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Re: test login 1,090 Views / 15 Replies  
Yay! I'm so glad it was that easy to fix. Whew!

Now, my only comment is that I don't like the new "centered"
text -- I much preferred the old left-aligned categories. It
was much easier to...
Posted by Boodlums, on Nov 8, 2002 at 02:35 AM, in Feedback
test login 1,090 Views / 15 Replies  
Hmm, I deleted all my macnn.com cookies, based on info at
the vbulletin.com site. Let's see if I can post again...
Posted by Boodlums, on Nov 8, 2002 at 02:27 AM, in Feedback
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 472 Views / 4 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Diggory Laycock:
<strong>...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 5, 2002 at 02:31 PM, in macOS
OK, here we go: PidFromBI("com.apple.terminal")... 741 Views / 11 Replies  
OK, here we go:
PidFromBI("com.apple.terminal")
on PidFromBI(theBI)
set pp to PosixPathFromBI(theBI)
if pp is "" then return -1 --bundle file does not exist
set pid to 0 --if bundle file exists...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 2, 2002 at 10:31 PM, in Applications
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 741 Views / 11 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by hotani:
<strong>yeah, a...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 2, 2002 at 06:50 PM, in Applications
Oooh, Andrew!!! You know me as one still using... 559 Views / 9 Replies  
Oooh, Andrew!!! You know me as one still using Beta 19 of your DriveLight on MacOS. I love it, and would be "thrilled major" (yeah Disney channel shows those Zenon movies a lot) to have an OS X...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 2, 2002 at 06:25 AM, in macOS
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 511 Views / 7 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by ppmax:...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 2, 2002 at 06:05 AM, in macOS
Kool! Thanks, Kaptain! 969 Views / 19 Replies  
Kool! Thanks, Kaptain!
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 1, 2002 at 07:01 PM, in Applications
I made a "Mulberry Manager" applet which makes... 741 Views / 11 Replies  
I made a "Mulberry Manager" applet which makes Mulberry quit and 2 minutes later relaunch, since that program (v2.0.5) eats memory for breakfast lunch and dinner. It's at work, not at home, so I...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 1, 2002 at 06:56 PM, in Applications
Umm, well I routinely hide toolbars. Don't like... 591 Views / 2 Replies  
Umm, well I routinely hide toolbars. Don't like 'em, don't use 'em. Ick.
I prefer FMP without those things taking up screen real estate.

It is, however, odd that Microsoft was able to implement...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 1, 2002 at 06:46 PM, in Applications
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 503 Views / 2 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by JeremyS:
<strong>Hi can...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 1, 2002 at 06:39 PM, in Applications
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva,... 969 Views / 19 Replies  
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by Rebel Without a Clue:...
Posted by Boodlums, on Jun 1, 2002 at 06:32 PM, in Applications
I was looking at the screenshot here: <a... 969 Views / 19 Replies  
I was looking at the screenshot here:

<a href="http://fink.sourceforge.net/news/kde3-rangerrick-ie_and_konq.html"...
Posted by Boodlums, on May 31, 2002 at 03:22 PM, in Applications
Apple should link the Show Info with the UNIX... 673 Views / 18 Replies  
Apple should link the Show Info with the UNIX 'file' command.
I think it'd be easy.

-Walter
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 30, 2001 at 06:36 AM, in macOS
Thanks, Jan! 719 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks, Jan!
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 29, 2001 at 07:41 PM, in macOS
Not only am I unable to locate an Extras.rsrc for... 719 Views / 8 Replies  
Not only am I unable to locate an Extras.rsrc for download, but Theminator was removed from circulation.

Silly humans. They learn to drive and suddenly can't imagine how anyone else could not know...
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 29, 2001 at 05:21 PM, in macOS
Not only am I unable to locate an Extras.rsrc for... 719 Views / 8 Replies  
Not only am I unable to locate an Extras.rsrc for download, but Theminator was removed from circulation.

Silly humans. They learn to drive and suddenly can't imagine how anyone else could not know...
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 29, 2001 at 05:18 PM, in macOS
Oh I see now, you put it directly into the... 719 Views / 8 Replies  
Oh I see now, you put it directly into the message. My web browser is Lynx, so I didn't see it. Thanks!
I think all that's missing is active scroll bars and a blue default button.

Thanks!
...
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 29, 2001 at 04:54 PM, in macOS
Lynx 2.8.4 (it's already available for download... 437 Views / 22 Replies  
Lynx 2.8.4 (it's already available for download from Apple's web site).

It's 30x faster than any GUI browser, and 1000x more stable.

