Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Date: 12 Mar 2014 05:22:30 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <1li7xcp.ellphj1o9eukuN%Howard.not@home.com> <100320140921103923%YourName@YourISP.com> <1li9dy6.5oqrx81d86pikN%Howard.not@home.com> <1li9nmm.yhlctc1cuatvoN%Howard.not@home.com> X-Trace: individual.net K3OPRNlqyxLZtXWHsM3QBAZCgvDBHaTQn0qreJb0Jry6NsdVlZ Cancel-Lock: sha1:YNqD3KG8x9tw/UFDgCvhxwX/NxM= X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:57906 On 2014-03-11, TaliesinSoft wrote: > On 2014-03-11 17:46:40 +0000, Jolly Roger said: > > [in response to my stating..] > >>> If I wish to open an application that doesn't have an icon in the dock >>> I use my trackpad to select Recent Items under the Apple in the menu >>> bar and almost always the application I wish to open is listed there. >> >> That's cool. I consider that to be more work, since it involves a click >> to view the menu, and then another to open the application. In >> contrast, I can open one of the applications I have on the dock with a >> single click. I pin just a handful of applications to the dock (5 >> maybe). > > To me the very slight difference in what action is needed to launch > from Recent Actions as opposed to clicking on a dock icon in minimal. I > prefer having the dock display only the applications that are truly > open. That's basically all I have on my Dock, only there are some occasions when the list of apps I keep open most of the time aren't running, and I'd like a quick way to get them running if my hand is already on teh track pad. Different strokes... >>> If not I then use Command Space to open Spotlight and then type a few >>> letters unique to the application name, strike return, and open it that >>> way. >> >> By then you've likely removed your hand from the track pad to type on >> the keyboard. > > I frequently shift my right hand between keyboard and trackpad and > consider the time to do such not worth any concern. But if you feel > otherwise that is your choice! :-) When I'm in the middle of a work day, time is money for me. The faster the better. That's all. : ) -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR