Subject: Info-Mac Digest V19 #79 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 04 Oct 02 Volume 19 : Issue 79 Today's Topics: [*] Algekalk [*] AutoCat 3.0.6 - Catalog different [*] AutoCat 3.0.6FR [*] CHPaint 1.0 [*] Colibricks: new version 1.5.1 for MacOS 8,9,X [*] DragThing 4.5.1 [*] DragThing D-4.5.1 (German) [*] DragThing F-4.5 (French) [*] DragThing F-4.5.1 (French) [*] DragThing J-4.5 (Japanese) [*] DragThing J-4.5.1 (Japanese) [*] DragThing T-4.5.1 (Italian) [*] Forma_2.1.hqx Mac Puzzle Game [*] FrakKalk [*] Massinova.extras 1.5.2 [*] PerlIDEX [*] Pod Manager - The best way to extract music files from your iPod [*] Ponere 1.0 [*] PubMedMaker 2.2 [*] PubMedMaker OS X 2.2 [*] SequenceSketcher 1.0.6 MicrosoftDialogLib?? Switching between applications: OS X Time Prefs?? WTF!?? (No, NOT Date and Time Preferences) time? export iMovie to iDVD 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. Working with the Info-Mac Digest: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with the words subscribe info-mac in the message. * To unsubscribe, send email to with the words unsubscribe info-mac in the message. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. * Please send administrative queries to . Downloading and Submitting Files from the Info-Mac Archive: * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at: * Search the archive via the MIT HyperArchive at: . * To submit files for the archive, email the binhexed file with a description to . Submissions must be made by the author or with permission of the author. 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AlgeKalk lets you factor numbers, determine whether they are prime, find "smart" square roots (e.g. the square root of 40 is 2 times the square root of 10), and convert decimals to fractions (requires FrakKalk). A built-in help system is included. AlgeKalk is freeware, and is compatible with OS 10.1.2 and up. More information can be found at: http://homepage.mac.com/goldfish1/AlgeKalk.html<- [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/alge-kalk.hqx; 175 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 2002 From: Olivier Lebra To: Subject: [*] AutoCat 3.0.6 - Catalog different AutoCat 3.0.6 - Shareware $15 Catalog different. AutoCat Home Page: http://kebawe.com/autocat/ Online Registration: http://order.kagi.com/?OL Author email: autocat@kebawe.com AutoCat got 4 mice at Macdownload and Tucows, and 5 mice at FileDudes. AutoCat is a very intuitive software for keeping track of your MP3s,=20 videos, pictures, any kind of files on your CDs, or any kind of disks, by using aliases. You navigate through your catalog with the best interface:=20 there is no interface! You just use the Finder, so you can access your catalog=20 via all the Finder features, and also via Open dialogs, or remotely via the network. Highligths: - Catalog all your CDs, CDRs, DVDs, any kind of discs or folders, in a=20= very Mac way. - Navigate through your catalog directly from the Finder.=A0 - Navigate through your catalog from Open/Save dialogs.=A0 - No application to launch to navigate through your catalog.=A0 - Use the Finder's 'Find' command (aka Sherlock) to search your=20 catalog.=A0 - Navigate through your catalog remotely via the network. - Work with a super-easy drag & drop interface and in the background. - Catalog the contents of StuffIt archives. - Appearance-savvy, Navigation Services-savvy, Aqua-savvy on Mac=A0OS=A0X.= AutoCat 3 requires Mac OS X or Mac OS 8.6 or later with CarbonLib. AutoCat can be included in CD-ROMs. Happy AutoCataloging! [Archived as /info-mac/disk/autocat-306.hqx; 504 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 2002 From: Olivier Lebra To: Subject: [*] AutoCat 3.0.6FR AutoCat 3.0.6 - Version franìaise - Shareware $15 Catalog different. Home Page d'AutoCat: http://kebawe.com/autocat/fr/ Enregistrement Online: http://order.kagi.com/?OL Email de l'auteur: autocat@kebawe.com French version by Philippe Bonnaure: http://www.bonnaure.com/ AutoCat a obtenu 4 souris a Macdownload et Tucows, et 5 a FileDudes. AutoCat est un programme trÅs intuitif permettant de cataloguer vos MP3s, vidÄos, images sur vos CDs. Il vous permet de cataloguer tous vos disques Äjectables ou serveurs en utilisant des alias. Points forts: - Cataloguez tous vos CDs, CDRs, DVDs, tous types de disques et dossiers, faìon Macintosh. - Naviguez dans le catalogue directement a partir du Finder. - Naviguez dans le catalogue a partir des dialogues Ouvrir/Enregistrer. - Aucune application n'est necessaire pour naviguer dans le catalogue. - Utilisez la commande 'Chercher' du Finder (Sherlock) pour effectuer des recherches dans le catalogue. - Travaille ê partir d'une interface glisser-dÄposer trÅs simple et en tëche de fond. - Catalogue le contenu des archives StuffIt. - Compatible avec Appearance, compatible avec les Services de Navigation, et Aqua sur Mac×OS×X. AutoCat requiert Mac OS X ou Mac OS 8.6 et plus avec CarbonLib. AutoCat peut Étre inclus dans les CD-ROMs. Bon AutoCatalogage! [Archived as /info-mac/disk/autocat-306-fr.hqx; 511 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Sep 2002 From: "Justin Spahr-Summers" To: Subject: [*] CHPaint 1.0 Try this free drawing program for the Mac. Although many improvements are to come, this version features drawing with squares, circles, and triangles. In this program you can also use most regular colors. CHPaint also includes a way to export pictures into PICT format. License: Freeware Requirements: Mac OS 9 with CarbonLib or Mac OS X This file may be included on any CD archives. by Comp Heaven http://www.hostultra.com/~compheaven compheaven@37.