info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (05/25/84)
Date: Wednesday, 23 May 1984 12:34:33 EDT
From: uw-beaver!Tom.Wood@cmu-ri-fas.arpa
To: info-mac@sumex-aim.arpa
Subject: Software updates & the scrapbook
The "Set Startup" command in the new finder's Special menu only operates on
applications. This (unfortunately) prevents you from having an application
startup with a particular document (this would be esp. useful with a program
like Multiplan.)
In the process of upgrading my disks to the new system, I realized
(painfully) how easy it is to accidentally overwrite the contents of the
notepad and the scrapbook. This experience raised a couple of questions:
- If I have a system disk in the drive, but not the startup disk,
and I pull down Scrapbook from the Apple menu, which scrapbook do
I get? What if I want the other one? (This question can be
extended to all the Mac resources--other desk accessories, fonts,
etc.)
- In lieu of a ScrapMover (ala FontMover), how do people manage their
scrapbooks? For example, suppose there are some items in your
current scrapbook that you would like to keep and insert into your
brand new sparkling system scrapbook. How do you do it? The only
way I can think of is to make a document for each item (tedious),
move the documents (tedious), and insert them into the new
scrapbook (very tedious).
- Does "Inside Macintosh" deal with any of these points
(particularly) the first?
-Tom Wood
p.s. The Print Final option in the new MacPaint is pretty neat. How does it
do it!?