Windows Vista Sidebar Returns

[kl33per]

:lol:

[Matt T]

happpppppppppppy, that was better then that spotlight thing mac x 10.4 added

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Spotlight and the Sidebar are two very different things.

[talking about WinFS] Its not as if they have scrapped it, its still being developed and will be available after Vista ships as an add-on in some form or other.

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It's been under development for over a decade - so far it's nothing but vaporware.

[Mr.Cool]

The Lord of The Windows: The Return of Sidebar

[ClintEastman]

Spotlight and the Sidebar are two very different things.

It's been under development for over a decade - so far it's nothing but vaporware.

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Ahhhh OFS..... Them were (will be) the days! :D

I was so excited about OFS when I first heard about it, couldn't wait to get my hands on it (Cairo that is). And now the same all over again with Vista! (And that's not including he whole whistler thing)

[AZKABAZ]

I'd quite like to see the availabilty of an option to make it work like the dock and shrink away off the screen when not in use :|

[Hankyone]

I'd quite like to see the availabilty of an option to make it work like the dock and shrink away off the screen when not in use :|

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in the previous build of longhorn you where able to hide the bar by clicking a button next to the clock

http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/lh4029-12.jpg

i guess they'll keep it that way

[GeneralStorm]

I don't really care.  I can't see myself using this unless they make something amazing that I have never seen bofore.

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Who needs it when you have Konfabulator?

[Plastique]

can someone explain to me the advantage of a sidebar over using apps like konfabulator or rainlendar?

[Hankyone]

can someone explain to me the advantage of a sidebar over using apps like konfabulator or rainlendar?

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the sidebar is always on your screen

[Plastique]

the sidebar is always on your screen

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how is that an advantage? I don't need to see the weather the entire time I am on the computer.

What else can the sidebar even do?

desktop sidebar, if I remember correctly, had:

weather (why do I need to see all the time?)

email checking (konfabulator + trillian works)

a clock (apparently the one on the bottom corner isn't good enough?)

a picture slide show thing (purpose?)

stocks (can be useful, but arn't these always like 30-60 min behind?)

news feeds (could be handy I guess, but most browsers are handling RSS feeds now, and so are apps like samurize and konfabulator)

i maybe forgot features, but those are just what I remembered

[Hankyone]

how is that an advantage?  I don't need to see the weather the entire time I am on the computer.

What else can the sidebar even do?

desktop sidebar, if I remember correctly, had:

weather (why do I need to see all the time?)

email checking (konfabulator + trillian works)

a clock (apparently the one on the bottom corner isn't good enough?)

a picture slide show thing (purpose?)

stocks (can be useful, but arn't these always like 30-60 min behind?)

news feeds (could be handy I guess, but most browsers are handling RSS feeds now, and so are apps like samurize and konfabulator)

i maybe forgot features, but those are just what I remembered

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there is some things that is better fr widgets, and some others for a sidebar

on the longhorn sidebar you had a dropbox where you where able to drop anything you want by drag and drop (images, text, etc)

news feeds are also something good on a sidebar

it all depends if you need a quick access to a feature then sidebar

if its only about dislpaying information then a widget can do the trick

[redfish]

there is some things that is better fr widgets, and some others for a sidebar

on the longhorn sidebar you had a dropbox where you where able to drop anything you want by drag and drop (images, text, etc)

news feeds are also something good on a sidebar

it all depends if you need a quick access to a feature then sidebar

if its only about dislpaying information then a widget can do the trick

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one of the main applications for the sidebar was to have a panel for instant messaging, showing online users; another for notifications; another panel for the media player. this really is different from the type of functionality you would expect in dashboard

[Hankyone]

one of the main applications for the sidebar was to have a panel for instant messaging, showing online users; another for notifications; another panel for the media player. this really is different from the type of functionality you would expect in dashboard

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yea have i have that on msn explorer sidebar, pretty cool

[figgy]

Theats great news. I love the sidebar (Y).

[Ajapi]

I think it will probably be optional. If it lets use toggle it by a keyboard sequence (Alt+Ctrl+S or something), it will be really useful. many people just don't have the imagnation to see how useful this can be. Imagine an app for the sidebar that showws your CPUs temp (sor of like MBM5). Or a Desktop Search type of app that just sits there....RSS feeds would be pretty cool too. Seriously, this thing offers many possibilities. In fact, I can easily imagine a "blank" sidebar which you would fill with Widgets :p Hehe

[wkkschb]

how do you turn it on?