TranStyle is distributed as SHAREWARE: if you use it you should pay the author.
You may register TranStyle by sending US $5 CASH (or an equivalent sum with your local currency) to the author at the address above. A Registration Form is available inside TranStyle 1.0.1.
Please, please, no checks: to cash them I must pay the bank more than $15!!!!!
These are some things you can send me instead of the money:
√...original software,
√...shareware software (but only if you're the author),
√...Macintosh-related magazines subscription,
√...CD-ROMs,
√...piece of new or used hardware.
√...anything you've created.
√...macrobiotic food: Tamari, Tekka, Umeboshi, Kombu, Wakame, Kuzu, Miso, etc.
If you can't afford any of the above send me a postcard, a letter or what you think could be right.
TranStyle 1.0.1 can also be included, without my previous permission, without changes and with this "Read Me", in all CD-ROM or disk shareware collections and in all CD-ROM or Disk magazines (anyway an e-mail or a notice will be welcome, as well as a copy of the magazine or media :-).
TranStyle 1.0.1 may not be included in a commercial package without my permission.
• How to use.
Many applications and documents have 'styl' resources inside them.
If you're running a non-Roman 2-byte script system (Japanese, Korean, Chinese...), and if your machine is not really fast, the first text drawing can be rather slow, when you open a file compiled under a Roman 1-byte script system . This is because your System should translate the style of text, before showing it.
To dramatically increase the text drawing speed, you should drop your file onto TranStyle 1.0.1 before using it.
TranStyle 1.0.1 has several option to translate styles:
TranStyle 1.0.1 can change any style of 'styl' resource to TransStyle default (font geneva, size 9, style plain, color black), or accordingly your preferences.
Available options:
Font -> default, don'change, any font you've installed,
Size -> default, don'change, 12 pt,
Style-> default, don'change, change any non plain text to italic,
Color-> default, don'change, change any colored text to underline,
also TranStyle 1.0.1 can zap all 'styl' resources from file dropped.
The TranStyle 1.0.1 setting window is a movable modal dialog, but the workin' window is a modeless dialog, so you can put it in background (if your file has a lot of styles to translate):
When TranStyle 1.0.1 completes its job and if it's in background, then attempts to call back your attention by a simple notification procedure. If you do nothing or are working with another application, after a brief waiting time (about 30 seconds), it quits.
TranStyle 1.0.1 works with any file type (applications or documents) and requires at least System 7 to run.
• Thanks for support, help and suggestion to:
√...Carla "The Stylist" Bidone.
√...Lucilla Guendalina "The Leader" Moliterno.
√...Alessandro Levi Montalcini.
√... Fabrizio Oddone.
√...Jim Stout for his beautiful "Jim's CDEF".
√...A very very special thanks, for idea, testing and precious suggestions, to Masatsugu Nagata.
• Author's note:
My software development group is made up by: me :-/
On the other hand, my beta-tester group is made up by: me :-(
This means that if you find a bug, both developer and beta-tester groups would greatly appreciate your reporting ;-)
And don't forget to register your copy of TranStyle 1.0.1. Remember that a shareware author should be supported. If you don’t pay for shareware software today, you will pay much more tomorrow for exactly the same features (but enclosed in a 'nice' commercial box, with a 'friendly' copy protection and an 'attractive' serial number...).
• Version history:
1.0.1 Fixed a serious bug occurring on some PowerMac (more thanks to Alessandro Levi Montalcini).
1.0.0 First release.
• Disclaimer.
TranStyle shouldn't cause any damage, but you use it at your own risk. As an independent software developer, I can make no warranties whatsoever on it.
