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窶｢  Initial AWOL Utilities 1.0.1 release.□

□□1.0.1 (December 31, 1993)□

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want to script Menu events.□

窶｢  Added disabled 窶徇enu ID #窶 items to grabbed menus, to help users who

窶｢  Removed mention of Menu Events bug fixed in version 1.0.2.□

□□1.0.2 (January 11, 1994)□

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application.□

grabbing, to warn user that any menu action will affect another

窶｢  Changed color of Menu Grabber menu bar and menu titles when

□□1.0.3 (February 1, 1994)□

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窶｢  Removed mention of Menu Events bug fixed in version 1.0.5.□

□□1.0.4 (February 6, 1994)□

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example, when startup disk is locked).□

窶｢  Allowed the application to operate without a preferences file (for

窶｢  窶弋rying to grab窶 message now suggests Command-Period to cancel.□

option which prevented help display.□

窶｢  Corrected an incompatibility with SpeedyFinder7窶冱 Help menu removal

□□1.0.5 (February 27, 1994)□

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窶｢  Added the thank-you hot button under Acknowledgements.□

窶｢  Some minor documentation changes.□

□□1.0.6 (March 13, 1994)□

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窶｢  Documented that Menu Grabber works with Finder 7.1.2.□

unavailable.□

窶｢  Corrected a bug which could cause the Grab窶ｦ button to become

窶｢  Public AWOL Utilities 1.1 release.□

□□1.1 (March 28, 1994)□

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窶｢  Document addition of scripting files to Menu Events 1.1.1 distribution.□

□□1.1.1 (April 11, 1994)□

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□□Menu Events version 1.1.2.□

□□窶｢  Changed handling of non-standard menus to accommodate revisions in

□□1.1.2 or later.□

□□every menu selection where the target machine has Menu Events version

□□窶｢  Modifier keys (Shift, Control, Option, Command) are now effective on

□□1.1.2 (April 19, 1994)□

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which are not applications.□

窶｢  Improved handling of programs listed in the program selection dialog

found.□

窶｢  Improved the message given when the target application cannot be

1.1.2.□

窶｢  Made Menu Grabber compatible with versions of Menu Events prior to

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□□窶｢  Corrected a conflict with the MenuChoice utility which caused a failure

窶｢  Public AWOL Utilities 1.2 release.□

□□1.2 (October 17, 1994)□

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large number of grabs.□

窶｢  Fixed a memory leak which could cause Menu Grabber to crash after a

□□the same target application.□

□□窶｢  Added the Refresh button to make it easier to work continuously with

□□which modifiers are in effect.□

□□applied when you select items from the grabbed menus.  The dialog shows

□□you can see menu items in their alternate form.  These modifiers are also

□□窶｢  Added support for modifier keys pressed while grabbing menus, so that

窶｢  Public AWOL Utilities 1.3 release.□

□□1.3 (March 6, 1996)□

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□□□□□□□ﾃ･□□□Revision History□

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□□□□□Click here to thank somebody personally!□

to others who provided useful information.□

Special thanks to the 170 fine people who beta-tested this software, and

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One big hug to Toni and the family for enduring a LOT of late nights.□

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folks like me such odd ideas.□

Support who put together those clever little code snippets which give

Thanks to C.K. Haun and the other folks at Apple Developer Technical

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□□□□□□□ﾃ･□□□Acknowledgements□

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the Menu Events extension or how Menu Grabber was programmed.□

Write to the author at the above address if you want to know more about

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any scripting package.□

The Menu Events extension, by itself, can support Menu events without

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scripting addition ('osax') and a sample script to get you started.□

them scriptable and recordable.  The Menu Events distribution includes a

events to control non-scriptable applications through their menus, making

If you are interested in scripting, you should find out how to use Menu

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which can cause the target application to hang.□

Menu Events help file for information about a conflict between the two

If you are also using the help server Help on Wheels, you should read the

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standard, so they may sometimes look odd.□

Menu Grabber presumes that all hierarchical (cascade) menus are

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activating the target application.□

machine is already showing a modal dialog, preventing Menu Events from

then you will not be able to grab menus.  The same is true if the target

package which would present a modal dialog in response to a mouse click,

If the target machine is under the influence of a screen saver or security

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problem.□

the target machine, so if that machine is unattended, you may have a

If the menu item you select brings up a dialog box, that dialog will be on

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it窶冱 supposed to).□

Apple event classes, which doesn窶冲 return errAEEventNotHandled when

handling), and most Microsoft applications (they install a handler over all

later will work), ResEdit 2.1.1 (nothing good to say about its Apple event

unwilling, but fortunately it has its own suite of Apple events; 7.1.2 or

exceptions to these standards, including Finder 7.0 or 7.1 (totally

in the menu bar.  Some of the big-name applications are among the

customary rules about handling of high-level events and reacting to clicks

events work only if the target application is programmed according to the

Menu Grabber inherits the limitations of the Menu Events extension.  Menu

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