching via the popular Internet Config mechanism; - On-the-fly image format conversion (to PICT) for FileMaker print operations; - Handy single-image commands to open an image with a given editor, reveal its icon in the Finder, print it with the application that created it, etc... - Handy multiple-images commands to copy several images to a given folder, create aliases to all of them, use them as the current FileMaker found set, etc... - And much more! System requirements: FileMaker Pro 3.0 or later, System 7.1 or later, AppleScript and QuickTime 2.5 or later. Supported graphics formats currently include PICT, JPEG, GIF, SGI, QTIF, PhotoShop, and MacPaint. PNG is supported if the appropriate QuickTime Graphics Importer is installed, and more formats will be added when other importers become available. [Archived as /info-mac/data/picture-bank-lite-301.hqx; 889K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:33:52 -0700 From: friefeld@deltanet.com Subject: [*] PPPop 1.6 - comm/inet/conn/ppp/ - PPP operator utility PPPop 1.6 - PPP operator application. Shareware $15 US. PPPop provides a small button window to click on to open and close a PPP link, a timer with settable limits, an application launcher, a session log, a server seletion menu, and it is scriptable. System Requirements: MacOS 7.1 or later (compatible with OS 8). RAM 350k. Open Transport or MacTCP with MacPPP, FreePPP, SimplePPP, or OT/PPP. PPPop is not an extension or system patch. TUCOWS 5 Cows rating! Version 1.6 introduces a PPC native version and innumerable refinements. This is a free upgrade for registered users of previous versions. News, current versions, and support are available via the author's web page, . [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ppp/pppop-16.hqx; 723K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:35 -0700 From: Todd_Clements@hmc.edu Subject: [*] SafeAlert 1.1 - Background/Foreground user notification SafeAlert is a set of routines that is meant to reduce the worry involved in attempting to display modal alerts while your application is in the background. Instead of using functions such as StopAlert, NoteAlert, or CautionAlert, you can use one call to SafeAlert. SafeAlert automatically determines whether your application is in the foreground, and based on this (and some other preferences which are all programmer-settable) information can do one or all of the following: o Display a Notification Manager notice if you are not the foreground application o Display a blinking icon o Display a diamond next to your application o Display a modal or movable modal alert o Display an alert from dynamic or resource-based information o Automatically remove the alert after a specified period of time These routines can easily replace all calls to StopAlert, CautionAlert and NoteAlert in any application with included C macros. Version History: 1.1 - September 6, 1997. Auto-dismiss now works in all dialog boxes, not just those in the background. Fixed several small bugs, including some small memory leaks. Icons in dynamic resources now display correctly for the alert type chosen. Some more error handling. I am the author and can be reached at Todd_Clements@hmc.edu This file replaces version 1.0 which is found in the /dev/src directory [Archived as /info-mac/dev/safe-alert-11.hqx; 71K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:37 -0700 From: piz@magnet.at Subject: [*] SmartClicks - Contextual Menus SmartClicks(tm) for PowerPlant(tm) A Shareware Contextual Menus library Written by Andreas Pizsa Copyright (c)=BF1997 Tools & Toys(tm) All rights reserved. Developer Release 1 September 8, 1997 [Archive Keywords: Mac OS, Development Tools, Libraries, Metrowerks, CodeWarrior, PowerPlant, Contextual Menus] What it does SmartClicks is the easiest way to support Contextual Menus in your PowerPlant projects. With only two lines of code, SmartClicks automatically adds Contextual Menus to any of your PowerPlant objects and makes your application Mac OS 8 savvy. =46eatures + Automatically adds standard Mac OS Contextual Menus to your PowerPlant project + Only two additional lines of code to write + No sublcassing required + Small, efficient code (< 10 K) + Installs in less than 5 minutes + Mac First, Mac Only, Mac Forever System Requirements SmartClicks will work on any computer that has the Contextual Menus extension installed. SmartClicks disables itself automatically when Contextual Menus are not available. Contextual Menus are available on PowerPC computers and 68K computers that support the Code Fragment Manager. If you want to use Contextual Menus in 68K applications, you=91ll have to make your application a CFM68K-app. =46or development, you'll need CodeWarrior. