Re: Finder improvements

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From: Clith de T'nir a.k.a. Reid Ellis
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1987 23:39

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Mike Carlton <carlton@ji.berkeley.edu> writes:
|How about something radical like a help window in the Finder explaining
|its shortcuts? Even the original Mac program (MacPaint) had this.

Unfortunately, help windows would bloat the size of the Finder if they
were included in every copy.  My suggestion is that an optional 'Help'
file exist in the system folder, and if it is there, a 'Help' button
could appear in the 'About Finder...' dialog, or else a 'Help...' item
could be added to the Finder's Apple menu.

Alternatively, there could be a 'Help' cdev in the Control Panel (a
question mark icon?). This has the advantage of not requiring any
modifications to the finder and could even be done by a non-apple
person.

				Reid Ellis, a.k.a. Clith de T'nir
				uunet!mnetor!unicus!rae

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Subject: Re: Finder improvements
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Date: Wed, 5-Aug-87 19:39:03 EDT
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Summary: Help file in the system folder?

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