Re: [NTLK] installing packages help, please

From: Mark Fellows (mark.fellows_at_unitedmessaging.com)
Date: Tue Jul 24 2001 - 16:55:08 EDT


I haven't used a Mac in a few years, but can't you just hold down the
Command key when opening the file selection dialog box to see ALL files in a
folder?

- Mark

> This is a fairly common error. As you may or may not know, on a
> Macintosh, files have an invisible file type and a file creator. When
> you get files from a ZIP archive that was most likely created on a PC,
> the files in the archive don't have this file type and creator
> information.
>
> There is a package from Steve Weyer that will fix this. You just drag
> the file onto Steve's application, and the file type and creator will be
> fixed.
>
> I'm pretty sure that the packages don't display the usual icon for
> Newton packages...
>

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