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/chpaint-10.hqx; 119 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 2002 From: Michel Colman To: Subject: [*] Colibricks: new version 1.5.1 for MacOS 8,9,X Colibricks version 1.5.1 now lets you start playing at any level and also includes various other minor changes Colibricks is an exciting brick game for the Macintosh. It is native for MacOS X, but includes a version for MacOS 8/9 too. The goal of the game is to destroy all bricks using one or more balls. Unlike other brick games, it features accurate ball behaviour, using very precise physical laws. Balls bounce off corners correctly, and even bounce with each other. And instead of boring horizontal grids, Colibricks features rotated bricks, even making circles and spirals with them. Graphics are antialiased with beautiful backgrounds. Of course, it's also a lot of fun. With special kinds of bricks that activate special effects or spawn prize balloons. Balls can grow or shrink to any size. The demo lets you play 6 levels of various difficulties. After registering, you'll get access to all 50 levels and you'll be able to use the level editor. System requirements: PowerPC processor with at least 200 MHz (includes any iMac) MacOS 8, 9 or X. Quicktime [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/colibricks-151.hqx; 2734 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Oct 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing 4.5.1 DragThing is the original dock designed to tidy up your Macintosh desktop. Simply drag an application from the Finder onto an empty square in a dock and then drag documents onto it as normal. Click a docked application to launch it or bring it to the front. In addition, the docks can contain files, folders, disks and servers, and there are also options to display the currently running processes, and all mounted disks, in special docks. On Mac OS X, you can even show the Trash on the Finder Desktop again. This is a minor maintenance release to fix a bug that could cause problems when converting preferences files from older versions of DragThing. Otherwise it is identical to the recent 4.5 version which included the following new features: * You can now turn docks into sliding drawers that work like pop-up windows from Mac OS 9. * Improved support for Mac OS X "Jaguar". * More cool translucency effects. * Added an option to highlight Classic applications in docks. * Added support for Mac OS X applications with "????" creator codes. * Added a "Revert" command for the preferences file in case of accidents. * Folder contextual menus can go more than five levels deep on Jaguar. * Added new hot keys to control individual docks. * Added support for custom sounds on Mac OS X. * Added an option to sort the Disk Dock into the same order as the Desktop. * Improved performance. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Five and ten-packs of licenses cost $99 and $149 respectively, and competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-451.hqx; 1911 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Oct 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing D-4.5.1 (German) DragThing D-4.5.1 is the latest German language version of my dock application DragThing. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. For more information, check out the official DragThing website at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-451-de.hqx; 1941 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing F-4.5 (French) DragThing F-4.5 is the latest French language version of my dock application DragThing, translated by Philippe Bonnaure. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. For more information, check out the official DragThing website at: and Philippe's translation site at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-45-fr.hqx; 1982 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Oct 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing F-4.5.1 (French) DragThing F-4.5.1 is the latest French language version of my dock application DragThing, translated by Philippe Bonnaure. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. For more information, check out the official DragThing website at: and Philippe's translation site at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-451-fr.hqx; 1982 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing J-4.5 (Japanese) DragThing J-4.5 is the latest Japanese language version of my dock application DragThing. