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Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ?
Date 2014-03-12 05:22 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2014-03-11, TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> 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.  : )

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JR

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Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-09 01:56 +0000
  Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-03-08 22:24 -0700
    Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-09 16:43 +0000
    Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-10 09:21 +1300
      Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 16:35 -0400
      Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-09 20:53 +0000
        Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-09 22:51 +0000
          Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 00:23 +0000
            Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 00:43 +0000
              Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-03-09 20:29 -0500
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 01:40 +0000
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 15:24 +0000
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 17:50 +0000
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-03-10 21:58 -0500
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-11 17:46 +0000
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-03-11 16:11 -0500
                Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-12 05:22 +0000
          Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-03-10 11:10 -0700
            Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 18:22 +0000
              Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-03-10 18:57 -0700
        Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-10 13:09 +1300
          Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 00:23 +0000
            Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-10 13:28 +1300
              Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 01:40 +0000
          Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-10 00:48 +0000
        Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-09 19:06 -0700
          Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 15:26 +0000
            Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-10 09:39 -0700
          Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 17:50 +0000
            Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-10 12:15 -0700
              Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-10 21:56 +0000
  Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 07:34 +0000
    Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-09 16:43 +0000
  Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 13:13 -0400
    Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2014-03-09 18:36 +0000
      Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 15:25 -0400
    Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 23:23 +0000
      Re: Mavericks: "Show One Application At A Time" ? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-10 17:04 -0400

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