Re: Apple II Desktop
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obsbedia2@obsbedia2@aol.com (Obsbedia2) to
comp.sys.apple2 on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 04:13:03
From Newsgroup: comp.sys.apple2
<< I grabed GUI.8.BIT.SHK off of Ground and it works fine untill I choose
Quit from the File menu. In both Apple II Desktop and UltraLaunch GS
chosing Quit drops into monitor. I've tried it on my IIgs and my //c
to the same effect. Is there something wrong with the file? How can I
fix this? >>
From the IIgs, when already launched from the IIgs system disk, it will quit to the 16-bit launcher (GS/OS version 2.0 and before).
From the 8-bit Apple II computers, quit does just what you've already experienced.
Best advice on the 8-bit A2s is to use the quick launcher pull down menu and link it to whatever you want (Basic?). I have Richard -- never answers my emails -- Bennett's SPark program, which parks all of the hard drives on my //e.
DeskTop would be my favorite desktop program on the //e, especially because of the Sort Directory and Show Text File (which opens nearly any file for viewing) Desk Accessories, except for one severe drawback: DeskTop only allows volumes on the desktop, or it locks in place. Actually, it will allow eleven, but it doesn't show the first volume, usually the first volume on the hard drive, so kind of important. MouseDesk, DeskTop's predecessor, allows 13 volumes on the desktop, but no Desk Accessories.
The extra volumes -- or lack thereof -- seems to be simply a layout preference of programmer. MouseDesk starts presenting the volume icons in the top right corner and continues placing them down and to the left in columns until it runs out of volumes that it can read (13 volumes on 8-bit A2s). Someone must of thought that it would be a good idea not to cover up the icons with windows, so DeskTop start laying out the volume icons from the bottom left to right, then down the right hand side. Result? A limit of five icons on the bottom and five on the right side.
If anyone can fix this layout restriction, I'd surely appreciate it. It unnecessarily limits the size of my hard drive on the //e computers if I want to continue using the ever-handy DeskTop desktop.
JaY Edwards
BTW, there are THREE empty slots in the DeskTop Accessories menu, so if anyone has any unreleased desktop accessories, or would write one for viewing PrintShop graphics/HR/DHR pics, a notepad, a qick Find File, or updating/putting into plain English the file types in File Info, again, it would be appreciated.
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