18215MES@MSU.BITNET (10/10/90)
Hi Folks! I just have two very minor but possibly nice enhancements to suggest. 1) On a large screen monitor (Apple's 21" anyway) with the mouse speed spetting at the highest level, I still feel a need for more speed! Any chance of getting a couple higher speed levels added? 2) Also, I would like to be able to permanently modify all of the desktop patterns in the system file, or at least add a few of my own. Many thanks for your attention. :) Mark Sartor, 221 ag hall, MSU, E. Lansing Mi. 48824 (18215mes@msu.bitnet)
jimb@silvlis.com (Jim Budler) (10/11/90)
In article <65818215MES@MSU> 18215MES@MSU.BITNET writes: >Hi Folks! >I just have two very minor but possibly nice enhancements to suggest. >1) On a large screen monitor (Apple's 21" anyway) with the mouse speed > spetting at the highest level, I still feel a need for more speed! Any > chance of getting a couple higher speed levels added? You don't have to wait. I picked up a $5 shareware cdev that doubles the speed of ADB mice. It's called MOUSE2. I can't use it yet, since I don't have an ADB mouse, so I can't make any promises. It plus it's README is only 8k. I could probably send it to people. >2) Also, I would like to be able to permanently modify all of the desktop > patterns in the system file, or at least add a few of my own. Use ResEdit to edit the PAT# resource. > Many thanks for your attention. :) > > Mark Sartor, 221 ag hall, MSU, E. Lansing Mi. 48824 (18215mes@msu.bitnet) You're welcome. jim -- Jim Budler jimb@silvlis.com +1.408.991.6115 Silvar-Lisco, Inc. 703 E. Evelyn Ave. Sunnyvale, Ca. 94086
tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu (Kenneth K.F. Lui) (10/12/90)
Speaking of enhancements to Macintosh software, did anyone discuss the possibility of having a "kill/abort application" under Multifinder? Sometimes a program would go astray and lock up the Mac. Well, I shouldn't say lock up because the mouse still works, and keyboard, too. If I were able to abort the application, I wouldn't have to reboot. I know that parts of memory could have been walked over, but I want to take my chances, try to save work in progress in another application currently running, and exit more gracefully than a simple reboot. Ken -- ..............................................................________________. tempest@ecst.csuchico.edu, tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu,|Kenneth K.F. Lui| tempest@sutro.sfsu.edu, tempest@wet.UUCP |________________|
wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) (10/12/90)
In article <TEMPEST.90Oct11125236@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu> tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu (Kenneth K.F. Lui) writes: >Speaking of enhancements to Macintosh software, did anyone >discuss the possibility of having a "kill/abort application" >under Multifinder? Yes, it's been discussed and implemented. :-) In System 7, one can just press cmd-opt-ESC and kill off the foreground application. This is guaranteed to leave the system in an indeterminable state, but you can escape if you really need to. -- Mark Wilkins -- ******* "Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude!" ********** *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------* * Mark R. Wilkins wilkins@jarthur.claremont.edu {uunet}!jarthur!wilkins * ****** MARK.WILKINS on AppleLink ****** MWilkins on America Online ******
emcguire@ccad.uiowa.edu (Ed McGuire) (10/13/90)
In article <65818215MES@MSU> 18215MES@MSU.BITNET writes: > 1) On a large screen monitor (Apple's 21" anyway) with the mouse speed > spetting at the highest level, I still feel a need for more speed! Any > chance of getting a couple higher speed levels added? Get cdev/mouse-ii.hqx from sumex. Move your mouse slowly and it uses a slow speed for accurate pointing. Move your mouse quickly and it uses a fast speed to minimiqe mouse movement. I will never go back! -- peace. -- Ed "Vote. Because it's the Right Thing."