That's not picky that's being organized ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Gilland" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:04 AM Subject: Hiding applications with a bit of a twist
> > OK, it is very obvious to me, that command+H will hide applications and > place them as running in the dock, but what happens if you don't want them > to be in command+tab order? In other words, Is there a 3rd party app that > would let me keep the apps of my choice running, but rather than putting > them in the dock as running would allow me to select from a list of > applications. I know vo+F1 twice will do this, but that's not quite what > I'm talking about. I am wanting that same effect, yes, but the addition > is > I don't want them taking up places in my command tab presses. I'll give > ya > two perfect examples. > > Using Quick time through the flip4Mac app, I love! listenning to xm radio > online. Well, once I navigate in Safari to the player page and get the > station up that I want to listen to, and get it playing in quick time, I > then obviously command q on safari. Well, then if I hit command+H on > quick > time, yeah, it hides it, and gets it out of my way so I can do other > things > while I listen, but If I have several windows up, I don't wanna have to > hear > quick time every time I command tab around. Maybe I am just overly picky, > especially being I'm coming from a Windows background and am so accustom > to > the system tray, but, I just like the least amount of clutter. For > instance, on my windows box, I never! have more than two at the ab, suh, > loot! most windows opened at once. This means I only have two windows to > alt tab between. Here's another example. > > I am a music lover. Gotta have my good oal ITunes. Well, I don't like > ITunes taking up an extra command tab press. See, in Winedows, it's cool, > as I can tell ITunes to minimise to the system tray. This means, > obviously > then if I alt tab, ITunes doesn't get in the way. I literally have to go > get it from the notification area/system tray. I know Tiger, nor Leopard > can do this naturally that I know of, but I wonder if there is an > application that would let me do get it out of the command tab sequence > while still giving me the control to bring it up on a need per need basis. > > Again, call me picky but... is this just something I'm stuck with getting > used to, and just need to get my head around, or is there maybe a work > around? > > Chris. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
