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Re: Make a DA into an application?

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From: Joel Ness
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 1991 21:40
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In article <19921@shlump.nac.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>
> Is there a way to make a Desk Accessory into an application? I'm thinking
> specifically of DeskPaint and DeskDraw from Zedcor. Both look quite capable,
> but I want them as applications (same reason I returned Vantage). The primary
> reason is so I can use Quickeys!
>

If you buy the whole Deskworks package they include a shell program
called Desk which runs when you double-click on a file created by one of
the DAs. The shell basically just runs the DA. Quickkeys should work
within it.


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From: jness@ub.d.umn.edu (Joel Ness)
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Subject: Re: Make a DA into an application?
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