Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #252 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Thu, 20 Nov 97 Volume 15 : Issue 252 Today's Topics: [*] 3col3; Kaleidoscope Color Scheme [*] Banzai4800 (a newton talking program for gps navigation) [*] clut-maker-164.hqx [*] Concatenate plug-in for Adobe Illustrator [*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 044 [*] Custom Folder 3.2 [*] D' Studio 1.1 [*] D' Studio 1.1 [*] Dart Board 1.03 [*] desktop-pictures-maryann.sit [*] DLA [*] Dock program submition [*] GoldenEyecons [*] Ili's Flower Icons-2 [*] Jabiru 2.1 [*] Keychain Cat v1.0 [*] MacSOUP 2.3 (German version) [*] MacSOUP 2.3 - an offline reader for news and mail [*] Navigator Knappredigerare [*] PandoCalendar - Customizable desktop calendar for your Mac. [*] Paurian-autumn-icons [*] PowerMenu v2.2: The Definitive Contextual Menu Utility [*] Pretty Scroll 1.0.3 - animate scrolling [*] PsychScheduler 1.0 [*] QuickChi [*] QuoEdit 0.30 [*] Screens that are boss [*] texvert - A desktop pattern converter [*] Verbs & Nouns 1.7.4 - foreign language learning (Q) Recommendations for architectural drawing Eudora Internet Mail Server The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . Email Addresses and Instructions: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with subscribe in the Subject line. * To unsubscribe, send email to with unsubscribe in the Subject line. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. 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We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #252" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:21 -0700 From: rontwerp@worldonline.nl Subject: [*] 3col3; Kaleidoscope Color Scheme A submission for the Macintosch software-archive. "3coll3" is a Color Scheme for the Kaleidoscope Control Panel. Included 1 desktoptexture Works fine with Kaleidoscope 1.7.3 and MacOS-system 7.1 (and up?) on a LC475= . Viruschecked with Disinfectant 3.7.1 Ren=E9 van den Berg. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/3-coll-3.hqx; 83K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:13 -0700 From: psheldon@utdallas.edu Subject: [*] Banzai4800 (a newton talking program for gps navigation) Now, a new version compatible with Garmin II and III (set at 4800 baud and with NMEA sentence filter) as well as Scoutmaster GPS (just set Scoutmaster's baudrate at 4800). Rich Drinkard, a beta tester, made some suggestions on activity sounds and map display and so that is improved. Rich Drinkard reported me experiments that tripmate does speak NMEA sentences! So, I shall be working on a version for it! I am working on a mp100 Garmin II III and Scoutmaster version with limited features. Notice also the correction in spelling. This is embarrassing and in no way was intended as insulting. But, anyone with Japanese bilingual experience would pronounce Bonzai as "bone sigh" which would hardly get across the feeling of "Live 10,000 years" battle cry or "hip hip hooray". Thanks for avoiding this embarrassment are due Jimmie Jenkins with 20 years experience learning the Japanese language. Also, thanks are due to David Fiedler and Paul S. Hetrick who wished me luck dispite correcting my bad spelling first. I stand a Bonzai, duly pruned and thank my senseis. With Steve Weyer's newt and some helpful correspondence, I have been developing a newton gps navigator program for some years while doing a Ph.D. in theoretical physics with intensive background in differential geometry and carrying on international correspondence. Thanks are due this sensei, too. [Archived as /info-mac/nwt/banzai-4800.hqx; 58K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:43 -0700 From: sato@het02.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp Subject: [*] clut-maker-164.hqx CLUT Maker is an editor for the 8-bit 'clut' resource. The 'clut' is Apple's 'Color Look Up Table' and is used generally in graphics environment. CLUT Maker shows not only the color table, but also color components in some color models: HSV, HSL, CMY, and RGB. As CLUT Maker supports importing and exporting of Photoshop's 'CLUT', you can use this application just as an clut converter. It also supports 8-bit CLUT of NIH Image, MPW Rez, and TEXT. CLUT Maker can retrieve the color info from a PICT using color-picking methods. CLUT Maker is for you: developers and creators. