JH> Unfortunately some doors are terribly slow when that node is not the
JH> active window (as in Win9x there can be only one active window).       
JH> Ofcourse this is due to the fact that this door releases timeslices    
JH> when another node is selected, and there is no option                  

Can't you set the background priority in the comtrol panel or properties
somewhere?  I remember doing that soft of stuff before I got rid of windows.
                        
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