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. For more information, check out the official DragThing website at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-45-jp.hqx; 1911 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Oct 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing J-4.5.1 (Japanese) DragThing J-4.5.1 is the latest Japanese language version of my dock application DragThing. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. For more information, check out the official DragThing website at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-451-jp.hqx; 1912 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Oct 2002 From: James Thomson To: Subject: [*] DragThing T-4.5.1 (Italian) DragThing T-4.5.1 is the latest Italian language version of my dock application DragThing, translated by Massimo Rotunno. This is a free upgrade for existing registered users of DragThing 4, $10 for registered users of previous versions, and $25 for new users. Competitive upgrades are also available from other utilities for $19. DragThing is designed for Mac OS X, but still works well on Mac OS 9. For more information, check out the official DragThing website at: and Massimo's translation site at: [Archived as /info-mac/gui/dragthing-451-it.hqx; 2031 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 2002 From: Mitch Haile To: Subject: [*] Forma_2.1.hqx Mac Puzzle Game Forma 2.1 is an exciting Mac strategy game. Players manipulate falling block triplets to eliminate moving slider blocks while dodging walls. Power-ups, different level layouts, and faster falling blocks add to the challenge while retaining the simple Tetris-like element of matching up colored blocks. Great graphics, sound effects and music add to the Forma experience. System Requirements: Mac OS 8.6, 9.x with CarbonLib 1.1 or Mac OS X 10.1 or later, Thousands of colors, 12 MB of free RAM. For more information, visit the Degana web site at http://www.degana.com/ New in this version: Mac OS X icons, new Forma classic game mode, and some minor bug fixes. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/forma-21.hqx; 6647 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Sep 2002 From: Goldfish To: Subject: [*] FrakKalk ->FrakKalk is a calculator that performs operations on fractions. Unlike traditional calculators and most computer-based calculators, FrakKalk gives its results as simplified fractions, not decimals. FrakKalk lets you add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, and it also lets you convert fractions to decimals. A built-in help system is included. FrakKalk is freeware, and is compatible with OS 10.1.2 and up. More information can be found at: http://homepage.mac.com/goldfish1/FrakKalk.html<- [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/frak-kalk-10.hqx; 173 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Oct 2002 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] Massinova.extras 1.5.2 The Massinova Project: Broadcasting trance and electronica music to the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with live requests, a vast community network of listeners and an unrivaled web site. The project started with the desire to push the envelope of music interactivity by providing an automated request system. A custom broadcast engine was developed to interface directly with an SQL backend allowing unsurpassed web interactivity. The result, as you can see, is very cool. The Sherlock Channel The Massinova Sherlock Channel is an extension of The Massinova Project allowing listeners running Mac OS X to interface directly with the broadcast database. You can use the Massinova channel in Sherlock to get the latest charts, browse your favorites or search for new music to request. Integrating directly with Sherlock 3 on a subscription basis -- providing you with the latest changes, without the need to install any updates. Sherlock Channel Languages: English, Japanese The Menu Extra The Massinova Menu Extra is an extension of The Massinova Project allowing listeners running Mac OS X to interface directly with the broadcast database. It sits in the Mac OS X Menu Bar providing useful information such as the current song playing and recently requested songs. Additionally, it allows a listener to place requests for songs in the request list, and directly connect to the broadcast. Menu Extra Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Brazilian-Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese Requirements *Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) *Sherlock 3 (Part of Mac OS X 10.2) *A broadband connection to the Internet (DSL, Cable, T1+) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/massinova-extras-152.hqx; 683 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Sep 