Re: The Manager from Seven Hills (INFO!!)

[jsimmons@cs.sunysb.edu (Jason Simmons)]

In article <1993Feb8.034108.9017@nuscc.nus.sg> ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:
>jsimmons@cs.sunysb.edu (Jason Simmons) writes:
>: 
>: For those of you who are wondering, JumboDesk 2.1 has not been released yet.
>: I haven't finished it yet, although I did give Frank a prerelease version.The
>: new version will probably be posted to c.b.a2 in a few days.  New features
>: should include:
>: 
>:    - Optional scrolling of icons on the Finder 6.0 desktop
>:    - Clear hotkey can open the JumboDesk DA window under System 6
>:    - Should be reliably installable by IR and similar utilities
>:    - Resource fork can be edited while JumboDesk is installed
>:    - Hotkeys can be used to manipulate the Expanded View dialog
>:    - Horizontal scroll amount can now be set to up to 640 pixels
>: 
>: If you have any other suggestions, please send them to me.
>
>Can it be started automatically after launching the Finder? I hope to have it
>working transparently instead of activating it from the menu.

JumboDesk does not need to be manually activated each time you restart.
Just place it in the Desk.Accs folder, and it will work automatically
behind any application.

>Can we have a better overview window?

The 2.1 overview supports hotkeys as a means of manipulating the display,
can scroll diagonally, and uses neat 3-D icons (thanks, Frank!).  Is there
anything else I should add?

Jason Simmons
jsimmons@sbcs.sunysb.edu