Infinity Volume is a module for Apple’s Control Strip that replaces the sound volume module Apple includes with that utility. It differs by changing the icon that appears in the strip to reflect the current volume. The Apple module has only one icon, so the only way to determine the volume is to click it and look at the selection in the popup menu that is displayed.
To reposition this module in the Control Strip, click it with the Option key down and drag it to a new location.
This Control Strip module is freeware, but Infinity Systems retains the copyright. Feel free to redistribute this package as long as no changes have been made and this document is included. (This includes distribution on online services and in CD-ROM collections.)
INSTALLATION
To install this module, place it inside the Control Strip Modules folder which is inside the System Folder (assuming Control Strip is already installed). You will then have to restart your Macintosh for the new module to be available in the Control Strip.
CONTROL STRIP COMPATIBILITY
Currently, the Control Strip utility only works on PowerBooks. There is a patcher available, however, that will also make it work on desktop Macintoshes. This patcher is written by Robert Mah, and you can probably find it in wherever you got this utility. Note, however, that use of this patcher is not sactioned in any way by Apple.
Hopefully, Apple will create a new version of the Control Strip in the not-too-distant future that works on desktop Macintoshes as well as PowerBooks. I have found the Control Strip to be very useful on my desktop Mac, and I think many other people would feel the same way.
VERSION HISTORY
1.0.1 — Fixed potential problem where 1.0 might have kept a PowerBook’s hard drive from spinning down (now, the icon might not get updated after a volume change on a PowerBook until the hard drive spins up — but when the volume changes, it’ll probably cause a spin-up, anyway). Minimized the memory footprint. (7/4/94)
1.0 — Initial release. (6/26/94)
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
If you find this utility useful or have any problems with it, you can contact the author via e-mail at one of the following addresses:
Troy Gaul
tgaul@halcyon.com
tgaul@aol.com
OTHER INFINITY SYSTEMS SOFTWARE
Infinity Systems is also the maker of:
• Infinity Windoid WDEF — a programmers’ “utility” for giving floating windows a titlebar with a System 7-style color design
• Infinity Clock for Control Strip — an analog clock that displays the current time (the date can be seen by clicking it)
• InterSLIP Strip Module — a Control Strip module for users of InterSLIP to facilitate connecting to a SLIP host
• Suitcaser — a program for creating font and desk accessory suitcase files
• Recycle That Icon — a recycle icon to use in place of the Trash can
• more utilities, including other control strip modules, will be coming soon