mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (01/21/90)
Hi! I downloaded the init "Finder Sounds" from America Online, and I love the ability to play sounds when certain finder events (ESPECIALLY emptying the trash) happen. However, I find that the CDEV that controlls the init doesn't seem to work reliably. I turned off the zooming window sounds because they're too startling through my powered speakers, but they come back every now and then. The check boxes in the CDEV still indicate that they're turned off. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there any known init or application incompatibility? My system: Mac IIx, 5Mb, LaCie 105Mb HD, System 6.0.4, Finder 6.1.4, Multifinder 6.1b7, a stack of inits (init cdev 2.0, Vaccine v1, AntiToxin INIT, Sound Master, Color Arrow, Color Finder, Dimmer, Finder Sounds, IconWrap 1.2, Logout 1.0, Master Strokes, Mouse2, OnCue, Pop-Keys, Rear Window MF, Sroll Limit, SCSI, Smooth Clock, Suitcase II 1.2.6, SuperClock 3.1, SuperVideo, WindowList, Boomerang, DeskPict, Randomizer, SUM Shield INIT). Any ideas? Thanks, --Mike
smith@coral.bucknell.edu (Greg Smith) (01/22/90)
In article <1451@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>, mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) writes: > Hi! > > I downloaded the init "Finder Sounds" from America Online, and I love the > ability to play sounds when certain finder events (ESPECIALLY emptying the > trash) happen. However, I find that the CDEV that controlls the init doesn't > seem to work reliably. I turned off the zooming window sounds because they'r > too startling through my powered speakers, but they come back every now and > then. The check boxes in the CDEV still indicate that they're turned off. If the sound code can't read the resource in Finder Sounds Config for any reason, it uses its default setting to play the sounds. It tries to read those settings whenever it is initialized (either during a Finder launch or when the Finder is switched into the foreground). I imagine that the code wasn't able to read the settings after coming into the foreground when you observed the flakiness. I'm currently working on version 1.1 to add a couple of features and fix a couple of shortcomings. I'll try to fix that confusion at the same time. +----------------------------+------------------------------------+ | Gregory J. Smith | BITNET: smith@bucknell.bitnet | | Systems Analyst | smith@bknlvms.bitnet | | Bucknell Computer Services | Internet: smith@bucknell.edu | | Bucknell University | smith@coral.bucknell.edu | | Lewisburg, PA 17837 | AT&Tnet: (717) 524-1801 | +----------------------------+------------------------------------+
umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (C. Carlson) (01/24/90)
In article <1451@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: >Hi! > > I downloaded the init "Finder Sounds" from America Online, and I love the >ability to play sounds when certain finder events (ESPECIALLY emptying the >trash) happen. However, I find that the CDEV that controlls the init doesn't >seem to work reliably. I turned off the zooming window sounds because they're >too startling through my powered speakers, but they come back every now and >then. The check boxes in the CDEV still indicate that they're turned off. > I have also turned off the zooming windows sound after I installed it, but I haven't had it turn itself on. But what has been happening to me is sometimes after a finder operation finishes, the desktop will clear itself <windows disappear as well as the disk icons and trash can> then reappear instantly again. Only thing is after that happens, there aren't any more sounds. Doing things that should cause a sound cause my hard disk like to blink <like its loading the sound as it normally does> then my menu bar blinks. Opening chooser shows my volume level where it should be, but still no sound. If I play something through sound edit, I'll get that, but when quit that and return to the finder, there is still no sound. Rebooting cures it, until it happens again. System: Mac SE, 4 megs, Multifinder 6.1b9 Charles
paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar) (01/24/90)
In article <1990Jan23.193539.2927@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umcarls9@ccu.UManitoba.CA (C. Carlson) writes: >In article <1451@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: >>Hi! >> >> I downloaded the init "Finder Sounds" from America Online, and I love the >>ability to play sounds when certain finder events (ESPECIALLY emptying the >>trash) happen. [...] Could anybody post this critter? Or is it system-you-can-copy-but-can't-post-it-ware? Would love to have it installled in my machine... Paul Molenaar "Just checking the walls" - Basil Fawlty - -- Paul Molenaar "Just checking the walls" - Basil Fawlty -
afabans@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu (Wolfchild) (01/25/90)
In article <1990Jan23.193539.2927@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umcarls9@ccu.UManitoba.CA (C. Carlson) writes: [Stuff deleted...] > >I have also turned off the zooming windows sound after I installed it, but ^^^^^^^ Waaaaaaa! How come my version of Finder Sounds won't attach a sound to window zooms? I have version 1.0.2. It will attach sounds to opening and closing windows, but not zooming. Is there a newer version available? BTW: I've noticed that in MultiFinder (I use 6.1b9), the window resize sound refuses to play on my SE/030. Andy Fabans /\ /\ afabans@cosmos.acs.calpoly.EDU (Wolfchild) o o "Tunnel vision is caused by an optic fungus that multiplies when \ / the brain is less energetic than the ego. It is complicated by * exposure to politics." -T. Robbins