Hidden related files in Windows

[Wasatch]

Some complex databases have as many as 10 files related to the primary file. These open as "Hidden" in both Mac and Windows. When closing FM Pro in Windows, however, there is an ugly flurry of opening all the hidden files before closing them. Doesn't seem to happen on the Mac.

Likewise there are some funny transitions (color-inverted images) when using a graphic as a button.

Any ideas for preventing these? Note: This is concerns the local machine, not the web.

[Vaughan]

In FMP 6 and earlier, files are *not* hidden in Windows. Instead they are minimised down the bottom of the applications window.

My solution (for FMP 6 and earlier) is not to hide database windows; instead I set all windows to maximise all the time.

FMP 7 has much better window control.

[Wasatch]

Thanks Vaughan.

However, whether opened minimised or maximised Windows seems to insist on showing each one as it closes (even if I have set "Freeze windows"), while Mac just clicks off the whole set at once.

How about the other issue? Clicking a button on the Mac just dims the underlying part of the screen, while on Windows there is a complete color inversion. If the button is a graphic the effect is a horrible visual splash. Are there options?