Looking for a snap tool for OSX 10.4

[netsrot39]

Hello,
I'm looking for a snap tool to use on an PowerPC installation of Tiger. On 10.5 I use an older version of Cinch which works perfectly on the old architecture and with Leopard. On my more modern Macs I use Magnet. Is there any aquivalent for OSX Tiger and more importantly for the PPC architecture?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have!

 

[Raging Dufus]

I haven't tried this, but Finder Window Manager might be of interest to you. You can still download it here, but be aware: it appears to require a license purchase ($15), and the developer seems to have gone offline at least temporarily.

 

[eyoungren]

I haven't tried this, but Finder Window Manager might be of interest to you. You can still download it here, but be aware: it appears to require a license purchase ($15), and the developer seems to have gone offline at least temporarily.

FWM does require a license for continual use. But you can get around that by reloading it every time it nags and quits.

You get about an hour of use between.

 

[1042686]

FWM does require a license for continual use. But you can get around that by reloading it every time it nags and quits.

You get about an hour of use between.

Gangster!

 

[netsrot39]

FWM does require a license for continual use. But you can get around that by reloading it every time it nags and quits.

You get about an hour of use between.

So theoretically I could write a script that kills the application every let's say 45 minutes and relaunch it. I wouldn't ever be bothered by a reminder that says trial version, right?

 

[eyoungren]

So theoretically I could write a script that kills the application every let's say 45 minutes and relaunch it. I wouldn't ever be bothered by a reminder that says trial version, right?

That's correct.

 

[netsrot39]

Raging Dufus & eyoungren, thanks for suggesting FWM, I tried it and it does the job. If anyone is interested in how to automatically launch and relaunch it every hour (59 min and 30 seconds to be exact), here is how I dit it.

Create a .sh File and paste the following code:

#!/bin/sh
while true
do
killall Finder\ Window\ Manager
open -a /Applications/Finder\ Window\ Manager.app/
sleep 3570
done

Don't forget to chmod+x the file in terminal.

After you've created the shell script create an application in Apple Script Editor so you can execute the file on startup:
The code for the .app File is as follows:

do shell script "path/file.sh"

Now you still need to insert the path to your file and add it to Startup Items in System Preferences. When relaunching the application a trialware reminder will popup that you will get only 60 minutes of usage if the program is not registered but you just have to click "Continue". I think with Automator or via another script you could easily bypass this reminder but I don't feel like further investigating that.

Now I still need something for OSX Tiger that is similar to AccessMenuBarApps and Bartender since the menu bar icons for various applications are hidden (and therefore the FWM controls) due to the menu controls of the application in use. Does anybody of you guys have anything in mind to achieve that? If there is no software for Tiger out that could it be done via Terminal?

 

[Raging Dufus]

Now I still need something for OSX Tiger that is similar to AccessMenuBarApps and Bartender since the menu bar icons for various applications are hidden (and therefore the FWM controls) due to the menu controls of the application in use. Does anybody of you guys have anything in mind to achieve that? If there is no software for Tiger out that could it be done via Terminal?

I haven't used either of the applications you mention, so I'm not exactly sure of your needs here. I'm not aware of any PowerPC-compatible apps that match what you're looking for, but perhaps you could configure TigerLaunch to approximate a solution by placing System Preferences into its menu. Of course, this just gives you access to the settings, it doesn't give you a way to permanently alter the appearance/functionality of menu bar apps.

 

[eyoungren]

I haven't used either of the applications you mention, so I'm not exactly sure of your needs here. I'm not aware of any PowerPC-compatible apps that match what you're looking for, but perhaps you could configure TigerLaunch to approximate a solution by placing System Preferences into its menu. Of course, this just gives you access to the settings, it doesn't give you a way to permanently alter the appearance/functionality of menu bar apps.

Bartender allows you to slip menubar icons into a sub menu bar.

See the pic below. Look at the top right and you'll see three dots. That's Bartender and the submenu I have for additional icons is open below. To use Bartender you click on the three dots and that menu flies open (you can use keyboard shortcuts too). Click off of it and it goes back to three dots. It gives you more space.

@netsrot39 I have never been able to find an equivalent for Bartender on Leopard, let alone Tiger. I did find one that gave a double menu bar, but it doesn't hide. And one that completely hides all the menubar items.

Don't recall their names though. But nothing like Bartender.

Unfortunately some stuff just didn't appear until Intel.

 

[netsrot39]

I found something that might be useful and is somewhat comparable to "Bartender" and "AccessMenuBars". I use "Menuola" in combination with "Sparks" in order to get access to all menu bar icons. Menuola will make room in the menu bar and Sparks helps to launch or quit Menuola via key combination. Both apps are available on Macupdate.com.