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Re: Control Panel

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From: Preston L. Bannister
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1986 16:42
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In article <173@cs.qmc.ac.uk> graham@cs.qmc.ac.uk (Graham Roberts) writes:
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>However, the panel can still be displayed when there are four other windows
>already on the screen. I thought there was a limit of four windows?
>So, how is the control panel displayed and controlled??
>Does it use a window?

I believe the GEM limit on the number of windows is 8.  The GEM desktop limits
the number of open directory windows to 4 so that there are windows availible
for desk accessories (like the control panel).

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Subject: Re: Control Panel
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