Info-Mac-Request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators) (08/29/89)
Info-Mac Digest Mon, 28 Aug 89 Volume 7 : Issue 152
Today's Topics:
AutoBack demo
ChineseInputMethod1.0
Cmdr. Dialog INIT
Communications program query (part 2)
Flag pages for Laserwriters
ImageWriter, Spooler, PlaySound
improved MACSERVE and MACARCH macros for CMS
Inboard modems on the II
looking for a TEX file maker
Mac Lite experiences/portable modems
Modifying SFGetFile
Mouse coordinates global
SPSSx on Mac?
where are the mouse coordinates in memory?
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 08:35:37 PDT
From: pschnack@orion.cf.uci.edu
Subject: AutoBack demo
What is AutoBack?
AutoBack is a fully automatic disk backup utility for the Macintosh. Unlike
conventional or timed backup utilities AutoBack works automatically as you
work with the files on your machine. AutoBack is based on shadow or mirror
technology. AutoBack maintains an up-to-the-minute shadow of your disks
with no required user intervention or machine down time.
Autoback works locally or across the network to an AppleShare, CAP, TOPS,
AlisaShare, Pacer, uShare or other file server applications. AutoBack works
across the Macintosh family from the 512Ke and up. You specify the backup
location and the types of files that will be backed up. For example you can
specify to only back up Microsoft Word and MacDraw II documents or all
documents. AutoBack also provides functions for initial backup, clean up of
old unwanted backup files, and restore.
Features
Automatically maintains a complete backup "shadow" of user folders and files.
Operates fully automatic with no user intervention or machine down time required.
Backs up to any specified folder or disk, local or remote.
Works with any Macintosh-compatible disk and network file system, including AppleShare, TOPS, Pacer, 3com, Novell, and AlisaShare.
Compatible with Finder and MultiFinder.
Provides user-friendly restore operation for quickly restoring original files or folders from backups.
Users may restore all or any selected part of their backups.
Backups folders are maintained in a structure identical to the user's original file system. Thus the backup desktop is identical to the original desktop.
Can maintain a backup copy of the last version of each file as well as the current version.
Limitations of the Demo Version
The only limitation imposed is you may only backup one application's
files.
About the publisher
AutoBack will be available just as soon as the documentation is back from the
printer :-). A release date in the first week of September is expected. A
AppleShare server version of AutoBack will be available soon after. The full
version of AutoBack will be $99 and is available from:
SoftTrends
2243 Pacific Ave Ste. B101
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(714)650-2158
[Archived as /info-mac/demo/autoback.hqx; 210K]
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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 89 14:18:06 PDT
From: lee@umunhum.stanford.edu (Fung Fung Lee)
Subject: ChineseInputMethod1.0
CIM Version 1.0
Chinese Input Method for Macintosh Chinese OS (GuoBiao Version)
This package includes two programs, a sample data file and a document:
1. MakePhraseInput - generate an "Input Method" from a data file
2. ExtractData - generate a data file from the resource in an "Input Method"
3. Cantonese - a data file for Cantonese (pinyin) phrase input method
4. "Yuet Yam Fong On" or Cantonese Phonetic Systems - a document describing
the phonetic system (CPS3) used in the data file and other related systems.
An "Input method" is a Macinstosh file to be put inside the System Folder
to support a particular (keyboard-based) Chinese input method such as PinYin,
Stroke, GB-code, etc.
The program itself is quite general. It reads in a table of entries
each associating an ASCII string with one or more Chinese characters,
and generates an "Input Method" which works more or less like PinYin
(which bundles with the Chinese OS), actually more, because it is
"phrase" based rather than character based.
With this program, it is ALSO possible for users to build English->Chinese,
French->Chinese, Japanese (kana) ->Chinese input methods, etc.
Of course, you need the appropriate data files.
The above items 1&2 were written by Ed Lai (lai@apple.com)
Items 3&4 were written by Fung F. Lee (lee@umunhum.stanford.edu)
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Fung F. Lee
[Archived as /info-mac/util/chinese-input-method.hqx; 58K]
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 89 18:49:42 MDT
From: EPETERS%CSUGREEN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: Cmdr. Dialog INIT
Cmdr. Dialog is an INIT from Mark 3 Software and Andrew Welch that
when placed in your System Folder gives every single dialog the
capability to use the Command key shortcuts for Cut, Copy, & Paste.
