I downloaded a freeware called X-Assist to restore some of the features of Classic to OSX and I would like to make it run on startup. How do I do that?
Also, does anyone know how to get X-Assist to stop displaying the stupid Shortcuts menu?
What feature of OS 9 are you trying to get back, specifically? X-Assist is at version 0.7 and hasn't been updated since 11/04/03. My guess is that it isn't being maintained anymore. I'll bet there will come a time when X-Assist gets broken by an OS update and then you'll be forced to use OS X as is. You'd probably be better off giving OS X a chance instead of trying to re-live the OS 9 days. Maybe there's a very similar option in OS X for the one you're trying to get back. Let us know, maybe we can suggest something.
Here's a list of X-Assist's options and OS X alternatives:
Application Switcher Menu (top right corner of screen). X-Assist has a similar implementation.
The dock is much better than an Applications menu. Not only can you see all applications that are open with a quick glance but if you click an application's icon and hold for a second a menu of that application's windows will appear, letting you go directly to it without use a multi?step click on application menu, choose application, click on a menu, choose window. Expose is even better if you are running Panther.
More than a 5 item "Recent Applications" menu. X-Assist has no "limit".
I'm using Jaguar and I have 10 Recent Apps and Documents. If you drag your Applications folder to the Dock, next to the Trash, all your Applications and Utilities will accessible through a pop up menu. The same can be done with your Documents folder.
The ability to add personal hierarchies of items in an OS9-like "apple" menu. X-Assist allows users to add any hierarchy into a "Shortcuts" submenu.
See previous suggestion.
An extensible "Control Strip" like plugin architecture. X-Assist supports Objective-C (NSBundle) plugins. They are easy to write, and examples "SetVolume" and "MP3 Player" plugins are provided in this distribution.
Personally I never used the Control Strip is OS 9 so I can't help you with this one
OS 9 window behavior - when you switch applications by clicking in a window, all windows for that application are shown. This behavior has changed in OSX and can be a bit annoying. X-Assist brings back the OS9 windowing functionality and also allows you to toggle between modes.
Exposé, Exposé, Exposé!
Easy access to System Preferences (Control Panels).
I don't have a directory like this. It tried putting it in System > Library > StatupItems but it didn't work. I guess it just isn't going to work.
The reason I want to use this is as a replacement for Expose. Expose is driving me nuts because I keep activating it accidentally. I don't know how many other people have this problem. Maybe it has something to do with the way I use the mouse. I really wish Apple had made some little buttons in the menubar (like the three buttons at the top of a window) for controlling Expose.
The reason I want to use this is as a replacement for Expose. Expose is driving me nuts because I keep activating it accidentally. I don't know how many other people have this problem. Maybe it has something to do with the way I use the mouse. I really wish Apple had made some little buttons in the menubar (like the three buttons at the top of a window) for controlling Expose.
So turn off the Exposé hot zones and only use the keyboard to activate it.
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No, No... he wants to do everything the MacOS 9 way!...
so... put it into your "System Folder" in "Startup Items"...
and for the second question: stop using X-Assist?
</sarcasm>
Here's a list of X-Assist's options and OS X alternatives:
Application Switcher Menu (top right corner of screen). X-Assist has a similar implementation.
The dock is much better than an Applications menu. Not only can you see all applications that are open with a quick glance but if you click an application's icon and hold for a second a menu of that application's windows will appear, letting you go directly to it without use a multi?step click on application menu, choose application, click on a menu, choose window. Expose is even better if you are running Panther.
More than a 5 item "Recent Applications" menu. X-Assist has no "limit".
I'm using Jaguar and I have 10 Recent Apps and Documents. If you drag your Applications folder to the Dock, next to the Trash, all your Applications and Utilities will accessible through a pop up menu. The same can be done with your Documents folder.
The ability to add personal hierarchies of items in an OS9-like "apple" menu. X-Assist allows users to add any hierarchy into a "Shortcuts" submenu.
See previous suggestion.
An extensible "Control Strip" like plugin architecture. X-Assist supports Objective-C (NSBundle) plugins. They are easy to write, and examples "SetVolume" and "MP3 Player" plugins are provided in this distribution.
Personally I never used the Control Strip is OS 9 so I can't help you with this one
OS 9 window behavior - when you switch applications by clicking in a window, all windows for that application are shown. This behavior has changed in OSX and can be a bit annoying. X-Assist brings back the OS9 windowing functionality and also allows you to toggle between modes.
Exposé, Exposé, Exposé!
Easy access to System Preferences (Control Panels).
Try Prefling. I use it myself.
System Preferences > Accounts > Startup Items
I don't have a directory like this. It tried putting it in System > Library > StatupItems but it didn't work. I guess it just isn't going to work.
The reason I want to use this is as a replacement for Expose. Expose is driving me nuts because I keep activating it accidentally. I don't know how many other people have this problem. Maybe it has something to do with the way I use the mouse. I really wish Apple had made some little buttons in the menubar (like the three buttons at the top of a window) for controlling Expose.
Originally posted by Fathom
Thanks for the replies.
System Preferences > Accounts > Startup Items
I don't have a directory like this. It tried putting it in System > Library > StatupItems but it didn't work. I guess it just isn't going to work.
That's because it's not a directory. Open the System Preferences, Click the Accounts button and then click the startup items tab.
Originally posted by Fathom
The reason I want to use this is as a replacement for Expose. Expose is driving me nuts because I keep activating it accidentally. I don't know how many other people have this problem. Maybe it has something to do with the way I use the mouse. I really wish Apple had made some little buttons in the menubar (like the three buttons at the top of a window) for controlling Expose.
So turn off the Exposé hot zones and only use the keyboard to activate it.