aperez@cvbnet.UUCP (Arturo Perez x6739) (07/12/90)
I use Launch 3.0 so that when I boot the Mac, it gets started. However, it gets started as the "foreground" process. Is there a way to have it started at boot time so that it is a background process? Arturo Perez ComputerVision, a division of Prime aperez@cvbnet.prime.com Too much information, like a bullet through my brain -- The Police
jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff White) (07/12/90)
In article <649@cvbnetPrime.COM> aperez@cvbnet.UUCP (Arturo Perez x6739) writes: >I use Launch 3.0 so that when I boot the Mac, it gets started. > >However, it gets started as the "foreground" process. > >Is there a way to have it started at boot time so that it is a background >process? Applications launched under MultiFinder are launched alphabetically. In your case, Finder is launched first, the Launch. If you rename Launch so it starts with a letter before F (for Finder), it should run first, and then Finder will launch after and stay in the foreground. Jeff White jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
dwb@archer.apple.com (David W. Berry) (07/17/90)
In article <27004@netnews.upenn.edu> jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Jeff White) writes: > Applications launched under MultiFinder are launched alphabetically. In >your case, Finder is launched first, the Launch. If you rename Launch so it >starts with a letter before F (for Finder), it should run first, and then >Finder will launch after and stay in the foreground. Actually launching under MultiFinder works like: 1. MultiFinder is launched 2a. If you are running 6.1.b9 everything in Background Folder gets launched in alphabetical order 2b. If you aren't running 6.1b9 Backgrounder gets launched. 3. Finder gets launched. 4. Finder launches it's "set startup" applications (probably in alphabetical order) David W. Berry A/UX Toolbox Engineer dwb@apple.com
nishri@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Alex Nishri) (07/21/90)
In article <9161@goofy.Apple.COM> dwb@archer.apple.com (David W. Berry) writes: >In article <27004@netnews.upenn.edu> jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Jeff White) writes: >> Applications launched under MultiFinder are launched alphabetically. In >>your case, Finder is launched first, the Launch. If you rename Launch so it >>starts with a letter before F (for Finder), it should run first, and then >>Finder will launch after and stay in the foreground. > > Actually launching under MultiFinder works like: > 1. MultiFinder is launched > 2a. If you are running 6.1.b9 everything in Background Folder > gets launched in alphabetical order > 2b. If you aren't running 6.1b9 Backgrounder gets launched. > 3. Finder gets launched. > 4. Finder launches it's "set startup" applications (probably > in alphabetical order) > David W. Berry A/UX Toolbox Engineer > dwb@apple.com For #2a, is that a folder literally called 'Background' inside the System folder? What sort of things can be launched this way? PS: sending mail to dwb@apple.com or dwb@archer.apple.com gets bounced back from apple.com; was the above item actually posted by someone at Apple?