Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #79 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 04 Apr 98 Volume 16 : Issue 79 Today's Topics: [*] Love for 3 Oranges MHG Kaleidoscope scheme [*] Quit Everything 2.0 [*] AutoShare 2.2, a freeware list server [*] Beyond HTML [*] bm10d6.sit [*] BrowserCleanQuit3.1 [*] Catacombe [*] coco [*] comp.sys.mac.comm FAQ (v 2.0.1) [*] Control Panels Strip 3.1 [*] Convert Cyrillic HTML Files 2.2 [*] Default Folder D-2.8.2 - German Open/Save dialog enhancer [*] DelftBlue for Kaleidoscope scheme [*] Desktop Resetter 1.0 [*] DragAnyWindow 4.3 fat - Live window dragging [*] Extensions Strip 1.5 [*] Frame Easy v.1.0 [*] Hipper Mail Filemaker.4.0 - Eudora email manager [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 1 [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 2 [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 3 [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 4 [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 5 [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 6 [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 7 [*] Link GURL Handler --- Open files and applications with Internet [*] Mr. Blackie MHG Kaleidoscope scheme [*] Phonebook Plus 3.6 [*] PublicSpace 1.3 [*] Russian Icons Kaleidoscope scheme [*] Save Clipboard 1.5 [*] SimpleText Color Menu 3.4 - greatly enhances SimpleText [*] Snap'n Clip 1.1, 1.1J [*] Snap'n Clip 1.1, 1.1J [*] SoftwareDatabase5.0 [*] Tea Room 1.1 MHG Kaleidoscope scheme [*] Tim's Calculator 1.5 [*] Web Devil 3.1.3 [*] World Clock CSM 1.1.2.sit [*] zobaa Ethernetworking PLW NTR force-quit HFS+ questions Looking for NIN/F242 K'scope scheme, pics Macintosh Game Spectre Supreme The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. 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Or, click . * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at the URL below: * Search the archive at . Info-Mac volunteers include Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, and Liam Breck. The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, developers of Internet server software for the Macintosh, including Web and email publishing systems. 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 #79" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:31 -0700 From: pce@ncal.net Subject: [*] Love for 3 Oranges MHG Kaleidoscope scheme The Love for Three Oranges 1.1 is an update to a previous shareware Midnight Hour Graphics color scheme. It is intended for use with Kaleidoscope 1.8.2 and above, a shareware control panel created by Greg Landweber, et.al. It requires Kaleidoscope 1.8.2, although it will work with Kaleidoscope 1.5 and above, and a monitor capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors. The Midnight Hour Graphics website is located at http://www.mother.com/~pce Permission to distribute this scheme or any of its associated icons or desktop patterns must be received in writing from the author; e-mail pce@ ncal.net. Midnight Hour Graphics and Research http://www.mother.com/~pce Thoroughbred Gallery http://www.mother.com/~pce/TG/ThoroughbredGallery.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/the-love-for-3-oranges.hqx; 162K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:35 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Quit Everything 2.0 QuitEverything is a simple script that quits all running applications, except the Finder, or any applications that you want to configure as part of an internal exceptions list. I highly recommend that you set the internal exceptions list even if you think there are no apps you want to save as exceptions. The reason for this is that there may be a background application that can slow down the operation of quit everything. Things like KeyQuencer and Kensington Turbo Mouse (or Trackball) run background only processes (apps) that you may not see in the application menu. If you are like me, when I am working on a project, I end up with 4, 5, 6 or more applications running at the same time. Sometimes I need to open an application for one minor step in processing (why must everyone use a different text editor for read me files--BBEdit, Simple Text, and others). It gets to be a bit of a chore to bring 10 different applications to the front to quit them, so I wrote a script to do it automatically. This is v2.0 which improves overall speed and adds an internal exceptions list. System requirements: 1. Applescript must be installed on your system. This is a standard part of the MacOS these days, so it should be installed if you are running any version of System 7.5 or higher. 2. You must have S=E4ndi's Additions installed. S=E4ndi's Additions is = a free Osax, available from the usual sources (InfoMac, UMich, the AppleScript resource sites), or from my scripting page at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/scripts.html 3. You must have Jon's Commands installed. Jon's Commands is available from Info-Mac archives or from Jon Pugh's page at http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/ =46or more information, visit my web page at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/scripts.html or email me at tjb@inch.com Tom Bovo http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/quit-everything-20.hqx; 10K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:55 -0700 From: meh@dnai.com Subject: [*] AutoShare 2.2, a freeware list server Version 2.2 introduces EIMS 2.1 compatibility and offers enhancements in the areas of the AppleScript dictionary, process extenders, the built-in bounce module plus minor improvements and bug fixes. -- Mikael Hansen [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/autoshare-22.hqx; 1868K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:06 -0700 From: jbruyndonckx@waveweb.innet.be Subject: [*] Beyond HTML Beyond HTML is a preprocessor for the HyperText Markup Language. This application enables you to: - write HTML faster - make it easier to create a consistent layout in your webpages - make it much easier to update your webpages Beyond HTML is a dropin for the MetroWerks CodeWarrior compiler. Their outstanding Integrated Development Environment enhances your creativity even more. For detailed technical info, check out the 'Beyond HTML.html' file, which has also links to the latest version for downloading. ---- Thanks! Jan Bruyndonckx [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/beyond-html-10.hqx; 348K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:58 -0700 From: sam@elegantchaos.com Subject: [*] bm10d6.sit Bookmark Thing is a light-weight bookmark assistant, intended to work in conjunction with Internet Config. It was designed with these two principles in mind: 1. I don't want yet another application for managing hierarchical collections of things - I've already got something called the Finder, which works quite nicely thank you very much. 2. I don't want all my bookmarks linked to any particular application - today I'm using IE4 and Anarchie; a while ago, it was Netscape and Fetch; tomorrow, who knows... Bookmark Thing requires System 7, Internet Config, and a PowerPC. bookmark thing: internet config: [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/bm-10d6.hqx; 298K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:41:00 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] BrowserCleanQuit3.1 CleanQuit is a simple way of doing two things with one step--it will quit your web browser and then empty out the cache folder, getting rid of all those files that the browser collects while you surf the web. This has been in use by a small group of friends for some time, and I know it works well with Netscape. Since I don't know anyone that actually uses Internet Explorer, this hasn't been "stress tested" with that browser, but I did do some basic testing. The one feature that isn't yet built into this script is a way of saving the Cache History file, but I find that I don't need to save it. If this is a concern for you, wait until I write that feature in as an option. System requirements: 1. Applescript must be installed on your system. This is a standard part of the MacOS these days, so it should be installed if you are running any version of System 7.5 or higher. 2. You must have Tanaka's osax installed. Tanaka's osax is available from Info-Mac archives or from Tanaka's page at http://mtlab.ecn.fpu.ac.jp/scripting/Jcode_osax.html 3. You must have Jon's Commands installed. Jon's Commands is available from Info-Mac archives or from Jon Pugh's page at http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/ For more information, visit my web page at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/scripts.html or email me at tjb@inch.com Tom Bovo http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/browser-clean-quit-31.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:47 -0700 From: y0000668@ws.rz.tu-bs.de Subject: [*] Catacombe Zobaa Zobaa and CoCo have been updated. CoCo Plus is actually CoCo, but with arrows on scroll buttons. Catacombe is a new color scheme... Enjoy... Bye... Ady Pratioto click - http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0000668 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/catacombe.hqx; 116K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:21 -0700 From: y0000668@ws.rz.tu-bs.de Subject: [*] coco Zobaa Zobaa and CoCo have been updated. CoCo Plus is actually CoCo, but with arrows on scroll buttons. Catacombe is a new color scheme... Enjoy... Bye... Ady Pratioto click - http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0000668 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/coco.hqx; 147K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:25 -0700 From: bgrubb@zianet.com Subject: [*] comp.sys.mac.comm FAQ (v 2.0.1) David Oppenheimer has given me his kind permission to continue the comp.sys.mac.comm FAQ. This version should replace the prevous version as well as info-mac/comm/info/csm-communications-faq.hqx [2.3] What is BinHex? What is uuencode? What is Base64? and [3.2] What commmunications programs are available? sections updated/ Link added to -What is Open Transport?- section and some minor rewriting on [5.3] FreePPP Frequently Asked Questions. Subject: Mac-FTP-list, Version 4.3.6 From: BruceG6069@aol.com (Bruce Grubb) [Archived as /info-mac/info/sft/csm-comm-faq.hqx; 40K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:27 -0700 From: ammon@cs.byu.edu Subject: [*] Control Panels Strip 3.1 Control Panels Strip is a control strip module that exists to provide a fast and easy way to open and change various System items. Along with control panels, it allows the viewing and modification of items in the Extensions folder (command-click), the Control Strip Modules folder (control-click), the Startup Items folder (option-click), and their subsequent disabled folders (add holding the shift key.) 3.1 Release notes: * Displays file and folder label colors. * Files/folders beginning with '-' are now correctly displayed (thanks go to Bert Wynants). * Converted project to CodeWarrior IDE 2 and cleaned up some things. * The complete source code is now availible on the skidperfect web page to help promote more control strip module development. -Ammon [Archived as /info-mac/gui/control-panels-strip-31.