Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #259 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 29 Nov 97 Volume 15 : Issue 259 Today's Topics: [*] AMacHead's+MEGAmac COMBINED 1001 Bkmrks. 1.2 [*] BladePro 2.0.8 - Metallic reflections filter [*] Bookends Plus 4.02-Reference [*] Bumpertech Revision [*] Christmas with ikthusian icons [*] CirylConcordance v. 2.0b1 [*] Concordance v. 2.0b1 [*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 045 [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen [*] Desktop Apple Truck [*] Desktop Minder v1.6.1 [*] DesktopMaidv1.1 [*] DPG 3 [*] EncodeScripts.sit [*] FinderViewContextMenu101.sit [*] fractal-desktop-v1-for-24.hqx Desktop Pictures [*] fractal-desktop-v1-for-8.hqx Desktop pictures [*] FreePPP Switch v1.0b1 [*] HTML Layout 1.5 [*] Lazurus v1.2 [*] NetFinder 1.2.1J - Japanese Version [*] Network Time 2.0 - Adobe Acrobat manual [*] OT/PPP MultiDialer v1.0b1 [*] PrintGuard 1.0.1 [*] Quick Trasher v1.5a [*] Quit Everything v1.5.1 [*] ResEdit Appearance Templates [*] Sarah M. Gunshy [*] SaveClipboard v1.3 [*] ServerBot v1.1r5 [*] Singer 1.0 [*] Snow for Macintosh, version 1.0.0 (beta) [*] SoundApp 2.4.2 - sound player and conversion utility [*] SoundEffects 0.92 [*] SoundEffects 0.92 [*] SpamBlasterInstall_15b11 [*] SwitchRes 1.1.1 (de) [*] SwitchRes 1.1.1 (en) [*] SwitchRes 1.1.1 (fr) [*] Talking Dictionary Patches [*] Teddy New Kaleidoscope scheme [*] Temple2.JPG 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 . Email Addresses and Instructions: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with subscribe in the Subject line. * To unsubscribe, send email to with unsubscribe in the Subject line. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. 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We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #259" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:45 -0700 From: RDBow@pitnet.net Subject: [*] AMacHead's+MEGAmac COMBINED 1001 Bkmrks. 1.2 I have combined the very well accepted $3 shareware 350+ sites "A MacHead's Bookmarks" (over 4,000 downloads in 2 weeks) with the "MEGAmac 1001+ Bookmarks" to create the world's largest collection of Mac oriented sites on the WWW Internet and for only $2 more. Some 33 categories from Apple (60 sites) to Web A to Z (220 sites) and EVERYTHING in-between. There's a new category "A MacHead Homepages" the homepages of MacHead subscribers who CHOOSE to have their pages listed. Please download it TODAY. Includes complete import instructions for NetScape, all versions. May also be imported or drag 'n dropped into Cyberdog with system 7.5 and up. Please read the READ ME or Else file for why this is shareware to help with my disability. Thank you, -- Royce K. DeBow Sr. MyShare Publishing Company [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/macheads-megamac.hqx; 48K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:35 -0700 From: lloyd@kagi.com Subject: [*] BladePro 2.0.8 - Metallic reflections filter Version 2.0.8 is a maintenance release which relieves the not enough memory messages. Processing speed is slightly faster, and there are new environments and presets. * * * BladePro, the Photoshop filter that combines textures with bevels and mirrorlike reflections, now has amazing new features. BladePro puts you in control of lighting and surfaces, and offers a wide selection of edge styles. Produce reflections with the included environment maps (gold, chrome, outdoor scenes) or make your own. And now you can make glassy objects with prismatic catchlights, tarnish any surface, pour on iridescent oil-slick colors, and customize your textures. Over 100 presets get you started right away with all the possibilities. Quickly create appealingly 'touchable' 3-D appearances like slippery ice or weathered copper, as well as eye-catching text, buttons, and special effects. BladePro is shareware for Macintosh, and requires a paint program and QuickTime. You can check for updates at http://ccn.cs.dal.ca/~aa731/blade.html . [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/blade-pro-208.hqx; 1589K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:02 -0700 From: Westing3@aol.com Subject: [*] Bookends Plus 4.02-Reference Bookends Plus 4.02 is a complete bibliography/reference management system with World Wide Web capabilities. Bookends was developed *specifically* and *only* for Apple Macintosh. Bookends Plus offers a powerful, flexible, and sophisticated means of saving, retrieving, and formatting references for bibliographies or footnotes. It's a database that allows fast and easy retrieval of reference information-not just where, when, and by whom, but also why and how. You can enter large abstracts and comments. You can search the database for authors, keywords, or any combination of words anywhere in the reference description. References can be entered manually, or imported from an almost unlimited number of on-line sources. Bookends is also a powerful formatter of information. Reference information can be rearranged in virtually any configuration, allowing the creation of bibliographies for papers or articles that can be submitted directly to a journal or magazine. Bookends can generate a complete bibliography in any journal style you choose. Bookends offers other features to further simplify your job: linking to your word processor for instant switching back and forth with Bookends, alphabetical listings of authors and keywords, alphabetizing, deletion of duplicate references, and many more options developed specifically for the needs of reference management. In addition to its powerful reference management features, Bookends makes it simple to "publish" reference