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From: gaines@mars.njit.edu (Starman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Another gripe about 7.0
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Date: 27 Feb 91 04:25:52 GMT
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>>	Here's something else that bugs me about System 7. THAT DAMN
>>BALLOON!! After two weeks of using a Mac, you don't need the balloon any
>>more. What could it POSSIBLY tell you that experienced user doesn't
>
>Balloon help can be useful if you are using a new program for the first
>time (assuming it supports ballon help).
>
>Also, applications are encouraged to put their own help commands in the help
>menu, rather than in the Apple menu.  (For example, the Finder adds a
>"Finder Shortcuts" item, which lists shortcuts in the Finder.)
>		 Larry Rosenstein,  Object Specialist
> Apple Computer, Inc.  20525 Mariani Ave, MS 3-PK  Cupertino, CA 95014

Hmmm...am I to understand that applications can use that? No flames, but
from using several System 7 apps, it seemes as if the Finder was the
only app using it! I guess I could see a help menu for applications,
it's just that it didn't look that way....from where I was sitting :)

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"They can fly rings around the moon,	      |		 Mike
but we're years ahead of them on the highway" |	  gaines@mars.njit.edu
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			System 7 on an 800K floppy? HA!
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