90% of the programs out there don't allow their text to be Cut,
Copied, or Pasted, which is very annoying! This program fixes that,
and it also makes your Undo, Cut, Copy, & Paste functions keys on the
Extended keyboard actually Undo, Cut, Copy, & Paste everywhere
(not just in dialogs). It is a niftly little INIT (3K) with
entertaining docs. Try it out!
[Archived as /info-mac/init/cmdr-dialog.hqx; 41K]
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 08:21:22 PDT
From: Robert_Slade@cc.sfu.ca
Subject: Communications program query (part 2)
Thank you for those who responded to my original request for information
on communications programs. Further specifications are:
VT240 emulation for both VT200 key capabilities and 240 graphics
"Scripting" capabilities for automatic "login" and other procedures (I
am not afraid to learn another "programming" language)
"background" tasking such as upload and download
KERMIT protocol file transfer
From the first responses I have ascertained that a) Red Ryder is *very*
popular and b) Red Ryder does not supply VT240 emulation.
Thanks again.
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 09:27 EDT
From: WOODIN%EREVAX.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: Flag pages for Laserwriters
I remember seeing an article on either Info-Mac or MacNet about a program
(INIT?) that puts a flag page out ahead of a users job sent to a
LaserWriter. Does such a program exist? Our networked printers could use some
help! Please respond here or to bitnet WOODIN@EREVAX.
Richard L. Woodin
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 00:10:21 PDT
From: @cunyvm.cuny.edu:RADFORD@FRGAG51.BITNET
Subject: ImageWriter, Spooler, PlaySound
Three little questions for the market:
1) Anyone know how to change the default paper type in the ImageWriter
dialog from US Letter to A4? I imagine is some bits in some resource,
but Inside Mac isn't much help here.
2) Any suggestions for a spooling program for the ImageWriter? I
tried SuperSpool from the Info-Mac archives, but it doesn't seem to work.
(System 6.0.3 on an SE).
3) Under Multifinder, PlaySound displays a file dialog without any text
(file names, button names, etc.). Bug or feature?
Thanks,
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Simon J. E. Radford radford@frgag51.bitnet
Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimetrique Telephone: (+33) 76.82.49.32
300, Rue de la Piscine IRAM switchboard 76.82.49.00
Domaine Universitaire de Grenoble Telefax: (+33) 76.51.59.38
38406 St. Martin d'Heres France Telex: 980 753 IRAM F
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 11:04:19 CDT
From: GA0095%SIUCVMB.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu (Robert J. Brenstein)
Subject: improved MACSERVE and MACARCH macros for CMS
The improved versions of MACSERVE and MACARCH xedit macros have recently
been posted to Sumex. However, only the description of the new MACARCH
macro made it to INFO-MAC. This note is just to clarify the above and
to let interested users know that they are archived as:
misc/vm-macserve-xedit.txt
misc/vm-macarch-xedit.txt
I can send either file directly to anybody who has problems extracting
them from MacArch or MacServe.
Robert
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Date: Sun, 27 Aug 89 21:24:51 PDT
From: mse@deimos.caltech.edu (Martin Ewing)
Subject: Inboard modems on the II
Can anyone enlighten me on the various modem cards now becoming available for
the Mac-II, IIx, etc.? Apart from being expensive, what are they like?
My particular concern is with the software drivers supplied. Do they
produce effectively a 3rd serial i/o port that can be addressed by garden-
variety terminal emulators, or are you forced to use their (possibly
quirky) emulators? As far as I know most such programs only offer you the
choice of the standard two serial ports. Perhaps the modem card intercepts
calls to the standard modem port. Would that mean that you can't use the
standard port and the internal card simultaneously?
Thanks for any replies.
Martin Ewing, Radio Astronomy 105-24, Caltech, Pasadena, Calif. USA 91125
+1-818-356-4970, mse@caltech.edu, mse@deimos.caltech.edu, deimos::mse
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 17:03:52 EDT
From: Raynaud <ULMO031%FRORS12.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: looking for a TEX file maker
I am looking for a program that would take a Macintosh file (MacWrite
with use of underscripts,subscripts and Symbol font) and make a TEX
compatible file, so I can print it elsewhere.
In fact, I would like to get both the ease-of-use of the Macintosh for
mathematical wordprocessing and the quality of print of TEX.