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:08 -0700 From: Andreas.Prilop@altavista.net Subject: [*] Convert Cyrillic HTML Files 2.2 This package contains mapping ("translation") tables for both Add/Strip (info-mac/text/add-strip-322.hqx) and PowerReplace (info-mac/text/power-replace-63.hqx). These tables enable you to convert Cyrillic HTML (and text) files between different character sets used on the Internet: MacCyrillic, ISO-IR-111 (KOI-8), ISO-8859-5, Windows-1251, IBM866 (Code Page 866), Unicode. Thereby you need to write your Cyrillic HTML files only with "native" Macintosh fonts but you can present them on the WWW in other encodings. This file may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/convert-cyrillic-html-22.hqx; 81K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:29 -0700 From: admin@stclairsoft.com Subject: [*] Default Folder D-2.8.2 - German Open/Save dialog enhancer Following is a submission of the German version of Default Folder 2.8.2. It should be archived alongside the English version, replacing Default Folder D-2.8.1. Default Folder is a shareware control panel that enhances Open and Save dialog boxes to make it easier for you to manage files on your Macintosh. It provides many of the essential features of the commercial SuperBoomerang and Directory Assistance utilities, but without the infrequently used extras that take their toll in compatibility, memory, and CPU usage. And it's fully compatible with Mac OS 8.1. Default Folder's time-saving Open and Save dialog enhancements allow you to: - Set up a default folder for any or all applications. - Switch among recently used folders from a pop-up menu. - See available disk space and switch between disks from a pop-up menu. - Click on a Finder window to display it in an Open or Save dialog. - Open the folder shown in an Open or Save dialog in the Finder. - Create folders, get information (including changing name, type, and creator), and move items to the Trash from within file dialogs. - "Rebound" back to the last file you used. - Make "Replace" the default option instead of "Cancel" when saving a file with the same name as an existing file. - Speed up the display of Open and Save dialogs by turning off custom color icons in the file list. Default Folder will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher. In addition to the standard internet archives, information and updates are available at: Default Folder may be included on the UMich and Info-Mac CD-ROMs. Version 2.8.2 of Default Folder provides several improvements to ensure compatibility for all users: ---------------------------- - The Default Folder Control Strip module now properly displays its menu when the menu is taller than the screen. - Default Folder is now integrated with the forthcoming version of James Thomson's DragThing utility. Clicking on a DragThing item while an Open/Save dialog is displayed will switch to that item's folder. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/default-folder-282-de.hqx; 345K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:23 -0700 From: royerm@icanect.net Subject: [*] DelftBlue for Kaleidoscope scheme Please post "DelftBlue Kaleidoscope scheme" on your recent additions page. Thanks, martha Royer [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/delft-scheme.hqx; 299K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:31 -0700 From: goddfadda@home.com Subject: [*] Desktop Resetter 1.0 Do you keep your most used programs and files on your desktop for easy access? Ever accidently choose Clean Up in the Finder or find that after you played that fun game which switched your monitor resolution, your icons got all screwed up thrown all over your desktop? Especially after you just spent all that time placing them nice and neatly? Desktop Resetter will 'remember' where you keep your icons, and if they ever get moved, just run this program and it will automatically re-arrange them to the positions you'd set them to! It'll even do it in the background. If you have an '040 processor or better (PPC), it will probably only take about 2 seconds or so. Nick D'Amato [Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-resetter-10.hqx; 73K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:32 -0700 From: alm@montalcini.com Subject: [*] DragAnyWindow 4.3 fat - Live window dragging Program: DragAnyWindow 4.3 FAT Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini Price: $10 (shareware) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?67 Download: http://www.montalcini.com DragAnyWindow is a way cool control panel that enhances the look and behavior of window dragging. When you drag a window's title bar and Solid Dragging is active, the whole window image is moved instead of a dull-looking window outline. If the Update Windows option is also active, all windows are updated on the fly without waiting for you to release the mouse. Not as fast as the BeOS, but definitely better than the standard MacOS behavior! DragAnyWindow also allows you to easily move any kind of window, including dialogs, alerts, standard "Open" and "Save" dialogs, game windows and other non-movable windows. It lets you bring back to the desktop any window that has gone out of sight, or center the front window on the main screen with a single keystroke. These options are very useful for old applications designed for the 9" screen (which often use fixed windows) and for moving modal dialogs and windows behind them. New in version 4.3: - Added an option to exclude selected applications from the solid and live dragging features. - Found a work-around for an incompatibility with some Microsoft applications such as Excel. - Fixed a minor problem with desk accessories. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/drag-any-window-43.hqx; 115K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:34 -0700 From: ammon@cs.byu.edu Subject: [*] Extensions Strip 1.5 Extensions Strip is a combination application and control panel that work together to provide a powerful environment to run control strip modules in. Its theme is "extensions with a global interface" because control strip modules, particularly Extensions Strip savvy ones, get the best of both the extension and application worlds, without any conflicts! Feature summary: - Operates on all Macs (with Color Quickdraw & System 7.1 or later) and runs Power PC native with 68K compatibility. - Backward compatible with all existing control strip modules and hosts a new breed of Power PC native and Extensions Strip savvy modules. - Dynamically configurable. - Integrated drag and drop. - Includes Universal C and Pascal header files for the API, and a sample FAT C project to demonstrate it. - Includes a new, freeware module called Process Manager. It is a FAT binary, Extensions Strip savvy, module for displaying and accessing processes. For more information or downloads: http://www.pair.com/ammon/skidperfect/es v. 1.5 Changes: Features: * Strips will stick to the corners of monitors when you drag