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Manual/Page14
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Draw� TechWriter � �� , Homerton.Medium Trinity.Medium P p � D ��� - - p � 5. The Application Manager � p b D � ��� $ � The Application Manager facilities offered by Larger are extensions of those offered by � p b D � ��� $ z Pinboard. Once again, Larger provides all that Pinboard does, but with some extras. H � D d ��� # # � 9 Iconising Windows � � > D " ��� ' � Sometimes, if the desktop is cluttered with too many windows, or if you are not going � � > D " ��� ' � to be using a window for a while, it can be advantageous to temporarily remove a � � > D " ��� ' � window, without losing the information contained within it. One simple way of doing � � > D " ��� ' � this is by �iconising� the window. Simply holding �Shift� while closing a window � � > D " ��� ' w removes it from the users view, and adds an icon to the backdrop with the windows � � > D " ��� ' V name in it. To reopen the window, simply double click the icon on the backdrop. � � � D @ ��� , To test this out, run Edit, and bring up a text window. Type your name and address � � � D @ ��� , � into this, and then Shift-Close it. A new item should appear on the backdrop stacked � � � D @ ��� , � with the applications representing the iconised file. If you Double click this icon the l � � D @ ��� , � window should reopen with the name and address intact. D � � D @ ���� @& �� @& �5 � � " D � ��� ' | It is possible to access the menu belonging to an iconised task without actually � � " D � ��� ' [ uniconising the window to do it. To do this simply bring up a menu on the iconised \ � " D � ��� ' 9 icon while holding the Shift key down. � � � D $ ��� , � To try this, reiconise the Edit window containing your name and address. Now, while � � � D $ ��� , � holding Shift, bring up a menu from the icon on the backdrop. The menu that appears � � � D $ ��� , � is the one from Edit, rather than the one from Larger, and any options chosen from it t � � D $ ��� , � will behave as if they were chosen from the uniconised window. D � � D $ ���� @& @� @& @ H � < D � ��� # # � U Hiding Applications � � D > ��� ' At some points, you may want to remove all the windows belonging to an application � � D > ��� ' � together, rather than doing each individually. Standard RISC OS does not provide such � � D > ��� ' � a function, but Larger does. To hide an entire applications windows, simply point the � � D > ��� ' � mouse pointer at a window belonging to that application, and hit �Shift-Tab�. (This � � D > ��� ' � hotkey is configurable - See the Configuration window chapter for more details.) A � � D > ��� ' q new icon will appear on the backdrop bearing the name of the application, and all its � � D > ��� ' P windows will disappear. To reopen the windows, simply double click the icon on the @ � D > ��� ' . backdrop. � � � D ��� , � To see this in action, open some more Edit windows, point at them with the mouse, � � � D ��� , � and press Shift-Tab. The whole stack of windows will disappear, and be replaced by a � � � D ��� , � new item on the backdrop. Double click this, and the windows will reappear. D � � D ���� @& �� @& @ P p D J ��� p / 5. The Application Manager D p D J ���� �D �" �p �" <