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From: jackb@MDI.COM (Jack Brindle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Another Finder 7 cosmetic bug?
Keywords: Finder System 7 bug
Message-ID: <1991May23.211438.9659@MDI.COM>
Date: 23 May 91 21:14:38 GMT
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In article <1991May22.204246.23830@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> boerned@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Dan Boerner) writes:
>I can backup that bug report.  I was just testing this and found I could
>repeat it consistently.  It is not necessary to drag the window offscreen
>in order to see the bug.  The following steps work for me.
>
>Step 1	Turn on Balloon Help
>Step 2	Click mouse on center title bar (title bar balloon will appear)
>Step 3	Drag the window up an inch or so.
>
>You should now see a grey line about an inch from the bottom of the window.
>It's my guess that it's a classic example of how dangerous it is to mess with
>the Window Manager's port outside of a WDEF.
>
>But this bug is no doubt in the innoculous (sp?) category.

Why is this a bug? You are simply dragging the window. The line you are
seeing is the window outline. Just cause balloon help is on doesn't mean
your Mac stops working. It does everything just as it would if balloon
help was off. It just also displays the balloons.

Must've been a VERY late night...

Jack Brindle
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