[X4U] Ever heard of Okey Dokey?
K. Jerry Smith
explorerguy at mac.com
Tue Jan 22 06:19:18 PST 2008
An old piece of software from back in the day, Okey Dokey was very
helpful as a one-trick pony. Here's a description:
"Okey Dokey Pro presses the default button in modal dialogs after a
time limit. The control panel lets you specify several preferences.
You may set the amount of time before ODP activates, you may choose
whether or not to show a small countdown timer in the corner of
dialogs, and you may choose whether or not to keep a log of all
dialogs handled. If you choose to keep a log, it will appear as a
document named 'Missed Dialogs' on your desktop. It will contain
snapshots of the dialogs dismissed labeled with the time and date. You
may discard the log at any time, a new one will be created. The
control panel also allows you to specify preferences involving the
Special Applications List. Pressing the 'Special Apps' button brings
up a dialog that allows you to add or remove application from the
list. The radio buttons directly below it control the meaning of the
list. Choosing the 'Inactive in special apps' button tells ODP to
remain inactive for all dialogs displayed by applications on the
Special Applications List. Choosing the 'Active only in special apps'
button tells ODP to remain inactive everywhere except for the
applications on the Special Applications List. In other words, the
Special Applications List is either an inclusion or an exclusion list,
depending on the setting of the radio buttons."
Since it doesn't appear to have been updated for OS X, I'm wondering
if something similar is now available. Know of anything? It's
aggravating to leave the Mac unattended for some lengthy processing
tasks, only to find that a dialog window popped up after your
departure and nothing was done.
Regards,
Jerry
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