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- From: vandry@CAM.ORG (Phillip Vandry)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Patching the menu manager
- Message-ID: <Bzy5GI.11M@CAM.ORG>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 01:57:54 GMT
- References: <BzGv1o.1zC@CAM.ORG>> <NAGENDRA.92Dec22140945@csa.bu.edu> <Bzozy1.Ixu@CAM.ORG> <1992Dec24.232738.11187@actrix.gen.nz>
- Organization: Champlain Regional College, St-Lambert QC CANADA
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- David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
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- >Nope, they both work at the same time. I've written an event manager
- >custom pointing device driver for an EdMark TouchWindow, and I can
- >either touch the touchwindow to move the cursor to a particular point,
- >or use the mouse as normal.
-
- Hmm. I need to actually disable the mouse or else... chaos.
-
- So how can that be done? (Or better yet, how about figuring out where standard
- menu DefProcs are in memory, which is still, IMHO, the best solution)
-
- >> Finally, assuming I get this thing working, what do you think would
- >> be the best way to handle conflicts (eg OA-S for Save and OA-S to
- >> open "Special" menu). Use the option key instead? Control?
-
- >Don't fiddle with the Open-apple key. The option key isn't a good
- >idea either - it is normally used for special characters. Nor can you
- >use both of them at once. Some programs (notably HyperCard IIgs) use
- >Apple-Option combinations for several operations.
-
- >I really can't see any unique key combination that won't interfere with
- >something.
- >--
-
- Well than it's got to be something -almost- safe. I like Ctrl-Shift. The keys
- are large and adjacent, letting you punch them both at the same time with a
- natural maneuver of the hands :)
-
- >David Empson
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