Why not just double click, THEN hold down Option/Command? Jeff T
> -----Original Message----- > From: A-NO-NE Music [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:49 AM > To: PowerMail discussions > Subject: Re: side effect of the PM maintenance window > > > Rick Lecoat / 03.11.6 / 6:28 AM wrote: > > >This is not a new issue, but I've just never got around to > mentioning > >it > >before: on those occasions when I need to invoke the Powermail > >maintenance screen by launching it with the Command+Option keys held > >down, the side affect is to hide all the other applications that are > >currently running. I know that option-clicking to a new app > hides the old > >one, but I'm not sure why it happens with the Cmd key > involved as well. > >Presumably this is an OS thing but it is an irritation; perhaps there > >could be a different key combo for the maintenance screen > (or would that > >just confuse everyone who has gotten used to the Cmd-Opt > combo like me?) > > > I'd think this is a bug in OS. > I often launch app with Opt+WClick so the parent window goes > away. I just can't predict when "Hide Others" kicks in. > It's intermittent but reproducible. > > > -- > > - Hiro > > [PROTECTED] <[PROTECTED]> > > > >
