Re: Toolbar Launcher, or, Sorting shortcuts in Links folders
From: Chad Harris (ddram32_nospam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:27:40 -0400
Chad--
I don't have ready answers for all these interesting questions, but to the
one:
*Q: Can anybody tell me how to rearrange those shortcuts into orders besides
alphabetical?*
You have these icons within your category folders and you want them arranged
as to type. On the toolbar of each folder, why not go to *View>Arrange
Icons by Type* and if you want them under headings you can also click "Show
In Groups."
I don't see a regedit at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics that is going to help you.
Chad Harris
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"Chad" <sojaspam@NOSPAMDOTbyu.edu> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to create a "dock" or "wharf" or "toolbar launcher" that is
> integrated into the Taskbar, and that I can use to categorize my most-
> used shortcuts into groups.
>
> For example, I might have a "Development", "Games", and "Internet" icon
> in a toolbar on the taskbar. And when, for example, I click on "Games",
> it brings up a menu with "Warlords IV" and "Spider Solitaire" (i.e. oft-
> used shortcuts that I have placed in there).
>
> I've managed to do this, for the most part, but (call me perfectionist),
> I would like a bit more functionality.
>
> Here's what I did:
> 1) Create a folder on the desktop for each category
> 2) Copy/create shortcuts into each of these folders, according to what I
> want in there
> 3) Enable either the QuickLaunch or Links bar in the taskbar
> 4) Move the folder into the bar
>
> I can even change the folder icon to match the category. Cool.
>
> What I'm trying to do now, though, is to rearrange the icons within the
> category folders into different orders (other than alphabetical). I'm
> thinking of something like the Start Menu -- you can drag shortcuts
> around and rearrange them as you like it.
>
> Q: Can anybody tell me how to rearrange those shortcuts into orders
> besides alphabetical?
>
> Q: If not, is there a 3rd-party add-in program that (a) integrates into
> the taskbar (as a toolbar, or similar band), and (b) has similar
> functionality?
>
> Q: If not, is there some other workaround? The only thing I can think
> is to number the shortcuts, adding "1., 2., 3., etc" in front in the
> particular order. (But I would also like to add "seperator" shortcuts,
> i.e. blank shortcuts with an empty icon, and that wouldn't work here.)
>
> Q: Why must I hold down the Control key when clicking the category
> folder in the QuickLaunch bar, but not in the Links bar? Is there a way
> to make it so I don't have to hold down Control?
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated. Perhaps I've thought of this way
> too long and am not seeing an obvious solution.
>
> Thanks
> Chad
>
> PS: I've looked at the Order value in the HKCU\Software\Microsoft
> \Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites\Links key, but I
> think that only controls the order of the icons in the "root" Links
> folder (i.e. the category folders). Right?
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