Me too. Especially when my desktop is once again messy. And that happens quite often.
The backdrop function in LC even made me write a little tool which does something similar and layers over the whole desktop to hide the mess. Very useful when i demonstrate something to others on my computer. Matthias Matthias Rebbe +49 5741 310000 matthiasrebbe.eu <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/> > Am 19.07.2017 um 11:10 schrieb Roger Eller via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > Personally, I have always liked, and often used a light gray backdrop to > minimize distractions from the OS. It makes LiveCode feel more like a > unified environment. > > ~Roger > > On Jul 19, 2017 4:55 AM, "Mark Waddingham via use-livecode" < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: > >> On 2017-07-19 08:56, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: >> >>> Even that is a "load of old Bollo"; I'm sure that a lot of people >>> trying out LiveCode for the first time >>> are going to go "gae quair" when they see their desktop vanish. >>> >> >> Possibly - but until you test such a thing, a statement either way is just >> conjecture... Hence why we are testing it! >> >> Admittedly, this was perhaps a slightly riskier test then something like >> the handler menu; although had it actually *only* affected people who were >> still in 'first run' mode... No-one on this list would have probably >> noticed, thus it would not have occasioned any comment. >> >> There will be an RC-3 which fixes that problem at least - whether or not >> the auto-backdrop will be kept (in first run mode) will be largely down to >> what the analysis of results of the testing say. >> >> Warmest Regards, >> >> Mark. >> >> -- >> Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com <mailto:m...@livecode.com> ~ >> http://www.livecode.com/ <http://www.livecode.com/> >> LiveCode: Everyone can create apps >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
