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FLOAT
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Did you ever snapshot an icon only to find out that you can't make
the icon return to its original 'floating' state? This program will
take any WorkBench icon (Disk, Drawer, Tool, Project, etc.) and
'unsnapshot' it. This will make WorkBench place the icon where it thinks
is the best place for it. For example, a disk icon will be placed in the
top right-most empty place WorkBench can find.
How to use the program:
That's easy! Just click on the program's icon, hold the SHIFT key and
double-click the icon you want to 'float.' You will only notice that
there is some disk activity. The icon will not change immediately. To
see the results of this operation, close the window the icon is in (or
in the case of a disk icon, reboot!) and then reopen the window. You will
see that the icon is placed in the first free space possible.
To 'float' several icons at once, click on the program's icon, hold the
SHIFT key, and click each icon once but double-click the last icon you
want to reset. Voila!
Reasons why 'Float' may fail:
1. The icon is marked as 'Undeletable'.
2. The icon is a Drawer/Disk and its window is already open on the
WorkBench screen.
3. The program's icon was not clicked before the other icons. In
most cases this won't matter, but if one of the icons was a TOOL,
that program will get loaded and 'Float' will be passed to it!
The result wouldn't be a very nice sight.
4. The program was run from CLI. It doesn't like that.
5. Other reasons I haven't run across yet! (like read/write errors.)
I hope you enjoy using this program. You may distribute this program
as long as this DOC file remains with it.
Khalid Aldoseri,
CIS 75166,2531.