Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #89 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 15 Apr 98 Volume 16 : Issue 89 Today's Topics: [*] ACE Realmz 5 module [*] Alphie 1.2 [*] Cinnamon WebMaster Suite 1.2.1 -- Specialized HTML Editor [*] ClickTyper 1.2 - for people who can't use a keyboard [*] Fetch-O-Matic 2.1 automated website maintenance via FTP [*] general-edit-lite-101v3.sit Hex/ASCII File Editor [*] Internet Launcher 1.0.1 [*] McHurricane [*] MeatierLottoJist 1.0.1 [*] paper_chaste0.7.hqx: Error analysis of writing [*] PictFader114-Pict playing Screensaver update [*] Red Pencil [*] ResFinder 1.0 [*] ShowText CDEF 1.15 [*] SwitchRes 1.3 - English version [*] SwitchRes 1.3 - french version [*] TopoMouse 2.0 [*] vocab =?iso-8859-1?Q?bILL=81der?= 7.7.1 f.sit [*] western_desktops_1024.sit [*] western_desktops_640.sit [*] western_desktops_832.sit 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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Or, click . * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at the URL below: * Search the archive at . Info-Mac volunteers include Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Michael Bean, and Liam Breck. The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, developers of Internet server software for the Macintosh, including Web and email publishing systems. We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V16 #89" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:27:07 -0700 From: drysdall@mailserv.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [*] ACE Realmz 5 module This package is designed for use with the application "ACE!" version 1.2.1. ACE! is a save game (character) editor which uses plug-in 'modules' to extend it's use. The complete ACE! package can be obtained from any Info-Mac mirror (version 1.2.1 is the most recent). The "Realmz 5.x" module allows you to edit character files from Realmz version 5.0 or higher. The original Realmz module supplied with ACE will not correctly open Realmz 5 character files. This file should be archived in the 'game' directory. 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. [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/ace-realmz-5-module.hqx; 8K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:38 -0700 From: wfurman@epix.net Subject: [*] Alphie 1.2 Alphie 1.2 - is a highly customizable alphabet-drawing program that should be welcomed by anyone teaching children or adults their ABC's. Four editable print/script fonts may be copied or traced and provisions exist for creating your very own. Pads: Main, Big and Legal. Mouse or pen. Alphie can be fun and instructive without serious supervisor involvement, but parents and teachers are urged to make generous use of online HELP to take full advantage of Alphie's capabilities. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/alphie-12.hqx; 7335K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:53 -0700 From: DustynK@aol.com Subject: [*] Cinnamon WebMaster Suite 1.2.1 -- Specialized HTML Editor Cinnamon WebMaster Suite is a very compact, yet highly-specialized HTML text editor for color Macs. v1.2.1 adds to v1.2: * Smart Comments gained an IQ point -- they now recognize the SCRIPT tag and properly revert to old-style comments when used for hiding JavaScript from older browsers * Fixed an oversight in the Colorize routine Version 1.2 of CWMS added these features: * An Insert Date option * An Insert Time option * Most common JavaScript keywords are now exempted from the Auto- capitalization routine * A bunch of useful files are included in the software package to the previous features including: * Smart Comments * Automatic recognition of tags and comments * Colorization of text, tags, and comments * Automatic capitalization of tags * Automatic special character filtering & conversion to ISO-Latin codes * Insert Color feature uses Apple Color Picker and automatically converts to HTML hex codes * and more! CWMS is a product of Cinnamon Soft, a division of Cinnamon Computer Products Visit our website at: http://members.aol.com/dustynk/cinnamonsoft/ or email me at: dustynk@aol.com Please email me; I would like to hear what you think no matter what you think! [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/cwms-1211.hqx; 118K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:27:05 -0700 From: ivan@kagi.com Subject: [*] ClickTyper 1.2 - for people who can't use a keyboard What is ClickTyper? ClickTyper is an innovative application program intended for people who can't use a keyboard. It gives you the freedom to write with your computer. You don't even have to move the mouse - you can edit text and use the other features of the program just by pressing the button of the mouse. ClickTyper allows you to browse existing text, print it, get the computer to read it aloud to you, or export it as a text file. The program also provides audio feedback to help you keep track of what is happening. ClickTyper requires: Mac OS version 