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Authored by: seedy on Jan 26, '02 09:44:44PM

What I did was create a file called "appfiles" in the Applications folder, and put all the folders in it, so there are only Application icons in the Applications folder. Most Apps will work from outside their folders, and many folders just have the Read Me's in them anyway.

Then I created an Editors folder (typewriter icon), a Comm folder (old telephone icon), and a Soundapps folder (speaker icon, all icons from Mozco) in my personal directory, dragged them into the Dock, and then started dragging Apps into the correct icons, using cmd-opt to make an alias.

So if I want a browser or ftp or IM program I go to Comm. If I want Graphic Converter, Photoshop, Word, TextEdit, etc. I go to Editors. I also have Tempdocs folder in the Dock, which I use for the clutter (pdf's, email attachments, notes, etc) that invariably ends up on my desktop, and I keep icons for my X and 9 disks just in case I actually need to go into my Applications folder.

The trick for me is to have custom icons on all these folders so that I can find what I want in a glance. The Mozco icons look great in the dock, and he's got lots of different objects to pick from for whatever metaphor works for you.

Yesterday I was setting up my Dad's computer and got to pick which ones he wanted; picked different ones than I had (e.g. pencil icon for Editors) but he can get around much more easily now. He even said he was starting to be able to live without Finderpop!...&^)



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