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- BackManager 1.4 by Harmony Data Systems is now available.
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- BackManager came out of my one big complaint with the NeXT user interface.
- The program dock is the only simple way of launching applications, and it only
- holds twelve applications. Of course, there are other methods of launching
- applications, but none were quick and simple enough for me. I hate to spend a
- lot of time running applications. And what about commonly accessed files and
- directories? We have the shelf in the Workspace manager , but it's space is
- limited. BackManager is my answer.
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- You use BackManager's simple file browser like interface to create menu
- definition files. You can drag anything from the Workspace (or any application
- that allows you to drag files to the Workspace) to the MenuEditor. Now, when
- you click the left mouse button on the background and choose an item, you get
- the same result as if you double clicked on the item in the Workspace
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- And because BackManager does not work with most background image utilities, it
- also displays images on your background. You can specify specific files or
- directories, which can be changed in a specified amount of time or each time
- you start BackManager, either sequentially or randomly.
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- Changes in 1.4:
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- 1. Preferences for scaled or centered images were not saved properly.
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- 2. HP binaries now are included (untested at this time)
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- Changes in 1.3:
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- 1. The sample menu included was corrupt in 1.2. Attempts to delete items in the
- menu would cause the app to fail.
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- 2. Item #1 below did not work. Second copies of applications were still
- launched.
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- Changes in 1.2:
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- 1. If an application is already running, it will be given the focus, or the
- control key can be held down to launch a second copy.
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- 2. The dock no longer gets covered up.
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- 3. Dynamic menus are read much faster and now include all files in a directory.
- Other bugs w/ dynamic menus fixed.
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- 4. Applications can be launched with no icon.
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- 5. You can choose if a background image is tiled, centered, or scaled.
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- BackManager is shareware for Intel, Motorola, and HP hardware and can be
- registered for $30.00.
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- Questions or comments can be sent to Scott_Bender@harmony-ds.com
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