Info-Mac-Request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators) (05/04/89)
Info-Mac Digest Wed, 3 May 89 Volume 7 : Issue 80
Today's Topics:
?Palette manager...
De'stuffit'ing many archives at once.
Font-Trebler
Graphics file conversion
Kermit problem
META file information
New PS-EXPRES release
organizational charts
Printers
Shift key and INIT's
The lost Unity
Use of Imagewriter with those other machines
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Date: Tue, 2 May 89 22:11:00 EDT
From: seh%UMass.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: ?Palette manager...
I'm building an application which requires a large number of colors (216)
on a Mac IIx using Lightspeed C. Im using LSC 3.01, Multifinder 6.0.1,
and System 6.0.2. I use NewPalette to get a new palette, SetEntryUsage
and SetEntryColor to set tolerant colors (tolerance=0) and SetPalette to
add the palette to a particular window. This works fine up to a limit,
but somewhere between 180 and 200 colors the last colors in the palette
dont come out right. There are no other applications using color running
at the same time under Multifinder. I thought ActivatePalette would swap
in all the entries in my windows palette when my window was activated, so
I would expect all the colors to appear. Is there a limit Im overlooking
or am I simply misinterpreting something in Volume V of Inside Macintosh?
If the palette manager wont accomplish this task is there a basic approach
to this using the color manager? Diving in REAL deep with the new mac, -Steve
cccccccccc
Stephen E. Halpin seh@umass.bitnet
(please send responses directly to me.. finals are coming soon and this thing
is due by then..)
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Date: Tue, 2 May 89 20:57 CST
From: david paul hoyt <YZE6041%UMNACVX.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: De'stuffit'ing many archives at once.
If you have a lot of stuffit archives to decompress it can be a pain to
individually open/select/save each archive. To greatly speed up this process:
1) In finder select all the archives you wish to decompress.
2) Launch the stuffit application.
3) Immediately hold down the shift key. You must do this before any
archive window is opened and held until it starts to save the
uncompressed files. At this point you can walk away. The time-window
is pretty slim here, so if it doesn't work at first, quit Stuffit and
try again.
4) One side note here, if you are running under multifinder you can not have
Stuffit already active. This only works when you first launch Stuffit.
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david | dhoyt@vx.acss.umn.edu
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Date: 89-05-03 20:15:34 MEZ
From: TU80070%DHHUNI4.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Subject: Font-Trebler
Imagewriter and Laserwriter are well introduced printers in the
Macintosh world. You can get a lot of fonts for these two and
applications for doubling existing fonts in a smart way do also
exist.
None of these is true for the Imagewriter LQ. A lot of programs
will not really work with an LQ printer, others as all the
paint and draw programs only have 9 needle patterns for the screen
or postscript patterns for the Laserwriter.
Using these patterns with an LQ, you will get a poor resolution.
Could anyone tell me, how to get highres-patterns in MacDraw ?
Another point are the LQ fonts. Four of these are supplied with
the printer itself. Getting more big fonts seems to be nearly
impossible | A font trebler could be a solution, but searching all
the net I only found font doublers for the standard Imagewriter.
Klaus Schnathmeier
TU Hamburg-Harburg
W. Germany
<TU80070@DHHUNI4.BITNET>
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Date: Wed, 3 May 89 16:19 CDT
From: <MWW%TNTECH.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> (Michael W. Wheeler)
Subject: Graphics file conversion
>Does anyone have information about a package called Meta? A statistics
>programmer I know is interested in converting SAS graph files into PICT
>formatted graphic files. Any information would be appreciated.
>Bill H.............
The Meta application is copyrighted by SAS Institute Inc.,
SAS Circle Box 8000
Cary, NC 27512-8000
(919) 467-8000
I'd suggest calling them for more information on their distribution
and licensing policy.
The Meta application comes with Version 5 or later of base SAS and
SAS/GRAPH software. On our VAX/VMS system it was located in a
directory called [SAS518.USER.MACINTOSH] under the file name of
META.HQX (However the BinHex file was double spaced!) I can tell
you that it will require at least a Mac 512Ke. The application
contains color and pattern-mapping capabilities as well as
ImageWriter II color printing support.
The Meta application has an online help facility. The Meta applications
converts a metafile that was specificly created for the Macintosh on the
host machine via the:
GOPTIONS DEVICE=MAC COLORS=(BLACK RED GREEN BLUE MAGENTA CYAN YELLOW);
SAS program statement. The metafile must then be downloaded to the
Macintosh and converted with the Meta application.
