Little bit of help on some windows custimization

ellingham

ellingham

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Is there a way I can make the windows I have open active without clicking them? Like as soon as I hover over them they're active?
Also is there a way to get rid of the recycle bin from the desktop, add it to rocket dock and change the icon?

I am running win 7 ultimate 64bit
 
ellingham said:
Is there a way I can make the windows I have open active without clicking them? Like as soon as I hover over them they're active?
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I don't think there is a Windows setting that will do this. Maybe a third party tool would let you do this. Not sure why it matters. It's only one click! Either that or just use Alt-Tab :D

Also is there a way to get rid of the recycle bin from the desktop, add it to rocket dock and change the icon?

I am running win 7 ultimate 64bit
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No idea about rocket dock, but you can remove the recycle bin icon by right-clicking the Desktop and choosing Personalize... Then click Change desktop icons on the left. Some checkboxes to turn them on and off.
 
SiriusB said:
I don't think there is a Windows setting that will do this. Maybe a third party tool would let you do this. Not sure why it matters. It's only one click! Either that or just use Alt-Tab :D
No idea about rocket dock, but you can remove the recycle bin icon by right-clicking the Desktop and choosing Personalize... Then click Change desktop icons on the left. Some checkboxes to turn them on and off.
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If anyone knows of a 3rd party tool let me know.

Also people who know about rocketdock even if I change the recycle bin icon it changes again when i put something in there, why?
 
For the mouse focus in W7 there is a built-in facility: Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse"

You can tweak the registry to adjust the delay or disable having the window brought to the foreground.
 
UnworthyBean said:
You have to change both recycle bin icons, Full and Empty.
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have you managed to do this? because i tried and it didn't work :confused:

vsmora said:
For the mouse focus in W7 there is a built-in facility: Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse"

You can tweak the registry to adjust the delay or disable having the window brought to the foreground.
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Yes! that is what i wanted, thank you :)
 
ellingham said:
have you managed to do this? because i tried and it didn't work :confused:
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Are you using the rocket dock recycle bin or did you just drag the windows one onto the dock?

Right click the bar - add item - recycle bin.

You can then right click the bin - rocket dock - icon settings. There should be two icons, One for full and one for empty, change them both.

If thats what you're doing, and it doesn't work, Im stumped.
 
UnworthyBean said:
Are you using the rocket dock recycle bin or did you just drag the windows one onto the dock?

Right click the bar - add item - recycle bin.

You can then right click the bin - rocket dock - icon settings. There should be two icons, One for full and one for empty, change them both.

If thats what you're doing, and it doesn't work, Im stumped.
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Yeah that's what I did I can change it but when it's full it looks like what it used to look like, then when I change the icon for full it only looks like that when it's empty :confused:
 
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