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Is there a keyboard shortcut for Minimize?
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tpicco
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May 21, 2004, 11:13 AM
 
I've been using 0s X for six months... like it... will love Panther when I get it shortly (tried a friend's version...)

Dumb question.
Command W closes windows... is there a keyboard shortcut for minimizing the window so it shrinks into the dock???
     
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May 21, 2004, 11:21 AM
 


command-M for minimize. (edited just for casecom.)

-r.
( Last edited by rjenkinson; May 21, 2004 at 09:30 PM. )
     
tpicco  (op)
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May 21, 2004, 12:05 PM
 
Thaaaaaaaaankyouverymuch
     
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May 21, 2004, 12:39 PM
 
r.: what, no "found image" to make your point? You disappoint me!
     
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May 21, 2004, 02:20 PM
 
command +H -=- hide windows/program
command + option + H -=- hide all windows/programs exept the one currenly used
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May 21, 2004, 05:02 PM
 
Note that command-M isn't universal in all applications. Two I use that immediately come to mind are Mulberry and SplashID. In Mulberry it's the shortcut for Send (to send a message), which can be bad news if typed at the wrong time.

In Finder and a few other apps (e.g. Safari) try toggling the option key while a menu is open and sometimes items that use the option modifier will change. Using option in iPhoto and iTunes changes a couple icons, but not the menus. Fixing seemingly minor UI inconsistencies like those are something I hope Apple gives attention to in future OS revisions.

And what does this have to do with iMac & eMac?
     
tpicco  (op)
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May 21, 2004, 05:22 PM
 
I'm working on an iMac... where else should I have posted this? Is there an OSX Software area? My apologies for mis-posting. Excuuuuuuuuse me...
     
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May 21, 2004, 06:50 PM
 
Originally posted by tpicco:
Excuuuuuuuuse me...
Gosh, did you see the at the end of my comment? If this was the wrong subforum to post about this I was as guilty as you.

Thanks for the defensive reaction to that one remark rather than seeing that the rest of my comments were intended to be helpful.
     
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I was teasin'
     
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May 22, 2004, 12:19 AM
 
Okie dokie. Enjoy the shortcuts. Seems like lately I'm discovering a new one every day. Wish there was a definitive, up-to-date list of 'em for both the OS and popular apps being kept somewhere. If I can't find one maybe I'll do it once I get my web site up.
     
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Aug 5, 2004, 07:32 PM
 
there is one for the finder if you go to system preferences then click on the keyboard tab and then keyboard shortcuts, also for popular apps if you just press command+shift+question mark and shoose your app from the library menu then search for keyboard shortcuts you will get shortcuts.
     
   
 
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