Re: st: One other strange window behavior

[Gary Longton <glongton@fhcrc.org>]

Fred Wolfe wrote:

> I hope I am understanding this correctly, but this seems to be a 
> continual problem that I didn't have with 8.2.
>
> I enter a command in Stata 9. It runs. I want to change to my text 
> editor. Alt-tab leaves me in Stata, but alt-tab-tab switches to the 
> editor. When I am in the editor, alt-tab switches back to stata. If I 
> switch from the editor to Stata then I only need 1 alt-tab to go back to 
> the editor. But as long as I put the mouse in the command window or type 
> a command I will need alt-tab-tab. So I see the problem as being that in 
> ANY other program (Windows XE) all-tab switch programs, but in stata if 
> you are in the command window (or the results after a command) you need 
> alt-tab-tab. AS a matter of consistency, when switching quickly, this is 
> a real nuisance.
>
> Can any one else verify this behavior?
confirmed here - and yes it is a nuisance for those of use who alt-tab 
to-and-fro editor & Stata!

Stata/SE 9.0 and Windows XP

(excuse the delayed response - have just recently started to use version 9 and 
was looking back at some of the windows-behavior related posts while attempting 
to work my way around some of the new windows features - i.e. floating, docking, 
and disappearing windows)

- Gary

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