Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #45 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 25 Feb 98 Volume 16 : Issue 45 Today's Topics: [*] AAO-Galaxies [*] ArtClipper [*] Audiodeck 2.0.6. [*] BanzaiSlider (never say newton is lost!) [*] caret-patch-10 [*] CrystalMaker 2.1.7 demo [*] DesktopValet301.hqx [*] DF2Resource 1.0 -- convert files to resources [*] Icon Machine (FAT) 1.2.1J - Japanese Version [*] idin 1.01 [*] MacCDDBv0.7.sit.hqx [*] MicroWar [*] OmegaWindow 2.0 [*] PageCharmer 1.5 [*] POLYCHEM [*] Puzzler 1.0.0 [*] PW Disk Guard v1.2.1b Plus [*] PW Disk Guard v1.2b [*] QIM 1.2.0; (QuickInstaller Maker) Installer builder and compres [*] QIMExtractor 1.0.0; extracts from QIM documents and binhex file [*] QuoteMan.1.1 [*] ResEdit Appearance Templates 1.0.2 [*] RestlessSpirits [*] StuffCM 1.2.1J - Japanese Version [*] TidBITS#418/23-Feb-98 [*] Wallaby 1.1.1 [I] Great service from Panasonic [Q] Missing Trash Can/Cursor Color [q]Word Graphics Filter Can't Be Found Answer to Converting Word 95 Docs to 5.1 Apple ColorSync 20 Display Error -41 on boot (sys 8.1 on PM6100) Extensions G3, What's next Help laser printer (R) Music Score Software Norton Disk Editor Problems OS 8 Ram Disk Scanner Problems segmented thenk youse Setting AppleScript for certain times SoftWindows 3.0 under mac OS 8.1 Word dictionary to Nisus? 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We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V16 #45" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:12:02 -0700 From: jkoci@zelacom.com Subject: [*] AAO-Galaxies This Hyperstudio stack allows one to view some of the images and text concerning galaxies from the Anglo-Australian Obsertvatory web site. I obtained permission from them to compile this information into a tutorial presentation. More of their astronomical images can be seen at their web site at www.aao.gov.au/images.html. The tutorial is for educational use. A worksheet is included with the stack that can be filled out by students as they view it. Hyperstudio Player 3.1 is needed to view the stack. The included worksheet is in two fromats, Claris Works 4.0 and Simple Text. This entire package is freeware and can be distributed to anyone who is interested. [Archived as /info-mac/app/aao-galaxies.hqx; 933K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:38 -0700 From: proclus@iname.com Subject: [*] ArtClipper This is the beta release, and my contribution to the Macintosh graphic media community. Drop a PICT file on ArtClipper and it will be rapidly displayed in a window. You can then copy the picture for your documents. As in Anarcho, option click on the title bar of the window, and you can choose any PICT file from the current directory. This makes ArtClipper a fast clip art viewer. ArtClipper is absolutely FREE. Use it at your own risk. There shall be no commercial distribution of ArtClipper without my express permission. proclus [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/art-clipper.hqx; 40K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:31 -0700 From: carlsont@earthlink.net Subject: [*] Audiodeck 2.0.6. Audiodeck is an audio CD remote player for Apple CD-ROM drives. Audiodeck also works with non-Apple drives which are 100% compatible with Apple's drivers. System 7 and Color QuickDraw are required for Audiodeck to run. Why should you use it? This is a good question since a very nice looking AppleCD Audio Player is included with CD-ROM Setup 5.0 and later, possibly already installed on your Macintosh. On the surface, Audiodeck 2.0 may bear a passing resemblance to AAP with its 3-D buttons and sleek overall design. However, a great deal of subtle and not-so-subtle features are exclusive to Audiodeck: * can automatically play inserted CD's, * can force internal CD input and enable playthrough, * plays adjacent tracks in shuffle and program mode without skipping a beat= , * disable or enable individual tracks in shuffle mode, * uses the existing disc and track titles of CD Remote Programs, * but also extends the disc information database with new categories, * and individual, custom disc settings (i.e.. volume), * gratuitous Balloon Help for just about everything; plus much, much more. But remember, always "Read The Fabulous Manual" before using a software. Enjoy, ...David 2350 =C9douard-Montpetit #14221 Montr=E9al, Qu=E9bec, Canada H3T 1J4 [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/audio-deck-206.hqx; 353K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:20 -0700 From: psheldon@utdallas.edu Subject: [*] BanzaiSlider (never say newton is lost!) (newton gps navigation talking moving map slides) Newton is not dead, just lost and bought back by Apple. Find your own way with BanzaiSlider! This version replaces Bonzai and Banzai4800 and the first version of BanzaiSlider. The old BanzaiSlider version had more of the feel of sliding the maps as if they were huge virtual screens that you could zoom in and out of under the newton window (see BanzaiReader). Another new feature, unlimited zoomout with newton press pict books. The current version of BanzaiSlider has a map turnoff button to allow you to see ETA's (now corrected to your time zone). The zoom slider control is placed for compatibility to older mp120 and mp130. Compatible with Garmin II and III (set at 4800 baud and with NMEA sentence filter) as well as Scoutmaster GPS (just set Scoutmaster's baudrate at 4800). Rich Drinkard, a beta tester, made some suggestions on activity sounds and map display and so that is improved. He also requested the unlimited zoomout. Evidentally his 28meg flashcard on a mp2100 could hold a very large map to find his way around. I believe we are going to see bigger than 4 meg flashcards officially supported by apple on the mp2100. Rich Drinkard reported me experiments that tripmate does speak NMEA sentences! So, I shall be working on a version for it! I am working on a mp100 Garmin II III and Scoutmaster version with limited features. [Archived as /info-mac/nwt/app/banzai-slider.hqx; 