nf0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Norman William Franke, III) (01/26/89)
I seem to keep switching from 2 color mode to 256 color mode on my Mac II, and calling up the control panel takes a while. Is there some FKEY out there that will change the screen depth? Or does anyone know what procedures to call in LightSpeed Pascal? I couldn't find anything like that in IM V. Thanks Norman Franke nf0i+@andrew.cmu.edu
bernard@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Bernie Bernstein) (01/27/89)
In article <wXrZmky00WB_Q4xURk@andrew.cmu.edu> nf0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Norman William Franke, III) writes: >I seem to keep switching from 2 color mode to 256 color mode on my Mac II, and >calling up the control panel takes a while. Is there some FKEY out there Switch-A-Roo by Bill Steinberg does exactly that or you can choose which screen settings are toggled when the FKEY is evoked. It is packaged in Screen Gems by Microseeds which also includes Dimmer INIT which is a screen saver which dims the screen after a given amount of time; and ColorDesk INIT which allows any picture to be used as the desktop picture. The package is available at MacConnection for $49. o, ,, , | Bernie Bernstein | , ,, L>O/ \,/ \ ,| University of Colorado at boulder |/ \,,/ \ O./ ' / . `, / | office: (303) 492-1218 | / ` \ ,. ,/ / , ' | email: bernard@boulder.colorado.edu | / '' \
mystone@sol.engin.umich.edu (Dean (The Mysterious One) Yu) (01/27/89)
In article <wXrZmky00WB_Q4xURk@andrew.cmu.edu> nf0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Norman William Franke, III) writes: >I seem to keep switching from 2 color mode to 256 color mode on my Mac II, and >calling up the control panel takes a while. Is there some FKEY out there >that will change the screen depth? Or does anyone know what procedures to >call in LightSpeed Pascal? I couldn't find anything like that in IM V. > You're in luck. There's an FKEY called Switcheroo which does exactly what you want. It'll even let you choose which to depths you want to flip between. The bad news is I don't know where you can find it. ______________________________________________________________________________ Dean Yu | E-mail: mystone@caen.engin.umich.edu University of Michigan | Real-mail: Dean Yu Computer Aided Engineering Network | 2413 Kelsey House ===================================| 600 E Madison "These are MY opinions." (My | Ann Arbor, MI 48109 employer doesn't want them. |========================================== Actually, they don't really care | what I think. But President | This space intentionally left blank. Duderstadt does...) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dce@stan.UUCP (David Elliott) (01/30/89)
In article <4119a45b.a590@mag.engin.umich.edu> mystone@caen.engin.umich.edu (Dean (The Mysterious One) Yu) writes: >In article <wXrZmky00WB_Q4xURk@andrew.cmu.edu> nf0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Norman William Franke, III) writes: >>I seem to keep switching from 2 color mode to 256 color mode on my Mac II, and >>calling up the control panel takes a while. Is there some FKEY out there >>that will change the screen depth? Or does anyone know what procedures to >>call in LightSpeed Pascal? I couldn't find anything like that in IM V. > > You're in luck. There's an FKEY called Switcheroo which does exactly what >you want. It'll even let you choose which to depths you want to flip >between. The bad news is I don't know where you can find it. While this sounds like a useful item, wouldn't it be better to have something (cdev or init?) that allows you do attach a mode to an application? MacroMaker allows you to assign a set of keyboard macros on a per-application basis. Comment allows you to attach external data to files and applications. Would it be possible to write a program that allows you to attach a screen depth to a given application? That way, you could set up MacPaint to use 2 colors, PixelPaint and the Finder to use 256 colors or 16 grays or whatever you prefer. Also, wouldn't it be just as easy to use MacroMaker (or one of the better general macro handlers) to call up the control panel and set the depth? I'll give MacroMaker a try when I get home. -- David Elliott ...!pyramid!boulder!stan!dce "All he wanted was a Pepsi, but I wouldn't give it to him!" -- Mike's mom
hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) (01/30/89)
In article <352@salgado.stan.UUCP> dce@salgado.UUCP (David Elliott) writes: >In article <4119a45b.a590@mag.engin.umich.edu> mystone@caen.engin.umich.edu (Dean (The Mysterious One) Yu) writes: >>In article <wXrZmky00WB_Q4xURk@andrew.cmu.edu> nf0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Norman William Franke, III) writes: >>>I seem to keep switching from 2 color mode to 256 color mode on my Mac II, and >>>calling up the control panel takes a while. Is there some FKEY out there >>>that will change the screen depth? Or does anyone know what procedures to >>>call in LightSpeed Pascal? I couldn't find anything like that in IM V. >> >> You're in luck. There's an FKEY called Switcheroo which does exactly what >>you want. It'll even let you choose which to depths you want to flip >>between. The bad news is I don't know where you can find it. > >[...] wouldn't it be just as easy to use MacroMaker (or one of the >better general macro handlers) to call up the control panel and set >the depth? I'll give MacroMaker a try when I get home. > >-- >David Elliott ...!pyramid!boulder!stan!dce >"All he wanted was a Pepsi, but I wouldn't give it to him!" -- Mike's mom Well, yes, but as a fanatic switcheroo user, and having previously (a year ago before I got switcheroo) used a QuicKey macro for the task I will point out that even on a system with a fast hard drive (Quantum pro80s) bringing up the control panel and making the switch can take up to 15 seconds given that the control panel first scans your system folder for cdevs. Switcheroo on the other hand takes about 1/4-1/2 second. Josh ------------------------- Josh Hodas (hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) 4223 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 222-7112 (home) (215) 898-5423 (school office)
anson@spray.CalComp.COM (Ed Anson) (02/08/89)
In article <352@salgado.stan.UUCP> dce@salgado.UUCP (David Elliott) writes: >While this sounds like a useful item, wouldn't it be better to have >something (cdev or init?) that allows you do attach a mode to an >application? Wouldn't it be even better if application developers would follow the guidlines? That way we wouldn't have to worry about changing modes. -- ===================================================================== Ed Anson, Calcomp Display Products Division, Hudson NH 03051 (603) 885-8712, anson@elrond.CalComp.COM
mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) (02/16/89)
In article <2576@spray.CalComp.COM> anson@spray.UUCP (Ed Anson) writes: >In article <352@salgado.stan.UUCP> dce@salgado.UUCP (David Elliott) writes: >>While this sounds like a useful item, wouldn't it be better to have >>something (cdev or init?) that allows you do attach a mode to an >>application? > >Wouldn't it be even better if application developers would follow the >guidlines? That way we wouldn't have to worry about changing modes. >-- In many cases, it's useful to run even programs that DO follow all the guidelines in a different color mode than you usually do. Many programs just do so much screen work that they are much faster when used in 2-color mode rather than 256. For example, I am using Red Ryder in 2 color mode right now. When I use it in 256 color mode, the scrolling is visibly slower, and the screen clear (when the saved-screens buffer is set above one screen) seems to take forever. That's simply because Scott Watson DID follow all of the guidelines, and supports more than 2 colors. 4th Dimension is another program where the screen updates can take much too long if you're in a mode over 2 colors. I sometimes use it in 256 color mode anyway, but that's only when I need to work with the greyscale graphics that are in one of my databases. I would VERY MUCH like a cdev that lets me assign a specific color level to each application, so I don't have to switch all the time. For now, I'm using Switch-A-Roo to switch between 2 and 256 colors. Is that what the original posting was about? (I couldn't quite tell from the article I saw.) -- Mark H. Anbinder ** MHA@TCGould.tn.cornell.edu NG33 MVR Hall, Media Services Dept. ** THCY@CRNLVAX5.BITNET Cornell University H: (607) 257-7587 ******** Ithaca, NY 14853 W: (607) 255-1566 ******* Ego ipse custodies custudio