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Authored by: tarkin on Sep 17, '02 11:02:46AM

I really would like a HIDE ALL menu option or keycombo.
That way I can get at my Desktop without having to open finder windows.

That way I can place Aliases of Applications on the Desktop AND actually use them.
Much like the "Show Desktop" buttons in KDE and Windows.

Any Idea how ?

And: yes I know you could put the desktop folder in to the dock and rightclick to get to the Desktop contents. But I'd rather have the real Desktop instead of the folder ;-)



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Authored by: taikahn on Sep 17, '02 11:39:39AM

Hold Option-Commmand and click the finder icon in the dock. Voila.



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Authored by: rdeeg on Sep 17, '02 12:08:38PM

That opens a Finder window. Tarkin was trying to avoid that.



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Authored by: bluehz on Sep 17, '02 12:34:00PM

I have found the option+cmd+click to be much less reliable in 10.2 than in previous OS versions. Most times its switches to the Finder but leaves a few windows in the background - usually Mozilla or Mailsmith. I have to use a QuicKey to then Hide All - pain in the ass - especially since it used to work beautifully!



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Authored by: tarkin on Sep 18, '02 06:44:03AM

Well, it does the job to a certain extent.
It still opens a finder window if there aren't any. Or if there are open windows, they don;t get hidden ;-(

But thanx for the tip !



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Authored by: hombre on Sep 17, '02 01:43:57PM

I use Keyboard Maestro and map
F12 to "switch to Finder, hide others"
F13 to "hide others"
F14 to "hide current application"

The F12 shortcut does not open a new window and amounts to "show desktop" on my machine only because I don't use the Finder and so never have Finder windows open. HotApp works just as well for those shortcuts. QuicKeys is odious.



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Authored by: mahakali on Sep 26, '02 02:51:05AM

you can use Youpi Key. It's a free yet powerful utility.



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