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From: owen@raven.phys.washington.edu (Russell Owen)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Software to Hide Windows
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Date: 6 Dec 90 22:53:57 GMT
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There is a beta multifinder which will more-or-less do the job. It seems 
reliable (at least with system 6.0.5; I haven't tried 6.0.7).

Please answer a question for me: is it possible to put system 7 in a mode 
where it automatically hides all the windows for another application? With 
the silly version 6 beta MF you have to select "set aside others" every 
time you want it. Worse, you have to hold option to get that; the default 
is a totally useless "set aside self". Wish I knew how to fix that with 
ResEdit.

For that matter, I'd love to be able to bring the finder disk icons 
forward with the windows. Then no need for set aside, for me. Good old 
Apple and their compulsion about the silly "desktop" metaphore. Give me 
windows and you can have the "desktop".

Russell Owen
owen@raven.phys.washington.edu
Astronomy Dept. FM-20
University of Washington
Seattle, WA  98195