Since the Launcher is a window, it closes when you perform the "close all" command.
Here are two ways of easily reopening the Launcher and an AppleScript solution:
Create an Alias on the Desktop
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You can create an alias of the Launcher on the desktop, which would normally be hidden under the Launcher window when it is open. Any time you close all of the windows, you could then simply double-click the Launcher alias, now visible, and open it again.
Create an Alias in the Apple Menu
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You can create an alias to the Launcher and put it in the Apple Menu Items folder in the System Folder. You then easily access it by pulling down the Apple Menu.
AppleScript Solution
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If you have System 7.5 and AppleScript, you can create a script to close all windows except Launcher with the following statements:
tell application "Finder"
close (every window whose name is not "Launcher")
end tell
Place the saved Applet in the Apple Menu so you can invoke it readily. This Applet does exactly what is desired without having to reopen the Launcher!
This article was published in the "Information Alley":
Volume II, Issue 2, Page 14
Article Change History:
07 Sep 1995 - Added AppleScript workaround.
18 May 1995 - Reworded workaround to clarify; added Info Alley information.
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