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In article <na.4958024749.a50210inspire@argonet.co.uk>
          Ian David Robinson <inspire@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <22923f4947@julian.southern.co.nz>, Ariancylch
> <julian@southern.co.nz> wrote:
> > 
> > In article <974a64847@worthy.demon.co.uk>
> >           Tim Howarth <tim@worthy.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <19970105.083829.07@netconnect.com.au>
> > >           robward@netconnect.com.au (Rob Ward) wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 3?) Move the icons onto the Pinboard, and remove them from the
> > > > icon bar? Plenty of room to group them logically, just double
> > > > click and away you go?
> > > 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > Putting anything only on the pinboard is one of the ultimate evils.
> > Anyone who has anything resembling enough desktop space to be able
> > to easily get to, let alone see, the backdrop clearly isn't using
> > their computer properly. The only excuse is if you've a 'hide all
> > windows' button, or the like.
> > 
> 
> What an odd statement.

Depends on your experience. I avoid iconifying things for this reason.

> The pinboard is extremely useful for creating the environment for a
> particular project. In fact, having so many projects with different
> requirements has made me write a pinboard control program (which I may

> put on my site sometime) so I can modify/save/add backdrop/switch
> between pinboards with ease. Tailoring pinboards to projects/subjects
> saves an enormous amount of time since one doesnt have to keep
> trundling down the hard disk tree to find whatever.

Ah, now, I avoid that because when I'm working on a project, the project
directory is open on the screen. All applications that even approach
being commonly used are in the 'Apps' folder.

> It's true I use a 1024 x 768 screen res, but I have used pinboards to
> great effect before this size was available.

I can never see how anyone can use anything smaller :)

> One finds that there are certain areas of the pinboard which are
> suited to icons that will be accessed frequently, and others which one
> can use for rarely accessed icons (but still things that are bloody
> useful and probably well hidden on the hard disk).

I think 'hiding' things on the harddisc is a Bad Thing. I like to attach
anythings that I may want (which seem to be in the same sort of category
as what some stick on the pinboard) on a window that is acessible by
clicking on something on the iconbar. (As it's trivial to make the
iconbar show, irrespective of how many windows are open)

> Having loads of windows open (and therefore covering the major part of
> the pinboard most of the time) is not an efficient way of working, in
> fact it denotes more accurately someone who 'clearly isn't using their
> computer properly'.

I disagree entirely. My desktop is almost always full of windows.
Carefully organsied so that they overlap, leaving the useful sections of
the windows still visible. It saves time endlessly open, closing, and
moving windows around.
I do, usually, use Zap for 'projects' and have more windows open than
can be seen - that's what Shift-F2 is for.

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