Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #103 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 03 Jun 97 Volume 15 : Issue 103 Today's Topics: [*] Sensory Overload Lvl 7 Music For Tetris Max! [*] AVI-to-QT Kit 1.1 [*] CombiNumerals - circled numbers dingbat font [*] Daleks ET 1.0 [*] Drill v1.2 [*] Eldacur Anteak 1.5.2, an earth-tone Kaleidoscope scheme [*] EV-Edit 2.1 [*] Find In Files 1.2J - Japanese Version [*] Frosty 2.0 Photoshop 3 Plugin [*] GIF Blast 3.0 [*] Heroes of the Black Tower [*] How to Pickup Women [*] Manual Maker 2.3 (a standalone document maker) [*] Manual Maker 2.3J (a standalone document maker) [*] MatrixHelper 2 Demo [*] Metronome68k1.0 [*] MetronomePPC1.0. [*] MPW Editor Substitute/Quaid Update [*] onescan111.sit [*] Painting 1.0.3 - A graphics editor [*] Pattern Manager 1.5 [*] Robert Rhino-interactive story for kids [*] Rosie - enhanced Finder font [*] SimpleText2Html 1.0 [*] Slider 101 [*] SolitaireTillDawn32.sit.hqx [*] Squishy Pack, Kaleidoscope color schemes and patterns [*] TE+ 2.0.1 [*] The Kaleidoscope MU Schemes Collection [*] Tuner68k1.0.hqx - Guitar tuner with 3 tunings [*] TunerPPC1.0 [*] V&N Lookup 1.0 - foreign language learning [*] VCD Player 1.2.1 Updater (Q) Intermittent problems with Zip drive (Q) Way to make Fax terminal beep on received fax? Audio CD glitch on Centris 610 Excel Textbox limits problem Finder substitute like Windows Explorer kaleidoscope request MacWeb and Proxy Servers microsoft works4.0 on powermac Pointer Freezes - Problem Solved tape drive The unscratchable itch? web page management The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of: Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, Matt Bauer, iam Breck The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around the world. For the site list, request it by mail (address below), or try: Also accessible by ftp. Help files and indexes are also in info-mac/help/. Administrative queries & info: Articles for digest publication: Files for inclusion: To submit a file greater than 800K, or to avoid submitting by (and segmenting for) email, send email describing the file to and upload it to: -- username/password macgifts/macgifts at info-mac.org As with emailed submissions, non-text files must be binhexed. See our new WWW site: , where you can find all of this info and more! The Info-Mac digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Quarterdeck corporation. StarNine develops Internet server software for the Macintosh, including World Wide Web and e-mail publishing systems. We'd also like to thank AOL, who has supplied the hardware the main info-mac machine runs on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #103" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:38 -0700 From: sshertzer@aristotle.net Subject: [*] Sensory Overload Lvl 7 Music For Tetris Max! CyberKnight Technologies has just released another great music file for the game, "Tetris Max" Sensory Overload Lvl 7 Music for Tetris Max is here! Download at the info-mac archives, or at: http://www.aristotle.net/~sshertzer [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/sens-ovrld-music-lv-l7-4t.hqx; 235K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:26 -0700 From: jk@esperance.com Subject: [*] AVI-to-QT Kit 1.1 Attached is the latest revision of AVI-to-QT Kit. I added a bit more documentation and added 'vers' ID 2 resources to unify the kit and allow Extensions Manager 4.0 to group the codecs, I also made sure to get the latest codecs from Intel. Note that any AVIs that use the Indeo Video Interactive(a.k.a. Indeo 4.x) codec cannot be played on a Mac at all, as Intel has not yet released such codecs for the Mac. P.S. No, I do not know of a way to convert a QuickTime movie to AVI format, tell your PC using friends to get QuickTime for Windows ;) Please direct all correspondence regarding this package to . Joel Klecker (mailto:jk@esperance.com) The [US] Senate trying to govern cyberspace is analogous to King George believing he could still govern the colonies even though he had never been there. -- John Perry Barlow [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/avi-to-qt-kit-11.hqx; 221K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:43 -0700 From: seanc@mvd.com Subject: [*] CombiNumerals - circled numbers dingbat font CombiNumerals is a "dingbat" font that lets you create any circled number between 0 and 99 in either solid or hollow circles. You can even create circled numbers with leading zeros. Very useful for people creating documentation, Web graphics and instructional material, for example. It's available in both TrueType and Type 1 formats. Freeware. Sean Cavanaugh Author, Digital Type Design Guide http://www.mvd.com/seanc [Archived as /info-mac/font/combi-numerals.hqx; 92K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:34 -0700 From: cft1@pop.pitt.edu Subject: [*] Daleks ET 1.0 This is a simple implementation of Daleks, a old game first written (as far as I know) by John and Walter Wu (although I didn't use any of their source code). You are being chased around by very stupid robots who want to kill you for some strange reason. (You probably forgot to back up their memory cores last night, didn't you? How inconsiderate!) Fortunately, these robots are complete idiots. They always head straight for you, and with a little strategy, you can cause them to crash into each other, turning expenisive machinery into piles of rubble. (always a good time!) ... Version 2.0 should also include sound and a little animation, maybe the AI if I've gotten anywhere with that... ... Requirements: I think anything with a 640x480 screen will do fine, but I could be wrong. Just try it and find out. Freeware or Shareware: If you've ever written any shareware or freeware software for the Mac community, this is free. I've