app icons for folders

[don]

you really have too many apps to easily run through them and find the
one you want quickly when you need to access the app folder

also you may want to specify a default directory folder for storage of
each basic type of file in each download capable program
i.e.: image files, video files, text files, general downloads, etc

Document folders should have icons as well etc

follow this link to find the way this can be done or just read below
the link for the solution

http://portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4334

"Queue:PostPosted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:05 pm
The folder needs to be flagged as a system folder. I think the
following batch script could make that process easy for you:
Code:
@echo off
attrib +S %CD%
cls

Put that text into a batch file, put the batch file inside the folder
you want to set a special icon for, then run it. Then, a desktop.ini
file inside that folder should work properly.

If the icon file is also inside the folder (along with the desktop.ini
file) this is the simplest desktop.ini possible:
Code:
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=iconname.ico
IconIndex=0


No .\ etc. is needed. InfoTip is optional, and just gives the folder a
description."

Also Queue in a PM told me this will work using the .exe as well

the thing I do is to run the batch then save the Desktop.ini with the
correct icon name.extension and set it to Read Only/Hidden and if I
use a .ico I make it Read Only/Hidden as well

hope you use this Idea in your next release

[Folding]

First of all, thanks for the feedback.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:19 PM, don <kalvano...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> you really have too many apps to easily run through them and find the
> one you want quickly when you need to access the app folder

Unfortunately, the archive generally reflects my own usage
patterns. I've been trying to find better ways to organize them but
unfortunately I have only myself to test this structure on. Most of
my friends that would do this as a favor to me are either too low tech
to use this or non-Windows users.

> also you may want to specify a default directory folder for storage of
> each basic type of file in each download capable program
> i.e.: image files, video files, text files, general downloads, etc

Although I tried to make the archive essentially a massive file
viewer and editor (and edited the Cafe file associations program to do
so) I keep feeling like the focus should be on providing as much
functionality as possible.

> Document folders should have icons as well etc
>
> follow this link to find the way this can be done or just read below
> the link for the solution

Sure -- I'll mess with that and see how it comes out.

> the thing I do is to run the batch then save the Desktop.ini with the
> correct icon name.extension and set it to Read Only/Hidden and if I
> use a .ico I make it Read Only/Hidden as well
>
> hope you use this Idea in your next release

I'll certainly try. There's a few elements in what you describe that
I'd feel comfortable bumping this project up to a 1.0.

Thanks again.

-Fh

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