Subject: Info-Mac Digest V19 #30 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Thu, 28 Mar 02 Volume 19 : Issue 30 Today's Topics: [*] Bookmarksman1.22(Stand-alone English version) [*] Bookmarksman1.22-Template (English version) [*] FTP audiotools40.sit [*] GraphicConverter Carbon 4.3b2J Japanese Version [*] GraphicConverter PPC 4.3b2J Japanese Version [*] Icon Machine 3.0b16J - Japanese version [*] IPTC FILE CHANGER [*] SkinShrinker 1.0.1 update Color Picker Loses Color SW override on/off switch on Apple Titanium Powerbook? 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 V19 #30" ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 2002 From: jiro To: Subject: [*] Bookmarksman1.22(Stand-alone English version) File name : Bookmarksman1.22(Stand-alone English version) Freeware Size : 1700k(Stuffed) This is a stand-alone version of "Bookmarksman1.21". Though it is a Filemaker Pro 5.xx database, you do not have to have Filemaker Pro5.xx to run it. Bookmarksman helps one keep track of web browser bookmarks that tend to have the nasty habit of haphazardly accumulating into something unmanageably humongous. The new features include the following: (1) "Note" field is introduced. (2) The number of listed bookmarks is constantly displayed. (3) A single click searches several fields for the keyword. The main features are : (1) Search results get displayed in list view (2) Duplicate URLs are easily extracted and deleted (3) Bookmarks can be sorted (4) You can jot down notes in the "Note" field (4) Totally customizable (5) Drag/Drop-aware (6) Utterly free of charge Author : Jiro Negishi jiro@mars.dti.ne.jp http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~jiro/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/bookmarksman-122-sa.hqx; 2436 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 2002 From: jiro To: Subject: [*] Bookmarksman1.22-Template (English version) File name : Bookmarksman1.22-Template (English version) Freeware Size : 12k Version : 1.22 The new features include the following: (1) "Note" field is introduced. (2) The number of listed bookmarks is constantly displayed. (3) A single click searches several fields for the keyword. Bookmark Database (Filemaker Pro Template) Requirement : Filemaker Pro (5.XX or better) This is a simple and modest Filemaker template that helps one keep track of web browser bookmarks that tend to have the nasty habit of haphazardly accumulating into something unmanageably humongous. The main features are : (1) Search results get displayed in list view (2) Duplicate URLs are easily extracted and deleted (3) Bookmarks can be sorted (4) You can jot down notes in the "Note" field (4) Totally customizable (5) Drag/Drop-aware (6) Utterly free of charge Author : Jiro Negishi jiro@mars.dti.ne.jp http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~jiro/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/bookmarksman-122.hqx; 16 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Mar 2002 From: Info To: Subject: [*] FTP audiotools40.sit * may be distributed in CD ROM collections. AudioTools Pro 4 http://www.rootsolutions.de/audiotools/ info@rootsolutions.de PPC, OS 8.1 or later, Quicktime, color monitor. AudioTools Pro is a point-and-click set of production calculators and utilities that are commonly needed during music production. Key features: * setups for effect processors, such as delay, reverb, etc. * conversion factors for loops and time dilation. * conversion factors for loops and detuning. * any midi tuning scale to cents and vice versa. * sequencer ticks from sample event position * glossary screen with brief definitions of audio terminology. * tap tempo feature for quickly finding a tempo in bpm. * patch number conversion utility. * pitch to frequency and pitch to midi note number conversion. * interactive circle of fifths. * A-440 tuning reference. * sample size calculation utility. * song durations calculator. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/audio-tools-40.hqx; 2904 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 2002 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] GraphicConverter Carbon 4.3b2J Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the GraphicConverter package. This is the Carbon version for MacOS X or MacOS 9 with CarbonLib. Download the PPC package for PPC Macintoshes with Mac OS 7.5.3 or later. GraphicConverter converts pictures to different formats. Also it contains many useful features for picture manipulation. Key features of GraphicConverter: *Imports about 145 graphic file formats *Exports about 45 graphic file formats *File Browser *Batch conversion with additional actions *Slide show *Easy creation of optimized images for the internet *Basic images manipulation *Enhanced images manipulation *AppleScript support *Support of new technologies like LuraWave LWF format Import file formats: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (uncompressed, packbits, CCITT3/4 and lzw), RIFF, PICS, 8BIM, 8BPS/PSD, JPEG/JFIF, GIF, PCX/SCR, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP (RLE compressed BMP's also), ICO/ICN, PIC (16 bit), FLI/FLC, TGA, MSP, PIC (PC Paint), SCX (ColoRIX), SHP, WPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, CGM (only binary), SUN , RLE, XBM, PM, IFF/LBM, PAC, Degas, TINY, NeoChrome, PIC (ATARI), SPU/SPC, GEM-Metafile, Animated NeoChrome, Imagic, ImageLab/Print Technic, HP-GL/2, FITS, SGI, DL, XWD, WMF, Scitex-CT, DCX, KONTRON, Lotus-PIC, Dr. Halo, GRP, VFF, Apple IIgs, AMBER, TRS-80, VB HB600, ppat, QDV, CLP, IPLab, SOFTIMAGE, GATAN, CVG, MSX, PNG, ART, RAW, PSION, SIXEL, PCD, ST-X, ALIAS pix, MAG, VITRONIC, EPSF (with the help of EPStoPICT), Meteosat5, Sinclair QL, VPB, j6i, ASCII, ESM, CAM, PORST, Voxel, NIF, TIM, AFP, BLD, GFX, FAX3, SFW, BioRad, PSION 5, KDC (only PPC), QNT, JBI, DICOM, FAXstf, SKETCH, CALS, EletronicImage, X-Face, NASA Raster-Metafile, Acorn Sprite, HSI-BUF, FlashPix (with QuickTime 4), ISS, RLA, VBM, HPI, CEL, WBMP, PGC, PGF. Export file formats: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (uncompressed, packbits and lzw), GIF, PCX, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP, IFF/LBM, TGA, PSD, JPEG/JFIF, HP-GL/2, EPSF, Movie (QuickTime), SUN, PICS, PICT in Resource, PBM/PGM/PPM, SGI, TRS-80, ppat, SOFTIMAGE, PNG, PSION, RAW, WMF, XWD, XBM, XPM, Clip, ASCII, PAC, ICO, RTF, VPB, Finder Icons, PSION 5, X-Face, ISS, CEL, WBMP, PGC. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/graphic-con-43b2j-cbn.hqx; 5832 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 2002 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] GraphicConverter PPC 4.3b2J Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the GraphicConverter package. This is the PPC version for PPC Macintoshes with Mac OS 7.5.3 or later. Download the Carbon version for MacOS X or MacOS 9 with CarbonLib. GraphicConverter converts pictures to different formats. Also it contains many useful features for picture manipulation. Key features of GraphicConverter: *Imports about 145 graphic file formats *Exports about 45 graphic file formats *File Browser *Batch conversion with additional actions *Slide show *Easy creation of optimized images for the internet *Basic images manipulation *Enhanced images manipulation *AppleScript support *Support of new technologies like LuraWave LWF format Import file formats: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (uncompressed, packbits, CCITT3/4 and lzw), RIFF, PICS, 8BIM, 8BPS/PSD, JPEG/JFIF, GIF, PCX/SCR, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP (RLE compressed BMP's also), ICO/ICN, PIC (16 bit), FLI/FLC, TGA, MSP, PIC (PC Paint), SCX (ColoRIX), SHP, WPG, PBM/PGM/PPM, CGM (only binary), SUN , RLE, XBM, PM, IFF/LBM, PAC, Degas, TINY, NeoChrome, PIC (ATARI), SPU/SPC, GEM-Metafile, Animated NeoChrome, Imagic, ImageLab/Print Technic, HP-GL/2, FITS, SGI, DL, XWD, WMF, Scitex-CT, DCX, KONTRON, Lotus-PIC, Dr. Halo, GRP, VFF, Apple IIgs, AMBER, TRS-80, VB HB600, ppat, QDV, CLP, IPLab, SOFTIMAGE, GATAN, CVG, MSX, PNG, ART, RAW, PSION, SIXEL, PCD, ST-X, ALIAS pix, MAG, VITRONIC, EPSF (with the help of EPStoPICT), Meteosat5, Sinclair QL, VPB, j6i, ASCII, ESM, CAM, PORST, Voxel, NIF, TIM, AFP, BLD, GFX, FAX3, SFW, BioRad, PSION 5, KDC (only PPC), QNT, JBI, DICOM, FAXstf, SKETCH, CALS, EletronicImage, X-Face, NASA Raster-Metafile, Acorn Sprite, HSI-BUF, FlashPix (with QuickTime 4), ISS, RLA, VBM, HPI, CEL, WBMP, PGC, PGF. Export file formats: PICT, Startup-Screen, MacPaint, TIFF (uncompressed, packbits and lzw), GIF, PCX, GEM-IMG/-XIMG, BMP, IFF/LBM, TGA, PSD, JPEG/JFIF, HP-GL/2, EPSF, Movie (QuickTime), SUN, PICS, PICT in Resource, PBM/PGM/PPM, SGI, TRS-80, ppat, SOFTIMAGE, PNG, PSION, RAW, WMF, XWD, XBM, XPM, Clip, ASCII, PAC, ICO, RTF, VPB, Finder Icons, PSION 5, X-Face, ISS, CEL, WBMP, PGC. