All open windows close when another one is opened

Running OSX10.6.7
Recently the window behavior has changed, now when a different active app is selected, all the windows from other active apps become hidden
if one holds the Option key when selecting a new app or a hidden window in an open one, the new window opens and the old ones remain on screen but not active
this behavior is new, perhaps coincident with the latest snow leopard update
I suppose that I may have triggered this change by some accidental combination of key strokes
I prefer that the act of opening a new window not affect the other open windows
is this behavior controlled by a preference pane somewhere, or some combination of key strokes or by one of those programs such as Macpilot or Tinkertool, although I do not recollect deliberately changing anything

It's a hidden Dock preference. You can change it in TinkerTool, or launch the Terminal application, copy or drag -- don't type -- the following text into the window, and press Return:
defaults write com.apple.dock single-app NO
You may have to relaunch the Dock or log out for it to take effect, I'm not sure.

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