Subj : Re: Learned something new
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Tue Jul 30 2024 10:28:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ed!
> BTDT!!  Ubuntu's icon to open directories in GUI mode has a 'Recent'
> option.  Not sure if XP has something similar; could possibly create a
> batch file to display the newest files per directory (and might want to
> specify which ones to include), date restriction (such as last 3 days),
> and better do a page option so the information doesn't scroll by!

Easiest is just to add it to the Favorites menu, which you can organize 
into folders or however you like.

Mine is under

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Favorites

and I can have my way with it directly (which I prefer), or I could use 
"Organize Favorites" from the Explorer menu.

I also keep a lot of want-it-now stuff in QuickLaunch, which one can 
organize manually here (including folders if desired):

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application 
Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

or wherever your user-data is found; I'm Administrator.

I so thoroughly miss QuickLaunch in Win10/11 that I'm going to have to 
make a new toolbar just for the purpose (or jury-rig it through the 
Desktop toolbar).


>   EV> I keep Firefox open for when I open a .html file that is saved in
>   EV> one of my Directories, etc.
> 
> I'm wondering if that's causing more problems than worth.  (Rhetorical.)

Firefox does leak memory, sometimes significantly. But that just makes 
things slow, it doesn't prevent opening another program.

> If the HTML file file is being used frequently (several times an hour)
> might be worth keeping FX open so as to not waste too much of your time.
> Here with my Virtial XP I have to use Firefox ESR and it takes 5 to 10
> seconds to open whereas the current Firefox in Ubuntu takes about a
> second.  ...Thinking there might be a better/more efficient utility for
> viewing.

Browsers are great whopping hogs on disk, take forever to load (I expect 
30 seconds or so on Ed's system), and having an SSD or NVMe does more 
for performance than anything else. I use a sacrificial NVMe for swap 
and cache, because it's SOOOOOO much faster.

> 
>   EV> Two txt files of all the file names that I create with dir/s/-p ,
>   EV> the second txt file has /b added to the prompt.
>   EV> I use those to learn which Directory I put the file I'm looking
>   EV> for, in.

I've done that. Textfile listing everything, until everything got too 
big to list in a textfile.

I still put a zero-byte textfile in the root of every drive so if I'm 
looking at it on the network and that called it something stupid, I know 
that "MyBook" is "O on Silver".

>   EV> Wierd?, Yes!, but works for me, and helps a lot.
> 
> I'm a big fan of "if it works for you, great!".  Over the years I've
> learned and incorporated a lot of 'alternative' ways of doing things.
> ..Well, might not be a great idea to 'alternately' drive on the left in
> the U.S., you knew what I meant!

LOL. One could try it. It's a good way to prevent falling asleep on long 
night drives....

> 
> As I indicated earlier, possibly incorporate a date restriction so only
> displays the last several days' worth, and/or specific directories.
> OTOH I can visualize how those would not be necessary: all depends how
> you sent up your storage.

The only way to do a date restriction, far as I know, is to use Search 
and set a date range. And that's really annoying to have to do.

> I'm sort of pre-planning: batch file with CHOICE options so you can
> tell the utility the file you want was updated x-number of days ago
> (today, three days, this week, heck I don't know!), it's probably in
> [dir].  Could even restrict to .txt and other filetypes. :)

There's enough disconnect between the command prompt and the rest of XP 
to make that not really practical.

>   EV> Right now their are 26 Taskbar Icons open.
>   EV> OH!, I Forgot to mention WordWeb dictionary and PDF-XChange
>   EV> Viewer I keep open to use whenever...
> 
> To me it seems like a lot of unneccesary open applications potentially
> slowing down your system.  OTOH a slightly slower system might be a good
> trade for quicker access of frequently used applications.  All depends.

Yeah, there are other ways to achieve the same instant-access and NOT 
LOST without leaving everything open all the time.

> .. Do 8 Hobbits = 1 Hobbyte?

And rabbits, rabbytes??

This is a very good question.

First, catch Hobbit.
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