2002 From: Goldfish To: Subject: [*] PerlIDEX ->Perlidex is a Perl IDE and front end for OS X. With Perlidex, you can open, save, execute, and debug Perl Scripts, save Perl scripts as double-clickable ".command" Terminal files, find and view Perl help topics, and find and install modules. Additionally, Perlidex includes a panel with commonly used Unicode character conversions. Perlidex includes extensive documentation. Perlidex is shareware (Single user: $25, Student: $20), and is compatible with OS 10.1.2 and up. More information can be found at: http://homepage.mac.com/goldfish1/Perlidex.html<- [Archived as /info-mac/dev/perl-idex.hqx; 311 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Oct 2002 From: Bruno Blondeau To: Subject: [*] Pod Manager - The best way to extract music files from your iPod ******************************************************* POD MANAGER ******************************************************* SUMMARY: -------- Pod Manager is a brand new MacOS X application to extracts music files stored on iPods. It is intuitive, easy to use and features a state of the art Aqua user interface. Being entirely MacOS X native, Pod Manager is also very fast and responsive. WEB SITE: http://www.podmanager.com --------- ******************************************************* You want to retrieve musics stored on your iPod while on the road, visiting a friend,... ? Pod Manager is the perfect application for this task! * State of the art Aqua user interface - Brushed metal interface - Written using Cocoa, exclusively for MacOS X * Intuitive - Very easy to use - iApp look&feel * Responsive - Entirely multithreaded * Fast file transfers - Takes advantage of the Unix underlying of MacOS X Requirements: - MacOS X - iPod ******************************************************* PRESS CONTACT: Bruno Blondeau -------------- contact@brunoblondeau.com Pod Manager can be freely distributed on CD-Roms, as longs as it remains with its Read-Me file. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/podmanager.hqx; 274 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Sep 2002 From: Mitch Haile To: Subject: [*] Ponere 1.0 Ponere is a ring game from Degana. Simply arrange the tiles so that they create a closed circuit, such as a circle or oval. Sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, you can only move a column or row at a timeü\so moving a tile usually moves more than one! Features include - Player profile system to track personal scores and stats - 60 levels in the full version - In-game tutorial to explain the rules of play - MP3 music soundtrack - Variations on pieces and controls to add to the challenges System Requirements: - 14 MB free RAM - Thousands or Millions of colors recommended - 800x600 or larger screen - QuickTime 4.0 or later for MP3 music support - Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 with CarbonLib 1.1 or later or Mac OS X 10.1. Ponere is Mac OS X native, but requires 10.1 or later. For more information, visit the Degana web site at http://www.degana.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/ponere-10.hqx; 6897 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Oct 2002 From: Kinichi Yokota To: Subject: [*] PubMedMaker 2.2 PubMedMaker is bibliography software, which is designed for anyone who wishes to manage medical literature data with a FileMaker Pro database. You perform a search of the literature in PubMed or NLM gateway on the Internet and save the search results as a text file. PubMedMaker converts this text file into a FileMaker Pro database simply by dragging & dropping. By using FileMaker Pro's function, you can search, select, sort, and print literature references. Literature list can be formatted and exported in simple text, rich text (Reference list for your paper) or HTML (Reference Web Publishing) to conform to the style you desire. PubMedMaker has an automatic management function of PDF files. What's new in this version--PubMedMaker 2.2 (Oct 1, 2002) 1. Compatible with the change of format in PubMed--MEDLINE format of PubMed has been revised in Sep 2002. This change causes a conversion error in PubMedMaker 2.0 or before, in which duplicate records are generated on Mac and a system error appears on Win. The error is fixed in version 2.2. 2. Compatible with the change of format in NLM Gateway--Medlar format of NLM Gateway has been revised in Aug 2002. This change causes a conversion error in PubMedMaker 2.0 or before, in which the date of source is not properly presented. The error is fixed in version 2.2. 3. Compatible with the removal of URL data in PubMed--URL data have been removed in the MEDLINE format of PubMed in Aug 2002. URL data are still included in NLM Gateway. Link indicators to on-line journals are improved in the FileMaker Pro database derived from NLM Gateway. The Input Stored PDF Names command works normally when there are no URL data in the database. 