The Backdrop's Purpose In Life

[Tom Glod]

I think I had the same experience about 6 months ago. lolz

"raiseWindows"? interesting.

On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 12:12 PM panagiotis m via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> @Bob
> You might want to have a look at the "raiseWindows" global property.
>
> Cheers,
> Panos
> --
>
> On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 18:23, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > By way of reminder I am having the issue with Windows 10, as my Ventura
> > laptop is still down. (Apparently Apple has not fixed the boot failure
> > problem when doing a minor system update.)
> >
> > Apparently Windows treats every open window as it's own application
> > instance. Alt-Tabbing to an LC window only brings that one window to the
> > front. No pallets or toolbars come with it. But enabling the backdrop
> fixes
> > that.
> >
> > Bob Sneidar
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: use-livecode <use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com> On Behalf Of
> > J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2023 2:46 PM
> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> > Cc: J. Landman Gay <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
> > Subject: Re: The Backdrop's Purpose In Life
> >
> > Did you try Cmd-tab to cycle to another app and back? Does it also work
> if
> > you bring another app to the front and then use the dock to return to LC?
> > If so that would be good news.
> >
> > I did find a backdrop glitch in a standalone on Monterey. Only one window
> > showed where there should have been two.
> >
> > --
> > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software |
> > http://www.hyperactivesw.com On May 27, 2023 10:06:43 AM Richmond via
> > use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Note that the LC backdrop with LC 9.6.3 community works just fine with
> > > MacOS Ventura.
> > >
> > > Kisses, Richmond.
> > >
> > > On 27.05.23 6:58, panagiotis m via use-livecode wrote:
> > >> Hello all,
> > >>
> > >> Note that the LC backdrop does not work on MacOS Ventura.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Panos
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 26 May 2023, 22:23 J. Landman Gay via use-livecode, <
> > >> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On 5/26/23 1:14 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
> > >>>> Bob Sneidar wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>   > HA! I just figured out what the purpose of the backdrop is!
> > >>>>   > If you have multiple LC windows open and you tab to another
> > >>>>   > app's window, then tab back to the LC window, ONLY that LC
> > >>>>   > window will appear in the foreground. With Backdrop on, ALL
> > >>>>   > the LC windows will become visible when you tab to any LC
> > >>>>   > window.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The OS vendors help with that too:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Windows: Shift-click Taskbar icon -> "Bring All Windows Forward"
> > >>>>
> > >>>> macOS:   Window menu -> Bring All to Front
> > >>>>
> > >>> Clicking the icon in the Mac Dock also brings all windows forward.
> > >>> --
> > >>> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> > >>> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
> > >>>
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