Do you use the "QuickLaunch?"


How many users use the QuickLaunch?  

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  1. 1. Do you use the Quicklaunch Menu?

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      278
    • No
      108


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I use it but I keep in limited to 3-5 items. I hate it when people have it configured to take half the screen.

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Console (Cmd.exe wrapper, for picture backgrounds in the cmd.exe window mainly.)

sorry for the dumb question but what does "Cmd.exe wrapper, for picture backgrounds in the cmd.exe window mainly" mean?

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Yeah I do use it :) Much more effective when working to click one icon instead of going through the start-menu or going to the desktop - but I only ever have 3 icons max, normally Firefox, Word and Desktop icon.

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Quick launch is unnecessary and ideally should have been replaced with a dock type program (but I assume Apple would claim copyright?) I therefore use Object Dock with tabs, thus keeping the taskbar clutter free. I am in the Fred Derf way of thinking, don't understand people who drop a $hit load of apps onto it. Use a dock program, you know it makes sense :)

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i actually use the quicklaunch and a folder toolbar, to be honest i can remember why i started using the folder aswell, maybe its because i wanted the quicklaund to only be 2 icons big, i cant remember, well heres a pic of my start bar etc.. and yes i kno theres dupes, comp needs a clean up!

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Yes i do, also have the start menu on the left side of the screen and set it to auto hide. It works well for me, because it *seems* more natural to cascade down and to the right.

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One thing that I always do is go the the calculator shortcut in "All Programs" and set a keyboard shortcut of Ctrl-Alt-C. If there is one applet that I want in a hurry, it's the calculator (actually, I use the PowerCalc from the XP Powertoys collection).

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I rarely keep my applications full screen, so I usually just stick with RocketDock or even desktop icons. Quick Launch just wastes space on my taskbar, as far as I'm concerned.

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i actually use the quicklaunch and a folder toolbar, to be honest i can remember why i started using the folder aswell, maybe its because i wanted the quicklaund to only be 2 icons big, i cant remember, well heres a pic of my start bar etc.. and yes i kno theres dupes, comp needs a clean up!

Hey, how did you open the start menu AND the quick launch at the same time? i cant seem to do it... is there a trick to this?

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Hey, how did you open the start menu AND the quick launch at the same time? i cant seem to do it... is there a trick to this?

Click the chevron to open Quick Launch, then hit the Windows Key on the keyboard, then click the Quick Launch chevron again. :)

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  • 2 months later...

Never used it much in XP and before. But with Vista's keyboard shortcuts for Quicklaunch (Y), I am hooked. :)

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used to use it. now I use App Launcher for SideBar...

USED to use the taskbar with three toolbars

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Only thing I can't get use to is the tabs with Objectdock plus. I have my dock on the bottom, and if I put tabs on the bottom, it overlaps the dock, and if I put the tabs on the top, I tend to accidently open then when clicking on my running programs. Any suggestions?

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