used a lot of shareware that I never paid for (I'm an unemployed high school Junior, what do you expect?), so this is the best payback I can muster for now. (along with any other software I write in the near future) However, if you've never contributed anything to the Mac community, and this is your most favorite game in the whole world, just give me something in return. A buck or two would be really cool, but I'll take whatever you think it's worth (email a really funny joke or some pick up lines maybe?) [Archived as /info-mac/game/daleks-et.hqx; 89K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 09:07:39 -0700 From: visser@chem.vu.nl Subject: [*] Drill v1.2 Drill 1.2 Drill is a simple and efficient freeware program to drill list of words, as all highschool students have to do to learn a foreign language. Enter the words you want to learn and their translations, and exercise until you know them. It should be pretty obvious how to use the program, the only skill required (or to be developed) is some typing experience .... The order in which the words are asked has been optimized to learn them as fast as possible. Using checkboxes you may restrict Drill to ask only certain words, for example only words you are having problems with. Version 1.2 contains a small bug fix and provides Import and Export options using tab delimited text files. Please note that these new features are largely untested, comments are welcome. Enjoy, and let me know what you think of it or which improvements you would like. I will try to fix any bug which comes to my attention! Permission granted to include Drill on a Info Mac CD-ROM. For other CD-ROM collections please contact me. Olivier Visser, e-mail: visser@chem.vu.nl, Latest version at: http://tc.chem.vu.nl/~visser/drill [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/drill-12.hqx; 388K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:10 -0700 From: brons@eldacur.com Subject: [*] Eldacur Anteak 1.5.2, an earth-tone Kaleidoscope scheme Eldacur Anteak=81 is a Kaleidoscope 1.5 color scheme. If you don't have Kaleidoscope 1.5, it won't do you much good. Anteak is the latest incarnation of a color scheme that I have used for several years on X Windows, NT and Macontosh systems. It uses various earth-tone colors originally based on old fashioned ink, parchment and hardwoods. The intent is to be pleasing, easy on the eyes and easy to read. Eldacur Anteak=81 and Eldacur Technologies=81 are trademarks of Eldacur Technologies. The Eldacur Anteak module is copyright =A9 1997, Jim Burrows. All Rights Reserved. It is distributed as freeware. You may redistribute it so long as you include this ReadMe file, do not modify the module or this ReadMe, and do not charge for it. Specificially, I give permission for it to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. =46or more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit my Web page: http://www.eldacur.com/~brons/EldacurAnteak.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/eldacu-anteak1.hqx; 42K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 09:07:38 -0700 From: climax@grfn.org Subject: [*] EV-Edit 2.1 EV-Edit is a scenario editor for Ambroisa's popular space adventure game, Escape Velocity. EV-Edit takes advantage of Escape Velocity's incredible flexibility by allowing anyone to create their own scenario. This version is a vast improvement against the previous version 1.2 on Info-Mac. Many in-between versions have existed and been replaced. 2.1 has been available elsewhere for 3 months now. http://users.aol.com/Burgr/evedit.html Ben Chess climax@grfn.org [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/ev-edit-21.hqx; 456K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:00 -0700 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] Find In Files 1.2J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Find In Files package. Find In Files is a Mac shareware application that searches a set of files (or all files) for some text. Available for 68K and PPC. Why would you use Find In Files? Here's an example. Suppose you have 100's of Microsoft Word files, and one or more of them has some information you need. You could open every one of the files and search them by hand, or use Find In Files to search for you. Simply enter some key words, enter the creator and file types (or click the Select File button, and open any file to get the creator and file type), enter the folder where the search should begin, and click on Search. Find In Files returns with a list of text snippets and the files that contain the text snippets. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:31 -0700 From: nwcs@delphi.com Subject: [*] Frosty 2.0 Photoshop 3 Plugin Frosty is an image manipulator. It takes the selected area and does an algorithm on it and produces a snow like effect on the image. The amount of snow can vary according to the intensity you select. You can choose between 1 and 99 percent. The effects can be different according to the type of graphic you are applying the filter to. On simple pictures Frosty acts like a 'find lines' filter, adding frost along the edges. On more complex graphics, Frosty adds the 'snow' more evenly. In a sense, think of it as this: the snow goes into the 'pits' of the image. The 'snow' color is the current background color you currently have selected. This is a Adobe Photoshop version 5.0 filter. That is, it works with all programs that use Photoshop plug-ins compatible with version 3.0 of Photoshop and higher. The filter has native code for both 680x0 and PowerPC based Macintoshes. I don't have a 680x0 Mac anymore so I cannot test it but it is based on the same code. If there are any problems, please let me know. What's different since 1.0 (a.k.a. New Features) * Frosty is now a version 5 Photoshop filter * Previews in the dialog box * Numbers based on percent, not levels * Fat binary, supports PowerPC and 680x0 * Faster algorithm * Works if you have multiple layers in your document * Placed in the 'Noise' menu now instead of 'Stylize' * Better documentation with example! Frosty was written by Neil Schulman, nwcs@delphi.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/frosty-20.hqx; 2452K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:27 -0700 From: itdept@altrex.nl Subject: [*] GIF Blast 3.0 This is GIF Blast version 3.0. GIF Blast is a lossless GIF compressor. It is shareware written by Eric Toonen. Now with version 3.0 it is finally accelerated for PowerPC! GIF Blast is a compressor designed especially for GIF files. The usual file compressors do not work on GIF files; GIF Blast does. Unlike JPEG compression, GIF Blast does not loose image quality! System requirements: - Mac OS 7.0 or later, - 68020 processor or better. (PPC native) - 400 Kb of free memory. Version 3.0 brings quite some changes from 2.0.9: - Most notably, it is now PowerPC native, making it about three times faster on PowerMacs. - It now requires MacOS version 7 or higher so if you use MacOS 6.0.x stick with 2.0.9 until you migrate. - The file handling routines are rewritten, fixing a bug in the previous versions with MacOS 7.5 and later that didn't allow you to open multiple files while conversion was already started. - The user-interface has been somewhat modernized. - GIF Blast now correctly responds to Shutdown/Restart events in the Finder. Please open the About Box or read the accompanying 'Readme' file for more information. --- Eric Toonen (itdept@altrex.nl) Altrex BV Automatisering Postbus 23 NL-8070 AA Nunspeet http://www.altrex.nl Tel: +31-341-274444 (Mobiel: 0654 912 422) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gif-blast-30.hqx; 114K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:41 -0700 From: akko@enter.it Subject: [*] Heroes of the Black Tower The attached file contains Heroes of the Black Tower - a game scenario for Sword Dream 3D version 2.1. This is the final version, and replaces the public beta we uploaded on the Net in mid May '97. Sword Dream 3D is a fantasy adventure gaming system. Old role playing games had you play over a boring 2D map. In Sword Dream 3D, your surroundings are in three-D (just like in Marathon=81, Doom=81 or Descent=81). Still, this= isn't a shoot-em-up videogame: it's a think-first, act-later game. And it's fun for days, not minutes: Dream 3D accepts plug-in adventure games, or "scenarios". Anybody can create a 3D scenario using the free tools we are providing, which allow anyone to create new monsters, spell, objects, buildings, traps, riddles, characters, music and more. =46ull details on Sword Dream 3D are available at http://www.comenius.com/dr= eam/ All other available scenarios can be downloaded from http://www.comenius.com/dream/scenarios.html [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/sd3d-black-tower.hqx; 1375K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:09 -0700 From: nomsdos@ecentral.com Subject: [*] How to Pickup Women How to Pick Up Women is an INSTRUCTIONAL GRAPHIC ADVENTURE that has taken years to write. Thanks to the help of some of the most beautiful female bartenders in three cities, and lots of trial and error, this program GUARANTEES you will soon be one of those guys that makes other guys wonder "How in the world does he do it?". You can pick up women that other men claim "must be gay" because they can't get the time of day from them. And you do it without spending a single dime on them !!! No matter how beautiful, stunning, or sexy she is, SHE CAN BE YOURS using the little known knowledge comprized in this program. How to Pick Up Women is designed to be entertaining as well as educational and enlightening. Nine different stunningly beautiful women will guide you through the "Six Steps to Success" and the "Seven Golden Rules". With it's clever animation and clickable responses, "The Approach" will allow you to practice on several major beauties and check your "SCORE" before you ever leave your computer in search of the "REAL THING". "The 39 Classic Mistakes" will show you where men fail miserably at pick ups and, knowing how to avoid those mistakes, will help you even more. The program doesn't stop there. It goes on to "The First Date" which tells you what places to avoid and why, how to win her over to you and have her come back begging for more. Then it goes even further to "The Second Date" which tells how to keep her once "the change has come and she's under your thumb". WARNING -- This program may teach you things that will cause you to have such a busy social life you won't have time for your computer ever again !!! YES, it's big, but there is a lifetime of knowledge, secrets, and information contained within. (Shareware $15.00) Harley Bradley dba: MagicHat Shareware http://www.ecentral.com/members/MagicHat/ P.O. Box 6302 Denver, Colorado 80206 (303) 680-2628 [Archived as /info-mac/info/how-to-pick-up-women-hc.hqx; 2084K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:03 -0700 From: jwwalker@kagi.com Subject: [*] Manual Maker 2.3 (a standalone document maker) Manual Maker is a simple application that converts a collection of SimpleText files into a low-overhead standalone document called a Manual Reader. Besides displaying styled text and embedded pictures, a Manual Reader provides chapter and section menus and a Find command. Manual Maker is free for personal, nonprofit, and educational use, and Manual Reader documents may also be distributed under those conditions. Version 2.3 adds dynamic scrolling. Also, pictures are positioned more precisely like the way SimpleText does it. James W. Walker ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:02 -0700 