7.1 or higher and a minimum of 2600K of available memory (RAM). ClickTyper is shareware, if you use it for more than a week or two, please register your copy. Once you have registered, you are considered registered for all future versions of ClickTyper, so you do not need to pay any additional fees when you upgrade to a new version. ClickTyper can be freely distributed, either online or on CD-ROM without restrictions, provided that the original package is included. For more information, please read the enclosed Read Me file. ClickTyper Home Page: http://www.kagi.com/inai/ct/. Thanks and have a great day! Ivan Gobbo [Archived as /info-mac/app/clicktyper-12.hqx; 1609K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:50 -0700 From: film2@emedia.net Subject: [*] Fetch-O-Matic 2.1 automated website maintenance via FTP Fetch-O-Matic (v 2.1) is a new approach to automated website maintenance via FTP. Fetch-O-Matic allows web authors to freely create and update files locally without needing to keep track of their work, and then automatically catalog the alterations and update the website. Fetch-O-Matic differs from other available synchronization and maintenance schemes in that it does not require any local machine to have a complete site copy. For example, one might decide to grab a few pages and change them (and/or add some new files) from a Powerbook. Later, the site copy on the primary machine can be quickly brought up-to-date with just two clicks - without having to remember what was changed or open the Powerbook. Fetch-O-Matic is extremely easy to use. Novice web authors in search of a simple way to update a personal web page won't be intimidated by its power. Experienced hands will find that previously dreaded operations such as multi-file search and replace, with the subsequent headache of tracking down and uploading scattered altered files, are rendered painless. Transfer errors such as uploading/downloading to the wrong directory are a thing of the past. If several people are maintaining a site they are protected from treading on each other's updates. Fetch-O-Matic was conceived and developed to fill a need in servicing a large site (http://www.filmscouts.com). Uploads and downloads of thousands of files at once have been performed with ease. But even on a site with just a few pages, Fetch-O-Matic will ease the updating chores. Fetch-O-Matic requires Dartmouth's FTP client "Fetch", AppleScript, the scripting addition Jon's Commands, and, optionally, Alessandro Levi Montalcini's "List Files" (providing a significant speed improvement for large sites), all of which are readily available online. Fetch-O-Matic runs on any Mac OS machine with reasonable (8mb+) RAM running System 7 or 8. It runs in the background. It is shareware with a single-user license fee of $20. There is a free 30-day trial period. Version 2.1 adds new features (most significantly, continuous unattended operation and the ability to add to an upload in progress), and works around a bug in Jon's Commands 2.0.3. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/fetch-o-matic-21.hqx; 577K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:44 -0700 From: michael@quadrivio.com Subject: [*] general-edit-lite-101v3.sit Hex/ASCII File Editor File: general-edit-lite-101v3.hqx Type: Hex/ASCII file editor Not for publication on CD-ROM This is a free tool for programmers who need to edit data files. It is based on the commercial version of General Edit; see http://www.quadrivio.com for details. General Edit Lite allows you to: 1) Open and edit disk files as hexadecimal bytes, ASCII characters, Unicode characters (Roman encoding only), 16-bit decimal integers, or 32-bit decimal integers. Files can be larger than RAM. 2) View and edit the Finder information (FInfo record) for disk files. 3) View RAM. Program requirements A PowerPC Macintosh or PowerPC Mac OS-compatible computer is required. System 7.1 or later is required; System 7.6.1 or later is recommended. _____________________________ Quadrivio Corporation 1563 Solano Avenue #360 Berkeley, CA 94707 info@quadrivio.com http://www.quadrivio.com voice (510)524-3246 [Archived as /info-mac/dev/general-edit-lite-101v3.hqx; 905K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:52 -0700 From: gabriel@learningstate.com Subject: [*] Internet Launcher 1.0.1 Internet Launcher is a replacement for the Apple "Connect To..." program bundled with Mac OS 8.0. Internet Launcher improves performance and provides the option to create an Internet Shortcut, i.e. a double-clickable document that will automatically launch a URL without having to enter it over and over again. 