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    Double click on pinned stuff (on taskbar)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by aKarma, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. aKarma

    aKarma Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think it'd be quite useful for double clicking on a pinned icon to open another instance of the program. There's no particular disadvantage to having this and it'd be quite useful for say web browsers where you might want more than one windows. Anyone else agree?

    Also, I don't suppose that anyone knows how to make it doe this?
    as it's unlikely to be officially added now.
     
    aKarma, Aug 3, 2009
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  2. Morizche

    Morizche Notebook Consultant

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    I see no advantage to having multiple web browser windows open at the same time. Each window just consumes more ram. I'd rather have one window with many tabs.

    What would happen if you double-clicked a pinned item, and there was no instance of it already active? I guess that would mean it'd just open normally. But either way, this isn't that useful. I'm pretty sure there's already a keyboard+click shortcut for this.

    Shift+Click on a taskbar button
    (Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program)
     
    Morizche, Aug 4, 2009
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  3. CooLMinE

    CooLMinE Notebook Deity

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    For some maybe not, in my case i hate this feature for two reasons. I cant use the shortcut to open two instances of the application and i always forget it if i minimize something there :p
     
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  4. aKarma

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    I use two windows when I'm watching a video online. I'll have say iplayer open in one and then browse the net normally in the other.


    Thanks for the shift-click thing, that was what I was looking for.
    Annoying to have to reach for the keyboard, but I'll live :p
     
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    I do the same thing. There are plenty of reasons why you'd want two browsers/applications/etc open at the same time.

    You can right click on the icon and open another instance, too.
     
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  6. aKarma

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    I'd found this one already but it takes the p*** tbh.
    You've got to right-click->AVOID UNPINNING THE DAM THING :p ->left click

    (tbh I haven't ever unpinned it, but still)
     
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  7. Morizche

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    Well, I guess that's just me and all the tab hoarders that are out there with me. I usually have anywhere between 5-30 tabs open at the same time in any given browser. :p

    That reminds me..., of how IE still hasn't gotten that feature built-in to do it on its own. You either need to check the box in IE 7, or go to tools in IE 8.
     
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    I use loads of tabs. I just can't view two tabs at once :p:
     
    aKarma, Aug 4, 2009
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