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Who is using Windows 7? Quick question :o

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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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First...I have been using it for a couple weeks as a casual user. It is pretty awesome. I really like the widgets that come with the OS. And I think the graphics (icons, themes) look good too Anything beyond that...:dunno:

Anyway. One thing I dont like and I am sure there is a fix for this. I have some shortcuts on the toolbar. I like the old style on XP where the shortcut icons are grouped together on the left. When something is in use, like Firefox, itll appear on the toolbar. When I hit a shortcut multiple times, like Firefox, itll open up multiple windows. On Windows 7, it is similar to OSX in that hitting the shortcut will just bring up the application. Within the application itself, you have to go and open a new window.

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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by b00gers
First...I have been using it for a couple weeks as a casual user. It is pretty awesome. I really like the widgets that come with the OS. And I think the graphics (icons, themes) look good too Anything beyond that...:dunno:

Anyway. One thing I dont like and I am sure there is a fix for this. I have some shortcuts on the toolbar. I like the old style on XP where the shortcut icons are grouped together on the left. When something is in use, like Firefox, itll appear on the toolbar. When I hit a shortcut multiple times, like Firefox, itll open up multiple windows. On Windows 7, it is similar to OSX in that hitting the shortcut will just bring up the application. Within the application itself, you have to go and open a new window.

What gives
Your windows 7 is broken, mine opens multiple copies of the application
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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its not like the traditional quick launch toolbar... i ended up making a folder of shortcuts... then opening the folder in the toolbar.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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how do i get windows 7? i want it on my mac instead of vista
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Misa
its not like the traditional quick launch toolbar... i ended up making a folder of shortcuts... then opening the folder in the toolbar.
thats exactly what I did
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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hold shift and click app?
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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Right click on the icon, click the app in the list that pops up.

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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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You know if you click the title bar and shake it, it minimizes everything else that you have opened.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by IluvJae
You know if you click the title bar and shake it, it minimizes everything else that you have opened.
hah, thats pretty cool.

dont usually have more than two windows open most of the time though, but still neat.
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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if you hold onto the window and drag it into the right or left side of the monitor, it'll make the windows width 1/2 the size of your desktop. It's awesome when organizing files.

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