information on the World Wide Web (Web). You can: * Format references (bibliographies) in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), suitable for incorporating into a web page. * Allow users to search one or more Bookends databases from a form on your web page and retrieve the formatted results. * Have Bookends return hypertext links to itself before or after the results of a search; clicking on a hypertext link will instruct Bookends to fetch and format the requested information. * Allow Web users to *enter* references into a Bookends database via the Web (with a password protection option). [Archived as /info-mac/text/bookends-plus-402.hqx; 2390K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:23 -0700 From: sbrown2@iw.edwpub.com Subject: [*] Bumpertech Revision Please replace it with this version 1.1, as an info resource was left unchanged and another authors name was used inappropriately. Attached you'll find the revised 1.1 version Thank you very much -- Scott Brown -- Kind Ground **http://www.edwpub.com/kindground** **mailto:sbrown2@iw.edwpub.com** [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/bumper-tech-11.hqx; 193K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:27 -0700 From: Ikthusian@aol.com Subject: [*] Christmas with ikthusian icons Yes, Virginia, ikthusian arts presents its first ever holiday icon set: "Christmas with ikthusian" icons! After coming home from the suffering and the carnage of holiday shopping at your local Wal-Mart, boot up ye olde Apple and get cozy with these little sugar-plum pixellations. You'll have a very merry Macintosh. And the next time you're "out" (in the cyber sense of the word), why not come visit my humble iconic workshop? Brian Brasher ikthusian@aol.com http://members.aol.com/ikthusian [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/christmas-with-ikthusian.hqx; 99K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:38 -0700 From: pompamagna@geocities.com Subject: [*] CirylConcordance v. 2.0b1 This is just a special version of Concordance 2.0b1 to be used with the Cyrillic font "CyrillicNuTranslit" by Linguists' Software. This is a more-or-less transliterated cyrillic font, i.e. the letters are not laid out as in Russian keyboards, but roughly as their Latin equivalents. A screen font is included. Please contact LS for the full font and keyboard layouts. Sorry, but I don't remember their address. See notes on "Concordance 2.0b1" for further info. -- Duel S.p.A. Via G. Dandini, 15 00154 Roma (ITALY) Tel. ++39-6-5743826 Fax ++39-6-5759368 e-mail [Archived as /info-mac/font/cyril-concordance-20b1.hqx; 104K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:04 -0700 From: pompamagna@geocities.com Subject: [*] Concordance v. 2.0b1 Concordance is freeware. =A9 1995-1997 by Giovanni Giusti . Concordance may be freely distributed but not for profit. It can be posted to BBSs, travel through the Net, be given to friends and foes, BUT IT CANNOT BE SOLD, nor can it be distributed without this Read Me file. What does it do? Concordance picks a TEXT file, reads it, then displays some information about the original file, such as size, number of words, number of different words, etc. It also creates an index containing a list (the concordance) of all the words, together with how many times each word appeared in the original. Thus it is useful for statistical purposes ("How many times did I mention "barracuda" in my article?"). This list can be sorted prior to saving. More info in the README file. [Archived as /info-mac/text/concordance-20b1.hqx; 99K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:10 -0700 From: owner-csmp@ee.mcgill.ca Subject: [*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 045 C.S.M.P. Digest Mon, 24 Nov 97 Volume 4 : Issue 45 Today's Topics: 3D collision... AIFF sound files Dialog picture item opcodes for single gray line Fast font and screen blitters... PPC assembler? Q: timing issues with Sound Manager Quickdraw fast with regions? Shutting Down the Comp.? Updated toolbox references Which books for 3D programming & 3d maths The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Mark Aiken (marka@ee.mcgill.ca). The digest is a collection of article threads from the internet newsgroups comp.sys.mac.programmer.help, csmp.tools, csmp.misc and csmp.games. It is designed for people who read news semi-regularly and want an archive of the discussions. If you don't know what a newsgroup is, you probably don't have access to it. Ask your systems administrator(s) for details. If you don't have access to news, you may still be able to post messages to the group by using a mail server like anon.penet.fi (mail help@anon.penet.fi for more information). Each issue of the digest contains one or more sets of articles (called threads), with each set corresponding to a 'discussion' of a particular subject. The articles are not edited; all articles included in this digest are in their original posted form (as received by our news server at ee.mcgill.ca). Article threads are not added to the digest until the last article added to the thread is at least two weeks old (this is to ensure that the thread is dead before adding it to the digest). Article threads that consist of only one message are generally not included in the digest. The digests can be obtained by email, ftp or through the World Wide Web. If you want to receive the digest by mail, send email to majordomo@ee.mcgill.ca with no subject and one of the following commands as body: help Sends you a summary of commands subscribe csmp Adds you to the mailing list unsubscribe csmp Removes you from the list [Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-digest-4-045.txt; 69K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:16 -0700 From: touched@head-space.com Subject: [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen This is a StartUpScreen, deskpicture or OS8 desktop pattern from the Head-Space project. It is currently optimised for 1024 x 768 pixels (a 21" monitor) but can be resized to suit. Drop it into your system folder and it will appear on your next restart. For more information, please feel free to email me, felix.dp@head-space.com, or visit the Head-Space project for more at http://www.head-space.com Thanks Felix Velarde - The Head-Space Project General info: touched@head-space.com Contributions: webmaster@head-space.com Wild web ideas: http://www.head-space.