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/smart-clicks-dr-1.hqx; 165K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:31 -0700 From: daan@lostcity.nl Subject: [*] SmartSaver 3.2 SmartSaver helps you to backup changed and added files in your filesystem. It lets you select a folder or disk to be the source location, and an other folder or disk to be the destination location. After giving the [Save smart] menu command, SmartSaver starts to trace the source and destination location, and copies all files from the source that are new or have been modified, to the destinationfolder. There are several features available. Some of the most important ones are: * File Relocation (automatic relocation of files on the destination volume depending on a letter code at the start of the file name). * File Compression (Automatic compression before transfer to destination using DiskDoubler v3.7.x). * Detection of moved files (Moved files are automatically moved on the destination too, without re-copying them) * Quit dialog (Allows you to let SmartSaver save your work before shutting down your mac unattendedly). * Full drag&drop system 7 support. * Network services like messages and remote control, for example to shut down an other mac. * File selection by label and substring in the filename. * Trace and Cleanup commands to detect and trash double data on you volumes. * And many more. SmartSaver is ShareWare To get a valid serial number send $25 to the author. Send cash or an international money order. No cheques! Berent Daan Kogerdijk 2 1442 LH Purmerend The Netherlands Please report bugs and questions to the author: e-mail: daan@lostcity.nl [Archived as /info-mac/disk/smart-saver-32.hqx; 149K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:51 -0700 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] URL Manager Pro 1.4v9J - Japanese version This is the Japanese version of the URL Manager Pro package. URL Manager is a repository for your favorite Internet addresses or URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). URL Manager allows you to organize and collect URLs in a hierarchical structure. Organizing bookmarks between and within folders is easy with Drag & Drop. Drag HyperText links from your Web Browser to the URL Manager window to add a URL to the repository. To access a URL on the Web, Drag & Drop a bookmark to the window of a Web browser or double click. URL Manager is Internet Config savvy. URL Manager Pro adds tight integration with Navigator, Explorer, Anarchie, Fetch, Claris Emailer and Eudora. With URL Manager Pro you can add bookmark menus to the menubar of these applications. Also, URL Manager Pro adds the URL Manager shared icon menu to the menubar. With this menu you can create bookmarks for Web Pages from --within-- Navigator/Explorer, Add Notes, Grab All URLs on a Web Page or in an E-Mail message, Explore the Internet with a predefined set of Search Engines or start you PPP session with the Open PPP menu command. URL Manager Pro remembers the last 1000 Web Pages you visited. URL Manager Pro can validate the URLs of your bookmarks. URL Manager Pro imports and exports HTML, TEXT and MCF format. About Revision 1.4v9 * Add Notes and Explorer: now uses the Web Page's name * Explorer: improved Import and Export of bookmarks * Auto Start URLM 1.6.1 (for Communicator 4.01a) * Add Bookmark could place a bookmark in the wrong folder: now fixed Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/url-manager-pro-14v9-jp.hqx; 840K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:36:40 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] WASTE Object Handlers 1.2.6 The WASTE Object Handlers are a companion to Marco Piovanelli's WASTE text engine. They require WASTE to work, and WASTE can be found at: . This C code library gives "drop and play" functionality to your WASTE-based projects to allow you to handle objects such as PICT's, sounds, HFS/file objects in your WASTE documents. Additionally, this library's handlers extend WASTE's drag-and-drop functionality to include objects of this kind. A must for anyone using WASTE. For more information about the handlers, please see it's enclosed README document (it's not THAT big to download) :) Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/waste-object-handlers-126.hqx; 94K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 97 09:54:05 CDT From: Mike Sisson Subject: [Q] AppleScript Help Needed Recently I decided to try and use AppleScript to delete a file that is created periodically by an application. My intent was to put the applet in my Startup Items folder. I should say that this is my first attempt at AppleScripting. The script is as follows: property FileName: "sdrbj000324.dat" tell application "Finder" set temp to a reference to file FileName of preferences folder if (exists temp) then delete temp end if end tell The problem is that as long as the file is a visible file, the script seems to work perfectly. However, if the file is invisible, the (exists temp) fails. Can AppleScript not be used to manipulate invisible files? It took me 3.5 hours to come up with the above (although I learned a heck of a lot about AppleScript)! Would some experienced AppleScripter please point me in the right direction. Thanks Mike sisson_md@vought.