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Pointless 0.5
View and create slideshows with this easy to use application more>> View and create slideshows with this easy to use application
Pointless is a tool for creating and viewing slideshows. Presentations are made using a simple markup-language and then they are rendered using FreeType and OpenGL for optimal visual quality.
Enhancements:
- Disable x11-vidmode by default due to refresh rate problems on some platforms (Jacob)
- Fixed run-time problem on Mandrake reported by chlor@schou.dk (Jacob)
- Fixed install problem on FreeBSD reported by xi@borderworlds.dk (Jacob)
- Renamed --export tgz option to --packtgz to seperate from merger (Peter)
- Fixed problem with pointer allowed outside window in fullscreen (Peter)
- Fixed bug in paragraph breaker; testcase test011.pll. (Peter)
- Fixed reported bug about =latex and empty input (Jacob)
- Fixed bug in unicode module (Peter)
- Fixed module install bug reported by Dag Wieers (Jacob)
- Shortcut keys (shift + h/l/right/left) for leafing through slides (Peter)
- Fixed bug 825742 about fullscreen mode not working. (Jacob / Peter)
- Added =shell for easy integration of shell commands that outputs text (Jacob)
- Allow scaling to gnuplot and code module (Jacob)
- Fixed bug where nonsensical things like =begin-step was allowed (Peter)
- Added simple dropshadow feature (=setdropshadow) (Peter)
- Fixed crash-bug related to the unicode module (Peter)
- Fixed crash-bug related to =verb (Peter)
- Made scale of metapost available (Jacob)
- Created src/pypath.sh helping pointless-hackers to set up PYTHONPATH (Peter)
- Made scale of latex available (Peter)
- Created src/pypath.sh helping pointless-hackers to set up PYTHONPATH (Peter)
- Made scale of latex available (Peter)
- Added utility xml2pll based on templates from Matthew Johnson (Jacob)
- Construct python packages for our extra modules (Jacob)
- Reducing memory consumptions (Jacob)
- Reducing CPU consumptions (Peter)
- Fixed bugs in the parser (Jacob)
- Made pointless a python extension instead of an application that used python embedded (Jacob)
- Fixed bug reported by chlor@schou.dk with powersave and fullscreen (Jacob)
- Fixed bug in metapost support reported by Anders Misfeldt (Peter)
- Added support for dynamic linkage (configure option) (Jacob)
- Added support for python2.3 too (Jacob,Peter)
- Fixed bug with sysconfdir reported by Marco Presi (Jacob)
- Added support for tgz export (Jacob)
- Added support for tar.gz/tgz input (Jacob)
- Added support for stdin input (Jacob)
- Added support for tables, =table, =cel, =row (Peter)
Remove Temporary Items 1.0
Remove Temporary Items - Apple TIL script for Temp Items more>>
Remove Temporary Items is an AppleScript startup application from Apples Tech info Library that emulates this function.
CenterStage 0.6.2
CenterStage is a media center application more>>
CenterStage should be used in conjunction with its sister application BackStage which is a movie organisation tool for CenterStage, visit the CenterStage site for more information on BackStage.
Join Together 5.1.2
Join Together - Join selected iTunes tracks as one and chapterize more>>
Optionally, with Apples ChapterTool application installed, you can then create a "chapterized" audio file of the exported AAC file with pointers to the individually joined tracks.
PhotoInfoEditor 1.2
PhotoInfoEditor - meta-data editor for JPEG (photo) files more>>
PhotoInfoEditor is an easy to use meta-data editor for JPEG (photo) files. The program is freeware, however, donatations can be made to help support future development.
With PhotoInfoEditor you can add location and summary details to a JPEG files. Location information consists of latitude and longitide data, as well as town, area/region, and country.
This can be added manually (just type it in) or automatically by placing a pointer on a map to get the latitude and longitide data, and then allowing the program to add town, area/region, and country information. This process can also be described as geocoding a picture/photo.
Summary information can be added just by typing it in!
PhotoInfoEditor also allows meta-data to be edited in single or multiple photo (JPEG) files at once.
A Cinderella Story Screensaver
Cinderella never had it this bad. In A Cinderella Story - a twisted and hilarious update of the classic fairy tale - high school senior Sam Montgomery (HILARY DUFF) lives at the beck and call of her more>>
A Cinderella Story Screensaver makes your screen delightful with the interesting fairy tale Cinderella. In A Cinderella Story - a twisted and hilarious update of the classic fairy tale - high school senior Sam Montgomery (Hillary Duff) lives at the beck and call of her self-obsessed step-mother Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge) and her sinfully wicked step-sisters, who treat her more like a servant than a member of the family.
Requirements:
- Mac OS X

CenterStage Combo 0.6.2
CenterStage Combo offers you an open source project that aims to create a fully functional Mac Media Center application to allow you to watch movies, view photos, listen to music etc. from one streamlined application that can be controlled via a remote control. more>>
CenterStage Combo 0.6.2 offers you an open source project that aims to create a fully functional Mac Media Center application to allow you to watch movies, view photos, listen to music etc. from one streamlined application that can be controlled via a remote control.
BackStage is a movie organisation tool for CenterStage Combo that can be used to store information on all your computer based movie files, including in application lookup of Internet Movie Database information such as movie artwork and actors.
You can also preview movies in BackStage, but it is designed to store movie information which its sister application CenterStage reads.