(Oh, and I second the motion for backup-ability.)

-Walter
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 29, 2001 at 03:32 PM, in macOS
Need screen shots -- I'm serious 719 Views / 8 Replies  
I don't have OS X (I'm on a 6100), but I need screenshots of windows and dialog elements (checkboxes [checked and unchecked], radio buttons, etc.) in order to make UI mockups.

Does anyone have a...
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 29, 2001 at 03:11 PM, in macOS
And Belgian waffles are cooler than regular... 488 Views / 8 Replies  
And Belgian waffles are cooler than regular waffles. But that doesn't help me!
OS X does not run on a 6100.
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 28, 2001 at 08:55 AM, in macOS
Need screen shots 488 Views / 8 Replies  
I don't have OS X (I'm on a 6100), but I need screenshots of windows and
dialog elements (checkboxes [checked and unchecked], radio buttons, etc.)
in order to make UI mockups.

Does anyone have a...
Posted by Boodlums, on Dec 28, 2001 at 07:29 AM, in macOS
Oh, I agree! I didn't mean to sound like getting... 815 Views / 39 Replies  
Oh, I agree! I didn't mean to sound like getting a new monitor is the "answer" -- I only said that in response to the "switch resolutions" thing. Before Aqua, I was hoping for an OS that would fit in...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 12, 2001 at 07:49 PM, in macOS
That will make everything shrink, and you'll have... 815 Views / 39 Replies  
That will make everything shrink, and you'll have to sit closer to the monitor (which is unhealthy).

Just get a bigger monitor. Me, I'm gonna get the Mitsubishi 22" NF. Saw it at Macworld, and...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 12, 2001 at 07:07 PM, in macOS
Hi Clive, It was called "CopyDoubler". Nice... 1,189 Views / 43 Replies  
Hi Clive,

It was called "CopyDoubler". Nice functionality. :)
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 12, 2001 at 06:44 PM, in macOS
groverat asks: "What if I wanted it to append?" ... 1,189 Views / 43 Replies  
groverat asks: "What if I wanted it to append?"

That question has already been answered: Open the folder and drag its contents into the other folder.

-Walter
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 12, 2001 at 03:04 AM, in macOS
One could write a script which takes two folders... 1,189 Views / 43 Replies  
One could write a script which takes two folders and asks you what you want to do:

a) replace folder "foo" with folder "bar"
b) replace folder "bar" with folder "boo"
c) update folder "foo"...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 11, 2001 at 03:08 AM, in macOS
Oops, Window Dock -&gt; Show All should be... 457 Views / 3 Replies  
Oops, Window Dock -&gt; Show All should be Restore All (or something like that).

-Walter
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 11, 2001 at 02:26 AM, in macOS
Dock Menus -- an idea 457 Views / 3 Replies  
In "The Deep Blue GUI" thread (which devolved so I started a new one), davebagel wrote: "what if there was an option to put the dock up in the menu bar vis-a-vis TaskMenuBar...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 11, 2001 at 02:20 AM, in macOS
Of course, you can do most of this stuff with... 583 Views / 9 Replies  
Of course, you can do most of this stuff with AppleScript.

Well, that of course assumes Apple fixes the OS X Finder bugs which prevent scripts from operating on a selection.

-Walter
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 10, 2001 at 11:40 PM, in macOS
Well, you could run an emulator inside an... 420 Views / 5 Replies  
Well, you could run an emulator inside an emulator. ;)
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 10, 2001 at 11:18 PM, in macOS
10.0.4 bugs and problems (collect for feedback) 552 Views / 10 Replies  
I went to Fry's Electronics tonight, and tried using the Finder in OS X 10.0.4. Inside of two minutes I experienced five bugs (at least I hope they're bugs and not by design). Note that I do not...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 9, 2001 at 04:30 AM, in macOS
Mskr: "Now, you may argue that stuff should move... 2,316 Views / 142 Replies  
Mskr: "Now, you may argue that stuff should move from the Dock to the menubar, but what does that buy you? You still have the same amount of "clutter" (which most people call functionality), but in...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 8, 2001 at 05:48 AM, in macOS
Oh. You don't mean panels, you mean Drawers. ... 470 Views / 7 Replies  
Oh. You don't mean panels, you mean Drawers.

I thought it was a stupid gimmick in QuickTime Player.
I thought it was weird in Dabbler (the sketch program).

I would rather have a palette...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 6, 2001 at 10:09 PM, in macOS
I'm not bickering, I'm being mathematically... 1,091 Views / 61 Replies  
I'm not bickering, I'm being mathematically correct. (I am a perfectionist!)

