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- MacChange Version 2.0 Copyright © 1992 Gary Drury.
-
- Introduction
- -----------
- Have you ever got fed up with having text files being opened with
- TeachText all the time, or files not opening because the Finder ™ can't
- find an application to open them ? I always got a lot of files through the
- Internet and got fed with them being opened with TeachText, so MacChange
- is the solution I came up with.
-
- So, how do you use it ?
- --------------------
- Very simply. Just open the files you want to change with MacChange. It
- will show you the current creator and file type and then ask you for a new
- set. Just type in a new 4 character code for each and then click OK.
- The file will be updated to reflect the changes.
-
- Features
- --------
- • Supports all the required System 7 features such as Drag-and-drop
- and AppleEvents, and 32-bit clean ( I think it is anyway !! )
-
- • MacChange wiil automatically quit after converting files dropped onto
- it from the Finder™
-
- • Small!! This application is only about 20k in size and uses about 80k of
- memory. With many of todays applications being over 1M in size
- I think MacChange does a pretty good job for all its 20K.
-
- • Accepts folders being dropped onto it so you can now change lots of
- files at once. It will change all the files in all subdirectories
- as well
-
- • Gives you the choice of resolving aliases if they have been dropped
- onto MacChange. It can take a while to resolve aliases, especially
- if they are on a file server. If you open files from inside MacChange
- using the menus then the aliases are resolved automatically, one of
- the beauties ( or horrors ) of System Software 7.0.
-
- Requirements
- ------------
- • System Software 7.0 or later.
- • Tested on a Mac Plus, SE and Powerbook (24-bit and 32-bit modes) all
- with a variety of extensions and control panels without problem.
-
-
- Technical Stuff
- --------------
- • Written using THINK Pascal 4.0.1, amazing stuff since everyone reckons
- that C is the way to go !!!
- • Doesn't actually open the files so there should be no problems with files
- left open.
-
-
-
- Version History
- ---------------
-
- 18/3/93 Just adjusted the memory use so it now uses about
- 2/3 what it used to. Still version 2.0 but with a later date.
- 16/1/93 Version 2.0 completed.
- Added a popup menu with a set of common applications.
- Updated this ReadMe.
-
- 24/12/92 Version 1.0.3
- Fixed bug in Main dialog where you couldn't type the
- letter 'r' into either the type or creator fields without
- the option of resolving aliases changing. Updated this ReadMe.
-
- 25/11/92 Added the facility to drop folders onto MacChange
- 22/11/92 Version 1.0.2
- First public release.
- 21/11/92 Full keyboard support within
- dialogs.
- 16/11/92 AppleEvents added.
- 15/11/92 Completely rewritten using THINK Pascal from THINK C because
- I couldn't get it to work properly.
- 10/11/92 First thoughts of MacChnage come into existance.
-
-
- Please send any comments and bug reports to:
-
- Gary Drury
- 39 Allanfield Cres. Boronia
- Victoria 3155. Australia
- e-mail: druryj@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au
-
-
-
- Legal Stuff and anything else
- --------------------------
- OK then here we go with all the legal mumbo-jumbo so I don't get sued
- or anything !!!
-
-
- This software is being released as sticker-ware™. ie: if you like it send
- me $5 Australian or an Apple sticker with your name and address on it.
-
- This software can be distributed under the shareware system. This document
- must be distributed, unaltered with the application. Any company
- wishing to bundle this software with their product must get permission
- from the author. Companies such as Enducorp cannot distribute this software
- without the permission of the author.
-
- Neither the Author of This Software Or Anyone Related To The Author
- Make Any Legally Binding Claim That This Software Will Do Anything In
- Particular Besides Use Up Valuable Space On a Hard Disk.
- In the Event That Your Use or Inability to Use This Software Results
- In Damage To Other Software or Hardware, the Explosion of Your Macintosh in
- a Shower of Sparks Or The Distruction Of The Earth By The Vogon Constructor
- Fleet,
- Your Attempts to Blame me, Gary Drury will be unsucessful and used
- as firewood or Dunny paper (my choice). Have a Nice Day.
-
- In other words, if it doesn't work NOT BLAME ME, CAUSE I DON'T
- GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL DO WHAT YOU WANT OR EXPECT.
-