ksbolduan@amherst.bitnet (09/17/90)
Just a neato little feature of After Dark 2.0 that surprised me: If you select Shut Down from the Special menu and DON'T turn the machine off when you get the cordial message from Apple that you can now safely turn off your Macintosh, After Dark will turn itself on, but will default back to the skyline screen saver. Pretty cool... Kevin Bolduan KSBOLDUAN@AMHERST
chuq@Apple.COM (The Wandering Phew) (09/17/90)
ksbolduan@amherst.bitnet writes: >If you select Shut Down from the Special menu and DON'T turn the >machine off when you get the cordial message from Apple that you can >now safely turn off your Macintosh, After Dark will turn itself on, >but will default back to the skyline screen saver. Pretty cool... That's not hidden. That's right in the manual. You do have the manual, right? Just didn't bother to read it... -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> chuq@apple.com <+> [This is myself speaking] mumble..mumble...mumble...mumbleLemieuxSCORE!!!!!!!...mumble...mumble..mumble
bruce@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Bruce Burkhalter) (09/18/90)
>Just a neato little feature of After Dark 2.0 that surprised me: > >If you select Shut Down from the Special menu and DON'T turn the >machine off when you get the cordial message from Apple that you can >now safely turn off your Macintosh, After Dark will turn itself on, >but will default back to the skyline screen saver. Pretty cool... > >Kevin Bolduan >KSBOLDUAN@AMHERST Thanks. We thought that was a pretty neat trick. Another neat thing is Notification stuff (the flashing Apple menu icon say with PrintMonitor, Alarm Clock DA, or E-mail programs). If a program uses this, AD 2.0 will first wake up, then when it goes back to sleep it will scroll a message across the top of the screen along with the icon that is blinking in the Apple menu. This saves the screen while still alerting you that the Mac wants your attention. Bruce Burkhalter Berkeley Systems, Inc.
das@Apple.COM (David Shayer) (09/18/90)
>>Just a neato little feature of After Dark 2.0 that surprised me: >>If you select Shut Down from the Special menu and DON'T turn the >>machine off when you get the cordial message from Apple that you can >>now safely turn off your Macintosh, After Dark will turn itself on, >>but will default back to the skyline screen saver. Pretty cool... Pyro 4.0 does this too. It has an option to run the screen saver after you select shutdown. David
news@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU (Six o'clock News) (09/18/90)
>>>If you select Shut Down from the Special menu and DON'T turn the >>>machine off when you get the cordial message from Apple that you can >>>now safely turn off your Macintosh, After Dark will turn itself on, >>>but will default back to the skyline screen saver. Pretty cool... > >Pyro 4.0 does this too. It has an option to run the screen saver >after you select shutdown. > >David From: bruce@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Bruce Burkhalter) Path: cory.Berkeley.EDU!bruce Actually Pyro! 4.0 does something *similar* but, in my opinion, is sorta weak. Pyro! 4.0 installs a "Shutdown Task". When the Mac is Shutdown, the task will be executed. The problem with this is that it is only done once and any other program's shutdown task will not be executed until Pyro!'s is done (i.e. you wake Pyro! up). If you wake Pyro! up it will never go back to sleep because the task is only done once thus leaving the screen unprotected. On the other hand, AD 2.0 lets all shutdown tasks execute and then the "Safely turn off your Mac" dialog comes up. AD 2.0 will then work as normal. It will time out after X minutes or go to sleep if you move the mouse to the corner. The only limitation is that it will only show the "Starry Night" module. This is due to the fact the Mac is pretty much turned off and there is not a lot you can do (though we did try!). Bruce Burkhalter Berkeley Systems, Inc.
an12280@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu (David Gutierrez) (09/19/90)
In article <27935@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> bruce@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Bruce Burkhalter) writes: > AD 2.0 will > first wake up, then when it goes back to sleep it will scroll a message > across the top of the screen along with the icon that is blinking in the > Apple menu. This saves the screen while still alerting you that the Mac > wants your attention. I really liked this feature, although it kept breaking with Alarming Events until I got my free 2.0s upgrade (without even asking for it - thanks, guys!). The only feature I miss from Pyro 4.0 is the capability of specifying a "secondary" module. What I did was make the secondary a clock, so that I could see the time by pressing the option key. David Gutierrez an12280@mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu "Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard
sollanik@intuit.intuit.COM (steve ollanik) (09/19/90)
Bruce, I have to say that the notification manager icon idea is GREAT. I used to always have to wonder if I had any mail waiting when my old screensaver was on. Now, when I come back to my desk, I know if I have to resond to someone. Thanks for a wonderful program. Steve -- Steve Ollanik internet: sollanik@intuit.com hardcopy: Intuit, POB 3014, Menlo Park, CA 94026