Also, my suite has a similar function (though not modeless). On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 9:01 PM, Chuck Israels <cisra...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Robert, > > TGTools - Modify/Transfer Layout > > When Jari updates his plugins, this may become superfluous. > > Many thanks, > > Chuck > > > > ( > > On Jan 15, 2017, at 6:58 PM, Robert Patterson < > rob...@robertgpatterson.com> wrote: > > > > For the non-techie, a "modeless" window is one that you can click away > from > > without dismissing the window. Document windows and palettes are example > of > > modeless windows. As are some plugin windows. > > > > A long-standing irritation with Mac modeless plugin windows is that when > a > > dialog box pops up, the modeless window grabs focus away from the > document > > window. (This behavior dates back to the OSX transition and Finale 2004.) > > > > I recently discovered a near-trivial program change that fixes this > problem > > for Mac Fin2014.5 and higher. I am working on an update to my plugin > suite > > that fixes all of my modeless windows. (These include Mass Copy, Page > Title > > Copy, Copyist Helper, among others.) Using the new versions feels like > > someone stopped beating me in the head. > > > > I have also figured out a way to solve the problem for windows I don't > own. > > But doing so demands a conservative approach. The list of non-owned > windows > > I'm willing to tickle must be short and well-defined. So far it is a list > > of one: Space Systems. > > > > My question for the list is, other than my suite and Space Systems, what > > other modeless windows would you like to be able to leave open on the > > desktop but can't because of this problem? > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > Chuck Israels > cisra...@comcast.net > (360) 201-3434 > > 8831 SE 12th Ave. > Portland OR 97202 > > <chuckisraelsjazz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
