Re: Microsoft Word V3.0 and its menu bar...

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From: levin
Date: Tue, 26 May 1987 20:59

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In article <9946@decwrl.DEC.COM> harrow@exodus.dec.com (Jeff Harrow, NCSE BXB1-2/E02 DTN=293-5128) writes:
>Has anyone  noticed  that  Microsoft Word V3.0's handeling of the 
>menu bar is a bit strange?
>
>I've noticed that  the  MenuTime  DA  does  not update (flash its 
>colon) under many conditions until you hit a key.
>
>Additionally, when Apple's new  EasyAccess  (a  standard  way  to 
>create  "sticky"  option/command/shift  keys)   is  enabled,  the 
>special icon that it places  at the right side of the menu bar is 
>not always updated correctly.

Word 3.0 is continually writing either a blank or an "N" to the right
end of the menu bar to show whether your keypad is in Numeric or funny
cursor key mode.  Interferes with JClock, too.  Grumble.

>
>Jeff Harrow
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