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:11:03 +0100 From: Jan Weijers Subject: [Q] Battery ran out Hi Guys, The battery on my LC 2 ran out. Well, that is the only explanation I can think of for the fact that the clock is set back to noon 1957 and the start-up disk switches from external to internal every time I switch off (or on) my Mac. And the highlight colour changes back to the default black. Etc. Can anyone recommend a good place to get a new battery in the UK? Is there any part number or anything I should know? Can someone who is screwdriver-literate (but couldn't solder to save his life) replace a battery in an LC 2? Thanks! Jan Weijers jan.weijers@btinternet.com ------------------------------ Date: 17 Sep 1997 11:55:36 +0000 From: Mephistophilis Subject: [Q] Making a Multi-System Emergency Disk? While my own system is a PM8200/120/32Mb running System 7.6.1 I am also in charge of a half-dozen or so other Macs - mainly Performa 460s amd LCIIIs. Since I also possess a Jaz drive I would like to use a Jaz disk as a universal Emergency disk containing a range of diagnostic tools, software installer images etc. to simplify resurrecting crashed machines. Unfortunately some of the machines under my care have only 4Mb of RAM and even with a slimmed-down S7.6.1 this leaves precious little room for launching tools or installers. My question: Is it possible by partitioning my Jaz disk to construct a rescue disk with two different System versions on it, 7.6.1 on one partition for the big machines and, say, 7.0.1 on the other partition for the smaller ones? This seems to me as if it ought to work - but I am *not* a techie so there may well be snags that I haven't thought of here. A supplementary question: I have heard that it is unadvisable to restart a machine running S7.6 from a disk with an earlier version of the OS. Is this correct and, if so, what consequences might ensue? TIA - Fergus Lalor ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 06:50:31 -0500 From: Hannes Hofer Subject: After Dark 4.03/OS8/OT PPP conflict Has anyone else experienced problems using After Dark 4.03 with OT PPP? If I disconnect my Internet connection while AD is running I can't reconnect without rebooting my computer. I have approached Berkeley Systems about it but I haven't heard back from them. Hannes Hofer ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 14:41:33 -0700 From: "Adam C. Engst" Subject: Al Bloom's Comments At 4:46 PM -0700 9/14/97, Don Chesnut and Cathy Jo Cassidy wrote: >I also like the recently posted idea of making a portion of IMD a "digest >of digests" although I find it difficult to believe the moderators would be >able to devote the time for the effort this would take. You got it. As nice an idea as that might be, it just isn't going to happen unless we get some independently wealthy moderators who can devote all their free time to it. :-) cheers... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Publisher/Info-Mac Moderator -- ace@tidbits.com http://www.tidbits.com/ -- http://www.tidbits.com/adam/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 06:27:45 -0700 From: Bob Wall Subject: Busy cursor Any idea why my cursor is so busy. It often sits there and spins (the spinning ball icon) or the arrow kind of pulses. I am unable to use my After Dark (I get screen freezes after a while) and have a feeling this is related to whatever is making my cursor so active when I am not using the machine. 6400/200, System 8 with 32 meg ram. Thanks. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 07:09:16 -0500 From: Wade Williams Subject: Correction to WarBirds URL In MacWay digest #905, I posted about the online WWII flight simulator, WarBirds, which allows one to compete with hundreds of pilots from around the world in realtime, choosing from over 30 WWII planes. Unfortunately, about a day after I posted that, Imagic decided to redesign its web site. The correct URL for the main WarBirds page to obtain information and pricing is: http://www.icigames.com/warbirds The URL for the Macintosh download page (which is linked from the main page) is: http://www.mindspring.com/~jrwolf/warbirds.html and finally, I've written up a page of tips for new player to help get them flying well quickly and overcome the initial learning curve. That page is at: http://www.employees.org/~wwilliam/newbie.html Sorry for the confusion. Wade 4th Fighter Group WarBirds ID: -au- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 10:26:09 +0100 From: Trevor Harris Subject: Decoding base 64 attachments I have recently received several attachments embedded in email messages and have been unable to decode them. How do I decode a base 64 encoded 'attachment' that is embedded in a mail message? Up to now I have had to forward the complete message to a PC based network administrator who has