Hi Kevin (and others), Yes, I know it will sometimes work, and a second press will sometimes make it work when the first press didn't. But, according to the documentation from MS, this is more or less an accident when it works; they went to the trouble of adding and documenting windows+d, designed to take you to the desktop, so I thought I'd mention it here because it *always* works.
Chip -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Huber [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:21 AM To: gw-info; Chip Orange Subject: Re: Is This Happening To You Hi: I find that even if WindowsKey-m does not get me to the desktop the first time, it will get me to the desktop if I press it a second time. Kevin Huber On 11/22/11, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: > You're quite right Veronica; windows+m does not take you to the > desktop (or it's not designed to, so sometimes it won't). it's only > designed to minimize windows. if you want to be on the desktop it's > better to use the > windows+d combination. > > Chip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Veronica Elsea [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 11:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Is This Happening To You > > Actually, I've always had much nicer behavior when I used Windows+D > rather than M to get back to the desktop. And on my system, it didn't > always say desktop in 7.5.1 either. > > Veronica > We Woof You A Merry Christmas! Diabetes Melodious! And more! > Music CDs that will impact and entertain you forever! > http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com > Veronica Elsea, Owner > Laurel Creek Music Designs > Santa Cruz, California > 877-607-6407 > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your > message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your > message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You > can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your > message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your > message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You > can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
