Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #71 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Thu, 03 May 01 Volume 18 : Issue 71 Today's Topics: [*] FTP QuoEdit mini 1.0.3 [*] Program Switcher v5.6.0 [*] Sproing! 1.0 [*] TidBITS#578/30-Apr-01 Acrobat and AppleEvents 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. Working with the Info-Mac Digest: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with the words subscribe info-mac in the message. * To unsubscribe, send email to with the words unsubscribe info-mac in the message. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. * Please send administrative queries to . 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America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V18 #71" ------------------------------ Date: 1 May 2001 From: Lyomei Sakai To: Subject: [*] FTP QuoEdit mini 1.0.3 "QuoEdit mini", a little version of plain text editor "QuoEdit", is for use on small system of System 7.1 or later. (7.0 may be also OK.) It's free. This tiny application is still WorldScript savvy in editing and search, supports four levels of undo and redo for each document, and has useful shortcut keys. This version 1.0.3 fixed a minor bug and got some changes for future compatibility. Enjoy! Lyomei Sakai (Ryomei Sakai) [Archived as /info-mac/text/quo-edit-mini-103.hqx; 52 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 May 2001 From: "Michael F. Kamprath" To: Subject: [*] Program Switcher v5.6.0 Program Switcher is a convenient, timesaving control panel that allows you to switch between the applications running on your System 7.1 through 9.x Macintosh via a simple two-key keystroke. It was inspired by the same function found in "Windows," but has been improved and transformed into a unique and fully configurable control panel that makes switching applications on the Macintosh as simple as pressing a couple of keys. Key features include: - The ability to switch, launch, quit, or hide any application with a simple keystroke - The ability to switch, hide, or close windows with a simple keystroke - Full support for the latest MacOS technologies, such as Appearance, Navigation Services, and Multiple Users. - Elegant, unobtrusive interface that makes the seemingly simple task of switching applications truly simple and easy to do. - A powerful suite of user configurable hot keys, including such actions as "Open File" and "Quit All Applications". Program Switcher can be downloaded from it's web page at: http://www.programswitcher.com/ New in version 5.6.0 is the ability to define hot keys and add applications to the launch/exclude lists by drag and drop from the Finder, plus a number of minor bug fixes. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/program-switcher-56.hqx; 779 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 May 2001 From: Terry Findlay To: Subject: [*] Sproing! 1.0 Sproing uses flexible category lists to interact with files. Users create as many file categories lists as they want and drag and drop to add items to their categories lists. No matter how many categories and items are added to Sproing! it never takes up any more screen space. When it's needed, Sproing!, it springs into action. When it is not needed, Sproing!, it springs out of the way but remains accessible via a small button window that can be placed in any convenient location on the monitor screen. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/sproing-10.hqx; 1077 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:00:00 -0700 From: TidBITS Editors To: digest@info-mac.org, mac-l@sparky.listmoms.net, Subject: [*] TidBITS#578/30-Apr-01 TidBITS#578/30-Apr-01 Thinking about a wireless AirPort network? You might do better than using Apple's AirPort Base Station these days - read on for Glenn Fleishman's look at competing 802.11 access points. TenBITS offers news about Mac OS X software releases, plus warnings about damage that can be done by Apple's installer. In the news, we cover problems with some Power Mac G4 hard drives, Outpost.com shipping changes, and BBEdit 6.1.1, QuickTime 5.0.1, and Palm Desktop 2.6.3. Topics: MailBITS/30-Apr-01 TenBITS/30-Apr-01 Flying into Other AirPorts [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-578.etx; 33K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 22:33:04 -0500 From: John McDonald To: Subject: Acrobat and AppleEvents I would like to parse some text that is in PDF format. The formatting for this text is quite complex with super- and subscripts. My preference is to use AppleScript to access the text along with the formatting, but Acrobat Reader does not support AppleEvents as far as I can tell. I have tried cutting and pasting to other word processing applications including Microsoft Word and AppleWorks. Both of these applications lose or confuse the formatting. Does anyone have ideas on how to access the text character by character along with formatting for each character? Any and all advice appreciated. Thanks, John McDonald -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************