64K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:22 -0700 From: m.frischknecht@ucl.ac.uk Subject: [*] caret-patch-10 "Ever lost sight of the little caret, the thin blinking vertical line used to indicate where the next character you type in is going to show up on the screen? If so, you might have experimented with the blinking rate to make it more conspicuous. If that is not enough for you, this little system extension could be helpful. It draws the caret with a line two or three pixels wide instead of only one pixel, the system default. This works in all fields that use the system routines for TextEdit (both with and without styles). They are usually used in dialog fields (e.g. search/replace), save dialogs, file names in the Finder, and text windows in TeachText and SimpleText." In the attachment called caretPatch10.sit (StuffIt archive, 8k, binhexed for transfer) you'll find the two versions of the extension and the description, a SimpleText document: caretPatch (2 pixels) (5k) caretPatch (3 pixels) (5k) caretPatch 1.0 Read me (8k) This should replace the earlier version (v0.2) found in gui/caret-patch.hqx It should probably called "caret-patch-10.hqx". All three files were checked with Disinfectant 3.7.1 and showed no virus infection. Please feel free to include these modules on any CD-ROMs you produce. All the best, Markus Markus Frischknecht m.frischknecht@ucl.ac.uk [Archived as /info-mac/gui/caret-patch-10.hqx; 12K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:16 -0700 From: David@crystalmaker.co.uk Subject: [*] CrystalMaker 2.1.7 demo CrystalMaker 2.1.7 demo version For folder: math-sci Keywords: science, crystallography, geology, physics, chemistry, crystal structures CrystalMaker is a program to generate, display, and manipulate all kinds of crystal and molecular structures in stunning, photo-realistic color. CrystalMaker features real-time, mouse-driven rotation, and interactive screen tools. This is a demonstration version of CrystalMaker 2.1.7; it is a fat binary: runs native on Power Macintosh and on your regular Mac. This program will read from any CrystalMaker-2 file, and we've included a selection of crystals and molecules here, plus more information about using the program. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/crystal-maker-217-demo.hqx; 1341K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:24 -0700 From: proclus@iname.com Subject: [*] DesktopValet301.hqx End desktop clutter forever! Avoid the most tedious file operations. This utility will move, delete, shred or alias files that are dropped on it. Put copies of it in your Apple Menu, on your launch pad, or in deep folders. Make aliases of it on your desktop and rename them according to the desired option. Keep a number of Valets around in convenient places. With them, you can move, delete, and alias files quickly and easily. Desktop Valet 3.0.1 is Apple Event aware. The Folder button accesses Valet's home directory. Despite these improvements, it is still very small and incredibly fast. Desktop Valet is now a powerful directory management utility and a formidable addition to your battery of desktop tools. proclus [Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-valet.hqx; 12K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:46 -0700 From: mark@lilback.com Subject: [*] DF2Resource 1.0 -- convert files to resources DF2Resource converts the data fork of a file into a resource with the same type as the file had. Multiple files can be converted at once via drag & drop. The application is a Fat Binary. Version 1.0 is the first release. More information can be found at . Thanks, Mark Lilback mark@lilback.com [Archived as /info-mac/dev/df2-resource.hqx; 128K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:29 -0700 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Icon Machine (FAT) 1.2.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Icon Machine package. When I first started using System 7 and saw how you could customize icons by pasting them in the Finders Get Info windows, I immediately said, Hey, what we need is an icon editor! And the idea of Icon Machine was born, and has been evolving ever since. Other people have made icon editors too, and I have tried out as many as I could get my hands on (because if I found one I liked enough it would save me a lot of trouble!) but I was never quite satisfied. If you want a thing done right.... Icon Machine is an icon editor- it lets you customize the icons of items in the Finder. To edit the icon of an item, just drag it onto the Icon Machine icon in the Finder, and Icon Machine will open a window in which you can edit the icon. When you're done, use the Save command to apply your new icon. Icon Machine has been designed to take advantage of other great features of the Mac OS to give you the power to make the icons you want. Here are a few things people have said about Icon Machine: "The Photoshop of icon editors!" - Andrew Miller "My initial reaction: This is cool!" - Craig Hockenberry, author of Icon Dropper "I think Icon Machine is tremendous." - Brian Kelley, Apple Wizards Icon Machine 1.2.1 features the following improvements: A potential crashing bug related to the Other Size dialog and contextual menus has been fixed. Return and Enter are interpreted correctly in the Other Size dialog, and the OK button is outlined. