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From: pratt@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Jonathan Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: System 8.0: no more DA's.
Summary: Try On Que
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Date: 9 Dec 88 18:26:58 GMT
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In article <11426@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Peter.G.Merchant@dartmouth.edu (Peter Merchant) writes:
>
>Here's a request, though, for a way to deal with desk accessories.  It would
>be really keen if there were some way to, on system start up, put a collection
>of applications onto your Apple menu without necessarily starting them up.
>This would give me the same thing as a desk accessory.

There is a nifty INIT called On Que that does essentially this.  A pop-up
menu is installed into the upper right hand corner of the menu bar.  You
can configure the menu to contain any number of applications to be acces-
sible for instant launch.  Documents for the applications are installed
in submenus so that they will automatically be opened if selected.  With-
out Multifinder On Que attempts to quit the current application in the
usual way, allowing you to save changes, etc.  Under Multifinder the cur-
rent application is sent to the background when a new app is launched.
My opinions only...

Jonathan Pratt
pratt@boulder.colorado.edu