smith@coral.bucknell.edu (Greg Smith) (11/20/90)
Announcing Finder Sounds 1.3! Since the Macintosh System Software version 6.0.4 came out, the Finder has had the undocumented ability to play sounds corresponding to various events. Such events include opening and closing windows, creating and deleting files, and even modifying windows. All you really need to take advantage of this feature is a piece of code. Drag Finder Sounds and Finder Sounds Config to your system folder and reboot. You will then have a sonic Finder! Finder Sounds requires System 6.0.4 or later. No earlier versions of the Finder and System provide the hooks that make this package possible. It has been tested successfully using a Macintosh II, IIx, IIsi, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, SE/30, Plus, SE, Classic and Portable. It should also be compatible with any other Macintosh hardware running System 6.0.4 or later. New Features: Version 1.3 of the package has a couple of new features to take advantage of Version 7.0 of the Sound Manager. This new Sound Manager is now a part of System 6.0.6 and later. The big item gained from using the new Sound Manager is the ability to play multiple sounds simultaneously on machines with a 68020 or better. Consequently, if you are running System 6.0.6 or later on such a machine, you will see an additional checkbox in the control panel to allow you to play more than one Finder Sound at a time. Finder Sounds will continue to work on Systems 6.0.4 and 6.0.5, but the simultaneous sound feature will not be enabled. The other changes for version 1.3 include changing the Master on/off radio button to a checkbox as well as adding a checkbox to turn variable pitch sounds on and off. (I received quite a few requests for this feature!) Finally, I have made a few speed improvements for this release by allowing resources to remain in memory until they are purged by the Memory Manager. The more memory you allocate to the Finder under MultiFinder, the greater the number of sounds you should be able to keep in memory. Finder Sounds 1.3 is available for anonymous FTP from coral.bucknell.edu [134.82.1.1]. Once you've logged in, issue a "cd mac" command to get to the proper directory. You may then retrieve the self-extracting Compactor archive FINDERSOUNDS13_SEA.BIN. You may pick up FINDERSOUNDS13_SEA.HQX if you prefer a non-binary version of the file. Finder Sounds is FreeWare. You are encouraged to redistribute this package to your heart's content, but you must include the TeachText document, Finder Sounds and Finder Sounds Config in any redistribution. You are also not allowed to charge any money for the Finder Sounds package. While Finder Sounds is FreeWare, it is not public domain, and I retain the copyright. You must be running System 6.0.4 or later to use the Finder Sounds package. Enjoy! +----------------------------+------------------------------------+ | Gregory J. Smith | Internet: smith@bucknell.edu | | Systems Analyst/Postmaster | smith@coral.bucknell.edu | | Bucknell Computer Services | BITNET: smith@bucknell.bitnet | | Bucknell University | smith@bknlvms.bitnet | | Lewisburg, PA 17837 | AT&Tnet: (717) 524-1801 | +----------------------------+------------------------------------+