Topic: Windows desktop environment

Anonymous b7d4d9ad4474a674aec964a5eed0298f started this discussion 2 months (2008-10-13 03:56:16 UTC) ago:

I'm looking for a desktop environment for Windows because 1. it's stupidly hard to manage the icons on the desktop (and i have way too many) 2. i want multiple workspaces 3. i want to use the area of my screen more efficiently

Any suggestions?

Anonymous e9df139072b9a37fbbd89596c16aa627 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 04:06:41 UTC) ago, 10 minutes later (#69,159):

If I may ask, exactly what kind of environment are you talking about? Big, small, what's up?

The only real thing that I can suggest to you is folders. Folders are your friend, and they help clear up space on the desktop when needed. So, say you have shortcuts to all Microsoft Office programs: just make a folder, title it "Microsoft Office Shortcuts," and drop all the shortcuts in there. It doesn't take as long as Start, Programs, Microsoft Office either, so that's always good.

Also, check your resolution. In most cases, you would want to set your resolution to the highest possible. This actually adds space to your desktop, as smaller resolutions tend to "blow up" things a little - make icons larger and so on.

Hope this helps somewhat.

Anonymous b7d4d9ad4474a674aec964a5eed0298f (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 05:25:25 UTC) ago, 1 hour later (#69,187):

Thanks for the reply

I don't use folders because I like to have everything organized on my desktop in a way that I can 1. see what I have installed atm 2. find things fast without having to think about it

My resolution is max (1680x1050 :D)

But err yeah I still don't know which DE to try :/

Anonymous 93e6f860ffb068512ca053d84a01d558 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 12:34:08 UTC) ago, 7 hours later (#69,248):

@69,187

Blackbox and its many mods/offshoots are the only good free ones. Heavily customizable.

Anonymous defa31903b5a4403027933ac1aeb9b4a replied with this 2 months (2008-10-13 12:49:17 UTC) ago, 15 minutes later (#69,253):

For real multiple workspaces, try: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx

Anonymous 4606085837ca06b5833fd2c8c59636ec replied with this 2 months (2008-10-14 15:23:39 UTC) ago, 1 day later (#69,895):

Create custom toolbars. Hide them until you mouse over and keep them on top of other windows. That way you can clear your desktop and still access some icons without minimizing windows.

Also, multiple desktops all have the same icons…only difference is the windows that are open…it doesn't work like you think. That would be cool though but doesn't exist AFAIK.

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Topic: Windows desktop environment