Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #153 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 14 Aug 98 Volume 16 : Issue 153 Today's Topics: [*] Caesura.sit [*] Enhanced WordPerfect Outlining 1.01 [*] HTMLDictionary [*] JChecker68K104(E).sit - HTML Validation Checker [*] JCheckerPPC104(E).sit - HTML Validation Checker [*] John's WP Outlining Keystrokes [*] John's WP QuickCorrect 1.2.2 [*] PSAssembler 1.0/68K - A PostScript File Merging Utility [*] PSAssembler 1.0/PPC - A PostScript File Merging Utility [*] QuoEdit 0.41 [*] ShawBerry.sit [*] SimpleText2Html 1.0.2 [*] TE+ 2.3.3 [*] TGhostDemo.sit [*] TorqueDemo.sit [*] Wallaby 1.1.6 (A) Eudora NOT recognizing plug-ins (A) Font organization utils? (Q) Virtual CD Rom Drive for MAC 5215CD Problem [A] Damaged master disks [A] Help with CD graphics [A] Need Applescript to close all finder windows [Q] MS word default documet type [Q] Damaged master disks [q] MAD Apple cool bag? After Dark conflicts Annoying Monitor App to catalog CD's? App to catalog CD's? broken switch to internal speaker audio out on powerbook G3 (Q) Cleansing Hard Disk Damaged master disks Ethertalk for two Font Organization utls Fwd: (Q) Font organization utils? Fwd: Help with CD graphics Help with CD graphics icon desktops Library Cataloguing System Printing with Acrobat 3.0 problem Quest for SoftPC... re Font organization utils? Scripts to close Finder windows The Slowest PowerCenter Ever! (Q) 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. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . 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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 #153" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:12 -0700 From: gswann@primenet.com Subject: [*] Caesura.sit Caesura is a freeware utility that cuts files of type 'TEXT' into chunks that are more manageable or more useful. I'd like to say that it's the most useful of my utilities, but I know this is untrue. Caesura exists to fulfill a need you will have infrequently. But when you _do_ have that need, it will do the job quickly and cleanly, without a lot of painful hacking away in a text editor. [Archived as /info-mac/text/gst-caesura.hqx; 126K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:27 -0700 From: jcr2@cornell.edu Subject: [*] Enhanced WordPerfect Outlining 1.01 Complete documentation for the enhanced outlining module that ships with WordPerfect 3.5e. Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on AMUG, Info-Mac and UMich CDs. John Rethorst [Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/enhanced-wp-outlining-101.hqx; 107K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:31 -0700 From: paulin@spextreme.com Subject: [*] HTMLDictionary Description: This is a utility that improves most text based spell checkers. It adds support for HTML, DHTML, CSC, ASP, JScript, JavaScript, and any other Web Based Language. Other Information: I don't mind if it is added to commercial cd-roms as long as I am notified prior to it being added and that I am given complete credit for the product. Sincerely, Steve Paulin ____________________________________________________ Steve Paulin SP extreme paulin@spextreme.com http://spextreme.com [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-dictionary.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:32 -0700 From: satoshi@matsumoto.co.jp Subject: [*] JChecker68K104(E).sit - HTML Validation Checker JChecker1.0 Rev1.0.4 For 68K Macintosh JChecker1.0 is a HTML validation checker designed to cover hierarchical relations of elements, end tag matching, elements ordering, and spellings of elements and attributes. You can detect validation errors of the sections, elements, and attributes which may cause the page appearance different according to browsers or their versions. Also, users of JChecker1.0 may write HTML texts without concerning minor rules or mistakes -- JChecker1.0 will do the checking for you. We hope that the JChecker1.0 will become a reliable partner in composing clean and simple HTML texts. JChecker is shareware. System requirements: *System 7.1 or later *68K Macintosh with at least 2MB free memory For more information, please read the operating manual enclosed, or visit our Web page: http://www.iijnet.or.jp/matsumoto/seihin/jchecker/index_E.html Thanks, Satoshi Matsumoto Matsumoto & Co.,Ltd. http://www.matsumoto.co.jp/ [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/jchecker-68k-104.hqx; 956K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:34 -0700 From: satoshi@matsumoto.co.jp Subject: [*] JCheckerPPC104(E).sit - HTML Validation Checker JChecker1.0 Rev1.0.4 For PPC Macintosh JChecker1.0 is a HTML validation checker designed to cover hierarchical relations of