Channel 9 - Discussions by LFS

The Sandbox - KPL Game and article - SantaGifts

LFS — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:09:19 GMT

The zipped package contains a KidsProgrammingLanguage (KPL) game program and article soon to be available on the Coding4Fun site. For more information about KPL visit www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com

Coffeehouse - Roll call - show us your desktop

LFS — Tue, 31 May 2005 03:29:10 GMT

W3bbo wrote:

I used to have that, but I've progressed on to FLB, you should try it, you'll probably like it.

I'll take a look, thanks.

W3bbo wrote:

Mine used to be at the side, but I put it back down to the bottom.

The problem with it being at the sides is that you can't see the button labels. Suppose you've got 20 documents open, all with the same icon... how do you know which is which without hovering over each one for 3 seconds?

Well, I DON'T usually have 20 documents open, 10-15 is about my maximum (all IE to various sites), but there are a few characters visible to help identify the document. Additionally, I am able to see all of the QuickLaunch items and can use them for Drag&Drop when needed. How would you do that if the item you needed was hidden by the double arrows (>>) ?

Coffeehouse - Roll call - show us your desktop

LFS — Mon, 30 May 2005 10:00:39 GMT

I use the Links toolbar to help keep my desktop tidy. It keeps all my stuff just two clicks away, organized in a nice neat menu structure! I call that pattern 'pigskin'; a bit less distracting than images, but not quite a solid color, either....

Note how much room there is for more items on the taskbar. I really wonder why the default placement was set to the bottom of the screen???