Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #63 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sun, 16 Apr 00 Volume 17 : Issue 63 Today's Topics: [*] Giltwood Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] HTML OptimizerPro 1.5 [*] MacUptime [*] MathPad 2.5.2 [*] MoonMenu 1.1J - Japanese Version [*] NetFinder 2.1 - FTP client. [*] Nevisa Dictionary [*] ScreenTest 1.1 [*] ShadowKeys 1.0 [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (68k-English) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (68k-French) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (68k-German) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (PPC-French) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (PPC-German) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts [A] Script to bring the desktop to the font [Q] Multiple address books in OE 5.0.2 [Q] searching for an old mac game Free HTTP Server? gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr laser writer II & my G4... Shutdown problem Would an Applescript guru be able to help? The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. 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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #63" ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: royerm Subject: [*] Giltwood Kaleidoscope Scheme Giltwood for Kaleidoscope 2.0+ is an elegant gold and light blue scheme in the classical mode. Please post on your recent additions page. -Martha Royer See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here: http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/giltwood.hqx; 623 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: Ton Brand Subject: [*] HTML OptimizerPro 1.5 HTML OptimizerPro 1.5 What it is: Tool for checking and optimizing your web pages Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software Licence: shareware Computer: PowerPC Mac OS: 7.5 or later Abstract: HTML OptimizerPro's main function is to save space on your web pages by removing unnecessary characters and tags, making parsing the page by a browser more efficient. Four other useful functions of HTML OptimizerPro are: (1) Checking the so called tagged pairs, i.e. the tags that always have to appear together with their end tags. Further, IMG tags are checked for WIDTH, HEIGHT and ALT attributes. ALT attributes can be added if missing, with or without string. (2) Checking the validity of the internal links. (3) Marking dangling tags and missing attributes to find them quickly. (4) Converting special characters to the &....; notation. HTML OptimizerPro optimizes very fast: a few seconds for an average file. New in version 1.5 is that you can check or optimize an entire web folder, including nested folders, at one pass. HTML OptimizerPro is a PPC application and requires Mac OS 7.5 or later. -- Ton Brand Ton's Software http://www.spidernet.nl/~ton_brand [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-optimizer-pro-15.hqx; 1062 K] ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2000 From: Heiko Subject: [*] MacUptime MacUptime is a simple uptime-displaying utility as it is known from various Unixes. It runs fine with every system better 7.1. Heiko -- http://user.baden-online.de/~heiko [Archived as /info-mac/app/mac-uptime.hqx; 73 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: Mark.Widholm@unh.edu (Mark Widholm) Subject: [*] MathPad 2.5.2 MathPad is a general purpose graphing scientific calculator. It uses a text window rather than simulating buttons on a hand held calculator. This live scratchpad interface allows you to see and edit your entire calculation. Formulas can be entered directly and different values can be plugged in for easy "what if" calculating. In addition to being a handy little calculator, MathPad can also take on larger problems. Simple plotting allows quick visualization of results. General purpose arrays allow calculations involving vectors, complex numbers, matrix algebra etc. 2D arrays can be displayed as grayscale or color images. Several examples are included showing such things as equation solving, curve fitting, vector calculations and numerical solution of differential equations. MathPad 2.5 runs on any Mac with System 7.0 or better and has been tested under OS9. MathPad 2.5.2 is an upgrade intended to replace previously posted versions. Some of the new features: * Syntax coloring in text editor * Graphics export to formats such as JPEG * Direct control of plot trace color and markers * Text string manipulation * New XFuns for linear algebra, images and sounds MathPad is copyright 1993-2000 by Mark Widholm. All rights reserved. MathPad can be used and distributed for FREE. Selling it for profit without my permission is forbidden. If you wish to sell any software collection or product bundle containing MathPad contact me for permission. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/math-pad-25.hqx; 780 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] MoonMenu 1.