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/vision.hqx; 183K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:18 -0700 From: touched@head-space.com Subject: [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen This is a StartUpScreen, deskpicture or OS8 desktop pattern from the Head-Space project. It is currently optimised for 1024 x 768 pixels (a 21" monitor) but can be resized to suit. Drop it into your system folder and it will appear on your next restart. For more information, please feel free to email me, felix.dp@head-space.com, or visit the Head-Space project for more at http://www.head-space.com Thanks Felix Velarde - The Head-Space Project General info: touched@head-space.com Contributions: webmaster@head-space.com Wild web ideas: http://www.head-space.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/wotisit-head.hqx; 80K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:04 -0700 From: touched@head-space.com Subject: [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen This is a StartUpScreen, deskpicture or OS8 desktop pattern from the Head-Space project. It is currently optimised for 1024 x 768 pixels (a 21" monitor) but can be resized to suit. Drop it into your system folder and it will appear on your next restart. For more information, please feel free to email me, felix.dp@head-space.com, or visit the Head-Space project for more at http://www.head-space.com Thanks Felix Velarde - The Head-Space Project General info: touched@head-space.com Contributions: webmaster@head-space.com Wild web ideas: http://www.head-space.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/desktop.hqx; 863K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:06 -0700 From: touched@head-space.com Subject: [*] Deskpicture/StartUpScreen This is a StartUpScreen, deskpicture or OS8 desktop pattern from the Head-Space project. It is currently optimised for 1024 x 768 pixels (a 21" monitor) but can be resized to suit. Drop it into your system folder and it will appear on your next restart. For more information, please feel free to email me, felix.dp@head-space.com, or visit the Head-Space project for more at http://www.head-space.com Thanks Felix Velarde - The Head-Space Project General info: touched@head-space.com Contributions: webmaster@head-space.com Wild web ideas: http://www.head-space.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/diving.hqx; 313K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:14 -0700 From: hurty@idiom.com Subject: [*] Desktop Apple Truck Desktop picture of a bright red, Ford Pickup (50's vintage) with a bright yellow tree in the background. License tag is "APPLE." Picture is 800x600, indexed color (Mac System colors, dithered), and a .pict file...appropriate for desktop picture. Photographed with the new Olympus 600DL. Mark Hurty [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/truck.hqx; 250K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:14 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Desktop Minder v1.6.1 Another Desktop arranger that allows you to save sets of arrangements. This is handy if you keep a lot of apps, folders, aliases, or whatever on the desktop, and you want to keep things neat. New Features: Adds a Cancel option to the main screen and fixes a minor bug that was unreported. Also adds a better ReadMe file. System Requirements: Any system with AppleScript installed and the scriptable Finder, including OS8. For more information, visit my web site at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-minder-161.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:12 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] DesktopMaidv1.1 This is the first public release of DesktopMaid. This is an AppleScript application that can save your desktop icon arrangement. By placing the Maid in your Startup Items or Shutdown Items folder, it will neaten your desktop automatically. System Requirements: *Any Mac with AppleScript installed, and the scriptable Finder, including Macs running OS8. For more information visit my website at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-maid-11.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:31:10 -0700 From: ClassMac@aol.com Subject: [*] DPG 3 Desktop Pictures Galore 3 is the newest release from ClassMac, containing 15 all-new, high-quality pictures for your MacOS 8 machine. These new pictures contain a variety of color, balance, and design. The set is only US$5 shareware, and payments can be made with cash, checks, cards, First Virtual, and other forms. It's the perfect addition to your desktop. Thanks, Shay Fulton -- President, ClassMac http://www.classmac.com [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/desktop-pictures-galore-3.hqx; 1863K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:31:06 -0700 From: poetink@inlink.com Subject: [*] EncodeScripts.sit The EncodeScript package is a set of two AppleScript applets which will use StuffIt Deluxe 4.0 to either UUEncode or BinHex files without compressing