4 messages in com.googlegroups.google-desktop-developerRe: Google Desktop re-arranges my QLT| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Ian D Samson | 23 Jan 2008 05:17 | |
| mous...@gmail.com | 23 Jan 2008 07:35 | |
| Ian D Samson | 23 Jan 2008 11:16 | |
| mous...@gmail.com | 24 Jan 2008 14:21 |
| Subject: | Re: Google Desktop re-arranges my QLT |
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| From: | mous...@gmail.com (mous...@gmail.com) |
| Date: | 01/24/2008 02:21:21 PM |
| List: | com.googlegroups.google-desktop-developer |
Erm, no experience with Win2000, but since the basic inner works haven't changed that much over the years, it's mostly the graphics, I suppose it's a hidden folder in that OS as well .. I'll explain XP- style, hope you can figure it out from there In XP you go to Folder Options, in the View Tab you check the button next to 'Show hidden files and folders'. Assuming that your OS is installed on C (otherwise replace the drive- letter) go to C:\Documents and Settings\Your Username .. in that folder you should see some extra folders now, slightly transparent, those are the folders and files that are usually hidden .. move on to \Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer and there it is .. Quick Launch
And if you're really interested in RightClick you could take a look
here, see what it can look like in action
http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=47
And yes, my PC is somewhat organized these days, did a good housecleaning after the last install, too much stuff allover the place but it's more that the way windows does it is so inefficient and slow say I want to open a subsubsubfolder, the quickest way in XP is to open a window, switch to treeview and scroll and click your way to the folder where you want to be .. with this little gem you rightclick on your desktop or use a hotkey to bring up the menu and you hover your way to the folder in no time
On Jan 23, 8:16 pm, Ian D Samson <ians...@gmail.com> wrote:
Wow! Highly Organized MousieMouse! So pleased you know the feeling, but I had never heard of RightClick by Stardock. Will Google that immediately. Also never heard of creating folders within the QuickLaunch. Frankly, I have never heard of a "Quick Launch" Folder. Where is this located? A search of my hard disk revealed nothing. Is this facility available on Windows 2000 Pro SP4? Maybe it's just an XP or Vista thing??
But thanks for your reply.
On Jan 23, 5:35 pm, "mous...@gmail.com" <mous...@gmail.com> wrote:
Ever thought of making folders inside your QuickLaunch folder to stay organized ?
But yes, I know the feeling, did that as well way-way-way back, drag the quicklaunch out of the toolbar and have a row of nicely arranged icons all across the screen .. but Windows has the habit of re- arranging alphabetically as well, after numerous times of putting icons back to where I wanted them I gave up on that .. I now use RightClick by Stardock which replaces the usual rightclickmenu on your desktop with a highly configurable (and skinable) menu for all kinds of shortcuts, I have my mentioned folders in my Quicklaunch menu, shortcuts to folders I open frequently in the main menu and I can browse to everything on my PC, including external drives and network in treeview in a matter of seconds
On Jan 23, 2:18 pm, Ian D Samson <ians...@gmail.com> wrote:
Google Desktop re-arranges my Quick Launch Toolbar ALPHABETICALLY without my express permission to do so. I want to know why the Developer Group think they have the RIGHT to re-arrange a user's QLT without asking the user if GD can. To me, this is an unpardonable liberty and the reason why I have totally removed ALL Google Desktop software from my computer.
I had my QLT that spans the width of my 17" monitor set at 1024x768 resolution carefully arranged and grouped by function, so that I have all my "tools" (single click icons) together for any particular function with which I am working. Now I have to waste my time undoing what GD took the liberty of re-arranging, and fortunately for the Developer Group I am so angry that I am at a loss to express myself sufficiently eloquently to put it in writing.