elements, end tag matching, elements ordering, and spellings of elements and attributes. You can detect validation errors of the sections, elements, and attributes which may cause the page appearance different according to browsers or their versions. Also, users of JChecker1.0 may write HTML texts without concerning minor rules or mistakes -- JChecker1.0 will do the checking for you. We hope that the JChecker1.0 will become a reliable partner in composing clean and simple HTML texts. JChecker is shareware. System requirements: *System 7.1 or later *PPC Macintosh with at least 2MB free memory For more information, please read the operating manual enclosed, or visit our Web page: http://www.iijnet.or.jp/matsumoto/seihin/jchecker/index_E.html Thanks, Satoshi Matsumoto Matsumoto & Co.,Ltd. http://www.matsumoto.co.jp/ [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/jchecker-ppc-104.hqx; 1029K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:28 -0700 From: jcr2@cornell.edu Subject: [*] John's WP Outlining Keystrokes Adds an on-off mode to the enhanced outlining that comes with WP 3.5e. When on, your Return, Tab and Shift-Tab keystrokes perform their outlining functions. When outlining is off, these keys behave as standard. Also facilitates assigning any keystroke to any of the 68 outlining commands. Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on AMUG, Info-Mac and UMich CDs. John Rethorst [Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-wp-outlining-keyst.hqx; 18K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:30 -0700 From: jcr2@cornell.edu Subject: [*] John's WP QuickCorrect 1.2.2 Simplifies and speeds adding a QuickCorrect entry, and corrects the original mistake at the same time. Also toggles the QuickCorrect feature on and off quickly. Requires WP 3.1 or later. Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be included on AMUG, Info-Mac and UMich CD's. John Rethorst [Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-wp-quick-correct-12.hqx; 16K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:20 -0700 From: trush@unoco.edu Subject: [*] PSAssembler 1.0/68K - A PostScript File Merging Utility PSAssembler for 680x0 Macintosh by Toby W. Rush http://members.xoom.com/tobyrush/software.html This is the 680x0 version of PSAssembler. A PowerPC version is also available. PSAssembler is a utility that can merge PostScript files together. Several pages can be merged into one page, and multiple-page documents can be created. PSAssembler can be set to automatically launch Adobe Acrobat Distiller to convert assembled documents into PDF files, and can be automated using a script capability. PSAssembler requires a Macintosh or Power Macintosh computer. To convert files to PDF, Adobe Acrobat Distiller must be installed. However, Distiller is not required for merging PostScript files. [Archived as /info-mac/text/psassembler-10-68k.hqx; 376K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:21 -0700 From: trush@unoco.edu Subject: [*] PSAssembler 1.0/PPC - A PostScript File Merging Utility PSAssembler for Power Macintosh by Toby W. Rush http://members.xoom.com/tobyrush/software.html This is the PowerPC version of PSAssembler. A 680x0 version is also available. PSAssembler is a utility that can merge PostScript files together. Several pages can be merged into one page, and multiple-page documents can be created. PSAssembler can be set to automatically launch Adobe Acrobat Distiller to convert assembled documents into PDF files, and can be automated using a script capability. PSAssembler requires a Macintosh or Power Macintosh computer. To convert files to PDF, Adobe Acrobat Distiller must be installed. However, Distiller is not required for merging PostScript files. PSAssembler is freeware and may be included on the Info-Mac CD Archive. [Archived as /info-mac/text/psassembler-10-ppc.hqx; 486K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:23 -0700 From: NDA02214@biglobe.ne.jp Subject: [*] QuoEdit 0.41 QuoEdit 0.41 is a simple monostyled text editor that runs on System 7 or later versions of Mac OS and it's free. Features: Supposed to provide quick operations. Powerful scripting. (it also can record, run and save tasks without the Script Editor!) Multiple levels of undo and redo for each document. etc. New Features: Appearance Manager compliant dialog boxes. Reformed "About" view. etc. [Archived as /info-mac/text/quoedit-041.hqx; 402K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:14 -0700 From: gswann@primenet.com Subject: [*] ShawBerry.sit ShawBerry does this: it merges text from one file into another at the insertion points you specify. You tell it which file to amend and which file to take the amendments from. In other words: the Amend file is _almost_ the way you want it. The Amendments file contains correction lines that, when "pasted" into the Amend file, will fix it in the way that you want. ShawBerry is freeware. [Archived as /info-mac/text/gst-shawberry.hqx; 124K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:24 -0700 From: danwr@kagi.com Subject: [*] SimpleText2Html 1.0.2 This is SimpleText2Html version 1.0.2, Copyright (c) 1997-1998 Dan Wright. SimpleText2Html is shareware (US$16) - see enclosed "Read Me" for details. SimpleText2Html requires any Macintosh, Power Macintosh, or clone with at least a 68020 processor. SimpleText2Html is accelerated for Power Macintosh. SimpleText2Html converts SimpleText (and other text documents) into HTML format for display in web browsers. SimpleText2Html also converts embedded pictures into a suitable format. Version 1.0.2 adds support for Mac OS 8.5, fixes a bug in picture conversion, produces better-formatted HTML, and fixes other minor bugs converting larger files. [Archived as /info-mac/text/simple-text-2-html.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:25 -0700 From: TomBB@aol.com Subject: [*] TE+ 2.3.3 Thursday, August 6, 1998 NEW -- Tex-Edit Plus 2.3.3 includes an Apple Guide help file and fixes several bugs associated with printing, scripting and the Auto-Indent function. See the Revision History for all the other improvements and fixes. Version 2.3.x documents retain page setup and print options when saved. Print options are now part of the page setup dialog. There are several improvements to the printing routines, including the ability to print odd or even pages. Search backwards with the Find Previous command. Many more keyboard shortcuts have been added and scriptability has been greatly expanded! Tex-Edit Plus is a scriptable, styled text editor that is especially adept at formatting text for transfer over the Internet. It is fast, efficient and uses little memory. Keep a copy in your Apple menu and an alias on the desktop for drag-and-drop operations. System 7 or better required. There are many more features. Please notify me (TomBB@aol.com) if you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements. Tex-Edit Plus is ShareWare ($10) and the source code is available to registered users. (See the enclosed documentation or the 'About...' dialog box.) [Archived as /info-mac/text/te-233.hqx; 929K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:16 -0700 From: gswann@primenet.com Subject: [*] TGhostDemo.sit Demoware version of Torquemada's Ghost, a scriptable, backgroundable batch global search and replace engine with wildcards, pattern matching, string substitution, et very cetera. With Drag & Drop under Systems 7 or 8, you can run an infinite number of searches on up to 256 files in one batch. Features the most intelligent case-conversion we know of. Version 1.3.1 offers a great many enhancements, including new "wildthings" and a _lot_ of new User Interface power. The commercial version ships with Torquemada the Inquisitor, which is available in the Info-Mac archives as GST-TorqueDemo.sit. [Archived as /info-mac/text/gst-tghostdemo.hqx; 355K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:18 -0700 From: gswann@primenet.com Subject: [*] TorqueDemo.sit Demoware version of Torquemada The Inquisitor, batch global search and replace software with wildcards, pattern matching, string substitution, et very cetera. With Drag & Drop under Systems 7 or 8, you can run an infinite number of searches on up to 256 files in one batch. Features the most intelligent case-conversion we know of. Version 1.3.1 offers a great many enhancements, including new "wildthings" and a _lot_ of new User Interface power. The commercial version ships with Torquemada's Ghost, a scriptable, backgroundable Torquemada. A DemoWare version of Torquemada's Ghost is available in the Info-Mac archives as GST-TGhostDemo.sit. [Archived as /info-mac/text/gst-torquedemo.hqx; 416K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:12:35 -0700 From: chris@darkeagle.com Subject: [*] Wallaby 1.1.6 Wallaby is a very easy to use HTML Editor for the Macintosh. It is designed for both the experienced web designer and the beginner. It combines a very handy user interface with lots of features. [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/wallaby-116.hqx; 751K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:30:24 -0400 From: ghurlbut@nospam.usadotnet (Gil Hurlbut) Subject: (A) Eudora NOT recognizing plug-ins > Dudley Warrington Thomas asked: > >>Just installed EUDORA PRO 4 (upgrading from the demo) and the Plug Ins >>no longer work. >> >>(I've rebuilt the desktop, duplicated the old Eudora Pro folder & run >>the 'new' Eudora -- which runs fine excepts that it does not recognize the >>plug ins) > > Try putting the plugins into the Eudora Stuff folder rather than in the > PlugIns folder and see if that helps. (If they aren't already there!) > Also try putting plugins in same folder as the Eudora V4 application folder. