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Quit the Finder to avoid deactivating active application Desktop
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If you work with an application that has many windows that you keep moving and resizing, you know that missing your target and clicking on the desktop will activate the Finder. Those who work with Strata 3D on a single 17" monitor know what I mean.

You can use TinkerTool to add the "Quit" command to the Finder's menus. When the Finder is not running, clicking on the desktop won't do anything. You still get the Desktop Picture, but you won't deactivate the front app, unless you activate another running app (better hide those).

To get the Finder running again, simply click on its icon in the Dock.
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Quit the Finder to avoid deactivating active application
Authored by: googoo on Apr 21, '03 10:53:13AM

If you do not have TinkerTool, just pop over to the terminal and enter the command

osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to quit'

-Mark



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Quit the Finder to avoid deactivating active application
Authored by: b3uk on Apr 21, '03 11:13:49AM

If you do have tinkertool of course, you could always just uncheck 'use the desktop', which will leave the finder running but prevent clicks on the desktop from ever switching out of your curent app. You can still access the contents of your desktop at ~/Desktop

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Quit the Finder to avoid deactivating active application
Authored by: Arkham on Apr 21, '03 11:54:59AM

For myself, I find it quicker to simply switch to the Finder and hit Cmd-Q. Most of the time, I do use the Desktop.



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