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R u n n i ng an Appl i cation i n the Fo reg ro u nd
MultiTOS is a versatile operating system which offers several ways to easily
choose which appl ication runs i n the foreground.
The Desk menu di splays a l i st, which incl udes the foreground application
( designated by a checkmark) and every application running in the background. Any
application you select from the Desk menu becomes the new foreground
appl ication.
Selecting an appl ication from the Desk menu i s just one way to choose the
foreground appl ication.
Note : You can always access the desktop from any application by selecting Desktop
in the Desk menu.
Toppi ng a bottom w indow i s another way of changing the foreground appl ication .
When you have multiple w i ndows open on the desktop, topping a bottom w i ndow
makes it the new top w indow , and causes the application responsible for the
w indow to become the foreground appl ication.
R u n n i ng an Appl icati o n i n the Backg ro u nd
You w i l l want to run some tasks, such as fi le compression or any other time
consuming appl ication, in the background. Tasks that you run in the background
should not require frequent keyboard input, because only the foreground
application can receive i nput from the keyboard. Many applications after
implementing an initial set of commands run i ndependently of user i nput, until
they require more user input or finish the task at hand.
To run an application i n the background, just launch the app l ication in the
foreground using one of the techniques described earlier. I f necessary, enter any
required commands or arguments. Start the process, then choose another
Using the Desktop
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