When Parallels starts a VM, the boot process can take a while. It would be good to be able to switch to another application to do something else in the meantime. It is impossible at the moment, because Parallels switches back to itself, i.e. it makes its VM window the front window! (I use full screen mode.) More specifically, when you boot a VM and try to switch applications (Command-Tab) or hide Parallels (Command-H) the Parallels will come back to the front for at least three times during the boot (for Win XP guest OS). When you suspend/resume, the problem is less pronounced, but still occurs. So, here is my request: please make Parallels Desktop for Mac a well-behaved Mac application! Applications should never steal focus. I am sure this rule is in Apple's compatibility guidelines somewhere. Thanks! Maciej.
Hm... I'm not sure that stealing the focus is intended behavior, our QA will check if it's a GUI bug.
