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•  Initial AWOL Utilities 1.0 release.

1.0.0 (October 2, 1993)



to avoid collision with help file.

•  Appended “ •” to name of text file saved by HoWDisplay or HoWOpen,

space to pictures.

•  Corrected bug in cvrt tool which gave too much or too little vertical

no-alert TeachText document launch if server is absent.

•  Calls to HoWOpen and background-only calls to HoWDisplay now cause

now launch the server to show their help files.

•  Added HoWOpen function to HoWLib.  Control panels and extensions can

into parts small enough for TeachText to handle.

user agrees to save the help file as a TeachText document, the file is split

•  If the help server is absent when HoWSample requests help, and the

1.0.1 (January 19, 1994)



•  No revisions.

1.0.2 (January 30, 1994)



example, when startup disk is locked).

•  Allowed the application to operate without a preferences file (for

•  Corrected an error in the documentation of HoWFindHelpFile.

option which prevented help display.

•  Corrected an incompatibility with SpeedyFinder7’s Help menu removal

1.0.3 (February 27, 1994)



absent.

extension or control panel’s separate help file when the help server is

that a useful message is generated if the user tries to open or print an

•  Added support for an “extension” symbol in HoWRez.{language}.r, so

1.0.4 (March 13, 1994)



•  No revisions.

1.0.5 (March 27, 1994)



•  Public AWOL Utilities 1.1 release.

1.1 (March 28, 1994)








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scrolls the help display to show the section entitled “Menus.”

This command does the same thing as the HoWSample Help command, but



•  Menu Help







scrolls the help display to show the section entitled “Dialogs.”

This command does the same thing as the HoWSample Help command, but



•  Dialog Help





display help.

the menu command is disabled, and the keyboard is the only way to

When there is a dialog box on your screen, such as the do-nothing dialog,

Pressing the Help or Command-? key at any time does the same thing.





the file.  If the help file is missing or invalid, this command is disabled.

readable copy of the help file as a TeachText file, then ask Finder to open

cannot be found on any mounted volume, HoWSample will offer to save a

will start the help server if it was not already running.  If the help server

This command asks Help on Wheels to display HoWSample’s help file.  This



•  HoWSample Help







on and off.  HoWSample supports Balloon Help.

This command, supplied by System software, lets you turn Balloon Help



•  Show/Hide Balloons







Help.  HoWSample supports Balloon Help.

This command, supplied by System software, tells you how to use Balloon



•  About Balloon Help…



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xThe Help Menu









about the do-nothing dialog.

See the section entitled “The Do-Nothing Dialog” for more information

This command does nothing, except bring up the do-nothing dialog.



•  Do-Nothing… (Command-D)



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xThe Demo Menu









containing text fields.

This command clears the selected text in a desk accessory or dialogs



•  Clear







text fields.

clipboard.  It is used only with desk accessories and dialogs containing

location or replaces the currently selected text by the contents of the

This command inserts the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor



•  Paste (Command-V)







desk accessories and dialogs containing text fields.

This command copies selected text to the clipboard.  It is used only with



•  Copy (Command-C)







desk accessories and dialogs containing text fields.

This command cuts selected text to the clipboard.  It is used only with



•  Cut (Command-X)







accessories.

This command is not used by HoWSample.  It is present only for desk



•  Undo (Command-Z)



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xThe Edit Menu









This command quits HoWSample.



•  Quit (Command-Q)















xThe File Menu









Balloon Help or Help on Wheels to learn more about HoWSample.

This command opens HoWSample’s About dialog, which invites you to try



•  About HoWSample…




xThe Apple Menu









This section describes each of HoWSample’s menus.








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