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/clut-maker-164.hqx; 736K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:33 -0700 From: rjohnson@execpc.com Subject: [*] Concatenate plug-in for Adobe Illustrator Concatenate plug-in V 7.0.1 Concatenate is a plug-in filter for Adobe Illustrator that connects two or more paths into one continuous path. It's especially useful for cleaning up CAD drawings and EPS files that have been converted to Adobe Illustrator or, for example, filling state/country borders in Mountain High Maps. Shareware ($10). Requires Adobe Illustrator 7.0, either Macintosh 68K or PPC. Rick Johnson/Graffix [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/concatenate-plug-in.hqx; 46K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:12 -0700 From: owner-csmp@ee.mcgill.ca Subject: [*] csmp digest Vol 4 No 044 C.S.M.P. Digest Wed, 12 Nov 97 Volume 4 : Issue 44 Today's Topics: Changing a menu title text? Closing PPP Connection Color table from PICTs Determining Screen size Dragging from background app? Resource XCMD's? Seeking Rich Text Format (RTF) reference Strange template problem (C++) Using the current Desktop pattern [Q] How do I measure time between two close events... bitfield question which Macsbug for and 8600-300, macOS8? The Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Digest is moderated by Mark Aiken (marka@ee.mcgill.ca). The digest is a collection of article threads from the internet newsgroups comp.sys.mac.programmer.help, csmp.tools, csmp.misc and csmp.games. It is designed for people who read news semi-regularly and want an archive of the discussions. If you don't know what a newsgroup is, you probably don't have access to it. Ask your systems administrator(s) for details. If you don't have access to news, you may still be able to post messages to the group by using a mail server like anon.penet.fi (mail help@anon.penet.fi for more information). Each issue of the digest contains one or more sets of articles (called threads), with each set corresponding to a 'discussion' of a particular subject. The articles are not edited; all articles included in this digest are in their original posted form (as received by our news server at ee.mcgill.ca). Article threads are not added to the digest until the last article added to the thread is at least two weeks old (this is to ensure that the thread is dead before adding it to the digest). Article threads that consist of only one message are generally not included in the digest. The digests can be obtained by email, ftp or through the World Wide Web. If you want to receive the digest by mail, send email to majordomo@ee.mcgill.ca with no subject and one of the following commands as body: help Sends you a summary of commands [Archived as /info-mac/per/csmp/csmp-digest-4-044.txt; 54K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:26 -0700 From: chris@darkeagle.com Subject: [*] Custom Folder 3.2 Custom Folder, replaces the Icons in the Aaron, Kaleidoscope, BeView, OS 8 extenstion with other Icons. If you want to have more icons, please visit my Homepage at: http://www.darkeagle.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/custom-folder-32.hqx; 341K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:22 -0700 From: one@humboldt1.com Subject: [*] D' Studio 1.1 D' Studio 1.1 PPC Complete - WYSIWYG resource editor for creating Kaleidoscope schemes for the MacOS interface. PPC and 68K versions available. Packages include DS 1.1, the first ever Kaleidoscope Color Scheme Switching Control Strip Module (SSCSM), Brian Hagler's Kaleidoscope Scheme Guide, and a "Classic Pack" of color schemes created by the DS development and beta testing teams. Compatible with the Kaleidoscope 1.7.3 Control Panel. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/d-studio-11-68k.hqx; 1932K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:24 -0700 From: one@humboldt1.com Subject: [*] D' Studio 1.1 D' Studio 1.1 PPC Complete - WYSIWYG resource editor for creating Kaleidoscope schemes for the MacOS interface. PPC and 68K versions available. Packages include DS 1.1, the first ever Kaleidoscope Color Scheme Switching Control Strip Module (SSCSM), Brian Hagler's Kaleidoscope Scheme Guide, and a "Classic Pack" of color schemes created by the DS development and beta testing teams. Compatible with the Kaleidoscope 1.7.3 Control Panel. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/d-studio-11-ppc.hqx; 2071K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:35 -0700 From: jimplan@aol.com Subject: [*] Dart Board 1.03 Dart Board 1.03 - Now you can play darts on your Macintosh! Throw darts at the President, Vice-President or Speaker of the House! Use one of the included dart boards or create your own. Dart Board allows you to create a dart board from any PICT file. Scan a picture of your boss or ex and take out your frustrations by throwing darts at their likeness. Dart Board has six games from which you can choose to play, and a potentially infinite number of boards that you can play with. Dart Board is $5 shareware. Unregistered users can only play for 2 minutes at a time. After 2 minutes the game will automatically quit. System Requirements-System 7 or later. 68030, 68040, or PowerPC CPU. 2 MB Free Ram. 640x480 Monitor with support for at least 256 Colors. Approximately 1MB Hard Drive Space. Sound Manager version 3.0 or later. [Archived as /info-mac/game/dart-board-103.hqx; 872K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:52 -0700 From: Maryann@maryannsart.com Subject: [*] desktop-pictures-maryann.sit These are 600x800 JPG Scenery files created with Painter and Bryce. They are suitable for desktop pictures in System 8 or Decor. More desktop pictures may be found at http://maryannsart.com Maryann Sterling Maryann@maryannsart.com These may be included on CD as long as the readme stays with the files. