Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar From: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: System 7 peculiarities/questions Message-ID: <393@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM> Date: 24 May 91 13:52:25 GMT Reply-To: dbarnhar@oiscola.UUCP (David C. Barnhart II) Organization: NCR/OISD Columbia Lines: 39 I have a few questions regarding some unusual things that have happened since I installed System 7.0 So far, it seems to be working great with almost everything I have, though I'm not using 32-bit, VM or File Sharing, which is where I assume most of the incompatibilities will show up. When I installed System 7, it turned about 20 or 30 or so of my applications into pseudo-aliases. That is, they had the italicized filename, but they were really still my applications. When I tried to launch them, it said something to the effect that "Could not locate the program associated with this alias, because it is not really an alias (oops!). The problem has been corrected now. Please try again." or something like that. Then they reverted to being a normal application and worked fine, though I had to rebuild the desktop to get the real icons back. Anyone have any idea what caused this? Also I have noticed that when I get new files, like the new Gatekeeper 1.2 for instance, I have to rebuild the desktop to get System 7 to use the color icons, either on the desktop or in the GetInfo Box. Is there an easier (or at least faster :) way to get these changed? Is there any easy way to locate all aliases on a volume without checking each file individually? I have perused the manuals (though I admit that I have not read them 3 times front to back yet :) and don't see any way to do this, and it is not an obvious option in the "Find" command. Apologies if this is in plain print somewhere in those manuals. Thanks for any help you can offer, Dave Barnhart NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division 3245 Platt Springs Rd. internet: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM West Columbia, SC 29169 email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar -- Dave Barnhart NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division 3245 Platt Springs Rd. internet: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM West Columbia, SC 29169 email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar