System 7.5 includes a host of new features that help Macintosh users reduce complexity and work more efficiently. Some of the features give a glimpse into the future when Macintosh systems will become even smarter about users' preferences:
* Hierarchical Apple menus �? enable faster and easier access to items that
are kept in folders under the Apple menu. For instance, selecting Control
Panels under the Apple menu causes a list of sub-menus to be displayed. A
set of "recent items" selections also automatically tracks documents,
applications, and servers that were recently used, letting the user quickly
refer back to them and open them again.
* The Recent Applications selection shows the applications most recently
used and lets them be quickly launched from this menu.
* Stickies �? lets users create on-screen electronic notes.
* Finder hiding �? lets the Finder be inactive while an application is
running; if a user clicks outside a document window, the application still
remains selected, thus preventing the novice user from getting "lost" by
switching to the Finder or another application.
* Default document folder �? automatically saves files to a folder named
"Documents" on the desktop, rather than the application folder, making it
easier for novice users to keep track of documents.
* System and application folder locking �? prevents accidental deletion of
important files.
* Updated Scrapbook and Notepad �? includes built-in support for Macintosh
Drag and Drop.
* Windowshade �? lets the user click on a window title bar to hide the window
from view, thereby reducing screen clutter caused by many windows being open
at once.
* Support for larger hard disk volumes�?up to 4 gigabytes.
Article Change History:
15 Feb 1995 - Reviewed for technical accuracy, revised System 7.5 keyword.
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