dont try dont key combinations unless you know what you are doing... rebuilding a desktop will make your mac faster but it can take time. Dont do it on a disk that may be corrupted (b-trees stuff) or your finder may hang...
And dont do the 4 key combo or you loose all your pram settings (printers, time, etc...) in case you wondered why those keys are so well hidden ;) i was only joking... But they could help Dan InTrouble... cheers Xavier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MisterX > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 18:08 > To: 'How to use Revolution' > Subject: RE: Setting Mac OS File Type & Creator > > just a suggestion out of the blue > > why not rename the file with a pc type extension like file.txt > > The Files and something Control Panel in OS9 did manage the > extensions to be filetyped to any preference you set in the > control panel... > > Uh, but im not sure that works too well unless you rebuild > the desktop, rebooted twice and held the control-alt-command > shift 1 key with one hand while you pressed the reboot key > with the other ;)) > > Who said PCs are bad? > > There was a utility app in macOS named FileTyper with which > you could create droplets to drop your files (or open them > via AS) and preset the file props including type and creator. > > That would be quicker... > > cheers > Xavier > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan > > Shafer > > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 17:51 > > To: How to use Revolution > > Subject: Re: Setting Mac OS File Type & Creator > > > > Hmmmm. I might try that, Stephen. But I think the problem > is that the > > Rev method works fine except on a really old version of OS9 and/or > > AppleScript or with a hard drive that may be so slow the > update never > > happens before I try to open the file. > > > > I'm doing another experiment this morning. > > > > I feel like a mad scientist in a laboratory. > > > > > > On Aug 16, 2005, at 8:35 AM, Stephen Barncard wrote: > > > > > Dan,since it's OS9, you could always use Rinaldi's Type > And Creator > > > SetFInfo 1.4 XCMD to set the type and creator of the file > > on the fly > > > on the OS9 end. > > > http://rinaldicollection.free.fr/ > > > > > > > > >> This ought to be duck soup. But it's turned into alligator stew > > >> with a live alligator. > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-revolution mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dan Shafer, Revolution Consultant and Author > > http://www.shafermedia.com Get my book, "Revolution: > Software at the > > Speed of Thought" > > From http://www.revolutionpros.com, Click "My Stuff" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage > your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
