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- From: absurd@apple.apple.com (Tim Dierks, software saboteur)
- Subject: Re: Launching Apps & Finder Icon
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:02:27 GMT
- References: <lj1gs1INNc2g@earth.cs.utexas.edu>
- Organization: MacDTS Marauders
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- In article <lj1gs1INNc2g@earth.cs.utexas.edu>, baron@cs.utexas.edu (David
- Baron) wrote:
- >
- >
- > I use the routine "LaunchApplication" to start another program from our
- > main application. Everything works fine except for the fact that the
- > Finder does not graphically display the launched program as running, i.e.,
- > its icon doesn't assume that fuzzy look. I wonder if and how this could
- > be accomplished.
- >
- > The OS otherwise does recognize the association between the icon and the
- > process: when you double click the (non-fuzzy) icon, the running process
- > is just brought to the foreground; but the icon is still not made fuzzy.
- >
- > Thanks a lot. Since I don't have access to news right now through my own
- > account, I'd appreciate it if you could mail a response to
- > rbrown@math.utexas.edu.
- >
- > --- Raymond Brown
-
- Yup. This is a (select one):
- - Bug
- - Feature
- - Limitation
- of the System 7 Finder. The Finder only grays out icons of applications
- it has launched as part of its user interface; it doesn't actually serve
- as a "process status" indicator.
-
- Tim Dierks
- MacDTS, but I'm speaking for myself
-