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later
PhotoGPSEditor 1.6
PhotoGPSEditor 1.6 is known an easy to use meta-data editor for photo (JPEG, RAW, or Tiff) files and it is also capable of matching data from GPS (gpx or NMEA) files. more>>
PhotoGPSEditor 1.6 is known an easy to use meta-data editor for photo (JPEG, RAW, or Tiff) files and it is also capable of matching data from GPS (gpx or NMEA) files. The program is freeware, however, donatations can be made to help support future development. With PhotoGPSEditor you can add location and summary details to a JPEG, RAW or Tiff files. Location information consists of latitude and longitide data, as well as town, area/region, and country. This can be added automatically by matching up photos with GPS (gpx or NMEA) file track data, manually (just type it in) or 'automatically' by placing a pointer on a map to get the latitude and longitide data. The program can then add town, area/region, and country information. This process can also be described as 'geocoding' a picture/photo.
PreFab Event Taps Testbench 1.0
Configure and install as many event taps as you like, and monitor the user input events that trigger them in real time more>>
Event taps are Core Graphics objects that you install in the system to monitor and respond to user input to any application from a keyboard, mouse, scroll wheel or tablet pointer.
Using Event Taps Testbench, configure and install as many event taps as you like, and monitor the user input events that trigger them in real time.
In addition, configure how the event taps respond to user input, both by performing the example actions provided and by modifying user input before the events are posted to their targets.
motionMaker 1.2
motionMaker - Grab a picture and takes little slices out of it and saves them into individual files more>>
The best way to think about the program is having a large wall mural before you. You have a laser pointer which is in the shape of a box. You move the pointer across the image and take a picture of whats in the rectangle. What you get is a bunch of pictures which you could use to create a movie of panning across this mural.
The mural is a tiff, jpg, png, and the laser pointer is a user defined slice of image that gets saved to a file.
Yes, you need quicktime pro to open the images and turn them into a movie. Hey, Im lazy! Why would I redo functionality Apple has been kind enough to provide for me?
Enhancements:
- Added the ability to use and save in different formats, as I now know how.
Dynamically Linked List 1.0
Dynamically Linked List - This script illustrates the use of pointers more>>
The Dynamically Linked List script example illustrates the use of pointers to dynamically create a doubly-linked list in AppleScript.
InstantShot! 2.4
InstantShot! - Screen capturing, the smart way more>>
Do you often use screenshot software and feel that something is missing? Dont you feel like theyre not so efficient and that they are way too complicated? Tired of long menus? If you answered "yes" to one or more questions, InstantShot! is the software for you!
InstantShot!: the answer to your screencapturing troubles in just a few Kbytes.
- What are the features of InstantShot! ?
InstantShot! offers classical screenshot functionality for capturing the whole screen or a portion of it and now also the option to make timed screenshots or to make delayed captures over time.
- How does InstantShot! works?
InstantShot! creates an icon in the menu bar. Clicking on the icon, a menu will appear. Select the capture type from the menu (whole screen, a portion of screen, timed screenshot or multiple captures) or, if you want to change the save format, select the desired one from the submenus and then... capture!
- Which image formats are supported?
InstantShot! is capable to save images in Tiff, Jpg and Png format and to the clipoard so you can import the image directly in other applications.
- What preferences can I change in InstantShot! ?
InstantShot! is highly customizable: you can choose the path to save the captures to and the distinguishing prefix for the saved images.
Theres more! You can also choose: the compression level for the Jpg format; if InstantShot! should play a sound whenever it makes a capture; if the mouse pointer should be included in the screenshots; the delay for a single timed capture or multiple captures; if InstantShot! should automatically start after login; if it should immediately start shooting multiple captures.
- Will InstantShot! occupy space on my desktop?
Absolutely not! InstantShot! doesnt appear in your dock or on your desktop!
- In what languages is InstantShot! available?
The software is currently available in English, Italian and Traditional Chinese.
InstantShot! is highly customizable. For example you can choose:
- the hotkeys for the most common functions;
- the path to save the captures to;
- the distinguishing prefix for the saved images;
- the compression level for the Jpg format;
- whether a sound should be played after a capture;
- if the mouse pointer should be included in the screenshots;
- the delay for a single timed capture or multiple captures;
- whether you want to confirm the filename for each saved image;
- scaling and constraining options for the saved images;
- whether to add a fixed border to the chosen rectangles;
- if InstantShot! should automatically start after login;
- if it should immediately start shooting multiple captures.
Clickatell MAC SMS Widget 1.0
A lovely widget that allows you to send SMSs from your dashboard. more>> A real Macintosh computer theme. Has pointers, icon, sounds, backgrounds, folder icons. Download it. (to enjoy the folder icons you will need an icon themes program like DropFolder Pro).<<less
Blobber 2.1
Blobber allows you to replace the wait cursor in MacOS 10.2 Jaguar. Blobber is the result of a great chat in the MacNN forums more>> Blobber allows you to replace the wait cursor in MacOS 10.2 Jaguar. Blobber is the result of a great chat in the MacNN forums. People have been trying to replace the cursor in Jaguar ever since the Aqua Blob was replaced by the Rainbow Pinwheel. It has been discovered how to replace the cursor, but it requires the terminal which is a part of MacOS X with which few are comfortable. Blobber lets you apply a cursor replacement in a much more user friendly manner.
Mac OS X 10.2 or later (with BSD Subsystem Installed).
Version 2.1 adds the following:
- Added Pointer replacement. 3 New cursors.
- Bluepin cursor updated.
- 1 New Pointer.
- Fixed Alert window problem.
- Fixed Password window buttons.
- Added "enter/return" key masking.
- New plugin icons.
- Changed plugin structure.Corrected some plug in info.
Beertje 2.7
Beertje - Bear floating on the screen more>>
Because it is in XDarwin, Linux, XWindow etc. So here it is for all you classic users.
Enhancements:
- Can create your own Beertje now and added about box with thanks for Odo.
I made Beertje for my sister, she wanted it in classic (Mac OS 9 or 8) too, because it is in XDarwin ... I made Beertje for my sister, she wanted it in classic (Mac OS 9 or 8) too, because it is in XDarwin