them there. This is very useful if you have a monitor that can change resolutions. * You can now set a hide/show key and have the strip auto-hide in screensavers. * When dragging a module over a strip, the copy cursor is displayed if the file will be copied (just like in OS 8). Likewise, if you hold down the command and option keys, the create alias cursor will be displayed, and an alias to the module will be created when the mouse is released. * Features a MacsBug (programmer's utility) plugin called 'esmod dcmd' that displays the name of the module currently executing. Useful for determining if a specific module caused your Mac to crash. Other: * When a strip is hidden or window-shaded, no idle time is given to the modules. * Supports Internet Config for registration stuff and in the control panel's About box. * Improved the Process Manager and Control Panels Strip modules (see their docs). Only these modules are distributed with ES now to keep things simple. Fixes: * OS 8 compatible: - Apple's sound module found in OS 8 now works. - The control panel used to draw the controls funny. * Converted source code to CodeWarrior IDE 2 and fixed a few obscure bugs. * Got a permanent web page for Skidperfect! As time permits I'm slowly improving this site (listed above). * Added the new features to the documentation and improved the Cost/fee and registration section. 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If you follow steps accordingly, we guarantee that you will master the art of frames, ranging from developing simple frame sites to very complex frame sites in hours. "Frame Easy" also explains how to update two or more frame windows at once along with some new tips. Topics: ______________ - Introduction - Syntax - Targeting - Understanding - Exercises Exercises 1 Exercises 2 Exercises 3 Exercises 4 html pages for each exercise have been provided online for your practice. You can check "Exercises" directly from within "Frame Easy" apllication. - Advance System Requirement: System 7.5 or higher. In order to check exercises online, "Finder Scripting Extension" which comes along with system 7.5 or higher and other regular Apple script extensions must be installed on your system. [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/frame-easy.hqx; 203K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:48 -0700 From: jimbob@linex.com Subject: [*] Hipper Mail Filemaker.4.0 - Eudora email manager Hipper Mail is a free with no password protection Filemaker - Eudora solution of five databases for getting and sending email in Filemaker 4.0. Hipper Mail relies heavily on AppleScript and Apple Events for moving data around and between databases or Eudora. As is, Hipper Mail needs System 7.5 or greater (tested under OS 8.1) and "S=E4ndi's Additions", an Applescript Scripting Addition (see below). What S=E4ndi's Addition does can also be done with the stay open applet I include= d (or even done without since they are only needed to change text style in the "Reply" db message field - to set the original message off from your typed reply). J. Yost [Archived as /info-mac/data/hipper-mail.hqx; 598K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:14 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 1 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, a sneak preview of Werewolf vs Commache! Also in this issue, reviews of Prime Target, Actua Soccer, 9, Titanic, Eric's Ultimate Solitair CD, and more. Lastly, the IMG game poll, columns, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-51.hqx; 2446K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:16 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 2 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, a sneak preview of MacPlay's Starfleet Academy! Also in this issue, reviews of Caesar II, RAMA, Hoyle Solitaire, Kali, and more. Lastly, an interview with Jeff Vogel, Best Games of 1996, columns, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-52.hqx; 2679K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:17 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 3 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, sneak previews of Duke Nukem 3D and LucasArts' Tie Fighter! Also in this issue, reviews of Blackhawk, the XClaim VR card, BOOM, Foobar vs the DEA, and more. Lastly, a spotlight on Lion Entertainment, State of Game Sprockets, Paranoid Ramblings, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-53.hqx; 2200K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:19 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 4 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, sneak previews of Blizzard's Diablo and MacPlay's Fallout! Also in this issue, reviews of Heroes of Might & Magic II, Damage Inc, Lighthouse, The Last Express, Leisure Suit Larry 7, and more. Lastly, Square One, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Paranoid Ramblings, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-54.hqx; 3143K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:21 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 5 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, sneak previews of Bungie's Myth: The Fallen Lords and Deadly Games' Bomber III! Also in this issue, reviews of F/A-18 Hornet 3.0, Marathon Trilogy Box Set, Chessmaster 4000, Torin's Passage, F-16 Fighterstick, and more. Lastly, Pump Up Your Mac, Mac Games on the Net, Paranoid Ramblings, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-55.hqx; 2781K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:22 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 6 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, sneak previews of MDK! Also in this issue, reviews of Duke Nukem 3D, Civilization II, Creatures, and more. Lastly, Where to Buy Mac Games, comp.sys.mac.flames, an interview with Steve Isrealson, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-56.hqx; 2519K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:23 -0700 From: img@imgmagazine.com Subject: [*] Inside Mac Games Vol 5 - Issue 7 Inside Mac Games is the premiere Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this FREE PREVIEW issue of IMG, sneak previews of Red Jack's Revenge! Also in this issue, reviews of Riven, Tie Fighter, Quake, Master of Orion II, and more. Lastly, A Day at Jellyvision, Paranoid Ramblings, an interview with Ben Haller, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL CD-ROM version of IMG, check out our web site at . Feel free to distribute this DOCMaker magazine to fellow Mac gamers. Upload it to your local boards and other on-line services. