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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: getting rid of balloon help
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Date: 17 Jun 91 15:40:48 GMT
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In article <173330@tiger.oxy.edu>, schorsch@oxy.edu (Brent William Schorsch) writes:
> This is only a suggestion (i.e. it may not work).  Try removing
> Pack14's resource(s) from the system file.  (That package is the
> help manager).	I am assuming that the system can gracefully
> continue if it detects that the package is missing.

Even if the system can gracefully continue, I doubt all programs that
use ,or will use, the Help manager will be so lucky.

Even though you are suppose to use Gestalt to check for the existence
of various thinks, like the help manager, I wouldn't be surprised
to find System 7 specific programs that take the attitude: I only work
under Sys7, therefore don't bother to check for things that I *know*
exist in Sys7 - like the help manager.

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