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The PlacesBar is a set of shortcuts to commonly-used folders
de MyName 05/27/2006 01:11
http://www.maddogsw.com/placesbar/
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33K PlacesBarEditor.zip
download 522K PlacesBarEditorComplete.zip
(explain the difference between these)
Compatibility: runs under Windows 2000, Windows ME and
Windows XP. Freeware
(c) 2001 Matt Ginzton, MaDdoG Software
released 8/23/2001
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Description
PlacesBarEditor is a free utility for Windows 2000 and Windows
ME that allows you to customize the "PlacesBar" that appears on
the left side of the Open and Save dialogs in most applications.
The PlacesBar is a set of shortcuts to commonly-used folders,
but wouldn't it be more useful if you could determine what
"commonly used" means for yourself, instead of letting Microsoft
define it for you? That's where PlacesBarEditor comes in.
Installation
No installation is necessary; just run the main file PlacesBar
Editor.exe. You can copy the program file wherever you like; it
doesn't care. Shouldn't all software install this easily?
(Note: PlacesBar Editor relies on a standard Microsoft control
file called MSCOMCTL.OCX. If you download a lot of software, you
probably already have it; because it is 1 megabyte and PlacesBar
Editor is only 90K, it's not included in all versions of the
PlacesBar Editor download. If you run PlacesBar Editor and it
complains that this file is missing, copy MSCOMCTL.OCX to your
System32 or System directory in your Windows directory. If
MSCOMCTL.OCX wasn't included in this .zip file, you can download
the "Complete" version of PlacesBar Editor from:
http://www.maddogsw.com/placesbar/.)
Usage
Just run PlacesBar Editor; it presents a window with a list of
folders to put in your PlacesBar. (Due to Windows limitations,
you can have a maximum of 5 folders in your PlacesBar.) If you
select the "Use customized list" option, you can specify the
folders yourself; if you specify the "Use defaults" option,
Windows will use its defaults and you won't be able to edit the
list. (PlacesBar Editor won't show you what the defaults are
because they might be different in different versions of
Windows.)
If you've selected "Use customized list", just click Add Folder
(to add real folders from your hard drive) or "Add Special" (to
add special folders that aren't actually places on your hard
drive, such as the Desktop, My Computer, or Control Panels). To
save your changes, hit Apply. To see what your choices look like
in real usage, hit the Test button. That's it!
Screen shots
Before
Using PlacesBar Editor
After
Uninstallation
No uninstallation is necessary; just delete the program if you
don't want it. (Any changes you make to your PlacesBar will
remain after you delete the Editor; if you want the defaults
back, run PlacesBar Editor one last time and choose the "No
customization" option.) Shouldn't all software uninstall this
easily?
Further information
You can find more information on PlacesBar at
http://www.maddogsw.com/placesbar/.
Please direct questions and comments via email to
matt@maddogsw.com, and put PlacesBar in the subject line. There
are shortcuts to both of these links in the About box.
Please check out my other software at http://www.maddogsw.com/
too.
License
PlacesBar Editor is free and may be copied and redistributed
freely. It comes with no warranty whatsoever, expressed or
implied.
MaDdoG product PlacesBar Editor / Matt Ginzton /
matt@maddogsw.com
last modified: 8/23/2001
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