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AppleWorks 4 experience: TimeOut compatibility
Notes regarding AppleWorks 4 and Updating TimeOut:
AW4 comes with a TimeOut application which will update many TimeOut
applications. Just be sure to update backup copies, especially if you
still need to use AW3 (I have both installed on my hard disk -- especially
useful if you need TO applications that haven't been updated yet or you
need to create a DB file to give to AW3 users).
One surprise: This updater does more than simply make the TO applications
usable on AW4; in some cases it actually UPGRADES them to include new
features. For example, Page Preview now shows the name of the file, and
when the right arrow key is pressed, it advances the display to the next
page instead of the next screen. For example, initially PP shows pages 1
to 3. Formerly the right arrow would show pages 4 to 6, but now it shows
2 to 4. This is much better for two reasons: preview can show the exact
page combination that you want, plus it is more macro-friendly (I can more
easily write a macro which asks for a specific page number and then
preview that page).
I haven't found any other changes, but I'm sure that as I use them more
I'll find more surprises added to the TO applications.
The following is from the updater notes:
Included with AW4:
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Paint
Utilities
Can be converted by AW4:
File Name Version
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TO.CALCULATOR 1.x
TO.GRAMMAR 1.x
TO.MEASURE 2.0
TO.PAGE.PREVIEW 1.x
TO.SUPERFONTS 3.0
TO.THESAURUS 2.0
TO.UM.COMPILER 2.2
TO.UM.OPTIONS 3.0
TO.U4.M2M 1.1
NOTE: The last three applications are from the UltraMacros 4.2 disk. If
you have an older version of UltraMacros, you'll need to get an upgrade
from Quality Computers before you'll be able to record and compile your
own macros in AppleWorks 4. If you used the installer to put AW 4 on a
hard disk, and then updated UltraMacros 4.2, you can also use the Install
option to copy the I.DEBUG init from the /APPLEWORKS/AW.INITS directory.
A new TimeOut Updater will be released in November or December which will
convert additional old applications. The Updater will be available online,
or directly from Quality for a shipping and handling charge.
These TimeOut applications are converted by TimeOut Updater:
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Calculator
Grammar
Graph
Measurements
Page Preview
SideSpread
SuperFonts (no mail merge yet, but everything else works)
SuperForms
Thesaurus
Ultra Compiler
Ultra Options
Ultra Mac2Menu
These TimeOut applications work without any changes:
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ASCII Values
BasicCat
Desktop Sorter
DHGR Viewer
Envelope Addresser
Notepad
Printer Manager
Puzzle
Screen Printer
any screens created by TimeOut Help Screens
We expect these TimeOut applications to be converted shortly:
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Analyst (wp)
Analyzer (ss)
Area Codes
Block Copy (ss)
Calculator+
Copy Block
CR Stripper
DirecTree
File Librarian
Glossary
Help Screens
Indexer
Line Sorter
Measurements
MultiPrint
Program Selector
QuickStyles
QuickTabs
ReportWriter
Rows <--> Cols
Super Find
SuperFiller
Table of Contents
TeleComm
UltraLock
Word Count
These TimeOut applications are obsolete and won't be converted:
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AWP to TXT
Bell Changer
Category Search
CelLink
Clipboard Viewer
Clock
Data Converter
Directory Manager
Disk Test
Easy Launch
FileMaster
FormulaToValue
Mark Merge
Menu Maker
PathMaster
Pathologist
Print60
Publisher Menu
QuickColumns
QuickSpell
Screen Out
Task Launcher
TextLoader+
Triple Clipboard
Triple Desktop
UM Tokens
Vital Stats
We're not yet sure what will happen with these applications:
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Calendar
Case Converter
CellMover
Dialer
File Encrypter
File Search
File Status
FileLister
FileViewer
Stop Watches
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Scott Peterson
swpeters@nox.cs.du.edu