Name:         Location Manager
Version:      1.0 (US Only)
Released:     January 28, 1997
Description:
Allows any PowerBook running System 7.6 or later to maintain
settings such as default printer, Extensions Manager sets,
file sharing, networking, sound, and time zone for
particular locations.

This software consists of a self-extracting archive. To use,
download, double-click the downloaded file (this
decompresses it).

From the Read Me included with this software:

Important Information 
About Apple Location Manager


This document provides late-breaking news about the Apple
Location Manager control panel. You may want to print this
document to keep with the user's manual for your computer.

Additional Modules for Apple Location Manager

Additional modules for Apple Location Manager are being
developed. Check the Web address
<http://www.powerbook.apple.com> regularly for more
information.


Quick Start for Apple Location Manager

To assure that Apple Location Manager recognizes all the
modules you can add to locations, follow these steps the
first time you use the Location Manager control panel.

1.  Before you open the Location Manager control panel, open
and close the Extensions Manager control panel.
2.  Open both AppleTalk and TCP/IP control panels and create
a new configuration in each control panel.  (Save the
configuration with a name other than "Default.")  For
instructions, see "How do I change AppleTalk settings all at
once?" in the "Networks" section of Mac OS Guide.
3.  Open the Location Manager control panel and create the
locations you want to use.

Name to Avoid When Naming a Location

To avoid confusion, do not use the name "None (off)" for a
location you create with Apple Location Manager. This is the
phrase you use to turn off Location Manager or to select
none of the existing locations in the control panel's pop-up
menu.

Setting a Startup Location

Apple Location Manager only changes system settings when you
tell it to; it does not automatically change settings at
startup (although you can use Preferences in the Edit menu
to have the program prompt you to change settings).  If you
want Apple Location Manager to switch to a specific location
each time the computer starts up, you can create an
AppleScript script that performs that task. Put the script
in the Startup Items folder and the location you want will
be set at startup.  Open the location you want to use at
startup, then create the script below. Using the Script
Editor application, type the following lines: 

tell application "Finder"
    open file ((control panels folder as string) & "Location Manager")
    tell application "Location Manager"
        set current location to location "snd"
    end tell
end tell

Copy the script above exactly and substitute the name of
your location for "snd"; for instance, type "Sample" if you
want the Sample location to be used each time you start up.
When finished typing the script, launch "Location Manager"
then compile the script.

Using "Auto-Open Item" to Open Folders or Mount Servers

You can set Apple Location Manager to open one or more items
automatically when a location becomes active. These items
can be documents or programs. To open a folder or mount a
server, you must first create an alias to the item, then
choose that alias when adding "Auto-Open Item" to a
location. (You create an alias by selecting the item and
choosing Make Alias from the File menu.)

Deferred Switches When Switching at Startup

If you switch locations as the computer is starting up,
Apple Location Manager may defer changing some settings,
such as sound level or auto-opening a document, until the
computer's startup procedure is complete. Usually you will
see a message reporting that the switch to the new settings
is being deferred. 

If you switch locations during startup and then switch again
before continuing with the startup process, the deferred
settings will only occur for the last location chosen.  If
there were deferred settings in the first location, they
will be skipped.

Installing Apple Location Manager

Always use the Installer program to install Apple Location
Manager. The software may not work correctly if you try to
copy or drag it to the System Folder. (You install Apple
Location Manager by locating its folder in the Install
Applications folder on the CD that came with your computer
and double-clicking the "Install" document.)

Using Existing Locations on a Different Computer

* You can	export and import locations you create with
Apple Location Manager. To use a location on a different
computer, follow these steps.

1.  Export the location you want to use on the other
computer. (To export a location, select it in the Location
Manager control panel, choose "Export Location..." in the File
menu, and specify where to save the exported location.)
2.  Install Apple Location Manager on the other computer,
using the Installer program.
3.  Open Apple Location Manager and import the location you
exported previously.  (You import a location by choosing
"Import Location..." from the File menu and selecting the
location file you want to use.)

* Importing a location from another computer does not
guarantee that all the software required to use the location
is installed. (Apple Location Manager does not install
software.) For example, you may import a location that
specifies "LaserWriter 300" as the default printer, but the
location cannot switch to that printer unless you have the
printer's driver software installed. Therefore, it's a good
idea to check all the settings in a location you import to
verify that they are available on the new computer.

* If you import any location that includes settings for a
LaserWriter as the default printer, you must reselect and
set up the printer in the Chooser. (Otherwise the location
you imported will use the "generic" printer information for
your LaserWriter instead of the specific information for the
model identified in the original location.) You select and
set up a LaserWriter by opening the Chooser, selecting the
LaserWriter icon, selecting the printer's name, clicking the
Setup button, and clicking Auto Setup. When the printer's
model name appears, click OK.
(Note: your computer must be connected to the network the
printer is on to update the LaserWriter correctly.)

Incompatibility with At Ease's "Protect System Folder"
Option

If you are using At Ease on your computer and you establish
locations for Apple Location Manager, you may see an error
message when a module for Location Manager interacts with
part of the system software to which access has been
restricted by At Ease. You may need to turn off the "Protect
System Folder" option so that Location Manager operates
correctly.



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