KEYWORDS: NETSCAPE PLUGMASTER WEB WWW BROWSER PLUGINS EXPLORER MSIE CYBERDOG
Author's email address: tils0007@gold.tc.umn.edu
Author's Description:
Lately I have been collecting quite a list of Plug-ins for Netscape. And since having all of these plugs active all the time, makes Netscape more unstable, and requires more memory that I wish to give Netscape, I made this application that turns Plugs on or off.
This application works a lot like the Extensions Manager that comes with System 7.5. Except the first time you run it, it will ask for the location of an active Plug-in. Just goto the Plug-in folder you want to manage, and select it. The main window shows a list of all your plugs, on or off. If there is a checkmark in front of the Plug's name, it is on, else it is off. After you turn on the plugs you want, quit Plug Master by pressing the Ok button. When you start the program that uses those plugs, it will only load the plugs you marked as on. Although you can move plugs while the program is running, I wouldn't suggest doing it, you might crash.
Plug Master works by moving the plugs that have been marked off into a different folder. Just look in the folder that the Plug-in folder is in, there will be a "Plug-ins(disabled)" folder where the inactive plugs will be. Also included, for those of you that like custom icons for your folder, an icon for the disabled plugs folder. (It is for Netscape Plug-ins, and you will need to paste it on yourself)
Due to great demand, Plug Master now can manage more than one folder. There is a "Plug Groups" menu in the menubar that lists all the different groups that you have.
Requirements:
*System 7
*An application that uses any kind of Plug in.
Recent Changes:
1.5.2 - Redesigned the dialogs that asked where your plug-in folder was.
-Fixed a minor redraw bug that happened when you relocated to another folder.
-Now use a "StandardGetFolder" function I found on Info-Mac for selecting the Plug-in folder. (versions 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 were never released)
1.6.0 -Added all the code and resources for managing multiple folders.
1.6.1 -Found a irritating bug, where when Plug Master was launch in certain ways, other than using Finder, it would give a "Couldn't Create Preference File...(-48)" error and quit before you could do anything.
-Started using MoreFiles 1.4.2
-Seems to have fixed the bug.
-Fixed a minor bug where an extra item could appear in the Plug Group menu.
1.6.2 -Updated to MoreFiles 1.4.3
-Fixed a bug when you hit Cancel in the open box when making a new group.
Now completely cancels the process, instead of leaving it half done.
-Fixed bug when switching Plug groups, Sets popup menu wasn't being rebuilt.
-recompiled in CW10
-Now is distributed as both a 68k and PPC versions.
1.6.3 -Changed "Plug Manager PPC" to Plug Master PPC" which it is suposed to be.
(I don't know why I put the old name on there, guess that happens at 3am ;)