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English/Japanese Japanese/English Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/icon-machine-121-jp.hqx; 902K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:40 -0700 From: shine@ticino.edu Subject: [*] idin 1.01 Concepually nothing has changed since its first release. All what has changed is in the code - you'll not see anything new. - Spaghetti-code added - Recompiled with a new version of SAT There's nothing new because I didn't get a lot of Feedback... only two or three emails, nothing more... I hope that you'll write me! Our homepage moved to http://www.ticino.com/usr/avolz Please go there and download our other products, too: at the time we've designed two cool fonts that of course you'll love! That's all... long live to the Mac! Ale and the other guys from GemJm [Archived as /info-mac/game/idin-101.hqx; 608K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:33 -0700 From: tyen@earthling.net Subject: [*] MacCDDBv0.7.sit.hqx MacCDDB is a program that checks an internet server for the tracknames of the audio CD currently in the computer. The tracknames are saved in a file, where the Apple CD Audio Player can read them. This saves you from having to type them in yourself :) Requirements: o System 7 or later o OpenTransport o CD-ROM drive yen --- tyen@earthling.net http://tyen.home.ml.org/ [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/maccddb-07.hqx; 58K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:42 -0700 From: SOFTQUAL@tdi-services.fr Subject: [*] MicroWar MicroWar 1.0b1 is an update for the freeware pc-shooting game MicroWar. You love your Macintosh, me too. You are borrowed about WinTel. You can now put your agressivity into this game and kill many PC=85 in this Space Invaders "clone". System requirement PowerPC only MacOS 7.5.5 or higher (MacOS 8 recommanded) 3 Mb of free RAM to run (works with Virtual memory) require QuickTime MicroWar on the web : [Archived as /info-mac/game/microwar-10b1.hqx; 487K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:26 -0700 From: heahn@nanum.kaeri.re.kr Subject: [*] OmegaWindow 2.0 Do you open many windows on your desktop? Is it too much work to rearrange your windows with your mouse? Do you open many applications and switch from one application to another? And you are tired of managing your windows and applications. If the answer is yes, you should try OmegaWindow. OmegaWindow gives you mouse-free control over your windows, enabling you to switch between open applications at the press of a predefined key combination. As a Desktop window manager, it enables you to resize, zoom, move, close, restack, and swap windows. It is also an application manager, enabling you to switch between running applications. << Application & window Manager >> * Support multiple monitors. * Automatically hide windows belonging to other applications (this feature is suppressed for the default setting). << Window Manager >> * Move and resize windows. * Zoom a window. * Zoom a window to a full size at Finder. * Close one or all of the windows. * Bring the back-most window to the front. * Send the front-most window to the back. * Swap the two front-most windows. << Application Manager >> * Switch from one application to another: allows direct switching to other applications through a pop-up box. * Switch to the next or previous application. * Switch to any process out of seven applications without using a pop-up box= . * Switch to Finder=81 without using a pop-up box. * Simulate the system menu: Hide (front application), Hide others, Show All. * Hide/Show the front-most application. Hyo E. Ahn (FAX) 011-8242-868-8881 email: heahn@nanum.kaeri.re.kr [Archived as /info-mac/gui/omega-window-20.hqx; 406K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:51 -0700 From: lance@mstay.com Subject: [*] PageCharmer 1.5 PageCharmer Designer Applets 1.5 - is a set of customizable, interactive Java applets designed to enhance your Web pages. Whether your Web site is already up and running or you're designing one now, PageCharmer gives you the power to make it stand out from the crowd with personalized applets that can fit most any need. With millions of display combinations that can be set with point-and-click ease, PageCharmer Designer Applets provide a truly unique style. PageCharmer gives you the ability to add live text and graphic marquees with animated frames. And live multi-media buttons that highlight and play sounds when clicked. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/page-charmer-15.hqx; 4322K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:17 -0700 From: johnw@tekotago.ac.nz Subject: [*] POLYCHEM This is an update of the chemistry demo that provides a titration module from a comprehensive multimedia tutorial and simulation tool. One that helps teachers and students by providing hundreds of hours of student activity. The software is aimed at senior high school to junior college levels, with an emphasis on the applied nature of chemistry. Most high schools use it for years 11 and 12. Research has shown that the students using the software are well motivated and enjoy using the software. They prefer the software to traditional types of instruction and have more have fun in chemistry. Students are on task for a longer time and have been more motivated. This environment can be used a significant teaching tool, not just as a supplement. Students are empowered to take more responsibility for their own learning and can spend time learning, not just copying down notes. The program contains notes, computer generated interactive questions and exam questions from a large number of chemistry topics, the demo shows a titration section. There are also many simulations of equipment and of chemical processes. There is also an extensive section on organic chemistry that contains notes, interactive sections, simulations questions and nomenclature problems. There are also chemistry based games, demonstrations and activities. A key feature is the provision of model answers for the computer generated questions to help student reflection and analysis. The text notes displayed can be modified on screen, even over a network, and printed. The text can be enlarged using the controls for use by the teacher on a classroom projector or to benefit students with visual impairments. Examination questions can be added and altered, and facilities are included so that other developers can add topics and modules. Provided the user has write privileges to a disk, then assignment marks can be recorded as well as user names, times and dates. Computers required are Macintosh, 16mB RAM recommended (there is also a Windows version).The program uses 4mB of physical ram