1.0.1 fixes the nasty bug that prevented IL to launch on systems where Internet Config 2.0 was not installed [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/internet-launcher-101.hqx; 106K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:39 -0700 From: billchen@emcst.com Subject: [*] McHurricane McHurricane 3.2.4 - SHAREWARE. For tracking hurricanes from W. Africa thru Hawaii (0-48 deg N. Lat; 13-174 deg W. Long), color or BW. Up to nine storms may be open at once; tracks updated, plots altered, inserted or deleted; storm data listings printed; map areas printed or copied to the Clipboard. Many data and plot conversions and options including time zones, 12 or 24 hour clock display, nautical or statute mileage format, pressure in inches or millibars, plot distances to user designated cities, etc. Tested on Mac SE30 and later, System 7.0 or later required; 3 megs normal application memory. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/mchurricane-324.hqx; 647K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:27:10 -0700 From: spice@netacc.net Subject: [*] MeatierLottoJist 1.0.1 MeatierLottoJist 1.0.1 is a shareware lottery tracking and wheeling program for Macintosh. It was written to fill a void. Basically, I was looking for a program that did this and couldn't find one, so I wrote one. The program can track any number of Pick 5 or Pick 6 lotteries, displays the history of winning numbers, generates statistics, and will even suggest numbers to play if you want it to. You can play your numbers on a wheel or by punching in the numbers manually. The program comes with 5 Pick 5 wheels and 5 Pick 6 wheels, and registered users can import new wheels into the program. If you are unfamiliar with wheeling this is a good place to learn. Basically a wheel allows you to play more than just 6 numbers when you play the lottery. It also comes with several filters, and some sample databases of lotteries. And it does support bonus numbers. MeatierLottoJist is good for the serious lottery player who needs a place to store wheels or a way to keep track of tickets, or for casual players who just want to have a little more fun. The demo version is free to download and use, however the Save function has been disabled and you will not be able to import any new wheels into the program. Registration is $19.95. After you register you will be provided with a code which unlocks the program. This is the first official release by FIDIM Interactive. For more information about FIDIM please visit our web site at . Please email me before including this software on any CD-ROMs or FTP sites. I will undoubtedly say yes. I just want to know where the program is going. Thanks. Tom Rockwell FIDIM Interactive spice@fidim.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/meatier-lotto-jist-101.hqx; 1655K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:41 -0700 From: aircai@worldnet.fr Subject: [*] paper_chaste0.7.hqx: Error analysis of writing Paper Chaste is a tool to aid teachers in analyzing writing samples in the Roman alphabet. This HyperCard stack calculates the frequency of recorded mistakes so that you can guide students toward correcting the most common mistakes found within their writing as a group, and it does a simple statistical analysis--mean, median, variance, standard deviation, and standardization [z = (X-Mean)/Standard Deviation] of final "gravity of error" totals that are then transformed into grades/marks on an alterable (mean) scale. The mistakes themselves must be entered into a list *by the user*, where they can then be repeatedly loaded into students' reports by clicking on the line containing the error. P_C comes with a list of around 90 grammatical errors (in French) and over 20 student reports to serve as data examples. The program is in some ways just a shell that you have to fill in with your own expertise, i.e., P_C does NOT analyze the writing for you; it analyzes the mistakes that you record. Aside from the analysis, the other primary objective of the program is to more actively involve the students in correcting their own mistakes by providing reports to guide them. Documentation is limited to the FAQ file that is bundled with the program. This initial release is copyrighted freeware Requirements: HyperCard 2.2 or better Size of uncompressed stack: approximately 105K File virus-checked with Disinfectant 3.7.1 NB: Paper Chaste may be included on the commercially available CD-ROM of the archives. aircai@worldnet.fr **after 30 June 1998 --> rgranger@worldnet.fr ** http://www.worldnet.fr/~aircai (but we're moving--search for AIRCAI) [Archived as /info-mac/edu/paper-chaste-07.hqx; 57K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:27:12 -0700 From: stossj@mail.mpx.com.au Subject: [*] PictFader114-Pict playing Screensaver update PictFader=81 is an application/screensaver that displays slideshows of PICT and JPEG ( PICT in JPEG type) files. It has relatively low memory requirements considering the high standard of display that is achieved. See the "About PictFader 1.1" document for more details. Requirements A Macintosh/ Mac-Compatible with atleast the following features: * 68020 processor or greater * System 7.1 or greater * Quicktime 1.5 ( Quicktime 2.0 or more preferable ) for JPEG pictures. * 240 to 500 K Ram and 300 K disk space [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/pictfader-114.hqx; 