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Title: argggg
Post by: Antares on Friday, October 27, 2006, 09:14:49 PM

I should really move my quicklaunch button for photoshop away from the one for firefox.  Every now and again I miss and have to wait 15 seconds for photoshop to load before I can close it.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: scottws on Friday, October 27, 2006, 09:22:03 PM

I've never used the quick launch toolbar.  I use either the desktop or the start menu.  I tend to have a bunch of crap open at the same time, so it's nice to have the extra taskbar space.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Quemaqua on Friday, October 27, 2006, 09:36:43 PM

I use the quick launch quite a bit for things I open and close a lot, like Firefox and Windows explorer.  I don't like to keep a lot open at once.  That drives me nuts.  If I don't need it open, I close it.  But yeah, I hate that with photoshop.  I find myself doing that when I want a picture to open in something else and forget that it's tied to PS for whatever reason.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: scottws on Friday, October 27, 2006, 09:42:48 PM

Windows key + E is your friend.  Same with Windows key + M.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Quemaqua on Friday, October 27, 2006, 09:45:19 PM

 ... I don't know what those do.  Am I stupid?

Warning: answer "no" or perish.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Ace_O_Spades on Friday, October 27, 2006, 10:10:28 PM

I use the quicklaunch because it cleans up my desktop

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Antares on Friday, October 27, 2006, 10:15:50 PM

I use it so I don't have to minimize to open a new window.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Quemaqua on Friday, October 27, 2006, 10:21:54 PM

I don't keep my taskbar on top, so I have to bring it to the top by hitting the windows key.  Solves the minimizing problem nicely.  It's just my desktop gets dirty fast with downloaded stuff so I don't like to keep icons other than folders on it.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: iPPi on Friday, October 27, 2006, 10:54:07 PM

I used to have Steam next to my Firefox button on quicklaunch and it was a pain.  Now it's just the desktop button beside Firefox.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Cobra951 on Saturday, October 28, 2006, 05:33:33 AM

Quote from: Quemaqua on Friday, October 27, 2006, 09:45:19 PM

... I don't know what those do.  Am I stupid?

Warning: answer "no" or perish.

If you are, then so am I.  I see the Windows key as a useless annoyance, pulling me out of whatever fullscreen app I may be in when I hit it by mistake.  If I weren't so lazy, I'd have looked into disabling it long ago.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: scottws on Saturday, October 28, 2006, 06:58:44 AM

Windows key + E = Open Windows Explorer
Windows key + M (or + D) = Minimize all open windows and show desktop
Windows key + R = Run dialog box
Windows key + L = Log off
Windows key + Break = System properties

I used to think it was useless, but I use it all the time now.  It's far more useful than the Alt key.

Title: Re: argggg
Post by: Quemaqua on Saturday, October 28, 2006, 08:55:34 AM

See, I've always been like Cobra.  Only thing I use it is to bring the taskbar back to the front of the screen.  I had no idea it did shortcuts like that.  Learn something new every day.