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- From: bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd Sternisha)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: SpeedyFinder7 version history
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 02:16:21 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd Sternisha)
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- Version 1.5.4 is the last public version and v1.5.8a1 is the latest
- registered version (1.5.8a1 is identical to 1.5.7 except for a small and
- obscure bug fix). The following excerpt is the version history from
- 1.5.5 to 1.5.7, taken from the SpeedyFinder7 documentation, which is
- copyright 1992 by Victor Tan.
-
- 1.5.5 (09PNovP92) Bug fixes: 1) document linking: fixed a minor
- bug that caused a memory leak. This would cause handles to be lost in
- the Finder* application heap when document linking was required. This
- bug causes no functional problems or loss of data but can lead to
- increase memory use. 2) auto resolving alias: fixed a bug that caused
- menu selection to fail for sixth item of any Finder* menu. This was also
- fixed in the 'bf' release. 3) fixed a bug causing AutoDoubler* v2.0 to
- crash when the RSavingsIS button was pressed. 4) balloon hot keys:
- fixed a bug which caused RShow BalloonsS not to work when hot keys were
- active. 5) SF7 Icon in menu bar : fixed a bug which caused a problem
- with the RAbout this MacintoshS dialog box. Warning: To fix this problem
- rebuild the desktop on your boot disk. No damage has been done but the
- SF7 icon is now in your desktop database. 6) no RPut AwayS alert was not
- always correct: adjusted it to only suppress Rnon-ejectableS dialog
- boxes (which it shouldUve done in the first place). 7) "Get Info" for a
- disk wasnUt working: fixed the bug.
- 1.5.6 (25PNovP92) Bug fixes: 1) fixed a bug which caused PC not to
- be displayed on colourQD Macs in B&W mode. 2) fixed a bug with "Get
- Info" on the Trash. Most of the features added concern the backgrounder.
- Features: 1) added icon decoration which should work on non-ColourQD
- Macs. 2) the backgrounder has had major improvements. These are i)
- dragging icons into the target window places them exactly where you drop
- them. It doesn't snap to grid. ii) invisible files are no longer copied.
- iii)the presence of queued operations is indicated. iv) background empty
- trash can be overridden with 'control'. v) floppy disks are now verified
- by the backgrounder. vi) movable resources are handled by the Finder*.
- Previous versions didn't handle this condition properly. vii) dragging
- files from network volumes to the desktop should now be handled by the
- backgrounder. A previous work-around would've been holding down the
- 'option' key. viii) duplicating files (Cmd-D) is now handled by the
- backgrounder.
- 1.5.7 (07-DecP92) Bug fixes: 1) hopefully for the final time I
- have fixed the problem where floppy icon additions are actually drawn on
- them on non-colour QuickDraw Macintosh models. I released v1.5.6 with
- this problem in it and I apologise for that. I thought I got it right
- and now I think I have it. 2) fixed a bug where if you quit the Finder*
- it would sometimes not use the backgrounder until a restart. This was
- sometimes a random error but I tracked it down - and fixed it. 3) fixed
- a long-standing conflict with Aladdin Systems, Inc. MagicMenu*. This
- caused conflicts with either RAuto Alias ResolvingS or trying to use
- RoptionS before selecting a MagicMenu item. 4) fixed a problem
- introduced in v1.5.6 where the backgrounder ignored all invisible files.
- It now ignores only Desktop Database files and the AppleShare privileges
- file. This problem was causing folders with Rcustom iconsS to not have
- their custom icons copied and the subsequent folder hierarchy disrupted.
- 5) fixed several problems with the duplicate routine. Sometimes, file
- names being generated by the duplicate routine were too large causing
- either TAddress errorsU, TBus errorsU or T-37U errors. The duplicate
- name generate routine now follows exactly what the Finder* does. There
- was also another problem where files selected for duplication in the
- TlistU view of the Finder* which were in several different layers of the
- hierarchy were all duplicated to the top most layer of the current
- folder window. This is a problem which COPYright* v1.0 suffers from.
- CopyDoubler* v1.0 however does not suffer from this problem. Features:
- 1) an old feature was put back in that I took out with previous
- versions. This was where files dragged to the trash were immediately
- deleted. This is an EXTREMELY dangerous option and a further warning is
- given to you when you check this option. Put back in by request from a
- few users. 2) more improvements to the backgrounder. These are i) now
- verifies data written to a floppy disk. There is an option for this. ii)
- now copies Finder* file comments with files. Note that COPYright* v1.0
- and CopyDoubler* v1.0 do not. iii) when copying a RSystemS file to
- another location, the boot blocks for the destination are updated with
- the correct information from the RSystemS file copied. The Finder*
- automagically performs this function for you and neither COPYright* v1.0
- nor CopyDoubler* v1.0 do this. iv) now updates the Desktop Database
- where possible. It is not possible to update the database on floppy
- disks. This is due to a Macintosh File/Resource Manager limitation. 3)
- removed the RExtFSS feature of foreground Finder* copying because it was
- probably causing more confusion than necessary or being totally ignored
- anyway. It was removed to make way for the Rkeep trash emptyS feature.
- 4) warns you if the backgrounder cannot be launched for any reason and
- reports the associated error number. The Finder* will then perform your
- requested operation. The most common cause for this to occur is either
- the Control Panel cannot be found or you donUt have enough application
- memory left to launch the backgrounder. It will continue searching for
- the backgrounder each time but will not report any subsequent errors
- until it again successfully launches the backgrounder.
-
- ---Todd again---
-
- I apologize for the formatting codes. As another happy
- registered user, I *strongly* recommend getting the latest version. The
- Backgrounder application is worth it, alone. The recommanded shareware
- fee is Aus$20.00 or US$15.
-
- --
- -Todd Sternisha
- bk146@cwru.freenet.edu Wolf's Den (216) 528-0321
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