decide to keep this INIT permanently on your hard disk. Remit to:
KT, Box 625, Old Greenwich, CT 06870. Cash is fine.
Stamps are fine. Product samples from your firm are fine.
But please, don't neglect to pay. The price is right!
NOTE: This product was previously released as Shift-Poof! v1.00, which was downloaded 700+ times by users of America Online. (I.e., it was about as popular as any of the most successful INITs on AOL.) The main difference between ShifTrash and the earlier version is that the earlier version would only work on INDIVIDUAL files, not folders. THIS VERSION DISPOSES OF FOLDERS AS WELL AS FILES (just as you'd expect, and want). Hence it is very powerful. THUS, users should observe all Surgeon General Warnings, etc., before installing this very powerful system enhancement.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
System 7 mandatory. (Got it?) This INIT will, not, work under System 6.
Mode 32 okay. Compatible with all known Macs. Conflicts with nothing. And: uses virtually no memory after installation! (A boon, if you're an Extension-hound.) Naturally, you can disable this INIT by holding the Shift key down during the Startup (boot) sequence. But, who'd want to?
WHAT IT IS:
I wrote this System Extension because I, for one, am absolutely SICK and TIRED of having to go up to the menu bar to empty the Trash can. Multiple actions to remove Trash'd files can be a real drag, especially when you are saddled with a poor man's mouse (PowerBook trackball). TIP: You can get rid of the Finder’s odious trash warnings simply by doing a “Get Info” on the Trash can itself and clicking the appropriate check box—many users are unaware you can do this. (Goodbye, trash alerts!) **** BUT, you STILL must EMPTY the trash yourself, manually.**** (And be honest: How many of us truly want to take out the trash???) Apple gives you no command-key equivalent for the "Empty Trash" menu command. And no, Virginia, you CANNOT simply modify the Finder menu with ResEdit (in System 7, anyway) to accomplish this.
SOLUTION:
Install ShifTrash by dragging it to your Extensions folder, and
restart. Now when you want to delete a file, hold the Shift key down when you drag it to the Trash, and POOF! The file (or folder, or lasso'd group of garbage files) vanishes. No command-key combos to learn. No menu actions. No CDEV to set up. No config files. No nothing, except trash-elimination.
Just remember to hold the Shift key down when you drag. Any files OR FOLDERS or lasso'd groups of items that are Shift-dragged to the Trash will be gone the instant you let up on the mouse. THIS IS A POWERFUL FEATURE! Use discretion and common sense when Shift-dragging. You'll soon grow to LOVE this extension. It cuts "mouse-ing around" to a minimum!
GREAT SIDE-BENEFIT AND COMMON-SENSE DESIGN FEATURE:
This Extension is truly a boon because, if you want the Trash to operate 100% normally (as when your kid sister, who's new to System 7, comes over and decides to use your machine), all the user has to do is NOT use the Shift key when dragging stuff to the Trash—in other words, simply do what you'd noramlly do. IF YOU DO NOT USE THE SHIFT KEY, THE TRASH OPERATES NORMALLY. For this INIT to work, you have to already "know about" the Shift key trick. Shift-dragging is thus relegated to the serious user, who Knows What He/She Is Doing. Newcomers and the unsuspecting are NOT IN ANY WAY ENDANGERED by the presence of this incredibly powerful Extension. They won't even know it's there!
LIMITATIONS:
ShifTrash is compatible with Adobe Type Manager, AccessPC, and Macsbug, and works in 32-bit mode on a 10-megabyte LC. It SHOULD be compatible with everything (only one trap is patched). However, no guarantees are made, "this is not a lifesaving device to be used in a real emergency," etc., blah blah. If anybody learns of an incompatibility (and I have to stress, after 700+ downloads on America Online, NO ONE has pointed out to me ANY incompatibilities), simple write to me at the address given above. I will make appropriate fixes.
KT
P.S. : I promise to use the $5.00 for good and decent purposes. Memory chips, white corn chips, and suds, mostly.
P.P.S.: Those of you who own Macs with built-in microphones (or mike jacks, at least) should look into another program of mine, AIFF Recorder. This program is in the Music/Sound area of America Online AND IS INCLUDED IN THE "Mac Shareware 500" BOOK/DISC BY VENTANA. The AIFF Recorder program has made the AOL all-time "BEST OF" collection and is a favorite of many of the compact-disc shareware anthologizers. ("BBS ON A DISK," by AMUG, etc.) What the program enables you to do is RECORD (AND PLAY BACK!) SOUND STRAIGHT TO YOUR HARD DISK, without limitations as to duration. Want to record 30 minutes of music to your hard disk? You can do it, with AIFF Recorder. Worried about disk space? AIFF Recorder incorporates 3:1 and 6:1 on-the-fly compression! (Use the Shift key when you go to the menu bar to Record.) Decompression is transparent and occurs automatically! Want to listen to a 30-minute sound file while working in PageMaker or another program? YOU CAN DO IT! AIFF Recorder plays back sounds asynchronously, which simply means you can switch into or out of different prorgrams WHILE THE SOUND PLAYS BACK! (And of course, you can terminate any sound-playback, at any time, by simply typing command-period.) There are many powerful hidden features in AIFF Recorder, which I will tell you about if you pay the incredibly low shareware fee. If you own a mike-equipped Mac, you MUST obtain AND REGISTER this program!
