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From: TJACOBS@cc.utah.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7 talk: Hierarchial Apple Menus
Message-ID: <70001@cc.utah.edu>
Date: 15 Jun 90 16:54:19 GMT
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In article <41915@apple.Apple.COM>, chuq@Apple.COM (That's MR. Idiot to you) writes:
> 
> What I've been told is that it won't be in 7.0 (which actually makes sense.
> The software isn't done, but we're far enough along that all the manuals,
> examples,t raining material, books, etc, etc, etc would all have to be
> changed, and that's a production nightmare) but it will be considered for
> down the road. So an open mind is being kept. Right now, the focus is fixing
> bugs, not adding new functionality and I'd personally HATE to find out
> system 7 slipped because of something like this.
> 
> Especially since (hint, hint) what HierDA did for the old Apple menu, an
> INIT can do to the new Apple menu. This wouldn't be a tough thing to graft
> on the system with a patch of some sort.
> -- 
> Chuq Von Rospach   <+>   chuq@apple.com   <+>   [This is myself speaking]
> 
> Wherefore could I not pronounce 'Amen'? I had most need of blessing, and
> 'Amen' stuck in my throat. --Macbeth

Perhaps you could find out if the Finder team has included hooks into the
Finder so that this can be done seamlessly to avoid a bunch of low level hacks
and patches to the toolbox calls. Perhaps if there aren't any hooks, they
could be convinced to include some for this very purpose.


The "Power" to be your best? Not quite. But someday they'll get there, then
I'll have a different best in mind! ;^)

Tony Jacobs
Center for Engineering Design