Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.hypercard:1301 comp.sys.mac:23483 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!dan From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: F/DA Mover and Multifinder was ( Bad interaction of Suitcase 1.3 Message-ID: <21497@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 1 Dec 88 17:33:17 GMT References: <1022@ccnysci.UUCP> <21424@apple.Apple.COM> <8363@ut-emx.UUCP> Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 26 In article <8363@ut-emx.UUCP> jdm@emx.UUCP (James Meiss) writes: >In article <21424@apple.Apple.COM> dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) writes: >> >>Font DA/Mover always renumbers owned resources. It shouldn't be used >>under MultiFinder. >> >>Dan Allen >>Apple Computer > > Now wait just one minute. F/DA Mover works under multifinder >according to the manual. In fact the new version (3.8) doesn't >even give you a warning when you remove DA's from the >system file. > So if you shouldn't use it under multifinder, then >it should announce that fact when it's launched! Yes, yes, yes, but removing fonts from the System file is not allowed, and you have to reboot anyway to get the DAs added to show up in the Finder's Apple Menu, and .... Yes it will work under MultiFinder somewhat, but its functionality is close to worthless in my book. PERSONAL OPINION (NOT APPLE OPINION) Dan Allen