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From: grobbins@Apple.COM (Grobbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Balloon Help Idea
Message-ID: <53906@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 12 Jun 91 06:10:27 GMT
References: <676362388.10@egsgate.FidoNet.Org>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <676362388.10@egsgate.FidoNet.Org> Owen.M..Hartnett@f98.n250.z1.FidoNet.Org (Owen M. Hartnett) writes:
>Actually, I think that balloon help should not just have on/off states.
>I propose the following:
>...
>3) (special balloon help menu setting:) Balloon help on only when
>shift key (or other key which acts like the shift key) is down.  This way
>you could leave balloon help semi-on all the time, and when you wanted to
>check something out, just hold down the trigger key.

I have a background task which does this (with the control key.)
Send mail if you'd like a copy (it's beta; I'll probably send it off to
the archives shortly.)

Grobbins                    grobbins@apple.com