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Mac Games Magazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/per/img/img-57.hqx; 2716K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:41:02 -0700 From: niklasf@cs.umu.se Subject: [*] Link GURL Handler --- Open files and applications with Internet Link GURL Handler freeware by Niklas Frykholm The Link GURL Handler is a program intended to be used together with Internet Config. It allows you to link together documents and applications using the same syntax as the URL-links found on home pages. When the Link GURL Handler is used together with Internet Config you can launch applications and open documents by clicking a link on a web page or in a text document. The links might look something like this: link:/HD/Documents/My+file CONTACT ME You can contact me using one of my e-mail addresses r2d2@acc.umu.se nisfrm95@student.umu.se niklasf@cs.umu.se Or by visiting my web page http://www.acc.umu.se/~r2d2/ // Niklas [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/link-gurl-handler.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:25 -0700 From: pce@ncal.net Subject: [*] Mr. Blackie MHG Kaleidoscope scheme Mr. Blackie is a shareware Midnight Hour Graphics color scheme for Kaleidoscope 1.8.2 and above, a shareware control panel created by Greg Landweber, et.al. It requires Kaleidoscope 1.8.2, although it will work with Kaleidoscope 1.5 and above, and a monitor capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors. This package includes a scheme with embedded icons and one without, as well as several desktop patterns. The Midnight Hour Graphics website is located at http://www.mother.com/~pce Permission to distribute this scheme or any of its associated icons or desktop patterns must be received in writing from the author; e-mail pce@ ncal.net. Midnight Hour Graphics and Research http://www.mother.com/~pce Thoroughbred Gallery http://www.mother.com/~pce/TG/ThoroughbredGallery.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/mr-blackie-10.hqx; 160K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:52 -0700 From: shareware@2bitsworth.com Subject: [*] Phonebook Plus 3.6 Latest update to the popular PIM (Personal Information Manager) program. Lots of address, envelope, dialing and reporting features. The 3.6 update fixes a few minor bugs, adds dial buttons to the edit window, control over how many phone number fields are available. Shareware: $45.00. [Archived as /info-mac/data/phonebook-plus-36.hqx; 542K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:57 -0700 From: reiff@comp.lancs.ac.uk Subject: [*] PublicSpace 1.3 PublicSpace - The Intranet/ Groupware Solution for Macintosh Networks PublicSpace is a groupware system that expands Macintosh File Sharing to better support group work. It allows its users to quickly: * annotate files and folders * exchange files and messages * organise shared resources * find out what is going on in the shared workspace * create central repositories, discussion groups, etc. PublicSpace features a simple and intuitive, yet powerful and versatile user interface that takes only minutes to learn. Unlike many other workgroup products, PublicSpace is designed with both novice and expert users in mind. PublicSpace can help groups, both in business and in education, share information and coordinate their work. To find out more about PublicSpace visit our website at: http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/reiff/PublicSpace/ System Requirements: PublicSpace Client: any Macintosh/ System 7.1 or higher/ 2Mb of RAM PublicSpace Server: any PowerMacintosh/ System 7.1 or higher/ 4Mb of RAM New in this version: * Automatic "New Mail" notification * Enhanced automatic notification service * several minor enhancements and bug fixes Thanks, Frank Reiff Cooperative Systems Engineering Group Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/public-space-13.hqx; 1827K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:28 -0700 From: royerm@icanect.net Subject: [*] Russian Icons Kaleidoscope scheme Please post "Russian Icons Kaleidoscope scheme" on your recent additions page. Thank you, martha Royer [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/russian-icons-scheme.hqx; 641K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:37 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Save Clipboard 1.5 SaveClipBoard is a simple script which takes the text from the clipboard and saves it to a text file. You can keep addin "clippings" to this text file without overwriting the previous contents. If you are going through a web page, or other document, and want to save snippets of information (text only) such as URL's, dates, or whatever turns you on, just copy the text to the clipboard, and run this script. In v1.4 you can opt to start the saved text clipping with a date/time stamp and end the clipping with a divider line as in this example: Tuesday, October 28, 1997 11:27:47 AM Save ClipBoard v1.3 ------------------------- The time/date stamp and the divider line are optional, and you can have either of these options turned on, or both, or neither. This gives you the most flexibility in how the saved clippings are formatted. You must set these options (as well as your target text file) the first time you run SaveClipboard, and you can always change these options by launching SaveClipboard with the Option key down. You will be presented with a series of option dialogs where you can configure your preferences. System requirements: 1. Applescript must be installed on your system. This is a standard part of the MacOS these days, so it should be installed if you are running any version of System 7.5 or higher. Most of the script relies on the standard scripting additions installed with AppleScript. 