478K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:48 -0700 From: netset@atlas.co.uk Subject: [*] Red Pencil Red Pencil is a search engine and 'server' for Press Releases. It was established to collect and disseminate information in the form most useful to the various news media, and to make it possible for small organisations and even individuals to gain the same kind of breadth of access to the media that only large organisations have previous enjoyed. Professional news-journalists can use it as an automated news-gatherer, using the built-in automatic delivery system - which is clever enough to select which kind of Press Releases to send, once it's been given suitable parameters to match. This archive is a 'roamer' submission-form for Red Pencil ... meaning that you can load it as a local file in your browser, and use it to compose and submit Press releases 'off line'. When you're ready, you can hit the 'submit' button on the form, and your computer will automatically dial up and send off your entry, which will be available to a world-wide audience only moments later. For further information, please visit the Red Pencil website at http://www.redpencil.com or contact mailbox@netset.co.uk ( P.S. Red Pencil is *new*, which means that there may be a few rough edges, and it doesn't have much in it - yet - so if you find anything wrong, confusing, or not working, please notify us. We'll be very grateful and we'll attend to it as soon as we can ... we promise.) [Archived as /info-mac/comm/red-pencil.hqx; 25K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:45 -0700 From: l.migotti@ud.nettuno.it Subject: [*] ResFinder 1.0 ResFinder is a small utility that lets you search for an hexadecimal or character string in all the resources of a file. ResFinder 1.0 is Freeware. Source code is available on request. System requirements: ResFinder 1.0 works on all Macs from Macintosh Plus and requires MacOS version 6.07 or greater. Thanks, Bruno Di Gleria Via Basaldella, 10 33100 UDINE - ITALY E-Mail: inf117k1@ud.nettuno.it http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6897/ [Archived as /info-mac/dev/res-finder-10.hqx; 15K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:47 -0700 From: l.migotti@ud.nettuno.it Subject: [*] ShowText CDEF 1.15 This CDEF displays either styled or unstyled text, the same way SimpleText= =99 does. If you type a non-breaking space character (Option-Space) inside the text, t= he control will display a picture. ShowText CDEF is Freeware. Source code is available on request. =20 System requirements: ShowText CDEF 1.15 works on all Macs from Macintosh Plus and requires MacOS version 6.07 or greater. Thanks, Bruno Di Gleria Via Basaldella, 10 33100 UDINE - ITALY E-Mail: inf117k1@ud.nettuno.it http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/6897/=20 [Archived as /info-mac/dev/show-text-cdef-115.hqx; 52K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:56 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.3 - English version SwitchRes is a totally configurable Control Strip Module. It is designed to simplify resolution changes. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. On PCI Macs, all resolutions available to your video card are shown. You can save the position of the icons on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The position of the icons is restored at startup. You can assign specific resolutions of to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to the predefined resolutions. SwitchRes is distributed as a $9 shareware. System requirement: * Every Mac with MacOS 8 should run SwitchRes * A multisync or SVGA display is useful, but not required... There are an english and a french version. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switchres-13.hqx; 218K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:57 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.3 - french version SwitchRes is a totally configurable Control Strip Module. It is designed to simplify resolution changes. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. On PCI Macs, all resolutions available to your video card are shown. You can save the position of the icons on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The position of the icons is restored at startup. You can assign specific resolutions of to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to the predefined resolutions. SwitchRes is distributed as a $9 shareware. System requirement: * Every Mac with MacOS 8 should run SwitchRes * A multisync or SVGA display is useful, but not required... There are an english, a french and a german version. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switchres-13-fr.hqx; 214K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:26:59 -0700 From: l.migotti@ud.nettuno.it Subject: [*] TopoMouse 2.0 TopoMouse 2.0 is a little utility that displays the cursor coordinates. It's useful to measure things on the computer screen in pixels. If you press the