so it may run on 8mB machines if there are few memory intensive extensions. A Mac 040 would be the minimum configuration computer, with a colour 640 x 480 screen. John Waddick Otago Polytechnic Dunedin, New Zealand http://www.earthlight.co.nz/business/polychem [Archived as /info-mac/sci/polychem.hqx; 2165K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:43 -0700 From: bjorn.carlin@swipnet.se Subject: [*] Puzzler 1.0.0 Puzzler 1.0.0 is a simple and elegant puzzle game. The goal is to use small pieces to fill a marked area. It is shareware and costs only $10. You can reach the author at . Requirements =95 A screen that supports at least 256 colors =95 About one megabyte free RAM =95 About 300k free hard drive space Sincerely, Bjorn Carlin [Archived as /info-mac/game/puzzler-10.hqx; 169K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:58 -0700 From: rabba@maine.rr.com Subject: [*] PW Disk Guard v1.2.1b Plus * PW Disk Guard v1.2.1b * PW Setter&Checker v1.1 * PW Reader v1.0 Requirements: * AppleScript * MacOS 7.5 or greater * 200 k free of RAM 300 is prefered * BBEdit Lite Cost: $5.00 Comments: ralph@maine.rr.com http://home.maine.rr.com/rabba [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pw-disk-guard-121b-plus.hqx; 80K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:12:00 -0700 From: ralph@maine.rr.com Subject: [*] PW Disk Guard v1.2b This is the ultimate disk guard. Without it, you can't live. Read the README file first or else it will not work because you have to know how to set the password. I can be reached at: ralph@maine.rr.com http://home.maine.rr.com/rabba [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pw-disk-guard-12b.hqx; 75K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:53 -0700 From: yellowsoft@iol.it Subject: [*] QIM 1.2.0; (QuickInstaller Maker) Installer builder and compres QuickInstaller Maker (QIM) allows you to create straightforward an installer for distributing any kind of file. You can build your own 68k, PPC or FAT installer application in a very simple way, choosing many features such as: compression, target processor, computer restarting, destination folder. The Built Installer can show your own logo in its main window as well as a scrolling styled "Read Me" text in its splash screen and also a scrolling styled help text. Both texts may have embedded Picts. QIM is able to build single self-extracting installers and installers using external documents, for distributing your creations by using the media you want. Even if you will never create an installer, QIM will be anyway useful: becoming the archiving application of your choice, since any single QIMDocument (QIMD) holds compressed items without limits. QIM can also create compressed archives and BinHex files for a more convenient, free, world distribution. QIM package includes QIMExtractor FAT, a freeware utility able to extract from compressed archives, BinHex files and QIMDs: people without QIM will have the possibility to extract from these kind of files, by using QIMExtractor. Last, but not least, QIM can create SEA applications. QIM is shareware, it costs less than a small utility and anyone should afford it. QIM requires at least System 7 and a 68030 processor to run. The Built Installer (TBI) requires at least System 7, but runs on every processor type. QIM is Internet Config and Drag Manager aware moreover it's Appearance savvy. Balloons available. Why to say more about QIM 1.2.0? Any technical analysis would be very prosy: you'd better try it. Author: Rocco Moliterno mailto:yellowsoft@iol.it http://users.iol.it/yellowsoft New since version 1.1.0: Unique FAT version. Folder encoding support. Changed and very improved compression. Aliases support. Multi window. Drag Manager support. Appearance savvy. Internet Config aware. Notification Manager support. Improved Drag and Drop features. Ability to encode and decode binhex file. Ability to create compressed archive and decompress them. Ability to create SEA applications. QIMExtractor application added to package. Window menu. Goodies menu. Internet Menu. Added to lists infos about original and compressed item size. Compression percentage infos. Improved "Open" menu item features. Allowed (finally) ability to add from locked disk. Minimal AppleScript support. Removed dangerous ability to rename items in lists. Installers now report a list of all installable items. Installers now report the real installable data size. Installers may have an help text in [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/qim-120.hqx; 690K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:55 -0700 From: yellowsoft@iol.it Subject: [*] QIMExtractor 1.0.0; extracts from QIM documents and binhex file QIMExtractor is an application to extract files from: QIM compressed archive and QIMDocuments. Also it decode Binhex files. QIMExtractor can be freely distributed without limits from anyone: it's FREEWARE . Author: Rocco Moliterno mailto:yellowsoft@iol.it http://users.iol.it/yellowsoft [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/qim-extractor-10.hqx; 261K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:12:03 -0700 From: mick@rynosoft.com Subject: [*] QuoteMan.1.1 QuoteMan 1.1 adds a new interface, a faster quote engine and clipboard support to the popular shareware product. QuoteMan occasionally interrupts the user to display a thoughtful, meaningful, humorous or provocative quote. QuoteMan comes pre-configured with nearly 1000 quotes and gives the user the ability to add more quotes. QuoteMan is shareware and may be registered through Kagi for $10. [Archived as /info-mac/app/quoteman-11.hqx; 494K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:49 -0700 From: drysdall@mailserv.