rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) (06/05/91)
Is there a way to force SuperClock to show (somewhere) when an app. uses the entire munu bar on a 9" screen. Can some kind soul send me instructions on possibly shortening the menu names. I've used resedit, but I'm no expert (quite novice actually). Thanks in advace. -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Any major Dude will tell ya! -- Donald Fagan ------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cook (rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu)
hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) (06/07/91)
[rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) writes:] [] Is there a way to force SuperClock to show (somewhere) when an app. uses [] the entire munu bar on a 9" screen. Can some kind soul send me [] instructions on possibly shortening the menu names. I've used resedit, but [] I'm no expert (quite novice actually). umm, would you settle for an alternative? there's a "requires MultiFinder" application that does the basic SuperClock thing but the clock windows show up on the desk top. it can be found at "sumex" in: info-mac/util/multi-toys.hqx its freeware, works on all machines and systems 6.0.2 or better. however, there is one bug with the program: under a multiple monitors setup if the main screen isn't the current screen then the clock windows won't show up (no crashes or anything). this will be fixed in an upcoming update ... however, it does require MultiFinder ... -dave- hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu author: MultiClock, MultiDog
nm@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Nicolas Mercouroff) (06/07/91)
rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) writes: >Is there a way to force SuperClock to show (somewhere) when an app. uses >the entire munu bar on a 9" screen. Can some kind soul send me instructions >on possibly shortening the menu names. I've used resedit, but I'm >no expert (quite novice actually). >Thanks in advace. >-- >------------------------------------------------------------- > Any major Dude will tell ya! -- Donald Fagan >------------------------------------------------------------- >Robert Cook (rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu) It depends on which system you use. I've seen (but never used) a shareware init called "MBarCompress" which is supposed to compress the menu bar to leave space for utilities like SuperClock. I don't know if it works with system 7.0 (I'm pretty sure that it doesn't). You can find it on mac.archive.umich.edu for example. Another possibility is some less smart mbar-clock which does not hide when the menu bar is too wide. I don't remember the name of these dirty things; I think of an init (ClockInit ?) and a FKEY (ClockFKey ?). The FKEY allows to switch on and off the time in the menu bar. Again, I'm almost sure that it doesn't work with system 7.0 (moreover, the system 7.0 is FKEYs-unfriendly !). -- -Nicolas Mercouroff nm@cs.brandeis.edu Dept. of Computer Sciences, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02154 My home: P.O. Box 390929, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) (06/08/91)
In article <13316@pt.cs.cmu.edu> hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) writes: >[rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) writes:] >[] Is there a way to force SuperClock to show (somewhere) when an app. uses >[] the entire munu bar on a 9" screen. Can some kind soul send me >[] instructions on possibly shortening the menu names. I've used resedit, but >[] I'm no expert (quite novice actually). > >umm, would you settle for an alternative? there's a "requires MultiFinder" >application that does the basic SuperClock thing but the clock windows >show up on the desk top. it can be found at "sumex" in: And if you want an INIT, and don't have a screensaver already, Moire 3.22 is an excellent choice. The clock will simply sit on top of any menus, allowing them to still be used. Plus it's a great screensaver; simple and to the point.
jonh@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (Jon Howell) (06/08/91)
pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) writes: }hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) writes: -}[rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) writes:] -}[] Is there a way to force SuperClock to show (somewhere) when an app. uses -}[] the entire munu bar on a 9" screen. Can some kind soul send me -}[] instructions on possibly shortening the menu names. I've used resedit, but -}[] I'm no expert (quite novice actually). -} -}umm, would you settle for an alternative? there's a "requires MultiFinder" -}application that does the basic SuperClock thing but the clock windows -}show up on the desk top. it can be found at "sumex" in: } }And if you want an INIT, and don't have a screensaver already, Moire }3.22 is an excellent choice. The clock will simply sit on top of any }menus, allowing them to still be used. Plus it's a great screensaver; }simple and to the point. Last and least, you could use one of the many freebie utilities to change the font on your menubar to something miniscule and unreadable -- BUT, your clock would be there. :^> (And you already KNOW what the menus say! :v) --Jon -- _____ ___ _ _ Jon Howell: jonh@pogo.wv.tek.com | My life's quest is to |_ _| / _ \ | \ | | 6417 Sorrel | find a computer to call for a _| | | |_| | | \ \ | West Linn, OR 97068 | UUCP login (mail & news) that's |___| \___/ |_| \_| 503/657-7964 | local to 503/657- or 206/756-
hseung@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Hyunsuk Seung) (06/08/91)
rcook@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Robert Cook) writes: > Is there a way to force SuperClock to show (somewhere) when an app. uses > the entire munu bar on a 9" screen. Can some kind soul send me > instructions on possibly shortening the menu names. I've used resedit, but > I'm no expert (quite novice actually). You could change the default system font from Chicago to other smaller fonts (I'm using Helvetica 10) by changing the resource ID referenced by the Chicago font. Use ResEdit and go into FOND field of your system file and modify the Chicago's resource ID to your choice of font. You can get the listing of resource ID numbers in the FONT field. You might want to lengthen the height of your new system font by increasing its upper boundary (for bit-mapped fonts). Please be aware that this method might not work well with applications that use their own menu fonts. Maybe someone might have a better solution... -- H. Seung hseung@eniac.seas.upenn.edu 4001 Pine St. 2-F University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104
yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) (06/11/91)
In article <1991Jun7.175858.6482@mmm.serc.3m.com> pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby) writes: > And if you want an INIT, and don't have a screensaver already, Moire > 3.22 is an excellent choice. The clock will simply sit on top of any > menus, allowing them to still be used. Plus it's a great screensaver; > simple and to the point. That reminds me. Does anyone know how to change the font used by Moire clock? The clock currently uses a very small lightweight font. Thanks in advance, =Mike -- == Michael K. Yee <yee@osf.org> -+- OSF/Motif Team == Open Software Foundation - 11 Cambridge Center - Cambridge, MA 02142 == HCI quote : "The problem with mnemonics are that they : == of the month : mean different things to different people." :