robol@cs.vu.nl (Rob Laan) (09/14/90)
On large screen dragging a file to the Trash Can in the bottom right corner of the screen can be quite a drag. I would like to have the Trash Can somewhere in the mid-top area of the screen. Of course I can drag the Trash Can to this position every time after startup, but it would be nice if I could somehow redefine the startup position of the Trash Can. Is this possible? How? Thanks, Rob Laan
rrr@u02.svl.cdc.com (Rich Ragan) (09/15/90)
In <7568@star.cs.vu.nl> robol@cs.vu.nl (Rob Laan) writes: >On large screen dragging a file to the Trash Can in the bottom right >corner of the screen can be quite a drag. I would like to have the >Trash Can somewhere in the mid-top area of the screen. >Is this possible? [YES] >How? I have repositioned my trash can using something called TrashMover that I got from archives at sumex. However, I might suggest an even better place to put it. A few months ago, one of the Apple User Interface people (Tog) pointed out why having the menu bar at the top of the screen was so good an idea. Basically, you can't overshoot the bar and so precise aiming is not necessary -- just bang the mouse up to the top of the screen. This means hitting the menu bar is easier than in a menu bar per window scheme. I took his point to heart and moved my trash can further down and to the right of where it normally sits so that the title and part of the can is off screen. Now when I want to trash something, I just slam it down and to the right hard and let go! I never miss. I recommend it highly. It just doesn't look as pretty so maybe one day I'll figure out a better icon for that position. -- Richard R. Ragan (408) 496-4340 Control Data Corp., Silicon Valley Operations
Greg@AppleLink.apple.com (Greg Marriott) (09/15/90)
In article <25839@shamash.cdc.com> rrr@u02.svl.cdc.com (Rich Ragan) writes: > >On large screen dragging a file to the Trash Can in the bottom right > >corner of the screen can be quite a drag. I would like to have the > >Trash Can somewhere in the mid-top area of the screen. > > >Is this possible? [YES] > >How? > I have repositioned my trash can using something called > TrashMover that I got from archives at sumex. In System 7.0, the Finder leaves the trash can where you put it. So just wait for 7.0 and you'll be all set :) :) :) Greg Marriott Just Some Guy Apple Computer, Inc.
minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich) (09/16/90)
| rrr@u02.svl.cdc.com (Rich Ragan) writes: |> >On large screen dragging a file to the Trash Can in the bottom right |> >corner of the screen can be quite a drag. I would like to have the |> >Trash Can somewhere in the mid-top area of the screen. |> |> >Is this possible? [YES] |> >How? |> I have repositioned my trash can using something called |> TrashMover that I got from archives at sumex. | | In System 7.0, the Finder leaves the trash can where you put it. So just | wait for 7.0 and you'll be all set :) :) :) | | Greg Marriott | Just Some Guy | Apple Computer, Inc. Didn't someone say something just about exactly like this (different topic) last year at this time? *** ** *** *** *** **** ** *** *** *** *** ** -- |_ /| | Robert Minich |"If, one day, all arguments were |\'o.O' | Oklahoma State University|suddenly resolved, a new topic |=(___)= | minich@a.cs.okstate.edu |would soon arise on which to | U | - Ackphtth |to disagree." "No it wouldn't."
juh@cs.hut.fi (Juha Hyv|nen) (09/17/90)
In article <7568@star.cs.vu.nl> robol@cs.vu.nl (Rob Laan) writes: +----------- ! On large screen dragging a file to the Trash Can in the bottom right ! corner of the screen can be quite a drag. I would like to have the ! Trash Can somewhere in the mid-top area of the screen. ! Of course I can drag the Trash Can to this position every time after ! startup, ! but it would be nice if I could somehow redefine the startup position of ! the Trash Can. !........... The following was posted to USENET last year. Try it at your own risk, of course... >From: freek@mel.fwi.uva.nl (Freek Wiedijk) >Subject: Re: Icon Loaction on Desktop >Date: 5 Aug 89 15:39:53 GMT > >The location of the Trash is relative to the lower-right corner of the >screen. The offset of the upper-left corner of the Trash icon with >respect to this point is stored in the last four bytes of CODE segment >number 3, that is the one called "Init". (I only looked at version 6.1 >of the Finder. I don't know about older versions.) > >More explicitely (on my SE): > y coordinate x coordinate > ============ ============ >lower-right corner of the screen: 342 = $0156 512 = $0200 >last four bytes of CODE resource 3: -58 = $FFC6 -56 = $FFC8 > ------------ + ------------ + >upper-left corner of Trash icon: 284 = $011C 456 = $01C8 > >Notice that both offsets are negative, and that the vertical offset is >stored first (because that is the proper order for Points). > >I hope this helps. Greetings, > >Freek "Digitalistengebroed" Wiedijk Path: uunet!fwi.uva.nl!freek >#P:+/ = #+/P?*+/ = i<<*+/P?*+/ = +/i<<**P?*+/ = +/(i<<*P?)*+/ = +/+/(i<<*P?)** > / (.__o .. /_/ __/ Juha Hyvonen ! / ! !/ ) ! juh@cs.hut.fi ------
favorini-francis@cs.yale.edu (Francis Favorini) (09/18/90)
> In System 7.0, the Finder leaves the trash can where you put it. So just > wait for 7.0 and you'll be all set :) :) :) > > Greg Marriott > Just Some Guy > Apple Computer, Inc. Does that include icons for disks as well? I like to move my icons to a row across the top to make room for _Launch's window. It'd be nice to have to do it only once. kinnikinnik - n. a Native American pipe tobacco. (Also, the longest palindromic word I know of -- 11 letters.) favorini@cs.yale.edu