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From: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: UNIX is yuck (was Re: Next intro...)
Message-ID: <2409@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 12 Oct 90 14:11:55 GMT
References: <1325@carol.fwi.uva.nl>
Reply-To: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Organization: Iron City, USA
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In article <1325@carol.fwi.uva.nl> freek@fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk) writes:
>bellamy@covax.commerce.uq.oz.au writes:
>>BTW, if the user interface on the Mac is so good, why is the Help key
>>just another useless bit of plastic.
>
>What Help key?

The one on the extended keyboard.

It's only a useless bit of plastic if the programmers of a given application
decide not to implement it.  Microsoft products do.

I don't understand the original criticism. Why not ask:
"if the user interface on the Mac is so good, why are the extended keyboard's
function keys useless out of the box?"

The original Mac had no "help" key, nor did it have any function keys. This
being the case, how can one expect that they will do anything without a
rewrite of software?

Now, if System 7's Help Manager isn't invoked by the help key, then I'll be
first in line to give Apple many, many dutch rubs and snake bites.

chaz

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clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu                                       AOL:Crowbone