Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-14 Thread mart
I don't know if you could get them to fit very well. Most of the error messages are one or two sentences of one line. In Resedit, you can also change the size of the windows, in order to let the message fit. Just by dragging the corner. I use to do some 'customizations' when I prepare HD's

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Japan, they are considering replacing the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Already been done. BeOS has haiku error messages. :) = http://www.junkscience.com All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-13 Thread Stephen Foster
This is great fun! Is it OK with you if put these (and more) into a system 7.1 and a system 6? -mart And how would you do that? Stephen -- - A man cannot step into the same river twice; for neither is it the same river nor is it the same man. Heraclitus c. 540- c. 480 BCE -- Vintage

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-13 Thread Martien Bakker
Is it OK with you if put these (and more) into a system 7.1 and a system 6? -mart And how would you do that? Stephen In Resedit. You can fool around with the alert message there. Great Fun! -mart -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-13 Thread Scott Holder
At 05:46 PM 4/13/2002 +0100, you wrote: Is it OK with you if put these (and more) into a system 7.1 and a system 6? -mart And how would you do that? Stephen In Resedit. You can fool around with the alert message there. Great Fun! -mart There's no reason you couldn't do it,

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-12 Thread mart
Terry wrote: In Japan, they are considering replacing the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. [...] the essence of Zen: Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. [etc] This is great fun! Is it OK with you if put

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-12 Thread J.S. Garrison
-- From: Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's Date: Fri, Apr 12, 2002, 8:58 AM In Japan, they are considering replacing the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error messages with Haiku poetry messages

Re: Wonder why they don't do that with Mac's

2002-04-12 Thread the pickle
At 08:27 -0700 on 12/04/02, J.S. Garrison wrote: A crash reduces Your expensive computer To a simple stone. To ME, this one said it all An essence yet further distilled Provides a sweeter tasting water. And combined with the stone above, makes great soup. the pickle FAQ