mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (12/16/89)
Greetings, Awhile back, a MultiFinder version of the RearWindow init was posted to comp.binaries.mac. In a fit of stupidity, I didn't save it, and it's vanished into the void now. Does anybody have a copy of this init? Thanks, --Mike
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (12/16/89)
Hello, I posted an article earlier asking for the MultiFinder version of RearWindow, and I've received it by email. Thank you to those people who replied. My question is now solved! --Mike
RWERMAN@vms.Huji.AC.IL (12/28/89)
Subject: Rear Window Greetings, Awhile back, a MultiFinder version of the RearWindow init was posted to comp.binaries.mac. In a fit of stupidity, I didn't save it, and it's vanished into the void now. Does anybody have a copy of this init? Thanks, --Mike ************** available from sumex or for bitnet people from listserv@rice as $macarch get init/multifinder-rearwindow.hqx and is only 2K long in binhex. __Bob Werman rwerman@hujivms Jerusalem
dr_insane@uwav1.u.washington.edu (12/30/89)
Can anyone plase tell me what does rearwindow do? I download it and I don't find anything useful. It looks just the same.
stuart@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (S. D. Ericson) (01/12/90)
In article <13005@uwav1.u.washington.edu>, dr_insane@uwav1.u.washington.edu writes: > Can anyone plase tell me what does rearwindow do? > I download it and I don't find anything useful. It looks just the same. RearWIndow lets you move things from an overlapped window to another window, by pressing command-Tab (clover-tab) before you start your selection. Here is a poor ascii representation of the top-left of a Mac Screen: .------------------------------------ | ()' File Edit View Special |------------------------------------ | .---------------- | |=== window 2 === | |---------------- | .----------------| .=._____. | |=== window 1 ===| | | | |----------------| | | | | .----. | `-------' | | | /\ | | folder a | | | ## | | | | `----' | | | Document b | Let's say you want to drag Document b from window 1 into folder a in window 2. Normally, when you would select Document b, window 1 becomes active (ie, goes on top) and would obscure folder a in window 2. A frustrating revelation. BUT, if you have the rear-window init running (there is a special version for multi-finder, by the way) you can press and hold clover and tab before you select document b, window 1 will NOT become active, but the selection will take effect. So you can just drag Docment b into folder a. Voila! (that's wallah to all you non-french speaking people!) Stuart P.S. Does anyone have a version of RearWindow for multifinder that *displays an icon* at startup? The original did, but.... -- Stuart Ericson AT&T Bell Laboratories | Note: area code 312 USEnet: att!ihlpa!stuart IH 1C215 | becomes 708 on ARPA: stuart@ihlpa.att.com 2000 N. Naperville Road | 11/11 Thanks to Voice: (312) 979-4491 Naperville, Il 60566-7033 | Illinois Bell :-(