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- cbreaker, on 10/12/2007, -3/+70Did you just say moving a few icons saves system resources?
1993 called: It wants it's 4MB RAM back. - LaSepultura, on 11/01/2007, -36/+90No thanks, i'm a gamer.
- jiub, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24Seems to be down already, duggmirror got it:
http://duggmirror.com/design/How_To_Create_Icons_Without_Text_2/ - Aliarse, on 10/12/2007, -8/+22A mac is capable of :
Posting to Flickr
Posting to Myspace
Posting "Get a mac" adverts on every site possible.
That just about sums it up, right? ;) - Waterispoison, on 10/12/2007, -9/+23"Wow! nVidia came out with this amazing new video card. I should buy it...
Wait, you mean I can't upgrade my mac? I have to buy a whole new computer? Oh." - Bigcat1021, on 10/12/2007, -7/+20@Frankie4Fingers
Please explain how a complex front end translates into powerful computing. Seriously, I am genuinely interested. - thetanbark, on 10/12/2007, -9/+22The article:
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I always liked the idea of textless icons after seeing them on the Dock in Mac. Luckily, you can experience a similar feel with your desktop - in just 2 steps.
Before you start, make sure that your folder options are set so file extensions are not shown. To check this, open up a Windows Explorer window > Tools > Options > View tab > Hide extensions for known file types. It is very important that you check the box beside this feature. Modifying the entire file name and not giving an extension can potentially alter or damage your files. Thank you to Jerry for pointing this out. Now that you’ve checked the box, let’s get started.
Another important thing you should be aware of is that if you use this in conjunction with the invisible icons tutorial, you may encounter a time where you will NOT be able to delete this folder or icon. To solve this problem, simply download this program. Please be very careful as this program permanently deletes files without sending them to the Recycle Bin.
1) Right click the icon and choose rename
2) Press Alt + 255 or Alt + 0160, making sure the numbers are inputted with the numpad. You can use a series of combinations or repeat the same key as well. (e.g: Alt+255, Alt +255, Alt + 255 or Alt + 0160 , Alt + 255, Alt +255, etc)
One thing you have to know is that you are actually inputting characters when pushing those buttons, meaning you cannot have duplicates in the same directory. Make sure you do not use the same key combination twice.In my opinion, the icons look much sleeker and beautiful without the text.
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Why disable file-extensions when they can tell you exactly what a file is? Icons are deceiving and easy to manipulate. Why would you ever not want them on? - ames822, on 10/12/2007, -6/+18I agree with thetanbark. Removing file extensions would be detrimental to the computer experience.
- ShBm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I prefer no icons so I can fully enjoy my background. Start menu has all I need anyway
- iamnos, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I do this, but not to save system resources. Its just easier to open another program if its on the taskbar and thus not covered by any currently running programs, then to try and find a desktop icon thats hidden behind one or more windows. Its also way faster than going through the start menu. So, I keep my most commonly used programs (12 or so) in the taskbar, the rest I can get to through the start menu. Leaves me with a nice clean desktop.
- nimawin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9about 10-15 years ago, when there was barely windows around and everything was DOS based, i used to hide my pr0n in a folder named " ".. which was black.. (Alt + 255) which would be hidden also.. good old days... of course back then i only animated GIF files!.. yup.. no divx then..
- jonhohle, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11@Frankie4Fingers
since when has Unix been for noobs?
if you think Macs are for noobs, then you probably think Windows is for power users. it also probably means you hear "bash" you don't think a) a great shell or b) $YOUR_SHELL is better. - falstaff, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Combine this with a completely transparent icon, and you can hide all sorts of stuff. Just don't forget where you dragged it to last (or just assign a keyboard shortcut to it).
- Dotcommer, on 10/12/2007, -6/+14*is speaking to a group of young "future diggers"* You see kids... Frankie4fingers has demonstrated something that you should all note. You don't want to be the retarded tool in the herd. Never diss something when you don't know what you're talking about. This leads to being dugg down.
Jimmy1337Pro! Pay attention! Quit talking to TJ740R. This is important.