Ask your computer center or local SAS Software Consultant to allow you
to read the following report titled:
SAS Technical Report: P-186
Producing Macintosh Graphics
from SAS/GRAPH Output
Michael W. Wheeler ( Bitnet address: mww@tntech )
Systems Programmer (and local SAS Software Consultant)
Tennessee Technological University
Box 5071
Cookeville, TN 38505
(615) 372-3977
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Date: Wed, 03 May 89 07:42:56 EDT
From: CES00661%UDACSVM.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Subject: Kermit problem
In Info-Mac #79 <PJORGENS%COLGATEU.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
(Peter Jorgensen - Micro Specialist) writes:
>> I'm having trouble getting 8bit characters transferred from one system
>> to my Mac II using Kermit 0.9(40). I have tried about everything, and
>> have come to the conclusion that for some reason Eighth-bit prefixing
>> is not being recognized by Kermit on the Mac, but it is being
>> performed by the sending Kermit. I have tried changing parity,
>> setting Mac Kermit to TEXT and Binary file types, etc. The Kermit
>> documentation states that Macintosh Kermit does support 8th-bit
>> prefixing.
I have had exactly that problem and found a detour and another problem in
the process. The detour is to start up Kermit on your Mac. This is
important since this works only once (!). Make your connection/whatever
but before starting a transfer pull down the file settings box and make
BINARY and DATA fork the defaults. Start the transfer and if the other end
is set up to send binary it should work. BUT, the first time only. If you
want another file start over from the top (restart Mac Kermit). (I also
always use even parity, but I have to since I'm talking to an IBM mainframe
for most of these transfers).
In coming to this method of making it work, I also found that once you
have transferred a binary file this way, you can't go back and then do a
normal text file either. Luckily most of my file transfers are non- binary
8-)
BTW, this ritual seems to always work. What got confusing was that once
in a while I could get a second or third binary file to work. But it just
wasn't reliable (50% or less) so now I stick with the simple but working
incantation I just described.
I'll cross post this note to INFO-KERMIT and see if anyone there has any
ideas. I would have done it sooner but I thought 'I' was crazy! 8-)
Good luck,
Bob
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Date: 05/03/89 09:39:42 EST
From: DAVID%SERVAX.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu (DAVID=HALL)
Subject: META file information
Bill Hayes asked the following:
>Does anyone have information about a package called Meta? A statistics
>programmer I know is interested in converting SAS graph files into PICT
>formatted graphic files. Any information would be appreciated.
SAS has produced a technical Report (P-186) "Producing Macintosh Graphics
>From SAS/GRAPH Output." That explains everything very well.
Check with SAS or the SAS Site coordinator at your site for a copy. It is only
20 pages long, and covers the subject very well.
Basically SAS provides the META software in HQX format on their release tape.
The META application converts the SAS/Graph metafile into PICT format. To
produce a metafile that can be used on the MAC, you must use the SAS/GRAPH
Metagraphics driver on the host session. You must configure the host to know
the proper Device (DEV=MAC) for the driver.
We have used this product and it works well. The only caution, is that
SAS/GRAPH output files made under META tend to become VERY LARGE.
Furthermore, You must be able to download them from the host to the MAC.
This takes time (via KERMIT).
Then the application must be run to convert.
This also takes time.
David Hall
David@SERVAX.BITNET
University Computer Services
Florida International University
CC : DAVID=HALL
CC : MAILER@STANFORD
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Date: Wed, 3 May 89 12:11:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kim Costello <kimiko+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: New PS-EXPRES release
The National Science Foundation is accepting proposals in electronic
form as part of an experimental program called EXPRES. This is being
done to speed and simplify the proposal review process. Specifically,
you are encouraged to send proposals as PostScript files. PostScript, a
trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc., is a standard language for driving
laser printers. There are several advantages to preparing your proposal
in PostScript:
1. It will be less expensive in duplication and mailing costs because
you need send only one paper copy to the NSF.
2. Electronic transmission takes only minutes.
3. Proposals look better because they are printed freshly on laser
printers rather than being duplicated on copiers multiple times.
4. The NSF can extract data from the electronically-prepared forms,
making it easier to track your proposal.
The investigator may prepare the technical body of the proposal using
whatever document creation tools he or she wishes. The job of preparing
the budget, filling out the forms, and assembling the proposal can be
done by the investigator or another person, often a department secretary
or a grant office. We provide some programs to help them. These programs
can be run on UNIX, VMS, Macintosh, and PC systems. Proposal templates
for some common document processors are available, too.
There are different ways to obtain the software depending upon your
computing circumstances. In each case, you will receive a file guide.ps
which you should print on a PostScript printer, and read for further
instructions.
1. Macintosh and PC users can request a disk by sending email to
ps-expres@andrew.cmu.edu
or regular mail to
PS-EXPRES
Information Technology Center
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Be sure to specify Mac or PC and the disk size.
