Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!mha From: mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: More Finder Improvements Keywords: window menubar finder multifinder Message-ID: <6933@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Date: 4 Dec 88 18:12:57 GMT References: <507@unocss.UUCP> <6867@pyr.gatech.EDU> Reply-To: mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) Organization: Department of Media Services, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 51 In article <6867@pyr.gatech.EDU> tynor@pyr.UUCP (Steve Tynor) writes: >Many of the articles I have read lately seem to be saying "It's hard to >get the mouse up to that menu bar." I have a suggestion that I'd like to >throw out for everyone to chew on: > >Have a keyboard shortcut to move the mouse to the top of the screen. > >... > > >Mike Sieweke >Georgia Tech Research Institute >Atlanta, Georgia >Internet: sysmike@colorm.gatech.edu >Bitnet: msieweke@gtri01 >Usenet: ...!gatech!colorm.gatech.edu!sysmike Or get a copy of the freeware control panel device called 'HierDA.' This cdev does several very useful things, and I find it invaluable. * Creates a submenu for each desk accessory in the DA menu that has its own menu, so that you can choose a command from the DA's own menu BEFORE opening the DA (doing so opens the DA then calls the menu item). * Brings up a full hierarchical menu bar anywhere on the desktop outside existing windows. This menu bar includes all of the menus currently at the top of the screen (it arrays them vertically, rather than horizontally), and includes all submenus. All you need to do is click on a bare part of the desktop in any program. In the Finder, you need to hold Command-Shift to do this, since you need to be able to click on the desktop in the Finder. In any other program, you can call up the menus ON TOP of windows, just by holding Command-Shift while clicking. * In the DA menu, the Control Panel is given a submenu (it doesn't normally have a menu) that consists of a list of all cdevs in the System Folder as of boot time. By choosing a cdev from this list your Control Panel opens with that cdev at the top, and open, which is MUCH better than having to search through all of your cdevs, even alphabetized, for the right one. This feature alone makes HierDA worthwhile. Definitely a program worth getting hold of. -- Mark H. Anbinder ** MHA@TCGould.tn.cornell.edu NG33 MVR Hall, Media Services Dept. ** THCY@CRNLVAX5.BITNET Cornell University H: (607) 257-7587 ******** Ithaca, NY 14853 W: (607) 255-1566 ******* Ego ipse custodies custudio