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# 7

# Working With the Mac OS

This chapter covers interactions between your BeOS and the Macintosh OS. It discusses the following topics:

Section | Page
Mounting HFS Volumes | page 175
Converting Macintosh TrueType Fonts | page 179
Transferring Files From Networked Mac OS Hosts | page 181

# Mounting HFS Volumes

The BeOS has the ability to mount Macintosh HFS (Hierarchical File System) volumes. This lets you access the files stored on any Macintosh partitions connected to your computer. That is, you can access data on Macintosh partitions using BeOS applications.

Mount and unmounting HFS volumes is a four-step procedure:

- Launching Drive Setup -- familiarizing yourself with the Drive Setup application.

- Mounting HFS volumes using Drive Setup.

- Copying files to and from an HFS volume to the BeOS volume.

Note: You can learn more about mounting and unmounting disks in the chapter "Customizing the BeOS."

- Unmounting HFS volumes using Drive Setup.

## Launching Drive Setup

Drive Setup is a BeOS utility that lets you work with storage devices such as hard disks, floppy disks, removable cartridges, and partitions. Drive Setup is in your BeOS Preferences folder. Double-click the Drive Setup icon. It tells you that it is "Scanning devices..." to see what volumes and partitions exist. After that, you should see the following screen:

## Mounting HFS Volumes

Mounting HFS volumes using Drive Setup is virtually the same as mounting BeOS volumes. First select the hard disk you wish to work with by clicking on the device name and highlighting it. If there are any mountable volumes, the Mount menu becomes active.

Now select the Mount menu and choose the Apple_HFS volume you want to mount. Alternatively, you could simply select Mount All Partitions.

Once you've mounted the HFS volume it appears within your Disks folder.

## Copying Files

Although you can't run the Macintosh applications, you now have access to all the data files stored on the HFS volume. To copy files from one volume to another, click on a file and drag it to a window on a different volume.

## Unmounting HFS Volumes

Once you finish using an HFS volume, you may unmount it. This is not a necessary step as the volume is automatically unmounted when you restart or shut down the BeOS.

However, if you want to unmount a volume, launch Drive Setup and select the drive where the volume resides. From within the Unmount menu, select the volume to unmount.

# Converting Macintosh TrueType Fonts

Converting Macintosh TrueType fonts for use on the Be OS is a simple two-step process:

- Use the TTConverter that comes with your BeOS in the Macintosh Utilities folder to convert fonts to BeOS format.

- Install converted fonts in the BeOS

When you install the BeOS, a folder called Macintosh Utilities is created on the Macintosh volume. This folder contains a utility called TTConverter, which converts Macintosh TrueType fonts into a format that the BeOS can use. Most TrueType fonts can be converted using this utility with the notable exception of Apple's standard fonts that ship with the Mac OS (Chicago, Courier, Geneva, Helvetica, Monaco, New York, Palatino, Symbol, and Times).

> Note: The BeOS uses the same TrueType format as Microsoft Windows. If you acquire new fonts, be sure you either get them in this format, or use TTConverter to covert them.

## Launching the TTConverter and Converting Fonts

Look for the TTConverter in the BeOS Mac Tools/Mac Utilities folder, then follow these steps to convert TrueType fonts for use with the BeOS:

1. Double-click on the TTConverter icon and select Convert from the File menu.

2. A dialog box appears in which you can choose the font you wish to convert (e.g., Arial):

3. You can convert all of the font types associated with a font. An additional dialog box lets you either save them all or skip font styles you don't need. Converted files have a filename that ends in .TTF (e.g., ARIAL.TTF, ARIALB.TTF, ARIALI.TTF, ARIALBI.TTF).

## Installing Converted Fonts in the BeOS

After you convert the fonts, you need to copy them over to your BeOS volume. You can accomplish this by mounting the HFS volume (see "Mounting HFS Volumes" in this chapter) or by using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). In any case, the.TTF files must be placed in file:///boot/home/config/fonts/ttfonts folder. Once the files have been placed there, restart the BeOS to activate the new fonts. You can now use the StyledEdit application to see your fonts.

# Transferring Files From Networked Mac OS Hosts

Since the BeOS installs on Power Mac-compatible hardware, the environment in which it runs will most likely contain other computers running the Mac OS. The BeOS installation CD includes a Mac OS tool called Netfinder. Netfinder allows you to transfer files using the Internet's File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Netfinder contains a shareware license. You may evaluate Netfinder for thirty days, after which you must pay the shareware fee. Refer to the documentation that accompanies Netfinder; it contains detailed technical information as well as the shareware usage license.

File transfer from the BeOS to networked Mac OS hosts involves three steps:

- Setting up your network.

- Turning on Internet file sharing.

- Transferring files with Netfinder.

## Setting Up Your Network

When setting up the Mac OS for Internet file sharing using the TCP/IP control panel, you should refer to your Mac OS documentation for help. You can also refer to Chapter 4 "Connecting Your BeOS System to the Internet." You'll find the concepts, steps, and basic definitions are very similar. If you are not connected to the Internet but still want to set up a connection using the Internet protocols, read "Setting Up BeOS for Both Stand Alone Network and Modem-Based Internet Use" in the same chapter.

## Turning on Internet File Sharing

Your BeOS system includes a built-in FTP server for serving files to hosts on a TCP/IP network. To turn on Internet file sharing:

1. Find the Network configuration panel the BeOS Preferences folder.

2. In the panel, check the Enable FTP server checkbox, and assign a user and password.

3. Save your changes and click the Restart Networking button.

You are now ready to transfer files.

## Using Netfinder for Mac OS to Transfer Files

Netfinder for Mac OS is included on the BeOS CD. To run this application, double-click its icon. Type in the IP address of the BeOS machine to which you wish to connect in the Host field. Enter the user name and password in the appropriate areas. Also be sure to put the "/" in the Path field, which opens your connection at the root of the volume, making navigation of the remote file system much easier. Click the Connect button to activate your connection.

Once connected, you'll see a window with the contents of the volume of the BeOS system. You may now drag and drop files between your Mac OS volumes and the BeOS volume to which you are connected.

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