[Deskcut] Re: Re:Deskcut suggestion...

[John G Walker]

John,

   If you and your wife are sharing the same desktop then it seems to
   me that the only way you'll be able to launch two different
   browsers is via the right-click menu. There's no way that your
   operating system will be able to tell whether she or you is using
   a particular internet shortcut when it is clicked. I'm not sure how
   amending the contents of the file will help you there.

   Incidentally, I tried editing a test shortcut to do what you
   suggested. When I clicked it, Firefox got completely confused. Just
   for a laugh I tried launching Opera using the same shortcut.
   According to you it should have launched Firefox, but, in fact, it
   launched Opera (as I'd specified), which correctly rejected the URL
   as invalid.

   What operating system are you using (I'm using Windows 98) that
   allows the contents of a shortcut to override how it's configured?

-- 
All the best,
 John

Tuesday, January 24, 2006, 3:07:25 PM, you wrote:

> John,
    
>   Thanks for the info & feedback about my suggestion.
    
>   >This would not create a shortcut. It would create a proprietary file
>   >disguised as a shortcut. What the shortcut does is sorted out locally.
    
>     I  understand what you're saying about creating a "real"
> internet shortcut  that should be platform/browser-independent. I'm
> not sure I would call  it a "proprietary file" though - it's still a
> shortcut to a program  (Firefox), that simply passes it a URL
> address. In any case, I don't  see what harm it would do to add this
> as an *option* in DeskCut.
    
>   >And it wouldn't do what you wanted anyway.
    
>   Yes it would - I already have lots of shortcuts in that format
> that I've created manually - it works fine.
    
>   >Why don't you have separate logons for the different users
> (more  >secure) or, if that isn't possible, create an extra option
> on the  file >menu, so opening the URL with Firefox appears as an
> option  when >you right-click? This is how I open web pages with
> Opera, so I  know >from experience that it works quite neatly.
    
>   Using separate logins & SwitchUser would be a bit of a hassle, 
> since my wife & I are otherwise able to share a computer with no 
> problem - with the exception of our preferred browsers (I haven't
> been  able to convert her to Firefox -yet!).
    
>   As you suggested, I've already tried creating a SendTo Firefox
> item,  but it doesn't work - it opens the URL as a text file. If you
> or  someone else knows how to create a Context Menu item for opening
> URL  shortcuts in Firefox, please let me know . That would make this
> whole  DeskCut issue moot. 
  
> best,
>   JohnB

    






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