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Subject:RE: Help Files for the Mac From:Wil Gaffga <WilG -at- gibbsCAM -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:51:39 -0700
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> From: Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- jci -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Help Files for the Mac
>
<snip>
> Having said that, and also acknowledging that Apple's proprietary help
> system is the slickest, cooolest help system I've ever seen or used
> (complete with launching applications, drawing "highlighter" circles and
> changing menu item colors to augment the help text) ...
<snip>
Yeah, ain't it cool!?! OS X still has some of the functionality, (mostly
opening the referenced items for you) but nothing as full and complete as OS
9. Personally, I thought the whole thing was brilliant and wonderfully
executed. Truly a "Help" system.
Wil
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