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Article #12069SpeedyFinder7 version history
From: Todd Sternisha
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:16
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:16
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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 "I am not impressed by your ability to hurt people." -Ian McKaye of Fugazi
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!bk146 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) Lines: 98 Message-ID: <1k7fllINNnmc@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: bk146@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Todd Sternisha) NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu