Wes Perdue
6/4/2007 9:16 pm
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
I've not yet spent enough time with it to have a strong opinion, but my first impression is very good. I've got an article to write, and intend to write it in PageFour. As the article has no deadline, I've not yet started working on it. Such is my life; it seems I only work on priority one items both at work and in my personal life anymore.
Once the article is done, I intend to start using PageFour for fiction: that may develop into a novel, but it'll initially be backstory for a game long back-burnered.
It sounds like you need a program launcher of some type. I've no advice off the top of my head. I scanned my software evaluation database, and I didn't find any relevant notes.
That does sound useful. I'd have a difficult time using it though, as I often have so many apps open I don't want to dig down to the desktop.
My recommendation to you would be to find some way of putting them in the task bar. Maybe you could create one parent folder, put your current folders in it, and create a tool bar for it.
1. Right-click on the task bar -> toolbars -> new toolbar
2. Select the parent folder holding your subfolders.
That should create a toolbar on your taskbar (unlock the task bar to place it to your liking) that has flyouts of its contents. This worked on my Latitude D600 with XP Home, but has never worked on my D620 running XP Pro. I doubt it has anything to do with Home vs. Pro, but I never seriously tried to debug this. YMMV; I hope it works for you.
Regards,
Wes
By the way, I'm interested in what you think of
PageFour.
I've not yet spent enough time with it to have a strong opinion, but my first impression is very good. I've got an article to write, and intend to write it in PageFour. As the article has no deadline, I've not yet started working on it. Such is my life; it seems I only work on priority one items both at work and in my personal life anymore.
Once the article is done, I intend to start using PageFour for fiction: that may develop into a novel, but it'll initially be backstory for a game long back-burnered.
Thank you for the detailed reply. It is helpful to learn what others
do. Here’s my situation: Being a software junkie, I have way too many
applications installed on my machines (mostly my home machine, because
I have a little more discipline at the office). But even though I have
more applications installed than I use, there are several applications
I need frequently. I don’t like using the Start button menu… too
cumbersome, and I’ve tried limiting the number of icons in the quick
launch bar (but maybe I should rethink this). So I’ve had icons all
over my desktop. I do organize them, keeping application launch icons
in one section, documents (usually items I’m currently accessing
frequently at the moment—once I’m done with them I move them to other
folders), and various folders. Recently I’ve just felt like this all is
too much of a mess, so I’m hoping to find an application that helps me
organize it a bit, keeping the desktop neat, but continuing to provide
quick access.
It sounds like you need a program launcher of some type. I've no advice off the top of my head. I scanned my software evaluation database, and I didn't find any relevant notes.
I have found one nifty little program called Approach—
when it is running, if you click on a folder and keep the button
depress a few seconds, instead of the window opening, a small menu
opens from which you can select. To make use of this, I created folders
for each type of application I have (Writing Aids, Info Managers,
Graphics, Office, Utilities), and put the application shortcuts in
them. That seems to work okay, but I’m wondering if there’s a more
elegant solution.
That does sound useful. I'd have a difficult time using it though, as I often have so many apps open I don't want to dig down to the desktop.
My recommendation to you would be to find some way of putting them in the task bar. Maybe you could create one parent folder, put your current folders in it, and create a tool bar for it.
1. Right-click on the task bar -> toolbars -> new toolbar
2. Select the parent folder holding your subfolders.
That should create a toolbar on your taskbar (unlock the task bar to place it to your liking) that has flyouts of its contents. This worked on my Latitude D600 with XP Home, but has never worked on my D620 running XP Pro. I doubt it has anything to do with Home vs. Pro, but I never seriously tried to debug this. YMMV; I hope it works for you.
Regards,
Wes