Well. There are scripts that you can write in Perl or another langauge, that can pull out information from different applications.
Also, if someone can figure out how to communicate to the Rockets, perhaps they can send messages to other applications. Perhaps with PPC, the applications can be scriptable across different Radius cards. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rocketeer List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Robert Gray > Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 4:58 PM > To: Rocketeer List > Subject: Re: New Rocket Possibilities > > > >I have following the Rocketeer group for about a year now. > > Been here since its creation. > > >Very cool multitasking between PhotoShop, e-mail, Internet and > >Appleworks all at the same time in lighten quick efficiency. > > But how do you multitask when the tasks you are working on require > almost all of the user's time, i.e., when working with email you > don't have time to keep feeding instructions to PhotoShop; PhotoShop > quickly executes your instructions and awaits a new command...okay, > there may a 5-10 seconds pause as a transformation filter > runs...almost enough time to look at another program and decide what > you wanted to do in those few seconds; etc. Few jobs even lend > themselves to on-the-fly multitasking because the user can't think > that fast. Sure you could "set up" a short-term situation where > multitasking could be used but the planning would take more time than > routinely performing all operations in a conventional, sequential > fashion. > > >What do my fellow Rocketeer's think of this possiblity? > > The concept, yes. The use of ancient architecture and technology, no. > > > -- > Rocketeer is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com > <http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Rocketeer list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/rocketeer.html> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/rocketeer%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > -- Rocketeer is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Rocketeer list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/rocketeer.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/rocketeer%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
