[request] Hide Show desktop icons

[relequestual]

I know you already have an app that kind of does this, but I want one that hides/shows on mouse over a little box on the desktop, not when my mouse is not on the desktop, like your current app.

Truth be told, I would love to take some time out and write it myself, but i have so little time coz of all my college coursework and my blog, plus im a tad lazy when it comes to learning new prog langs.

Are you still developing?
If not I may beat you to creating it. You never know

Anyone else like this idea?

[Nighted]

I don't think I get it. Seems like clicking a tray icon would be just as much of an effort.

Try Iconoid. 0 effort! 

[relequestual]

OK, mayb i failed to mention the fact that i have tried this and various other similar apps. After all, reviewing Freeware is what i do!
I found that the one you suggested, actually hid my desktop widgets along with the desktop icons. This is obviously not the effect i was going for. I contacted the author on this issue, but have not heard a reply.
I tried using the icon hide show app on here, and it worked, but just not when and where i wanted it to.
Maybe I should just take a few hours out to look and extract and edit the code to do what i want.

[tomos]

I tried using the icon hide show app on here,

-relequestual (November 08, 2007, 04:56 AM)

which app is that? 

[relequestual]

this one

https://www.donation...dex.html#HideDesktop

[tomos]

it's Skrommels

Maybe I should just take a few hours out to look and extract and edit the code to do what i want.

-relequestual (November 08, 2007, 04:56 AM)

or
you could post in the Skrommels software board although he'd probably see it here..

or someone else might modify it ...

[PhilB66]

Autohide Icons

Haven't tried it myself yet but it looks like it can hide desktop icons on mouse over.

[relequestual]

OK, interesting. Ill give it a go!
thanks

Edit : oh, well that's disappointing. It Dies when you try to right click its taskbar icon. =(
Anyone else have a suggestion?

[Nighted]

I found that the one you suggested, actually hid my desktop widgets along with the desktop icons. This is obviously not the effect i was going for.

-relequestual (November 08, 2007, 04:56 AM)

I've used Iconoid with AveDesk and Rainmeter. I've never seen this behaviour.

[relequestual]

I use yahoo widgets.
How bizzar. maybe its because i set the widgets to "pin to desktop" but even so, I don't see why it does that.
If i right click on my desktop and then select hide icons, it works fine. I really just want a mouse over tray icon that does that.

[richie5um]

I've got a tool that I wrote to handle this for me, you can download a copy here:
http://richie5um.fre...ads/DesktopTools.zip

Let me know if you like it.  You can find my email in the about box ( from the tray icon ).

You can show/hide the desktop icons by:
* LeftClicking on the TrayIcon
* RightClicking on the TrayIcon and selecting the Hide/Show Desktop Icons menu item
* Pressing CTRL+1

[relequestual]

Sounds like what i want but the download link does not work =(

[richie5um]

Errm, weird.  I tried the link from my previous post and it went straight to the freehostia main page.  Browsed to "http://richie5um.fre...hostia.com/Downloads", and it worked, and from there I could download the ZIP.  I then tried the link in my previous post and it worked fine.  Odd.

I've uploaded it to SkyDrive as well:
http://cid-4521d7dc0...ads/DesktopTools.zip

Hope it works this time.  If not, give me your email and I can send it that way.

[relequestual]

The skydrive one downloaded fine! brilliant! love it. dose exactly what i want it 2, and wayyyyy faster than all the other apps of a similar nature.
May I have permission to distribute this on my freeware blog?
would like to talk further in private about this issue...
relequestual[at]appaholic.co.uk

cheers

[richie5um]

Glad you like it.

[lothark]

You could also try DeskSweeper  http://www.no-nonsen...e.com/download.shtml

[relequestual]

tried it b4, doesnt do what i want!
but the other app dose!