[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - 241 Script Manager's _Pixel2Char

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (06/30/89)

[Macintosh Technical Notes - 241 Script Manager's _Pixel2Char]

Written by:  Sue Bartalo				       June 1989

This Technical Note discusses  the  _Pixel2Char  trap  provided  by  the
Script Manager.

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