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Subject: David¹s SIT Patch (SITPatch.sit.hqx)
About David¹s SIT Patch
by David H. Sholkoff
©1999, All Rights Reserved.
I put this patch together to accomplish a few tasks safely and easily. I
believe it does, but I cannot be held liable or accountable by any means
if the patch does not work as I expect it to or if it causes some other
unanticipated problems with your software, hardware, peripherals, or
anything else, including whether or not any warranty and/or licenses are
voided by its use.
This product is not affiliated with Aladdin Systems, Inc ,
MindVision Software , Bill Goodman, Cyclos, Michael Hecht,
Microsoft Corporation , Apple Computer, Inc., Quinn The Eskimo, or
Peter N. Lewis or anyone else other than the author. Do not contact them
with problems or questions regarding this patch.
Full copyright notices and disclaimers are at the bottom of this document.
This patch cannot work properly while virus detection software is
running. Please make sure that you have disabled any virus detectors
before applying the patch (or allow the process to continue at any virus
alerts).
To use the patch, simply launch it by double-clicking on its icon in the
Finder, or select the icon and then open by typing cmd-o on the keyboard
or selecting Open from the File menu. Read the information in the window
and then select the Patch button. You will be presented with a dialog box
asking for your copy of Stuffit Expander. Navigate through your disk¹s
hierarchy to select the appropriate file, and hit either return, enter or
use the mouse to click on the Patch button. Even though the patch is
designed to leave your original copy unmodified and to create a duplicate
copy that is modified, I recommend that you create your own duplicate
first and work on that copy. If something goes wrong, you will then still
have your original file untouched. This is easier and faster and safer
than reinstalling Stuffit Expander from scratch.
This patch was developed on an Apple Power Macintosh computer for Stuffit
Expander v.5.1 and may not work with any other combination. I appreciate
any and all feedback.
Part I.
Stuffit Expander * resets the internet preferences (set via either
Apple¹s Internet * control panel or by the Internet Config * application)
to designate Stuffit Deluxe * as the creator application and
Stuffit Expander as the helper application for downloaded files. This
action takes place whether the end-user has specified those defaults or
other options. My patch eliminates Stuffit Expander¹s ability to
overwrite those preferences. This is important because
Microsoft Internet Explorer * automatically processes downloaded files
with the creator application rather than the helper application. Users
with both Stuffit Deluxe (or Stuffit Lite) and Stuffit Expander routinely
have the full version of the application launched whenever a file is
downloaded. Also, some people may prefer not to have the downloads
post-processed immediately but would rather translate and decompress the
files manually. My patch is designed to allow them to do that. Finally
this patch also allows the user to select MindExpander * , Compact Pro *,
or some other application to expand the downloaded files without having
that choice reset by Stuffit Expander as well.
Part II.
Aladdin Systems created a new icon for files stuffed in the new version
5 format. The icon has a red dot in the upper left corner. This patch
will decrease the size of the dot to 1 pixel but gives the icon a
3-dimensional shaded look as well as a slight overall burgundy tinge to
still identify newer-format archives by sight but without the ugly red
dot.
Part III
In the preferences dialog, I updated the look of the Watch Folder icon
to appear 3-dimensional, and the Internet panel now uses the Internet
Control Panel look rather than that of InternetConfig.
Disclaimer, Copyrights, & other notes:
This patch application was made with ResCompare * v.2.5.3, a free
resource comparison and patch generation utility. ResCompare can be
downloaded from most Macintosh archive sites.
Stuffit Deluxe, Stuffit Expander, Stuffit Lite ©1998,1999 Aladdin
Systems, Inc.
Stuffit Deluxe, Stuffit Expander, Stuffit Lite and/or other Aladdin
Systems products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Aladdin Systems Inc..
Compact Pro ©1998 Bill Goodman
Compact Pro is a registered trademark of Cyclos. © 1998 Cyclos, All
Rights Reserved
Compact Pro and/or other Cyclos products referenced herein are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of Cyclos and/or Bill Goodman.
ResCompare ©Michael Hecht
ResCompare and/or other Michael Hecht products referenced herein are
either trademarks or registered trademarks of Michael Hecht.
Send e-mail inquiries regarding ResCompare to Michael_Hecht@mac.sas.com.
MindExpander ©1997-99 MindVision Software. All Rights Reserved worldwide.
MindExpander is trademark of MindVision, Inc.
MindExpander and/or other MindVision products referenced herein are
either trademarks or registered trademarks of MindVision, Inc.
Microsoft Internet Explorer ©1999 Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft and/or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft.
Apple and Macintosh and/or any Apple or Claris products referenced herein
are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
The Internet Configuration System was written by Quinn ³The Eskimo² and
Peter N Lewis.
The use and mention of the above terms and products and any derivatives
thereof do not imply, nor should the reader infer, approval by or
affiliation with any of the above-named people or corporations. The use
of their trademarks, copyrights, and registered trademarks is done solely
to identify the products.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Comments, suggestions, bug reports, complaints, and general hellos can be
sent to DHSho@Atl.MediaOne.net. I can't promise a response to every
letter, but I can guarantee that I'll read them.
The standard disclaimer applies to this program. The intent was to make
your life easier. I am not liable for any actions that result in the use
of David¹s SIT Patch in any way.
This software is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind. By
using this software you agree to assume all costs for any damage, real or
imagined. Neither David H. Sholkoff nor anyone else will be liable for
the use or misuse of this software or any damages caused by that use.
David¹s SIT Patch is ©1999 by David H. Sholkoff. Selling this software
(including for-profit CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs) without written permission from
me is forbidden. You may distribute David¹s SIT Patch as long as this
file is not modified in any way and is included) to friends, internet
sites, and so forth. You may distribute David¹s SIT Patch on a Shareware
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, disk, or any other medium provided a copy thereof is sent
to the author. Contact me to get the appropriate mailing address.