4. Write New Journal Data button--You can write new literature data at Input page. 5. Conversion to new version--Conversion of FileMaker file to new version by dragging & dropping works correctly. 6. PDF manual--reviewed by a native English Important notes for PubMedMaker 2.2 1. Version of FileMaker Pro--Using PubMedMaker 2.2 requires FileMaker Pro 4.0 or later. 2. Resolution of monitor--Using PubMedMaker 2.2 requires more than 800x600 pixels. 3. Hide Tool bar on FileMaker Pro 5.0-6.0 (classic)--If you use FileMaker Pro 5.0-6.0 (classic), hide the Toolbar from View menu command. 4. Compatibility with older versions--FileMaker Pro database generated by PubMedMaker 2.2 can import data from those by PubMedMakerII 3.8-III 1.1, 2.0 or later by using "Add FMP" button. 5. System requirments--Macintosh PowerPC, Free memory of 17-21MB, Mac OS 8.5-9.2. [Archived as /info-mac/text/pub-med-maker-22.hqx; 2245 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Oct 2002 From: Kinichi Yokota To: Subject: [*] PubMedMaker OS X 2.2 PubMedMaker is bibliography software, which is designed for anyone who wishes to manage medical literature data with a FileMaker Pro database. You perform a search of the literature in PubMed or NLM gateway on the Internet and save the search results as a text file. PubMedMaker converts this text file into a FileMaker Pro database simply by dragging & dropping. By using FileMaker Pro's function, you can search, select, sort, and print literature references. Literature list can be formatted and exported in simple text, rich text (Reference list for your paper) or HTML (Reference Web Publishing) to conform to the style you desire. PubMedMaker has an automatic management function of PDF files. What's new in this version--PubMedMaker 2.2 (Oct 1, 2002) 1. Compatible with the change of format in PubMed--MEDLINE format of PubMed has been revised in Sep 2002. This change causes a conversion error in PubMedMaker 2.0 or before, in which duplicate records are generated on Mac and a system error appears on Win. The error is fixed in version 2.2. 2. Compatible with the change of format in NLM Gateway--Medlar format of NLM Gateway has been revised in Aug 2002. This change causes a conversion error in PubMedMaker 2.0 or before, in which the date of source is not properly presented. The error is fixed in version 2.2. 3. Compatible with the removal of URL data in PubMed--URL data have been removed in the MEDLINE format of PubMed in Aug 2002. URL data are still included in NLM Gateway. Link indicators to on-line journals are improved in the FileMaker Pro database derived from NLM Gateway. The Input Stored PDF Names command works normally when there are no URL data in the database. 4. Write New Journal Data button--You can write new literature data at Input page. 5. Conversion to new version--Conversion of FileMaker file to new version by dragging & dropping works correctly. 6. PDF manual--reviewed by a native English Important notes for PubMedMaker 2.2 1. Version of FileMaker Pro--Using PubMedMaker 2.2 requires FileMaker Pro 4.0 or later. 2. Resolution of monitor--Using PubMedMaker 2.2 requires more than 800x600 pixels. 3. Hide Tool bar on FileMaker Pro 5.0-6.0 (classic)--If you use FileMaker Pro 5.0-6.0 (classic), hide the Toolbar from View menu command. 4. Compatibility with older versions--FileMaker Pro database generated by PubMedMaker 2.2 can import data from those by PubMedMakerII 3.8-III 1.1, 2.0 or later by using "Add FMP" button. 5. System requirments--Macintosh PowerPC, Free memory of 17-21MB, Mac OS 8.5-9.2. [Archived as /info-mac/text/pub-med-maker-22-osx.hqx; 2207 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Sep 2002 From: Andrew Lindesay To: Subject: [*] SequenceSketcher 1.0.6 SequenceSketcher by Lindesay Electric (c) Andrew Lindesay 2002 SequenceSketcher is an elegant Macintosh tool for the creation of sequence diagrams to aid in the process of software engineering. For all correspondance relating to this and other Lindesay Electric products, please visit the Lindesay Electric web site at... http://www.lindesay.co.nz/ ...or failing this, eMail . Please note that SequenceSketcher requires MacOS version 10.1 or better in order to function. To install SequenceSketcher, drag the application from the "dmg" distribution to the /Applications directory on your Macintosh computer and double click it. This application is commercial and can be used with restriction until it has been licensed. Visit the Lindesay Electric website for more information on licensing this product. The online help has further information. