Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!dalcs!aucs!peter
From: peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Are Desktop files a good idea?
Message-ID: <726@aucs.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jan 88 12:43:56 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
Lines: 34

I have a question about general desktop organization. I've gone
through several different approaches, changing when I think of
something I like better. Right now I have my hard disk divided
into several folders, a "work" folder (with appropriate sub-
folders), a utilities folder, and so on.

So I can access them quickly, I have my favorite applications
placed in a neat row across the bottom of my screen. Just above
that, I have a neat row of the folders I mentioned above. I never
really had any problem with this setup, using switcher or whatever.

Now that I have MultiFinder, this setup doesn't seem to work to well.
The main problem is that icons on the desktop can't be brought to
the front. As a result, I always have to slide windows around or
close them to access these icons. The same is true for the disk
icons on the right side of the desktop.

My question is: Is it a good idea to take files out of their home
folder and leave them on the desktop? Doing so, of course, make
them belong to the root, but that shouldn't be a problem. If there
was some to make MultiFinder to "hide" windows not belonging the to
current application, my approach to desktop organization would be
okay.

I'd like to hear what other people have found to be workable
desktop arrangements. If I get enough interesting ideas, I'll
post something to the net.


approaches
-- 
Peter Steele Acadia Univ. Wolfville NS Canada B0P1X0 (902)542-2201x121
UUCP:{uunet|watmath|utai|garfield}dalcs!aucs!Peter BITNET:Peter@Acadia
-------------Internet:Peter%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU-------------