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Issue #2      June 30, 2000      Whoa, Nellie! What's New For those of you who have been trembling under a rock for the past two weeks (as I have), the fresh bun news is that BeOS 5 has now been updated to BeOS 5.0.1! Make sure to update your copy and take advantage of all the new improvements, such as new features and bugfixes on OpenTracker and OpenDeskbar, new graphics and networks drivers, plus printing, media and Interface Kit fixes. The Hidden Question Congrats to all who correctly answered last week's question, "Who is the author of 'The BeOS Bible'?" I was simply looking for the answer Scot Hacker, but some of you also correctly credited Henry Bortman and Chris Herborth as well. One of you answered Wendy Hall -- hey, thanks! ; ) Unfortunately, we can't send all of you BeOS loot (there were about 80 of you), as much as we'd like to. Our little hands would simply get too pooped. So we randomly picked five of you to win smashing, dead-sexy BeOS T-shirts. And the winners are: Stefan D. Jaeger, Austria Susan Ottwell, Israel Benson Cerbas, Philippines Tony Mueller, Illinois Mitchell Taylor, California The Hidden Question Rules: Somewhere in the newsletter there will be a hidden trivia question. If you've registered your copy of BeOS 5, send an e-mail to hidden@be.com with the correct answer (and your name and address, please -- don't worry, I promise you won't get stalked) and you will be entered into a drawing to win some nifty BeOS swag. PLUS your name will be announced in the next newsletter as one of the Big Winners. That is all. BeOS Window Management Today we're going to talk about window management within the BeOS. You may have noticed when you're breezing around in your BeOS that you eventually find yourself with a screen full of windows. Why, there are so many windows they're taking on a life of their own! They begin to taunt you, laughing at all of your inadequacies, making you feel like the gritty bubblegum stuck to the bottom of some jogger's filthy, sweaty running shoe! You try to ignore them, but they grow louder and more insistent, telling you to do things you don't want to do, giving away your deepest, darkest secrets, forcing you to the brink of insanity with the noise, noise, noise! Where was I? Oh yes, the windows. Okay, so you're screen's a mess with NetPositive windows, a couple of Tracker windows, an e-mail message or two and a couple of files open in StyledEdit. What you may not know is that all open applications are listed in the Deskbar (upper right hand corner of your screen), and every open window is listed in a submenu under the application that owns it. So if you go to the Deskbar, there will be a list of the applications that are currently open. Click an application and a submenu will pop up listing the files that are open in the application (plus "Hide All," "Show All," or "Close All" options). When you pick a file, say, http://www.be.com, which would be under NetPositive, that window will come to the front of the screen. You can also, of course, hide, show, or close all of an application's windows, natch. And if you're a sucker for shortcuts, here some good ones: Right-clicking a window's title bar (that strip of bright yellow at the top) sends it to the back of all the open windows. This is mighty useful for cycling through your open windows. Double-clicking a window's title bar (yellow strip) hides it (so you will have to go back to the Deskbar to make it pop up again). This lets you hide a single window, rather than all of an application's windows. According to BeDope, what day did President Clinton declare an emergency holiday? Double-clicking a window's title bar (yellow) and holding down the "Option" button will minimize ALL windows of that application. Sweet. You can also simply toggle between workspaces to keep a handle on too many windows. If you don't know what the heck a workspace is, go here, where there's good info on workspaces. Now, don't you feel so much better? Check it Out This week, we recommend you check out le Buzz. "le Buzz was started in February of 1999 to cover the Be Operating System as a platform on which to do professional audio work. Since then, we have been reporting the news on a daily basis, covering every nuance of BeOS audio. Over time, our focus has broadened to include coverage of all high bandwidth professional media, including video, television, and 3D/animation." P.S. They've got daily news, contact info of media pros and musicians who use Be, a mailing list, a bulletin board and an upcoming contest to win goodies. Horoscopes ARIES (March 21 - April 19): Flaunt your abilities this week; do something that makes the world sit up and take notice. It does not matter what it is, so long as it gets people talking. Especially that neighbor of yours. She thinks she's so big. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Your friends will want you to do one thing soon and your family will want you to do something different. Whom do you favor? There is no easy answer, but the planets indicate that your friends will be very important to you in the next couple of weeks. You cannot afford to lose them. Your family, on the other hand, is clearly dispensable. Family values, my aunt Fanny! GEMINI (May 21 - June 21): It would be better if you kept personal information to yourself these days. You may be tempted to bare your soul and have done with it, but the planets warn that your confession will not be well received. That unexplained rash is best left to a professional, really. CANCER (June 22 - July 22): Don't ask too many questions in the coming weeks, because you might just hear something you don't like. If a partner or loved one is keeping something from you, there is probably a very good reason. After all, why confront your problems when denial is so much easier in the short run? The truth is bad. Very, very bad. LEO (July 23 - Aug 22): The only danger today, and for the rest of the week, is that you will waste money on things you don't need. It may not seem wasteful at the time, but with hindsight, you will see that the money could have been spent on something more useful. Like soda pop, pretzels, popcorn, cookies and delicious candy. Pass it here. VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 22): You will be kind to someone who does not deserve it this week, and it is unlikely you will get much thanks. But that's okay, because you are not really doing it for anyone else; you are doing it for yourself, and showing someone in authority what a nice person you are. Okay, so you're really doing it to show off, but is that so wrong? I mean, you deserve a little credit for being the good person you are! You're ALWAYS doing good things and does anyone notice? No! That's thanks for you. Hmph. LIBRA (Sept 23 - Oct 23): There is something you want to do with your life, but the only way you can see yourself doing it is if you give up everything you've been working on and start again from scratch. Don't! You are not thinking clearly right now. In fact, you are getting sleepy... VERY sleepy.... SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 21): Planetary activity in your birth sign gives you so much courage and confidence that you really ought to do something outrageous. I'm thinking cocktail umbrellas, motor oil and 30 watermelons. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21): It might be smart to get a second opinion, especially if you find yourself in a minority of one on some contentious issue. Don't make a fool of yourself. My opinion? You're a fool. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 19): Your aim now must be to persuade partners and colleagues to follow your lead. Bear in mind, however, the word is persuade - - not force. You know darn well how bad your ankles are. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Someone in a position of authority will try to charm you into doing something that is not in your interest today, and the moment you agree, you will have no choice but to go through with it. The only logical course is to say no -- but do it nicely. No using the term "booger- face." PISCES (Feb 19 - Mar 20): There is no such thing as a "sure thing," and provided you remember that right now, you should be okay. Just don't leave the house, or let anyone into the house. Check the house thoroughly, too. Did you hear something? Credits & Legal Stuff Editor, Writer, American Woman: Wendy Hall Copyeditor, King of the World: Mike Popovic To answer that hidden question, send e-mail to hidden@be.com To write a nice note to Wendy, send e-mail to wendy@be.com The BeOS User Newsletter Copyright (c) 2000 by Be, Inc. All rights reserved. Be, Inc. 800 El Camino Real, Suite 400 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: (650) 462-4100 Fax: (650) 462-4129 Web: http://www.be.com/ Be, BeOS and BeIA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Be Incorporated in the United States and other countries. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Aw, you shouldn't have!

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