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Skriven 2005-04-26 09:39:44 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 3887 av Ellen K. (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Microsoft Launches New Ad Campaign for Windows
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From: "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>

It would be more annoying if it didn't work that way. The translucent window
should not get in your way while you do other work.  I usually use the task bar
to switch between tasks anyway so it's not at all annoying for me.



"Ellen K." <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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>I think I would find that hugely annoying.
>
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 02:58:48 -0400, "Robert Comer"
> <bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote in message <4268a00d$1@w3.nls.net>:
>
>>Alt-tab or the task bar.
>>
>>- Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>"Ellen K." <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>>news:n37h61t5c5omn57l4c9e9jtao3tudbl0m1@4ax.com...
>>> How do you make it become the active window if clicking on it doesn't
>>> accomplish that?
>>>
>>> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:12:38 -0400, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote in message <42671987$1@w3.nls.net>:
>>>
>>>>Dunno-  but it does work. I have an ATI HDTV card and one of the options
>>>>for
>>>>the TV is for a translucent window when minimized. Clicking on the
>>>>translucent TV window won't give it focus until the window becomes the
>>>>active window again. It works well allowing you to somewhat watch tv
>>>>while
>>>>still doing other work on the PC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ellen K." <72322.enno.esspeayem.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:695e61tj11n477lnlcu9d2cegtdn4b8v01@4ax.com...
>>>>> How does the system know what has the focus...?   Normally clicking on
>>>>> something gives it the focus if it didn't already have it, I'm having
>>>>> trouble imagining how the system knows the user isn't clicking the
>>>>> "translucent"  window when the click is within the boundaries of the
>>>>> window.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:41:17 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>>>>> <gauszka@hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote in message <4266e804@w3.nls.net>:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You can make Ghost Windows in 2K/XP with a bit of freeware ( Ghost-it)
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>suppose it has some use.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.snapfiles.com/get/ghostit.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ghost-It! is a program that runs in the system tray, and lets you turn
>>>>>>windows into "ghost" windows. Ghost windows are special windows,
>>>>>>taking
>>>>>>advantage of Win2k/XP translucent features. First of all, a ghost
>>>>>>window
>>>>>>is
>>>>>>translucent, meaning you can see through it to whatever is underneath.
>>>>>>Secondly, a ghost window will always appear on top of other windows.
>>>>>>Thirdly, when a ghost window loses the input focus, it remains
>>>>>>translucent
>>>>>>and always on top, but all clicks will pass right through it like it
>>>>>>wasn`t
>>>>>>even thereuntil it becomes the active window again. The level of
>>>>>>translucency can be adjusted to your preference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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