bob@xanadu.COM (Bob Schumaker -- "Software-in-a-bucket") (06/06/89)
Does anyone know why the size of the system partition in the "About
Finder..." box under multifinder increases and decreases its size
(apparently at random and for no readily apparent reason)? Not that
knowing this will help us any--but we'd really like to know.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greggy) (06/07/89)
In article <fUTc1#17x3Qs=bob@xanadu.COM> bob@xanadu.COM (Bob Schumaker -- "Software-in-a-bucket") writes: > Does anyone know why the size of the system partition in the "About > Finder..." box under multifinder increases and decreases its size > (apparently at random and for no readily apparent reason)? Not that > knowing this will help us any--but we'd really like to know. It's not random. It's very regular. I don't know if you've noticed, but this only happens in multi-bit mode on machines with color QD. CQD "synthesizes" multi-bit versions of 1-bit fonts to use in multi-bit modes. Seems that the synthesized font is used to draw the size, then purged in the idle loop. So, the size fluctuates between having the font around and not having the font around. I look at this as another one of those endearing Macintosh features. %-) BTW, I'm not connected with the Finder project, so I couldn't fix it even if I thought it was necessary (I don't... I'd rather they spent their time on the new Finder!). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Greg Marriott + AppleLink: Greg + + Just Some Guy + + + "My phone is always busy" + Internet: Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Apple Computer, Inc. + + 20525 Mariani Ave, MS-27bc, Cupertino, CA 95014 + + (408)974-busy + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++