Search results

  1. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Great! I thought of that option too, but picked the ones above instead since I wasn’t sure if new, non-rectangular shapes would make sense. But if you’re already on the way of implementing it, let’s try it out! By the way, how did you implement the sections? I played around a bit with...
  2. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    During the past dew days, I've done some further analysis of the animation, and tried thinking about and evaluate possible optimizations/simplifications. Some observations: When the paths of two nearby windows/rects intersect, they create an additional shape in between them, creating the...
  3. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    I think I might have dismissed your addition too quickly (may have been because of those giant letters 😉😊) It’s actually a very nice usability feature, making sure you enter the keys you intended. And also cool in itself – makes you want to play with it a for a while before setting the shortcut...
  4. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Fantastic! Your updates are coming faster than I can keep up with at the moment :) Such amazing work on your part this far @Crutch. Already in its current form, it's incredibly useful. While the majority of the folks here probably tinker with their vintage Macs every now and then, like I...
  5. PB170

    System 7.1 grow icon tiny visual bug?

    That makes sense. I didn't try that when I tested it, but manually moving the window so that the grow box is partially off the screen results in it getting corrupted when it's moved back, both in the Finder and in apps. This, of course, requires you to grab the window by the very edge so it's...
  6. PB170

    System 7.1 grow icon tiny visual bug?

    I was going to say, that I've been using System 7.1 daily for more than 25 years now and I've never seen that happen. But when I test it, indeed, there it is…! It actually happens as soon as the window's content area touches the left side of the screen. What I'm almost certain that I've never...
  7. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Brilliant! Thanks for getting back with a new version so quickly! Will install it right away (though it's getting kinda late here, so I will have to test it more thoroughly tomorrow :)) In the meantime, I made a few adjustments to the design for the control panel: Touched up the design of the...
  8. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    I'm running System 7.1.1 I understand. It's not a huge deal. Just thought I'd mention it after my first testing, even though I assumed you were already aware of it. (I don't really follow along at the moment though. Don't the active application's windows already update when they are brought...
  9. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Great idea – that would be a nice addition to the original! 👌 Certainly could come in handy! I would much prefer for this to be controlled automatically in code, so that the duration of the animation is constant around 0,25 s like in OS X, and the number of rects in the animation is reduced...
  10. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Wonderful! :) I hope my comments will make sense. First of all: the algorithm for moving the windows, as well as the overall functionality, is already spot on – behaves just like the original! Really amazing work! My impressions after some further testing: Now that I see it in action, the...
  11. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    @Crutch, I can't tell you how amazingly cool this is! Thank you so much for helping make this a reality. No more constant double clicking on windows to access the desktop!! I've been running the extension for a while now, and it's completely stable on my setup – super impressive for a beta...
  12. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Well, you sort of raised my anticipation when you shared the videos and said 1–2 days! I initially revisited the page several times a day but eventually stopped after ten days or so :) Anyway, great news that you got the control panel in place now! Can't wait to try it out on my PowerBook. Will...
  13. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Wonderful! Really impressive how quickly you’ve been able to put this together! Seems you already got all the functionality in place. Completely ignoring all the Toolbox and low level intricacies, it would probably have taken me a week just to code the zoom rect animation and window movement...
  14. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    The window update looks totally okay by the way. I actually didn't notice it at first. The question is how it would work with icons, but the way it works here is an acceptable compromise, I think.
  15. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Talking about that, would you mind sharing the beta version? 🙌 :D
  16. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Wow, this is amazing!! After dreaming about this for some 15 years, I was so fascinated just by my own mockup that I've probably replayed it more than a hundred times by now 😄 and to now see it take shape as an actual extension is so incredibly cool! Amazing work! Can't wait to try it out on...
  17. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Haha, thanks! 😄 Without you this wouldn't have happened at all, so likewise! I hope you like it. I always have it set to the upper right corner, like in the mockup, so if I'd have to make only one choice, that'd be it 🙂 But anything is fine for now! You probably know more about the Finder at...
  18. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    Took some time during the week to create a design for the icon and control panel: I'm personally mostly interested in the reveal desktop part, so I would prefer a separate control panel just for it. (I certainly wouldn't mind creating a design for another one that combines both though, if we...
  19. PB170

    Idea/dream/wish: Exposé for classic Mac OS

    I'm not sure if I follow you here… I got the impression that you had everything working in your post on Thursday. Is this just a side investigation like you said at the beginning, or did you have to deviate from your first solution? This probably doesn't add much of value, but on my PowerBook...
Back
Top