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the MoonMenu package. MoonMenu is a system extension that draws the current phase of the moon in the menubar. The menu, when selected, reveals a textual description of the moon phase, illumination percentage, the moon's age in days, and the current lunation number. MoonMenu also comes with an application that can compute the lunar data for any given date. Changes in version 1.1: * Completely rewrote calculation engine. Times and dates are +/- one minute relative to U.S. Naval Observatory published ephemris. * MoonMenu Application has buttons to advance you to the previous new moon, next new moon, and quarters inbetween. * The extension now shows dates of upcoming new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter in the system menu. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/moon-menu-11-jp.hqx; 843 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: "Peter Li" Subject: [*] NetFinder 2.1 - FTP client. The most Finder-like FTP client for the MacOS has just got better. NetFinder was the first FTP client to use the Finder hierarchy listing paradigm. With an intuitive user interface that everyone is familiar with, users can begin to use this program in no time at all. NetFinder v1.x started the FTP client war, by being the first FTP client to: - support resume downloading after you quit or crash. - add drag and drop support for all operations including moving files from one folder to another, server to server coping as well as the standard uploading, downloading and trashing... - inline filename editing, just like the Finder. - integrated BBEdit support for transparent file editing. - support for setting permissions on files and folders (even recursively). The Finder-like listing window supports viewing by name, date, size, and permissions. Other features include automatic binhex, macbinary and text translation for uploads and downloads. Supports many ftp servers. Has speech support. Internet Config savvy. Supports bookmark lists. What's New in v2.1 - added support for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) FTP. All data transfers can now be encrypted. Requires OpenSSL module to be installed. PPC Support Only. - added support for ICI script. Customizing NetFinder to perform specific tasks is now easier than ever. Requires Scripting Components module to be installed. PPC Support Only. Useful scripts include: - Sending FTP commands. - Changing FTP "ping" (NOOP) interval. Or send your own custom "ping". - Extract URL's from any text file. - Search offline documentation for word. - added support for filtering in the display using wildcards or regexp. Allowing you to see what you want at a touch of a key. - added support for advanced upload mirroring. Makes maintaining a website even easier. - added support for server parser plugins. Allowing NetFinder to support just about any FTP server with a non-standard listing. You can even write your own parsers. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-finder-21.hqx; 1615 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: Vahdat Dastpak Subject: [*] Nevisa Dictionary This file is the installer of a complete English to Persian dictionary developed by my company "Neviseh Pardaz". This is a freeware software. The application comes with a complete Persian manual in PDF format. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/nevisa-dictionary.hqx; 3224 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: Brian Kelley Subject: [*] ScreenTest 1.1 ScreenTest -- The Movie Quote Game ScreenTest is a movie trivia game to test your knowledge with quotes from more than 300 movies. We give you the quote, you name the movie. Each game consists of 20 quotes for you to identify. A "Hint" button is available if you need help. Version 1.1 features: --new graphics --more quotes --smaller file size Brian Kelley mailto:bkelley1@nycap.rr.com CompleatMac Software http://home.nycap.rr.com/compleatmac/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/screen-test-11.hqx; 1360 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Apr 2000 From: Daniel Muller Subject: [*] ShadowKeys 1.0 The extension ShadowKeys provides two missing keys for the Apple USB Keyboard. The Apple USB Keyboard (provided with iMac, G3, and G4) doesn't have Forward-Delete and End keys as found on old ADB Keyboard. * The Forward-Delete key is generated when depressing the Clear/NumLock key (just at the right side of the Backspace or Backward-Delete key). Note: The NumLock key will be generated when depressing it with the Shift key hold (particularly useful in Adobe FrameMaker). * The End key is generated when depressing the Shift+Home keys. Compatibility and System Requirements iMac, G3, or G4 with an Apple USB Keyboard. ShadowKeys 1.0 works fine under Mac OS 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, and 9.0.4. ShadowKeys has been tested successfuly with many applications and particularly with Adobe FrameMaker, QuarkXPress, ClarisWorks, MS Office, and several developer tools. The memory usage (footprint memory) is very tight, less than 200 bytes in system heap, and ShadowKeys doesn't patch any system trap, it uses a documented service! Copyright Notice ShadowKeys 1.0, (c)2000 Opus Software. All Rights Reserved. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/shadow-keys-10.hqx; 270 K] ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2000 From: Edwin Buehler Subject: [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (68k-English) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts WineBook is a wine cellar management software for wine enthusiasts. You can manage your wines and your own wine-tasting notes. You can note sight, smell, taste and the quality of a wine with WineBook. WineBook manage the wine cellar, winery and supplier addresses. (Available in English, German and French) System requirements: * System 8.5 * Power Macintosh with at least 3 MB of free RAM * 3 MB on harddisk * 15" Color Monitor WineBook is Shareware and costs US$35 Edwin Buehler http://www.winebook.de [Archived as /info-mac/data/wine-book-102-68k.hqx; 1749 K] ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2000 From: Edwin Buehler Subject: [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (68k-French) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts WineBook is a wine cellar management software for wine enthusiasts. You can manage your wines and your own wine-tasting notes. You can note sight, smell, taste and the quality of a wine with WineBook. WineBook manage the wine cellar, winery and supplier addresses. (Available in English, German and French) System requirements: * System 8.5 * Power Macintosh with at least 3 MB of free RAM * 3 MB on harddisk * 15" Color Monitor WineBook is Shareware and costs US$35 Edwin Buehler http://www.winebook.de [Archived as /info-mac/data/wine-book-102-68k-fr.hqx; 1745 K] ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2000 From: Edwin Buehler Subject: [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (68k-German) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts WineBook is a wine cellar management software for wine enthusiasts. You can manage your wines and your own wine-tasting notes. You can note sight, smell, taste and the quality of a wine with WineBook. WineBook manage the wine cellar, winery and supplier addresses. (Available in English, German and French) System requirements: * System 8.5 * Power Macintosh with at least 3 MB of free RAM * 3 MB on harddisk * 15" Color Monitor WineBook is Shareware and costs US$35 Edwin Buehler http://www.winebook.de [Archived as /info-mac/data/wine-book-102-68k-de.hqx; 1761 K] ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2000 From: Edwin Buehler Subject: [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (PPC-French) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts WineBook is a wine cellar management software for wine enthusiasts. You can manage your wines and your own wine-tasting notes. You can note sight, smell, taste and the quality of a wine with WineBook. WineBook manage the wine cellar, winery and supplier addresses. (Available in English, German and French) System requirements: * System 8.5 * Power Macintosh with at least 3 MB of free RAM * 3 MB on harddisk * 15" Color Monitor WineBook is Shareware and costs US$35 Edwin Buehler http://www.winebook.de [Archived as /info-mac/data/wine-book-102-ppc-fr.hqx; 1786 K] ------------------------------ Date: 16 Apr 2000 From: Edwin Buehler Subject: [*] WineBook 1.0.2 (PPC-German) -- Cellar management software for wine enthusiasts WineBook is a wine cellar management software for wine enthusiasts. You can manage your wines and your own wine-tasting notes. You can note sight, smell, taste and the quality of a wine with WineBook. WineBook manage the wine cellar, winery and supplier addresses. (Available in English, German and French) System requirements: * System 8.5 * Power Macintosh with at least 3 MB of free RAM * 3 MB on harddisk * 15" Color Monitor WineBook is Shareware and costs US$35 Edwin Buehler http://www.winebook.de [Archived as /info-mac/data/wine-book-102-ppc-de.hqx; 1807 K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 00 11:15:22 +0100 From: Phil Hudson Subject: [A] Script to bring the desktop to the font I think that you need the "Akua Sweets" scripting additions. In the English version there is a command called "puppet menu" which takes an argument which takes (again, for an English-language version of Mac OS) a list argument containing the menu name and the menu item name: {"Application","Hide Others"}. So with Akua Sweets installed, your script (in English) would be: tell application "Finder" to activate puppet menu {"Application","Hide Others"} Alternatively, without scripting, the old but serviceable control panel "ApplWindows" can automatically hide other applications whenever you switch between applications. My up-to-date contact details: http://www.fortunecity.com/x-stream/strato/8/contact.