... Not difficult at all. How is hdiutil info's output better than the List Disks osax? But mainly, will a disk image with the .dsk extension mount easily in...
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ted_m_p_lee
Apr 26, 2013 2:41 pm
In order to "install" software into the SS volume it's useful to be able simply to copy it there with OS X -- which requires having the disk image have a .dmg...
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em315
Apr 26, 2013 7:26 pm
The advantage of hdiutil is that it's built into OS X and doesn't require an osax. John is right, of course, that a .dsk image cannot easily be mounted in OS...
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Clyde Robison
clyde.robison
Apr 26, 2013 11:17 pm
using wp on pc for years but now have a person with a mac. I need to transfer a few small .wpd to the mac via drop box (internet transfer program in the...
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John R
jrethorst
Apr 26, 2013 11:39 pm
Dropbox would not be part of a conversion issue. The Conversions folders in the Files and the Links folders here have a great deal of helpful information. John...
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ted_m_p_lee
Apr 27, 2013 2:26 am
That's assuming you are half-competent at writing AppleScript. I ain't! ... if anyone wants to add this safety net to their own systems, my earlier message...
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em315
Apr 27, 2013 2:48 am
Actually, this idea wouldn't work with the SheepShaver/WP setup, because it doesn't use a startup script in OS X, only in SheepShaver. And the SheepShaver...
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John R
jrethorst
May 1, 2013 4:12 pm
This upgrade has many improvements: 1) Now installs for all users of a machine. Puts SS volume and supporting files in the /Users/Shared folder, Spotlight &...
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sardisson
May 2, 2013 6:47 am
I kept meaning to reply to this, but kept never thinking about it when I had time and was near the computer :P ... That's strange, because typically renaming...
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ted_m_p_lee
May 2, 2013 1:25 pm
Thanks. Although, as you sort of point out, if you want the script to work no matter where the target application is, you can't hard code the path. As to...
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John R
jrethorst
May 2, 2013 3:31 pm
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418281,00.asp John R....
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Randall C. Wilson
r4nd4llc
May 3, 2013 4:00 pm
Yawn, but I'm glad they aren't changing the interface too much....
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Randy B. Singer
randybrucesi...
May 5, 2013 5:22 pm
... There are a bunch of choices for how to do this, but somewhere along the way you will need to convert those files into a format that can be read in a...
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John R
jrethorst
May 5, 2013 5:34 pm
The new(er) WP outliner used the keystrokes Control-Return, Control-Tab and Control-shift-tab for Return, Tab and Back Tab in outline mode, i.e. that produced...
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em315
May 5, 2013 9:13 pm
Randy, Are you actually using CrossWords? If so, how did you manage to get a copy? They only sell it to "enterprise" customers, not to individual users or...
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Randy B. Singer
randybrucesi...
May 6, 2013 11:28 am
... I had missed that that they don't offer single-user licenses. (I'm used to dealing with law firms.) http://www.levitjames.com/How-to-Buy.aspx Thanks. ...
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em315
May 6, 2013 12:44 pm
Have you actually used CrossWords? Is your recommendation based on experience? It would be interesting to know whether it produces the superior results that it...
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tjrostaf
May 7, 2013 2:18 am
John, let's put your John’s WP Outlining Keystrokes up in the Files section (I don't see it there) and/or include it in the next version of your installer....
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em315
May 7, 2013 12:22 pm
John's macros are already part of the current version of his system. They're right there on the Macros menu....
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John R
jrethorst
May 7, 2013 9:37 pm
... They are installed, and also in a separate file ("WP Outlining Keystrokes" in User Guides), but I overlooked pointing this out when releasing the update....
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Thomas J. Rostafinski...
tjrostaf
May 8, 2013 6:27 pm
John, I alternate between two keyboard layouts that are nearly identical except that the "Outlining Keyboard" allows me to use a keystroke to toggle the...
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em315
May 8, 2013 7:20 pm
My WPMacApp setup requires some manual changes before it can be used easily for outlining, so that's another reason to prefer John's SS-WP setup. In my setup,...
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John R
jrethorst
May 12, 2013 4:47 pm
... the keyboard to switch among applications. Of course, you can easily turn off LiteSwitch, and that would make it possible to use Option-this or -that for ...
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em315
May 12, 2013 7:12 pm
I tried that, but, under Mountain Lion at least, Ctrl-left opens the Dashboard and Ctrl-up opens Mission Control, so I didn't pursue it. There really should be...
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John R
jrethorst
May 12, 2013 10:49 pm
... Bummer, although ApplWindows lets you assign any combination of command, option and control keys plus the arrows. BTW it also can be set to hide apps that...
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Geoff Gilbert
Geoff@...
May 13, 2013 6:03 am
Possibly straying off topic, but under ML Ctrl-Left moves you left a 'space', which is where Dashboard hides. You can turn that off (and Ctrl-Right) under...
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John R
jrethorst
May 13, 2013 9:43 pm
Select a word or phrase in WordPerfect and run one of these Applescripts. It will activate Apple's Dictionary that comes with OSX or the fine, free Nisus...
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mxytsplyk
May 15, 2013 7:37 am
Thanks John, but I have always liked the WP dictionary, mainly for the antonyms.....
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John R
jrethorst
May 15, 2013 7:29 pm
... I like WP's dictionary and thesaurus as well, although both the OSX Dictionary and Nisus Thesaurus have antonyms too. What the latter two reference sources...
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John R
jrethorst
May 17, 2013 11:48 pm
The enhanced outlining in WordPerfect 3.5e uses Control-Return for Outline Return (new topic with new label), Control-Tab for Outline Tab (tabs the current...
