Using 'the backdrop'

[Richard Gaskin]

Graham Samuel wrote:
> On the Mac, I still get the menuBar, and the dock swings into view when 
> the mouse gets to the bottom of the screen; but on the PC, the whole 
> screen gets covered, including the dock-like thing at the bottom of the 
> screen (I can never remember what this is called - maybe it's the 
> taskbar), with the result that you can't get back to the PC desktop 
> without quitting the RunRev standalone.
> 
> Both these schemes have their advantages, but the key issue is that they 
> don't provide the same user experience on the different platforms. I 
> wondered how other people use 'the backdrop' in cross-platform situations?

The other desktop objects have their own commands, giving you control 
over specific elements:

   set the backdrop to "blue"
   hide menubar
   show taskbar

On OS X, hiding the menubar also hides the Dock.

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