returned the attachment as a seperate file which is what I require. I am using Eudora Light 3.11 and have Uuundo 1.0b1 and uucd 2.4.4 as well as stuffit expander 4.0.2. Any help appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: 15 Sep 1997 11:28:01 -0400 From: "Lou Casagrande" Subject: easy view and im digests 9/15/97 11:16 AM Jean-Francois, >make sure your version of Easy View is 2.62 or later. Thank you! That _was_ the problem. Lou Casagrande ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 97 07:55:06 -0600 From: James Atkinson Subject: Future Direction of Info-Mac (fwd) On 09/14/1997 08:20 AM Michael G. Schabert said: >To be honest, if you used a decent email program this wouldn't be a >problem. In Eudora, the digests come oput as an attachment which when >double-clicked gives you a whole mailbox window of the messages. You can >correctly reply to these, which will send the reply to the original sender >(nice for not cluttering the list with too many trivial responses) > >Again, I suggest Eudora, as the individual messages will still be flagged >as unread. > >Pine's great when you want to send something quickly from un*x, but in >today's world, it's not all that good of an email client. Eudora can be >used even if you're stuck with just shell access as it doesn't require TCP >access. Since this is a Mac list, I would hasten to add that Claris offers a very impressive email program as well: Claris Emailer v2.x. Having used both programs, I would say that Emailer has the edge on sophistication and basic function. Plus, it supports quoted-printable characters (like bullets and accents) so you're not restricted to the basic ASCII set in your messages. It's fully AppleScriptable, as well, so you can add functionality as you need, not as the programmers decide. $ .02 James Atkinson c428574@showme.missouri.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:27:32 -0700 From: ars@oz.net (morethanone) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #197 Al Bloom wrote: > I'm glad I started a bit of discussion on what this group is. If I > have no other skill, I can put a burr under someone's saddle. "You know Hoss, that jist ain't right." "Awwww, Little Joe, I was just funnin'." Things *have* changed around I-M, 'spose it was inevitable. It's great to see so much indie programming for the Mac going on, keeping it fun, antidoting (?hmmm) the staid sheetspreaders, data-bobulators and screed costumers. But some days I don't want to wade through the incarnations of "myFavoriteDooblflobbers-v17.2.hqx." "Like drinking from a firehose." By the time I look over all the uploads, it's hard to spend much time on the Hints, Kinks and Winks. I too think I like the idea of splitting the Digest. Though I'd prefer to see "Today's Topics" for both cross-appended, so I can see at a quick glance if I need to visit the other half. -- Tony ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:06:08 -0400 From: macman@eagleweb.net (charles) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #199 In article <5vk2mb$pom$1@grapevine.lcs.mit.edu>, digest@info-mac.org wrote: > Date: Sun, 14 Sep 97 15:03:51 -0400 > From: Bailey Ford > Subject: [Q] Mac OS 8 and Tabbed windows > > I've been very pleased with the upgrade to 8, but I have noticed one tiny > annoying thing. I keep a few folders of aliases to my most used > applications tabbed a the bottom of my screen. The titles fit neatly into > the reduced 'tab' for a few days and then the size of the 'tab' shrinks > and truncates the titles of the folders. It's easy to fix - I just drag > them out as windows again and then drag them back as tabs. Still, I am > interested to see if anyone else has this problem and if anyone has a > more permanent or more elegant fix for it. > > Yours, > Bailey Ford > bailey@mindspring.com Actually, there's a neat little addition to the Control Strip modules called"handyman". You can place aliases of your favorite programs into it and they'll show up in the control strip for easy access. If you go to the Ultimate Mac web site and carefully look through a very large amount of info, you'll see a URL pointing to a site that archives many control strip modules incl. Handyman. You might even find something you just can't do without. > -- Mac Attack with OS 8! Open an Apple-Close the Gates! