The Backdrop's Purpose In Life

[panagiotis m]

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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