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:37:22 -0500 (CDT) From: tdubins@cs.umanitoba.ca (Tom Dubinski) Subject: (A) Font organization utils? According to The Info-Mac Digest... > > From: Ron Buttiglieri > Hi Folks. I'm looking for a utility that will help me organize my > font menus. I don't know if one (or more) exists, but I'd appreciate > any feedback. > > What I'd like is the following: > - The ability to allow me to organize my fonts into categories (submenus). > i.e. "Script", "Sans", "Block", etc. > - When font menus are displayed, each font name is displayed in its > own typeface. > > Ideally, *all* apps would be affected... I use "TypeTamer" from Impossible software. You can categorize fonts as you describe above. However, font names in menus are not shown in their own typeface but there is a pop-up preview feature that I actually prefer. It has a few more features as well. You can get more info and download a demo version from Impossible Software's web site at . Tom Dubinski ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:28:13 -0700 From: eric.justen@nordstrom.com Subject: (Q) Virtual CD Rom Drive for MAC There is an app for PC called Virtual Drive. Here's what it does: Virtual Drive is an application that can emulate multiple CD drives and CD-ROMs on a hard drive. This means you can run CD-ROM applications from your hard drive, and thereby avoid the hassles associated with searching through and loading CD-ROMs. Does anybody know if there's a way to do the same thing on a Mac ? Thanks. EJ. ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:35:14 +0000 From: "Lou Boncek" Subject: 5215CD Problem part of the computer. My problem is that it appears that either the video board or the monitor itsself has burned out. From what I can tell the rest of the computer functions as it should, but without a screen, I can't tell. Since I don't have another computer to swap out parts, here is my question: Without buying a new tube or video board, how could I hook up another monitor to this computer????? Thanks.....lou ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:40:30 -0700 From: Maurice Mike McNeil Subject: [A] Damaged master disks Claris has replaced disks for me a couple of times, once when I lost my disks and another time when the install disk became corrupted. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 14:45:40 +1100 From: "Photolith Pty Ltd" Subject: [A] Help with CD graphics Hi, i work in a prepress bureau, so here are my reccomendations: 1. what is the best format to scan the photos (GIF, TIFF, PICT, Photoshop) I guess this is a tradeoff between file size and scan quality. Either JPEG or TIFF, if absolute quality is reaquired, then TIFF, but these tend to be big, so a JPEG with a fairly high quality factor (like, 7 or 8 in Photoshop, say 75% in other tools) should be good enough that you can't tell the difference. 2. what would the best scanning resolution be - again I assume that a setting of around 100dpi would produce adequate results but it is a trade off. for on-screen viewing and web use 72dpi is it, if you're printing at newspaper quality then you want about 150dpi, for offset print work then about 300dpi. 3. is there any good cataloguing software out there that people can recommend - perhaps on the InfoMac archives - or would doing something in FileMaker be better hmmm. i've heard that cumulus is good, but haven't used it, and don't know much about it... sorry =) 4. a further consideration is that the CD remain accessible for a reasonable time - what I mean by this is that I would like to access the images for a reasonable amount of time (ie 5 to 10 years) with standard equipment ie a Mac of some form that will undoubtedly be updated - I guess I want to guard against technology creep making the CD unusable. shouldn't be a problem. store the CD-R's out of direct sunlight, in a dark, dry place that isn't subject to extremes of temperature and you should be fine... 5. not that I am a great user of PeeCees - but would it be possible to make the CD cross platform. yeah, using toast burn files and folders (not a mac volume) and make sure it's ISO9660 format, you can use long file names, and make sure they are turned on in toast (Joliet or something like that rings a bell) Hope this helps. Kai ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:05:21 PDT From: "Randall G. Floyd" Subject: [A] Need Applescript to close all finder windows >Greetings. The subject says it: I need an Applescript to close all Finder >windows (including tabbed folders). > >Thanx in advance. > >Michael S. Holtzman Information Technology >holtzman@StJohns.edu St. John's University (NY) Here you go: tell application "Finder" activate set myContainers to windows set n to number of myContainers set i to 0 repeat n times set i to i + 1 set myWindow to item i of myContainers set popup of myWindow to false close myWindow end repeat end tell Randall p.s. I tried to speed it up by using "close every window" to close all of the non-popup windows first, but it wouldn't seem to work (it'd only close one non-popup window). Anyone know why? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 17:55:15 +0200 From: Aste Subject: [Q] MS word default documet type Hello! I need that default type for new documen is "MS word 5" document, but not "MS word 6". How is posible change default document type in MS word 6.0? Aste ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:41:16 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson Subject: [Q] Damaged master disks > Subject: [Q] Damaged master disks > Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 14:42:56 -0700 > From: Leslie_Ballentine@sfu.ca > > monte ferguson wrote: > > >... The > >problem is that her original disk one to install claris emailer 2.0 is > >damaged so she's stuck. Could someone who owns it send a disk image over? I > >assure you the person in question is a licensed user. > > > > This raises a more general question. Will the software vendor exchange a > damaged master disk for a good one? Since what you buy is not the program, > but a licence to use one copy of the program, it would seem that they OUGHT > to provide this service. Does anyone know what are the practices of the > various major software vendors? Any vendor I've had to deal with has, at most, charged a small s/h fee for replacement disks upon proof of ownership. Proof being anything from cutting out and mailing in a page from your manual, to a photocopy of the disk in question or (if it's not the master disk) the master disk, to simply telling them the serial number. I've been through _this_ bit o' fun most often with Micro$loth, when Disk 97 of the 365 Orifrice disks goes bad...we have in the past, purchased three copies of Office and had a disk bad in each set. not the _same_ disk, thankfully... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 98 12:57:00 BST From: Neil Edwards-OUPC Subject: [q] MAD Apple cool bag? hi Today I found a mad apple radio/cool bag at a 2ndhand market? Its dark blue with a radio built into one end and an apple logo on it obviously for those chilled out surf/code dudes does anyone know about this, age etc? it seems apple always thought different! cheers neil img, bbc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:15:09 -0800 From: Bob Wall Subject: After Dark conflicts Anyone have any experience with After Dark conflicting with OS 8? I often get screen freezes if After Dark (4.03) kicks in while my MacComCenter (3.0) message window is on the desktop after receiving a fax. If I turn After Dark off I have no more problems. Anyone heard of a screensaver called DarkSide and where I can get it? It supposedly lets you use AfterDark modules but has fewer compatability problems (or so I am told). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:17:49 -0500 From: "Steven Colucci, Ph.D." Subject: Annoying Monitor Help- My Apple monitor that came with my Performa 6205 (12 in 16 bit, 640x480 @ 67hz) has developed an annoying bluish tint, that sometimes jumps back and forth to the original "white" screen. I appreciate any help to trouble shoot, although I got the feeling it may mean the end. Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 02:49:09 EDT From: NCICCHECK@aol.com Subject: App to catalog CD's? In article <6qfkqk$ppb$1@grapevine.lcs.mit.edu>, moderator@info-mac.org (The Info-Mac Moderators) wrote: >I've backed up everything I own on eight CD's. I'd like to find a cataloging utility that would read all of the files on each CD and create a usable catalog. Any recommendations? I recommend DiskTracker v1.1.3. It will catalog CD's, Floppies, anything that mounts, even your drives. Its quite reliable, fast and easy to use. John McGibney NCICCHECK@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:24:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Cyrus Roton Subject: App to catalog CD's? Ken Taylor asked: >I've backed up everything I own on eight CD's. I'd like to find a >cataloging utility that would read all of the files on each CD and >create a usable catalog. Any recommendations? I like CatFinder (probably still in InfoMac archives). Not only does it catalog drives, but also looks into stuffed archives to list what is inside them. It will print or save a report (with options), but I find it more convenient to use the saved raw catalog files, which, when opened, look like normal Mac windows in the "list" mode including the triangles to click on to view inside folders. There is also a search (find) feature. croton@ridgecrest.ca.us Cyrus Roton Ridgecrest Apple User Group Electronic Musical Instrument Technician ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:34:46 -0500 From: "Paul M. Sheldon" Subject: broken switch to internal speaker audio out on powerbook G3 (Q) I can get audio out on my new powerbook G3, but can no longer get audio on internal speaker. The tiny microswitch inside that disconnects internal speaker when listening through headphones must have bent. How do I unbend it without tech support? Please, e mail me direct and I will rebrief the list. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 14:32:21 +1000 From: psealy@tyndale.apana.org.au (Peter Sealy) Subject: Cleansing Hard Disk Does anyone know how to ensure files on your HD can not be retrieved after you sell your machine. Possibl by completely filling it up by repeatedly installing a large application to overwrite what files there are on the HD? How could you do this without getting RSI of the wrist? Peter ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 06:40:42 +0100 From: Allan Hunter Subject: Damaged master disks >>... The >>problem is that her original disk one to install claris emailer 2.0 is >>damaged so she's stuck. Could someone who owns it send a disk image over? I >>assure you the person in question is a licensed user. >> > >This raises a more general question. Will the software vendor exchange a >damaged master disk for a good one? Since what you buy is not the program, >but a licence to use one copy of the program, it would seem that they OUGHT >to provide this service. Does anyone know what are the practices of the >various major software vendors? --Leslie_Ballentine@sfu.ca The first installation diskette for Excel 5.0 died on me, and I wanted to get a replacement from MS. I was informed that they'd replace the complete set (of something like 17 if I remember correctly) but I'd be billed for the shipping and handling, a rather formidable price to pay. Instead of doing so, I have managed to learn which double-dozen files sprayed where across my hard drive have to be copied and put where in order to copy the program using the old-fashioned sneakernet & floppy method. Of course, I, too, would appreciate having a diskimage of Disk1, but, no, they don't do that. (If I'm gonna pay s&h on something at this point I'd prefer a CDROM but they don't have 5.0 available on CDROM). I don't know about FileMaker (=Claris) since so far I haven't lost installation resources from them. Allan Hunter ------------------------------ Date: 14 Aug 98 07:33:03 -0400 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: Ethertalk for two On Wed, Aug 12, 1998 4:58 pm, John F. Hess, PhD wrote: >saw your post on infomac and am confused. I have an appletalk newtwork at >work, plus an ethernet connection. the ethernet is an rj45 from the wall >to my G3. the appletalk is a phonenet connector into my modem port. >telephone wire goes into the phonenet. the appletalk network includes 5-6 >macs and several printers. for fast transfer of stuff between macs, we use >timbuktu beacuse appletalk is so slow. now you say that ethertalk can be >run like appletalk but with a different cable? you mean if I buy a bunch >of new cables and plugthem into my appletalk network, I'll be able to get >ethernet speed from my old appletalk network? out of the old serial port? Dr. John: Not quite. You wouldn't replace the RJ11/12 (telephone) wiring from Phonenet to Phonenet and continue using a serial port to get your network feed. You would get a little $50 ethernet hub and connect the ethernet RJ45 from the wall to it. Then you would connect all the other printers and Macs to the hub as well. Here's where you might have to spend more. If you've got all newer model PMacs, then the 10base-T ethernet hardware is built-in and therefore you just need to connect directly to the hub. If you've got an older model PMac or a Quadra then you've got some of the needed circuit in the Mac but you'll need an Ethernet transciever to plug into the Mac which you then connect to the RJ45. The transciever (Asant=E9 calls theirs a FriendlyNet connector) connects to a port on the Mac called an AAUI port (I think). They're around $40 here in Canada. (Bound to be cheaper in the States.) Older Macs yet, like Mac II series or LCs will need a NuBus or PDS Ethernet card installed internally that provide an RJ45 port to connect directly to the hub. They're in the $100 range here. The alternative we've used in the past to connect a little PDS slotted Mac like a IIsi, SE (or any Classic shaped) or LC was to use a SCSI to Ethernet transformer box like Asant=E9's ENSC adapter. I think they were quite a bit more expensive and may be hard to find now. Printers are a bit more expensive to get on the network if they don't already have an ethernet port. Some Apple LaserWriters have AAUI ports, some of the newest have 10Base-T (RJ45) ports but any of the older printers that only have a DIN 8 port for a Mac serial cable or Phonenet will need a little extra help. You can get a rather expensive little Ethernet to Localtalk converter called something like Etherprint or Asant=E9Print that allows an existing Localtalk daisy-chain to be bridged to the Ethernet. These are around $400 a pop. You can also do this using a piece of software from Apple called Localtalk Bridge or to connect just a printer - LaserWriter Bridge. The latter is a free control panel, the former you have to buy. These are cheaper but the host Mac takes a performance hit anytime their Mac has to route between the Ethertalk and Localtalk - like when a print job gets sent to a printer they're connected to by someone else on Ethernet. One last thought; there was something on the market called EtherWave. I think it acted kind of like Phonenet in as much as it was a daisy-chain arrangement instead of needing a hub. I think they plugged into the AAUI port so there may be a limited use for them. The second generation of Pmacs still had AAUI ports as well as RJ45 so they could still use these. Sorry, no idea of the costs for those. I hope that helps. - Scott PS - Sorry this sounds like a long commercial for Asant=E9. ************************** D. Scott Beach, sbeach@front.net A rabid Mac dude in Toronto. ************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:34:25 -0700 From: "Jim Wickman" Subject: Font Organization utls Look at TypeTamer by Impossible Software. Seems like they have just what you want. I've used it for several years now, and I'm pleased. No other connection to them Jim Wickman ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:46:47 -0700 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: (Q) Font organization utils? Ron asked: > >Hi Folks. I'm looking for a utility that will help me organize my >font menus. I don't know if one (or more) exists, but I'd appreciate >any feedback. > >What I'd like is the following: > - The ability to allow me to organize my fonts into categories (submenus). > i.e. "Script", "Sans", "Block", etc. > - When font menus are displayed, each font name is displayed in its > own typeface. > >Ideally, *all* apps would be affected... > >If either or both features exist, please let me know. If it makes >no sense, or I'm crazy for asking, let me know that, too :). ATM Deluxe does exactly that, and does it very well. From Adobe. Daly Daly Jessup ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:53:04 -0700 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: Help with CD graphics Stephen Peilschmidt asked: >The archive will be for general usage - no high end graphic use that >requires drum scans and huge files. > >Some of my specific questions are: > >right,left,out1. what is the best format to >scan the photos (GIF, TIFF, PICT, Photoshop) I guess this is a tradeoff >between file size and scan quality. > >2. what would the best scanning resolution be - again I assume that a >setting of around 100dpi would produce adequate results but it is a >trade off. > >3. is there any good cataloguing software out there that people can >recommend - perhaps on the InfoMac archives - or would doing something >in FileMaker be better > >4. a further consideration is that the CD remain accessible for a >reasonable time - what I mean by this is that I would like to access >the images for a reasonable amount of time (ie 5 to 10 years) with >standard equipment ie a Mac of some form that will undoubtedly be >updated - I guess I want to guard against technology creep making the >CD unusable. > >5. not that I am a great user of PeeCees - but would it be possible to >make the CD cross platform. I have recently purchased a CD burner and I am considering how to go about archiving and cataloging photos. For cataloging I like Adobe Fetch. I also have a shareware item called "PictureAlbum Lite" but actually, I've never used it. Fetch is good. So is FileMaker. I am sure you can make it dual-platform with Toast software. I would think that for photos your best bet would be JPEG. I'm sure there are experts here on the list who can offer better ideas and more detail.... Daly Daly Jessup ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 21:23:32 -0400 From: Richard Smykla Subject: Help with CD graphics Stephen, Re: your question: 3. is there any good cataloguing software out there that people can recommend - perhaps on the InfoMac archives - or would doing something in FileMaker be better Try the shareware package QuickNailer (currently at v1.6.5), available at the author's webpage, http://www.amug.org/~sbaber/software/quicknailer-en-de-fr-165.hqx According to the webpage, "Preview and organize thousands of images and movies. Create contact sheets, media catalogs, web pages, or linked web pages." Very well done, uses QuickTime 3.0. Rick Smykla rsmykla@pipeline.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:14:24 -0500 From: Nick Schmitt Subject: icon desktops A number of cd that I have been getting lately have had pictures on them created by placing colored icons on them (Hope I'm not being to vague). Does anyone know of a program that will take and image and created those icons for placement? Nick ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 16:24:57 +1000 From: "Stewart Smith" Subject: Library Cataloguing System Our school is going to be replacing it's cataloguing system and I would prefer it to be MacOS based and not Windows. Please, I need your help here!. --------------------------- Stewart Smith Advanced God at Purple Grapefruit web - http://vll.com/purplegrapefruit/ mail - purplegrapefruit@kagi.com ICQ - 6734154 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:31:37 EDT From: Luskin@aol.com Subject: Printing with Acrobat 3.0 problem I am reading an acrobat file with acrobat 3.0. I have no problem reading it, but when I try to print, the program quits with a "postscript error". Any ideas? Thank you very much Michael B. Luskin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 22:27:05 -0700 From: Jon Fullmer Subject: Quest for SoftPC... Hello Info-Macers! I'm seeking out an old Insignia Software program called SoftPC, specifically SoftPC Professional 3.1. No, I didn't mean RealPC, I meant _SoftPC_. This software has been discontinued for over two years. My interest in it? My reasons are purely historical. I'm also looking to stay legal if I can here (i.e., I do intend to pay for an actual licensed version of the software). Thanks in advance, and I hope to hear from you soon! -- Jon Fullmer ----------------------------- The package said: "Requires Windows 95 or better," so I bought a Mac. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Aug 98 10:27:00 BST From: Neil Edwards-OUPC Subject: re Font organization utils? ron wrote: >What I'd like is the following: >- The ability to allow me to organize my fonts into categories (submenus). i.e. "Script", "Sans", "Block", etc. >- When font menus are displayed, each font name is displayed in its own typeface. >Ideally, *all* apps would be affected... >If either or both features exist, please let me know. If it makes >no sense, or I'm crazy for asking, let me know that, too :). the one you need would be type tamer from http://www.impossible.com this allows you to set custom sets and see type as is the version I had wasnt compatible with photoshop 5 I think, or adobe type reunion also check out atm deluxe - www.adobe.com and the venerable Suitcase - www.symantec.com hth it pays to be crazy --> neil edwards newmedia design img, bbc <-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 06:30:25 -0400 From: Jeff Frankel Subject: Scripts to close Finder windows >Greetings. The subject says it: I need an Applescript to close all Finder >windows (including tabbed folders). Try either of the following Applescripts on for size. One or the other worked most, but not all of the time for me. Popup folders, in some circumstances, seemed to prevent all windows from closing. There is a popup windows property, as well as a property for whether a popup window is expanded or not. Maybe playing around with these properties will help. tell application "Finder" close every window end tell tell application "Finder" set x to the number of windows repeat x times close window 1 end repeat end tell -- Jeff Frankel Windsor, Maine USA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:49:47 -0500 From: Keith Hamilton Subject: The Slowest PowerCenter Ever! (Q) Hello, I have a power center 132 from power computing. The computer is what I consider to be a problem child. My main problem now is that this computer is hooked up to an ethernet. We had an Apple Laserwriter Pro 630 hooked up to it (the print is also ethernet). Okay to the point it take me about 5 mins(and that on a page with just text). to print a document. I have tried every thing I know to get it to print normal. When I hookup to that computer us either appletalk or TCP/IP the connection is still substandard. Please help me fix the problem. Keith Hamilton -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************