Now. In order to make the system of digg work and to have a fun and rewarding experience, you need to keep an open mind and a positive look on things. Dont be an angry ass hole, be an understanding user who likes to put their two cents into a discussion, and can listen to other's ideas. THIS is something franking4fingers lacks (among other things), and as such, you can see him being dugg down. - statikuz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Try renaming something by putting in all spaces. Really, go try it.
- Dean129, on 10/12/2007, -15/+20You obviously have no idea as to what a Mac is capable of.
- mwosh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"I always liked the idea of textless icons after seeing them on the Dock in Mac. Luckily, you can experience a similar feel with your desktop - in just 2 steps."
Uh, Just get a dock on your PC?
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2790 - Rhelim, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Under TweakUI, click on Desktop and uncheck Recycle Bin. If you want to RENAME the Recycle Bin, just create a shortcut to Recycle Bin, then use TweakUI to remove the original.
- Hale, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Replacing my BF2 icon was a huge improvement. deviantArt had a nice selection.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25990192/ - Quakes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I don't know what you're talking about, it works perfectly for me.
- M4v3R, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5It can be renamed, but You have to use registry:
1) open "regedit"
2) press f3
3) check only to search for values
4) enter "Recycle Bin"
5) it will find an entry, rename it to whatever you want. If you want to delete the recycle bin, delete the whole folder that contains this entry (be careful while doing this)
6) close Registry editor and press F5, voila. - Firehed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4And in any case, Mac desktop icons have text too. They just started much earlier on the whole high-res icon thing.
- nihilism65, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I was interested until I read "Before you start, make sure that your folder options are set so file extensions are not shown." and I was done.
- Hale, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'm using Vista and this worked well, but it pointed out how poor some icons were designed. The BF2 icon looks terrible.
- meatmcguffin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"Seriously, the "Mac has this" crap has got to end. Almost 100% of the time, Windows,*nix, or someone else had it first, and Mac copied it. The only they do most of the time is make it prettier."
Did you seriously compare 'cascade windows' to expose? Go use these features in OS X and see how they compare to the 'features' in Windows, as i'm guessing you've never used the former in your life. Apple had the first public GUI for gawd's sake!
Also, *Mac* copy everything they do off someone else? They only make it prettier? They're possibly the dumbest fanboy-biased statements i've ever read on Digg and that's going some. - Waterispoison, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Oh ok. So let me get this straight. I have to pay Apple $2,500 to give a computer which is more expensive than a comparable PC if I built it myself. Ok, it comes with Mac OSX, but I need Windows to play games. So basically it just comes down to buying an overpriced system which has an OS that I don't want or need when I can get the same computer for a thousand dollars less.
- resplence, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Call me weird but I prefer to use completely transparent icons and have a discrete row of text-only shortcuts. You guys should try it.
- MackPrime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2you all need launchy.
- Namco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Personally, I prefer a *****-ton of random icons completely covering my desktop. If I need more space, I simply go to Display Properties - Appearance - Advanced - Icon Size, and turn it down a few notches. Icon Spacing too! When I hit 16 pixels, I'm buyin' a bigger monitor.
- sp3kt4r, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4If you use this to rename a folder, you will not be able to rename the folder back using the right-click rename. I’m not sure why this is. What you’ll have to do is open a command prompt and change directory into the containing folder (For instance, the desktop folder), and run this command:
ren “Alt+255” “NewFolderName”
You will need to actually type the Alt+255 characters where illustrated in the command. It will appear as a space. - TedTschopp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ummm That was a 'problem' with XP and older. Vista 'fixes' this issue.
- fatdog789, on 10/12/2007, -7/+9Windows has had that feature since 3.0. It's called "Cascade Windows" and "Show Desktop". You can also tile windows too....
Plus, the Windows taskbar gives you access to your most commonly used programs, documents, the currently open applications, and even handy dandy notifications! It autohides, can go on any edge of the screen! Windows has had that feature since 95.