2. People with NSFNet/ARPANet connections can get the code in source
and executable form via FTP. First, connect with a particular
machine at CMU by typing the following commands:
ftp 128.2.12.15
ftp>Name: anonymous
ftp>Password: anythingyoulike
ftp>prompt
ftp>ascii
ftp>cd common
ftp>mget *
ftp>cd ..
This will retrieve files everyone needs.
If you simply want to run the software, copy everything
from the appropriate machine-specific
binary directory below. For example, to retrieve
the PC executable programs type
ftp>binary
ftp>cd pc
ftp>mget *
ftp>cd ..
ftp>ascii
The machine-specific directories are:
mac (apply BinHex 4.0 to files after retrieving)
pc
rt (apply chmod +x after retrieving)
sun3 (apply chmod +x after retrieving)
vax-unix (apply chmod +x after retrieving)
We haven't figured out how to distribute VMS
binaries yet, so VMS users will have to rebuild
the software themselves.
The following directories contain document
processor templates for proposals:
scribe
tex
latex
troff
For example, to retrieve the tex template, type
ftp>cd tex
ftp>mget *
ftp>cd ..
You may also want to retrieve a set of blank
forms used by the processor templates by
typing
ftp>cd blanks
ftp>mget *
ftp>cd ..
If you want to modify or rebuild the software retreive
the source code by typing
ftp>cd src
ftp>mget *
ftp>cd ..
The src directory contains
SREADME: instructions for building
executables
C-Programs and Header files: *.c and *.h
UNIX-specific files: Makefile
VMS-specific files: compile.com, descrip.mms
Macintosh-specific files:
*.r, NSFForms.make, nsfmenus.c,
window.c, nsfwndw.h
PC-specific files: *.MAK
To exit type
ftp>quit
3. If you are a UNIX user but cannot use the FTP
connection, request the software by email. If
you send a request to
ps-expres@andrew.cmu.edu
We will send you the non-binary software in the
form of shar files.
4. If you do not need any of the software, but want
to submit proposals electronically, contact NSF
at the following address:
Gerald B. Stuck
National Science Foundation
1800 G Street NW
Room 401
Washington, DC 20550
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Date: 05/03/89 09:08:58 EST
From: DAVID%SERVAX.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu (DAVID=HALL)
Subject: organizational charts
We are looking for a program (commercial ,shareware, or freeware ) that will
help us make organization charts.
We have been using the various Drawing programs. However, since our charts
get very long, and recently we have had to make a lot of changes, I thought
it might be worth asking if there is something developed to do this easier.
(there is a package for the IBM PC called Org Plus and Org Plus advanced that
is a "database" that records all the relationships, then draws them)
The drawing/painting packages work fine, however at times, the user has to
move the finished chart around to make it look okay on the printer. This is
especially true when the Laser printer output cuts a box in half.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you
David Hall
DAVID@SERVAX.BITNET
University Computer Services
Florida International University
"The State of Florida University in Miami"
CC : DAVID=HALL
CC : MAILER@STANFORD
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Date: Wed, 03 May 89 10:36:59 EST
From: Alan Stein <STEIN%UCONNVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Printers
A friend is looking for an inexpensive printer for his Mac Plus.
I'd appreciate hearing experiences with dot matrix printers other
than the Imagewriter II (the achilles heel of the Mac). I saw a
Seikosha advertised for $235. Is that an Imagewriter clone? Are
there any drawbacks to it for a single user system?
Alan H. Stein | stein@uconnvm.bitnet
Department of Mathematics | stein%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu
University of Connecticut | ...psuvax1!UCONNVM.BITNET!STEIN
32 Hillside Avenue |
Waterbury, CT 06710 | Compu$erve 71545,1500
(203) 757-1231 | GEnie ah.stein
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Date: Mon, 1 May 89 23:39:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "William M. Bumgarner" <wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Shift key and INIT's
> holding down the shift key when booting bypasses Facade
Supposedly, this is supposed to be a standard feature of INIT's... But not
very many actually support it.
b.bum
wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu
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Date: Wed, 3 May 89 08:55 CDT
From: JSCHACHTER@nuacc.acns.nwu.edu
Subject: The lost Unity
The program Unity 3.1, which concatenates text files is located in the
"util" subdirectory under the name of "text-file-concatenator.hqx".
[See, now you know why we want you to suggest a file name when you mail
in your file!! -Bill]
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Date: 3 May 89 12:32:00 EDT
From: "LEE, CRAIG R" <crl@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>
Subject: Use of Imagewriter with those other machines
In response to the guy who wrote about using an Imagewriter with PCs,
The Imagewriter is just a plain old serial printer when hooked up to
a non-Mac. A cable should be easy enough to fabricate, though I'm not
that technical.
I also know that WordPerfect for PCs comes with a software
driver for the Imagewriter for use with its programs.
Craig Lee
CRL@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
CRL@ifasgnv.bitnet
"Oh No, How will we survive without `Bloom County'?"
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