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Re: Hiding background layers in MultiFinder

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From: Edward John Sabol
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1990 20:06
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>I find both Set Aside and Set Aside Others to be tremendously useful for
>decreasing screen clutter, especially on a my Plus. My only wish is that
>MultiFinder would _automatically_ set aside the current application when
>I switch to another app. Since it doesn't, I usually switch to another app
>via the Apple menu and then select Set Aside Others to set aside whatever
>app I was just in. Just takes a little longer than it should.

Try holding down option and clicking on a window of some program in the
background. The foreground application will be set aside and the other
program will come to the foreground. A friend of mine found this one by
accident.
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From: es2j+@andrew.cmu.edu (Edward John Sabol)
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Subject: Re: Hiding background layers in MultiFinder
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Date: 13 Jan 90 20:06:20 GMT
Organization: Class of '92, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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