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/graphic-con-43b2j-ppc.hqx; 5649 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 2002 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] Icon Machine 3.0b16J - Japanese version This is the Japanese version of the Icon Machine package. Icon Machine is a Macintosh icon editor designed to take advantage of the great features of the Mac OS to give you the power to make the icons you want. Now updated and redesigned for editing all icon sizes from 16x12 Mini to Mac OS X's 128x128 Thumbnail, and Carbonizedfor Mac OS X, Icon Machine is a great tool for creating icons for applications, customized folders, eye-catching documents, and everything else. "The Photoshop of icon editors!" - Andrew Miller "Icon Machine has a way of making a little square of 1024 pixels feel like an expansive painter's canvas." - Eric Prentice, MacTips Changes in version 3.0b16 - It is no longer possible to open multiple copies of the about box - Fixed the white bars that appeared under the color sliders in OS 8-9 - Fixed a crash that happened when cancelling the Open dialog in OS X [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/icon-machine-30b16-jp.hqx; 1271 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Mar 2002 From: "HazelWolf (SJ Wright)" To: Subject: [*] IPTC FILE CHANGER This droplet will change an IPTC file info file created by FotoStation Pro version 4 and later into a Photoshop file info file. Both applications create file-info files using the same standard and data order. The data forks, which you can view in a developer-oriented text editor like BBEdit, are indistinguishable. However, owing to the fact that Photoshop (Mac) has a blind spot with regard to any file info file not of type "8BFI" and of creator code "8BIM", these files are invisible to it unless their attributes are changed in the Finder or by some other application or utility. FileBuddy and Snoop!, etc, are all very good for this purpose, but if you want to do it quick-n-dirty and add your new spiffy customized IPTC info that you wrote over in FS Pro to a file you have open in Photoshop, then this droplet fills that bill. This droplet requires S„ndi's Addditions (included in the archive) to be placed in the Scripting Additions folder of your startup disk before it is used. Unfortunately, even in Mac OS 9.x, AppleScript on its own can't change file types and creators without help from an OSAX. These are still read-only properties in the Finder, and rather than burdening your system and your AppleScript with the task of creating an all-new file and writing in the data from the old, then trashing the new, I am distributing this droplet with S„ndi's so that changes may be made to the same file as was created by you, the user, in FS Pro. Aren't I a nice guy? One caveat: this is a single-file only version, i.e., it will only convert one file at a time. You are welcome to customize and wrestle with the code to get it to work on multiple files, multiple files in closed folders, multiple files on network disks or Zips or Floppies or what have you; I have just given you all a foundation script to work with. Good ideas often become better ideas in the hands of others, is my philosophy. Standard freeware disclaimers applicable to your jurisdiction/lifestyle apply here as well. Okay, so now it's time for you to get converting. So get to it! Steve Wright March 27, 2002. ---------------------------------------------- [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/iptc-file-changer.hqx; 13 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Mar 2002 From: Cherie Benoit To: Subject: [*] SkinShrinker 1.0.1 update SkinShrinker v1.0.1 SkinShrinker is a utility for renaming character skin files for "The Sims" series of games. The majority of user-created meshes available from web sites have filenames that are too long to work with the Mac version of the game. SkinShrinker is a free drag-and-drop application that edits CMX and SKN files to make them Mac-compatible. New in this version: * added compatibilty with SKNs that contain more than one underscore in their name * part of SKN's name after last hyphen is now always uppercase regardless of previous state Requirements: PowerPC, OS 8.6 or higher (including OS X), CarbonLib 1.1 or higher SkinShrinker is copyright 2002, Cherie Benoit. http://mac.bangsplat.cc simintosh@mac.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/skin-shrinker-101.hqx; 1009 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:51:39 -0800 From: "Jim Wickman" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Color Picker Loses Color I have OS 9.04 installed on my beige G3/300. For the last several months, Color Picker does not offer the two comparison swatches -- the "old" color and the "new" color. I have reinstalled Color Picker from the tome several times, and did a clean install. All to no curative effect. Any ideas how to get the color swatches back? ------------------------------ Date: 27 Mar 2002 04:19:15 -0800 From: wolffj@db.erau.edu (Jeff Wolff) To: comp-sys-mac-digest@moderators.isc.org Subject: SW override on/off switch on Apple Titanium Powerbook? Is there a sw hack to override the Titanium's on/off switch so that I can continue to listen to my MP3's when I close the cover? I think I heard of one, but I haven't been able to find it. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************