From: jwwalker@kagi.com Subject: [*] Manual Maker 2.3J (a standalone document maker) This is the Japanese localized version of Manual Maker, a simple application that converts a collection of SimpleText files into a low-overhead standalone document called a Manual Reader. Besides displaying styled text and embedded pictures, a Manual Reader provides chapter and section menus and a Find command. Manual Maker is free for personal, nonprofit, and educational use, and Manual Reader documents may also be distributed under those conditions. Version 2.3 adds dynamic scrolling. Also, pictures are positioned more precisely like the way SimpleText does it. James W. Walker ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:08 -0700 From: hussamd@skyenet.net Subject: [*] MatrixHelper 2 Demo Matrix Helper 2.0 Performing Various Matrix Operations Release date: 5/28/97 Matrix Helper is an application to help with basic matrix operations like inverting, row-reducing, solving a system of linear equations and more... The application allows the user to create a matrix and perform several operations on it. New in version 2.0 * Total rewrite of the code from C to C++ using Symantec C++ with visual architecture. This enabled various GUI improvements to the application. * Floating windows to provide shortcuts to menu options. * Spreadsheet-like window interface for viewing and entering matrix cell data. * Demo version could be unlocked with a key, otherwise the application is limited to a 3x3 matrix. * Added LU decomposition of a matrix. * Custom text and background colors. * Variable precision when displaying cell values. * Multiple windows interface. Each matrix exists in its own window. * The console interface was removed from the application. and more... This demo version is limited to 3x3 matrices. The full version is limited to 1000x1000 but can be increased by special request. Please circulate and distribute this demo version. This application can be included on the archive's CD-ROM Thanks Hussam ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:18 -0700 From: david@reddoorint.com Subject: [*] Metronome68k1.0 Metronome 1.0 for 68k Macintosh This gadget will have you playing perfect rthythm in no time. The Metronome features: Tempos ranging from 40 to 240 4 selectable click sounds (click, stick, rim shot, wood block) 3 selectable time signatures (2/4, 3/4, 4/4) Versions are available for Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.x. This Metronome is distributed as freeware. It is part of the Multimedia Guitar series from Red Door Interactive. For more info on great Guitar software visit Red Door Interactive at http://www.reddoorint.com/ Mail to info@reddoorint.com Call 1-800-949-2983. Also check out Red Door Interactives Tuner and Guitar Shop programs. Copyright =A9 1996 Red Door Interactive. All Rights Reserved. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/metronome-68k-10.hqx; 1317K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:21 -0700 From: david@reddoorint.com Subject: [*] MetronomePPC1.0. Metronome 1.0 for PPC Macintosh This gadget will have you playing perfect rthythm in no time. The Metronome features: Tempos ranging from 40 to 240 4 selectable click sounds (click, stick, rim shot, wood block) 3 selectable time signatures (2/4, 3/4, 4/4) Versions are available for Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.x. This Metronome is distributed as freeware. It is part of the Multimedia Guitar series from Red Door Interactive. For more info on great Guitar software visit Red Door Interactive at http://www.reddoorint.com/ Mail to info@reddoorint.com. Call 1-800-949-2983. Also check out Red Door Interactives Tuner and Guitar Shop programs. Copyright =A9 1996 Red Door Interactive. All Rights Reserved. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/metronome-ppc-10.hqx; 1441K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 09:07:41 -0700 From: shak@market1.com Subject: [*] MPW Editor Substitute/Quaid Update Hate MPW's built in editor? Technicolor patch doesn't satisfy your syntax coloring cravings? Hate digging through endless numbers of folders to find the directory MPW is in just to drag a file over to your favorite text editor so that you can enjoy it's nifty editing features? Well fret no more! This little Tool/Script combination will allow you to open any file from MPW or ToolServer's command line in the editor of your choice simply and quickly so that you can get straight to work. You choose which editor you'd like to use instead, and away you go. Requires: System 7, PPC processor, basic ResEdit skills. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/quaid.hqx; 289K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:33 -0700 From: han@lava.net Subject: [*] onescan111.sit This Plug-In for Adobe Photoshop (>=2.5.1) allows the user to drive an Apple OneScanner or Color OneScanner. Version 0.1 was wildly hacked together in a moment of frustration with the Ofoto/Photoshop juggling process Written by Richard Parr in 1994. Still works today. If you rename this to be "Apple Color OneScanner" you can get the old OneScanner's to work with the current OneScanner Dispatcher software that ships with the 600/27 and 1200/30 models. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/one-scan-111.hqx; 21K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:29 -0700 From: sarwat@interlog.com Subject: [*] Painting 1.0.3 - A graphics editor As its name implies, Painting 1.0.3 is a new painting program. It's especially useful for creating and editing graphics. Painting has all of standard paint tools, including a variable sized paint brush (up to 50 pixels wide!), flood fill and lasso tools. Painting also has a "Paste New" command for making new documents from the clipboard, customizable color sets, and support for creating JPEG files. For more information, check out . Painting can be put on the info-mac CD-ROM. Sarwat Khan Brampton, Ontario sarwat@interlog.com http://www.interlog.com/~sarwat [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/painting-103.hqx; 582K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:30 -0700 From: Sterling_Augustine@shdor.org Subject: [*] Pattern Manager 1.5 With the myriad of other desktop pattern installers out there, why another desktop pattern manager? Simple: none of them had the features that I wanted. Pattern Manager-displays patterns with their names in a user-sizable grid, installs patterns into the System File, and sets the utilities pattern (which other desktop pattern installers don't do). It fully supports drag and drop between files, the Scrapbook, the Finder, and any other program that supports drag and drop. It has the best PICT importer available, and, remarkable for a desktop pattern manager, it has resizeable windows. It also has a nifty pattern information window and can change the background pattern periodically. New in version 1.5: A new pattern information window. You can see the pattern at actual size, scroll it unlimited distance in any direction, see it's dimensions, the bit-depths it will properly display at, and assorted other nifty things. Pattern Rotater. Drop this background only application in your extensions folder. Set it's preferences from within PatMan, and Pattern Rotater will change your background pattern periodically. From once per second, to once per week. Never get tired of that same old background pattern day-after-day. The usual assortment of bug-fixes. Sterling Augustine See the ReadMe for distribution restrictions. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pattern-manager-15.hqx; 590K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:46 -0700 From: maggie2@ais.net Subject: [*] Robert Rhino-interactive story for kids Robert Rhino is a small application for younger children, (from 2 1/2 years old) being introduced to a computer. It is easy to use and a great tool to introduce children to the Macintosh computer environment. It takes the reader through a short story with colorful paintings, photos, and poems, with large interactive buttons. System Requirements: Robert Rhino requires a Macintosh with 68020 or better, System 7.0 or later, and Quick Time 1.5 or latter. The size of the application is 814k. It requires color Macs only. For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed with application. Thank you, Laurel Nimmer http://www.cl.ais.net/maggie2 Email: maggie2@ais.net Http://www.cl.ais.net/maggie2 [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/robert-rhino.hqx; 982K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:44 -0700 From: seanc@mvd.com Subject: [*] Rosie - enhanced Finder font Rosie is a hand-tuned screen font designed as a replacement for Geneva. It's much more attractive and readable for Finder Views (using the Views control panel) and is slightly more compact. Once you switch to it, you simply can't go back to Geneva. Freeware. Sean Cavanaugh Author, Digital Type Design Guide http://www.mvd.com/seanc [Archived as /info-mac/font/rosie.hqx; 51K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:06 -0700 From: danwr@halcyon.com Subject: [*] SimpleText2Html 1.0 This is SimpleText2Html version 1.0, Copyright (c) 1997 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. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:36 -0700 From: ck@ravenware.com Subject: [*] Slider 101 Slider is a fun, challenging, puzzle game! Your goal is to slide key blocks to a gool. Easy? Not when there are wall, bombs, reversing blocks, and other troublesome blocks are in your way! The game comes with 50 levels, and a built-in editor for you to create your own levels to challenge your friends! Macintosh System 7 or later, 500k RAM, color only. C.K. Haun ck@ravenware.com Current release: Postcards from the Undermind Contact Ravenware Music for purchase or distribution Ravenware Music HTTP://WWW.ravenware.com/music Ravenware Software HTTP://WWW.ravenware.com/sware [Archived as /info-mac/game/slider-101.hqx; 200K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:37 -0700 From: rick@kagi.com Subject: [*] SolitaireTillDawn32.sit.hqx Solitaire Till Dawn is the premiere card game collection for the Macintosh. Version 3.2 contains 32 different games, including favorites such as Klondike, Golf, Pyramid, Canfield, Forty Thieves, and Spider, along with other more exotic games and even a few created expressly for Solitaire Till Dawn itself. This release adds the game "Eight Off" and includes a few recent bug fixes, including fixes for a crash at startup and for problems that prevented profiles and preferences from being correctly saved. It also contains these features from earlier versions: beautiful professional graphics including many different window backgrounds and card designs, "smart cards" that zoom to their destinations with a single click, unlimited undo and redo of moves, the status bar that shows your progress and statistics at a glance, early win notification, Am-I-Stuck, "Magnetic Mouse" option for playing without typing or clicking (great for RSI relief!), and sound effects. Shareware US $20, by the author of The TIlery and Scarab of RA. Requires System 7.0 or later. Info-Mac may include this program in their CD-ROM collections. Rick Holzgrafe Semicolon Software rick@kagi.com http://www.semicolon.