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Article #5679Re: a few more option-keys tips
From: greg%harvard
Date: Thu, 01 May 1986 07:10
Date: Thu, 01 May 1986 07:10
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In article <3237@sdcc3.UUCP> borton@sdcc3.UUCP (Chris Borton) writes: >One of the most fun things to share with other Mac people are option-key >'tricks' you've discovered or heard about. ... >option-click on close box closes ALL windows. > >cmd-period soon after double-clicking in the finder will abort back. > >option-open folder in Finder 5.[12] will leave window closed upon return. > >cmd-drag icon in Finder 5.[12] leaves icon 'on grid.' This can be > permanently enabled, along with many other goodies, in the LAYO > resource of the Finder. Use ResEdit 1.0D? to modify. > >Most people know the option tricks for Font/DA Mover by now... You call these things fun? Well what about shift-command-click-option-double- click? Doesn't that do something too?? Oh yes, but you wouldn't know since it's *undocumented*. Apple and other software developers should stop these interface abuses before they get out of hand. -- gregregreg
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!hpisoa2!hpitg!harvard!greg@harvard From: greg%harvard@harvard.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: a few more option-keys tips Message-ID: <907@harvard> Date: Thu, 1-May-86 03:10:00 EDT Article-I.D.: harvard.907 Posted: Thu May 1 03:10:00 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 17-May-86 01:15:14 EDT References: <3237@sdcc3> Lines: 24