Darkness 2.0 problems

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2 total messages Started by Charles C. Allen Wed, 13 Jun 1990 19:46

#3217

Author: Charles C. Allen
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 1990 19:46

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Does anyone have a net address for the guy who wrote Darkness?  I
couldn't find one in the documentation.

Basically, Darkness is a fine idea, but I don't use it for the
following reasons:

    *	I agree that INITs and CDEVs are to be avoided, but so are
	magic key combinations like the ones Darkness uses.  I HATE
	things like that.

    *	Since it's "background only", you can't have MultiFinder start
	it up using the "Opened Applications and DAs" option.  I
	refuse to warp my application locations just so I can use the
	"Selected Items" option.

    *	The "sleep now" and "SetDarkness" options don't work on a
	IIci, Apple 2-page display with 8*24 card, running 6.0.5 under
	MultiFinder (only foreign INITs are Suitcase II 1.2.6 and ATM
	1.2).  It does kick in by timing.

Why not just make Darkness a regular application?  This would solve
the first two problems easily.

My shareware fee is in escrow until Darkness becomes usable for me :-).

Charles Allen			Internet: cca@newton.physics.purdue.edu
Department of Physics		HEPnet:   purdnu::allen, fnal::cca
Purdue University		talknet:  317/494-9776
West Lafayette, IN  47907

Re: Darkness 2.0 problems

#3220

Author: Dave Goldblatt
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 1990 17:58

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In article <3800@newton.physics.purdue.edu> cca@newton.physics.purdue.edu (Charles C. Allen) writes:

       *	I agree that INITs and CDEVs are to be avoided, but so are
	   magic key combinations like the ones Darkness uses.  I HATE
	   things like that.

I agree, but can live with it.

       *	Since it's "background only", you can't have MultiFinder start
	   it up using the "Opened Applications and DAs" option.  I
	   refuse to warp my application locations just so I can use the
	   "Selected Items" option.

Definitely!

       *	The "sleep now" and "SetDarkness" options don't work on a
	   IIci, Apple 2-page display with 8*24 card, running 6.0.5 under
	   MultiFinder (only foreign INITs are Suitcase II 1.2.6 and ATM
	   1.2).  It does kick in by timing.

And worst of all, same on my IIci (6.0.4, internal video w/b&w monitor).
Yanked all INITs, still no difference.

   My shareware fee is in escrow until Darkness becomes usable for me :-).

Haven't even written the check yet. :-)

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