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- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:03:19 -0400
- From: "Kenneth E. Mohnkern" <km2a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: Re: Is there a way to rid myself of all this window clutter? Help please!
- In-Reply-To: <1992Jul20.231028.25825@lclark.edu>
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- Josh Rochester@lclark.ed writes:
- ...
- >I wouldn't give up my System Seven for the world, and I love multitasking!
- >(not to mention that now I'm running on a quadra and can't even USE sys6...)
- >All I want is an init (or CDEV or background app or WHATEVER) that places
- >the background pattern between my applications. Hide the desktop, hide the
- >other applications, just show me what I'm doing right now and absorb my
- clicks.
- >I've seen it done in one of the apps included in the QuickTime
- developer's kit,
- >but I need it as a CDEV. So, I challenge you, programmers of the world, to
- >create this utility for me.
-
- This may not be the ultimate solution, but it may work for you while
- you're waiting for someone to produce the ult. sol.
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- If you hold down the option key while changing applications, the
- previous application will be hidden. I don't know about option-opening
- an app - you can try it. But if you've got Finder and MacWrite open,
- Finder in front, select MacWrite from the apps menu or click a MW window
- while holding option. Finder goes away.
-
- Good luck,
- ken
-
-
- #ken mohnkern # the graphics deli # the robotics institute #
- # carnegie mellon university # pittsburgh pa #
- # "It's not the thing you fling, but the fling itself." #
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