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From: wrs@Apple.COM (Walter Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Menu Manager Bug...?
Message-ID: <14530@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 23 Jul 88 04:22:17 GMT
References: <5005@husc6.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: wrs@apple.apple.com (Walter Smith)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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The '-' is not really an AppendMenu metacharacter.  When the menu
defproc is about to draw a menu item, it looks at the first character
of the item string.  If it's a '-', a gray line is drawn; otherwise
the item string is drawn.  I'm afraid there's not much you can do
about it other than writing your own defproc or inserting a small
nonprinting character before items beginning with a '-'.

By the way, it's done this since 1984.

- Walt
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