Seriously, the "Mac has this" crap has got to end. Almost 100% of the time, Windows,*nix, or someone else had it first, and Mac copied it. The only they do most of the time is make it prettier. - chieferer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3i like stereotypes :) even though macs are designed around the fact that its users have difficulty turning them on lol
- dougmidkiff, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7what about the recycle bin in XP? It doesn't have the rename option
- JohnTheJohnMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2you can get a program called Tweak UI from Microsoft that allows you to hide the recycle bin as well as do other various things like hiding the shortcut arrow. if you really wanted to go threw all of this work just to have icons you could always create shortcut to the recycle bin, rename it, and hide the arrows.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx - palmer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"Hey LaSepultura, your ***** retarded"
This coming from a guy who can't spell "you're."
I guess you two are in the same class. - timro, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@ quakes
Actually, he was right. - Cl1mh4224rd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I never understood the appeal of Launchy. I mean, why would you prefer typing, sometimes entirely, the name of the file or app you're trying to run, rather than just double-clicking an icon?
There's a serious cost-to-benefit imbalance here, I think. - Andy134, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is a great tutorial! Thanks for posting it!
- SpeKopuZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1it would have been good if u said that this works only in windows
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+11Like I mentioned above... they're the Fisher Price of computers. Shiny little pictures tell them what applications do so they don't have to waste energy thinking about word definitions and sentance structure.
"If you're literate"... most Fisher Price (mac) users aren't. - arbulus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm somewhat ashamed. I did jump while making a mistake myself. I apologize.
/crawls into a hole - eVolutionVI, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1mac feel? thats pretty dumb...clearly topic poster havent used a mac. all my mac icons on the desktop have text under them...which is the default as well.
- chieferer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There is another registry tweak that allows you to put the "rename" option in the recycle bin context menu
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000543.htm - cresquin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@thanassius
I have to say that the most annoying thing about using my Mac Pro at work is the inability to quickly, at a glance find the window I want on top. Expose is a bandaid that requires an extra step to get the job done. on my windows box, (and kde and gnome for that matter) I can quickly glance down and find the window I need next.
This is especially helpful when I am working on a complex webdev project that requires me to have 4 or 5 different programs open, along with 3-4 documents in each program,,, it just takes too long to try to expose that, when I COULD be reading he document titles instead. - Andy134, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is a great tutorial! Thanks!
- calvinator, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@jiub
Apparently the site goes to the coral cache which is down, but the site itself is still up:
http://vistarewired.com/2007/03/03/icons-without-text/
If it doesn't work, just take the .nyud.net:8080 out of your url - Radan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@waterispoison:
I have no idea why you keep getting dugged and I'm getting buried for just delivering pure facts. But really, what is your freaking problem? Have I said that you should buy Mac? Have I said you are Apple's target group? No. You are not the target group.
You are complaining about some people wanting a Ferrari and some people wanting a Volvo. You don't feel like paying for the extra luxery of a better designed computer, and with a greatly superior OS which also most importantly works very well with other Apple products that some people want. I am willing to pay those features. You are not, because the Mac is not a computer which built for people like you, but why the hell are you complaining about what OTHER people buys, then? Do I, or any other random guys for that matter, complain about what car you are driving, or what brand of cloths you are wearing? Maybe they do, but then they are idiots.
What I feel very humorous in this conversation, is that there are a lot of people complaining about "Mac Fanboys", but apparently there are equally amounts of "PC Fanboys" out there. - thanassius, on 10/12/2007, -11/+11@ iamnos:
We have that built into the Mac, it's called Expose. It either shows you just the desktop, all the windows currently open for an application, or every single window you have open, all at once. You can activate it with mouse buttons, keyboard keys or hot corners.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/
The dock in OS X is designed to give you quick access to your most commonly used applications, documents, folders, network shares, etc. You can hide it, or keep it always on top.
Just some of the many built in things OS X has been doing right for years now. :-) - Dotcommer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1hey MisterFree! Want to go to a site that is for people like you?
then go here! http://www.wowomg.com
your happiness, guaranteed. -
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