david@sherpa.UUCP (Dave Quarles) (04/23/91)
From article <1991Apr20.020703.22004@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, by dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio): > There is a CDEV called Windows, or something like that, which lets > you select what type of window style you want to use, plus it moves > the gadgets around. Another lets you drag a window from any part of the > border (that's the one I like to use). > David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce > > Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= What is this thing David T. is talking about ??? Can you shed any light on this ???? Thanks for your time and help. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
dburr@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr) (04/24/91)
In article <551@sherpa.UUCP> david@sherpa.UUCP (Dave Quarles) writes: >From article <1991Apr20.020703.22004@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, by dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio): > >> There is a CDEV called Windows, or something like that, which lets >> you select what type of window style you want to use, plus it moves >> the gadgets around. Another lets you drag a window from any part of the >> border (that's the one I like to use). > >> David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce >> >> Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia. >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > >What is this thing David T. is talking about ??? > >Can you shed any light on this ???? > >Thanks for your time and help. > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I believe he is talking about AltWDEF or NeXTwindows, or maybe even WindChooser. This latter one (WindChooser) is a cdev (all the others I mentioned are INITs) that lets you choose from four different types of windows, it was written by a friend of mine in Santa Barbara. Other programs I've seen that can change "look and feel" are: Cursor Animator (lets you replace standard system cursors with animated ones, you can choose which ones to use, or edit /make your own) Following (changes window style and also adds double arrows in scrollbars) Scroll2 (adds double arrows in scrollbar and also lets you choose what style of scroll pattern and arrows to use) ClickChange (commercial; all the others I mentioned were PD/shareware and available on sumex) (lets you change ALL of the above; kinda bundles every- thing into one giant cdev) ======================================================================= Donald Burr; Univ of California, Berkeley | America Online: DonaldBurr INTERNET: dburr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU |_Compu$erve:_72540,3071____________ or: 72540.3071@compuserve.COM | "Send flames to /dev/null."
gort@cup.portal.com (george d harrington) (04/24/91)
>From article <1991Apr20.020703.22004@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, by dtiberio@eeserv1.ic. s >unysb.edu (David Tiberio): > >> There is a CDEV called Windows, or something like that, which lets >> you select what type of window style you want to use, plus it moves >> the gadgets around. Another lets you drag a window from any part of the >> border (that's the one I like to use). > >> David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce >> >> Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia. >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > >What is this thing David T. is talking about ??? > He's confusing altWDEF and WDEF init with windows init. The windows init installs a "Windows" menu in all apps that don't have it. It allows you to chose (from the menu items) which window is in front. Very handy. What D.T. is talking about is the altWDEF, which is a cdev/init that allows you to select the appearance of your windows. One of the choices is sort of like Next windows, and you can drag the windows around by their borders. Nice, except it has some compatibility problems with some apps. gort@cup.portal.com
dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) (04/27/91)
In article <551@sherpa.UUCP> david@sherpa.UUCP (Dave Quarles) writes: >From article <1991Apr20.020703.22004@sbcs.sunysb.edu>, by dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio): > >> There is a CDEV called Windows, or something like that, which lets >> you select what type of window style you want to use, plus it moves >> the gadgets around. Another lets you drag a window from any part of the >> border (that's the one I like to use). > >> David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce >> >> Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia. >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > >What is this thing David T. is talking about ??? > >Can you shed any light on this ???? > >Thanks for your time and help. > > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= It is called WindChooser, and it lets you change the style of window displayed on the screen. Mine has 4 different window styles to choose from. It is really nice. -- David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce Any students from SUNY Oswego? Please let me know! :) Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia.
normane@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Norman Craig Emery) (04/27/91)
david@sherpa.UUCP (Dave Quarles) writes: > > There is a CDEV called Windows, or something like that, which lets > > you select what type of window style you want to use, plus it moves > > the gadgets around. Another lets you drag a window from any part of the > > border (that's the one I like to use). > > > David Tiberio SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481 AMIGA DDD-MEN Tomas Arce > > > > Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia. > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > What is this thing David T. is talking about ??? > > Can you shed any light on this ???? > > Thanks for your time and help. > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dave =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This cdev was written by a bloke called Marsh Gosnell, who (last time I looked) lives in Monclair New Jersey (and is on an unlisted phone number). It's very small and very nice, especially on SE's ... 'cause you get a serious amount of overlap of open windows with the smaller screens. It was also the source of the weirdest wrong number of my entire life and it went something like this... I got this program from a public domain software server at Lancaster polytechnic and the credits say (ish) "if you like this please send $10 to Marsh Gosnell" and an address in Monclair. Now the cdev was a year or so old so I'll phone international directory enquiries to get his number so that I could ring him and ask him if his address had changed and how to get the money to him (since I live in Brighton, England! Lo and behold he's not at that address but there is a company number call Marsh Consultancies in the same town. (Sorry if Monclair is a city, don't know America that much) So I ring this number and the conversation goes like this... (before I start I should point out that my first name is Norman but so is my dad's so I'm called Craig (my second name). The relevance will become apparent.... Brackets are my coments not the spoken word. dial number.. ... ... ... ... ring, ring, ring, ... Secretary: Hello, Marsh Consultancies. Can I help you. Me: Yes, I've got my computer in front of me and I have this program and it say's that if I like it I'm to send you $10, I'd like to confirm your address and ask how I can send you the money? Sec.: I'm sorry I don't really know what you're talking about! Would you like me to pass you on to someone who might be able to help you? Me: Look, I'm phoning from England and this call is costing me an awful lot of money, I just want to know how to send you the money! (I'm a poor Student!) Sec.: Is that Craig? (see what I mean) Me: Hu? Sec.: I'll pass you onto the Managing Director! The conversation I then had explained that the Managing Directors brother, called Craig, was living in England and was expected to call that day!?!?!?!?! Can you imagine, someone 3000 miles away saying 'Is that Craig' when you hadn't told her your name, and it was!!! I spent the next hour wandering around the house going "Wowwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!" Anyway, that was the wrong number and I don't have the program any more because I now run AU/X 1.1.1 and rarely use my mac as a mac, BUT when I did use it Windows was really good. You simply select the window from the automatically updated list from the menu bar and it brought that one to the front of the screen. E-mail me if you can't find it on any bill-board over there and I'll get it for you from Lancaster! If you do get it, don't forget to give the guy his 10 bucks!?!?! Norman Craig Emery. normane@cogs.sussex.ac.uk Chad: What no signature!