charge money for it and you should only transfer the complete package. Contact
me if you doubt whether you have a complete package. Inclusion on CD-ROMs
requires explicit permission from me (the author).
Balloon Help is an AppleScript Scripting Addition (OSAX) which allows you to
turn help balloons on, off or to get the status of balloon help (whether it's
turned on or not).
**Special Thanks to Marc Gumpinger for the idea.**
INSTALLATION:
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To install: Drag Balloon Help to the Scripting Additions folder inside the
Extensions folder.
USAGE:
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inflate balloons -- turns help on
pop balloons -- turns help off
ballons are inflated -- returns the status of balloon help
SPECIAL NOTES:
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Balloon help only installs a single OSAX into the System AEvent handler table.
I've implemented it so the one OSAX handles all three events.
I've included an alternate dictionary in case you would rather have boring
terminology like "show balloons." You need to use a resource editor (ResEdit
will work) and set the resource ID of the 'aete' resource 0 to something else
(5000 is recommended), then set the ID of the other 'aete' resource to 0.
'aete' ID 0 is the one the ScriptEditor looks for when compiling scripts or
displaying a Scripting Addition's dictionary.
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Comments, bug reports and suggestions are welcomed. If you have any ideas for useful Scripting Additions which haven't been written yet, send me a message describing your idea.