"Now: suppose those monitors actually make it to the market.*)

"Wouldn't you be the first to run to these boards...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 11:53 PM, in macOS
SecretAgentX: "I think metaphores[sic] are dead... 2,316 Views / 142 Replies  
SecretAgentX: "I think metaphores[sic] are dead in modern computing."

I found it amusing when I noticed the switch from "A computer is like a brain" to "A brain is like a computer" :D

"I like...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 06:33 PM, in macOS
Spheric Harlot: "Oh, and: How intuitive is that... 2,316 Views / 142 Replies  
Spheric Harlot: "Oh, and: How intuitive is that stupid power symbol? A circle broken by a vertical line? What kind of metaphor is that?"

It appears to be a graphical combo (since it's a single...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 06:25 PM, in macOS
The "Mac OS" has been around that long. Well,... 886 Views / 20 Replies  
The "Mac OS" has been around that long. Well, without the space in it, even System 6 was called "MacOS" in colloquial usage (just not in Apple's docs or marketing).

-Walter (a real oldtimer)
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 06:00 PM, in macOS
Elimination of any option to hide filename... 472 Views / 21 Replies  
Elimination of any option to hide filename extensions.

I will not upgrade to X if any such thing exists.
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 05:53 PM, in macOS
Macs do not have an Alt key -- you're thinking of... 608 Views / 26 Replies  
Macs do not have an Alt key -- you're thinking of PCs.

We have an Option key.

Please get your terminology straight.
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 05:50 PM, in macOS
I, too, DREAM of the day when we have 144ppi... 1,091 Views / 61 Replies  
I, too, DREAM of the day when we have 144ppi displays and a resolution-scalable OS.

However, that day is yet to come, and I can only use my computer TODAY.

-Walter
who'll be first in line to...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 05:43 PM, in macOS
"The Missing Sync" - Mac OS Support for Sony CLIE... 730 Views / 10 Replies  
"The Missing Sync" - Mac OS Support for Sony CLIE Handheld

http://www.markspace.com/missingsync.html
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 05:13 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
OS X 10.0 had to be released for the reasons... 760 Views / 47 Replies  
OS X 10.0 had to be released for the reasons recently given.
I consider it really a "hardware developer" release, necessary for them to get their drivers (kext's) written. The PB was too much of a...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 04:57 AM, in macOS
But the Dock is designed as a "floater". Hmm...... 487 Views / 11 Replies  
But the Dock is designed as a "floater". Hmm... that makes me wonder how AppleScript sees it. Could someone AppleScripty with OS X run some tests, please? Ask the Finder for a list of processes, and...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 04:04 AM, in macOS
"You don't think that larger icons make sense in... 1,091 Views / 61 Replies  
"You don't think that larger icons make sense in the light of higher screen resolutions?"

Correct. Here are the reasons:

1. The Mac OS is still hardwired to 72ppi (QuickDraw by design, Quartz...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 03:55 AM, in macOS
The reason I hate the framed/paned interface is... 1,409 Views / 71 Replies  
The reason I hate the framed/paned interface is that it takes away my choice of how to utilize my screen real estate -- the developer has already usurped everything. It's not a matter of style, it's...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 5, 2001 at 03:30 AM, in macOS
Sven, I assume English is your second or... 1,409 Views / 71 Replies  
Sven,

I assume English is your second or third language, but this is really more a matter of computer terminology. Please don't say "app window" on the Mac -- that is a Windoze MDI thing. An app...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 4, 2001 at 05:06 AM, in macOS
Carl Norum writes: "Hiding applications also... 487 Views / 11 Replies  
Carl Norum writes: "Hiding applications also behaves badly in Mac OS X. Apparently I cannot hide all open applications. If I'm running the Finder, OmniWeb, Terminal, and Mail, for instance, and three...
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 4, 2001 at 03:37 AM, in macOS
And some more BinHex Info on my web site: ... 1,029 Views / 5 Replies  
And some more BinHex Info on my web site:

http://www.natural-innovations.com/boo/binhex.html

-Walter
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 4, 2001 at 03:07 AM, in Developer Center
Interesting code! However, wouldn't this have... 712 Views / 17 Replies  
Interesting code! However, wouldn't this have been easier?:

set theStringToCalc to "1+2-3*32*3+/2342+-32"
run script theStringToCalc


-boo
noticing that +/ is not a valid operation
Posted by Boodlums, on Aug 4, 2001 at 02:40 AM, in Developer Center
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