!!blue Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 (edited) Ok, using Macromedia Director I created a simple interface with buttons that, when clicked, will open programs. (screenshot below showing the flash button in it's rollover state, but the screenshot didn't capture the hand icon, oops) <edit> if image is not above, link here www.geocities.com/amor_veneno/tinyEXE.gif</edit> This file is an executable that runs just like any other program, but it has buttons that will open programs for me. So instead of having a shortcut icon for QuickTime Player, I just click on "quicktime" and it runs. I don't want to use this anymore cuz: 1- it's not easy to update; 2- I have to create button states (up, rollover, down) for any new items I do want to add then re-code the Director file. If anyone knows Director knows this is a hassle. Getting to my question Is there anything else I can use that would be easy to update and psuedo-build buttons on it's own instead of me building them? I know Flash doesn't run programs from a user's computer (see FSCommand, I *know* it cannot be done.) Ask me any questions, if what I said doesn't make any sense... I just don't want like 30 shortcut icons on my desktop but I do want stupid easy access to these shortcuts. later, !!blue Edited February 26, 2004 by !!blue Quote
!!blue Posted February 28, 2004 Author Posted February 28, 2004 I feel so silly that I didn't think of this before: in Windows, I can create a folder and place my shortcuts there and then place that folder on my taskbar. Just right-click anywhere on the taskbar and I went to Toolbars > New Toolbar... One of my friends pointed it out to me ever so subtley :Nerd: later, !!blue Quote
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