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/sequence-sketcher-106.hqx; 441 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:23:07 -0500 From: "Julie Burleigh" (by way of Hugh Lewis) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: MicrosoftDialogLib?? Hi, I did a search on the internet for help with this problem, and your email came up... Could you email me directly if you know the answer to why Microsoft Word is not working all of a sudden on my G4 Mac? I get the message saying that Microsoft Word cannot be opened because MicrosoftDialogLib cannot be found. Thanks, Julie Burleigh _________________________________________________________________ Join the worldÆs largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:28:04 -0400 From: "Michael S. Silverstein" To: Info-mac Subject: Switching between applications: OS X In System 9 I could switch between open applications with my mouse by heading up to the upper right hand corner and choosing the application I wanted from the menu of open application. The control panel TaskMenuBar made this even easier without taking up valuable desktop space (like some of the commercial docks). In OS X we have the Dock, which either takes up valuable desktop real estate or, if you hide it, seems to take too long to pop up and, on the other hand, is popping up when you do not need it. In any event, since I use it to launch applications, it is too full to be of use to switch directly to the application I want using the mouse. I see something similar hiding under the APPLE (RECENT ITEMS), but I still need to navigate to get to the list of applications. I DO NOT want to CMD-TAB between applications. Is there any way I can get the old "one click direct switching" functionality back into Mac OS? Thanks! Michael Silverstein ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 22:30:15 -0400 From: Allan Hunter To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Time Prefs?? WTF!?? (No, NOT Date and Time Preferences) I still have and use my 7100, as a second computer and with an accelerator card in it. A while back, I used it to connect to FileMaker Server up in the server room, and FileMaker reported back that the date format in use on the local machine did not match that being used by Server, did I want the log to use system defaults or use the local machine settings, blah blah blah...I glance at the menu bar and, sure enough, it is reporting the time as 9:2:7 followed shortly by 9:2:8. A quick journey to Date and Time Control Panel fixes nothing, settings are default except for displaying seconds. Hmm, the Date and Time Preferences must be hosed, I think to myself, so I dig them out of Preferences and trash them. Later on I reboot. Problem hasn't fixed itself. I'm in a hurry so I leave it. So yesterday I go at it again. Open Date and Time CP, select "Custom", try to force it to use normal "6:07:04 PM" nomenclature, no joy. Try other settings: Australian; 24 hour; etc; nope, I've still got this weird format where single-digit minutes have no leading zeros and no AM/PM (despite being in 12-hour mode). Trash the Date and Time Preferences again and reboot. STILL not fixed. I open the Preferences folder and root around in it and find a file, blank icon, named "Time Prefs". Time Prefs??? OK.... I trash it and reboot. The time is 5:14:03 PM, very nice. So this morning I dig the file "Time Prefs" out of the trash can and inspect it. It is not of type "pref", but then a few other prefs files aren't either. It is, in fact, of type "ReEg", and the creator code is "aLw$". I do a Sherlock search for other files of the same creator and find a duplicate copy of the same file in the old MacOS 8.1 System Folder which is on a different drive. Hmm, and 8.6 was installed on top of a clone of 8.1, so that's probably where the file came from. Hmm again, 8.1 in turn was installed on top of a clone of 7.6 and I still have that old System Folder on a partition too. But no "Time Prefs" under 7.6. System 7.6, in fact, uses the same Date and Time Control Panel that 8 and 9 use (give or take a version increment and some additional synchronization features and whatnot). I can't recall EVER having had a standalone Time control panel...so what is this thing? Creation and Modification Dates are identical: 3/3/98. File Type and Creator Database I go to doesn't have any listing for the type or the creator code. I pry the file open with BBEdit and the file contains only this string: 2971765482. ResEdit says it has no resource fork, so that's the entire file. Alta Vista and Google only bring me pages written in other languages in which "reeg" or "alw" are found. Mysteriouser and mysteriouser! All right, what *IS* this file and how did it get in my Preference folder, and why does MacOS 9 pay attention to it? -- Allan Hunter ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:35:10 -0800 From: Richard Cansler To: comp-sys-mac-digest@moderators.isc.org Subject: time? export iMovie to iDVD A friend is working on a 40 minute imovie for me. He said that his computer was working most of the day exporting to iDVD. He selected the export to iDVD option. I read somewhere else that it should only take the same time as the movie to do this. Does this sound right that it took so long? 2nd question- when the computer finished exporting, he couldn't find the exported file. Where should he look? -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************