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From: macman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Giving Balloon Help the Axe (answer, really!)
Keywords: balloon help system seven 7
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.224228.15702@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 4 Jun 91 22:42:28 GMT
References: <1991May25.155557.8319@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> <1991Jun4.173245.8617@ssd.kodak.com>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In an article ph@ssd.kodak.com (Pete Hoch) rambles:

>>For those concerned with menu bar real estate, or tired of looking at
>>balloon help, or just aesthetics...

>Concerned about menu bar real estate?  Obviously you have not needed
>that real estate yet, because if you did the balloon help icon hides
>itself.  So what is the problem?  I like having system supported help.

I must agree completely. When I don't understand something, instead of
picking up a manual, I like selecting Help from Pagemaker, or Word, or any
program that has a help option for that matter.  And someday soon, nearly
all our programs will have their Help options in the HELP MENU.

- Chris


 
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