the files. You must have StuffIt Deluxe in order to use these scripts. The EncodeScript package is free but copyright 1997 by Matthew W. Schmeer and Poetry Ink Productions. Please see the enclosed Read Me file for more information. We give our permission for this file to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM, with our usual stipulations. Thank you. Matthew W. Schmeer [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/encode-scripts.hqx; 19K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:16 -0700 From: artis@ping.at Subject: [*] FinderViewContextMenu101.sit FinderViewContextMenu 1.0.1 is a bugfix release of the previously posted contextual menu plug-in for Mac OS 8 that records and plays back your favorite view settings of your Finder windows. Control-click in a Finder window to bring up the contextual menu: It lets you record the view settings of this window or simply choose one of the previously recorded settings to apply them to this window. No more hassle selecting list, button or icon view first, then opening a dialog box to decide on endless checkboxes and finally close that dialog box to set your Finder views. Just record your favorite settings and play them back with one simple control-click. Managing Finder views made easy! FinderViewContextMenu 1.0 is US$ 9,- shareware. News & Updates are available from . System requirements: + PowerPC + Mac OS 8 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/finderview-context-menu-101.hqx; 149K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:08 -0700 From: demars@netcom.com Subject: [*] fractal-desktop-v1-for-24.hqx Desktop Pictures fractal-desktop-v1-for-24.hqx Desktop Pictures: Volume 1 of the Fractal Domains collection --- Five spectacular 832 X 624 images suitable for use as desktop pictures using the MacOS 8 "Desktop Picture" control panel. These fractal images were created with the shareware Macintosh program "Fractal Domains." These pictures are intended for use with a 24-bit display. They are also available in a format optimized for 8-bit color displays in a separate package. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/fractal-desktop-1-for-24.hqx; 1369K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:10 -0700 From: demars@netcom.com Subject: [*] fractal-desktop-v1-for-8.hqx Desktop pictures fractal-desktop-v1-for-8.hqx Desktop Pictures: Volume 1 of the Fractal Domains collection --- Five spectacular 832 X 624 images suitable for use as desktop pictures using the MacOS 8 "Desktop Picture" control panel. These fractal images were created with the shareware Macintosh program "Fractal Domains." These pictures are intended for use with a 8-bit display. They have been dithered using the system palette so that good results are obtained when these images are used as desktop picutres on 8-bit color displays. Many available 24-bit desktop pictures give poor results on 8-bit displays. You won't have that problem with these images. These images are also available in a format optimized for 24-bit displays in a separate package. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/fractal-desktop-1-for-8.hqx; 1152K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:48 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] FreePPP Switch v1.0b1 FreePPPSwitch is the first of what will be a new family of connection scripts based on FreePPP. This is a test of how I will adapt my OT/PPP script apps for use with FreePPP, using commands added by the FreePPP Control scripting addition. The commands are different than those for OT/PPP, so some rethinking of the basic flow for scripts must be made. System Requirements: *Any Mac with AppleScript installed, and the scriptable Finder, including Macs running OS8. * FreePPP v2.5 or better. * FreePPP Control osax--see my website or the ReadMe file enclosed for more information. For more information visit my website at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/free-ppp-switch-10b1.hqx; 8K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:07 -0700 From: Brian_Rellinger@wbgu.bgsu.edu Subject: [*] HTML Layout 1.5 HTML Layout 1.5 is a keyboard layout that makes it easier to program in HTML. Brian Rellinger [Archived as /info-mac/text/html-layout-15.hqx; 43K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:54 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Lazurus v1.2 This is a slightly different script. Lazurus1.2 is a little more complex way of quitting the Finder, and restarting it. It will stop and ask (with a simple dialog) before it issues a quit command to the Finder, and after, it will ask if you want to relaunch the Finder. You may use these simple dialogs to cancel out of an action--just to be safe. New Features: This version attempts to fix a problem with Lazurus asking the user to locate an application on launch. The application Lazurus was looking for was the script editor I use. System Requirements: *OS8 with AppleScript installed, although it may work under versions of System 7.x with the scriptable Finder. For more information, visit my web site at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/lazurus-12.hqx; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:31:03 -0700 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] NetFinder 1.2.