goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman) (11/20/88)
In article <32471@bbn.COM> levin@BBN.COM (Joel B Levin) writes: >In article <4151@Portia.Stanford.EDU> rick@Jessica.stanford.edu (Rick Wong) writes:) >] . . . To >]get to the application I want usually takes several clicks (I almost >]never use the Apple menu, because of the extra work of having to drag >]all the way to the bottom of the menu, and then having to think about >]which application I want to choose). > >Check out Larry Rosenstein's INIT/cdev ApplicationMenu. It lets you >click at either end of the menu bar to get a menu of all application >layers (and the DA layer if you have any going), or with modifier keys >(e.g. command key) anywhere on the menu bar. Also, Suitcase users can >hold Option while mousing the Apple menu and all the DAs will be >omitted, thus presenting the application list near the top. Better yet, get the new MultiFinder that comes with MPW 3.0 (the beta version is already available from APDA). This has application names at the top of the apple menu, and also includes a "Set Aside" option to set aside unused layers to reduce screen clutter. -Phil Goldman Apple Computer
gsbrob1@apcvxa.uchicago.edu (11/20/88)
In article <247@internal.Apple.COM>, goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman) writes... >Better yet, get the new MultiFinder that comes with MPW 3.0 (the beta >version is already available from APDA). This has application names at the >top of the apple menu, and also includes a "Set Aside" option to set >aside unused layers to reduce screen clutter. > Is there any way to get the new MultiFinder without getting MPW 3.0? (I assume the "beta version" you refer to is the beta of MPW 3.0, not the beta of the new MultiFinder). Robert *************************** gsbrob1@apcvxa.uchicago.edu ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu ............................................................................ . generic disclaimer: all opinions here expressed are mine and mine alone . ............................................................................
siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel) (11/22/88)
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or policies of Symantec Corporation or its employees.holland@m2.csc.ti.com (Fred Hollander) (11/22/88)
In article <624@husc6.harvard.edu> siegel@endor.UUCP (Rich Siegel) writes: >In article <247@internal.Apple.COM> goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman) writes: >> >>Better yet, get the new MultiFinder that comes with MPW 3.0 (the beta >>version is already available from APDA). This has application names at the >>top of the apple menu, and also includes a "Set Aside" option to set >>aside unused layers to reduce screen clutter. > > Could I impose upon you to send us at THINK Technologies a copy? > > --Rich > Better yet, could you post it? I'm sure that everyone would love to use it. That would be great to be able to set aside all other layers so you can put things in the trash without moving dozens of windows. It would also be nice to be able to flag a particular application to automatically put aside other layers when selected. This would be a good feature for applications that put icons on the desktop (outside windows), such as Finder. Fred Hollander Computer Science Center Texas Instruments, Inc. holland%ti-csl@csnet-rela The above statements are my own and not representative of Texas Instruments.
goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman) (11/22/88)
In article <64123@ti-csl.CSNET> holland@m2.UUCP (Fred Hollander) writes: > Better yet, could you post it? I'm sure that everyone would love to >use it. That would be great to be able to set aside all other layers so you >can put things in the trash without moving dozens of windows. > I'll check on this, but I doubt Apple'll allow it. However, there's no way I can stop someone who has bought it from APDA from posting it. This really is a nicer version than previous releases. Especially because its nicest features are still hidden, waiting for supplementary system software. > It would also be nice to be able to flag a particular application to >automatically put aside other layers when selected. This would be a good >feature for applications that put icons on the desktop (outside windows), >such as Finder. > This is possible already. Simply hold down the option key to set aside all but the top layer. Also, try clicking in the menu bar icon to set aside the layer being switched out of. This gives a very convenient one-at-a-time effect. -Phil Goldman Apple Computer
nick@ccicpg.UUCP (Nick Crossley) (11/24/88)
In article <252@internal.Apple.COM> goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman) writes: >This really is >a nicer version than previous releases. Especially because its nicest >features are still hidden, waiting for supplementary system software. > >-Phil Goldman >Apple Computer Such as?? All further hints welcome. One thing I tried which didn't seem to work is to do 'Set Aside XYZ', then 'Set Startup', attempting to get an application running but set aside at startup. This would be very useful in some circumstances - I was trying to use it for SADE; the startup set was MPW, SADE and the Alarm Clock, with SADE set aside. -- <<< standard disclaimers >>> Nick Crossley, CCI, 9801 Muirlands, Irvine, CA 92718-2521, USA Tel. (714) 458-7282, uucp: ...!uunet!ccicpg!nick