Hi,

I recently switched to Macs and I am loving it. I've been getting more
comfortable with Mac OSX. But there are still some issues that are not
clear to me.

What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?

The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.

Is that it? Or am I missing something?

JS.

JS wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I recently switched to Macs and I am loving it. I've been getting more
> comfortable with Mac OSX. But there are still some issues that are not
> clear to me.
>
> What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
> there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?
>
> The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
> minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.
>
> Is that it? Or am I missing something?
>
> JS.
>
>
Maybe I am missing something.
The only three options I know of are, Close (red), Minimize (amber), and
Resize (green).
GW

In article <cjau6j$9mu1@imsp212.netvigator.com>,
"JS" <js@nospamplease.com> wrote:

>
> What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
> there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?
>
> The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
> minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.
>
I'm still pretty new with OS X myself, but it's my impression so far
that "hiding" refers to a running application, and includes all the
windows it may have open, while "minimizing" applies specifically to
windows themselves.

--
Odysseus

In article <Lph6d.21184$OB2.2867@twister.socal.rr.com>,
Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:

> JS wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently switched to Macs and I am loving it. I've been getting more
> > comfortable with Mac OSX. But there are still some issues that are not
> > clear to me.
> >
> > What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
> > there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?
> >
> > The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
> > minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.
> >
> > Is that it? Or am I missing something?
> >
> > JS.
> >
> >
> Maybe I am missing something.
> The only three options I know of are, Close (red), Minimize (amber), and
> Resize (green).
> GW

Under the main window's menu there is usually a option like "Hide Safari"

Minimizing sends the window down to the dock; hiding makes the window
hidden until you click on the program icon again.

Brian

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:50:53 -0700, JS wrote
(in message <cjau6j$9mu1@imsp212.netvigator.com>):

> Hi,
>
> I recently switched to Macs and I am loving it. I've been getting more
> comfortable with Mac OSX. But there are still some issues that are not
> clear to me.
>
> What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
> there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?
>
> The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
> minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.
>
> Is that it? Or am I missing something?
>
> JS.
>
>

That is pretty much it. Hide removes the app from being the frontmost or
active app and any open windows from sight, without killing the app. Minimise
leaves the app as the active app, and puts the active window down into the
dock.

Briantelope wrote:
> In article <Lph6d.21184$OB2.2867@twister.socal.rr.com>,
> Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>Maybe I am missing something.
>>The only three options I know of are, Close (red), Minimize (amber), and
>>Resize (green).
>>GW
>
>
> Under the main window's menu there is usually a option like "Hide Safari"
>
> Minimizing sends the window down to the dock; hiding makes the window
> hidden until you click on the program icon again.
>
> Brian
Well whadya know....I never noticed that...thanks!
GW

In article <odysseus1479-at-19F559.11494028092004@news.telus.net>,
Odysseus <odysseus1479-at******-dot.ca> wrote:

> In article <cjau6j$9mu1@imsp212.netvigator.com>,
> "JS" <js@nospamplease.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
> > there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?
> >
> > The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
> > minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.
> >
> I'm still pretty new with OS X myself, but it's my impression so far
> that "hiding" refers to a running application, and includes all the
> windows it may have open, while "minimizing" applies specifically to
> windows themselves.

Yes, you "hide" an entire application (and all its windows), you
"minimize" a single window.

As an alternative, you can hide all the other programs instead of the
current application with "Hide Others" in the appliation's menu.

A hidden application is still running. It just doesn't show any changes
being made. If you quit the only showing application, the next one in
the list will be shown and become the front application.

--
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In article <0001HW.BD7F1AAD00ED8C26F03865B0@netnews.comcast.n et>,
Steve <nobodyNOSPAM@comcast.net> wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:50:53 -0700, JS wrote
>(in message <cjau6j$9mu1@imsp212.netvigator.com>):
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I recently switched to Macs and I am loving it. I've been getting more
>> comfortable with Mac OSX. But there are still some issues that are not
>> clear to me.
>>
>> What is the difference between "hiding" and "minimizing" a window? Are
>> there any situations where one would be prefered over the other?
>>
>> The only obvious difference between the two that I have noticed is that
>> minimized windows can still be seen in the Dock, whereas hidden ones aren't.
>>
>> Is that it? Or am I missing something?
>>
>> JS.
>>
>>
>
>That is pretty much it. Hide removes the app from being the frontmost or
>active app and any open windows from sight, without killing the app. Minimise
>leaves the app as the active app, and puts the active window down into the
>dock.
>
>

An app doesn't have to be frontmost to be hidden. A running app always
has "Hide" as one of the options when you hold down the mouse on its
dock icon.

--
Ron Parsons

Ron Parsons wrote:

> An app doesn't have to be frontmost to be hidden. A running app always
> has "Hide" as one of the options when you hold down the mouse on its
> dock icon.
>
COOL!
I learned something new!
:)

--
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