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the NetFinder package. NetFinder is a simple, intuitive FTP client for Macs and PowerMacs, yet it also includes some very handy and powerful features like resuming downloads. NetFinder is a full featured FTP client which has many good features such as a Finder-like view of FTP directories, the ability to resume partial downloads, and several useful features for FTP site administration. Files in listings are displayed with icons, file types (based on their extensions), sizes and dates. You can sort by name, date, size, and listing order. Folders are displayed with twist down triangles for hierarchial displays. You can copy, move, delete, rename, get info and change permissions on files and folders. You can create new folders and view text files. Interrupted downloads can be resumed if you get interrupted. Automatic binhex, macbinary and text translation for uploads and downloads. Supports many ftp servers. Has speech support. Internet Config savvy. Supports bookmark lists. REQUIREMENTS: NetFinder works on color capable Macs and PowerMacs (anything except 68000 systems). System 7.0 or later is required. Thread Manager is required. Macintosh Drag and Drop (which is built into System 7.5 or later) is highly recommended. System 7.5 or later is strongly recommended. Compatible with MacOS 8. ABOUT THIS VERSION: This is a major new version. It has many feature improvements and bug fixes. Please see the included documentation for all the details. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English/Japanese Japanese/English Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/netfinder-121-jp.hqx; 1472K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:43 -0700 From: info@sorba.org Subject: [*] Network Time 2.0 - Adobe Acrobat manual The Postscript files that come with Pete Resnick's excellent program 'Network Time' are difficult to work with and impossible to preview on the screen. Here are the same docs converted to Adobe Acrobat format for easy viewing, also providing the ability to only print certain sections of the document. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/network-time-manual.hqx; 265K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:50 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] OT/PPP MultiDialer v1.0b1 OTPPPMultiDialer is an AppleScript application based on OT/PPP Switch.It will either open a PPP connection if one is not already open, or close one that is open. Additionally, if it tries to connect on a phone number, and that attempt fails, you can cancel out of the attempt, and try to connect again, only the Dialer will use the next phone number that you have supplied when configuring the script application. If your ISP has several dialup phone numbers, and it is a pain to keep re-entering the next phone number with each connect attempt, just enter the list of numbers into this script, and let the script do the work of redialing. System Requirements: *Any Mac with AppleScript installed, and the scriptable Finder, including Macs running OS8. *OT/PPP and the PPP Commands scripting addition (PPP Commands is installed by default with OT/PPP). *Jon's Commands, an excellent and free scripting addition available on Info-Mac in the development/open scripting directory. For more information visit my website at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ot-ppp-multidialer-10b1.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:56 -0700 From: objectivesw@dial.oleane.com Subject: [*] PrintGuard 1.0.1 Objective Software announces the maintenance release of PrintGuard 1.0.1. * Version 1.0.1 (97/11/19) - fixes a conflict with Adobe Illustrator(tm), - changes the implementation of the printer detection and warning dialog, - and several bug fixes. PrintGuard - a control panel to alert users trying to print on previously identified network printers. Useful for your company, university, cybercafe, wherever there are free access computers with network printers. Imagine your network includes a dye sublimation printer and somebody tries to use it to print a 300 pages manual... and just think how much this will cost you! PrintGuard will warn this thoughtless user that the printer he/she chose is an expensive one to use. Support: mailto:objectivesw@kagi.com Author: Harry Alloul Price: $10 (shareware, see docs for more info) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?HL&S Info: http://www.planete.net/~objectiv/ [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/print-guard-101.hqx; 97K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:18 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Quick Trasher v1.5a This is another of those "handy little items" type apps that I wrote for myself. I sometimes end up with a lot of files and folders that I need to get rid of, and rather than take two or three steps to trash them, I use QuickTrasher. It will take any item or items dropped on its icon and delete them without warning. Beware, that you better be sure that you want to get rid of whatever you drop on this droplet. This version skips the Finder's trash routine and uses a simple deleteFile function found in Jon's Commands. Using this method makes the script even simpler, and won't have any effect on the user preferences that you have set for the trash. New Features: This version just cleans up the ReadMe file and adds a warning about the handling of alias files. Thanks to Peter Kappesser (petercat@furry.fan.org) for pointing that out. Be warned that an alias file dropped on QuickTrasher will cause the original file to be deleted. System Requirements: *Any system with AppleScript installed and the scriptable Finder, including OS8. *Jon's Commands, an excellent and free scripting addition available on Info-Mac in the development/open scripting directory. For more information, visit my web site at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/quick-trasher-15a.hqx; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:20 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] Quit Everything v1.5.1 QuitEverything is one of those little productivity tools that I