Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu!agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu!GAYNOR From: gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: Applicon Bombs! Message-ID: <1991May29.131318.16460@zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu (Usenet news) Nntp-Posting-Host: agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu Organization: Ohio Cooperative Extension Service References: <1991May29.065627.16525@milton.u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 13:13:18 GMT In article <1991May29.065627.16525@milton.u.washington.edu>, tmaddox@milton.u.washington.edu (Tom Maddox) writes: > > Has anyone downloaded Applicon from comp.binaries.mac and gotten >it to work? I've tried it a couple of times, and the copy on our machine >sometimes gives a crc error in debinhexing... I saved the two Applicon messages and merged them here on my VAX before downloading them. (I can call it my VAX, I'm the sysadmin! :-) Quick-scrolling through the .hqx file revealed one line that went beyond the "normal" column length (70?). I put in an carriage return at the appropriate column, and the excess lined up with the rest. The subsequent download and debinhexed application worked fine. (Applicon was just binhexed, no compression) So, it would seem that there is a single missing carriage return in the binhex of Applicon that was posted to comp.binaries.mac., resulting in one line that is double-length. Find that line, insert the carriage return, and things should work fine. (It did for me). On a reviewing note, Applicon looks to be an incredibly useful utility, especially for people who tend to run a number of applications simultaneously, and who have a 13" screen or larger. Also, the ballon help is very well implemented (it's the first example of ballon help I've seen other than the Finder). It's nice to turn Balloon Help on during that "exploratory" stage. (BTW, Applicon is at ftp.apple.com in the dts/mac/hacks directory, but the file protection is such that you can't ftp it. The new DarkSide and Xferit are also in the same boat... I've sent mail off to Mark Johnson, so he knows about it.) --- Jim Gaynor - AgVAX System Manager - Academic Computing - Ohio State University VMS: UNIX: Disclaimer : All opinions expressed here are mine and only mine. So there! Witty Quote: "Think, think, think, think..." - Winnie-the-Pooh, Taoist Bear.