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Hide Balloon Help in System 7?
Posted by: PotatoFi on 2020-06-29 23:49:12
I don't like seeing Balloon help in System 7. Is there a way to hide or remove it?

Posted by: jessenator on 2020-06-29 23:56:53
Isn't it just a system extension? I think I just either disabled or deleted mine... I rearranged my space last night so I can't check rn :lol:  but I'm pretty sure you can just disable the extension.

Edit: Apple Guide extension?

Posted by: PotatoFi on 2020-06-30 00:19:43
Isn't it just a system extension? I think I just either disabled or deleted mine... I rearranged my space last night so I can't check rn :lol:  but I'm pretty sure you can just disable the extension.

Edit: Apple Guide extension?
Wow, that easy?! I'll check it out after work! Thanks!

Posted by: Dog Cow on 2020-06-30 03:43:11
I don't like seeing Balloon help in System 7. Is there a way to hide or remove it?
Helium will allow you to hide the balloon menu.

Posted by: Crutch on 2020-06-30 12:14:52
Helium is great but it’s nagware. I modded it to patch out the offending _NMInstall to prevent the nagware alert box on startup, since I can’t figure out how to pay the shareware fee 28 years late .... the version of the extension on Macintosh Garden has my patch. https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/helium-211

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