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/solitaire-till-dawn-32.hqx; 1092K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:14 -0700 From: harvey@ampsc.com Subject: [*] Squishy Pack, Kaleidoscope color schemes and patterns Squishy Pack is a set of four Kaleidoscope color schemes, and three Desktop Pattern clippings to enhance your Mac OS windows and desktop. The four color schemes are variations of the original Squishy, and were created in response to requests from some people who found the original=92s yellow text and highlights a bit too bright. The four variants are: Squishy Yellow which uses the original yellow text and highlights. Squishy White which uses white text and highlights. Squishy Gray which uses light gray text and highlights. Squishy Squash which uses pale yellow text and highlights. To use the Kaleidoscope color schemes, you must have the Kaleidoscope 1.5 (or greater) control panel installed (this color scheme will not work with Kaleidoscope 1.0). Kaleidoscope is shareware by Greg Landweber, available from http://greg.math.harvard.edu. The pattern clipping files can be drag-and-dropped into the open window of the Desktop Patterns or Desktop Pictures control panel, and used as your desktop background. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/squishy-pack.hqx; 201K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:05 -0700 From: TomBB@aol.com Subject: [*] TE+ 2.0.1 NEW -- Tex-Edit Plus 2.0.1 is extensively scriptable and recordable! There is a new Show Invisibles command. Word Services are now supported. 2.0.1 fixes a bug seen when the "Scripts" folder is missing. See the Revision History for all the other improvements and fixes. RECENT CHANGES -- Tex-Edit Plus is PowerPC native (fat). Extensive multi-file search and replace capabilities have been added. DRAG and DROP -- Apple's Drag Manager is supported. Give it a try! Drag and Drop requires System 7.5+ or System 7.x with the Macintosh Drag and Drop extension. [Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-201.hqx; 630K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:12 -0700 From: daix@francenet.fr Subject: [*] The Kaleidoscope MU Schemes Collection Kaleidoscope MU Schemes Collection (June 1st, 1997) by David-Artur Daix David's Kaleidoscope MU Schemes Collection contains two color schemes for use with Kaleidoscope 1.5 or later and is meant as a demo of my Kaleidoscope Color Schemes Collections, also available from Info-Mac (look in the gui/ks directory for the following files: kalscp-hitech-schemes-16.hqx, kalscp-pattern-schemes-16.hqx and kalscp-silver-schemes-16.hqx). The color schemes included in this collection have been enhanced to take advantage of the new and more powerful Kaleidoscope 1.5 color schemes format and require Kaleidoscope 1.5 or later. They also offer full Smart Scroll compatibility and include support for TigerTech's Window Monkey control panel. The latest versions of my shareware will always be made available on the Info-Mac and Umich sites and mirrors, on AMUG and on DOWNLOAD.COM. You can find links to those sites on my home page located at . You can also go to DOWNLOAD.COM and launch a "Power search" for my name (just enter "Daix" in the "publisher/author" field). That will bring up an up-to-date list of my programs. Thanks for supporting the shareware system! (David's Kaleidoscope MU Schemes Collection may be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. It has been checked with SAM 4.5) David-Artur Daix [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/kalscp-mu-schemes-16.hqx; 237K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:22 -0700 From: david@reddoorint.com Subject: [*] Tuner68k1.0.hqx - Guitar tuner with 3 tunings Guitar Tuner 1.0 for 68k Macintosh This is a great little gadget that allows you to tune your guitar in one of three popular tunings: Standard, Drop-D, and Half Step Down. Simply click the string you want to tune and match your guitar string to the sound. Great workout for the ear! Also check out Red Door Interactives Metronome and Guitar Shop programs. This Guitar Tuner is distributed as freeware. It is part of the Multimedia Guitar series from Red Door Interactive. For more info on great Guitar software visit Red Door Interactive at http://www.reddoorint.com/ eMail: info@reddoorint.com phone: 1-800-949-2983. Versions are available for Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.x. Copyright =A9 1996 Red Door Interactive. All Rights Reserved. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/tuner-68k-10.hqx; 2531K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:24 -0700 From: david@reddoorint.com Subject: [*] TunerPPC1.0 Guitar Tuner 1.0 for PPC Macintosh This is a great little gadget that allows you to tune your guitar in one of three popular tunings: Standard, Drop-D, and Half Step Down. Simply click the string you want to tune and match your guitar string to the sound. Great workout for the ear! Also check out Red Door Interactives Metronome and Guitar Shop programs. This Guitar Tuner is distributed as freeware. It is part of the Multimedia Guitar series from Red Door Interactive. For more info on great Guitar software visit Red Door Interactive at http://www.reddoorint.com/ eMail: info@reddoorint.com phone: 1-800-949-2983. Versions are available for Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.x. Copyright =A9 1996 Red Door Interactive. All Rights Reserved. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/tuner-ppc-10.hqx; 2654K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:48 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] V&N Lookup 1.0 - foreign language learning V&N Lookup is a simple program to search the 'Verbs&Nouns' dictionaries. The search is performed on many databases simultaneously. The program can be used in a combination with any text based application because it searches for every word (shorter than 23 characters) that is copied to the clipboard. To learn more about the 'Verbs&Nouns' databases you should download the program 'Verbs and Nouns' available from the same places as this application. The application 'V&N Lookup' is a part of my 'Foreign Language Toolkit' project. To try out the program you can download not-protected databases and play with them. The examples of them are: Italian Verbs - Italian Nouns - English Dictionary - Jacek Iwanski. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/verbs-and-nouns-lookup-10.hqx; 476K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:09:16 -0700 From: johnny@HK.Super.NET Subject: [*] VCD Player 1.2.1 Updater VCD Player 1.2.1 (c) Copyright 1997 Johnny C N Lee, All Rights Reserved. What's new in 1.2.1? - Bug fixed : The menu item "Resize Screen" was non-functionable, now fixed. Johnny C N Lee A Hong Kong Macintosh Developer johnny@kagi.com http://www.hkstar.com/~snowyho/johnny/htmls/welcome.html [Archived as /info-mac/gst/vcd-player-120-121-updater.hqx; 22K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 23:33:16 -0700 From: Mark Allen Subject: (Q) Intermittent problems with Zip drive Configuration: Power Mac 7500, Mac OS 7.5.5, AppleVision 1710AV. In the past couple of days, I've been rebooting my system with different combinations of system files activated. Sometimes when my Zip drive was connected to the SCSI port (Zip drive either on or off), the system sounded like it was booting up, but my screen would not come on. In these situations, only disconnecting the Zip drive from the SCSI port would allow a full bootup. And sometimes everything worked right. I have not been able to identify the particular circumstances that lead to the problem. Has anyone else had the problem of their Zip drive preventing the AppleVision monitor from coming on? Did you figure out the particular cause? Thanks for any insight that can be provided! Mark Allen ------------------------------ Date: 02 Jun 97 10:50:24 -0700 From: "FHOWARD.NC.COM" Subject: (Q) Way to make Fax terminal beep on received fax? I have an duo 210 that wants an active retirement. I'm thinking of making it a receive-fax machine, but would like it to Beep every minute or so when it has received faxes. Has anybody done this? Thank you ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 21:23:21 +0200 From: "John.Park" Subject: Audio CD glitch on Centris 610 >programs no sound will come out of the speakers. Both programs recognize >audio disks and behave as if they are playing them but no sound can be >heard. I am chiefly baffled because the audio works great on all other >types of CD's. You didn't say whether your speakers are plugged into the back of the Mac, or into the jack on the CD player itself. With my external non-Apple CD-ROM, I have to plug the speakers into the CD player itself to listen to audio CDs. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 01:09:20 +0300 From: ELB Subject: Excel Textbox limits problem Hi all! I don't know if this is really the best forum for this problem (so if anyone has a better idea where to post this kind of question I'm more than open to suggestion), but: I have a textbox on a spreadsheet (tho this problem seems to be valid for cells as well) and I need to (and can) enter more than 255 characters into it manually. The problem comes in writing a macro to manipulate this text. Whatever I do (Len, Textboxes(1).Text, Textboxes(1).Characters(start,stop), etc.), I seem to hit a 255 character limit even though I've actually typed in more than 255 characters into the textbox. Anyone have any idea how to get around this limitation in Excel 5.0 (or 7.0 on Windoze)? Please reply to me directly as I'm not reading the digests as religiously as I should... MUCH Thanks and Gratitude in Advance... E. Blasberg elb1@netmedia.net.il ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 11:54:29 -0700 (PDT) From: David Snow Subject: Finder substitute like Windows Explorer Hello, Several weeks ago, someone posted a request to find a Finder replacement that mirrors the functionality of the Windows Explorer. I believe I've found that program. It's called "Greg's Browser", made by the same guy who created "Kaleidescope." IMHO, it is MUCH faster and more convenient than scrolling through the Finder in list view (or blasting through windows, using Apple menu tricks, etc.). I give it two thumbs up. Go to: http://greg.math.harvard.edu/ to check it out. The website has all sorts of screen shots and other goodies. Oh yeah, it's $20. HTH. -David aka Snowman ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 97 17:05:34 -0400 From: "A BRODY" Subject: kaleidoscope request Dear Digest posters, Anybody tried all the Kaleidoscope themes? With all the themes out there isn't it time the people who posted themes gave a fuller description of the theme? Or if somebody could try all the themes and make a Kaleidoscope themes FAQ? I thought maybe something like this could be made: theme name - aaron icons - 3d icons in the closed light blue color status bar color - can be changed to any you want radio buttons - are indicated by a black checkbox font - use Epsi Sans font scrollbars - 3d with buttons using Color control panel's color. window titles - gray in Copland style etc.... It would be interesting in learning what makes each theme unique, and thus retrieving the theme wouldn't be a waste of time, because then one can decide whether or not one likes the theme idea before they get it. Just saying "please post such and such a theme" doesn't tell the potential theme user anything about it. IMHO. Sincerely, abrody1@mail.ameritel.net http://www.addis.net/~abrody ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 19:35:48 +1000 From: Dwight Lemke Subject: MacWeb and Proxy Servers Ok Mac-gurus, I have a poser for you... My new Uni uses a proxy server for Web access. At home, I log on with a PowerBook 100, having had to return my beloved 3400c to the previous Uni when I left. So, I must use MacWeb on that machine, as to my knowledge there is no other browser it can handle. But, MacWeb