◊ ResumeToFinder is a Control Panel/Extension that installs a simple resume procedure in applications that don't have one. When ResumeToFinder is installed, system error alerts (also known as "bombs") will always show a "Resume" button.
◊ ResumeToFinder is only useful in case of minor system bombs (the ones that don't freeze up your Mac completely). When you get a system error alert (a "bomb"), you can try to quit the application and return to the Finder by clicking in the "Resume" button. If the bomb isn't too bad, you might find yourself harmlessly back in the Finder (note that there's still no way to recover your work in the application that bombed if you didn't save it already). This may not work if the bomb has affected other applications' memory in any way. Programmers, who often run into minor bombs, will find that ResumeToFinder is an excellent alternative to MacsBug's "ES" command (ExitToShell) - and it leaves you with 100 more K of free RAM compared to Apple's debugger.
• Memory Requirements
◊ ResumeToFinder takes about 1K of system memory when installed. The file takes about 12K of disk space (mostly because of the color icons). Which means you could even use it on a startup floppy on a 1-Mb or smaller Mac.
• The Control Panel
◊ Here's a brief explanation of what you see in the panel:
1. [On/Off] Switch ResumeToFinder on and off in case you don't have some kind of extensions manager;
2. [Info] Wow! This gives you some info on ResumeToFinder;
3. [Show startup icon] Show RestartToFinder's icon at startup or don't.
• Version History
- 2.0.1 - Now freeware, updated documentation.
- 2.0 - Rewritten part of the code to take advantage of System 7's features.
- 1.06 - The Info dialog in the control panel now behaves better with multiple monitors.
- 1.05 - Cut off useless key combinations and Shutdown patch. The name has changed from RestartToFinder to ResumeToFinder.
- 1.04 - Fixed the "show startup icon" procedure to auto-wrap correctly when startup icons reach the end of the screen.
- 1.03 - Fixed a bug in the Control Panel that could cause address errors on 68000-based Macs when ResumeToFinder was not installed (the bug was reported by Fabrizio Oddone). Minor changes in the Control Panel.
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• Disclaimer
◊ This software should never cause any damage, but you’re using it at your own risk. As an independent software developer, I can make no warranties whatsoever on it.
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