Vote! Quickhide defaults to excluding "Recycle Bin" / "My Computer" / "Documents"

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So by default, Fences is programmed to exclude the RecycleBin, MyComputer and MyDocuments from being hidden during an quickhide. Two arguments could be made from this...

1) For most users, this is a good thing, as those are popular/useful links to leave unhidden. Since many users won't poke around enough to figure out how to exclude icons (e.g. picture an 'everyuser'), it's convenient to set that up for them automatically. Savvy users will figure out how to toggle them off. And in either case, it kindof forces users to learn about the useful feature.

2) This is a bad thing, because its just plain confusing. E.g. "quick-hide is broken, it leaves some icons!". This operates under the belief that most people want absolutly no icons on their desktop when they double-click hide.

Probably going to stick to #1, which is where I am now, due largely to the educational value. Perhaps I just need to add more text to that first dialog that comes up that explains quick-hide. But anyhow, thoughts??

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I by *far* prefer option two, as prior to Fences I always had the entire desktop blank anyway, and that is how I prefer it when I am not actively looking for something.  Probably just a checkbox option to choose between the two (or better yet, a listbox that you can populate with icons that you do not want to hide, with those three in there by default, but still able so we can take them out).

I have those three more permanently removed from my desktop anyway, so not even Fences shows them (my documents I do not use as I store stuff across 6 other drives, recycle bin is disabled as if I delete something I *know* I want it deleted, and my computer I just bring up a more 'useful' version with win+e).

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I by *far* prefer option two, as prior to Fences I always had the entire desktop blank anyway,
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Perhaps I just need to add more text to that first dialog that comes up that explains quick-hide.
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This might be a good idea in either case.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I too prefer option two, it makes sense.... k5

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Option 2.  And a video link (like you have on the lab site) after installation to walk users who want through the proces.

Forcing users to learn something because they are confused why somethign doesn't work is a Bad Thing (tm).  Don't do it.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

  I have to put in my opinion since I was one of the ones who fell for this. I think option one. As soon as I was told I actually started looking more at the context menu and found what a dumbaxx I was. So probobly a footnote about the context options would help. (For those like me who are easily confused) But, I don't think it would be THAT much of an issue for the user to learn right off the bat what they have to work with. Seems like it would accellerate the learning curve a lil.

 

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Option 2) for reasons already stated.