has no option to set it up to use the proxy server. Any suggestions? Thanks! -Dwight ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Jun 1997 09:58:24 -0700 From: dingo@westworld.com Subject: microsoft works4.0 on powermac hi ! I CREATED A LIST ON WORKS (SPREADSHEET).FOR 2YEARS EVERYTHING WAS FINE-NOW-WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IT, WORKS FREEZES UP. EVERYTHING ELSE IN WORKS IS FINE. IF THIS LIST (VERY IMPORTANT) IS CORRUPTED, CAN I RECOVER IT, AND HOW ? PLEASE HELP THANKS BODO ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 10:40:41 -1000 (HST) From: cesar@lava.net (cesar) Subject: Pointer Freezes - Problem Solved I would like to thank all of you who offered suggestions to help me with my pointer freezing problem. It is solved now, so I will explain what I did that worked. Lee Clawson and others advised that I: 1. Trash the Finder Pref's file. 2. Take everything out of the Start-Up Folder. I did those things and they worked. However, it turned out that I had two problems and didn't realize it. I don't know if they were caused by the same source. Anyway, after I was able to start up without pointer freezes, I still had the problem of crashes when I tried to open files that were sent to me as attachments. When they crashed my pointer would freeze. No window with a "Bomb" appeared, the pointer simply froze. Sometimes the pointer would still move, but I couldn't do anything with it, and none of my keyboard keys would function. The senders of those attachments used MS Word on a PC with Windows 95; I use MS Word ver. 6.0.1 on a Mac with System 7.5. Crashes seemed to occur during the conversion process. Incidentally, I should have mentioned earlier that I am using a Power Mac 6100/66 with 12 MB of RAM and RAM Doubler 2. That was the first indication I had of this problem. Then I found out that if I tried to write in a newly created MS Word file the same thing would happen. Anyway, after carefully eliminating groups of extensions I narrowed it down to one - CopyPaste 3.3. But eliminating and testing extensions didn't work the first times I tried it. It worked only after I cleared up my startup problem. I didn't believe CopyPaste was the cause since I didn't have any difficulty with it with all my other programs, including my email files; I use Eudora Pro. So now, I am wondering if I should acquire another copy of CopyPaste 3.3 and try to use it, or look for something else. It worked for a month or more with no difficulty, and the earlier versions worked well, so I am thinking that the copy I had became corrupted somehow. I really like CopyPaste and used it a lot. Perhaps an earlier version would be OK, not ver. 3.3. I wonder if anyone else has had the same experience. During the course of my trials I encountered an advertisement for TechTools and downloaded their demo. This is not a request, but I hope to read comments on Info-Mac about how well TechTools Pro performs. If it works as well as the advertisement says it does it might have helped me diagnose and solve both of my problems much sooner. Lastly, if someone (Adam or Tonya Engst?) wants to write a chapter about pointer freezes and would like to know what I have learned from all of you I might be a useful source. Thanks again, Aloha, Ed Cesar ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 07:09:39 -0400 (EDT) From: WGannaway@aol.com Subject: tape drive Dear friends, I would like to use an inexpensive tape drive with my Mac for various purposes, not just backup. The Iomega Ditto drive is an example of the inexpensive ones available for the IBM-compatible family. Can someone inform or point me to where I can learn about using one of these on my (68040) MAc? Sincerely, Woodson Gannaway wgannaway@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 19:21:15 +0200 From: "John.Park" Subject: The unscratchable itch? My machine (7100, 72Mb, Sys 7.5.5) is attempting to test my sanity and I'm failing the test... I have an older NEC CD-ROM drive. I use their driver (DriveCD/NEC 5.31a - a control panel). The peculiar behavioral abberation: The CD-ROM works perfectly when I start my Mac from hard drive #2. When I start from drive #1, it also works great except for one annoying bug - it won't eject automatically; that is, after pressing command-Y, the icon disappears but to eject the disk, I need to press the eject button. With the other startup drive, it is auto"magic"ally spit out. I have performed the usual voodoo of throwing away the NEC prefs and restarted with the same extensions (or fewer) than found on the startup drive that does work, all to no avail. Every time I'm forced to reach for that button, well, it's not pretty. Any ideas would be appreciated. jp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 17:49:50 -0400 From: A BRODY Subject: web page management Dear Digest readers, I've been looking for a web page management software that does the following: 1. scan a folder for .html files, and scans the contents of the html files for links to ftp://, gopher://, telnet://, and http:// sites. 2. Automatically try to visit each link in the folder's .html files, and report back which links are dead, which ones auto-forward to other sites, and the URLs they auto-forward to. So far the only utilities available at the archives I am aware of that do this will only check http:// sites. I like the style of Big Brother which makes an .html file with a table of each of the links that didn't succeed, and allows you to organize the links alphabetically. If someone could make something that does this for all URL types, I'd be happy to pay for such a utility. So does anybody know of a shareware demo of such a utility on the web? Thank you. Sincerely, ABRODY@vax.clarku.edu http://www.addis.net/~abrody -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************