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Frequently Asked Questions | Known Issues | Trouble Shooting
Q. What is ScrapX?
A. ScrapX is a shareware
scrapbook utility built for Mac OS X. It stores, displays, and dispenses content
copied and pasted or drag-and-dropped among Mac OS X and classic Mac OS applications.
Q. What do you mean: "ScrapX
is shareware"?
A. It means that you can
try it before you buy it. ScrapX can be downloaded and the trial (unregistered)
form used at no cost for thirty (30) days.
Q. Can ScrapX be used by more
than one user per computer?
A. Yes. When an account
holder with administrator privileges enters a Registration Key for ScrapX every
account holder can and may use the registered software and set personal preferences.
But the accessibility of ScrapX also will depend on how accounts are set up
on the computer.
Q. What does a Registration Key
for ScrapX cost?
A. Currently, the price of a license for use of ScrapX on a single computer
is $20. Various multi-computer licenses also are available. See the Purchase
page for more information.
Q. What are the System Requirements
for ScrapX?
A. ScrapX is a Cocoa app
that runs natively under Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar) or later. A few features are
available only when using 10.3 (Panther) or 10.4 (Tiger). ScrapX has been tested
on Intel-based Macs and runs perfectly under "Rosetta" emulation.
Q. In what languages is ScrapX
localized?
A. ScrapX 1.3 is localized in English and French and can be downloaded with
documentation either in English or French. Translation to French was performed
by Ronald Leroux. (Please contact us if you would like to localize ScrapX in
another language.)
Q. What data formats are supported
by ScrapX?
A. ScrapX 1.3, the current version, supports the types: aGIF (animated GIF)
BMP, GIF, HTML, JPEG, PDF, PICT, PNG, RTF, RTFD, TIFF, URL, text, movie, sound,
and classic sound resource. Supported sound formats include .m4a (AAC) and .m4p
(protected AAC). See the File Formats
page for more information.
Q. How many scrapbooks can I
have with ScrapX?
A. With either the registered
or trial (unregistered) form you can create as many scrapbooks as you want,
and with the registered form of ScrapX you can have as many scrapbooks open
as you like. But, with the trial form you can have only two scrapbooks open.
Q. How many items can be in a
scrapbook?
A. With the registered
form the number of items in a scrapbook essentially is unlimited. (Theoretically,
the limit is about 4 billion items.) With the trial (unregistered) form each
scrapbook is limited to ten items.
Q. What is a "promised file"?
A. When a selection is
copied or dragged the usual result is for the content and other information
to be put on the pasteboard. Then when a paste or drop operation is done the
content and other information can immediately be taken from the pasteboard.
Use of a "promised file"
is another way to move content that occurs in two steps. In this case the copy
or drag operation results in an indication of the availability of content
(the promised file) to be put on the pasteboard. When a second app asks for
the file the first app then sends it.
Here's an analogy: suppose the Post Office has a letter for you. The normal mode of delivery would be for the postman to come to your house with the letter. The alternative is for the postman to deliver a slip saying: 'you have mail and may request delivery.'
Q. What makes ScrapX an Internet
scrapbook?
A. When images are dragged
to ScrapX from Safari not only is the content captured, so is the title and
URL of the web page and the URL of the link (if there is one). These URLs can
be opened from ScrapX. Therefore, a ScrapX scrapbook provides a convenient way
to gather content from the web and to automatically keep track of the source
of the content. (At this time this feature does not work with text dragged from
Safari.)
Q. Are ScrapX scrapbooks portable?
That is, can they be moved to another computer?
A. Yes, except for scrapbooks
with items of type movie or sound (but not sound resource). Generally, only
references to movies and sounds are placed in a scrapbook because of how Mac
OS X handles QuickTime formats; therefore, if a scrapbook is moved to another
computer these referenced files also must be moved. For more information download
the ScrapX Application Note: "ScrapX
AN Moving Scrapbook." However, beginning with v1.3.5 a complete movie
or sound can be placed in a scrapbook if it is drag-and-dropped from QuickTime
Player Pro and is not in a protected form.
Q. Is documentation available
for ScrapX?
A. Yes! A Read Me document
with installation instructions and an User Guide with operating instructions
are included in the ScrapX download and also can be downloaded separately from
the Support page. An "Introductory Scrapbook"
is included in the complete download.
Q. Can ScrapX scrapbooks be password
protected?
A. ScrapX does not have
its own system for password protection. However, it is compatible with "FileVault,"
the file protection system built into Mac OS X 10.3 or later. (In order to use
FileVault, open System Preferences and select "Security." More information about
FileVault can be found at http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/filevault/
.)
Comparison to Classic Scrapbook
Q. Is ScrapX an alternative to
the "classic scrapbook" included with the classic Mac OS?
A. It's more of a replacement.
ScrapX is built for Mac OS X and is written in Cocoa. The classic scrapbook
is a classic Mac OS application.
Q. Can ScrapX display everything
the classic scrapbook does?
A. Yes, with one exception,
everything displayable in the classic scrapbook can be displayed in ScrapX:
ScrapX does not support the type: 3DMF (QuickDraw 3D) because Mac OS X does
not support it. However, items in this format do display in ScrapX as PICTs.
Q. Can ScrapX do everything the
classic scrapbook does?
A. Yes, and much more.
For instance, ScrapX offers multiple views, allows multiple scrapbooks to be
open, can export to files, records the creation date for each item, allows the
user to select how to display items with more than one supported type, allows
search and sort, 
allows
text to be edited, and lets items be "stripped" to remove selected
type information. ScrapX, like the classic scrapbook, can accept content that
it cannot display. If an item has no supported type you will see the message:
"Not Displayable with ScrapX."
Q. Can ScrapX use scrapbook files
created with the classic scrapbook utility?
A. Yes. ScrapX has an
import command that allows opening of scrapbooks in the classic scrapbook file
format, including scrapbooks created with classic versions of ScrapIt. After
being imported scrapbooks can be saved in the ScrapX format.
Installing and Registering ScrapX
Q. Where do I get ScrapX?
A. Go to the Download page.
Q. How do I purchase a registration
key for ScrapX?
A. Sales of registration keys are handled via Kagi. Go to the Purchase
page for more information.
Q. How do I enter a Registration
Key?
A. You select ScrapX > Register... to open the Registration panel
and enter your Licensee Name and Registration Key. The procedure is described
in the Read Me document included in the ScrapX download.
Q. How do I obtain updates and
upgrades?
A. When updates and upgrades are released they will be available on the
ScrapX download page. They also can be identified and downloaded via VersionTracker,
MacUpdate, and similar web sites. Registration Keys purchased for ScrapX 1.3
or earlier versions will be valid for all v 1.x updates.
Q. Can I recommend new features
for ScrapX?
A. Absolutely. We're very interested in recommendations! Please go to the
Contact page to email us.
Q. When I copy and paste an item
from one scrapbook to another, why is the "Size" larger for the new
item?
A. In order to keep the pasteboard (clipboard) information compatible with both
Classic and OS X applications, Mac OS X through 10.2 (Jaguar) duplicated certain
types and ScrapX retained both copies. For instance, PICT data are duplicated.
Beginning with ScrapX 1.3.5 the duplicate types are discarded.
Q. When I copy and paste an
item from one scrapbook to another, why does the new item have unsupported types
that are not in the original?
A. In order to keep the clipboard compatible with both Classic and OS X applications,
Mac OS X translates certain types. For instance, "RTF" data are translated to
a 'TEXT' and 'styl' pair.