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:16:23 -0400 From: macman@eagleweb.net (charles) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #199 : > > Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 10:20:54 -0400 > From: "Michael G. Schabert" > Subject: Future Direction of Info-Mac (fwd) > > >Discussion messages are sent to the submission address, approved, and go > >directly to the members of the list. This will allow the list to gain some > >of the immediacy of a newsgroup, and should make participation easier, > >since one can simply reply to a message, and will be able to quote, etc- > >without having to cut and paste from the digest. > > To be honest, if you used a decent email program this wouldn't be a > problem. In Eudora, the digests come oput as an attachment which when > double-clicked gives you a whole mailbox window of the messages. You can > correctly reply to these, which will send the reply to the original sender > (nice for not cluttering the list with too many trivial responses) > > >I prefer single messages to bulk digests, as I can read each message as I > >have time, whereas with a digest I either have to sit down and read the > >entire thing, or read half and never come back because the message is no > >longer flagged as new and I forget about it. > > Again, I suggest Eudora, as the individual messages will still be flagged > as unread. > > Pine's great when you want to send something quickly from un*x, but in > today's world, it's not all that good of an email client. Eudora can be > used even if you're stuck with just shell access as it doesn't require TCP > access. > > Just my opinion, > Mike > > Bikers don't *DO* taglines. Ofcourse they do! Shovelhead rider for 20 years! Ps: Claris Em@ailer is a great mail program that handles digests just fine. Just MY opinion. -- Mac Attack with OS 8! Open an Apple-Close the Gates! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:19:20 +0200 From: Mars Subject: Internal email-system for small AppleTalk network? People of a small organization (25 persons) have asked me as a general trouble-shooting guy to implement some kind of internal e-mail system over the AppleTalk-network. Untill now, they are using a series of folders for every person on the server, using aliases of these folders on their personal macs. This didn't work, because people didn't take te effort to actually look in it. There should be some kind of notifying to make this work. I was never confronted with these matters. Maybe there is an shareware-program that will do the job. Can somebody throw me some advice about some options and caveats ? Marcel Aussendorf m.aussendorf@student.kun.nl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 09:28:30 +1000 From: jhaywood@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au (John Haywood) Subject: Japanese to English OS Michael Busha wrote: > Hello, > > I am thinking about trading my OS (Japanese) for the new and only > English OS8 because I don't use the Japanese much anymore and can get > the Kanji Kit if that changes. > > The problem is that the dealer here in Tokyo where I bought my computer > says that the processor is different in the machine I bought (Apple > 8500/120/48) and an English OS cannot be used. I doubt that but have no > other information. Does anyone know? Is there a difference? As far as I > know I can do a clean install of OS8 after maybe reformatting the HD. I > did it for my LC 575 and had no problem. > > Thanks for your help. > > Michael Busha Kanazawa Go dump the dealer! With the exception of a) new models released in Japan before (or sometimes, instead of) the USA, such as the pb2400 b) the keyboard resources for the JIS-layout (can copy them into a new resource w/ResEdit, then paste them in the E-system) a Mac is a Mac, plain and simple. Even in the case of a), often a short wait until the hardware *is* sold in the US, and the subsequent System Software release or update fixes the problem. So-on with OS8 (English)!! -- - One neuron short of a synapse. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 22:46:33 -0700 (PDT) From: bc979@lafn.org (Doug Hardie) Subject: LaserWriter IINT Problem Recently I posted a question about a problem with my laserwriter where the paper out and paper jam leds show solid red. For a while reseating the logic board fixed the problem. After a few weeks it became a solid problem. I took it to a repair facility and they could not dupicate the problem for a few days. It seems that moving the unit also temporarily fixed the problem. After they let it sit for a couple of days the problem reappeared. It turned out to be the power supply. Thanks to all who responded. -- Doug ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:16:15 +0200 From: Matthew Daillie Subject: LCIII and 2GB internal HD I am thinking of changing the internal HD of my LCIII (presently only 80MB). I already have a 500MB external HD and don't really want yet another noisy fan in my work environment. I have been told that I can fit a 2GB hard disk into the space presently taken up by the original internal HD. Has anybody had any experience with such a modification. I would be grateful for any comments or recommendations. Matthew Daillie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 13:50:08 -0700 From: Chris Beck Subject: Mac OS 8 and Tabbed windows I've seen that same thing happen when the monitor resolution is changed while the windows are "tabbed". There may be another reason, but that is when I have seen it happen. >I've been very pleased with the upgrade to 8, but I have noticed