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Re: OS/2 Wish List

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From: Meir I Green
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:48
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In article <RUB.93Jan24173507@solarium.aero.org> rub@aero.org (Jerzy W. Rub) writes:
>How about:
>
>10.  An option (a switch) to allow making windows active WITHOUT bringing
>them into focus (that is, without redrawing the entire window)?  Often
>seeing just a part of the active window is all I need.

Yes!  A csh/ksh style bg option for PM progs :-)
Actually, it would be even better to unify the DOS and OS/2 background
exectution option (ie some DOS settings are more flexible than OS2 program
settings).  How about a priority option which lets you set all the priorities
to anything for any program...maybe from ^ESC or a pspm type thing.

>11.  A shutdown with just one prompt.  I am looking for a way to avoid
>getting prompts from all the running applications and telling each one that
>yes, I want its window closed.  Or perhaps there is a way to do this and I
>should read manuals?

Yes!
A list of running programs and *one* prompt to kill all of them and shutdown.
This is similar to a delete file-list type thing (Are you sure you want to
delete: A,B,C,D,E,...?!).

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