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From: danno@css.itd.umich.edu (Daniel T. Pritts)
Subject: Re: System 7.0: Interesting Times
Message-ID: <1991May29.013830.22999@terminator.cc.umich.edu>
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References: <1440@mephisto.edu> <1991May26.185508.12379@supernet.dallas.haus.com> <1991May28.135818.22894@uservx.afwl.af.mil>
Date: Wed, 29 May 91 01:38:30 GMT

In article <1991May28.135818.22894@uservx.afwl.af.mil> hillman@uservx.afwl.af.mil writes:
>In article <1991May26.185508.12379@supernet.dallas.haus.com>, cluther@supernet.dallas.haus.com (Clay Luther) writes:
>> ashwin@gatech.edu (Ashwin Ram) writes:
>> 
>>>Yes.  But I would rather have Help be under my control, rather than be always
>>>on or always off.  For example, instead of having all possible Balloons
>>>popping up as I move my mouse, why not allow me to point to what I want help
>>>on and hit the HELP key on my keyboard?  It is pretty tedious to go to the
>>>-- Ashwin.
>> 
>> In part, I agree.  However, I am sure that some enterprising programmer will
>> program an init that will toggle help on and off when you hit the help key.
>> 
>> -- 
>To bad MacroMaker is no longer supported, it would be a cinch, especially if
>help on and help off was a toggle.

now on mac.archive.umich.edu:  Help Meister.  Toggles balloon help when
you press control-help. 

Also, for those wondering how to get back to the "old way" of switching
apps (click once on the icon in the upper left...), justclick.

both in mac/system.extensions/init