By Richard Drysdall (mailto:drysdall@waikato.ac.nz)
Introduction
'Discolour patches' is a set of patches that modify the extension 'Discolour' by Andrew Welch/Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Discolour makes the Finder display floppy disc icons in colour instead of black and white. The 'Discolour patches' make modified copies of the Discolour extension which display colour icons for CD's, PC disks (MS-DOS format) and shared disks. A new floppy disc icon patch is also included.
Instructions
You will need an unmodified copy of 'Discolour' to use these patches (see URL's below). You will also need a utility that lets you change the 'file creator' attribute, such as ResEdit or Snitch.
For each patch,
1. Open the patch application and read the instructions that appear. Click on Patch when you are ready.
2. Locate the original copy of Discolour and click on the Patch button. Once the patch has completed, you will return to the Finder.
3. Change the creator type for the new extension, as follows:
For CD Discolour: CCdr
For PC Discolour: CPdr
For Shared Discolour: CSdr
(You do not need to change the creator type for the 'New Discolour' extension)
4. Drop the new extension onto the system folder (you will be told that "Extensions need to be placed in the Extensions folder" - click on OK).
You will need to reboot your computer for the new extensions to work.
If you want the extensions to display the correct Finder icons, you will need to rebuild your desktop.
Important
Do not attempt to change the creator type for the extensions when they are in use - doing so may cause your computer to crash.
Disclaimer
This patch modifies the original copy of Discolour by Andrew Welch/Ambrosia Software, Inc. No attempt is by myself to infringe or modify the terms and conditions contained in the "Discolour License" document (supplied with 'Discolour'). Any inquiries regarding these patches should be directed to me, not Ambrosia software. Likewise, any inquiries regarding the original Discolour extension should be directed to Ambrosia Software, Inc, not to me.
I am not responsible for any damaged caused to your computer or data through the use of these patches.
Credits
The disc icon included with the New Discolour patch is a modified version of the original Discolour disc icon.
The CD icon used in the CD Discolour patch was taken from the original CD_Discolour resources for Discolour.
The shared disc icon is a modified version of Apple's shared disc icon.
I'm sure I've seen that flying window somewhere before... (The flying windows logo belongs to Microsoft)
