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From: rolf@sparc1 (Rolf Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: prompting user in SFGetFile?
Message-ID: <1991Jun3.182938.4743@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 3 Jun 91 18:29:38 GMT
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  Under system 6, I was able to shoehorn a prompt into the
SFGetFile dialog box to help the user when it might be
unclear WHY this box had suddenly popped up. Remember how
HyperCard would ask "Where is Home?" in that box?
  Well, under 7.0, the space that I had used to put a
new dialog into seems to have disappeared. What is the
best way to provide a prompt in SFGetFile in such a way
that it can be used under both System 6 and 7?
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Rolf Wilson   Illinois State Geological Survey   rolf@sparc1.isgs.uiuc.edu