Make Sticky Notes stick on the desktop...

[ikjadoon]

All right...here's a puzzle. I love the Sticky Notes application. But it get's really annoying when I over over the Show Desktop button, I only see my gadgets! Sticky Notes gets hidden because Windows sees it as an application and not a gadget (which is right).

Anyway to add this functionality?

~Ibrahim~

 

[mckillwashere]

If i'm not mistaken, in vista days Sticky notes was actually a gadget, don't hold me to that. In my brief experience with vista before my return to XP I think I saw it. You may be able to export that version of sticky notes or search for one online.

 

[ikjadoon]

No, there is one!

I've tried it out and it's far smaller, not as customizable, and a larger resource hog.

~Ibrahim~

 

[mckillwashere]

AWW um, if you have any coding friends,(*cough*the customization section*cough* lol). They may be able to make you one

 

[Joan Archer]

If i'm not mistaken, in vista days Sticky notes was actually a gadget, don't hold me to that. In my brief experience with vista before my return to XP I think I saw it. You may be able to export that version of sticky notes or search for one online.

Yes it was a gadget in Vista I had it showing in my sidebar when in Vista.

 

[ikjadoon]

*cough*I think this is the customization section, right?*cough*

OK, easier question. Can I 'remamp' the function of hovering over the Show Desktop button? I already have the code needed,

Set Win = CreateObject ("Shell.Application")
Win.MinimizeAll
Is there like a file that is activated when you hover over that button? Can I switch it with this VBS script?

~Ibrahim~

 

[Kitti Ritter]

What is the purpose of Sticky Notes if they don't stay on the desktop until deleted?

 

[ikjadoon]

They do.

I just ended up finding a gadget (longer sticky notes is the name) and it works well.



~Ibrahim~

 

[graphikeye]

ikjadoon: Hey, can you post a link to that gadget? I can't find it anywhere.

 

[ikjadoon]

Shoot, I had the wrong name; that's probably why, lol!

It's called just "Longer Notes."

Windows Live Gallery

 

[gladson1976]

If you are looking for something other than a gadget, you can use Stickies.
Its free, not a resource hog, skinnable and REAL sticky

 

[graphikeye]

thanks

THanks IKJadoon. you da best.

 

[ikjadoon]

@gladson

I tried Stickies, but unfortunately it was almost a bit too full-featured and it got a little confusing.

@graphikeye

 

[fatedquest]

I'm using a gadget called "Notes". I believe it's a port of some Vista Gadget. I can't remember where I downloaded it from. It can switch between two sizes. One about the area of a large desktop icon and another almost twice as big. There are 8 colors to choose from.

I would gladly upload the thing here if I at least knew the author, but there's no info in the settings, so hopefully you can find it using Google.