2. You must have Jon's Commands installed. Jon's Commands is available from Info-Mac archives or from Jon Pugh's page at http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/ For more information, visit my web page at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/scripts.html or email me at tjb@inch.com Tom Bovo http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/save-clipboard-15.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:03 -0700 From: alm@montalcini.com Subject: [*] SimpleText Color Menu 3.4 - greatly enhances SimpleText Program: SimpleText Color Menu Installer 3.4 Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini Price: $10 (shareware) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?67 Download: http://www.montalcini.com SimpleText Color Menu is a drag & drop utility that installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful Goodies menu inside Apple's SimpleText text editor (all versions from 1.1 to 1.4 are supported). New in 3.4: - A new option allows you to remove all duplicate lines when sorting the selected text. - Fixed an incompatibility that prevented the Options and Windows submenus from showing up on some systems. Previous features include: - A Color menu. - A Windows menu. - Default style settings. - Faster Find and Replace commands. - Document statistics. - Custom print margins, don't print page numbers. - Open Internet URLs through Internet Config. - Open the current document with an external viewer. - Use extended editing keys to do keyboard selections, word-by-word cursor movement, forward delete, etc. - Choose any non-standard font size. - Automatically open large documents with a word processor. - Optionally open read-only documents as editable text. - Smart quotes. - Line sorting. [Archived as /info-mac/text/simpletext-color-menu-34.hqx; 164K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:43 -0700 From: hide@soon.com Subject: [*] Snap'n Clip 1.1, 1.1J Have you ever feel like this ? * I wish I could save the captured image into a clipping file so that I can view it easily later. * I wish I could see the content of the captured image easily by looking at icons. * I wish I can cancel the operation in the middle without creating capture file. * I wish I could capture non-rectangle shape image easily without making wastful space around the image. * Shoot, the mouse has just moved a little bit when I release the mouse button. I wish I could select the capturing area more easily. These are the things I always feel when I am using screen capture tools. What's the reason I develop this Snap'n Clip. You can use Snap'n Clip in many ways. I myself uses it frequently to take a picture memo while I am surfing the WWW. It's easy to take the WWW page with images and text with Snap'n Clip. I only use HTML/image download programs or off-line browsing tools that utilize the browser's cache for capturing entire site. These tools are really useful, but it's not good for taking only the part of the page as a memo. Captured picture will be saved as a picture clipping file in the DeskTop with a thumbnail icon. So you can see it later just by double-cliking them from the Finder. No need to use graphic application program. Snap'n Clip has many nice features to make the screen capturing easy. ** What's New with 1.1 ** 1.1 has added the shutter sound (like System's capturing tool) and the inversed capturing area effect when it capture the screen. Also there are some minor improvements in operation. by Hide Itoh [Archived as /info-mac/gui/snap-n-clip-11.hqx; 53K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:39 -0700 From: hide@soon.com Subject: [*] Snap'n Clip 1.1, 1.1J Have you ever feel like this ? * I wish I could save the captured image into a clipping file so that I can view it easily later. * I wish I could see the content of the captured image easily by looking at icons. * I wish I can cancel the operation in the middle without creating capture file. * I wish I could capture non-rectangle shape image easily without making wastful space around the image. * Shoot, the mouse has just moved a little bit when I release the mouse button. I wish I could select the capturing area more easily. These are the things I always feel when I am using screen capture tools. What's the reason I develop this Snap'n Clip. You can use Snap'n Clip in many ways. I myself uses it frequently to take a picture memo while I am surfing the WWW. It's easy to take the WWW page with images and text with Snap'n Clip. I only use HTML/image download programs or off-line browsing tools that utilize the browser's cache for capturing entire site. These tools are really useful, but it's not good for taking only the part of the page as a memo. Captured picture will be saved as a picture clipping file in the DeskTop with a thumbnail icon. So you can see it later just by double-cliking them from the Finder. No need to use graphic application program. Snap'n Clip has many nice features to make the screen capturing easy. ** What's New with 1.1 ** 1.1 has added the shutter sound (like System's capturing tool) and the inversed capturing area effect when it capture the screen. Also there are some minor improvements in operation. by Hide Itoh [Archived as /info-mac/gui/snap-n-clip-11-jp.hqx; 53K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:54 -0700 From: tschmidt@firsttech.com Subject: [*] SoftwareDatabase5.0 Announcing Software Database 5.0 Software Database now comes in 3 versions. Software Database 2.3 for ClarisWorks 2 & 3 users, Software Database 4.1 for ClarisWorks 4 users, and the all new, feature enhanced Software Database 5.0 for ClarisWorks 5 users. Best of all, Software Database is FREE Postcardware! You can keep track of all your software in an easy to use ClarisWorks database. How much unpaid shareware do you have? Let the Software Database help you sort it out! Need that tech support or upgrade number? Version