[Tip] very small program for hiding desktop icons

Searching the web for a small that app redefines the desktop area for my OD, I found xBar.

I found out that this little app (50 kb, unloads itself after having set its parameters) includes

also a "hide desktop icons" feature. so if you are searching a programm that only hides the desktop icons without hiding avedesk and dont like to use progs like iconoid or whatever for that simple task, this app is for you.

SInce i wanted to have these setting applied on the startup of windows, I put the command line settings in a VBS file and put that file in the autostart folder, otherwise you would have a command prompt popping up while starting windows.

these are the settings in the VBS

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'-open-

dim wsh

Set wsh = WScript.CreateObject("wscript.shell")

wsh.run "c:ProgrammexBarxBar.exe -hide deskicons"

wsh.run "c:ProgrammexBarxBar.exe -desk 0 24 1280 982"

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hope this one is helpfull

greets stevie

#257691

hmmm....why do you use an external program? You can hide the desktop icons by right clicking on the desktop, use the first sub menu (in german it is "Symbole anordnen nach" so maybe something like "arrange symbols..."), "hide desktop icons" -- and all the windows icons are gone...

Best,

Rince

#257702

because when you minimize to desktop the background image always flickers . try it