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If you don't already know what ResEdit is, well then it's either
time to learn or time to skip on to the linx page.
The Palace client, like any mac program, has a resource fork.
When Apple introduced ResEdit, they intended for users
to go right ahead and hack into any program as they saw fit. This
doesn't always please every software developer, particularly one
up in Redmond that's infamous for using code that overrides
resources. But there it is.
Here's a useful trick sent by John
V. Goodman:![]() WIND to H812xW371. It now shows
7x18 = 136 props.![]() WIND s to H398xW248. With these
stacked on the left, the mainwindow top center, the log under it,
and the prop palette to the right, everything fills an 1152x870
monitor quite nicely.
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![]() Oversized Prop and Find-Room Windows on a 13" Monitor |
WIND
resources is a good example of productive tweaking with
ResEdit. Another might be changing the #130
PICT
resource to Black and
White for use on a Powerbook or old SE (#130 is the Palace
"Splash Page" picture).
snd
resources
to replace the built-in ones: "DoorClose,"
"DoorOpen," "Fader," and
"Chime." I'm a bit partial to a sly snicker as
a replacement for "DoorOpen."
clut
resource and have a wee
psychedelic time.
cicn
icon images. My
favorite victims are the KILL and NAKED buttons.