number, serial number? Email, mail, or web address? Here they are, all in one central location! Software Database 5.0 taps many new features of ClarisWorks 5 that simply aren't available in earlier versions: - New Icon field to paste in the program's icon. - Go to company web sites and update ftp sites and send email directly from the database. - Powerful macros and a special Software Database Button Bar. Software Database is available for download now at: http://www.concentric.net/~tomdar2/ Tom Schmidt, First Tech Computer, Minneapolis, MN-------------- TomDar2@concentric.net http://www.concentric.net/~tomdar2/ other email: tschmidt@firsttech.com---------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/data/software-database-50.hqx; 22K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:29 -0700 From: pce@ncal.net Subject: [*] Tea Room 1.1 MHG Kaleidoscope scheme Tea Room 1.1 is an update to a previous shareware Midnight Hour Graphics color scheme. It is intended for use with Kaleidoscope 1.8.2 and above, a shareware control panel created by Greg Landweber, et.al. It requires Kaleidoscope 1.8.2, although it will work with Kaleidoscope 1.5 and above, and a monitor capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors. The Midnight Hour Graphics website is located at http://www.mother.com/~pce Permission to distribute this scheme or any of its associated icons or desktop patterns must be received in writing from the author; e-mail pce@ ncal.net. Midnight Hour Graphics and Research http://www.mother.com/~pce Thoroughbred Gallery http://www.mother.com/~pce/TG/ThoroughbredGallery.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/tea-room.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:13 -0700 From: shareware@2bitsworth.com Subject: [*] Tim's Calculator 1.5 This is my version of the ultimate desktop calculator. Features elegant interface, scrolling printable tape display and lots of programming functions. Shareware: $15.00 [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/tims-calculator-15.hqx; 103K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:41:03 -0700 From: SouthSide@kagi.com Subject: [*] Web Devil 3.1.3 Tool for downloading HTML files, textures, and images from web pages. Web Devil is a tool for downloading web pages and their associated images, textures, and links quickly and easily. Give it a URL and it will download all the items on that web page. It has an easy to use interface, is scriptable and recordable, and is fully multi-threaded so it won't hog the CPU. It does recursive downloads, remembers the last few web pages you've downloaded, and optionally creates the entire folder hierarchy of a site. Version 3.1.3 fixes corruption problems on large files, a bug that prevented pasting in URL's, and other minor improvements. $10 Shareware. For more information, check out our web site at . [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/web-devil-313.hqx; 659K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:40:45 -0700 From: marco.damaschi@galactica.it Subject: [*] World Clock CSM 1.1.2.sit What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? MaBaSoft World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. MaBaSoft World Clock CSM is a module for the control strip that implements a multi-time clock. It displays your local time, Universal Time (UTC) or the current time in a city belonging to a different time zone. Up to 23 frequently used cities can be saved in World Clock menu. Different time formats and display options are available. MaBasoft World Clock CSM is 5 US$ shareware. It available from the MaBaSoft ftp site at ftp://macware.erehwon.org/pub/by_author/MaBaSoft/World_Clock_CSM_1.1.2.sit and from all major Macintosh shareware ftp sites. System Requirements MaBaSoft World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Finder Scripting Extension, Date & Time control panel and Control Strip control panel need to be installed. What's new in MaBaSoft World Clock CSM v1.1.2? A bug causing "garbage text" to be introduced in World Clock's display has been fixed. The problem came up with the "Show Weekday" option checked and was due to a conflict of World Clock CSM with both MS Office 98 Assistant and SurfExpress. The conflict may have concerned other applications, to. World Clock CSM now checks the correctness of the P-RAM time zone information. This is done because a corrupted P-RAM time zone information causes World Clock's alternate times to be incorrect. In case of corrupted data, World Clock CSM automatically restores the correct time information. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-112.hqx; 144K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:24:34 -0700 From: y0000668@ws.rz.tu-bs.de Subject: [*] zobaa Zobaa Zobaa and CoCo have been updated. CoCo Plus is actually CoCo, but with arrows on scroll buttons. Catacombe is a new color scheme... Enjoy... Bye... Ady Pratioto click - http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0000668 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/zobaa.hqx; 111K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 15:57:11 -0500 (EST) From: "Byron C. Mayes" Subject: Ethernetworking PLW NTR Greetings, fellow Mac-ophiles! I am considering (and just considering at this point) networking my two Macs (IIsi running MacOS 7.6 and UMAX C600 running 8.0 [maybe 8.1 soon]) and printer (Personal LaserWriter NTR) via ethernet. I am a musician and I use Finale from which I must both print (currently requiring LocalTalk) and use MIDI (which hates LocalTalk) at the same time. Obviously, I can't do both in my current LocalTalk only situation. I'd also like to free up a slot on my Power PortJuggler. The computers are no problem. Hubs are cheap and cards are cheaper so I have no great concerns about connecting them. The printer, however, is another story. The PLW NTR has a DIN-8 serial port and a standard parallel port. This gives me (I think) two options: a LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridge on the serial port, or an external print server on the parallel port. My questions: 1) Am I correct that these are both options? If not, which won't work? 2) Are they the only options? If not, what else is possible? 