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04-14-2008

Thanks. I am familiar with vbscript so I will definitely try this out.

Cheers,
Lara

"booglypoo" wrote:

Quote:

>
> You can create a VBScript to open the sidebar back up automatically
> after it closes due to the show desktop procedure. Just follow these
> steps:
>
> You need to create three files:
> ShowDesktop.scf
> ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs
> Shortcut to ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs
>
> 1) Open up notepad and create ShowDesktop.scf:
> [Shell]
> Command=2
> IconFile=shell32.dll,34
> [Taskbar]
> Command=ToggleDesktop
>
> 2) Open up notepad and create ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs:
> Dim WshShell
> Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> WshShell.Run "ShowDesktop.scf", 1
> WshShell.Run """C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe""", 1
>
> 3) Create a shortcut to ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs
> Right click on file and choose 'Create Shortcut'.
>
> 4) Change icon of shortcut to the "show desktop" icon:
> Right click on shortcut, Properties, Change Icon..., scroll to the
> right just a bit and you'll see the "show desktop" icon, choose it and
> click OK.
>
> 5) Move shortcut to Quick Launch area on Taskbar:
> Right click on shortcut and drag it to the Quick Launch area, release
> click and choose 'Move Here'.
>
> That's it! Done.
>
> It has the same functionality of clicking on the "show desktop" icon,
> and then clicking on the sidebar icon in the tray, as was a suggested
> solution. The limitations of this solution, just like the manual
> version, is that if you click on the desktop afterwards, the sidebar
> disappears. But if say you open a minimized window (and don't click on
> the desktop), then the sidebar will stay up.
>
> Notes:
> Make sure you keep the .scf and .vbs files in the same directory, just
> hide them somewhere not on the desktop.
>
> The real solution is for Microsoft to fix this problem by adding an
> option for the sidebar to always be on top of the desktop, but not on
> top of other windows. This is not hard to do at all (for the OS), it
> just needs to be done (by them). So Microsoft, just do it already.
>
>
> --
> booglypoo
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

04-14-2008	#9 (permalink)
lforbes n/a posts	Re: show desktop doesn't show gadgets Thanks. I am familiar with vbscript so I will definitely try this out. Cheers, Lara "booglypoo" wrote: Quote: > > You can create a VBScript to open the sidebar back up automatically > after it closes due to the show desktop procedure. Just follow these > steps: > > You need to create three files: > ShowDesktop.scf > ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs > Shortcut to ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs > > 1) Open up notepad and create ShowDesktop.scf: > [Shell] > Command=2 > IconFile=shell32.dll,34 > [Taskbar] > Command=ToggleDesktop > > 2) Open up notepad and create ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs: > Dim WshShell > Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") > WshShell.Run "ShowDesktop.scf", 1 > WshShell.Run """C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe""", 1 > > 3) Create a shortcut to ShowDesktopSidebar.vbs > Right click on file and choose 'Create Shortcut'. > > 4) Change icon of shortcut to the "show desktop" icon: > Right click on shortcut, Properties, Change Icon..., scroll to the > right just a bit and you'll see the "show desktop" icon, choose it and > click OK. > > 5) Move shortcut to Quick Launch area on Taskbar: > Right click on shortcut and drag it to the Quick Launch area, release > click and choose 'Move Here'. > > That's it! Done. > > It has the same functionality of clicking on the "show desktop" icon, > and then clicking on the sidebar icon in the tray, as was a suggested > solution. The limitations of this solution, just like the manual > version, is that if you click on the desktop afterwards, the sidebar > disappears. But if say you open a minimized window (and don't click on > the desktop), then the sidebar will stay up. > > Notes: > Make sure you keep the .scf and .vbs files in the same directory, just > hide them somewhere not on the desktop. > > The real solution is for Microsoft to fix this problem by adding an > option for the sidebar to always be on top of the desktop, but not on > top of other windows. This is not hard to do at all (for the OS), it > just needs to be done (by them). So Microsoft, just do it already. > > > -- > booglypoo > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com > >
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