WaitLess is a pseudo-Control Panel DA. Its great advantages to ordinary Control Panel are as follows:
1. This opens much faster than Control Panel.
2. Size of cdev's window becomes as small as possible.
3. Favourite cdev can be set as default rather than General in Control Panel.
4. A folder other than System Folder can be scanned.
How to Use WaitLess
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i) WaitLess is a DA. Install this into your system using Font/DA Mover or a utility program such as Suitcase II or MasterJuggler.
ii) Choose WaitLess from Apple menu. Then WaitLess automatically scans all cdevs in System Folder (Only first time. NO scan at all from the next time. This is because why it opens quicker than Control Panel ).
• Important : If you add or delete any cdev, you need to re-scan. Please refer “Re-Scan of cdevs” section on page 5.
iii) Window of WaitLess is brought up. If there is a General file in System Folder, it is shown first. If not, alphabetically first cdev is shown.
iv) Now you can choose any cdev you like from WaitLess' Apple menu. You will notice that a name in WaitLess' title bar turns into one of cdev you chose.
v) Please read “Modifying WaitLess” section below to choose cdev programmed to show icons such as Startup Device or Network.
WaitLess’ Menu
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Apple menu
a) About WaitLess...
Of course this tells you who wrote.
b) Set favourite cdev
You can set default cdev to be appeared first. Choose one and click this item. The one you just selected will be shown first from the next time. Please also refer “e) Preferences...” section below.
c) list of cdevs
Needless to explain, you can select a cdev as you do in Control Panel.
File
a) Show Directory...
This shows a full path name of where WaitLess scans.
b) Info about <cdev name>...
To show following informations of cdev currently active.
• has INIT
If Yes, the cdev has “INIT” resources.
• mach
Tells you what Macintosh the cdev is able to work on. Four types are known at present.
Always called with macDev.
Available on all machines.
Available on Macintosh II only.
Available on machines with ADB.
As for others unknown, it just shows “unknown” with a flag.
• version
Shows cdev’s version information. There are few cdevs which do not provide this information.
c) Quit
Close WaitLess. Yes, you may click a close box instead, of course.
Edit
a) Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear
To send a command to cdev selected. It is no meaning for cdev which has no function of these commands.
b) Zap PRam...
Clears PRam, Parameter RAM, holding informations such as Speaker Volume, Startup Device etc. I don't recommend those who do not know what this is for. But do not worry about this! This is not dangerous but can be useful in some cases.
c) Resize Automatically
When this toggle switch ON, cdev window you choose will be drawn as small as possible. There are few exceptions like Sound cdev.
d) Lock Menu
When this toggle switch ON, once you click on WaitLess menu bar, WaitLess menu will be automatically pulled down and stayed without dragging nor holding mouse button pressed. To cancel menu selection, just click outside of menu.
e) Preferences...
1) Window font
• Pop Up menu
To set font and its size to be used in cdev.
• Also menu
If this is checked, the font and size to be used in WaitLess’ menu will be same as one you selected in Window font.
2) cdev at start up
To set a default cdev.
• Favourite cdev
Cdev selected in “Set Favourite cdev” in Apple menu becomes a default cdev.
• Last used
Cdev you choose last time will be appeared first next time.
3) Primary cdevs
This is for power users who put cdevs into a folder other than System Folder by using utilities such as INIT Share written by Jaap Snijders and Walter Ravenek of the Netherlands. All others do not have to care about this. Refer “Set a Folder to be Scanned” section.
• Scan
To make WaitLess scan cdevs in System Folder (referred as primary cdevs) in addition to the extra System Folder.
• Move to top
This is available only when “Scan” is ON. Primary cdevs are shown top of list.
Note: Changes will take effect when you re-scan cdevs.
Re-Scan of Cdevs
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This is very important if you add or delete any cdev. Because WaitLess scans cdevs only first time and omits scanning from next time to save time, it is necessary to do Re-Scan for proper work.
• Holding down Command key while choosing WaitLess from Apple menu to scan cdevs again.
Set a Folder to be Scanned
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• Holding down Shift and Command keys while selecting WaitLess from Apple menu to bring up a standard file dialog so that you can choose a folder to be scanned other than System Folder .
Modifying WaitLess
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If you want to choose cdev programmed to display icon, e.g. Startup Device, Network, etc., you must copy LDEF resource from Apple's Control Panel DA, and paste it into WaitLess using ResEdit. Please follow the instruction below.
1. Make a duplicate of WaitLess DA.
2. Make a suitcase file containing only Control Panel DA using Font/DA Mover. For detail please consult with Apple’s manual.