one tiny >annoying thing. I keep a few folders of aliases to my most used >applications tabbed a the bottom of my screen. The titles fit neatly into >the reduced 'tab' for a few days and then the size of the 'tab' shrinks >and truncates the titles of the folders. It's easy to fix - I just drag >them out as windows again and then drag them back as tabs. Still, I am >interested to see if anyone else has this problem and if anyone has a >more permanent or more elegant fix for it. Christopher Beck, Student/Network Analyst Academic Computing & Media California State University, San Bernardino ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 22:45:51 -0500 From: "Edward B. Hanna" Subject: Other Nac Lists In Info-Mac Digest V15#194, Dan Frakes mentioned other Mac Lists: >there are plenty of other, more informative, mailing lists that >answer questions, act as a "community" etc. for Mac Users. Mac-Info, >IO-MUG, PowerList, MacPCI... How can they be contacted? Edward B. Hanna EBHanna@worldnet.att.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 97 14:15:56 -0400 From: shorton@lr.net (Scott L. Horton) Subject: Performa 6300 performance and MacOS8? I recently installed MacOS 8 on a Performa 6300 CD (603e @ 100MHz, 256K L2 cache, 48Mb RAM) and am disappointed with it's overall performance. When opening a finder window, it is painfully slow before any items appear in the window. Launching applications also is considerably slower. The hard disk is fine and rebuilding the desktop didn't speed anything up. I suppose it could be defragmented, but I really don't think that's the problem. Any suggestions? Should I go back to 7.6.1? thanks, Scott Horton ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:31:37 -0500 From: "Jack S. Yee" Subject: Printing pages of large adobe files I have a large (600 page) adobe file and i want to print individual pages but every time I do my system freezes. I have an HP deskwriter using quickdraw GX (latest driver), a 150 Mhz PPC 604, system 7.5. Does anybody have a clue as to why this happens? Answer via email please. Regards, Jack S. Yee Jack S. Yee 222 W. 14th St. #6A New York, NY 10011 (212) 807-1595 Go Horns!!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:05:18 -0400 From: A BRODY Subject: Spam and Netscape Communicator (Q) Dear Digest readers, Anybody know a way of filtering spam before I end up reading my e-mail on Netscape Communicator? I know for instance the Friends@public.com loophole is used a lot by spam artists, so if I could have an e-mail checker erase any message with Friends@public.com in the header whenever Communicator checks e-mail, that would be an ideal advantage. Thank you. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:12:39 +0000 From: "Anthony J.R. Lancett" Subject: Universal Power Supply I will be taking the following equipment from Canada 117v to the UK 240v. powermac 7600 Laserwriter 300 Viewsonic GT770 Seagate ST19171N 9 gig drive I believe that these items have a universal power supply built-in, am I correct? Has anyone had experience doing this and has it been sucessful? I really don't want to smell smouldering electronics it took me quite a while to save the money to buy this gear Thanks Anthony ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 07:10:13 -0400 From: earlyd@erinet.com (Dwight Early) Subject: What is this group? Dear Al (et al), The Info-Mac Digest is still the first thing I read each day upon getting home. (Then I cruise Ric Ford's Macintouch and the rest of the good sites.) I must confess that, after over 7 years of reading the IM Digest, I still can't bear to be without it. It taught me everything I know about the Macintosh. But, best of all, the tales of Al Bloom are what I look for. Why? Beacause, there but for the Grace of God, go I! Have you ever noticed that hardly anything goes wrong with Al's machine? It's when he get's trying to make Leslye's Mac better off that the fun begins. Witness one of the last ones in IM 188: "Uncle Al, the kiddies' pal, is in high dudgeon this evening. Remember I asked about Leslye's inability to print heavy stock to our new LW 12/640's face-up output tray from PageMaker 6.5?..." And it went downhill from there... (Tee Hee!) Anywho, back to the matter at hand. Yes, Al, I agree with you. It's been disappointing lately. But, it's up to us to bring the unknowing together with the knowing (or at least they think they know). The discussions will soon start up again because, Al, I'm going to install Mac OS 8. For this 52 year old, it time to play "Stump the Dummy!" So, stay tune for film at 11! Best to all, and especially to Uncle Al! --Dwight Early (the other Dwight - What ever happened to Dwight Lemke from UofWisconsin?) P.S. Al, Jane got my olde accelerated IIsi to do the gradebook and learn PhotoShop. I got a 8600/200 one week before the /300 was announced. UGH! Ain't that always how it goes?! -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************