Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!piccolo.ecn.purdue.edu!coxr From: coxr@piccolo.ecn.purdue.edu (Richard L Cox) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: removing balloon help.... Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 91 19:51:57 GMT References: <676362431.27@egsgate.FidoNet.Org> <14011@goofy.Apple.COM> <1991Jun12.190156.29819@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: root@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (ECN System Management) Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 43 dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) writes: >In article <14011@goofy.Apple.COM> rmh@apple.com (Rick Holzgrafe) writes: >>> So tell me, has anybody sucessfully removed the balloon help icon >>> from the menu bar? >> >>I still can't understand why anyone wants to do this. Me too. >Can you say, "It covers up my clock"? Yes,"It covers up my clock" - try one of the new shareware ones poping up all over the place! >Can you say, "I won't EVER use it with ANY of my applications"? No I can't it is a narrow mind which says "won't EVER ... with ANY." Unless you are omnipotent in which case, congratulations it must be wonderful. >Can you say, "The USER is in control, not the COMPUTER, and if the USER >wants it to go away, who are YOU to gainsay it"? I hear system 6.0.7 is still available and doesn't have those annoying baloons. >I knew you could :-). My my Steve, we are worried that the computer might really have control aren't we... I suggest a vacation and in increase in fiber intake. Soon someone will realese a nice little control pannel which will allow you to turn it off and on. Until then patience is a virtue... or write the damn thing yourself, stop bitching and learn to appreciate the great things which Apple did. I'm sure they are very sorry the missed on your custom order operating system. >Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office >Internet: s-dorner@uiuc.edu UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!s-dorner "And the kids they dance, they shake their bones" peace -Rich