A System 7.x Finder enhancement that extends Get Info command functionality allowing you to see and edit a file's type, creator, and other attributes.
How do I use Snitch?
Just drop it into your System Folder and Restart. Select a file on your desktop, then choose Get Info from the File Menu on any file or alias. Currently, Snitch does not appear when getting info on a folder or volume.
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When there are several Info windows open, a button entitled "Change All" will enable at the bottom of the Snitch portion of the window. Clicking this button will change all open info windows with Snitch in them to match the window currently in front. This makes it easy to quickly change the type, creator, and attributes for a number of files, but keep in mind it's not undo-able.
ITS A FEATURE NOT A BUG
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Here's a feature even I don't like: Any time a file's type, creator, or attributes are changed, the file's icon will move. This is most obvious when the file is located on the Desktop. This annoyance is necessary in order to get the Finder to immediately update itself so that the file can be displayed with its new icon or become invisible, etc.
For those using System 7.1, I have a nice sneaky solution to this problem... Pssst, come here.....within Snitch is a resource called 'sknk' which has a flag labeled "Use Skanky Hack". When this is selected, it will cause the Finder to update immediately and not move the file's icon. The only problem is that the file's new icon will overlap the old icon, but that's a small price to pay to get it to do what it should have done in the first place. Although it doesn't seem to cause any problems, this hack doesn't seem to work under System 7.1 Pro.
BUGS AND OTHER NASTIES
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Snitch has been tested on a number of different machines and has performed without problem. If for some reason, this is not the case for you, or you would like to make comment on the overall usefulness of utilities like Snitch, I can be reached at the following addresses:
Internet: mjones@netcom.com
CIS: 76506,753
AOL: MitchJones
BETA NOTES
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Snitch is coming up on its first birthday, and it seems fitting that it should be let loose upon the world. Although it still is in beta, it is very stable, and all of the problems I am aware of are purely graphical or interface in nature. I know of no crashes or conflicts from using it, but I'll keep it in beta until it has been used by more than just the dozen or so that have it now. So, if you like Snitch, please drop me a line, especially if you have suggestions or problems. I use the thing all the time, and I want to make it as reliable as possible.
KNOWN BUG
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Here's the only bug I'm aware of that has strange results. There's probably a few more than this, but they're laying real low.
Anyway, if you Get Info on a file, and then move the file while the window is still open, the get Info window will resize to what the Finder normally opens it as. This will be fixed in b7.
