chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) (01/01/70)
In article <1930@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> I wrote: >Occasionally, you'll hit cmd-F to bring up Findswell and instead >of what you normally get, you'll first see a copyright notice. > ... [deleted part about its implications...] Oops, I made a mistake on that one. It turns out that Findswell only displays its copyright notice the first time you you use it since rebooting. So after you use it once, and until you reboot next cmd-F brings you directly to the search dialog. Sorry for any confusion this might have caused. Christopher Chow /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Internet: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (128.84.253.35) | | Usenet: ...{uw-beaver|ihnp4|decvax|vax135}!cornell!batcomputer!chow | | Bitnet: chow@crnlthry.bitnet | | Phone: 1-415-643-2953, USPS: 2299 Piedmount Av, Berkeley CA 94720 | | Delphi: chow2 PAN: chow | \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/
wirya@rpics.UUCP (03/29/87)
I want to use SFGetFile() from Aztec C as follows: ... Point w; SetPt(&w, 20,50); SFGetFile(pass(w), ...); ... My problem is that the dialog window is drawn with the top left corner at (0,0) instead of at (50,20). Did I do something wrong? Could somebody give a pointer to what's going on? -- Santa Wiryaman wirya@csv.rpi.edu ARPA seismo!rpics!wirya UUCP
straka@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Straka) (07/28/87)
Remember when using the old MFS, the "get file" dialog box shows you ALL of the files on the MFS volume? This old "feature" would be appreciated if selectable on HFS volumes as well. It might be activated by using the option key or similar method. In many cases this might replace or augment "locator" type DAs. If I know that the particular file was created with Word 3.0, for example, within Word 3.0, I could hit option when selecting "Open", and search for that file that I couldn't remember quite where I put it (or quite what I named it). It might save me a trip to the finder or some multiple tries with a locator DA. Yes, I know it might be SLOW, messy, difficult to implement, and perhaps even confusing (eg. how to show folder paths), but I think the basic idea is valid. -- Rich Straka ihnp4!ihlpf!straka Advice for the day: "MSDOS - just say no."
Charlie_Alan_Bounds@cup.portal.com (08/07/87)
Rich Straka wants to know about some way to do searches from SFGetFile. There is a package called FindsWell from Working Software which is supposed to add a Find button to the SFGetFile dialog box. I know naught about it except that it exists but it may do the job. If anyone knows more (how it works, problems etc.) please post it as I for one am curious. Charlie Bounds Charlie@cup.portal.com
chow@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) (08/08/87)
In article <577@cup.portal.com> Charlie_Alan_Bounds@cup.portal.com writes: >Rich Straka wants to know about some way to do searches from SFGetFile. >There is a package called FindsWell from Working Software which is supposed to >add a Find button to the SFGetFile dialog box. I know naught about it except >that it exists but it may do the job. If anyone knows more (how it works, >problems etc.) please post it as I for one am curious. > >Charlie Bounds Charlie@cup.portal.com Okay. I just bought FindsWell today after using the demo version of for a few days. Findswell is an INIT which modifies the SFGetFile such that there's a little button on the bottom of the dialog box that says "FindsWell." Either hitting the button or cmd-F will bring up the FindsWell dialog box. From there, you can type in a name and search for files. The search can be matched by "any part", "first part", or exactly. Once a file is found you can click on it and FindsWell will display the name, path, size, creator, type, and last modification date. You can also open it by double-clicking or hitting cmd-O. The search can be stopped midway by hitting cmd-S. If you have several files which you use often you can check them so that they're already there when you open FindsWell. They also include the "Findswell Launcher", which is just a application launcher that displays a SFGetFile box. You can prevent Findswell from loading itself at boot time by holding down the shift key while the Mac boots. After using it for a few hours it seems to work fine except for one problem. Occasionally, you'll hit cmd-F to bring up Findswell and instead of what you normally get, you'll first see a copyright notice. This can be dismissed by clicking or typing something. Unfortunately, this leads to a problem. Suppose I wanted to search by "foo" and this occasional copyright notice comes up. Since it usually dosen't come up, I don't expect it and have already typed in "foo" and return for the search to start. The first character is eaten to dismiss the copyright notice, so I'm now searching for "oo" instead of "foo." Pretty obnoxious. Christopher Chow /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Internet: chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (128.84.253.35) | | Usenet: ...{uw-beaver|ihnp4|decvax|vax135}!cornell!batcomputer!chow | | Bitnet: chow@crnlthry.bitnet | | Phone: 1-415-643-2953, USPS: 2299 Piedmount Av, Berkeley CA 94720 | | Delphi: chow2 PAN: chow | \---------------------------------------------------------------------------/
tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) (08/09/87)
It seems that a programmer could readily add a way to search from SFGetFile
by simply adding a "Find" button to the dialog, using the usual easy
SFGetFile hacking techniques, and then calling OpenDeskAcc on Apple's "Find
File" desk accessory. It's not too hard (in fact, it's almost trivial) to
make a modeless desk accessory act like a modal one; just wait until the
frontmost window is no longer a DA window (using the window class field). I
did this for a twenty-line "Login Intermail" program. Then, after the DA
completes, tell standard file to redraw - since Find File has reset the
low-memory globals for where standard file last was, this ought to be
sufficient.
Of course, this has to be done on an application by application basis -
Findswell is an INIT that plays some funky games with the standard file
package so the Find button is always there, reagrdless. This is a better
solution in some ways.
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Tim Maroney, {ihnp4,sun,well,ptsfa,lll-crg,frog}!hoptoad!tim (uucp)
hoptoad!tim@lll-crg (arpa)dudek@utai.UUCP (08/10/87)
In article <1857@ihlpf.ATT.COM> straka@ihlpf.UUCP (55223-Straka,R.J.) writes: >... "locator" type DAs. If I know that the particular file was >created with Word 3.0, for example, within Word 3.0, I could hit option >when selecting "Open", and search for that file that I couldn't remember >quite where I put it (or quite what I named it). It might save me a >trip to the finder or some multiple tries with a locator DA. I recently came across a shareware DA called "trojan menu" that turns out to be very handy as a partial solution to this problem. By holding down a bunch of keys, an init that comes with this DA allows you to get access to all the normal DAs even from within a modal dialog. When you're done, you can revert back to the modal diaglog you were in before. Of course, you still need to use a "locator" DA. Preferably one that allows you to set the document type. Greg Dudek -- Dept. of Computer Science (vision group) University of Toronto Usenet: {linus, ihnp4, allegra, decvax, floyd}!utcsri!dudek CSNET: dudek@ai.toronto.edu ARPA: dudek%ai.toronto.edu@csnet-relay DELPHI: GDUDEK Paper mail: DCS, 10 King's College Circle, Toronto, Canada