Freeware
Current version: 2.0.1
Requires System 6.0 or later
Tsukue is a system extension
and optional GS/OS patch that enhances the process of
launching and quitting applications on GS/OS.
System 6.0 adds a feature called "smooth launching,"
where the desktop doesn't disappear if the application
you're launching is tagged as being a desktop
application. The problem is that many older applications
aren't tagged properly, so you still wind up getting a
text screen during launch.
Tsukue looks at applications as they launch and detects
if they're desktop applications by looking to see if they
activate the desktop environment. If they do, Tsukue tags
the application as a desktop program for you, so that the
next time you launch it, the application will smooth
launch. The application will also quit smoothly back to
your launcher program.
The optional GS/OS patch enables smooth quitting from
ProDOS 8 applications, as well. Quitting a ProDOS
application causes the desktop to reappear almost
instantly!
An installer is provided to install the GS/OS patch and
the system extension. If you don't want the GS/OS patch
applied, simply drag the Tsukue system extension file
into the System.Setup folder.