<ULMO031@FRORS12.BITNET>
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 17:59:55 EDT
From: Michael B. Johnson <wave@gertie.media.mit.edu>
Subject: Mac Lite experiences/portable modems
I might be acquiring a Cambridge Z88, the so-called "Mac-Lite" sometime
in the near future. I have two questions:
1. Does anybody else have one of these, and if so, what do you think?
General experiences, where to buy peripherals cheap, service advice,
etc. I'm also interested in file transfer between my UNIX machines
through a modem, but Mac access is important too.
2. Has anyone had any experience with purchasing/using a 1200 or 2400 baud
external modem with this system? For that matter, advice about
specific brand or vendor, even if you haven't used them with a
Cambridge Z88, would be greatly appreciated. I'm only interested
in "real" portable ones, i.e, the ones that run off a single
nine-volt battery and costs < $150, preferably < $100.
Thanks.
- Michael B. Johnson
wave@media-lab.media.mit.edu
wave@think.com
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 10:35:36 edt
From: abboud%cuavax.dnet@netcon.cua.edu (Hisham)
Subject: Modifying SFGetFile
> From: Les_Ferch@mtsg.ubc.ca
> Subject: Modifying SFGet Dialog
>
> How can the standard file get dialog be modified to NOT show hidden files
> or hidden directories?
Look at the file "info-mac/apple/code/sc-018-stdfile.hqx". It's an Apple
source code example on how to modify StdFile, with versions in C and Pascal.
Hisham.
Hisham A. Abboud
Computer Center/Academic Services
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C. 20064
Bitnet: ABBOUD@CUA |
Internet: ABBOUD%CUAVAX.DNET@NETCON.CUA.EDU |
or ABBOUD%CUAVAX.DNET@192.31.193.2 |
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 09:09 EDT
From: <PJORGENS%COLGATEU.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> (Peter Jorgensen - Micro Specialist)
Subject: Mouse coordinates global
Subject: RE: where are the mouse coordinates in memory?
> Where in memory are the mouse coordinates stored? Is there a
>global variable or constant which points to this location? "getMouse"
>and the "where" field of the event record don't help, as I actually
>want to *modify* the mouse position, rather than read it. Thus, I must
>know their primary location as referenced globally by the operating
>system. If they are accessible by a standard system call then the code
>will run on any Mac. Unfortunately, IM is of little help, at least
>under obvious topics such as "mouse", "cursor", etc.
The global coordinates for the mouse are at $0800, according to MacsBug. But
manipulating the values stored there (using macsbug) does not seem to move the
mouse. There is a nice HyperCard XCMD that DOES allow you to reset the mouse
locations as well as decouple the mouse from the mouse. This is very useful in
a public kiosk type setting where you want to move the mouse pointer to center
screen during periods of long inactivity so that the next user to step up to
the system doesn't have to hunt for the mouse (pointer).
The XCMDs were written by Nigel Perry (np@uk.ac.ic.doc) who is a regular
contributor to this net.
Hope this helps
Peter Jorgensen
Microcomputer specialist
Colgate University - Hamilton, NY 13346
AppleLink - U0523
BITNET - PJORGENSEN@COLGATEU
tel - 315-824-1000 ext 742
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 09:08 EDT
From: Al MacBest <BEST@ruby.vcu.edu>
Subject: SPSSx on Mac?
If anyone has seen or used the release of SPSSx for the Macintosh, I'd
be very interested in your reaction. I understand that they demo'd a version
at MacWorld, but I didn't go and so didn't see it. My sense is that it feels
like SYSTAT (i.e. that it's a simple port from the mainframe version). Is that
right?
Also, David Morganstein and I are writing a review of all the best Mac-Stat
software and may need to include it in our review. While I'm on the subject,
if anyone has any problems (Bugs?) with StatView II, JMP, Data Desk Professional,
Fastat, Estatix, I'd love to hear about it. We'd like our review to be balanced
yet hard-hitting, if appropriate. So, let me know of your reactions to these
programs.
Thanks in advance Bitnet: Best@VCUVAX
Al Best
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 08:36 CDT
From: Scott Hutinger <MSER001%ECNCDC.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: where are the mouse coordinates in memory?
/info-mac/apple/code/sc-017-tbltdrvr.hqx
A small extract from the codes notes:
>Note: This code demonstrates how to move the cursor
> position. This information is meant for input
> device drivers only; this technique should not
> be used by applications to move the cursor.
> Moving the cursor is bad user interface, and
> nobody likes a bad user interface, so Just Say No.
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