3) As both the bridge and the print servers cost about the same (I can get either for $200-250 mail order) which option would be better for me as a Mac user with the above configuration? By "better" I'm thinking in terms of printing speed, management, maintenance, and compatibility. Especially looking for people who may have done this already, but any knowledgeable replies will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Byron Byron C. Mayes * Haiku Chic á Boom bcmayes@panix.com * Chickaboom, chicka- http://www.panix.com/~bcmayes * Boom, chickaboom, chickaboom, finger me ... my .plan is *much* cooler! * Chickaboom, -boom, -boom. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 11:44:50 +0000 From: "dead nancy" Subject: force-quit hey, everybody. so: how bad is forcing the finder to quit? they say it's bad, but, at the end of the day, is it worse than me restarting my machine over and over again because i have to work on-site and the client only has 64 megs of ram (in a lousy 601-upgraded quadra. damn!) and navigator never gives back the memory it takes and dreamweaver needs 20 megs all by itself to basically edit text? and why don't any of those g3 upgrade boards work in my motorola clone? and how come we can't get no tang 'round here no more? xox, dead nancy http://home.earthlink.net/~deadnancy/ see you in hell! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 02:20:43 +0900 From: Magnus Hoek Subject: HFS+ questions Hi there, folks ! I finally took the big brave step and dumped my old reliable system 7.6.1 and went for Mac OS 8.1. I had to dump Now Super Boomerang and Now Menus but maybe it was worth it. In addition to that I took an even more brave step and formatted my 2 internal disks (2GB + 4 GB) to HFS+, Apple's extended format that makes your disk "much bigger". Well, everything works well and I like Mac OS 8.1 more and more. It's much "snappier" than my 7.6.1. However, that might be due to that I've also dumped all my old extensions and control panels together with my old system. However, I have three questions regarding the HFS+ format... I would be most grateful if you Mac-Gurus could help me out ! First the most important question: I have a third disk with a A/UX partition and a HFS partition. On the A/UX partition , I've installed MkLinux (great system if you're serious about computing). However, I would like to reformat this disk to 1 HFS+ partition and one A/UX partition. How do you do that ? It seems that Apple's formatter doesn't support A/UX partitions any longer... They seem to support DOS-format, though... Second, less important question. Just by curiosity I wonder... The advantage with HFS+ is that the block size is 4k. That means that each file on the disk wastes at maximum less than 4 k, right ? Facts, when I do a "Get info" on my 2 GB disk I get the following: Capacity: 1.8GB Used: 1.5 GB on disk (1 645 883 392 bytes), for 15866 items So, how can one explain that I waste 1.645 GB - 1.5 GB = 145 MB for my 15866 files. If I multiply 15866 files with 4k then I get 63.464 MB, which is the number of maximum wasted space I should have. Third question... Not important now, but maybe later... How do one defragment and optimize HFS+ disks ? Neither Norton SpeedDoubler nor DiskExpress Pro works for HFS+ disks... TIA Magnus Tokyo, Japan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 11:49:26 -0500 From: hazelNut Subject: Looking for NIN/F242 K'scope scheme, pics Just been by my Win95-happy brother's house. Saw his NIN Theme. Wondered if there was anybody with/anybody willing to do, a Kaleidoscope scheme along those lines. And I must make a correction to a previous post. I incorreectly observed that DOS6.x allows for the repositioning of Win95 root level icons -- it doesn't. But that doesn't mean some tweak to BlueBox isn't possible, does it? Somehow, not having the $$$ to become a journeyman Mac developer leaves me out of the loop on what's possible or not possible. If if comes to waiting for Rhapsody2/Allegro and getting a 604 card for my Quadra to run it with, I'll do that. But I always hold the MacOS to be the "land of the highly unlikely made real," as the Jobs quote in my sig line infers, so someone plz tell me the difference between them. I'd hate to have to go to Linux for good. Steve Wright (then again, the mkt value of 604 PPC's is going down yr by yr...!) -- "I think Apple needs to worry less about competing with Microsoft and worry more about doing things that are different." Steve Jobs\August 8, 1997 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Apr 98 10:34:32 From: "Ganesan, Sundaresh" Subject: Macintosh Game Spectre Supreme Hi Info-Maccers: I've got a situation where I'm hoping I can get some help from somebody. I recently installed a network at home (simple AppleTalk, but to me it's absolutely thrilling), and now I want to play games over it. I've got this game, Spectre Supreme, which apparently can be played over the network. I installed it on both machines - but - it needs two unique copies to play over the network. I tried calling all the regular places (MacWarehouse, Zone, Mall etc.) to see if anybody had a copy I could purchase but nothing came up on their computers. I then tried the web to track down the company (Velocity) but they seem to have gone out of business. Somebody also told me that Spectre Supreme was now in public domain and that all I'd need was another registration number. Is any of this true? Would somebody be willing to sell their copy of Spectre, or trade for some other game? Since it looks like this game is now in public domain, I guess what I really need is another registration number. I would not mind exchanging registration numbers either. Alternatively, if somebody can point me to a site where I could download or purchase this game, I'd really appreciate it. E-mail to: sundaresh@uky.campus.mci.net Phone: 513-763-1468 TIA for any help/suggestions. Sundaresh. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************