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[MacTron]

The attached file contains three resources, that can be used combined or alone.

- The "fmn2" adds a "Quit Finder" option to the File menu.
- The "SIZE" increases the memory partition to the finder and greatly improves stability.
- The "PICT" adds a beautiful pict to the "About This Computer" window.

Click on this link to download the ResEdit file:
http://classic.is-great.net/download/file.php?id=38

[dr bu]

Here is a collection of Resexcellence pages showing basic hacks. I learned how to make personal keyboard shortcuts in Finder from these.

[IIO]

i used to replace alias with * and copy with - since OS7.

[Philgood]

Thank you. That's cool stuff.

- The "SIZE" increases the memory partition to the finder and greatly improves stability.

That reminds me of the sunrise articles.
If it's approved by Mactron i will have to try it 😊

[mrhappy]

Yes that looks very cool!!

[9Teen90Nine]

"About this computer" looks fantastic.  The other two mods seem quite helpful to.  Will definitely give this a go on my Wallstreet.

[darthnVader]

I prefer Panels to the Finder.

One of you ResEdit wizards should be able to add the needed resources to Panels so I can replace the Finder in the System Folder.

[Mat]

- The "SIZE" increases the memory partition to the finder and greatly improves stability.

MacTron, could you explain this a little bit more in detail? What does this one do exactly? What are the size values that we can see here? What are the original values? Which machine do you recommend it for?  (Shall I try it at my 9600/G4800 as well for example?)

[adespoton]

- The "SIZE" increases the memory partition to the finder and greatly improves stability.

MacTron, could you explain this a little bit more in detail? What does this one do exactly? What are the size values that we can see here? What are the original values? Which machine do you recommend it for?  (Shall I try it at my 9600/G4800 as well for example?)

Since there's been no response, I'll add a bit of detail.

Adjusting the SIZE resource adjusts the default memory allocated to the application (in this case, the Finder).  It's the base value you see in a Get Info window.

Increasing this value means that if you have any additions to the Finder that take up more memory, you won't run into out of memory errors.  This can get complicated, as System Extensions sometimes modify Finder resources, and some of that gets stored in the System stack, some in the Finder stack.

I'd recommend this for any machine that has more than 256MB RAM, honestly.

[IIO]

It's the base value you see in a Get Info window.

exactly, it is techically the same thing as the "get info" sizes of APPLs.

I'd recommend this for any machine that has more than 256MB RAM, honestly.

or if you plan to unstuff or rename 5000 files in a folder procedurally while the window is open.

[DesertMac]

I prefer Panels to the Finder.

One of you ResEdit wizards should be able to add the needed resources to Panels so I can replace the Finder in the System Folder.

What is "Panels"??