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Six Pack
by Bill Tudor
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The new Six Pack release will include the following programs:
ButtonBar v1.0 *NEW*
LaunchList v1.0 *NEW*
SizeUp v1.0 *NEW*
XtraSounds v1.0 *NEW*
MoreInfo v2.1
FilePeeker v1.1
HotKeys v2.1
SuperDataPath v4.1
SelectIcons v1.1
Workset v1.1
CDev.Alias v2.1 (1)
Alarm Clock v3.1 (1)
(1) Already shipping
A very brief description of each follows...
ButtonBar - NEW program! Button Bar adds a "button bar" to the Finder
desktop. Buttons are provided for almost all of the Finder's
functions such as "Icon info", "Eject disk", "Shutdown",
and "Verify". In addition, buttons are provided to call on
other Six Pack modules, such as "More Icon Info" (MoreInfo)
and "Peek at File" (File Peeker). You can hide or show the
ButtonBar at any time, and you can even have the ButtonBar
open up automatically when the Finder launches.
LaunchList - NEW program! Allows you to keep a list of your favorite
applications in a window on the screen all the time. You
can even set the Launch List window to open up automatically.
Double click an application (or click the Launch button, or
press RETURN with the Launch List window in front) and your
off and running...
SizeUp - NEW program! SizeUp allows you to check on the size of a
selection. Just select some icons (including folders and
entire disks) and Choose "Selection Size..." from the Extras
menu. The files and/or folders in the selection are counted
and their size on disk reported. In addition, SizeUp will
check to make sure a selection will fit on the destination
disk when you perform a Finder copy.
XtraSounds - NEW program! XtraSounds adds extra sounds to the Finder! You
can assign any system sound (from the sounds folder) to
virtually all Finder functions (such as Copy, etc..).
MoreInfo - Includes a preferences dialog with options to use "SHIFT/
unshift" menu items, where items like "LOCK/unlock" can
be selected that will LOCK files if the shift key is down
and unlock them otherwise. In addition, you can specify
which (if any) menu items should appear in the Extras menu.
MoreInfo also can respond to other Finder extensions. For
example, FilePeeker and ButtonBar can "ask" MoreInfo to
do things (such as lock files) for them.
FilePeeker - Allows other Finder extensions to ask it to peek at a file
- Fixed a bug in the Hex/Ascii display
- Allows you to copy text to the clipboard in text displays
HotKeys - HotKeys now remain active even when another SixPack window
(such as the LaunchList window) is in front. Also added
HotKeys for: Peek At File, Show Launch List, Get Selection
Size, Open Filespec Window, Lock File(s), Unlock file(s),
Hide file(s), Unhide file(s), Activate file(s), Deactivate
file(s), Update created time, update modified time,
toggle button bar!, Close Finder Windows, and Show MoreInfo!
SuperDataPath - Works in Save dialogs!! (need I say more?)
SelectIcons- Works better with HotKeys. Responds to requests from other
system extensions.
Workset - Works with many more Applications. A bug was fixed that
sometimes prevented the data files from being loaded when
certain applications were run.
- You can now have INITS and Finder Extensions in worksets,
and they will be installed when the workset is "launched"
if you have IR installed in your system.
CDev.Alias - Note: Six Pack is already shipping with this new version.
- Works with System 6.0.1 (bug was fixed).
Alarm Clock- Note: Six Pack is already shipping with this new version.
- Works with System 6.0.1 (bug was fixed with the Settings
window).