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From: dweisman@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Ordinary Man)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Bringing Finder frontmost after Startup Items run
Message-ID: <1991May30.142809.10293@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 30 May 91 18:28:09 GMT
References: <0B01FFFB.gszmd2@outpost.UUCP> <1991May30.141007.9682@cec1.wustl.edu>
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In article <1991May30.141007.9682@cec1.wustl.edu>, jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu (Jerome Yvon Plun) writes:
> In article <0B01FFFB.gszmd2@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes:
>>
>>In article <5000@ryn.mro4.dec.com>, long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
>>> 
>>>  After the Startup Items run, the last thing run is frontmost. Is there some
>>>  way to have the Finder automatically end up frontmost?
>>
>>I wrote a simple little App that does this.  It uses the process manager
>>to bring the Finder forward.  Of course it must be last item run in
>>the startup folder.
>>
>>If anyone wants it, I could clean it up and send it out.
>>
>>-- michael
>>
>>--  Michael Peirce         --   outpost!peirce@claris.com
>>--  Peirce Software        --   Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place
>>--  Macintosh Programming  --   San Jose, California 95117
>>--           & Consulting  --   (408) 244-6554, AppleLink: PEIRCE
> 
> Yes, we are interested.
> 
> (Sorry for the use of the News but I tried to use Email and it bounced.)
> 
> Jerome Plun
> 
> Jerome Plun            []  Is it a crime to want something else?
> jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu    []  Is it a crime to believe in something different?
> Washington University  []  
> St Louis, MO           []  "Smalltown England", New Model Army, Vengeance

	There's a real cheap way to get the finder to the front without any 
inits or other apps running. Just put an alias to your hard drive in the 
startup items folder and put a ~ (tilde) in front of it's name (to make it 
start last). It'll go back to the finder and open your HD to boot. If you don't 
like it opening your HD automatically, just make a fake (empty) sound and put 
its alias last in the startup items folder. No fuss, no muss, just basic Finder 
stuff. Any takers?

Dan

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