Posts tagged “resorcerer” — Blog of independent game and app developer Matt Sephton. Featuring vintage Macintosh, game development, digital artwork, Japanese esoterica, video game reviews, hacks and tips, and much more. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/tag/resorcerer/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:16:48 +0000 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:16:48 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 <p>I sometimes use an app called KeyQuencer Launcher that is part of the KeyQuencer software. The app presents a simple window containing a list of macros allowing quick and easy access.</p> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/changing-textsize-1.png#pixel" alt="PNG" title="KeyQuencer Launcher window" /></p> <p>The text in the window is very small, which makes sense as you want to see multiple macros in as little space as possible. However, my use case in System 7 on iPad is a little different as I’d like to see fewer, larger items that are easy to select by touch.</p> <p>Knowing a little about how Macintosh apps are put together I thought it should be easy enough to change the text size in the window by modifying the app’s binary code directly. This can be done using a tool called Resorcerer (you could also use Super ResEdit, or ResEdit with the CODE viewer resources installed).</p> <p>By searching for <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">0xA88A</code> (the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">_TextSize</code> toolbox call) I was lucky enough to find a single place in the app where the text size is set. I changed the value passed to the preceding <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">move.m</code> from <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">0E</code> (decimal 14) to <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">12</code> (decimal 18) and the text size was increased.</p> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/changing-textsize-2.png#pixel" alt="PNG" title="Toolbox Trap 0xA88A" /></p> <p>That was enough of a solution for me, though it is possible to change the font or to increase text size more dramatically if required.</p> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/changing-textsize-3.png#pixel" alt="PNG" title="KeyQuencer Launcher window with increased text size" /></p> <h3 id="related-posts">Related posts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/2021/04/17/turning-an-ipad-pro-into-the-ultimate-classic-macintosh">Turning an iPad Pro into the Ultimate Classic Macintosh</a></li> <li><a href="/2021/04/21/building-basiliskii-for-ios/">How to install BasiliskII on your iPad</a></li> <li><a href="/2021/04/19/automating-interactions-using-apple-events/">Exploring Custom Keyboards and Automation</a></li> <li>Optimising Macintosh app toolbars for touch</li> <li><a href="/2021/04/24/macintosh-drawing-software-compared/">Macintosh drawing software compared</a></li> <li><a href="/2021/04/25/mixing-external-tools-across-deneba-software/">Mixing External Tools across Deneba software</a></li> <li><a href="/2021/04/30/my-system-7-software-choices/">My System 7 software choices</a></li> <li><a href="/2021/05/03/interoperability-of-system-7-and-ios/">About the interoperability of System 7 and iOS</a></li> </ul> by Matt Sephton Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/04/28/changing-the-text-size-of-a-list-using-resorcerer/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/04/28/changing-the-text-size-of-a-list-using-resorcerer/