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [*] ResEdit Appearance Templates 1.0.2 The new Appearance manager introduced with MacOS 8 is programmed with a set of new resources ('alrx', 'dlgx', 'ldes', 'tab#', 'dftb' and 'xmnu'). In Apple's preliminary distribution of the Appearance manager programmer documentation, a Rez file was included, which allows users of Resourcer (or Rez code 'jockeys') to make a set of Appearance manager templates. The Appearance Manager SDK 1.0.2 includes only a set of Resourcer templates. ResEdit users are left out in the cold. This package consists of a set of templates that allow editing of new Appearance manager (up to version 1.0.2) resources with ResEdit, with a couple of caveats. It will be of interest to developers and hackers who do not have Resourcer, or who prefer to use ResEdit. This package does not contain instructions on how to program the Appearance manager, nor does it explain the data in the templates themselves. This information can be found in the Appearance Manager 1.0.2 SDK at The software required to use these templates is Apple's ResEdit (version 2.1.3), which can be downloaded from Apple's ftp site. It is not necessary to have the Appearance manager in order to use the ResEdit templates. This version does not change the templates, but includes some notes with regard to compatibility with Appearance Manager 1.0.2. This file should replace the previous version in /dev/resedit-appearance-temp.hqx. This file has been checked for viruses with Disinfectant version 3.7.1. Permission is given for this program to be included on the Info-Mac CD rom. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/resedit-appearance-tmpl.hqx; 12K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:12:05 -0700 From: Conrad17@aol.com Subject: [*] RestlessSpirits RestlessSpirits is a musical hypercard presentation by R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton and Will Clipman, using bamboo mouth harp, Gila River pow-wow drum, bow harp, nose flute, chant. Conrad Weiler Conrad17@aol.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/restless-spirits-hc.hqx; 901K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:57 -0700 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] StuffCM 1.2.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the StuffCM package. StuffCM is a contextual menu plugin that works with Aladdin Systems' StuffIt Engine. It can stuff, unstuff, convert, BinHex, segment and join files directly in the Finder through the contextual menu commands. To install StuffCM, drag it and StuffCM Control to your System Folder (they will be routed to their respective folders inside the System Folder) and restart your computer. Check out MacUpdate's review of StuffCM (http://www.macupdate.com/reviews/adam/stuffcm.html): "StuffCM is such a sublime addition to the Mac OS, it's a wonder that it's not built in." Version 1.2.1 features the following improvements: *Uses the real Appearance Manager pop-up menus under Appearance 1.0.1 and later. *Button titles are no longer cut off if you use Chicago as your system font. *Recompiled using CCMArea 1.3.2, fixing some contextual menu problems. *No longer displays error alerts in applications like URL Manager Pro and Internet Explorer. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English/Japanese Japanese/English Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuff-cm-121-jp.hqx; 320K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 22:21:09 -0800 From: TidBITS Editors Subject: [*] TidBITS#418/23-Feb-98 TidBITS#418/23-Feb-98 Many of us simply can't be separated from our Macintoshes - but some people routinely take Newtons places Macs only dream about! In this issue, physician Ron Risley details how he's made his Newton MessagePad an indispensable part of his personal and professional life. We also have news about BBEdit Lite 4.1, Iomega driver updates, a French TidBITS mailing list, and a new book about some of Apple's more whimsical products: t-shirts. Topics: MailBITS/23-Feb-98 The Clothes Make the Mac User Reflections on Life without Newton [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-418.etx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:11:12 -0700 From: chris@darkeagle.com Subject: [*] Wallaby 1.1.1 Wallaby is a very easy to use HTML Editor for the Macintosh. Christoph Schaffhauser Tel: +41 (0)61 751 23 42 DarkEagle Software Fax: +41 (0)61 751 23 42 Dornacherstrasse 32 mailto:chris@darkeagle.com CH-4147 Aesch / BL http://www.darkeagle.com/ Switzerland [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/wallaby-111.hqx; 493K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 98 10:48:23 -0700 From: "Brian Wessels" Subject: [I] Great service from Panasonic We hear so many stories of problems. How about a positive experience. Maybe this is what is to be expected with this level of product, but I rarely have such good luck. Last summer my wife, realizing the way to my heart is through a computer, bought a Panasonic Panasync 21" monitor for my birthday. Last week through circumstances which (ahem) "may" have been my son's fault, it died. I called Panasonic, and they took all my information (still under warranty). The next day, they called and arranged to _come to my house_ to do a swap, no questions asked. (I live in a town that takes an extra day from places like MacConnection because the overnight companies "don't normally go out that far.") The next business day, they came, made the swap, helped me set up and verify the new monitor, and left; no charge. A disaster quickly and happily fixed. I still cannot believe it was that easy. I have no connection to Panasonic other than customer, but I'd recommend you give them your business. ----------------------- Brian Wessels ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 17:45:19 -0700 From: jemmons@primenet.com (Jim Emmons) Subject: [Q] Missing Trash Can/Cursor Color I have a Quadra 800, and just upgraded to System 8.1. It works quite well, except that in upgrading, I lost my Trash Can. I have tried cleaning up my desktop, etc., to no avail. Right now, I am using the CMM to erase stuff - but that gets old after a while. Any suggestions would be welcome. Another problem I have is with the cursor - it changes color when I go into a text area (MS Word, Eudora, SimpleText) etc. It changes to a light