like to keep around. It will quit all running applications on your system, except the Finder. If you are like me, then you can end up with 5 or 10 applications, large and small, all running at the same time (well, I do have a fair amount of ram on my system, so I end up with a lot of apps opened at the same time). It can be quite a chore to start quitting each app one at a time, so I wrote this script to do it for me. New Features: Version 1.5.1 is a more robust version and should fix a minor bug that was annoying me (I said that about version 1.5, too). It should clear variables more reliably, so if you run Quit Everything with a stubborn process running on your machine, the script shouldn't keep asking for that process every time you run it after that. System Requirements: *Any system with AppleScript installed and the scriptable Finder, including = OS8. *Requires S=E4ndi's Additions, an excellent and free scripting addition available on Info-Mac in the development/open scripting directory. =46or more information, visit my web site at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.= html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/quit-everything-151.hqx; 8K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:41 -0700 From: drysdall@mailserv.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [*] ResEdit Appearance Templates The new Appearance manager introduced with MacOS 8 is programmed with a set of new resources ('alrx', 'dlgx', 'ldes', 'tab#', 'dftb' and 'xmnu'). In Apple's preliminary distribution of the Appearance manager programmer documentation, a Rez file is included, which allows users of Resourcer (or Rez code 'jockeys') to make a set of Appearance manager templates, but leaves ResEdit users out in the cold. This package consists of a set of templates that allow editing of new Appearance manager resources with ResEdit, with a couple of caveats (see below). It will be of interest to developers and hackers who do not have Resourcer, or who prefer to use ResEdit. This package does not contain instructions on how to program the Appearance manager, nor does it explain the data in the templates themselves. This information can be found in the Appearance manager programmers kit available from Apple (http://www.devworld.apple.com/MacOS8/). The software required to use these templates is Apple's ResEdit (version 2.1.3), which can be downloaded from Apple's ftp site. It is not necessary to have the Appearance manager in order to use the ResEdit templates. This file has been checked for viruses with Disinfectant version 3.7.1. Permission is given for this program to be included on the Info-Mac CD rom. -- Richard Drysdall, University of Waikato, New Zealand (MIME mail is ok) Information gathering organisations are hereby denied permission to use any personal information pertaining to myself (including my email address) in any form of commercial transaction. Unsolicited email will be forwarded to the appropriate postmasters. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/resedit-appearance-temp.hqx; 11K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:37 -0700 From: stanton@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Subject: [*] Sarah M. Gunshy Matt Stanton DS Software This is the classic gunshy tile game with Sarah McLachlan icons instead of the other ones that are available. These icons were made by myself from various pics of Sarah. Sarah M. Gunshy is Elseware. [Archived as /info-mac/game/sm-gunshy.hqx; 191K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:21 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] SaveClipboard v1.3 This is a neat script. If you read a lot of text, and want to save "clippings" from what you are reading, this might be for you. I sometimes go through a lot of web pages, usenet postings, and e-mail. In all of this reading, there are bound to be items I want to save, but don't necessarily want to save whole text pages for just one line. Sometimes all I want is a URL, phone number, or other tidbit of information. Using this script, I select what I want to save, copy it to the clipboard, and this script adds the clipboard contents to a text file. Later, I open the text file, and there are all the clippings I made, ready for whatever I want. New Features: This release adds a date and time stamp at the start of the saved text clip, and a seperator line after the saved text. System Requirements: *Any system with AppleScript installed and the scriptable Finder, including OS8. *Requires Jon's Commands, an excellent and free scripting addition available on Info-Mac in the development/open scripting directory. For more information, visit my web site at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/save-clipboard-13.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:51 -0700 From: tjb@inch.com Subject: [*] ServerBot v1.1r5 This is a variation of my OT/PPP Bot, that is customized to work with web and other servers. This Bot will, when it discovers a dropped connection, quit the server, reconnect PPP, and then restart the server. It has configuration options that asks you to locate the server application on the drive and stores the location and name of the application for later use. Special Features: *Variable idle time period options of 15, 30, and 60 seconds. *If you need to start the server application with a specific document open, you can set the Bot to open a document (this should be of interest to those of you publishing on the web with applications like =46ileMakerPro4 and want to have a specific document open on server launch). System Requirements: *Any Mac with AppleScript installed, and the scriptable Finder, including Macs running OS8. *Jon's Commands, an