Page 6-33
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In describing using Linkto, instructs the user:
2. With the Button tool still selected, double-click the button you want
to link.
The problem is that the Button Info dialog box does not display the Link to button, unless you hold down the option key while double-clicking the button you want to link. Per the instruction, the Button Info dialog box shows the Tasks button.
The manual should read:
2. With the Button tool still selected, hold down the Option key on your
keyboard and double-click the button you want to link.
Pages 3-22 and 6-37
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In describing adding visual effects, instructs the user:
1. Choose the button tool and double-click the Next button.
The Button Info Dialog box appears.
2. Click the Effect button.
There is no Effect button unless the user holds down the Option key while double-clicking on the Next button.
The manual should read:
1. Choose the button tool, hold down the Option key on your keyboard, and
double-click the Next button
The Button Info Dialog box appears.
2. Click the Effect button.
Incorrect Screen Shots
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Pages 2-29, 4-20, 6-3, and 6-17 of HyperCard Reference manual show screen shots of the incorrect version of the Button Info window.
Appendix B, page 141 of the Getting Started manual documents the replacement of the LinkTo and Effects buttons with the Tasks button and shows the correct screen shot.
This article was published in the "Information Alley":
Volume II, Issue 9, Page 17
Article Change History:
26 Sep 1995 - Added Info Alley information; updated article.
06 Jul 1995 - Clarified what the Appendix section shows.
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