3. Launch ResEdit.
4. Open Control Panel DA suitcase file and select “LDEF” resource.
5. Select “Copy” from “Edit” menu.
6. Open copy of WaitLess DA.
7. Select “Paste” from “Edit” menu.
8. Select “Save” from “File” menu.
9. Quit ResEdit.
10. Install duplicate of WaitLess DA. That’s it!
If you are not familiar with using ResEdit, you had better to ask someone else. Otherwise you may ruin your whole system.
Remark: Do NOT distribute WaitLess containing this LDEF resource because LDEF resource is a property of Apple Computer Inc.
Known Conflict
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SCSI Probe 2.03 or later
Clicking SCSI Probe’s title bar, or in some cases just selecting SCSI Probe 2.03 or even the latest version 2.0.7, causes system error. This seems to be caused by SCSI Probe’s trick to rotate its icon. To solve this problem, either 1) simply use SCSI Probe 2.01 which works fine with WaitLess, or 2) modify your System file using “cdev shrinker”” which is useful utility application written by John Rotenstein, Australia. It changes list of icons in the Control Panel window to their file names. So it can avoid SCSI Probe’s icon trick. But please note that solution #2 does not always work on some machines.
FileSaver1.0.1
Unable to save settings except startup disk.
Flash-It 2.1
It is sometimes happens that Help window of Flash-It 2.1 disappears at once after clicking of Help button. This is caused by Flash-It’s minor bug. The author, Mr. Toge, kindly fixed this bug and wrote version 2.1c. However he is now in preparation of Flash-It 3.x and the bug is harmless to Flash-It’s function, he has no intention to distribute version 2.1c. Nonetheless he will give it on demand to those who needs it.
Avoiding Conflict
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Although I have tested Apple’s genuine cdevs and widespread shareware / freeware cdevs as many as possible, there might be cdevs fatally conflicting with WaitLess such as SCSI Probe 2.03. If you find any, follow the next steps to modify WaitLess in order to omit uncongenial cdev.
1. Make a duplicate of WaitLess DA.
2. Launch ResEdit, open the copy of WaitLess DA and open ID=-16000 in “STR#” resource.
3. Select the last “*****” and choose “Insert New Field(s)” from “Resource” menu.
4. Type name of the cdev correctly in a newly created The String box. Repeat steps 3 to 4 for next cdev to be omitted.
5. Save the modification and quit ResEdit.
6. Install WaitLess modified.
Distribution
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WaitLess is a freeware, and may be distributed freely through BBSs and network services except commercial purposes. Please feel free to give it to your friends as many as you wish . But please make sure that this package is distributed in whole and intact, that is, WaitLess DA itself and this document.
If you like this convenient DA, send me a picture postcard of your country. I might send you a picture postcard in return.
Version History
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WaitLess is written in THINK C 4.0.2.
1.0
First release.
1.1
Fixed bugs:
1) in managing menu resource, which made menu resource purgeable!
2) in order to show long font name properly in “Window font” in “Preferences...”. Mr. S. Otsuki pointed out this bug.
3) in managing preference file. Thanks to Mr. E. Takano for his cooperation.
4) that even if menu items are dimmed its keyboard shortcuts are workable.
5) in managing cursor animation.
New functions added:
1) info about <cdev name>...
2) to make WaitLess scan an extra System Folder and System Folder as well for INIT Runner or INIT Share users.
3) “Also menu” check box.
4) “Lock Menu”.
5) application font in pop up menu in “Window font”. This is Mr. M. Kuriyama’s idea.
Specifications changed:
1) management of preference file.
2) way of displaying icons while scanning.
3) contents and name of preference file.
4) mouse pointer changed to beach ball instead of wristwatch.
5) so as to scan icon resources in the same way as Finder does.
6) contents of “About WaitLess...”.
7) added “vers” resource.
1.1.1
Improved way of scan of icon resources.
1.1.2
Fixed bugs:
1) in null event management.
2) in error management in case of resouce error or memory error.
3) which caused problem when cursor to spin whlle changing cdev from one to another.
Thanks to
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My thanks to Motoki Kuriyama, Shoji Otsuki and Eiji Takano who tested beta versions and gave me various useful suggestions, Nobuhiko Yoshida who made English manual, i.e. one you are now reading, based on an original Japanese document, and is a godparent of WaitLess, and all others who gave me E-Mails and picture postcards.
Special thanks to my wife, Akiko, and my son, Akira, for their cooperation and patience.
24th April, 1991
Satoshi Nishi
Any comments or bug to report :
by mail:
Satoshi Nishi
4-17-13 Shimizu, Minami-Ku 201
Fukuoka 815
Japan
by E-Mail:
Nifty Serve: MHB02141
CompuServe : 73777,2222
( Mr. Yoshida's ID who will surely forward your message to me.)
