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Authored by: Malacoda on Jul 07, '04 04:16:41PM

For some reason I can only see the GeekTool windows when the pref pane is open. Close the pane or Preferences and they go away. I have tried any number of things to no avail (and yes, that includes making sure it is enabled!)

Anyone know what's up?



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GeekTool Likes to Hide
Authored by: ferret-slayer on Jul 08, '04 01:28:43AM

If you find that GeekTools likes to hide when the PrefPane is not open, switch from Thousands to Millions of Colors.

The Help file says GeekTool doesn't like Thousands of Colors, and this turns out to be why.



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GeekTool Likes to Hide
Authored by: Malacoda on Jul 08, '04 12:51:54PM

You're right, it is a color issue. I thought I had switched it to millions of colors, as per the help, but appearently my mind is going! I wish it worked at thousands of colors, though, as I find I get slightly better windowing performance with thousands (or maybe its all in my head).

Thanks for the reminder.



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expose?
Authored by: djhayn on Jul 08, '04 01:22:59PM

is there any way around the fact that running an applescript kills expose's show desktop?

for example i wrote an itunes script for GeekTool and it updates every 10 seconds, if i press F11 and don't do anything else when the script runs again all my windows snap back. It doesnt happen with expose's other features (F9 and F10) so I'm confused.

this is also one of my first attempts at applescript so might be my fault, anyone else have the same problem?



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Authored by: bluehz on Jul 09, '04 02:42:23AM

Still not working on my machine unles prefpane is open and YES I do have it set to millions of colours.



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Authored by: maddys_daddy on Jul 08, '04 01:34:18AM

Forgive me for checking the obvious, but do you have other windows open while playing with geektool (e.g. Safari or something)? If so, minimize all windows and see if your geektool things are there. If "Always on top" is not checked in the geektool prefpane, then they will drop to the bottom (under the other windows) when the prefpane is closed. Just a thought...



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