Big Foot Manual

BigFoot User Manual Last modified July 24, 2002. By Ben Haller. Copyright © 2002 Stick Software. [ This manual is only available in English at present. ] BigFoot is a "desktop critter" for Mac OS X that provides you with a pair of feet (in addition to those you probably already possess). This manual assumes that you have already downloaded a copy of BigFoot; if not, visit BigFoot's web page at http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/BigFoot.html. It also assumes that you know all the basics of using the Macintosh in Mac OS X, including using the mouse, menus, and windows, and opening and saving files. Right now this "manual" is really an FAQ (frequently asked questions) list, because BigFoot is a simple enough app that it doesn't seem to merit a full manual — that would just be a lot of work and would probably be less effective at answering actual user questions. Let us know if you disagree, however; if a full manual is needed for BigFoot, it can be made. Please send comments on this manual to us at bhaller@sticksoftware.com. Thanks! Questions What is BigFoot and what does it do, in a nutshell? How and where do I install BigFoot? What do all these controls do? OK, but how do I *use* the darn thing? How do I make my own footprint stencils? What is shareware? How do I pay? What is BigFoot and what does it do, in a nutshell? BigFoot is a desktop critter for Mac OS X. It provides you with a pair of feet on your desktop, for your entertainment and amusement. For example, here's a very simple set of feet: The appearance and behavior of the feet are extremely configurable, so you should be able to create whatever feet your heart desires. For more information on the basic concept of BigFoot, and many more images of feet, please check out its home page at http://www.sticksoftware.com/software/BigFoot.html, which covers this pretty well. How and where do I install BigFoot? BigFoot is a breeze to install. Simply copy the BigFoot application into one of the standard OS X locations for applications, such as /Applications, /Applications/Utilities, or ~/Applications (where ~ is your home directory). ~/Applications is the typical location used if you do not have Administrator privileges on your OS X machine, or wish BigFoot to be available only to you, not to other users of the machine. /Applications and /Applications/Utilities will make BigFoot available to all users of the machine, but typically require Administrator privileges for you to copy things into them. For more information on this, see Apple's documentation on using OS X. No further setup is required. Once you've got BigFoot copied to a standard location, just double-click it in the Finder to launch it. What do all these controls do? There are lots of controls to explain, but we're not going to spend a lot of time here explaining them. Part of the fun of BigFoot is experimenting and discovering the program. If you want hints on what different controls do, most of them have tool…