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/desktop-pictures-maryann.hqx; 2200K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:09 -0700 From: Edi.Milotti@trieste.infn.it Subject: [*] DLA This short movie shows a diffusion limited aggregation process without driving forces. The particles move on a 50*50 square lattice: they are injected from the boundary and perform a random walk until they touch the growing structure. If you want to know more look into any good book on fractals. A specialized reference is Witten & Sander: "Diffusion limited aggregation, a kinetic critical phenomenon", Phys. Rev. Lett. 47 (1981) 1400. Enjoy. Dr. Edoardo Milotti Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Trieste Via Valerio 2, I-34127 Trieste, Italy e-mail: milotti@trieste.infn.it phone: +39 40 6763388 fax: +39 40 6763350 [Archived as /info-mac/sci/dla.hqx; 12K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:36 -0700 From: enivasch@sa.omnes.net Subject: [*] Dock program submition Dock is a simulation of an earth orbiting space shuttle and the MIR space station. Your objective is to dock the shuttle to the space station. In order to do that you must fly with the shuttle over the station. You maneuver the Shuttle by firing its thrust motors and by turning the direction in which the motors will fire. [Archived as /info-mac/game/dock-10.hqx; 282K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:28 -0700 From: wnosaj@flash.net Subject: [*] GoldenEyecons The name's Bond, James Bond. And he's coming to your mac shaken, not stirred! All the characters from the Bond N64 game, along with some icons from the movie. Included are: Bond, Natalya, Travlyan, Ourmmov, the seductive Xenia, Oddjob (from goldfinger, or better known as Randomtask from the hit comedy Austin Powers) and MORE Over 20 Icons. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/golden-eyecons.hqx; 57K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:29 -0700 From: janosm@gate.net Subject: [*] Ili's Flower Icons-2 These collection of flower icons are freeware, but please, if you have time, email me, let me know what you think. These collection is for personal use, however you may distribute this icon collection (including commercial CD-ROMs, putting them on a server, web pages, etc.) but you must keep the set intact, including this read me file and do not charge, request fees or compensation of any kind. Ilona Melis janosm@gate.net [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/ilis-flower-icons-2.hqx; 51K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:38 -0700 From: buttet@pobox.com Subject: [*] Jabiru 2.1 JABIRU 2.1 Configuration minimum : 68040, OS 7, disque dur 2.5 Mb, RAM 1.5 Mb Un jeu de mots du type Master Mind. Vous pouvez jouer seul ou contre votre Mac : =E0 vous de trouver le nom de six lettres qu'il vous a pos=E9 plus vit= e que lui ne trouve le v=F4tre. 25000 formes, 5000 d=E9finitions compl=E8tes. Shareware, 30F. Similar to Mastermind, only with six letters french words. You may play on your own or against your Mac. Shareware, $5. Michel Buttet buttet@pobox.com http://pobox.com/~buttet Michel Buttet [Archived as /info-mac/game/jabiru-21.hqx; 1671K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:39 -0700 From: jimplan@aol.com Subject: [*] Keychain Cat v1.0 Keychain Cat v1.0 Now you can have a Keychain Cat on your Macintosh. Here is a cat that needs someone to take care off him. Will you feed and play with him? Keep an eye out for fleas and tend to your cat when he takes ill. Keychain cat loves to play and is looking for someone to be his owner. You can feed your cat dry and wet food. Make sure that your cat gets plenty of exercise by encouraging him to play with his ball and string. Apply flea spray to your feline friend when the fleas start appearing and give him medicine when he gets sick. Keychain Cat is a virtual pet that eats, sleeps, plays, and let's you know when he needs attention. Are you ready to own a KeyChain Cat? System requirements- 68040 or PowerPC Processor Approximately 750k Free RAM Approximately 600k hard drive space Color monitor capable of displaying 16 bit (thousands of colors) System 7 or later Sound Manager 3.0 or later [Archived as /info-mac/game/keychain-cat-10.hqx; 311K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:46 -0700 From: stk@berlin.snafu.de Subject: [*] MacSOUP 2.3 (German version) This is the German version of MacSOUP, an offline reader for news and mail. For more information, see The most important additions since 2.2.1: - Printing messages - a Cancel command - ability to include custom extra headers - rebuilding index files without losing information For more details, see . Stefan Haller [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/macsoup-23-de.hqx; 784K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:47 -0700 From: stk@berlin.snafu.de Subject: [*] MacSOUP 2.3 - an offline reader for news and mail MacSOUP is an offline reader for news and mail. For more information, see The most important additions since 2.2.1: - Printing messages - a Cancel command - ability to include custom extra headers - rebuilding index files without losing information For more details, see . Stefan Haller [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/macsoup-23.hqx; 753K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:49 -0700 From: mats-ola.jonsson@swipnet.se Subject: [*] Navigator Knappredigerare Dr. Feelgood sl=E4pper nu senaste uppdateringen av Netscape Navknappredigerare 1.1.3 i svensk version. Det f=F6rn=E4mliga programmet hj=E4lper dig att l=E4gga in Dina egna popul=E4ra adresser p=E5 de sex knapparna i menyn p=E5 Netscape Navigator 3.xx En efterfr=E5gad nyhet =E4r att p=E5 Netscape Communicator 4.xx kan Du l=E4gga in upp till 100 adresser under Guideknappen. Programmet =E4r =F6versatt av H=E5kan Carlsson, Dr. Feelgood. Pris: 40:- Netscape Navknappredigerare =E4r som alla Dr. Feelgoods =F6vers=E4ttningar enkelt att registrera via Postgirot. L=E4s mer p=E5 v=E5r hemsida: Ladda ner direkt p=E5: Programmet kommer =E4ven att finnas p=E5 [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ntscp/navigator-knappredigerare.hqx; 15= 1K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:15 -0700 From: PandaSystems@PandaCorner.com Subject: [*] PandoCalendar - Customizable desktop calendar for your Mac. PandoCalendar is a small program that places a calendar on your desktop. The calendar may be customized by changing the frame, background color, text color, font, and font size. The size of the font determines the height and width of the calendar window. For instance, a setting of point 36 will create a calendar 3 times that of point 12. For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit our Web page: http://www.PandaCorner.com/ Thanks, Panda Systems http://www.PandaCorner.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/pando-calendar.hqx; 128K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:31 -0700 From: bgipson@wsp1.wspice.com Subject: [*] Paurian-autumn-icons Paurian icons is happy to release our first official icon theme package just in time for Thanksgiving. This is a collection of icons of autumn leaves and acorns with a few background patterns that feel festive. You may distribute unmodified archives (.sit or .hqx files) of the icon collection. This means that you may not remove from, add to, or modify the contents of this package - including this letter. If you like these icons, please donate a gift of $5 or more to your local charity drive, or give it to the next beggar you meet. - Bri Gipson bgipson@wsp1.wspice.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/paurian-autumn-icons.hqx; 179K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:17 -0700 From: marka@ee.mcgill.ca Subject: [*] PowerMenu v2.2: The Definitive Contextual Menu Utility PowerMenu is the definitive, comprehensive Contextual Menu utility for MacOS. PowerMenu adds powerful commands to the Finder's Contextual Menu under MacOS 8, and provides its own Contextual Menu for System 7 users. PowerMenu's wide range of commands lets you: - Open selected files into any running application - Open selected files into any other application on your drive - Move, copy or make an alias of selected files into target folders of your choosing - Quickly open commonly used files or launch any application right from your Contextual Menu As if that weren't enough, PowerMenu also provides a pop-up menu, accessible from any application, that lets you quickly open or launch your commonly used files and applications with a single click. PowerMenu's menus are all fully hierarchical, and are automatically rebuilt in the background as you work. PowerMenu v2.2 was released on Thursday, November 13th. The new version is a free update to registered users, and features a unique implementation of "File Copy and Paste", a powerful feature that lets you "pick up" files in the Finder and "drop" them into a destination folder. PowerMenu even lets you gather multiple files from different locations and move or copy them all to a single destination with just a few clicks or keystrokes! PowerMenu is heavily customizable and is optimized for both Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers, meaning it will run at full speed on whatever model you use. PowerMenu requires MacOS 8, System 7.5.x, or System 7.1.x with the Scriptable Finder installed. PowerMenu is $15US shareware. You can read more about PowerMenu, and see some screen shots of it in action, at . That site also has download links. Mark Aiken, author (marka@kagi.com) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/powermenu-22.hqx; 359K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:51 -0700 From: johnny@kagi.com Subject: [*] Pretty Scroll 1.0.3 - animate scrolling Pretty Scroll 1.0.3 (c) Copyright 1997 Johnny C N Lee, All Rights Reserved. johnny@kagi.com http://www.hkstar.com/~snowyho/johnny/htmls/welcome.html PrettyScroll is a control panel that animates scrolling. When scrolling through a document, it is sometimes hard to find the last point you viewed, especially if it was located near the end of the document. PrettyScroll makes it easier. Because the scrolling process is animated, you can follow the movement and find the last point easily. What's new in 1.0.3? - This version avoids problem with HyperCard Player. Thanks, Johnny C N Lee A Hong Kong Mac OS Developer johnny@kagi.com http://home.hkstar.com/~snowyho/johnny/htmls/welcome.html Pretty Scroll -- A control panel animates scrolling VCD Player -- Watch full screen Video CD movie on your Mac VCD Screen Saver -- VCD Player After Dark Screen Saver [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/pretty-scroll-103.hqx; 88K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:44 -0700 From: mgreene@citynet.net Subject: [*] PsychScheduler 1.0 PsychScheduler 1.0 - A Filemaker Pro 3.0 Appointment Book and Patient Management solution for the psychologist/psychiatrist. Requirements: Mac or PC (Win95 long filenames used), FileMaker Pro 3.0 or higher Both Windows and Macintosh versions are available. PsychScheduler includes the following features: Multi-column appointment book appears and works the same as the traditional paper version. Different views include daily with multiple therapists or weekly with one therapist. Fully-functioning perpetual calendar makes appointment navigation a snap. Patient Database includes client contact sheet containing background info, insurance info, presenting problems, diagnoses, and a portal view of scheduled appointments. Appointment Database includes psychological contact form, psychiatric contact form, and the ability to print daily or weekly appointment schedules. Medical Management reports currently include diagnosis summary by patient, with more reports under development. Archive checked with Disinfectant 3.71. Can include on CD-ROM if desired. [Archived as /info-mac/data/psych-scheduler-10.hqx; 400K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:10 -0700 From: stephen.ashcroft@Clinical-Biochemistry.oxford.ac.uk Subject: [*] QuickChi The chi squared test is one of the most important tests in statistics. It tests whether the observed frequencies in a distribution differ significantly from the frequencies which might be expected according to some 'assumed hypothesis'. QuickChi is a programme for carrying out a 2x2 chi squared test. The programme calculates the value of chi squared and gives you the probability that this value of chi squared could arise by chance. System requirements: QuickChi should run on any Mac and has been tested with System 7.6.1 and 7.5.3 For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed. Thanks, Steve Ashcroft [Archived as /info-mac/sci/quick-chi.hqx; 234K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:07 -0700 From: NDA02214@biglobe.ne.jp Subject: [*] QuoEdit 0.30 QuoEdit is a simple monostyled text editor that runs on System 7 or later versions of Mac OS. QuoEdit 0.30 is a freeware. (Formerly, it was called "QEdit" but this time renamed to "QuoEdit" because of prior rights for "Qedit" trade mark held by other company.) Features: AppleScript aware (scriptable and recordable) Three degrees of undo and redo for each document Speech ability (Speech Manager required) Right-to-left language available (script system required) etc. Lyomei Sakai E-mail: NDA02214@pcvan.or.jp [Archived as /info-mac/text/quo-edit-030.hqx; 209K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:54 -0700 From: chris@giantsloth.com Subject: [*] Screens that are boss chris@giantsloth.com Giant Sloth Productions, L.L.C. 500 Logan #36 Denver, CO 80203 303-698-1140 "Never mistake motion for action" -Ernest Hemmingway (1889-1961)- [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/screens-that-are-boss.hqx; 776K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:19 -0700 From: john.komp@medtronic.com Subject: [*] texvert - A desktop pattern converter Most desktop pattern collections are either in Wallpaper format (if old enough) or resedit files containing ppats. Either format is really messy for the average person to install as their destop pattern. This is a small program that converts Wallpaper and ppat texture collections into draggable clippings that can be drag and dropped onto the desktop pattern control panel. In the readme I neglected to mention that each pattern is displayed while TexVert is running. The user must click the mouse to continue. Enjoy seeing all those old Wallpaper patterns again! [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/texvert.hqx; 51K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:57:41 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] Verbs & Nouns 1.7.4 - foreign language learning 'Verbs & Nouns' is an application for practising inflection, translation and pronunciation at the level of single words. Features include the opportunity to do inflection exercises, and translation exercises in both directions; to record and play sound for single words; and to do exercises based on sound. The program keeps a record of exercises, and identifies the words that the student has difficulty with. Along with the program, you need a module for the target language concerned. The program can also be used as an authoring tool to write your own modules of inflected words for any language. A built-in 'inflection-generator' simplifies the addition of these words. A 'Find' feature allows the modules to be used as bilingual dictionaries. Ready-made modules are already available for certain languages. You can visit my home-page to get more information: http://users.netmatters.co.uk/dandaforbes Jacek Iwanski. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/verbs-and-nouns-174.hqx; 1103K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 97 10:11:56 GMT From: Ian.Goldby@powertech.co.uk Subject: (Q) Recommendations for architectural drawing I'm not very familiar with architectual drawing, but I suspect that ClarisDraw might be suitable. I use it on an LC475. I expect it needs a colour or gray-scale display, so it may not work on a Mac Plus, Classic etc. It includes clip-art for common architectual symbols, furniture, etc, and you can easily specify the sizes of objects by typing measurements in any units. The rulers do scaling too. Rotation of objects by any amount is allowed, and there are various options to help in aligning points, and making end-points snap onto other end-points. I used it to draw scale plans of houses when I was house-hunting, and I planned my bathroom in it too. My one and only reservation is that Claris don't seem to have shown much commitment to producing upgrades for it. It is still in version 1 after more than three years. You can almost certainly find a demo version on the Claris web site. Try www.claris.com. You might find that the drawing component of ClarisWorks in its latest incarnation has enough of the features that you need to make that a better buy, but be careful that it really does do all you need. Ian. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Hi Info-Mac Folks: My sister-in-law has asked me to recommend to her a reasonably-priced Mac program for simple architectural drawing. The main constraint here (besides price) is that she has an old 68K-based Mac with a maximum of 10 meg of RAM. Does there exist such a product that anyone feels good about recommending? Thanks! - Greg ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 12:08:28 +0100 From: cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser) Subject: Eudora Internet Mail Server [ A copy of this message has been posted to the newsgroups ] [ comp.sys.mac.comm ] [ comp.sys.mac.apps ] [ mus ] I want to install a mail server for our office, so that all users (which are running Windows 3.11, Windows 95 and MacOS) could send/receice e-mail to each other as well as to outside internet addresses. To do this, I thought I'd set up a separate computer where a mail server software would run, which connects to our ISP at predetermined times via a modem connection. I have an own domain name for the company; the WWW part is running on a virtual server at our ISP, but he said it is not a problem to have a different server for e-mail. He can offer SMTP or UUCP connection to exchange messages. Rather than setting up a WinNT or Linux mail server, I thought that using EIMS 2.0 would save me much hassle. I have a spare Mac IIci, which, according to the indications in Qualcomm's WWW pages, is sufficient to have EIMS running. I would just need a NuBus 10Base-T card, but this should not be a problem. But there are some questions remaining: - Can EIMS 2.0 be used at all for dial-up connections or does it want a permanent connection? EIMS 1.2 freeware obviously wants permanent connection, but I did not see anything mentioned in the EIMS 2.0 description. - Can EIMS be used to dial at pre-determined times, exchange messages and hang up again? Or is it possible to do this with AppleScript? - The Qualcomm web pages don't say what the maximum number of users (addresses) is, and how the number of users/addresses affects memory usage. They only write: "even small organizations can have hundreds of people using different aliases and host multiple domains". - EIMS 2.0 is "sold electronically". Has anyone dealt with this purchase method? And why can't I use it when I am not "inside the United States and Canada", as Qualcomm writes? Thank you for any tips and experiences. Christian. -- Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86 Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland) Look at -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************