excellent and free scripting addition available on Info-Mac in the development/open scripting directory. * S=E4ndi's Additions, an excellent and free scripting addition available on Info-Mac in the development/open scripting directory. =46or more information visit my website at http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.ht= ml Tom http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/server-bot-11r5.hqx; 17K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:29 -0700 From: aricci@kagi.com Subject: [*] Singer 1.0 Singer 1.0 - shareware $10 by Alessandro Levi Montalcini mailto:alm@kagi.com and Alberto Ricci mailto:aricci@kagi.com Online registrations: http://order.kagi.com/?6R For more information visit: http://www.riccisoft.com/singer/ Feedback: mailto:singer@riccisoft.com Singer is a cool control panel that plays specific sounds whenever you type their name on the keyboard, regardless of whether you're typing inside a word processor, a dialog box or anywhere else. The sounds to play are stored in the "Singer Sounds" folder inside the System folder and must be in double-clickable sound file format (aka System 7 sounds). New sound collections for use with Singer will be soon released, thanks to the contributions of various people. For example, you will be able to turn your Mac into a farm, by making it play an animal's sound every time you type the animal's name, and much more! [Alberto Ricci is the author of SoundEffects, SoundMaker, SoundExtractor. Alessandro Levi Montalcini is the author of KeyQuencer, DragAnyWindow, SimpleText Color Menus, Finder View Settings, Icon Archiver.] [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/singer-10.hqx; 511K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:20 -0700 From: rick@www.bpa.nl Subject: [*] Snow for Macintosh, version 1.0.0 (beta) Snow for Macintosh * * * * * * * Copyright 1984, 1988, 1990, 1993-1997 by Rick Jansen, all rights reserved. Add Christmas cheer! Let it snow on your desk top! Have Santa and his reindeer run around! Give Rudolf his red nose and enjoy that special Festive Season feeling with your Macintosh! Snow for Macintosh makes snowflakes fall on your desktop and windows and makes Santa and his reindeer run around. New versions of Snow for Macintosh can be found at: http://zoutmijn.bpa.nl/rick/MacSnow Happy X-mas! Rick Jansen rick@www.bpa.nl http://zoutmijn.bpa.nl/rick [Archived as /info-mac/app/snow-for-macintosh.hqx; 49K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:34 -0700 From: franke1@llnl.gov Subject: [*] SoundApp 2.4.2 - sound player and conversion utility I'm happy to announce the availability of SoundApp 2.4.2. SoundApp is the premiere sound playback and conversion utility for the Macintosh. It is suitable for use as a sound-playing helper application with any of the popular WWW browsers, in addition to managing a collection of favorite sound samples and stand-alone usage. SoundApp remains freeware, so you may use it at no cost. Information regarding licensing the conversion and playback routines can be found in the internal "About SoundApp..." documentation. SoundApp has been mailed to the popular "macgifts" list, and should appear on Info-Mac and the University of Michigan's archive sites in a few days. In addition, you can download it directly via the WWW from: Changes to SoundApp 2.4.2 include: * Added a sound volume slider to the Controls palette, * Added Export From QuickTime menu option, * Added a play position AppleScript parameter, * The Add=8A menu option now presents a new multiple get files dialog to add files to a Play List, * The send oms data AppleScript command now uses the selected device, * The Get Info and Status windows now display the stereo mode for MPEG files, * Added a new Auto Play option which will automatically play a Play List when it is opened, * Added a new icon to trick Netscape into selecting a semi-valid file type as its default, * Now supports playback of some partially corrupt MIDI files, * DOSifying file names is now a little smarter with file names with non-standard suffixes, SoundApp requires the following: * At least a 68020 or PowerPC-based Macintosh (sorry 68000 users!), * System 7.0 or greater, and * Sound Manager 3.1 or greater (3.1 can be obtained from Apple, 3.2 is part of System 7.5.3 or greater and 3.2 is part of QuickTime 2.5). * QuickTime 2.0 or greater for QuickTime support (2.5 preferred), * The Drag Manager for drag and drop use in the Play Lists (part of System 7.5 and later), * A PowerPC-based Macintosh for MPEG support and better performance. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/soundapp-242.hqx; 1046K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:31 -0700 From: aricci@kagi.com Subject: [*] SoundEffects 0.92 SoundEffects 0.92 - is a powerful sound editor. Its strength resides in the capability of applying many digital effects to recorded sounds, and since the effects are plug-in modules, you can enhance the program at any time by just adding any new modules as they become available. Not only can SoundEffects change sounds in many ways through its variety of effects, but it can also handle multi-channel sounds, sampled at any rate up to 64kHz and with any sample size between 1 and 32 bits. Recording rate and sample size are only limited by your Mac or your sound input device. This is the German version. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-effects-092-german.hqx; 647K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:32 -0700 From: aricci@kagi.com Subject: [*] SoundEffects 0.92 SoundEffects 0.92 - is a powerful sound editor. Its strength resides in the capability of applying many digital effects to recorded sounds, and since the effects are plug-in modules, you can enhance the program at any time by just adding any new modules as they become available. Not only can SoundEffects change sounds in many ways through its variety of effects, but it can also handle multi-channel sounds, sampled at any rate up to 64kHz and with any sample size between 1 and 32 bits. Recording rate and sample size are only limited by your Mac or your sound input device. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-effects-092.hqx; 660K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:31:05 -0700 From: dturner@gooware.com Subject: [*] SpamBlasterInstall_15b11 This is the latest version of Spam Blaster(tm) for the Macintosh. Spam Blaster lets you automatically delete all unwanted email from your email account before you ever see it. This eliminates unwanted solicitations and other junk email. Goo Software's auto-update technology insures that as new known "spammers" are discovered, Spam Blaster will automatically be notified. All automatically in the background while you work. Simply install Spam Blaster and forget it - you will never have to deal with Spam again. www.gooware.com Doug Turner Goo Software [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/spam-blaster-15b11.hqx; 1939K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:58 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.1.1 (de) SwitchRes is a *totally configurable* Control Strip Module which allows you to change the resolution and the depth of your monitor. You can define which of the available resolutions can be accessed from its popup menu, and which of them will require the traditional confirmation dialog. SwitchRes is totally free. It's distributed as a postcardware. New in version 1.1.1: * Fixed a bug that crashed some configurations at startup * Fixed a bug that displayed wrong resolutions on some Performas * Now works on system 7 (Appearance no longer required) * Fixed one little cosmetic bug System requirement: * System 7.6 * Multisync or SVGA monitor is useful German version. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switch-res-111-de.hqx; 30K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:00 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.1.1 (en) SwitchRes is a *totally configurable* Control Strip Module which allows you to change the resolution and the depth of your monitor. You can define which of the available resolutions can be accessed from its popup menu, and which of them will require the traditional confirmation dialog. SwitchRes is totally free. It's distributed as a postcardware. New in version 1.1.1: * Fixed a bug that crashed some configurations at startup * Fixed a bug that displayed wrong resolutions on some Performas * Now works on system 7 (Appearance no longer required) * Fixed one little cosmetic bug System requirement: * System 7.6 * Multisync or SVGA monitor is useful There are an english version and a french version. German will follow soon... Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switch-res-111-en.hqx; 34K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:03 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.1.1 (fr) SwitchRes is a *totally configurable* Control Strip Module which allows you to change the resolution and the depth of your monitor. You can define which of the available resolutions can be accessed from its popup menu, and which of them will require the traditional confirmation dialog. SwitchRes is totally free. It's distributed as a postcardware. New in version 1.1.1: * Fixed a bug that crashed some configurations at startup * Fixed a bug that displayed wrong resolutions on some Performas * Now works on system 7 (Appearance no longer required) * Fixed one little cosmetic bug System requirement: * System 7.6 * Multisync or SVGA monitor is useful There are an english version and a french version. German will follow soon... Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switch-res-111-fr.hqx; 36K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:31:08 -0700 From: jperet*removethis*@tuna.net Subject: [*] Talking Dictionary Patches These are some hacks for the American Heritage Talking Dictionary 4.0 program, PPC & 68K versions. (There are a few patches that will only work on 68K versions and are so marked.) Included are patches for PPC and 68K versions that will remove the irritating "No Multimedia" warning dialog put up by the program at startup whenever the original CD is not mounted. The few others will change some font and size preferences in various windows. This is freeware, and is not endorsed by Softkey or The Learning Company, although I heard they were giving out the 68K dialog patch to people who complained about the problem. joe peret. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/ahtd-40-68k-ppc-patches.hqx; 149K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:36:26 -0700 From: royerm@icanect.net Subject: [*] Teddy New Kaleidoscope scheme Please post this on your recent additions page... Thanks, martha Royer -- @@ @@ @ @ @@@ @@ @ O @ @ @ @@ @@ @ @ @@@@@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @ @@@@ @@@ @ @ @@@ @ @@ @ @@ @@@ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @@@@ CHARLIE royerm@icanect.net [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/teddy.hqx; 381K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 12:37:12 -0700 From: davab@easyinternet.net Subject: [*] Temple2.JPG It's an image (JPEG) I have a few of that kind (all between 1024*768 and 832*624) would they be a good addition to your shareware archive. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/temple-2-jpg.hqx; 111K] -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************