Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!hellgate.utah.edu!hamblin.byu.edu!byuvax!byuvm!cunyvm!psuvm!q8n Organization: Penn State University Date: Saturday, 14 Jul 1990 15:35:43 EDT From: Scott D. Camp Message-ID: <90195.153543Q8N@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Can't resize windows? (was Re: Windows 3.0 & the Mac) References: <1990Jul10.022352.4138@bdmrrr.bdm.com> <3097@gmdzi.UUCP> In article <3097@gmdzi.UUCP>, strobl@gmdzi.UUCP (Wolfgang Strobl) says: >The problem with the Multifinder is not so much one of the Multifinder >itself, but of the applications running under it. Most of them are >written under the assumption that they have the whole screen area at >their disposal - no need to make windows resizeable, zoomable, or to be >able to hide some portions of the application - all things which are >standard in the Windows world. This is why many Mac people are so proud >about their Macs ability to drive more than monitor and to >create one big desktop on them. They need it. I have certainly enjoyed most of the comments from Wolfgang as I noted to him previously in private e-mail. However, I'm not sure I understand this point. The program I am using to interface with my local mainframe computer, Term 4.5.1, certainly has the capability to resize the window. In fact, most of the programs I commonly use have this capability (Minitab 6.2, SuperPaint 2.0a, Wingz 1.1, and Word 4.0b). Note, that all of these programs are "production" type of programs where I find the use of multifinder to be important. There are some programs I consider to be "production" programs that don't have this feature, namely Family Records in Personal Ancestry File and HyperCard. I'm also not sure about some of my "utility" programs being able to resize the windows (programs such as ResEdit or MacTools Deluxe). However, since I don't usually run these at the same time I run other programs, I don't worry about it and therefore didn't check them as I did the others. Even so, I get tired of resizing Windows on my SE when I return to Finder and want to see the disk or trashcan icons. Therefore, I use MultiFinder 6.1b9 (I hope I go the version number correct--it's the one with the Set Aside option). Even though this is a beta version and not distributed generally with Apple's system software, it appears to be stable and really suits my needs. Also, I tend to trust things more when they come from Apple instead of shareware (before you turn the flame guns on, I am referring to shareware products where I know nothing about the author). Anyway, I don't have the problem using a fairly generic setup that Wolfgang is referring to. Just my thoughts. Scott D. Camp Q8N@PSUVM.PSU.EDU The Pennsylvania State University 305 Oswald Tower University Park, PA 16802 814-863-0121