Minimising Actinic

[Duncan Rounding]

I would like to be able to minimise Actinic whilst it's doing intensive tasks such as importing, creating a snapshot or uploading.

Not having access to the desktop properly during these activities makes it difficult to continue working on something else.

I know you can minimise all but you can't maximise any other window without Actinic also maximising. It would be better to be able to send it to the system tray when busy and just see a pop up message if need be.

[TraceyHand]

I've noticed that too
You can get to the desktop but trying to bring up another window over that just bring back Actinic again
It's a pain, add my vote too!

[grantglendinnin]

Agreed - the issue here is the 'box' (for uploading/snapshots, etc) is run as a separate applet by the look of things while the Actinic window is being run as a background process, therefore you cannot minimise either. I've always found if I press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select Actinic in the Applications tab, right click and Minimise, Actinic seems to go into 'Not Responding' mode and uploads/backups take even longer.

[leehack]

Annoying I agree, but alt-tab is your friend.

[Steve G Griggs]

Yes.
Gets my vote, that would be a big help.
ALT-TAB may be my friend, but I do like my desktop as well.

[TraceyHand]

Alt-Tab doesn't help in this case though
Scenario, Actinic is uploading and I want to drag something from desktop to a folder (removeable drive/card, for example)

I 'show desktop' and click on folder in taskbar.
Up pops Actinic too.

I 'alt-tab' to folder
Up pops Actinic too

It's a pain

[grantglendinnin]

Wait, I've got a breakthrough, I know the solution.

With Actinic as the front window (of course, you wouldn't have it any other way), click the 'Cancel' button when doing an upload/backup/download - then click that white X surrounded in a small red box. You'll find it in the top-right corner. That's the permanent solution. For the temporary solution, click the white hyphen which is surrounded in the blue box, again, in the top right corner. RESULT

[TraceyHand]

Grant, you forgot "drag to recycle bin and empty"
Much more permanent than your temporary permanent solution

[grantglendinnin]

I was going to mention that part but then I remembered I'd have to post a guide on how to download and install a Registry-fix piece of software to remove all the nasties and that sounded very boring. Lol.

[TraceyHand]

sod that, who cares anyway? LOL

(I'm actually not so far from a 'permanent fix' myself...of a different sort!)

[leehack]

glue or drugs?

[Rich Brady]

Maybe she's going to break the alcohol ban?

[TraceyHand]

oh ha ha!
all good suggestions, of course!

[grantglendinnin]

I assure you solvent abuse won't solve (hah!) anything. The hallucinations won't do anything for you - this really is standard Actinic behaviour!

[Donna]

Windows key/start key and D, this minimises all programs to the taskbar.
Actinic goes an insipid shade of white then only the the small snapshot window floats on your desktop.