[Ti] Shortcuts, Key commands Was:10.2.6 update..

[Trevor J. Hutley]

At 11:21 AM +0200 5/8/03, Lisbeth Zachs wrote:
>>ALT-CMD-H (or, option-Apple-H) clears the desktop of all the 
>>windows open in other applications.
>>Only the open Finder windows remain.
>
>A very useful function which I did not know about before Trevor 
>first mentioned it. Once before Trevor indicated that he used a 
>shortcut unknown to me, so this time I went to the Mac Help and 
>tried to find some section that I missed, but I still haven't been 
>able to find alt-cmd-H mentioned as a shortcut to clearing the 
>desktop.
>
>Hence my question to Trevor or anybody else ­ where do you get this 
>information?

Lisbeth - first, you can be sure that I have no secret access to OS 
knowledge...!
I learn by experience, by chance, from people (including on this 
List, MacinTouch, etc) and sometimes by simply seeking and 
investigating.  Sharing like this is good.

In OS9 (I can vaguely remember this OS...) I had a little red dot in 
the top corner of my screen (it was a tiny utility called QuickHide 
or something) that cleared my desktop of all my windows and clutter 
when I clicked on it.

This is now implemented directly in the OS X Finder as cmd-H (hide 
finder) and alt-cmd-H (hide others).

T.