• Thank you for showing an interest in Creator Changer 1.0.3 !!
• I have included the source code for this program for anybody who is interested. I would really appreciate if some of you Mac programmers would take a look at it and give me some suggestions. The other readme file "For Programmers " gets into some specific details.
• This is my first fully functional program, if that is what you want to call it, that I wrote for the Macintosh. I hope that it runs well on your machine.
• There may be problems running Creator Changer on systems lower than System 7. I tried Creator Changer on System 6 and did not have much luck. I have changed a few things from the first version that I tried on System 6, but have not had access to a System 6 machine to see if it would work. So basically, if you are using System 6, use this with caution, and if it does work, let me know so I can update this file.
• Double click on the Creator Changer icon, when Creator Changer is open, select Open... from the Options menu, then using the standard open dialog box, select the file which you want to view/modify.
• When the dialog box appears, containing the present types, any modifications can be made.
• When typing in a creator or file type, remember that it can only be 4 characters long. The program will alert you if you have done otherwise.
• If the icon of the file does not change immediately, this is OK. The Finder does not update these things automatically (I think), so simply close the window, or move the file to another folder, this will force the Finder to update the icon.
• The author assumes no responsibility for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from any errors contained in the manuals or in the program, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
• I am a student at the University of Connecticut. I am seeking a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering/Metallurgy. My expected time of graduation is in the Spring of 1997. I am also a Cooperative Educational Student, so if anybody is looking for a Mechanical Engineering co-op starting in January 1995 let me know (consider that the "Shareware" fee). I would like to do computer modeling of mechanical systems, preferably programming it myself.
• I wrote "Creator Changer" using Symatec's THINK C 6.0 on a Quadra 605 4/80. It is not the fastest Quadra out there, but it works fine for school. I do plan on buying 8 more megs of RAM and an external 340+ hard drive, when I do my next co-op work block.
• My home and internet addresses are as follows:
Snail-Mail: Christopher L. Waskowich
7 Clark Place
Quaker Hill, CT 06375
E-Mail: CWasko@AOL.Com (America On Line)
CLW94001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu (School)
• Version 1.0.3
+ This is the first release version of Creator Changer.
* There were minor bugs before but they should be fixed.
• I am looking into adding a few different options to the program, they are as follows:
+ Drag and Drop, so you can drag a file to Creator Changer and it will open it up.
+ A preferred list of creator and file types to pick from at the change dialog box.
+ System 6 compatibility.
+ Automatic icon updating, ResEdit does it, so there has to be a way!
• All of these changes are contingent upon me getting a good response from programmers who have experience in these areas. Details are in the other readme file "For Programmers"
• If you have any problems with this program, please get a hold of me. I will be happy to help solve any problems that you may have. My internet and home addresses are in the above section of this file and in the "About Creator Changer ..." Alert Box.
• This program, for the most part, is totally and completely free (unless you have helpful employment information). However, if you do plan on distributing Creator Changer please include the following files with it, (hopefully you also got these files):
+ Creator Changer 1.0.2
+ Read Me
+ For Programmers
+ Code and Resource <--- This is a folder
• Thank you, and I hope that Creator Changer works on your machine and is helpful !!
