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Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
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Date: 27 Jun 91 15:57:51 GMT
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In article <1991Jun27.041627.29718@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>
>  I dunno because I don't know how the hide feature works on the Mac.
>On the Amiga, usually "hide" closes the current app screen/window
>and changes it into an icon or titlebar that can be clicked on or
>brought back via hotkey.

Same thing on the Mac, essentially.  "Hide" will remove all the app's
windows and gadgets, but there will still be an entry on the System
Menu.  (The System Menu is a pull-down menu on the far right of the
menubar that lists all active apps, and contains the hide/restore
commands).  Also, the icon that represents the application will still
be "grayed".  (Mac apps aren't re-entrant, so a running app will have
its icon dimmed).

By double-clicking the program icon, or by selecting the app name from
the System Menu, the app will come back.

>  When a Mac app is hidden, does it still run/render, and more importantly,
>how long does it take for it to reopen it's display? If it has
>to redraw everything, it may start to get annoying if you switch alot.

Hmmm... I haven't really tested that.  I'll have to try it tonight
when I run my Navigator session - see if everything still bops along
when hidden.

But it does have to redraw.  :-(  That's one of the reasons why I said
in a previous post that multiple "virtual" screens on the Amiga are
more useful that app-hiding on the Mac.

Neither app-hiding nor "virtual" screens can touch having real
multiple monitors, though.  :-)  (Sure, and I've got a Mac IIfx and
Amiga 3000/25 at home... <sigh>)

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