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From: bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG)
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Subject: Re: BAD PATCH: Modifying Finder to eliminate ZoomRects
Summary: It works for me!
Message-ID: <1991Jun11.040926.29922@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 11 Jun 91 04:09:26 GMT
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In article <0D010010.oepezj@brain.UUCP> chuck@brain.UUCP writes:
>Recently, the following patch was presented here as a way to eliminate ZoomRects
>in the Finder under System 7. It definitely does NOT work correctly (at least
>on a IIci).
>
(recapitulation of the patch)
>
>While it DOES turn off ZoomRects, it also bypasses the code that brings an
>application to the foreground when it is opened by clicking on one of its
>documents. Who knows what other code is "skipped" as well!?
>
>In short, my experience shows this patch is a BAD idea.
>

That's funny, I'm using the patched Finder on a IIci (5 megs RAM, 32 bit
mode, 14 megs total memory, no weird INITs -- oops, Extensions -- internal
video, etc.) and the problem discussed above certainly DOES NOT happen on
my machine.  Nor, I should add, have I received any other reports of
problems with this patch, which I imagine has been tried by hundreds of
people by now.

Perhaps there's some Finder or directory corruption?  I'd suggest
replacing the Finder (and patching it again), rebuilding the Desktop,
and running Disk First Aid on the hard disk.

John Heckendorn
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