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Issue #10      October 20, 2000      With Real Raisins & Spice What's New Check out the new look on Be's front page! We've added, rearranged and made it easier to navigate and find stuff (we think). It's boo-tiful! Also FYI: Starting next week, the BeOS User News (BUN) will come out on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month. The Hidden Question Last week's hidden question was, "The first TV remote control, called "Lazy Bones," was developed in 1950 by what corporation?" The answer was Zenith Electronics Corporation. About 50 people answered correctly, and here are the lucky five who won fabulous Be baseball caps: Dean Tidwell -- Ohio Jason McKeeman -- Canada Michael Knepher -- California Jeroen Oortwijn -- The Netherlands Rick Sargent -- Tennessee 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. Screen Shots in the BeOS So you know, you can take screen shots in the BeOS. I mean, maybe you don't want to or need to, but there is that possibility. And you never know -- someone could run into your home or office at any moment shouting, "I need a screenshot of the BeOS, stat!" And then, hoo boy, you're going to have to hustle. That's why this tip is so very important. Taking a screen shot in the BeOS is (surprise!) quite simple. No funky keyboard combinations requiring advanced finger yoga: just press the Print Screen button (usually found alongside the function keys). Whatever is on your screen at that moment will be captured and written out to a file in your /home directory. The files are named "screen[X].tga", where [X] is the number of the screenshot file, created in sequential order. In other words, the first screen shot file in your /home directory will be named "screen1.tga", the second will be "screen2.tga", the 12th (because it's fun, you know) will be "screen12.tga", and so on. There are several things to note here. First is that the format of the files, as you might guess from the .tga file extension, is the Targa file format. Because the Targa format add-on is included with the BeOS, any application which uses the Translation Kit (or its predecessor, the Datatypes Library) can open and use your screen shots. Second, there currently is no way (that I know of, anyway) to take a snapshot of just a portion of the screen. You get the entire screen, in the resolution and bit depth for which you have your current Workspace set. It is easy, though, to open your screen shot up in any of the various graphics programs that can use the Targa add-on and edit your screen shot there. Third, targa files have a fairly hefty file size. If you're planning on emailing that screenshot of your new apartment to mom, use your favorite graphic program to save it in the jpeg format. And last, because the BeOS is fully multithreaded, it has no difficulty taking screen shots while you have a menu open, a dialog box on screen, or wherever -- places where other operating systems sometimes have trouble. Snap away, the BeOS can handle it! Final thought: Isn't sort of ironic that this newsletter goes out over e-mail and uses no graphics, thus there are never any screen shots in it? Check it Out We've recently updated our Be Events page. From this single URL, you can stay abreast of Be's upcoming public appearances, including eFocus, Comdex, Internet Device Builder, and more. Horoscopes No horoscopes this newsletter. The stars ain't talking. They would, however, like you to name the Green Party candidate running for President this election. Credits & Legal Stuff Editor, Writer, Circus Freak: Wendy Hall Copyeditor, Daredevil: 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. Empty packet into bowl. Add up to 1/2 cup boiling water; stir.

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