This control panel substitutes custom “3D Buttons” for standard push buttons, radio buttons and checkboxes. Simply drop it on your System Folder and restart.
In color windows or dialogs, the buttons have a subtle “3D” look. In non-color windows, the buttons have a normal “2D” appearance, exactly the same as the standard control.
Please note that not all applications create color windows, so some windows or dialogs may not display “3D Buttons” (Adding 'dctb' resources for your dialogs will result in color dialogs).
The push button variation has the same oval shape as a standard 20x60 button and works correctly with default button outlining. The check box uses a “real” check mark rather than an “X” and the radio button has a “domed” appearance.
The “On” and “Off” radio buttons turn the button substitution on and off. This takes effect immediately.
The “Gray button” checkbox substitutes a push button that is always light gray in color. If this is left unchecked, push buttons will take their body color from an associated 'cctb' (Control Color Table) resource, or default to the System's 'cctb' colors (which are black & white). On a non-white background, the check box and radio buttons are drawn with an “Embossed” title.
The checkboxes for “Show Icon at Startup” and “Install at Startup” control the startup process (obviously). Holding the capsLock key down at startup will bypass installation.
A color Macintosh and System 6.0.7 or better is required.
Jim Stout
June 1995
Please report problems to:
AOL : JasG
eWorld : Jim Stout
CompuServe : 73240,2052
Internet : Jims@wrq.com
For the technically inclined, this control patches 2 traps :
_GetResource (a FAT patch on Power Macintosh) , to substitute CDEF ID=1107 for ID=0
_InitAllPacks, to open the Control Panel resource file.
Any CDEF ID=0 replacement should work if you paste it into this control panel as ID=1107. The gray button is ID=2107.
Written with Think C 7.0.4 and Symantec C 8.0.1.
Thanks to Dave Mark, François Pottier, Ken Worley, Keith Rollin and others who posted code that served as a starting point for this Control Panel.
The "Legal" stuff…
Distribution
Don't distribute this if:
1. You charge for it (other than connect fees).
2. You have modified it.
3. You have removed this document.
If you wish to distribute this on CD-ROM or as a part of any other collection of software, please obtain my permission first.
Disclaimer
Although I have taken great care in developing & testing this software, a condition of use is that you, the user, must assume all liability for data loss or other problems caused directly or indirectly by “3D Buttons”.
I make no warranties, either express or implied, regarding the suitability of this or any version of “3D Buttons” for any purpose. Use it at your own risk.
