Aqua Taskforce

Floating pallets and windows that hide themselves when switching between applications

Submitted by MicrowaveDave on October 5, 2008 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: Some applications have windows or floating pallets that hide when changing between applications. If I switch to another application, the information in these windows is now hidden and can't be seen until the original application is active again.
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Solution: Don't hide windows. At least have a button on them to make them stay visible when switching apps.

Handy workaround: Use Dashboard Stickies to copy the information, which doesn't hide the windows in the background.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

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