Author Topic: Mac guy needs someone who does Windows (Read 2111 times)

Stingray · « **on:** August 24, 2005, 03:30:13 pm »

Okay, I'm primarily a Mac user, but I use Windows XP at work a lot of the time. I'm not super familiar with this OS so this may be an easy question. When you double click the title bar on a window it minimizes/ maximizes the window. Can this be turned off?

One serious answer will be great, then you guys can feel free to suggest that I build an aquaduct or cover my keyboard in bacon or whatever other smartypants answers you can come up with.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:31:54 pm »

I don't think it can, since it is dependent on how the window was constructed. Most apps are constructed from standard windows DLL calls, but not all are, some use their own DLLs derived from whatever compiler built them. Some are just funky. It's not a standard windows setting that I have ever heard of, nothing like it could be on a mac where nearly all apps use the same interface.

Stingray · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:36:36 pm »

Drat. A similar feature can be turned on and off on Mac OS. I was hoping NT had a setting for that. Problem is I got a new mouse the other day on this PC and the buttons have a lot softer click than I'm used to, I unintenionally double click a lot. Maybe I'll get used to it and the problem will just go away.

Also, Jessica Simpson is hot.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:38:04 pm »

Well, I'm not an expert in XP, though, so it could be there someplace. My educated guess is no, though.

I prefer the original Daisy.

Stingray · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:48:04 pm »

Either Daisy can rock my Winebago.

-S

dogg0 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:53:54 pm »

Quote

Mac guy needs someone who does Windows

i'm trying to think of a joke about having sex with a window

Sephroth57 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2005, 03:56:02 pm »

you mean people still use macs on purpose?

Stingray · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:28:09 pm »

Quote from: dogg0 on August 24, 2005, 03:53:54 pm

Quote
Mac guy needs someone who does Windows

i'm trying to think of a joke about having sex with a window

How about " ---fudgesicle--- Windows" ?

-S

grueinthebox · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:43:04 pm »

If the problem is a softer, easier double click, you can change the double click speed in the Mouse control panel... Maybe changing the speed would help - setting it faster might decrease the likelyhood of an unintentional double click.

ChadTower · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:43:50 pm »

That's a decent idea.

Stingray · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:47:30 pm »

Good suggestion, I changed the setting. I guess I just get to wait and see if that made a diiference with my sloppy clicking.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:53:40 pm »

Seriously, all it takes is one time getting nervous and accidentally maximizing the porn instead of minimizing it when your boss comes around.

Stingray · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:55:06 pm »

Exactly.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:56:02 pm »

Here's a hint:

alt-space-n

Learn to hit that really fast. It minimizes the current window. Not all at once, hit them in serial and the focused window will disappear to the taskbar.

Stingray · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:57:32 pm »

Outstanding.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2005, 04:58:39 pm »

You can install shareware, too, that sets up a hotkey that will minimize EVERYTHING on your desktop, or flashes a fullscreen image of a productive looking desktop until you hit escape.

Stingray · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2005, 05:05:38 pm »

I have a multimedia keyboard with all those useless butons on the top row. I was going to cinfigure one of them to minimize the current window, but that doesn't seem to be an available command.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2005, 05:08:21 pm »

Not natively, no, because it is a series of commands.

alt brings you to the keyboard navigtion of the menus, space brings you to the menu in the title bar, and space minimizes that window.

I bet you could find one of those "hide my crap from the boss" sharewares that would do it for you.

Stingray · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2005, 05:09:27 pm »

Actually I think the Alt-space-N thing will do the job brilliantly.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2005, 05:10:11 pm »

Cool. It's 5pm, I'm out. Later.

nostrebor · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2005, 06:35:01 pm »

I can re-assign my scroll wheel button to minimize the current window. It's a Microsoft mouse, so you might have that option as well.

ChadTower · « **Reply #21 on:** August 24, 2005, 08:18:55 pm »

That has to be in the mouse driver, yes?

JB · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2005, 08:24:09 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on August 24, 2005, 04:58:39 pm

You can install shareware, too, that sets up a hotkey that will minimize EVERYTHING on your desktop,

You mean like hitting Win+D?

ChadTower · « **Reply #23 on:** August 24, 2005, 08:30:28 pm »

Hey, look at that, I didn't know about that. Nice.

JB · « **Reply #24 on:** August 24, 2005, 08:34:33 pm »

The best part is win+d is a toggle.
First hit minimizes all windows. Second hit restores them.

nostrebor · « **Reply #25 on:** August 24, 2005, 08:52:55 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on August 24, 2005, 08:18:55 pm

That has to be in the mouse driver, yes?

Yes. The driver will let you assign the buttons for all kinds of crazy stuff. It's one of those MS trackball optical jobbies. Our safety director "assigned" it to me to help alleviate carpel tunnel symptoms

It's not working real well.

Stingray · « **Reply #26 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:13:21 am »

My mouse doen't seem to have that capability, but thanks for the suggestion. Win-D is another good trick.

-S

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #27 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:37:55 am »

Well, if the goal is just to minimize quickly (BOSS ALERT!)...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/76ed?cpg=wnrdf

Ed

Stingray · « **Reply #28 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:42:41 am »

Actually I was just sort of going with the comedy of me trying to hide porn from the boss. In reality the problem is that I access the school mainframe with a terminal emulator. I keep four terminal windows open at once, but often when intending to switch from one window to another I inadvertantly double click the title bar of the window I'm trying to switch to and maximize it. I know it's no big deal to double click again to minimize it, but it's kind of annoying. Changing the double click speed didn't help by the way, happened a couple times this morning already. I was just hoping there was a global setting to turn this feature off, but I guess there is not.

-S

JB · « **Reply #29 on:** August 25, 2005, 12:37:27 pm »

Quote from: Stingray on August 25, 2005, 09:42:41 am

Actually I was just sort of going with the comedy of me trying to hide porn from the boss. In reality the problem is that I access the school mainframe with a terminal emulator. I keep four terminal windows open at once, but often when intending to switch from one window to another I inadvertantly double click the title bar of the window I'm trying to switch to and maximize it. I know it's no big deal to double click again to minimize it, but it's kind of annoying. Changing the double click speed didn't help by the way, happened a couple times this morning already. I was just hoping there was a global setting to turn this feature off, but I guess there is not.

-S

Alt-tab?
Might take a little longer to switch, but it always just switches.

I'm a devout keyboarder.

Stingray · « **Reply #30 on:** August 25, 2005, 12:51:38 pm »

I already knew about Alt-tab, but that's too cumbersome. Thanks anyway.

-S


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