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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 21:22:24 -0600
From: mlbizer@mail.utexas.edu (Marc Bizer)
Subject: secret finder features extension
Dear MacGifts,
Unbeknownst to many, the currently available Finder 7.5.4
(available as part of the System 7.5.2 PowerBook 190/5300/2300 update) and
the upcoming Finder 7.5.5 (in System 7.5.3 / System Update 2.0) have secret
features which many have desired for a long time. While shareware/freeware
extensions have patched the Finder to give users what they want, what could
be easier and safer than simply enabling them? Why hasn't Apple made these
features known? Quite simply, they haven't had the resources to adequately
test them. So don't ask Apple -- and please DO NOT send me mail asking for
Finder 7.5.5 or inquiring further about how I obtained this extension or
complaining that they don't work on your computer. They are as follows:
There is a Gestalt selector 'fnd#197#' (f-n-d-option-x) which enables/disables
4 secret features of Finder 7.5.5:
Control-Drag an item to make an alias to it
Command-R to Reveal the original item of an alias
Command-Delete Moves selection to the Trash
Enable/Disable the zoom rectangles when opening/closing windows and gridding
Bits 0-3 of this Gestalt selector should be turned ON to enable these extra
features. A simple INIT which did this would work:
long result;
if (_Gestalt('fnd#197#', &result) == noErr)
NewGestaltValue('fnd#197#', 0xF);
else
ReplaceGestaltValue('fnd#197#', result | 0xF);
This INIT does mainly the same thing. I have tested these features and I've
found them to work perfectly-- however, when you place files in the trash
via command-delete, the positions of the icons aren't reset, so when you
open your trash can, the moved files may not immediately be visible. All
you have to do is clean up the trash window.
--Marc Bizer