Minimized file icon size adjustment
Minimized file icon size adjustment
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How can the size of the icons for minimized files be adjusted to show more characters in the file name?
As it happens, my drawing numbers contain 7 digits and only 5 show up. This means that I'm forever trying to guess which file to work on next when working on several drawings. Splitting the screen up will make the drawings smaller so that is not a preffered option.
Thanks
Tom Stanley
As it happens, my drawing numbers contain 7 digits and only 5 show up. This means that I'm forever trying to guess which file to work on next when working on several drawings. Splitting the screen up will make the drawings smaller so that is not a preffered option.
Thanks
Tom Stanley






RE: Minimized file icon size adjustment
If that's the case, I don't know of a way to expand them.
Why are you minimising them anyway? If you leave them maximised you can use the Window > Cascade feature to view all open files with the full file name, then simply double-click the one you want to maximise.
You could also just select from the Window drop-down list.
IMO, the Minimise mode is a waste of time, it does not improve perfomance nor does it help in selection, in fact, as you have found out, it makes selection more difficult.
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RE: Minimized file icon size adjustment
I use the cascade feature for CAM files because they're just easy to read text files, but my old eyes need the large screen area for drawing (modelling).
I gave you a star however for the drop down list. That's nice and easy and I hadn't thought of it.
Thanks for making my life easier.
Tom Stanley
RE: Minimized file icon size adjustment
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Minimized file icon size adjustment
Crashj "old tired eyes needs more screen, too"
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2005 SP 4.0 (reluctant to change)
Matrox Millenium G550
AMD Athalon 1.8 GHz 512 Meg RAM
RE: Minimized file icon size adjustment
This was a pretty fundamental question I know. Sometimes a person gets set in their ways of working and needs a reminder that there are better ways. The cascade method works better for me too than the way I was working. Also it is good to "keep it simple stupid" and both your replies are a much simpler solution than I was looking for.
Tom Stanley