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 17:05:03 -0500 From: Egidio Leitao Subject: [Q] Multiple address books in OE 5.0.2 Hi. Is there a way to get Outlook Express 5.0.2 to create multiple address books? I'm not talking about groups. The group function only puts e-mail addresses in one single name. What I would like to do is get various address books organized by categories, departments, etc. In other words, each address book would contain all the various pieces of information (name, phone, fax, address, etc.) as in the single Address Book currently available in OE. If I have several departments in my company, I would like to keep my addresses organized by departments. Eudora Pro allows you to have extra nicknames organized just like that. Anyone knows of a way to do the same in OE? -- Egidio ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 03:45:02 -0700 From: Wagner Truppel Subject: [Q] searching for an old mac game Howdy all, I used to play a very interesting and challenging strategy game in which you have to move objects in a room to specific locations, and you can only do that by pushing them around. It's an old game, and I don't have it anymore neither can I locate it anywhere in the Info-Mac archives. I don't even remember its name, although I would recognize the name if someone pointed it out to me. Does anyone remember what that game is called or where I can locate a copy? Thanks! Wagner Truppel wtruppel@uci.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 13:05:53 -0400 (EDT) From: SteveCraft Subject: Free HTTP Server? I am looking for a free web (HTTP only) server that will run on my 68030 system. I don't need anything fancy, just something that will send/receive on port 80 and run MacxPerl CGI. Help? Steve Craft mailto:scraft@nothinbut.net http://24.12.115.85/~scraft ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 10:26:38 -0500 From: Irwin Poche Subject: gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr > Hi: > > I would like to write an Applescript in order to hide all the > applications which are open and to bring the desktop to the front. > This script would then be associated to a function key. I am beginner > with AppleScript and can't find the appropriate set of commands to > use. > > Would an Applescript guru be able to help? > > Thanks in advance, > jp Jean-Pierre, It is tricky. I have not been able to get Applescript to do this. KeyQuencher can do it easily... Menu Application "Finder" Menu Application "Hide Others" The best place I've found to ask Applescript questions is the Dartmouth University list server "MACSCRPT". Send mail to "LISTSERV@Dartmouth.edu" with the subject "SUB MACSCRPT gattuso@obs-vlfr.fr" and you will be subscribed to the list. Other AppleScript Resources: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/he/heizersw/www/home.html - Heizer software http://www.magic.ca/~octal/octal.html - FileMaker and AppleScript http://salk.edu/~preston/as/thumbnailer.html - Thumbnailer info http://www.pass.wayne.edu/~eric/aslinks.html - AppleScript links http://www.ultranet.com/~mfenner/applescript.html - AppleScript Books and Tools ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 20:37:12 -0600 From: "Philip H. Scarborough Jr." Subject: laser writer II & my G4...  
 
Hi,
I'm new to the wonderful world of macintosh,
I just bought a G4.
& someone gave me a laser writer II which I know works fine (i saw it!)
I have installed an old laser writer extension in my extensions folder on the G4,
and it shows up in the chooser,
but when i click on it it doesn't show up in the right hand box of the chooser

i bought a USB to serial box to connect the printer to the G4
(maybe it's not work?)

any help would be greatly appreciated!

thanks,

Philip
jackson, ms
 

Philip H. Scarborough
phsjr1@mac.com
www.msfilm.com/philip.html
....Try'n to make it happen in Jackson, Mississippi.
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  ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 08:05:19 -0400 From: Laurence Hawkins Subject: Shutdown problem Running a PowerMac 6500/225 with 7.6.1, 64 MB RAM, OT v. 1.1.1, external 56K Supra modem and a Umax Scanner. For the past few weeks, whenever I attempt a shutdown I get the warning "Shutdown could not be completed because the application 'unknown' could not quit". As as result, I have to do the Control-Command-Power Key routine to shut down. A shutdown soon after startup (e.g. startup, going online, downloading mail with Eudora, and then closing the applications), gives no problem, but if I have opened several applications, done some printing, etc., then the problem returns. Suspecting extensions conflicts to be the cause of the problem, I could try using Conflict Catcher to investigate, but the procedure could take hours, as each test would involve a shutdown and startup, and faking a "typical" session to get the problem to reappear. Any ideas? Laurence Hawkins ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:59:48 -0400 From: RobD Subject: Would an Applescript guru be able to help? quoting The Info-Mac Network and possibly previous message abstract: >From: Jean-Pierre Gattuso >Subject: Script to bring the desktop to the font > > >I would like to write an Applescript in order to hide all the >applications which are open and to bring the desktop to the front. >This script would then be associated to a function key. I am beginner >with AppleScript and can't find the appropriate set of commands to >use. > >Would an Applescript guru be able to help? > Try to join or view Applescript listserver. and/or >>>-----------Reach me by ICQ# 7162477------------------<<< ~~~ Read my contributions ~~~ -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************