> And by the way - My favorite Windows shortcut is "Windows key" + E to open > explorer with "This Computer" as the default folder. There are many nice Winkey+something keyboard combinations, like Win+R opend the Start/|Run, so it's easy way to run an app, or Win+D minimizes all windows to show the desktop, press again to get all back, Win+L locks the computer (no need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del and then Lock button..). You can also keep shortcuts to folders and when you select all using mouse and press enter it opens up all of them. BTW: I was surprised so many people does not use better file managers. I think the best approach to file managers is still the good old Norton Commander style, like in Win environment the Total Commander and FAR. I prefer FAR as it has may plugins that I need plus it runs in cmd window so I can type and use command line at the same time. I use folder shortcuts so just pressing Ctrl+1..9 brings me to the folder where I'd like to, barely use Win filemanager but in case I need just type "START ." and enter... There are loads of funcionality is has which hard to write it down here. It's a Russian software, and I believe it belongs to the same company as WinRAR, but now it is opensource I think. Tamas On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Ruben J=F6nsson wrote: > > I often also use START >> RUN explorer c: or explorer z: my RUN list is > > littered with them > > > > I found myself opening a lot of explorer windows for different folders > every > day. The folders are also somewhat grouped according to what project I am > working on. And then there are other folders which I also open a lot but > these > seems to be independent on what I do. I could just open a folder on the > desktop > and put shortcuts to these folders here but the desktop is normally hidden > behind applications so... > > I decided to make my own little program to open my "favorite" folders. Ne= xt > to > explorer and iexplorer it is the program I use the most. It is basically a > window with tabs where every tab is for one project or type of work I do. > In > each tab there is a list with folder names, or alias names which are easi= er > to > recognize. The names are actually commandline switches and arguments for > explorer. The commandline switches and the program to open can be replaced > which means that any program can be started. > > Tabs can be added, removed or hidden. Folders can be dragged to the tab > lists > to add them to the current tab. > > There is also one menu for common folders. This is a menu item instead of= a > tab > since it should be accessible without changing to another tab. Another me= nu > lets you select any drive in the system. A third menu displays all "speci= al > folders" such as Windows, System, Control panel, My Documents, My Picture= s, > Printers and so on. > > The program is written in C++, is very small and as it is written it is > supposed to be started from the activity field (the one just to the right > of > the Start button) since then it only requires one click to start (if one > instance is already running, focus is switched to the already running and > the > newly started is terminated). It automatically minimizes itself after 30 > seconds of inactivity (time can be changed). > > It is primarily writte for XP but does also work under Vista but the > commandline switches for explorer is then different. These can be changed > in > the setup file. > > If anyone is interested I can make the program publicly available. > > And by the way - My favorite Windows shortcut is "Windows key" + E to open > explorer with "This Computer" as the default folder. > > /Ruben > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Ruben J=F6nsson > AB Liros Electronic > Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden > TEL INT +46 40142078 > FAX INT +46 40947388 > ruben@pp.sbbs.se > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- = Rudonix DoubleSaver http://www.rudonix.com -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist