- Those Browser Window Icons and Show Desktop Icon
- Posted by W. Watson on December 10th, 2005
When one is using a browser, it is possible to hold down Alt and Tab through
icons that indicate what type of Window is available. If say 3 of them are
for IE, there is no way to tell anything about the actual content. It would
be good to have some word or # with the icon. Is there anyway to do this.
Is it possible to work through these icons in either direction?
There's a Show Desktop icon in the tray. If I press it, all windows are
iconified. Is there a way to have all of them reappear other than click on
each icon in the tray?
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
"He who laughs, lasts." -- Mary Pettibone Poole
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- Posted by Ricky on December 10th, 2005
Go here and get the alt-tab powertoy..it might do what you want..
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
"W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> When one is using a browser, it is possible to hold down Alt and Tab
> through icons that indicate what type of Window is available. If say 3 of
> them are for IE, there is no way to tell anything about the actual
> content. It would be good to have some word or # with the icon. Is there
> anyway to do this.
>
> Is it possible to work through these icons in either direction?
>
> There's a Show Desktop icon in the tray. If I press it, all windows are
> iconified. Is there a way to have all of them reappear other than click on
> each icon in the tray?
>
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> "He who laughs, lasts." -- Mary Pettibone Poole
> --
>
> Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
>
- Posted by W. Watson on December 11th, 2005
Ricky wrote:
> Go here and get the alt-tab powertoy..it might do what you want..
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
>
> "W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:8XEmf.1868$QQ1.1745@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>When one is using a browser, it is possible to hold down Alt and Tab
>>through icons that indicate what type of Window is available. If say 3 of
>>them are for IE, there is no way to tell anything about the actual
>>content. It would be good to have some word or # with the icon. Is there
>>anyway to do this.
>>
>>Is it possible to work through these icons in either direction?
>>
>>There's a Show Desktop icon in the tray. If I press it, all windows are
>>iconified. Is there a way to have all of them reappear other than click on
>>each icon in the tray?
thanks. Yes, one of them looks good for the alt-tab. I'm downloading the toy
now.
Any ideas about the restore window back on top of the desktop?
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
"He who laughs, lasts." -- Mary Pettibone Poole
--
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
- Posted by Ricky on December 11th, 2005
Try hitting the show desktop icon again..I tried and it restores the
windows back.
"W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote in message
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| Ricky wrote:
|
| > Go here and get the alt-tab powertoy..it might do what you want..
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
| >
| > "W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com> wrote in message
| > news:8XEmf.1868$QQ1.1745@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
| >
| >>When one is using a browser, it is possible to hold down Alt and
Tab
| >>through icons that indicate what type of Window is available. If
say 3 of
| >>them are for IE, there is no way to tell anything about the actual
| >>content. It would be good to have some word or # with the icon. Is
there
| >>anyway to do this.
| >>
| >>Is it possible to work through these icons in either direction?
| >>
| >>There's a Show Desktop icon in the tray. If I press it, all windows
are
| >>iconified. Is there a way to have all of them reappear other than
click on
| >>each icon in the tray?
|
| thanks. Yes, one of them looks good for the alt-tab. I'm downloading
the toy
| now.
|
| Any ideas about the restore window back on top of the desktop?
|
| Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
| (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
| Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
|
| "He who laughs, lasts." -- Mary Pettibone Poole
| --
|
| Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
