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From: MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Talking to Workbench
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Date: 7 Dec 88 07:23:15 GMT
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As long as we're talking about WB facelifting here something I would like to
see:
      I was looking around the system with xoper and noticed that there was a
workbench window as well as screen. I assume it is one of those always in the
background windows. Maybe this could have a special gadget to bring it to the
front (still no sizing adjustment) to do disk icon stuff. The problem I have
is that I'll have a bunch of windows for multiple programs set "just so", and
then need to use a disk icon. WHAM! there goes my setup. I'd like to be able
to click a gadget in the WB title bar, bringing the wb window to front, do
the icon business and send to wb window back with its normal status. Of course
, this brings up the problem of opening up a window from a disk icon, it would
have to open up behind the brought to front wb window, maybe. Possibly, this
wb window brought to front would just be a copy of the real wb window, and the
icon commands would be relayed to the real thing.

      I've kind of muddled through this explanation, but I think, hope, you
understand it. I want/need to get to those icons without wrecking the posi-
itioning of my windows.

                                 - MJB -