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From: mike@dayton.UUCP (Mike Baillargeon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: The Mac's resource fork: does Win 3 have one?
Message-ID: <7417@dayton.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jul 90 15:04:14 GMT
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In article <2966@gmdzi.UUCP> strobl@gmdzi.UUCP (Wolfgang Strobl) writes:
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>Why would one want to modify the resource file on the fly? I can think
>
>Wolfgang Strobl


The most obvious reason is for different language types.  The same program 
will work in english, french, german even korean without significant changes
if all the text and window definitions are in separate resources. 

Other reasons are for user options, instead of keeping a preference file, 
some programs update their own resources for different menu options or
command keys. Several major packages also use a preferences file also.

--Mike

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