Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bbn!apple!claris!drc From: drc@claris.com (Dennis Cohen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Is Switcher still alive? Message-ID: <8972@claris.com> Date: 24 Feb 89 15:23:27 GMT References: Reply-To: drc@claris.com (Dennis Cohen) Organization: Claris Corporation, Mountain View CA Lines: 19 In article kw1r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kevin Whitley) writes: >with a dozen windows open, overlapping all over each other (generally because I >usually keep about 6 windows open in the Finder). Maybe I'm weird but I can't >keep track of all that - as a result I don't use Multifinder. I don't suppose >there's some option I don't know about in Multifinder that would give me a >Switcher style interface? > Well, the next release of MultiFinder (currently shipping in Beta form with MPW 3.0, which requires this version for the source debugger) has a "Set Aside" feature that allows you to hide some or all of the inactive layers' windows. Icons that you leave on the DeskTop in the Finder layer are still visible, though. This is really a very nice feature and should provide the functionality you desire. Dennis Cohen Claris Corp. ------------ Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed above are _MINE_!