Jay,
The Switch-it control panel does what you are talking about in OS 8 - 9, for
free. I had only wanted to reduce the number of extensions running if it
were possible. Certainly someone will soon develop something similar for OS
X.
Bruce
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> From: jay morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:12:01 -0700
> To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Hiding inactive apps and command-H
>
>
> On 12/12/00 9:20 PM, "Bruce Klutchko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> The question is, is there a way to cause the background application to be
>> hidden while switching? Right now, I use Switch-it, which works well. It
>> would be nice not having to use two separate utilities.
>
> I have been wondering lately how many people use an extension or something
> to either automatically hide inactive applications or provided a keyboard
> equivalent to the hide others command in the finder menu. Option-switch
> will hide only the application you have just switched from of course, but I
> don't find that very useful.
>
> I was for a split second glad to see the command-H incorporated as a system
> wide shortcut in OS X, but remain fascinated that Apple assigned it to hide
> the current application. The psychology of this seems backwards - it seems
> like such an negative impulse, "I don't want to see this application
> now...it doesn't matter what app comes up next, but get rid of this one."
> Don't most people think about what they *do* want to see now? What I don�t
> want to see is defined by what I do want to see, "I want to focus on this
> app for a while, so get rid of others."
>
> I find command-H a far more useful shortcut for finding highlighted text and
> will regret loosing it in OS X. And I want a shortcut for hiding others. I
> hate having to mouse this all the time.
>
>
> -Jay
>
>
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