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From: jhenk@hmcvax.claremont.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Disabling the trashcan
Message-ID: <1991May8.014221.1@hmcvax.claremont.edu>
Date: 8 May 91 08:42:21 GMT
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   Hello. A freind of mine is teaching a class (second grade) and is using the
Mac as a teaching tool. Everything is fine except that the kids have discovered
the trash can to be a wonderful toy for dragging files to. Wonderful. Instead
of getting on the kids cases, he has asked me to write hima simple(?)
application to disable the trash can. Since I can't find much on that
particular problem, I need to bounce this off someone and see if my idea has
any merit. I want to write a small program to simply go in and switch the
trashcan icon for a single bit icon, and of course switch it back again. What I
need to know is will it cause any unpleasant side effects on any of the macs
from a Mac Plus forward to the new models? Oh, and if I'm all wet, is there a
better way to accomplish this? My freind doesn't want to have to deal
constantly with ResEdit. He fears being too distracted to do a careful enough
job. I've seen the kids. I don't blame him. Thanks for the input.

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