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From: starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: (Multi)Finding the Desktop
Keywords: multifinder
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Date: 3 Jan 91 06:27:50 GMT
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amunn@umd5.umd.edu (Alan Munn) writes:

> When using Multifinder, is there any way to make the whole desktop
> appear when you choose the Finder?  For instance, if you have a Word
> window open, and you switch to the Finder, only open windows on the
> Desktop show up, not, for instance, files on the Desktop or the trash
> can.  Is there any way around this?  It's a pain to have to make all
> the open Word windows smaller just to find a file on the desktop.

MultiFinder 6.1b9 has a feature that will allow you to "Set Aside" 
applications and their windows so that you can do other things without them 
interfering. The problem with this solution is locating MF 6.1b9. It came 
with some Apple Development tools originally, but was never released to the 
mass public that I know of (read: the feature was removed before release). 
The good news if that System 7.0 includes a feature similar to this.

John

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