Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Finder 7.1 Hacks (Rename delay etc.)
From: lehre@nic.csu.net
Date: 24 Feb 93 09:24:44 GMT
Organization: Geology Dept., Humboldt State University

I really wanted to customize my Finder in 7.1 so it behaved the same way
it did in 7.0.1.  (No zoomrects, disk sizes given in K not M, no rename
delay, no message on when an application is substituted, ann no "I'll
be back" message on unmounting a partition.

I used ResCompare (great utility!) to compare my customized 7.0.1 with
a stock 7.0.1 Finder.  This let me see what code resources had been
changed and just what the changes were.  I then poked around with ResEdit
in the 7.1 Finder, looking for code resources of similar length and
nearby ID number.  I then searched in those for the hex strings I found
modified in my 7.0.1 Finder.  I modified these using the 7.0.1 changes,
and it worked!  I've been running this hacked 7.1 Finder for 2 months 
now and have had no problems that I can detect.

Here are my Finder hacks.  You'll need to use ResEdit.  I suggest that
you install the ResEdit code editor that you can ftp from bric-a-brac.
apple.com.  It makes this easier.

  To patch the finder so it gives disk sizes in K instead of M:

    Open CODE 22.  Use the hex editor to find offset 01A4.  Change the hex 
    code there from 6500 to 6000.  (In the code editor this is offset
    +0016 in Anon8)

  To patch the rename delay so that the delay is eliminated:

     Open CODE 11.  Look for offset 0A34.  Change the hex code there from
     5DC0 to 50C0.  (In the code editor this is offset +0392 in Anon13.)

  To remove the "I'll be back" message on unmounting partitions:

     Open CODE 17.  Look for offsets 15E6 and 15E8.  Change the hex code
     there from 4EAD 1E42 to 4E71 4E71.  (In the code editor these are 
     offsets +012A and +012C in Anon12.)


  To avoid the application substition dialog:

     Open CODE 132.  Look for offset 0402.  Change the hex code there from
     4EAD 1E7A to 4E71 4E71.  (In the code editor this is offset +0118 in
     Anon4.)

All the usual caveats apply.  Work only on a copy of the Finder etc.etc.
These worked for me -- no guarantees though.  Use at your own risk.

Hope this is of use.

Cheers, 
         Andre
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Dept of Geology       \\   lehre@nic.csu.net
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