yellow that almost matches the white background making it almost impossible to see where I am editing. Again, any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks, Jim Emmons ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:51:27 EST From: LouCasa@aol.com Subject: [q]Word Graphics Filter Can't Be Found Hello All, This question may be moot for a number of people since Office '98 is imminent, but I'm not holding my breath for my company to spring for it, so I need to find out if there is any solution for me. My problem is that the filter that converts from MS Windows-based Word file graphics to Mac (v. 6.0.1) is not working and nothing I do seems to have any effect. Whenever I encounter an in- line graphic generated in the Windows-based document, I get the message, "Word cannot find the graphics filter, or there is not enough memory to load it. (Help) ((Okay))" I'm not exactly sure of the timing, but it could have started when I installed System 8.1, since one file that converted fine at the beginning of January now causes problems. BTW, it is claimed to be a Word 4 document, nothing fancy. On the chance that upgrading the system broke a link, I uninstalled and reinstalled the entire Office 4.21 package & upgrades, to no avail. Restarting with extensions off or with System 8.1 only extensions and the Microsoft dialog library (without which Word won't open) yield the same result. I also tried the memory angle, but even a 20 MB partition does no good. The filters are in the Word Extensions folder, as they have always been. Has anyone else encountered this problem, and has anyone figured out a work- around? Thanks. Lou Casagrande LouCasa@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:15:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Marian C. Poczobutt" Subject: Answer to Converting Word 95 Docs to 5.1 Thanks to everyone who sent me suggestions on how to convert Word 95/6.0 files to Word 5.1. Microsoft has a utility that goes into the Word Commands folder called " Microsoft Word 6.0 Converter for Microsoft Word 5.x for the Macintosh" that does the trick. It handles both Macintosh and Windows files and is available from: http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/work_wd_fs.htm It is also available in the Info-Mac archives (in the text directory), but that version appears to be older. Marian Poczobutt mcpoczob@mailbox.syr.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:26:55 -0600 From: "Brett L. Nordby" Subject: Apple ColorSync 20 Display If anyone has any experience with the ColorSync 20"/850 display monitor from Apple, I'd be most greatful if they'd share their experiences with me at bnordby@athena.valpo.edu. I have always been extremely pleased with Apple's Sony Trinitron monitors, but I'd like to hear some real-world reactions to the following: 1. Does the monitor display 1600x1200 resultions in enough clarity to easily read text on, say, a web page or a Pagemaker/Xpress document (12pt Times)? 2. Does the monitor offer a focus control (it's not available in the software control, so I'm hoping there's a manual control for it)? 3. Are the speakers cheap and tinny-sounding, or do they offer good, full-range sound (I've seen the specs, but when it comes to speakers I have learned to always try them out personally). 4. Is the screen geometry/image quality good at high resolutions? I was playing with a ColorSync 17" display at CompUSA and noticed that there was a wee bit of horizontal convergence out of sync (blue); when I tried adjusting it, I discovered that it was already adjusted as far as it would go in that direction. So there was a slight blue fringe on all the text at 1280x1024-- not enough to easily be noticed, but annoying to perfectionists like me. Unfortunately, I simply cannot find any ColorSync 20" to play with, with or without speakers. And the local CompUSA only had a 17" without speakers. If you have experience with the 20, please drop me an email and let me know! THANK YOU ;) bnordby@athena.valpo.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 22:37:40 -0500 From: Matthew Mitchell Subject: Error -41 on boot (sys 8.1 on PM6100) I updated to system 8.1 a few weeks ago, then last week, it started to crash (error -41) on booting. Same crash even if I start with extensions off. Anyone seen this before, or know of any fixes? Howzat!?! /_\ Matthew Mitchell, Newsletter Editor /[ ]\ Delaware Valley Association of Railroad Passengers / | \ PO Box 7505, Philadelphia PA 19101-7505 / _|_ \ voice: 215-673-6445-message box 3, fax 215-885-7448 --------- http://www.libertynet.org/~dvarp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 22:26:57 -0800 From: Dan Frakes Subject: Extensions Gib Henry wrote: >MacAddict's latest CD has a couple of sources: Extension Overload 2.5 and >The InformInit 1.3 (NOT an init, despite its name) FYI: InformINIT is currently at v7.6.1 and v8.1 will be out soon! It's the most comprehensive guide available for extensions and control panels. Dan frakes@kagi.com InformINIT: http://cafe.AmbrosiaSW.com/DEF/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 17:06:37 -0700 From: Ross Subject: G3, What's next I am seriously considering a G3 Power Mac and was wondering what the obsolescence factor is likely to be on these machines? I'm trying to avoid the bind of the past where a computer's processor could be upgraded but other system constraints limited the upgrade's effectiveness. Ross ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:27:21 +0000 From: Barmaid@netcom.ca Subject: Help I recently upgraded my system sofware to 7.5.3 and then to 7.5.5 from 7.1 and am now having a problem with simple text. When I read something from simple text and then close it I get a -1 error. Does anyone have any ideas. I am running on a LC575 with 36 mg of memory. Thanks any help would be appreciated. Barmaid @ netcom.ca. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:48:13 +0100 From: cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser) Subject: laser printer (R) bsegal@mcs.com wrote: > 2. if (and hopefully when) I need a new cartridge, I heard a rumor that > the 630 takes the same toner as the hp laserjet4 and that this cartridge > is both easier to get and cheaper - any comments, experience? The LaserWriter Pro 630 uses EP-E cartridges. It doesn't matter whether the packing says HP, Canon or Apple or anything else; it=B4s all the same thing.=20 Best wishes, Christian. --=20 Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86 Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland) Look at ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:50:15 +0000 From: Roland Whitehead Subject: Music Score Software I'm trying to find some simple software to use to set music. At the moment, music is being scored direct to music manuscript by hand and then hand copied onto seperate part sheets. I'm looking for a scoring application which will let the music be scored once, printed as a full score and then each part printed seperately. Needs to be dead simple. Doesn't need any midi links or any such gizmos - just neat and quick scoring. Any ideas? Roland Whitehead CONTINUUM ID ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:26:59 -0800 From: Roger Stafford Subject: Norton Disk Editor Problems I have found problems with the 3.5.1 and 3.2.1 versions of Symantec's Norton Disk Editor in the Norton Utilities for Macintosh, which I wish to share with others who are interested in using that utility. PROBLEM #1: In the regular "Hex View" display of a disk sector, if absolute-sector scrolling is used to move from a sector of one file to sectors of the opposite fork of either that file or of other files, the fork designation in "owning file:" becomes incorrect - it is locked onto that of the original fork. In other words, you can be misinformed as to the fork of a file's sector if you use absolute-sector scrolling to arrive there. PROBLEM #2: Again in hex view displays of sectors, if the Read Sector command (cmd-R) is used to move, as before, from a sector of one file to sectors of the opposite fork of either that file or of other files, the displayed fork length -- the hex number following the word "of" -- is given for the wrong fork of the destination file. At the moment I have the impossibility "$2247 of $C3" displaying on my NDE after having used its Read Sector command. Thus, file fork length numbers cannot be trusted after a Read Sector command. PROBLEM #3: For 3.5.1 only, if one attempts to use the "Utilities" Menu of the Norton Utilities application, v. 3.5.1, in order to launch Norton Disk Editor, it calls up (at least on my system) the Floppier utility, v. 3.2.1, which is also on my disk, instead of the Disk Editor. Fortunately, NDE is present as a separate application in the 3.x versions. I did complain about the first two of these problems to Symantec, beginning with a letter five months ago (which yielded only a form letter in response,) and followed by complaints in October to their online technical support. However, I have no great confidence that they will have repaired these defects in NDE even yet. I have heard no indication that versions 3.5.2 or 3.5.3 have such a fix. Perhaps someone who has the use of one of these latter versions can tell me whether this is so or not. None of these problems were present in the much older version 2.0 which I purchased many years ago. Though there has been a number of far worse difficulties surfacing with Norton Utilities throughout recent years, the above problems are symptomatic of a general malaise which has been apparent in the NUM project under Symantec's stewardship. Peter Norton, what have they done to your fine creation? Roger Stafford - 2/23/98 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 17:32:23 -0800 (PST) From: Daly Jessup Subject: OS 8 Ram Disk Rob Chapple asked: >I set my Powerbook 1400 Memory Control Panel to create a ram disk and now >the control panel will not let me remove the ram disk. Any ideas? Try turning off File Sharing? Daly ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:25:51 +0000 From: diane danielson Subject: Scanner Problems Ever since I installed a Umax 600S Scanner on my Mac Quadra 610, 36mb RAM, (1st in the SCSI chain...then in order: Zip Drive, Ext Hard Drive, CD-ROM), I have been having problems with freezes, crashes, bombs, blinking question mark disks at startup, etc. Umax tech support has been completely NONEXISTENT! I've tried: 1.Extensions on & off 2.Rearranging the SCSI chain 3.Disconnecting all other SCSI devices 4.Disk First Aid, Rebuild desktop, Zap PRAM 5.Trashing and reinstalling scanner software 4-5 times a. Vistascan 2.4 (Umax scanner driver) b. Pagemanager c. Photodeluxe 1.1 & 2.0 (seperately) 6. Clean re-install of system software (7.5.5) - TWICE 7.Re-installed Global Village software many times, because after almost every crash a warning box would come up saying "...the GV telephone engine is not installed.." even though it was right there in my system folder. ( Could GV be a cause, or merely a victim) After the latest crash, I re-installed (clean) the system software, re-installed the above applications, tried a scan in Photodeluxe, which hung. I force quit it and tried the text scan in Pagemanager, which printed out with a black line on the left side. I installed about seven 3rd party control Panels, re-started and froze. Restarted again with extensions off to a blinking question mark. I trashed the finder preferences and reinstalled a fresh System file and Finder and re-started OK with ext off. I trashed The three scanning programs above, restarted with extensions on, re-installed all 3rd party control panels and extensions, replaced and repaired programs ( like PPP and Navigator) that wouldn't function properly, got on the net and CRIED FOR HELP! My computer seems stable now. All the SCSI devices are hooked up in the above mentioned order and turned on. No problems. I'd like to use my new scanner and printer but I'm afraid to use the scanner software. I downloaded a different scanner driver for the Umax from Silverfast, but it was more like Lead-slow. It took 6 minutes to scan what should have taken 20 seconds. I tried testing for extension conflicts, and had some of the same problems with extensions off. It seems like the PROGRAMS are conflicting and not the extensions. Is that possible? What's the solution for that? How to use my scanner without crashing/corrupting every thing? That is the question. I've had a rough week. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Richard Ricci raricci@hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 02:32:38 -0800 From: peptide Subject: segmented thenk youse thanks to everyone for all the help on segmenting files for transfer from a PC to a mac. the best and most reliable solution was to use winzip on the PC (check it's help file to see how to segment to a floppie) then using ZIPIT on the mac end to recombine the cellular elements. pure alchemy! pol peptide ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 14:46:29 -0500 From: Joseph Crowley Subject: Setting AppleScript for certain times We are working on a project here to script some repetitive tasks involving FileMaker databases, using AppleScript and FileMaker's ScriptMaker. Currently we have a script which does what we want it to, but has to be started manually. We would like to find some way of having this script run at a given time (preferably with the option of at a given time each day, or each week.) I have suggested one of the available "cron" utilities, but he said he would prefer something more reliable, preferably Apple-branded and preferably within AppleScript itself. In an excellent and reliable handbook for AppleScript, I found an example of a script which stays in the background and activates its payload at a preset time; despite that this is all within AppleScript, he is not happy with this because the script would have to be in the background continuously throughout the computer's operation. Can anyone comment on the reliability of the various "cron" packages? Can anyone comment on the relative merits of using a cron utility versus trying to build our own timed functionality into an AppleScript? Joseph Crowley jcrowly@mit.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:52:57 -0800 (PST) From: Walter Piovesan Subject: SoftWindows 3.0 under mac OS 8.1 I wonder if anyone else on the list might have experienced similar problems: I have been running Softwindows 3.0 for some time now. I originally had it under 7.5 I upgraded to 7.6, then to 8.0 without any problems. As soon as I upgraded to MacOS 8.1 it stopped working. As soon as I try to launch SW it freezes the system. the extensions and control panels are the same settings as I had under 8.0. If I boot up from a drive that still has the old system 8.0 it works fine. I tried calling Insignia and they suggested that I re-install the program, which I did with the same results. SW freezes the machine. Any suggestions? tips? walter@sfu.ca wp/sfu/bby/bc/ca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:25:23 -0500 From: Mel Martinez Subject: Word dictionary to Nisus? At 3:32 PM -0500 2/23/98, anniqat@algonet.se wrote: > >Hi, I recently trashed MS Word in favour of Nisus Writer, but I can't find >a way to convert my old dictionaries to Nisus' format. Do I have to open >them as textfiles and confirm every word, or what should I do? > Hi, First of all, congrats on making the 'intelligent' choice in what is a fantastic and powerful writing tool. Once you become addicted to it's unique features, you will not turn back. Dictionaries are one of the few areas that I am not intimately familiar with in Nisus Writer, so I'm not going to waste your time by offering a guess on the best way to do this. Instead, I strongly urge you to subscribe to the nisus discussion list and post your question there. This list is very enthusiastic and helpful, with a lot of very bright folks active on it, including numerous Nisus personnel (including the president who is extremely active in answer posts and helping solve problems right on the list). The list traffic is right around 5-10 messages a day, so is pretty easy to manage, yet it also very consistently active, so it doesn't disappear for weeks at a time - generally there is always a useful and informative discussion going on. Believe me, if you want to get the most out of Nisus Writer, this is THE discussion group to be subscribed to. To subscribe, send an email to: listserv@dartmouth.edu with the message contents: subscribe nisus You will then recieve instructions from the listserv on how to post messages, how to change your subscription options (such as to recieve copies of your own post or not, whether to recieve messages in digest form or not and so on). KEEP a copy of this instructional message around somewhere as it also includes instructions on unsubscribe'ing, should you need to later. Also, another excellent source of information on using Nisus Writer to it's fullest, especially because it makes clear at the outset what is different (both good and bad) about Nisus Writer from using other popular word processors such as MS Word, is the book "The Nisus Way" by Joe Kissell, published by MIS:Press. This book was written with version 4.1 in mind, but most (95%) of the same basic concepts and strategies are still valid with the current version (5.1.1). Disclaimer: although I helped with technical editing of this book, I recieve no royalties. It is simply a great 3rd party software book that is invaluable for Nisus Writer users. Cheers, Dr. Mel Martinez FUSE Science Software Developer The Johns Hopkins University Dept. of Physics mem@jhu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:52:54 -0800 From: Douglas Anderson Subject: Zoom lines Hi all!, Their were many a Utilities to disable the Zoom Lines in System 7.5.5 and System 7.6.1 but are there any Utilities to disable the Zoom Lines for System 8.1? If Not is there away to do it with ResEdit? Many Thanks, Doug. Sincerely, Doug Anderson email:un162@victoria.tc.ca -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************